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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1920
Page
4
The piece paints a vivid scene of an abundant apple harvest with bumper crops and high hopes for prices. It recalls old cider mills powered by a horse and now by a gasoline engine while noting crowds, cravings for apple dishes, and the beauty of crabapple trees in orchard rows.
A opinion column argues for straightening country roads to cut travel miles, save gasoline, and reduce road costs. The writer laments winding Indian roads, urges geometric layouts like western states, and warns fuel prices demand road reform to save time and resources.
A threshing outfit caused a fire that destroyed a barn and contents on Samuel Hess’s property near Oregon on Friday afternoon. Sparks also burned a straw stack and the blaze spread to the barn, with losses estimated up to 8000 dollars. Neighbors saved the nearby dwelling. In a separate item, Edward B. Bradley and Ella B. Maurer were married at Neffsville Lutheran parsonage.
Several Lititz youths were victims of an automobile prank that went wrong when Charles Griel fired five shots at a stopped car, wounding Park Fatton aged 18. Fatton was treated at Lancaster General Hospital as police investigate two other hold up reports linked to the incident.
Community notes recount the Swart family plans to travel via Spain and Portugal before returning to the United States. The item includes letters of farewell, editor mentions, and a note about local post office rent increases for Box Rents at Lititz.
Local column notes departures to Weslayan University Middletown Conn Atlantic City trips for health reasons and college plans. It also reports a liquor transport arrest at Adamstown with bail posted, alleging shipment from Reading to Ephrata and liquor claimed as medication for a wife.
A listing shows Alise and other acclimated horses under the care of Jos W Baker and M G Kurtz with Aud M W Hess and a clerk, indicating a sale or auction setup managed by the local authorities.
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