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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
4
Editorial questions the 1918 ham distribution at the Alms house as Berks County Republicans back Mares Eaches in the County Commissioner primary. It warns Democrats not to back rival Haches, accusing past directors of stealing ham and urging transparency and accountability.
The article discusses party line etiquette and the telephone operator’s right to limit long conversations to prevent line blockage. It notes patrons must avoid interfering with others and that operators may cut lines to give others a chance, with the operator gaining authority to manage usage.
Lititz Fire Company will take part in the State Firemen parade at Tan caster on Thursday October 9. Members with blue uniforms should parade. those without blue uniforms may wear white shirts and hats with blue neckties.
Grand View near Lancaster serves as headquarters for Troop K of the Pennsylvania Mounted Police. The unit trains recruits from World War I veterans, with 46 horses at Rossmere stables and a planned 82 men, overseeing eastern and central Pennsylvania from Harrisburg. Training lasts about two months, with strict tests, discipline, and instruction in laws, horse care, riding, arms, and state geography.
Mr and Mrs Norman Graybill attended a evrand wedding dinner in Neffs ville honoring Mr and Mrs Nolt. Saml Eberly and his party visited Mrs Saml Kiser and family on Sunday. John Miller of Brickerville and Calvin Tummer of Union Square joined Gerhart relatives. L B Wiest stayed with son Harry near Denver. John Plautz and daughter Ellen visited Lancaster and the hospital.
Farm Agent Bucher reports widespread tent caterpillar infestations in apples and pears across the county. He notes similar outbreaks in other counties and says lead arsenate can eradicate the pests without harming birds.
Mrs Martin Lenhart and family visited Reading with son Wayne while relatives attended a wedding there. Several residents traveled to York and Reading for visits. Louis Hepp left for Columbia University to study optics after high school.
Lewis B. Sprecher, active in the Lancaster County Poultry Producers Co operative Association, runs a 1700 White Leghorn farm near Rohrerstown. His Haglish strain lays large eggs and commands top prices in New York markets. He sells day old chicks for 25 cents, about ten cents higher than typical Leghorn stock, and urges cooperation for a bright future.
The American Legion lists 265 posts in Pennsylvania with Lancaster and York counties sharing multiple posts. A national campaign to recruit one million members runs September 16 to 20 under the slogan Lets Stick Together. Lehigh University plans an ROTC unit this fall as President Drinker endorses military training for students.
James Harris, 30, of Akron, is critically ill from blood poisoning with brown skin and ochre feet. Doctors attribute poisoning to shoe dye. blood transfusions may help, two brothers volunteering to donate blood for the operation.
Preparations are complete for Lancaster's upcoming fair. Polack Bros Carnival shows will headline across a quarter mile of midway with seven top acts including Lottie Mayer's Diving Girls. A $200,000 herd of short horn cattle and larger exhibits promise faster racing and better facilities with admission set at forty five cents plus tax.
Safely stored cash and Liberty Bonds totaling 5000 dollars disappeared from Leinbach & Company in Lancaster. The safe was damaged but doors and windows were intact and no entry marks were found. Police report puzzling circumstances near the local station.
In Philadelphia and Gotham, the famed lawyer James Beck is praised for oratory and chess prowess. A Chicago-logged reminiscence recalls Beck's piano improvisation a boyhood favorite, contrasting with his Independence Hall speech and the ghosts of constitutional founders noted by Girard in the Philadelphia Press.
An important real estate deal in Quarryville saw LD B Fritz sell ground along the Quarryville railroad to Levi F McAllister who represents the Lancaster County Tobacco Growers Association of which he is a director. The company plans a large warehouse to pack next season's crop at a well suited site. The Lancaster County Poultry Producers Cooperative Association charter has been received for record at the Court House with incorporators Lewis B Sprecher Frank McGranah Vernon Kiine N N Baer Ross B Witmaer James A Seaber.
Walter Miller recalls a high standard of music and uniformed Odd Fellows at a Baltimore centennial parade. He notes orphan homes from Philadelphia Meadeville Ben Avon, concerts by the Spring Garden band, and a large charity gathering with ice cream. The piece mentions a language restriction proposal in lodge meetings and praises the parade as a grand national pageant.
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