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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1928
Page
4
The Lititz Record shows editor proprietor listed as KE Buch and announces postal record status. The item notes Lititz Pennsylvania publication and second class matter designation for the paper.
In Lititz residents unable to vacation envy travelers yet many homebound people gain broad knowledge through reading. Intelligence arises from reading and seeking information, not just from travel, and home readers can discuss life across the country and world with travelers.
The article argues that communities show a widespread tendency toward improvement. It notes new homes, better business districts, neater streets, more trees and parks, and beautified spaces as signs of progress. Citizens must keep pace or their towns will fall behind in modern life.
The Lancaster area notes funerals and church events. Mrs Rebecca Mohler of Lancaster was interred in Brownstown cemetery. Firemen session relocates to Evangelical church Friday at 7:30. A kraut supper is set for Oct 6 at K G E hall. Evangelical society programs and Rally Day details, with Lititz Male Chorus performing. Local residents Amos Wenger and others visited family, with various Sunday outings and a corn roast for Rev Bergstresser at J W Buch's meadow.
Rev Isreal B Graybill and wife Abram Graybill and family Paul Graybill and wife were visiting.
Sunday visits featured E. 8. Todd and wife with Galen Balmer and family visiting friends in Murrell, Hiram Shreiner and daughter from Lincoln with David Shreiner and wife from Weidmansville at M. G. Shreiner’s home, Ralph Adams and family at Landis Valley, and Galen Balmer’s family attending Joseph Miller’s funeral in Lititz on Monday afternoon.
Local residents report family moves and visits across Lititz, Clay, and surrounding townships. Comforting updates include Mrs Risser settling with her father E H Wealand in Clay, Elmer Rock's Sunday trip to Fine Grove, and several visits among Zartman, Ober, Gerhart, and Mellinger families. A note mentions church attendance at St John’s Brickerville and plans for upcoming events as cooler days arrive.
Rothsville notes outline a volunteer fire company supper at Rothsville High School on September 29 1828 with music by the Rothsville Band The Keys and C E York present entertainment October 1 at 8 o clock in the High School Auditorium Proceeds fund the local High School Field Meet training under Coach William H Gaulwell October 20 1928 at Millersville Brownstown Shirt Company adds 20 workers and plans new machines Exterior church painting overseen by J H Reitz Local families hosted visits and dinners with relatives from York Lebanon Adams counties and nearby towns Executors of J T Bender set for a public sale of real estate and some personal property on September 20 Several residents visited relatives in nearby communities and two Miss Benders are noted
The Brunnerville United Bret Sunday School elected officers on Sunday September 2 decades: Superintendent Andrew Shissler Assistant Edgar Miley Secretary Lizzie Sheaffer Assistant Lillian Carpenter Treasurer Mrs P W Flory Pianist Hoa Shissier Assistant Bernice Han Har elberger Assistant Hva Shissier Superintendent of Cradle Roll Mrs P W Flory and Mrs Norman Kline Temperance Superintendent Jennie linck In the evening the following offers were elected for the Christian Nux-
The Brunnerville United Brethren Woman's Missionary Society observed Woman's Day with a special evening program. Rev. Russel Bechtel, pastor, will attend the Annual Conference in Philadelphia this week. Local families spent Sunday visiting relatives in Manheim East Petersburg Hopeland Buchs Mill and Tilitz areas.
Saturday and Sunday events across Akron area churches include a Quarterly Conference at Mt. dion Evangelical with Rev. T. L. Vernta presiding and Rev. W. B. Sinclair leading communion. A Brownstown Male Chorus visit and a marriage uniting John Schoenberger and Miss Gertrede Crotyther are noted along with multiple gatherings hosted by Ladies Aid and Friendly Circle groups. Several families from Lititz Strasburg Philadelphia and Reading visited, with many Sunday visits and suppers listed.
Wentz and Miss Dorothy Rattay visited the Werntzs in Millstone and the Ridgeways in Hamilton New Jersey. The Mohns and daughters toured Royersford with the Dunkleberger and Albright families. Hess and friends drove to Philadelphia and Drexel Institute welcomed a new student. Augsberger group toured Baltimore to visit Frymiyer at John Haskins Hospital. Other gatherings included visits to Harrisburg, Gretna Manheim Lititz Brunnenville Rothsville and a Zion church service with multiple families.
A Lititz Rotary Club Boys Work Committee appeal urges parents to keep sons in school as education raises earning potential and service to others. The message cites Frank A Waterlip and A Campbell Bilis on the value of education amid wage trends, urging that toward full education be pursued within financial means.
A fragmented note describes silver dollar value as variable during a market shift. It cites fluctuating prices and general trend toward a midrange estimate, reflecting inconsistent valuation amid broader metal demand. The text is partial and lacks clear figures or dates.
A note assigns the children's game name Miumbiety-peg as correct, with Num Dlethe-Pex as likely the older designation. It mentions a crude penalty where the loser must bite a peg from the groin with teeth. The text also oddly references the game Highes of plays Poa spor wih ow.
Borough Council approved funding and specifications for a new Street bridge after noting the West Lincoln Ave and Juniper Alley patches, tarvia resurfacing, and water system updates. The Finance Committee reported $8,291.28 balance. receipts included tax $16,060 and water rent $19. bids to be sought for bridge construction and pavement repairs to several properties.
A car crash near Reading left four dead and three injured as gasoline ignited after the impact. Rescuers pulled a 10 year old girl and others from the wreckage before the vehicle burst into flames. driver Samuel Dyke survived injuries.
A group traveling to Gettysburg battlefield was involved in a crash that left a vehicle ablaze. The first car, unaware of the collision, noticed the second car fallen behind and returned to find the fiery wreck and injured or dead occupants. Parents of a child, Margaret Bierly, accompanied the group.
Fragmentary OCR reads as Mohammedan San on Siik Sik and Mohasahedans, with unclear context and many typos, making it impossible to identify persons, places, or events. The readable parts mention a conflict or conflict-like term but lack concrete facts or dates.
The 17th annual meeting of the Lancaster County Union of the International Order of the Kings Daughters and Sons will convene this afternoon and continue into the evening at Trinity Lutheran Chapel in Lancaster.
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