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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
1
The Sunshine Circle of Kings Daughters will meet Monday evening October 4 in their room. An oyster festival at the firehouse by the local Legion Post drew strong sales and support for Florida disaster relief.
Residents urged to attend Monday 7 30 P M to decide on a Community Show in Lititz. The note emphasizes enough interested persons are needed to justify proceeding with plans.
Miss Jane Burkholder daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Burkholder entertained eighteen young friends Saturday afternoon for her eighth birthday. Attendees included Mary Louise Scott Anna Mae Good Betty Cooper Clara Grumbling Dolly Singley Teresa Klunk Mildred Young Ruth Godenauer Arline Demmy Aileen Landis Irene Mearig Sylvia George Dorothy Evans Kathryn Buch Mary Mellinger Winifred Shaeffer Nancy Habecker Elizabeth Groff Sarah Jenkins Katie Kling. Yellow decorations, games and prizes were awarded to Mary Mellinger Nancy Habecker Kathryn Buch Jane Burkholder and Arline Demmy.
The East Pennsylvania Conference United Evangelical Church holds a ministerial meeting in Lititz on Monday October 4 with twenty ministers attending morning afternoon and evening sessions. The public is invited though the evening session is expected to attract more interest. A carload of Ideal chocolate factory products is being packed for shipment to Shanghai China with refrigeration planned in New York for transport.
Gardeners note easy growth and long bearing egg plants from a few stalks. Plants, native to the East Indies, are purple or black in fruit while European varieties are pale. They are fried or baked like oysters.
Elizabethtown College extension course organized in the Lititz High School building with members from Rothsville Ephrata New Holland and Terre Hill. Two courses History of Philosophy and English meet Tuesday evenings with Rev W D Marburger in charge for 3 college semester hours each. Special baked ham supper at Burkholder's restaurant on Saturday.
Preparations for the annual Millersville field meet outline events on October 16 with participants in athletic, oratory, spelling and elocution. The final elimination contests run October 4 to 6 in the school building as Lititz schools receive Palmer penmanship awards and post contest prizes.
At the Warwick sale held Saturday a large crowd purchased 513 items. Items ranged from pigs and poultry to produce and hardware with prices listed such as potatoes at 1.00 to 1.20 per bushel and a revolver at 5.00.
The General Conference of the Unlated Evangelical Church will convene at Reading starting October 7 for one week. Bishop W. F. ile of Allentown will preside.
A local pretzel producer received a carload of salt that will last about a year, with notes on how salt enhances flavor and health. The piece also recalls an incident where schoolboys tried to jump a freight train and a railroader's wise intervention, plus parental warnings and respect for private railroad property.
The Ringgold band of York returns for the second appearance this season at Tatitz after strong demand from music lovers. Merchants' Association music committee re engaged the group despite high costs. The band’s high calibre is well known by locals who attended previous seasons. Also, a two week Bible Conference ended Sunday at the Moravian chapel with Dr Wertheimer’s engaging discourses and departure for Minneapolis to lead similar work.
The Society of Farm Women No. 1 will meet Saturday afternoon at 1 30 o clock at the home of Mrs Walter Earhart.
Sport writers and 25 local men dissect the Dempsey Tunney bout noting crowd mood and tactics. Tunney’s cool defense and Dempsey’s risky rush drew mixed praise as spectators faced rain and crowded transit after the since memorable match.
An orchestra concert will be held on the Warwick House porch this Saturday evening at 7:80. A musical attraction is planned for the following Saturday with potential weekly status next season if well received.
Eggs may rise as current price sits around 45 cents a dozen, slightly below last year’s 48 cents. Spring and summer bring peak egg production, while fall and winter demand science and care from poultry owners to maintain profits. Experienced poultrymen cull moulters to keep hens laying with new stock replacing older birds.
The Hess estate farms along the Kissell Hill to East Petersburg road were sold at public sale. Henry Bricker bought 46 acres at 169 an acre then resold to David Zook. J M Amant paid 101 an acre for 95 acres. Amos Snavely acquired 91 acres at 134 per acre.
Crowds packed the city as a major fight event drew large attendance. Stations limited entry with tickets required. depots roped off. Many slept on Exposition grounds, while observers noted the crowd as a key part of the day’s excitement. REL Fresh stock of Whitman's just arrived from the factory.
Mr and Mrs Walter Light of Florida visited Lancaster from Saturday to Sunday. Mrs Anna Habecker spent days with her daughter Mrs Clyde Eshleman at Mt Joy. John Leed stayed with his son Spencer at Campbellstown from Saturday to Tuesday. Clifton Funk of Pittsburgh visited with his aunt Mrs H M Bexert. Harris of Landisville and Miss Hena Longenecker hosted guests on Sunday. Harold Weidman attended the 79th Division reunion at Valley Forge with family. Louise Geist and Lester Peyton visited Miss Hena Longenecker in Philadelphia area. George Zollers and Clarence Stang went to Philadelphia. Stang stayed the week. Longenecker and family hosted relatives from Lancaster and Reading last Saturday.
The Eagle band from Coatesville arrived late and soaked, performing briefly in a fire house and Wertsch's porch. Main Street crowds braved the rain to listen, applauding the music, and the event could have drawn the season's top turnout if weather allowed.
Rally Day activities unfold in Lititz at Moravian St Pauls and United Evangelical and United Brethren churches. Programs feature orchestral recitals, lessons, offerings, and boys led services with multiple departments and five Sundays of observances.
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