Holiday shoppers show conservative flair in retail season
Local merchants report shoppers are selective and price conscious this Christmas. Salty Fisherman owner notes more book sales than gifts while Aston Appliance sees demand for necessities despite inflation. Jewelry volumes fall as gold costs rise, yet major appliances sell better late season. Consumers favor quality, small specialty stores over chains and malls report gains in low ticket items.
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Lynn Keyser
Daily Times
Delaware County
Nancy Cadman
Ms. Cadman
Cinch
Bob Ives
Frank E. Ives, and Son Inc
Prospect Park
Ives
Bill Battey
Kirk Evans
Evans
Ernest Lilley
Springfield Mall
Frugal Forecast Promises Mild Week Ahead
Fair skies bring milder temperatures through Tuesday with lows around 35 tonight and highs in the mid 50s Tuesday. Details on page 2.
Village Mall reborn after 1978 Morton blaze reopening
Morton residents celebrate the reopen of Village Mall after last year’s fire that destroyed the former building. Owner Al Yannelli likens the event to a birth, thanking officials, the Delaware County Economic Development Center and Rep. Robert Edgar. Dealers who kept faith together staged finishing touches as crowds braved the winds to shop anew.
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Helen Morrison
Daily Times
Morton
al Yannelli
Yannelli
Route 420
Edgar
Mechanical Music Museum
Francis Cavella
Drexel Hill
Elsie Meyers
Sharon Peifer
MALL
Tinicom Cleanup After Fire At Scott Paper Annex
Fire investigators reported a blaze at 2 30 p m Saturday damaged the Scott Paper Company Research and Development annex on the Industrial Highway Delaware County Fire Marshal George Lewis noted the sprinkler system checked the fire but spot fires remained Volunteers from Essington Lester Norwood Eddystone and Prospect Park fire companies battled smoke for over two hours with no injuries and no employees inside except a guard.
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Tinicom
Scott Paper Company
Delaware County Fire Marshal Index
George Lewis
Scott Paper Research Annex
Holiday Inn
Scott Plaza
Essington
Lester
Norwood
Eddystone
Prospect Park
MOVE murder trial to be decided by judge Malmed
Philadelphia scene reports that Common Pleas Court judge Edwin S Malmed will decide today whether nine MOVE members will have a jury trial or be judged by the judge alone. Defendants act as their own counsel in most cases, with backup court-appointed lawyers. If no jury, trial could start immediately.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Common Pleas Court
Edwin S. Malmed
Malmed
Carter Surges in Polls Over Iran Crisis
National pollster Sindlinger and Co. reports Carter nearly tripled his support in a month as the Iranian hostage crisis broadens his lead. Among 2,608 adults surveyed Nov 4 to Dec 3, Carter tops field with 19.1 percent preference, Kennedy 12.2, Reagan 10.7, Ford 5.7, Connally 5.3, Baker 3.2, Brown 2. Also notes Kennedy led in August and hostage crisis shifted voter attention from economic worries.
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Carter
Arthur Sindlinger
Sindlinger and Co
Sindlinger
Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
John Connally
Howard Baker
Tehran
Radiothon boosts Merry Christmas Fund total
The Daily Times reports a weekend radiothon by WQIQ and Granite Run Mall Businessmen's Association raised 702.42 bringing the fund to 3,493.90 to date. Celebrity guests Vince Leonard Cherie Bank and local groups entertained as donations push toward the 15,500 goal for Salvation Army Christmas relief.
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Daily Times Merry Christmas
WQIQ
Granite Run Mall
Vince Leonard
Cherie Bank
Salvation Army
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Village Mall
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