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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1932
Page
13
The Lititz Record announces publication by THE RECORD PRINTING CO with editors J, RB, Johnson and E. D. Fulweiler as publishers. Printed in Lititz Pennsylvania with post office second class matter. Subscription price listed as $1.60 for two years.
The piece recalls Christmas spirit shown by White Gift services across local churches with gifts for orphans. It notes givers sacrifice personal gifts to spread joy. The 1932 year is judged mixed, with grateful endings and hopes for readers and customers for a Happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
The piece argues governments should ease tax burdens to aid struggling economies postwar. It critiques Nobel laureate Alfred Nobel, noting his paradox: funding peace prizes while explosives foster war, and suggests he should have pursued economic reasoning to curb war costs.
S.J. Duncan-Clark observes a prosperous Chicago youth in his twenties, attired in the latest winter fashion, torn between wealth and a longing for the vanished Christmas spirit. He contemplates helping others and recalls the tale of the rich young man who went away sorrowful, seeking a path to true happiness.
A local recap before Christmas notes theft of five gobblers and a hen near FE Althouse, public bank alarm inspection planned, mills close for two weeks, festive crowds, and a busy poultry show. Prices show butter at 32 and 26 cents a pound, eggs 82 or 30 cents a dozen. Sturgis and Sturgis mourners, and local theater previews for Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
A compact quotation card notes that even small starts matter and can leave a lasting example for others. It emphasizes perseverance, effort, and the value of setting a hopeful precedent for future actions.
The custom of placing lighted candles in windows on Christmas Eve has been kept intact at the old Kirk house in Germantown Philadelphia for over fifty years unchanged by interruptions.
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