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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
13
The Lititz Record is issued weekly by The Record Printing Co with editors E D Fulweiler and J R Johnson and publishers listed as part of the publication details. The paper is entered at Lititz, Pa post office as second class matter.
Confidence returns to American shoppers as Christmas trade outpaces last year with more sales nationwide. Merchants say hoarding eased and banking reforms encouraged money to flow again, signaling renewed circulation and optimism for the season.
In a brisk forecast the author links the coming year to 1932 and 1983, noting the one third century mark and 865 days of time. The piece reflects on 1982’s hardships and urges proactive effort to spur recovery and prosperity, while acknowledging the uncertainty of future events.
The nation cast its largest presidential vote in history in November. Franklin D. Roosevelt won both the highest popular and electoral totals for a winning candidate, while officeholder Hoover posted the largest popular vote ever for a losing candidate.
Final certified returns show Roosevelt with 22 818 786 votes and Foover with 15 759 266, Others 1 161 299. The total vote rose by 3 935 682 or 7.9 percent from 1928, Roosevelt's plurality exceed Hoover’s by 28 612 but trails 1924’s record.
Citizens enjoyed festive displays as Christina closes its year and 1933 is awaited with optimism. Moravian Church Square dazzled with candlelit scenes on Christmas Eve while the Fire House display stood out as season’s best, praised for the effort of local artists including Geltz.
A Lititz page notes visitors from Philadelphia and a request to exhibit a local item next year. Two former Lititz baseball players, Paul Evans and Ed Vogeler, share brief stories, and Lititz Big 5 basketball drops a disputed 88 57 score to Elizabethtown while a tied tally is later claimed as the official result. Tonight, Lititz hosts West Lampeter with preliminary games featuring Immheran Church and Lancaster Northern Lights at 7 30.
New Year's events at Lititz and nearby towns as residents enjoyed celebrations. Mentions include Augustus Beck visiting town, marriages in Nicetown, local price for eggs and butter, the death of Jacob Dichm the town’s oldest citizen, a possible paper mill near Lititz wreck, and entertainments at churches and Broad Street Hall plus a Warwick House ball and a Swiss music box gift to Mrs. John B. Erb.
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