Historic events in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1940-1941.

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Historic events in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1940-1941.

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The focus of Historic Events in Lancaster, Pennsylvania surrounds the 1940 elections and call for action. The Republican Party is prominently featured throughout the book and there is little mention of the Democratic Party. The national issue during this election was the debate around whether or not Franklin D. Roosevelt should be able to fun for a third term, although locally, the discussion turned to the development of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the local economy. Local voting statistics are also made available for the 1940 local, state and national elections. Many subjects were present within the scrapbook, such as the Charles Demuth Exhibit in Lancaster, the Landis Valley Museum, local businesses and the population of Lancaster. Prominent historical people are mentioned throughout the book, including Hugh Johnson, Wendell Willkie, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Charles Demuth, and Robert Fulton.

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Lancaster County Historical Society

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Lancaster County Historical Society

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Demuth, Charles, 1883-1935

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Painter; Lancaster, Pennsylvania. From the description of Charles Demuth papers, [ca. 1890-1936]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122370503 ...