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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
2
Volunteers in Derry Township rally for the 1954 Cancer Crusade to fund research services and education. The campaign funds an information center, free dressings, loan beds, transportation for treatment, visiting nurses, and local school and industry outreach. Every person is urged to contribute.
Tulip Time at Hershey Gardens runs from April 24 to mid May drawing thousands to see stored tulips on display. The beds attract flower lovers nationwide, with a US premiere of new hybrid tulips including Brightside Erato Future of Holland Holiday Loyalty Luzon Orange Trophy Pennsylvania Record Topsy and Zephyr.
Advocates argue for moving national Civil Defense offices to Indiantown Gap noting its proximity to Hershey and other leisure facilities. The point emphasizes worker quality of life and off duty recreation for thousands who would relocate with the CD offices.
Local Hershey High School Tri-Hi-Y girls raised 247 dollars last Friday during the Lily Parade to aid the Easter Seal Fund. Paper lilies, made by handicapped persons, symbolized hope for crippled children and were sold on city streets. Supervisors were Miss Jane Frutiger and Mrs John Beck.
Three Hershey students William Lutz Daniel Murray and George G Yoder received 100 hour certificates for service with the Hershey Ground Observer Corps presented by Chief Observer Russell Aungst The local observers are volunteer civilians acting as eyes for the Air Force Harrisburg Filter Center.
The committee plans a public display of the newly purchased Memphis made ambulance. A member will travel by train to Memphis to pick up the vehicle, saving costs, with installation of two way radio to be done in Harrisburg by General Electric equipment.
The Derry Chapter of Presbyterian Men will hold its Spring banquet in the church social rooms on April 22 at six p.m. President Joseph Gumpher announced the event with program chairman Richard Curry. Rev. Charles Davis of Second Presbyterian Church Carlisle will speak, succeeding Rev. James Hutchison of Dundee Scotland who spoke last year. Officers include President Gumpher, Vice Presidents Curry and Norman C. Downin, and Treasurer Samuel Polk.
Twenty three Hershey Junior College delegates will attend the Intercollegiate Conference on Government in Harrisburg from April 8 to 10, with Elaine Cappelli registrar handling about 600 delegates. Ronald Fouche serves as assistant sergeant at arms. The Executive Committee includes George Hocker James McDonald and Prof. William L F Schmehl.
Five Lutheran choirs of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity will present a Palm Sunday program of Easter music at seven in the evening. The combined choirs total 110 voices and will be directed by a guest conductor.
A list of worship schedules for Derry Presbyterian Blair Lutheran Holy Trinity First Evangelical United Brethren St Joan of Arc Spring Creek Fishburn Union Deposit Milton Hershey All Saints Episcopal Mission Seventh Day Adventist Church of God Independent Bible Hershey area churches. Holy Week services begin with Palm Sunday through Good Friday with Holy Communion on select days.
Mrs. Harry G. Trefz announces soloists Carl Spangler baritone Edward Schwenk Jr tenor Mrs Edward Walls soprano Patti Schwenk Cherub Choir with narrator James Skinner and accompanists Mrs Bruce Bauer organist and Mrs Robert Ging eset pianist for the upcoming performance.
David Strickler, eldest of ten, is a gifted photographer and writer whose work appears in national magazines and Navy publications. He studied at Hershey High and Hershey Junior College, plans to graduate from Boston University in 1955 under the Korean GI Bill, and has sold dozens of family photos and other scenes to magazines.
The Her shey News provides a weekend emergency care contact. Call Dr. Wayne D. Stettler at 40 E. Chocolate Ave for urgent medical needs April 10 to 11 when your family physician is unavailable. Telephone number is 513.
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