Star Basketball Honors For Two HJC Students
Two Hershey Junior College players earned All Star second team honors in the Pennsylvania Junior College Basketball League. Bill Wenrich from Palmyra High and Fred Pellegrini from Hershey High received 20 and 16 votes respectively. Pellegrini ranked fifth in shooting with 182 points. Wenrich had 167 points as Hershey finished fourth with 769 total points.
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Hershey
Bill Wenrich
Palmyra High
Fred Pellegrini
Hershey High
Wenrich
Pellegrini
Hershey Junior College Scoring Leaders Listed
The Hershey Junior College team saw players scoring across the lineup with Tom Gamble totaling 165 points and placing eighth in the league. Tom Cline added 142, Roger Evanina 65, Art Werner 21, Mel Knecht 17, Joe Rogers 6, Randall Waybright 3, John Kaplaska 2, and Tom Eisenhuth 2, contributing to a fifth place defensive ranking.
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HJC
Hershey
Tom Gamble
Tom Cline
Roger Evanina
Art Werner
Mel Knecht
Joe Rogers
Randall Waybright
John Kaplaska
Tom Eisenhuth
Christmas Seal Sale Tops Record Total in Hershey
Hershey raised 2678.70 for the 1953 Christmas Seal campaign, led by chair James De Angelis. The year beat 1952 by 211.85, with 1759.70 from individuals, 847 from bonds, 71 from organizations, and 1 listed as miscellaneous.
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Hershey
James de Angelis
Milton Hershey School Baseball Prospects Bright
The Milton Hershey School baseball team opens the season with eleven returning lettermen under coach Les Abel. Key players include pitchers John Elway Jack Norrie Bill Pick and catchers Austin Kraft Don Allison with John Navilliat on deck. The Spartans schedule features home games against Palmyra Lebanon Hershey High and Lancaster plus several away dates through May.
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Milton Hershey
Les Abel
John Elway
Jack Norrie
Bill Pick
Jack Cleaver
John Kay
James Feeney
Austin Kraft
Don Allison
John Navilliat
Allison
Spartans
Art Ross
Bill Roberts
Gerald Long
Bob McKee
Bob Haas
Ken Roberts
Wilmer Good
Frank Leathery
Ted Bohmler
Herb Hann
Jim Ayres
Jon Whitehouse
Seaman Harry Richards Participates in Amphibious Trials
Seaman Harry E. Richards of 313 Para Avenue Hershey served aboard the destroyer USS Shelton and participated in Operation Flag Hoist an amphibious training exercise on Iwo Jima. The exercise trained planning and execution of amphibious landings under combat conditions.
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Far East
Fleet Home Town News Center
Shelton
Harry E. Richards
Para Avenue
Hershey
Iwo Jima
Hershey A A Diamond Plans Shape Up For Summer Teams
Hershey A A steering committee finalizes plans for junior and senior teams to compete in the Dauphin County Twilight and American Legion Junior leagues this summer. New uniforms and caps arrived for the junior and senior squads as Business Manager Fred D. Hesse prepares Hershey for an April 13 Junior League meeting in Harrisburg. Wilbert Thompson elected Lower Dauphin League president. Brent Hancock, Oscar Lauck, and Robert Chellen take new roles. Community fund drive to support the A A has raised over 150 by early week.
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Hershey A.A
A.A
Dauphin County
American Legion
Fred D. Hesse
Hershey
Harrisburg
Wilbert Thompson
Brent Hancock
Oscar Lauck
Robert Chellen
Sports Program Slated By Homestead Chapter
Homestead Chapter of the Milton Hershey Alumni Association schedules a sports program for April 13 at Max Haug's Den. Ralph Hoar, ex MHS football coach, will speak on fishing and the Community Club fish hatchery, with Milton Hershey School coach Ned Linta presenting sports films. Dues for 1954 are being collected.
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Homestead
Milton Hershey Alumni Association
Max Haug
Caracas Avenue
Ralph Hoar
MHS
Milton Hershey
Ned Linta
Linta
Hershey Hi Squad Returns 7 Lettermen For 1954 Baseball
Hershey High’s 1953 Central Penn League co champion baseball team fields seven lettermen to guide Coach Sterling Banta’s Trojans. Art Brown heads the pitching staff with Ben Klingler at third, Frank Capitani in the outfield and on mound, Clair Martin on pitching, and Earl Alger catching. Infielders include Jim Snyder, Eddie Petrucci, Glen Ziegler, and Leonard Ferrucci. Outfielders are Capitani Brown Stuart Catherine and Weidner. Home games include Lancaster, York, Milton Hershey, and Steelton with dates listed through April.
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Diamond
Trojans
Art Brown
Trojan
Ben Klingler
Frank Capitani
Clair Martin
Big Earl Alger
Banta
Jim Snyder
Eddie Petrucci
Glen Ziegler
Klingler
Leonard Ferrucci
Capitani, Brown
Ronald Stuart
Joe Catherine
Glenn Weidner
William Penn
Lebanon
Steelton
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Hershey Chocolate Corporation Industrial Bowling League
Ave. Engineering
Tee Ee
A Ee
General Factory
S. Sponaugle
W. Pennesi Sooo
J. Urban
S. Coletti Bere Ewan
H. Hamilton
C. Reeder
H. Fasnacht
J. Grosnick Tener
W. Pendleton
Renee
E. Brendle
A. Garrison Heer
KE. Whitmore
D. Bastierr
S. Sponaugle Hee Re
Hershey Community Theatre
Oklahoma
Jose Greco
Lucille Ball and
Desi Arnaz
John Harris
Lancaster
York
Seaman Harry Richards
Hershey A. A
Hershey Hi Squad
Sterling Banta
H. H. Hostetter
Hershey Hospital
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