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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1955
Page
2
The Hershey News notes the polio vaccine success by Dr. Jonas Salk as a morale boost for medical research and urges support for the local Cancer Crusade. It highlights 250 active cancer projects nationwide and calls for donations to fund research, service and education to defeat cancer.
Twenty Hershey Junior College students travel to Harrisburg for the Intercollegiate Conference on Government. Mary Herr is registrar and Ronald Fouche chairs the Hershey delegation and campaigns for D John Grace Jr. as speaker.
A roundup of worship times and programs from multiple churches including All Saints Episcopal Mission Derry Presbyterian Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity First Evangelical United Brethren Fishburn Evangelical United Brethren Union Deposit Mt View Bible Church Seventh Day Adventist Spring Creek Church of the Brethren St Joan of Arc Catholic United Christian Services Milton Hershey School and related parish activities with pastor names and service times. Public invited at Hershey Community Building.
The Hershey Country Club golf committee released April and May events starting with a poker hand tournament on April 30 and May 1. The schedule includes an opening day on May 7, kickers tourney May 14 15, locker room party May 19, Best Ball of Partners Invitational May 20 21 22, and a flag tournament May 29 30 led by committee members Thomas Devine Harry Reese Harold Brewer Richard Arnold and O. B. Keck.
The 1954 Christmas Seal Campaign raised funds with Hershey area contributions totaling 2746.05 from seals and bonds plus organization gifts of 96 and individual donations of 1999.05. Dauphin and Perry Counties combined raised 61014.23 for tuberculosis and health efforts.
Captain Stephen Sherwood United States Navy will speak at the Derry Township Memorial Day observance on May 30. He will participate in the parade before the ceremonies as executive officer of the United States Naval Depot at Mechanicsburg.
Student teacher Miss Elaine Cappelli daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Cappelli of 119 W Granada Ave Hershey is teaching Third Grade at Garfield School in York for eight weeks. This is part of the Pennsylvania State University student teaching program where she is a junior. Miss Cappelli is a Hershey High School and Hershey Junior College graduate.
Fred Pellegrini captain and top golfer at Hershey Junior College aims for a senior college with a golf focus. He finished second in the Eastern Regional Tournament of the NJCAA, one stroke behind the winner, and posted a 75 average over seven matches for HJC last season. He also starred in basketball and earned Second All-State Junior College honors.
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