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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1956
Page
2
In Philadelphia two young boys hear of the death of Percy A Staples known as the President of the Hershey bar. A store elevator coincidence leads Mrs. Clair F Harnish to recall Staples impact and a hope that Hershey bars would continue to be made.
Hershey Park hosts Richard Maltby Orchestra August 18 in Ballroom. Allentown Band performs free concerts August 19 at bandshell. August 23–26 Pennsylvania Dutch Days. September 1 Kiddies Day with Baby Parade in Sports Arena. Sports Arena hosts model circus exhibit September 1–3. National VFW Teener Baseball Tournament at Stadium August 20–25. Community Theatre Week of September 10 features The Pajama Game on stage.
The column lists service times and leaders for churches including Call to Worship All Saints Episcopal Derry Presbyterian Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity First Evangelical United Brethren Fishburn Evangelical United Brethren Union Deposit Milton Hershey School Mt. View Bible Church Seventh Day Adventist Spring Creek Church of the Brethren St Joan of Arc Catholic with pastors and lay readers named.
Hershey firemen announce a scrap drive on Monday August 20. Householders should place old paper rags and scrap iron at the curbs for collection by pickup crews starting rounds at 5 30 p m.
James D. O'Neal retires after forty two years with the Coal and Feed Department of Hershey Estates. A Derry Township resident for fifty five years he is a Swatara Township native and a son of farm parents. He and his wife Anna Steck have six sons two daughters and twelve grandchildren. He ended his career as a foreman at the Coal and Feed branch and plans to enjoy lawn and garden at home.
The Eighth Annual Dutch Days opens with a 7 p.m. square dance and 8:15 p.m. park ballroom. Saturday features the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation program, a 11 a.m. chicken barbecue at the park athletic field drawing up to 10 000 people, a 1 p.m. cooking contest, and at 2:30 p.m. poultry queens judged for the state crown. Mrs Ezra Taft Benson will crown the queens after a supper and a 7:45 p.m. address.
Members and friends of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church attended the annual family picnic at Memorial Field. About 250 people joined for supper and then played games and contests for children and adults.
Rose C D Era mo of the Hershey Chocolate Wrapping Department wed Nicholas Resanovich. Anna Etzweiler a Hershey employee after WAC service wed James A Monk. they live at 111 East Caracas Hershey. Bessie L Elsenberger wed Edgar J Seaman of the Mechanical Department Storeroom. they reside Grantville.
A Hershey air show is planned at Hershey Air Park Friday at six p.m. weather permitting with a professional demonstration. Local coaches Behney Buser and Frank Kamus will speak at the Hershey Optimist Club dinner at the Community Building next Wednesday to discuss their teams prospects for the September 7 Cocoa Bean game opening the season for Hershey High and Milton Hershey squads.
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