Hershey A A Wins Title Dreams Then Falls to Hummelstown
Hershey A A of the Lower Dauphin Twilight Baseball League started strong in 1954 with a ten game win streak but dropped key games in June to Peter Lee Olmsted and finally to Hummelstown in the semi finals. Playing-manager Neil Keller and pitcher Russ Garman led Hershey in regular season hitting and pitching, but Hummelstown's Ernie Firestone secured a straight-sets series victory.
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Hershey A.A
Dauphin
Peter Lee
Olmsted Flyers
Olmsted
Hummelstown
Ernie Firestone
A.A
Neil Keller
Hershey
Tom Eberly
Mimi Gasper
Frank Capitani
Russ Garman
Earl Hess
Keller
Jim Teahl
Emig
Chuck Zimmerman
Eberly
Artie Whitman
Ed Frazier
Ralph Goss
Kenny Garman
al Romberger
Howie Kosier
Gene Grubb
Brooklyn
New Cumberland Legion Band to play free park concerts
The New Cumberland American Legion Band will offer free concerts in the park bandshell this Sunday afternoon and evening. Programs run from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 9 PM with no admission.
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NEW Cumberland American Legion
Park
Tennis Team Tops Strong Phila. Foe
The squad defeated Philadelphia 6-3 in matches and extended its home victory streak to 31. Ralph Wickel and Vic Morrison led singles wins while Wicker Wills and Shipp Eisen highlighted the doubles.
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Phila. Foe
Ralph Wickel
Jack Calkins
Vic Morrison
George Wills
Bob Lemke
Hal Fellenbaum
Dick Shipp
Joe Nicholas
Frank Remmey
Doc Eisen
John McCool
Marty Hughes
McCool-Fellenbaum
Nicholas-Hughes
Man and Wife Become Pilots at Hershey Air Park
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Spayde of near Hummelstown are new student pilots at Hershey Air Park. They soloed after eight hours of instruction and are pursuing private pilot certificates under operator Harry Willimson. The couple, now flying their Piper J-3, balance work at Smith's Hardware and the Mechanicsburg Naval Supply Depot with navigation classes and weekend flights.
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Hershey Air Strip
Vance Spayde
Hummelstown
Hershey Air Park
Harry Williamson
Spayde
Herishey
Spaydes
Victor ‘Cottingham
Hershey
Smith
Mechanicsburg
Veterans' Day Observance and VFW Meeting Schedule
The piece notes a Veterans' Day observance and states starting in September there will be two VFW meetings each month with the first on September 1. It includes quotations and mentions individuals Ned Linta Solomon Gingrich Nicholas O'Rourke and Dam jiani Camacci.
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Ned Linta
Solomon Gingrich
Nicholas O’rourke
Damjiani Camacci
VFW
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Harry James
Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Jerry Gray
Neal Hefti
Eddie Sauter
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Hershey Community Inn
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