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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
2
The Christmas message celebrates joy and reverent worship. Churches, carols, and sacred music unite the region in a season of neighborliness, peace, and renewed faith. Families join in celebration from youth to elders, while lights and bells symbolize hope and good will.
A reflective piece on the Christmas tree as central to American holiday life. It traces the tree’s German roots in Pennsylvania and links the evergreen symbol to Bethlehem’s wooden manger and the crucifixion.
Multiple churches list weekly services and special events including Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Brethren, Catholic and Adventist congregations. Entries note service times like Eucharists, cantatas, candlelight, baptisms, catechism, and weekly Sunday School with pastors named.
The Hershey Bears host the Cleveland Barons on December 26 at the Sports Arena. New acquisitions Lorne Davis Eddie Panagabko from the Bruins and Floyd Hillman from Victoria bolster their Calder Cup push.
The Hershey Rotary Club sponsors a Home Christmas Decoration Contest conducted by the Community Service Committee with a $50 grand prize noted as the leading item on the list.
A Milton Hershey School dinner honored retired employees with a student music program directed by Dr. W Paul Campbell and Virgil L. Alexander. The menu featured Hershey turkey with giblet dressing, Fruit Supreme, peas, potatoes, rolls, pumpkin pie and chocolates.
A weekend scene shows ice play on Manada Creek and at Sand Beach with makeshift goals and signs of activity at Union Deposit and Campbelltown. Local events include a Christmas tea for Derry Township school staff, Optimist Club party, Hershey Bears party, a Rudolph play by elementary classes, a Hershey concert, and a Hershey Women’s Club swimming meet opening with seven first places.
Special Events Calendar lists Hershey's hockey games against Cleveland December 26 and Buffalo December 31 at 8 p m in Sports Arena. A Christmas New Year Teenage Dance is set December 28 in the Community Building Social Room at 6 p.m.
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