Hershey Visitors Dept Sets 1962 Tour Record
The Visitors Department of the Hershey Chocolate Corp reports a new 1962 record with 362 254 people escorted on the plant tours led by hostess Mrs Verna Stoltz. The prior high was 297 240 in 1961 and August saw the peak influx due to Dutch Days extending to six days.
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The
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Verna
Stoltz
Hershey
Dept
Mrs. Stoltz
Marion Meyer
Shirley Conrad
Edna Witmer
Martha Feidt
Prudence Meily
Hershey Chocolate
David Carpenter
Linda
Willow Grove
Penna
R. C. Mallatt
Milton Hershey
Woodside
William R. Mallatt
Oxford
Ohio
Hershey Penn State Study Course On Modern Painting
The Pennsylvania State University and Hershey Recreation Board offer a ten week course titled Looking At Modern Painting The program runs each Wednesday 8 to 10 p m at the Hershey Public Library beginning February 20 Herbert Friedlander of Harrisburg will present the course a nominal fee plus book cost applies for participants seeking deeper understanding of twentieth century painting Contact Mrs William M Hargest Jr Penn State District Office Cedar 6 4400 or Hershey Recreation Board Keystone 4 1748 for details
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Pennsylvania State University
Hershey Recreation Board
Hershey Public Library
Paul Heaps
Herbert Friedlander
Harrisburg
Philadelphia School of Fine Arts
William, M. Hargest Jr
Penn State District
Cedar
Keystone
Fifteenth Annual Pennsylvania Dutch Days Expanded to Six Days
The Pennsylvania Dutch Days Committee voted to extend the 15th anniversary show to six days. The event runs August 20 to 25, 1963, reflecting growth since 1949 from a one day observance to a major six day festival that boosts regional tourism and the local economy.
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Pennsylvania Dutch Days Committee Incorporated
Levi K. Flory
Charles M. Wolgemuth
Rufus K. Eby
Harry J. Long
Alten M. Huber
Hiram A. Groff
George Bartels retires from Hershey Park and Arena role
George W. Bartels, longtime Hershey Estates official and head of Hershey Park and Hershey Sports Arena since 1949, retires January 31 1963 after 46 years of service. He began 1916 as an office boy and rose through multiple roles overseeing golf, theater, arena, stadium, and numerous events including Eisenhower’s 1953 birthday party.
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George W. Bartels
Hershey Park
Hershey
Hershey Estates
Bartels
Mr. Bartels
Milton S. Hershey
Ice
My Fair Lady Opens at Hershey Theatre February 25
The Hershey Community Theatre launches a week long My Fair Lady engagement starting Monday February 25 with eight twenty five evening showings and matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Gaylen Byrne plays Eliza Doolittle Rex Harrison’s Henry Higgins is portrayed by Ronald Drake Charles Victor plays Elizas father Hugh Dempster is Colonel Pickering. The touring company has featured six year veterans since March 18 1957.
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Hershey Community Theatre
George Bernard Shaw
Community Theatre
Gaylen Byrne
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Rex Harrison
Hershey
Ronald Drake
Eliza
Charles Victor
Hugh Dempster
Colonel Pickering
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Penn State
Pennsylvania
George Bartels
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hershey News
Hershey, Pa
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