This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1956
Page
1
Hershey Chocolate Corporation reports 149 543 visitors toured the plant in 1955, a rise of 22 782 from 1954 and 43 644 more than two years earlier. Tours run May through September led by female escorts, with August drawing peak crowds during Pennsylvania Dutch Days.
A ten thousand dollar gift from the Hershey Chocolate Corporation and Hershey Estates will aid the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company as a new custom-built apparatus is expected for delivery in the next few weeks. This report is from fire company officials.
Patricia Anne Cowden of Raleigh North Carolina is chosen as 1956 Maid of Cotton. She is 21 and works as a private secretary to a Raleigh bank executive. Her father, M J Cowden, is Hershey Chocolate Corporation division manager in Raleigh.
A total of 439 babies were born at Hershey Hospital in 1955, with five pairs of twins among 233 boys and 206 girls. July was the busiest month with 48 arrivals. February was quiet with 20. Month totals: January 40, February 20, March 25, April 30, May 44, June 34, July 48, August 38, September 42, October 39, November 36, December 43. No New Year’s Day baby in 1956. several newborns listed by families in Palmyra, Grantville, Hummelstown, Cumberland Park, and Middletown.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.