Gene Boyer Maintains Hershey Community Building Work
Eugene C. Boyer, known as Gene, has served Hershey as maintenance superintendent since 1954 after starting with the company in 1930. He oversees a vast complex housing theatres, college, cafeteria, library, gym, pool, dining room, and living quarters, plus adjacent facilities across the street.
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Hershey
Eugene C
Gene” Boyer
Boyer
Paul Weigley
Carl “Pop” Britton
Weigley
Ralph L. Hoar
Hershey Junior College
Bethlehem Steel Company
Eugene, Jr
United Airlines
Newark
N. J
Charles
Hitz and Spahr Auto
Palmyra
Lebanon County
Cleona
Florence Bowman
Annville
Hershey Gets TV Plug On Strike It Rich
Hershey, Pennsylvania, was featured on the Strike It Rich program last Thursday with a contestant asked to choose between bread or chocolate as a local product. Host Warren Hull praised the Lebanon Valley region and the scent of chocolate, sharing his personal thrill upon passing through the area. A women’s promise to be on time is noted in a closing thought.
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Hershey
Hershey, Pa
Warren Hull
Lebanon Valley
Bears Meet Bisons Then Hornets in Calder Cup Push
The Hershey Bears host the Buffalo Bisons at the Sports Arena Saturday at 8 p m in a Calder Cup playoff bid race. The Pittsburgh Hornets visit next Wednesday to oppose them.
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Hershey Bears
Buffalo Bisons
Sports
Bears
Pittsburgh Hornets
Hershey Milestone Fire Destroys Lancaster Building
A $100,000 blaze last Wednesday night destroyed a vacant brick building in mid town Lancaster once used by Milton Hershey for his early chocolate business. Fire crews from Lancaster and neighboring towns fought the spectacular fire. Investigators say children playing with matches caused the blaze.
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Lancaster
American Caramel Co
Milton S. Hershey
Hershey
Work Goes On At Eighty For Retired Pastors
A Sunday routine shows Dr. Hamsher visiting from Gettysburg each morning. He jokes that an older man could not manage the trip, underscoring the steadfast routine of retired pastors and the parish work continuing at age eighty.
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Gettysburg
Hamsher
Fun On Ice at Hershey Sports Arena 1956
Eric Waite hailed as a top pantomimist brings his Ice Capades act to Hershey Sports Arena February 16–28. The show features Waite in the County Fair number with a cast including Larry Jackson Bernie Lynam Eddie Runyon the Maxwells Hugh Fergie and Stig Larson.
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Eric Waite
Hershey Sports Arena
Waite
Europe
County Fair
Larry Jackson
Bernie Lynam
Eddie Runyon
the Maxwells
Hugh Fergie
Stig Larson
Hershey Spartans keep winning with 34 14 meet victory
The Hershey Milton Hershey mat forces topped Milton Hershey 34 14 as Hershey Highs Spartans stretch a four game win streak over their rivals. Harrisburg coverage notes 1000 fans attended the event and the wrestling scene gains attention. Daniels leads South Penn scoring while Haas brothers star for Mechanicsburg in take down moments. The week also sees Carlisle thump Hershey 63 35 in basketball as Hershey drops to 10 9.
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Hershey
Milton Hershey
Spartans
Harrisburg
Jay
Ray Haas
Mechanicsburg
Hershey High School
Earl Hoffman
Reading
York
Columbia
Carlisle
Thundering Herd
South Penn
Barry Daniels
Barry
Trojans
Daniels
Gerry Ayres
Lebanon
John
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Ice
Brent Hancock
Steve O’neill
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Cleon Cassel
Dick Ayers
Hershey High
Central Pennsylvania
Twin Brothers
Loraine McGill
Derry Township
PTA
Roberta Hoy
Bill Hartsock
Ann Nye
Mrs. McGill
George Stauffer
Lynda Spangler
Allen Shatto
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