Retired Hershey driver Speck recalls 38 years on milk route
William R. Speck, longtime Hershey Chocolate Corp milk hauler, began in 1918 at the Lebanon plant and later moved to the Hershey milk division. He recalls snowbound routes, hitching horses to move milk, and evolving tank trucks. Now retired, he works at the Palmyra Animal Clinic and enjoys cooking, hunting, and family life with his wife Pearl and children Joseph, Harold, and Lillian.
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William R
Bill” Speck
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Speck
Lebanon
Chocolate Corporation
Hershey
Fredericksburg
Palmyra
South Forge Road
Pearl Bemesderfer
Cedar Run
Lycoming County
Lickdale
Lebanon County
Joseph
Harold
The
Lillian
Clarence Iceman
William E. Speck
Chance Phillips Ends 43-Year Hershey Career as Retiree
G Chance Phillips after 43 years with Hershey Chocolate Corporation retires as Export and Merchandise Manager. A Springfield Ohio native, he joined Hershey in 1914 after Wittenberg College and helped develop chocolate syrup with Milton Hershey. He is married with two daughters and several grandchildren.
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Chance Phillips
Chocolate Corporation
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
G. Chance Phillips
Hershey
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Ohio
sSpringfield
Phillips
Ruth Lynch
Virginia
N. Paul Kemp
Baltimore
Maryland
Jean
George M. Henry, Jr
Glen Ellyn
Illinois
Milton S. Hershey
Milton Hershey
Old Main
Conewago 4-H Club Elects Officers
The Conewago 4-H Club at Bachmanville elected Mariann Graybill president Ruth Floyd vice president Carolyn Fisher secretary treasurer Peggy Fink reporter Cynthia Young song leader Linda Farrer game leader Eleanor Hallman named junior leader.
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Conewago 4-H Club
Bachmanville
Mariann Graybill
Ruth Floyd
Carolyn Fisher
Peggy Fink
Cynthia Young
Linda Farrer
Eleanor Hallman
Public to Learn Civil Defense Signals in Hershey
Hershey hosts a two night program July 8 and 9 to familiarize residents with the Alert and Take Cover siren signals. A nationwide Operation Alert 1957 drill will involve active public participation on July 12.
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Hershey
Civil Defense
Louis C. Smith
Civil Defense Organization
Smith
Derry Township Civil Defense Organization
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Mr. Speck
Bill Speck
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East Chocolate Avenue
Derry Presbyterian Church
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