All-Star prospects and County League action at Harrisburg
Baseball notes from Hershey cover scouts watching A A players Art Brown Ben Klingler and Austin Kraft in the Harrisburg Island Park All-Star game as East West selections loom. Local teams schedule post Fourth of July games at Stadium field and Island Park with key County League matchups and coaching help from Dr Backenstose.
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Hershey A. A
A. A
Art Brown
Ben Klingler
Austin Kraft
Harrisburg
Island Park
Stadium Field
Central Pennsylvania
Ephrata
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Thomas C. Backenstose
Fred Hesse
Patty Miller
Hershey
Schaefferstown
U. S. Navy
Miller
Big Park Event Plans Gala at Hershey Park
Lancaster Automobile Club marks its golden anniversary with a picnic at Hershey Park on Thursday July 22. Morning the Paradise Township High School Band performs, afternoon the Pottstown Band. Evening Hershey Stadium hosts a parade of antique cars vaudeville acts and a 15 minute fireworks display.
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Lancaster Automobile Club
Hershey Park
Paradise Township
Pottstown
Hershey Stadium
Goalie Ward Recovers From Knee Operation
Gordie Red Henry reports from Owens Sound Ontario that injured goalie Ward has fully recovered from the knee operation at season end. Henry writes Bears manager Lloyd Blinco that the knee is as strong as ever after torn cartilage ended his playoffs in the American Hockey League.
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Okay Ward
Gordie “Red” Henry
Hershey Bears
Owens Sound
Ontario
Henry
Lloyd S. Blinco
Bears
Outings Scheduled at Hershey Park July 13
Hershey Park hosts a large picnic day with two state departments and a casualty insurer holding annual outings. The Department of Public Assistance schedules its routing at the Park Golf Club while the Department of Health convenes in a park pavilion.
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Hershey Park
Pennsylvania Threshermen
Farmers Casualty Insurance Company
State Department of Public Assistance
the Park Golf Club
State Department of Health
Dozen Retire From Hershey On June 30
Dozens of Hershey workers retire at month end including Charlesworth family former YMCA director and six children plan Pacific Northwest trip and Florida winter. Edward I Miller retires after 36 years at Hershey Chocolate in Cocoa department. Joseph B Shreffler, 35 years at Hershey Lumber, retires as safety and fire inspector. plans fishing trips and recalls near zero tardiness.
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Methodist
Florida
Charlesworth
YMCA
Y’s
Butler
Ridgway
Lewistown
Wilmerding
Pennsylvania
Rome
N.Y
Marion
Ohio
Boulder
Col
Charlesworths
Westmoreland County
England
Columbiana County
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
Hershey
Edward I. Miller
East End Apartments
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Miller
Mann’s Choice
Bedford County
Mr. Miller
Valley Forge
Joseph B. Shreffler
Chestnut Street
Palmyra
Hershey Lumber Company
Mr. Shreffler
Lumber Products
H Hershey
Shreffler
Blain
Perry County
Deaths of Two Hershey salesmen Reported
Two retired Hershey Chocolate Corp salesmen died recently. Harvey A. Nell of Springfield Missouri died June 20 and Arthur F. Bigelow of Scranton Pennsylvania died June 30.
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Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Harvey A. Nell
Route 12
Springfield
Arthur F. Bigelow
Monsey Ave
Scranton
Marine Corps Promotion for Bruce H. Winters at Lejeune
Bruce H. Winters son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Winters of Hummelstown Route 1 has been promoted to corporal in the Marine Corps He is stationed at Camp Lejeune North Carolina
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. Winters
Melvin Winters
Hummelstown Route 1
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune, N. C
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Royal Canadians
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Guy
Jones Beach
Maynard McKissick
The
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the Park Athletic Field
Flying Siegrists
Melstown
Olmsted Flyers
A. A. Tangle
Allen Zook
Hershey Community Theatre
America
Technicolor
Charlton Heston
Nicole Maurey
Peru
Interes
Robert Young Uma Sumac Ting
Robert Stack
Ursula Theiss
Vincent Price
Eva Gabor
Elizabeth Taylor
Dana Andrews
Ceylon
Alan Ladd
Joan Teizel
Antarctic
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