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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
2
The article stresses the value of Hershey Memorial Field for people of all ages and urges ongoing maintenance of its playground equipment. It notes regular district care during hours but calls for extra vigilance when staff are absent due to reports of damage. The playground is a community asset and a place for friends to enjoy.
Hershey Community Club tennis team defeated Bethlehem 6-3 to clinch the Lehigh Valley League championship and close the 1957 stoop season. They extend their winning streak to fourteen straight matches across 1956 and 1957, with coach John McCool leading the defending champions. They prepare to face Camp Hill in Inter-County League play on July 20.
July 13 Gene Krupa Trio with Maynard Ferguson Orchestra perform in Starlight Ballroom. July 14 Ringgold Band of Reading plays free in park band shell at 2 4 and 7 9. July 29 August 3 U S Publinx golf championship at Park Golf Club. July 15 Family Night. Current 1957 Rose Season in Rose Garden.
Schedule of worship services for multiple churches including calls to worship Eucharist and prayer. Notable names include The Rev Kermit L Lieyd Rev William Sheldon Blair Rev Robert M Lezenby Rev Thomas Guinivan Rev J R Mac Donald Rev Harry B Luskey and Rev Anthony J Mayan along with church locations and service times across denominations.
Dr. H. M. Seitz M D of Marietta Pennsylvania joins Hershey Medical staff to practice gynecology and obstetrics at 62 East Chocolate Avenue Harrisburg Hospital staff also on his list. He holds degrees from Wake Forest University and the University of Pennsylvania and completed residency at Harrisburg Hospital. A World War II Air Force veteran.
The Hershey Community Band will give its final summer concert on Thursday July 18 at seven in the Hershey Park Bandshell. Soprano Faye Eshelman will be the soloist with cornetist Elaine Kalenevitch and Robert Seltzer in a twirling routine. Paul G. Fisher directs a program featuring beloved pieces from prior seasons and several new compositions.
The Ringgold Band of Reading will present free performances at the Hershey Park bandshell this Sunday afternoon and evening. The program runs from 2 to 4 PM and again from 7 to 9 PM.
A female collie named Folly with a gold and white chest and paws has been lost here recently. A reward is offered for her return. Call Whitney 4 4234.
A Hershey Lions Club picnic for members and wives marked the first club-year gathering last week. Robert Paine and the program committee organized the outdoor event attended by 87 members and guests. The report notes a busy Information Center in the Women’s Club building aiding visitors during peak tourist season.
Spokeswoman Mrs. Joseph Fischer urged more adult help as demand grows for next year's daytime camping program. Brownies crafted pottery plaques bowls and ash trays while making Friendship Sticks. Intermediates earned outdoor safety badges and explored hike route hazards. Indian sand painting and nature hikes accompanied fire safety demos by Hershey Volunteer Fire Company. Closing ceremony featured Indian skits sand paintings and stories. The Hershey Boy Scout cabin hosted the 1957 camp with 177 participants.
The ninth Pennsylvania Dutch Days at Hershey Park August 22 to 25 will resemble a state fair with new features led by the Pennsylvania Plowing Matches. Opening day includes contour plowing in the morning and level land plowing in the afternoon, plus a pony show with about 100 exhibitors. The dairy battle show offers $4,000 in prizes, and exhibitors from Dauphin Lebanon Lancaster York Cumberland Berks Perry and Schuylkill Counties bring around 300 head of dairy livestock to Hershey Stadium. The Market Hag Show and Sale for Dauphin County 4 H and F F A stays, as does the South Penn Dairy Goat Association exhibit. The Hag Show is a five-state eliminator for the Farm Show finals in Harrisburg next January. Other events include the State Poultry Queen crowning and a statewide chicken barbecue at the park athletic field on Saturday.
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