Two Local Girls Enlist in Navy Waves for Duty
Two Hershey area women join the U.S. Navy Waves on St Patrick’s Day. June L Mann of 117 West Derry Road and Shirley R Yingst of 29 Wilson Avenue Palmyra left their Hershey Chocolate Corp offices to begin recruit training at Bainbridge Maryland after reporting to Harrisburg. Both are 1953 Hershey High School graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick’s
U.S. Navy
June L. Mann
William B. Mann
West Derry Road
Shirley R. Yingst
Norman Yingst
Wilson Avenue
Palmyra
Palmdale
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Miss Mann
Miss Yingst
Hershey High School
Harrisburg
Bainbridge, Maryland
Naval Training Station
Hershey Easter Seal Sale names Mrs. Beck chairman
Mrs. John C. Beck of East End Apartments is named chairman for the 1954 Easter Seal Sale in Hershey by George Hulse of the Tri County Crippled Children's Association of Harrisburg. She joins Helen Hess and M. M. Hundberger on the association's board. Miss Hess was capped March 1 as a student nurse at Abington Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easter Seal Sale
Hershey
John C. Beck
East End
George Hulse
Tri-County Crippled Children’s Association of
Harrisburg
Beck
Association
Edwin Hershey
M. M. Hundberger
Helen Hess
Levi Hess
Granada Avenue
Abington Memortal Hospital
Abington
Missing Songbird Tweetie Vanishes From Hershey Home
C O Eley of 230 Cocoa Avenue reports his pet canary Tweetie missing since March 8. The yellow bird with dark back feathers wears a plastic leg band and answers to Tweetie. A reward is offered for its safe return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.O. Eley
Cocoa Avenue
Hershey News
Teachers Now Are Students at Hershey High School
A course titled A Scientific Direction of Learning Activities is under way at Hershey High School with 25 teachers from Hershey Hummelstown Palmyra and Lebanon enrolled. Dr Wiley Parks of Pennsylvania State University teaches the class meeting Monday nights. Joseph Sopko chairs the organizing committee with Arlene Bucher and Charles Cumpston as members. Arrangements were made through the university extension center in Harrisburg at the request of Derry Township teachers who have run a Teacher Growth and Professional Standards workshop since the start of the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey High School
Hershey
Hummelstown
Palmyra
Lebanon
Wiley Parks
Pennsylvania State University
Joseph Sopko
Arlene Bucher
Charles Cumpston
University
Harrisburg
Derry Township
Chocolatiers Drum Corps Plans Competitions and Uniforms
The Chocolatiers drum and bugle corps of Hershey American Legion posts reports new members and songs, winter drilling, and a low bid from George Evans and Co for uniforms. A Hershey Stadium corps competition is planned with top six invited, and engagements at state and national American Legion championships in Philadelphia and Washington. A potential Veterans of Foreign Wars championships in Harrisburg and Philadelphia is noted. The corps will vote on a new constitution prepared by the Board of Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey American Legion Post
Clarence Jefferies
George Evans and Co
Philadelphia
Paul Boger
Jefferies
Hershey Stadium
Russell Spangler
National American Legion
Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hershey Among Best In Christmas Seal Sales
Hershey and Hummelstown led seven Dauphin County communities in the 1953 Christmas Seal Sale for tuberculosis and health charity. Totals include Hershey 2269.70, Steelton 3396.35, Middletown 2851.15, Steelton listed, with overall two county contributions at 60061.73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Hummelstown
Dauphin County
Tuberculosis and Health Society
Dauphin
Perry Counties
Halifax
Highspire
Middletown
Pillow
Steelton
Eight Hershey Employees Retire From Corps and Estates
The Hershey Chocolate Corporation and Hershey Estates announce eight retirements. From the Chocolate Corporation Giuseppi Corradi of 219 W Granada Ave and Walter M. Fox of 425 W Walnut Palmyra depart from Cocoa and Moulding respectively. Hershey Estates retirees include Odoadire A. Croci of Swatara Ave Swatara Station Lumber Ben Gettle of 632 Locust St Lebanon Lumber Andrew J Kreiser 658 W Cherry St Palmyra Lumber John McCord East Derry Apartments Lumber William H Walmer Palmyra Route 1 Dairy and Farms and Mabel M Schaeffer 38 N Grant St Palmyra Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Chocolate Corporation
Hershey Estates
The
Chocolate Corporation
Giuseppi Corradi
Granada Ave
Walter M. Fox
Walnut Street
Palmyra
Corradi
Cocoa Department
Fox
Odoadire A. Croci
Swatara Ave
Swatara Station
Ben Gettle
Locust Street
Lebanon
Andrew J. Kreiser
W. Cherry Street
John McCord
Derry
William H. Walmer
Mabel M. Schaeffer
N. Grant Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
June Mann
Shirley Yingst
Miss Hess
Hershey Junior College
Hershey, Pa
St. Patrick’s Day
Hershey State
Erin
Leonard P. Walsh
William P. Murtha
James F. Snee
Francis N. O’rourke
Pennsylvania
Chocolatiers Drum Corps
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