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Newspaper
Hershey News
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1954
Page
2
The annual Halloween parade and fair by the Derry Township Parent-Teacher Association turns the town into a family party. Masks, floats, and costumes transform residents from clowns to rabbits while bands, color guards, and a Harvest Queen add pageantry to a celebration of neighborliness.
A list of ten safety rules for handling firearms. Emphasizes treating every gun as loaded, unloading when not in use, keeping barrels clear, maintaining muzzle control, confirming a safe target, never threatening with a gun, storing weapons separately from ammunition, avoiding climbing or crossing with a loaded gun, avoiding shooting at hard surfaces or water, and warning against alcohol with gunpowder.
Call to Worship and worship times for Derry Presbyterian Blair Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity First Evangelical United Brethren Seventh Day Adventist Mt View Bible Fishburn Union Deposit St Joan of Arc All Saints Milton Hershey Susquehanna Univ and United Christian Services are shown with service hours Sunday School classes and postures of worship. Rev. W Sheldon Rev. Stephen Schullery Rev. Thomas Guinivan Rev. J R MacDonald Rev. Anthony J Mayan Rev. Dominick Mammarella Rev. Wayne M Wagenseller and Dr G Morris Smith are named as pastors or leaders.
Six Hershey students enroll at Lebanon Valley College for the 1954 55 academic year. Mary E Eckenroth a junior music education major. Dale W Gish a music major in community building. Thomas L Hess a junior chemistry major. Joanne M Hostetter a senior liberal arts major. Eleanor J Meyers a sophomore English major. Noel Z Stahle a senior music major.
James J. Creghan of 405 West Chocolate Avenue died in a car accident near Hummelstown last Thursday. A 1948 Milton Hershey School graduate, he worked at Hershey Chocolate before enlisting in 1951 and served in Korea after a 1952 commission. Born May 17 1930 in Audubon New Jersey, he was the son of Mary Creg han. He belonged to Derry Presbyterian Church as an usher and choir member.
Joseph R. Snavely and family express thanks for the many kindnesses shown in memory of their wife and mother. Daughters Ann Simmons Roanoke Virginia and Helen Dinwiddie Chula Vista California, and son Milton H Snavely Mobile Alabama provided the note.
Miss Helen S. Farrer of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation Filing Department married Paul S. Pankake on October 9. They reside at 739A West Cherry Street Palmyra.
John Heagy 42 North Roseanna Street Hummels town has returned to Hershey Chocolate Corporation after service in the U S Army. He is employed in the Wrapping Department.
A Listening Post Along The Avenue notes Earl Gruber retiring after eighteen years at Milton Hershey School and heading for deer season. The item also covers Local 464 host R Stears Sponangle and James G Cross visit, a Hershey High School fashion show cancellation, Navy recruit Melvin Fauber, Harry Williamson’s approved flying school, a new Spartan school magazine title, Carl Henke’s request programs, Ronald Goodman’s Army induction, and a March of Dimes fundraising coin fountain at a theater.
Clarence A. Wiley died October 15 at his home 228 Maple Avenue. He was a retired employee of the Hershey Estates Lumber Company.
THOMAS J. GARDNER of 1619 North Fifth Street Harrisburg has returned to the Navy. He is employed in the Moulding Department.
A compact remark defines an egotist as someone who believes he can recognize and praise a good thing. The line implies self-regarding confidence and a bias toward self-endorsement.
Planning for the future will be the gist of the Derry Township PTA meeting on November 15 at 7 30 in the new school auditorium. George Lane and A Sterling King will discuss the growth of school population shown by a recent census and the resulting needs.
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