01 Apr 1915
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
1
The Fly Campaign Committee met with strong attendance at the Men's Club. Reports show broad public cooperation and a push for Clean-Up Day on April 10. Members read USDA Bulletin 118 guidance on eradicating spring flies, including manure control, borax treatments, and sanitation to prevent egg hatch.
Hershey Band travels to Lebanon on Wednesday April 7 1915 for a concert at the Academy of Music tied to moving pictures. Admission is 10 cents with a broad invitation to friends to attend, the program described as worth more than the price.
Power From McCall's Ferry the Pennsylvania Water and Power company now has a capacity of 112000 horsepower, 12000 more than at dam construction. A contract to furnish power to the Maryland and Pennsylvania railroad connects Baltimore to York via Belair and Delta. Kalina to be electrified from Baltimore to Delta.
Attendance rises as Kalem Company shows the Life of the Savior From The Manger to The Cross in authentic Holy Land and Egypt locations. Clergy praise the production as inspiring and realistic with views starting at 8 15 p m.
Governor Brumbaugh invites Hershey readers to a Harrisburg conference on the Williams County Local Option Bill on April 6 1915 with a House hearing in the Capitol Building at 2 30 PM. He stresses the bill as a key measure this legislative session and urges attendance to urge passage.
The Lebanon paper reportedly listed an auctioneer selling 1810 articles in 6 hours 45 minutes, implying over five items per minute and a clerk recording three entries per item. Maulfair, a 50 year veteran, questions such a claim and notes his own top is 810 articles in 6 hours while stressing a successful auctioneer never tells a lie.
Misa Hadlth Cooper wed Arnold Skivington on Thursday evening at the Cooper residence in the presence of close family. The ceremony was performed by N L Linebaugh. A reception followed before the couple departed for a trip to the groom’s parents in Dundannon and Hershey.
Lonsholes spoke at Sunday union services praising four model towns of the United States, with Pullman singled out as the finest. He claimed to have traveled across the country and declared Pullman the best of them all.
Hershey hosts an Easter Flower Show next Sunday featuring 12 000 plants from pots to trees across three conservatories open 1 to 5 with no admission. Highlights include 18 foot Kentia palms 15 year old, Norfolk Island pine, a blue aucaria, 6 000 coleus, and a vast tulip display, rhododendrons, azaleas, and tropical specimens across the Zoo Green House and Mansion Green House.
Big work progresses on the Tabernacle with all steel on hand. A June conference will see a rapid completion and a top convention hall. The Hershey trolley line to Elizabethtown is nearing operation, boosting picnics and excursions from Lancaster county. Underground telephone wires start soon. The Hershey Press home on Chocolate and Park avenues will be among the town’s largest buildings. Over a dozen major builds are under way on the Hershey farm including a stone and cement cocoa storage house.
Holy Trinity held a confirmation service on Tuesday night and announced a preparatory service for the Lord's Supper at 7:46. Meditations focused on Apostle John and the claim Truly this man was the Son of God. Easter Festival planned for Master Day at 7,800 lebeps with Scripture Carols a brief address and prayer.
Sunday afternoon marked the close of union services at Hershey Central Theater with over four hundred attendees. Since November the series drew more than 7,000 in total, featuring Dr. Charles L. Seashores of Philadelphia in a strong talk on Brains and the Bible. The event honored Mr. Hershey for funding and organizing the meetings, with widespread community appreciation expressed by Rev. N. L. Linebaugh and others.
Two Hershey glee clubs, the Young Women's Christian Association and the Men's Chorus, drew a large audience at Hershey Central Theater. The show featured soloists Bertha Wingert and Paul Dubois, multiple encores, and strong accompaniment as the choruses performed classics by Wagner, Gounod, and others.
Mr. Kegerreis A. 8. Kegerroia of Worshey has accepted a teaching position at Millersville Normal School for the remainder of the term. He has attended Franklin and Marshall College for two years and is near graduation. He was a member of the Diamothian Literary Society and an inter-collegiate debater in 1914–1916. He prepared at Millersville before entering Franklin and Marshall.
The article notes that since the start of the year many states and foreign countries are represented in Her shey and anticipates more than 200000 visitors this summer.
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