Hershey Clean-Up Day Aims Flyless Town Fame
Community efforts for April 10 target Hershey as the cleanest town and fly free. Committee reports from Chocolate Avenue to Derry Church show broad participation, school contests, fly traps, extra carts, and civic pride driving the campaign.
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Hershey
Murrie
America
Herr
Chocolate Avenue
Square
Krause
Ezra Hershey
Glynn
Cocoa Avenue
McLaury
Caracas Avenue
Magee
Araba Street
Mr Heilman
Zinner
Spring Creek
Squire Cassady
Trinidad Avenue
Alwine
Derry Church
Derry
Kebach
Clark
Her
M.S. Hershey
Thorne
Swat the flies on Clean-Up Day in 1915 note
Josh Wink urges Hershey residents to join a fly extermination effort on Clean-Up Day. He emphasizes constant vigilance against horse flies and other nuisances, urging disposal of rubbish, burning what possible, and leaving the rest for garbage collection to improve health and sanitation.
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Hershey
Swat
Clean-Up Day and Paint Your World
Saturday April 10 18 Clean Up Day urges ridding rubbish burning trash to be collected by garbage man. Dame Nature brings spring colors and light painting sidewalks houses and fences in bright hues as Walt Mason urges painting now with a gallon can.
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Pray
Walla
Walt Mason
Clean It Up Slogan Calls Town to Action
A poem by A. E. Stockdale urges residents to clean up and paint up the town. It appeals for rust removal, repainting, sweeping, and yard work to make the town look orderly in a single day.
Kill the Slies and Paint Pots in Neighborhoods
Fragmentary lines mention killing flies and creating attractive neighborhoods with little pots of flowers and paint. The text reflects a street scene or satirical note on improving areas, with references to parbage men and a colloquial phrase about making places look better.
Conquering the Dust on Chocolate Avenue
General Manager James B. Leithiser ordered a crew to scrape off built up earth on Chocolate Avenue amid a dry spell. A Tuesday morning rain improved conditions for work, with plans to oil the avenue and other main streets later. Dust has been heavy in Dauphin County recently.
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James B. Leithiser
Chocolate Avenue
Dauphin County
Refreshment Social by Hershey Woodmen Planned
The Hershey Woodmen announce a refreshment social to be held tomorrow night for a pleasant evening with plenty to eat. Guests can expect chicken corn soup, cake, ice cream, candy, lemonade, and other treats. The event runs until 10 p.m. Tickets cost ten cents.
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Hershey Woodmen
Hershey Public School opens new music and art departments
Hershey’s consolidated public school introduced music and art courses after moving into the $120,000 building last fall. Miss Blanche Wingert leads music with a 26 member high school glee club, and Miss Mabel R. Brown heads the art program with 600 pupils in 15 classes, promising continued growth and broader student benefits.
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Hershey Public School
M. 8. Hershey
Derry Township
A. B. Shenk
D. M. Hershey
A. W. Snavely
Christian ,Meckley
H. M. Witman
Hershey
Hershey School
Fred Clark
Arthur Wagner
Ruth Landis
Ray Keller
Blanche M. Wingert
Moase
Lykens
Wingert
Mabel R. Brown
Palmyra
Indiana
Brown
Indiana Normal School
Bunny Here Saturday Night at Hershey Central
The prince of laughmakers John Bunny headlines at Hershey Central Theater Saturday night drawing a crowded crowd. The famed star, adored across ages and nations, promises a strong show as manager Hellman boosts new "Judith of Bethula" amid rising attendance and praise for recent pictures.
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Prince of Laughmakers
John Bunny
Hershey Central Theater
Bunny
Ching
Japan
Ho J
America
Jip
Picures
Horshay Central
Lange
Hellman
Judith
Bethula
Gareth
New York
Six Hundred Dollar Nest Egg For New First U B Church
Easter Sunday collection for the First United Brethren Church Hershey yielded 597.52 with 2.48 to reach 600 in a rapid bank deposit. Rev N L Linebaugh reports growing interest from architects as site remains, while membership grows to 69 and Bible Class to 71. Services drew large crowds and Hasler music featured the choir and students with Verna Stuckey and va Runkle contributing.
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First United Brethren
Church of
West Eye
N. L. Linebaugh
Hershey Press
Linebaugh
Hershey
Lebanon Valley
Mr. Linebaugh
Hasler
Dubois
Verna
Base Ball For the Girls by Y W C A
The Young Women’s Christian Association members receive a fine baseball diamond donated by M B Hershey near the tennis court in Worshey Park. Grounds will be prepared, a team is being formed, and a schedule will be set once weather permits as the group aims to win more honors in baseball than in winter basketball.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
M. 8
Hershey
Worshey Park
Praelica
Glidy
Bi Bi the Comedy of Toys at Hershey
Local theatre answers a grand debut with Bi Bi the Comedy of Toys. A large cast of dolls and figures is announced for Friday evening performance April 16 with reserved seats on sale at Hocker's Restaurant in Hummelstown and Bundle's Drug Store in Palmyra.
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Bi Bi
Hershey
Gluepot
Robin Marquart
Katy
Harry S. Everett
Bibi
Florence Landgraph
Prince Caramel
Edwin Schwenk
Angelica
Beatrice Zellers
Topsy
Virginia Hershey
Captain Tellerope
Sergeant Bonbon
Ralph A. Hartman
Sylvania
Wilbur L. Dubois
Agnes Dahm Sandman
Clinton von Ziegenhein
Owl
Leonard Smith
Cat
Carl Smith
Pig
Kenneth Killian
Park Cassady
Esther Murrie
Blanche P. Wingert
Eva Runkle
Robert H. Sattazhan
Marion Fisher
Beatrice Slesser
Anna Noll
Pauline Franklin
Anna Klaus
Mildred Miller
Dorothy Stover
Robert Cadet
Harry Mauffair
Otho Schiefer
Russel Heagy
John Grief
Robert Heagy
David Schiaffner
Lewis Kilheffer
Stanley Troxell
Ralph Souder
Nelson Wagner
Daniel Copenhaver
Albright Weber
Edward Mauffair
Binom Bishop
Doll’s Weads
Catherine Crist
Margaret Miller
Margaret Mullen
Elizabeth Ritz
May Weber
Mildred Keboch
Dorothy Hills
Ruth Zoll
Edna Adams
Mary Smith
Elva Crow
Pearl Holly
Dorothy Sellers
Mary Dugan
Marie Gebhardt
Elizabeth Grove
Minnie Dressler
Jennie Englehart
Carrie Dressler
Bessie Moyer
Viola Boyer
Agnes Dahm
Katherine Gerber
Caroline Balsbaugh
Irene Gerber
Anna Sutcliffe
Lillian Gresh
Blanche Sasse
Justina Dissinger
Myrtle Hershey
Ruth Clark
Miriam Snavely
Esther Magrini
Elsie Lane
Grace Smith
Josephine Geiling
Elva Miller
Mable Krebs
Ethel Foltz
Mabel Hurley
Wolna Carpenter
Verna Stuckey
Mather Snavely
Mary Reigle
Mae Weber
Ruth Runkle
Wizabeth Ritts
Mabel Kreby
Sara Hanshuo
Kiva Croyver
Martha Keveney
Drill
Plorence Sneath
Helen Skivington
Violet Lane
Mary Magrini
Teresa Magrine
Edith McCafferty
Nellie Miller
Lillian Zaontmyer
Resarved Sants
Hocker’s
Hummelstown
Bundle
Palmyra
Fire Company Banquet Planned at Rising Sun Hotel
The Iorshay Volunteer Fire Company held its regular meeting to schedule the postponed annual banquet at the Rising Sun hotel in Campbelltown for Thursday evening April 15. Committee members Hess Bigley W G Ashenfellas and Thomas Black must be notified by Monday April 12 if attendance is desired.
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Iorshay Volunteer
Ihs
Rising Sun Hotel
Campbelltown
Hess Bigley
W. G. Ashenfellas
Thomas Black
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A. E. Stockdale
Leithiser Tag
Hershey Central
Stanley Krebs
The
Department of Music
Mont
New First U.B. Church
Mr. M. $. Worshey
Fire Company’s Banquet
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