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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
4
The Hershey Press markets Hershey as a model city with modern homes and garages, a thriving motor country, and a prosperous workforce. It invites merchants and manufacturers to use its advertising columns, notes telephone and telegraph services, and announces its April 15 1915 post office entry as second class mail matter.
Timetables show buses and trains with first and last cars and service hours by town. Includes Sunday schedules, connecting services from Harrisburg to Hershey, and various shop and post office hours.
Mrs Uolen R Martin, living in Harrisburg, drew authentic idioms from real Pennsylvania Dutch neighbors for her novels Mio Martha and No Forth. She notes that Amish life is changing as city contact via trolley, telephone, and automobile grows, while some practices remain strict.
The author contrasts old and modern progress in Southern Pennsylvania, noting opportunities for story writers. Mrs. Martin is urged to develop a character from basic values to final achievement, suggesting the valley could birth heroes reformers and captains of industry.
Hershey is praised as the cleanest town in America after a carefully planned Clean-Up Day. The piece notes widespread participation, ongoing fly extermination, and calls for continued effort by women and children to maintain a spotless, disease-free community.
Rev George S Rentz and Mr I L Reist attended the Spring meeting of the Carlisle Presbytery in Gettysburg Tuesday and Wednesday. Rentz served as vice moderator and Rev John B Farrel preached the Presbyterial sermon in the absence of the moderator. The gathering coincided with Gettysburgs 175th anniversary and notes the churches historic role as a hospital in the battle and Lincoln and Burns worshipping there at the National Cemetery dedication.
Miss Kathryn A. Bracht of Palmyra wed Harry S. Clark of the same town in a Palmyra Reformed Church ceremony. The couple, unaccompanied, left after the 8 AM service for a week in New York and Philadelphia. They will live with the Bracht family in Palmyra.
Ten young men from this place visited the natural cave near Hummals town last Saturday afternoon. Under the direction of Mr. Ingram they explored the formations for several hours and were photographed on returning to Hershey by official photographer Paul D. Ulvich.
Report from the Lutheran Church at Union Deposit notes engaging Sunday School services with an active congregation. The altar was adorned with flowers and Ray A. O. Forsch attended the event.
A free town lecture on Street Trees will be held Tuesday night April 20 at 8 o clock in Hershey Central Theater under the Hershey Men's Club. E D Rains of Wyomissing Pa will speak with lantern slides of American and European streets and discuss methods used to beautify towns.
The Hershey Band directed by Bandmaster Samuel J. Feese gave a well attended concert at the Academy of Music in Lebanon on Wednesday evening April 7. The program featured works by Suppe Bassi Balfe Friedman Dvorak and Strauss with strong applause for each number and a finale to match the grand selection.
Maunder's cantata Olivet to Calvary will be sung Sunday night by the Lutheran choir of Palmyra at Holy Trinity Church. Principal singers include Mrs. W. Glenn Dietz Mrs. Henry Warly Miss Irene Fasnacht and others with H. G. Witmeyer as soloist and Violet I. Hartz at the organ. Services begin at 7:30 and attendees are asked to be seated promptly.
Martha Corty daughter of Mrs Louise Corty of Mummelstown died after several days illness. Funeral held Sunday at 2 PM with interment in Mummelstown cemetery. J O Greenawalt of Campbelltown dropped dead on his farm Thursday evening, aged about forty two, while finishing milking. He was survived by wife two sons and two widows Mrs Mary Imboden and Mrs Sacha Grenner. Funeral Monday at 9 elpel with services at Campbelltown.
Rev. George Snavely Rentz leads Sunday School at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 80. Mission Band at 2 30 p m Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m with evening worship at 7 30 p m on The Joy of the crate and Christian Heroism Prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7 45 p m The Hound of Heaven theme.
Rev N L Linebaugh pastor leads Bible School at 9 15 am followed by a 10 15 am sermon Junior Hour at 2 pm and Senior Christian Endeavor at 6 30 pm with a 7 30 pm sermon on Fisher of Fish and of Men Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 pm
Evangelical Lutheran Palm Church Palmyra schedules Bible School at 9 15 a m. and a 7 30 p m concert with J H Maunder's Cantata Olivet to Calvary by the Palm Church choir. Week night service Thursday April 15 at 7 45 p m with a brief congregation meeting to follow. Chief service at 10 15 a m. Rev C Krapf pastor.
Rev. A C Forscht presides at English Lutheran Church with service Sunday April 18 at 10 a m. An afternoon service will be held at Sand Hill Church at 2 p m.
J H Longenecker presides at a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m with Sunday School at 9 80 a m and a preaching service at 10 30 a m. A Sunday School and Missionary meeting are scheduled for 1 30 p m. Everyone is welcome.
Burial rites are noted for Mrs. Hartz at Gravel Hill after dies of dropsy in Palmyra. Survived by four children, services at 15 North Chestnut Street followed by interment. Mrs. Barowski’s funeral held in Hummelstown, with burial at Union Deposit. Alice Hess of Swatara Station dies of typhoid fever in Annville. services at Gravel Hill. Miss Jennie Matilda Brown, Palmyra teacher, dies after appendicitis recovery, body shipped to Allegheny County for burial. many friends recall her.
Executors of Sarah Sh Gipe of Dauphin County announce a public sale at the decedent’s Sand Beach home in South Hanover Township on Saturday April 17 2015 at 1 30 PM. Sale includes furniture appliances and household items with terms to be announced by HARVAY Gipe and John Wvabmokma executors. Attorney 1 M Horshoy.
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