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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
5
C. L. Schmidt head gardener at Hershey directs an active crew planting trees and shrubs around the Hershey Trust Company building and in Hershey Park. Town trees lawns and conservatories receive ongoing care and attention as detailed by Schmidt who came to Hershey last summer and is now gaining praise for his work.
G. W. Stout returned Sunday to Detroit on his second Studebaker run to Hershey Garage and left again Monday with Messrs Morris Koser and N J Bacastow for more Studebakers. Demand far exceeds factory production and many dealers have not received any of the new 18 series cars yet.
The Westminster Guild of the Derry Presbyterian Church staged an evening program last Thursday April 18 at the church. Despite unfavorable weather a large audience attended with all numbers showing merit and the pantomime Abide With Me starring Mae Snyder Mary Altwine Cave Dressler Virgie Shellenhammer Henrietta Leamon Reba Ker and Katherine Snavely cited as the highlight.
The piece clarifies that intensive farming is not limited to garden crops but means producing the same yield on less land or doubling output on the same area. It argues the term defies simple definition and frames it in the Indiana Farmer's Guide context. It ends with a question about Liberty Bonds.
A long list of donors under Hershey Red Cross Yarn Fund, naming individuals with varied contributions from 0.22.0 to 7.50. The record includes many local names such as R. C. Hinkle W. R. Gundaker A. T. Heilman Harry Herr S. C. Stecher George Gerth Chas. Miller J. Bo Leithiser Paul M. King A. W. Snavely P. R. Gingrich Stoner Snavely John H. Cope C. V. Ghynn F. C. Snavely W. O. Liebfried Jno. F. Snavely Samuel Golepe AL Wartho Victor Gingrich W. F. Harvey Lebkicher Rohrer Snavely Ezra F. Hershey J. E. Snyder Wm F. R. Mumme R. W. Espenshade Ewing Cain John R. Kreider Wm. Curtis Geo. C. Shearer Walter Ashenfelter R. W. Glace Geo. Copenhaver Seven and One-Half Club G. C. Phillips Percy Wilson C. C. Gorsuch Geo. K. Morris C. W. Fralick W. E. L Foster S. A. Wentling Pavil Bare Irwin Slesser Frantz Zimmer Alma Hanbecker Ralph Gimgrich H. J. Patton and others.
The Hershey Central Theatre drew packed crowds on Saturday for the serial The Son of Democracy and Rose of the World featuring Elsie Ferguson. An express package with Chapin's film was misplaced and will be rerouted for future showings. Wednesday admission rises to 17 cents starting this week with The Honeymoon by Constance Talmadge scheduled for April 24.
Secretary McAdoo appeals to all Americans to lend money to the Government in 25 cent increments to support wounded soldiers and sustain U S forces in France. He frames the bond drive as essential to equip and feed troops and to prevail for liberty and just peace amid war with Germany. He condemns any peace that does not honor and protect national safety and postwar prosperity.
The piece argues most birds aid agriculture by eating many pests. It cites estimates of up to 50 000 to 75 000 insects a year per bird and 31 250 000 birds killed annually by cats. Massachusetts entomologist quotes claim cats kill 2 3 birds daily, while rat traps outperform cats for rodent control.
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