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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1916
Page
4
Local notices from Hershey dated August 3 1916 report community briefings and civic updates including municipal actions and public events. Details include small town affairs and upcoming gatherings reflecting early 20th century Hershey civic life.
Statisticians compare the European conflict to a vast price tag with $4,000 per mature man and a combined cost running into billions. The New York Sun cites 20 million called to arms and about five million lost so far, leaving many overwhelmed by the sheer scale and no one paying it heed in daily life as traffic and cars take the spotlight.
A large upbeat Penn State College alumni gathering filled Hershey last Saturday with cheerful, optimistic attendees. The report notes graduates in outdoor education and a broad, productive network linking the institution to major regional enterprises.
Harrisburg trolley strike disrupts service from Hummelstown to Harrisburg and affects rail moves. Eight o’clock Harrisburg train passes, early express west and Hershey-Harrisburg trains limited to select times. Residents demand all regular passenger trains stop in Hershey for adequate public service.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Hershey marks its sixth anniversary since its 1910 establishment. Pastor Rev. John D. M. Brown leads a bright future after growth in Bible School and congregation. anniversary at 10:30 am includes communion and choir anthem. preparatory service Friday 8 pm.
A Saturday evening celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. TH C Reinhold honored their son’s birthday. Twenty eight guests traveled from Lancaster and East Petersburg for dancing and cards. Reid Gray won a prize for the best regular run on the trip from Petersburg.
The narrative notes guests were ushered to a dining room at 11 with a dainty lunch prepared and at midnight they departed for home. The timekeeping centered on one hour and twenty three minutes within two minutes of the committee specified interval.
Vaudeville program at Hershey Park Theater pleases large crowds with Bennie Franklin and Family Thermos Fred and Ann Pelot Conroy and Lynn and Will Harrison Davis. The orchestra under Charles Maurer performs well while moving pictures remain engaging this week.
The large munition store explosion on Black Tom Island near Jersey City was distinctly audible in Hershey, about 168 miles away, early Sunday morning.
Reverend N L Linebaugh plans a three week break from Hershey duties with a filled purse. Trustees will cover the pulpit while he and Mrs Linebaugh attend Bible training in East Northfield Massachusetts and the Penngrove Camp meeting in York.
Mr and Mrs John Swartz of Sand Beach area celebrate two sons thriving in Erie. One runs a store and the other built a large fruit and green grocery trade using distinctive automobile and trailer displays. Mrs Swartz received a photo of the outfit this week. The brothers grew up nearby and attended Hershey school.
Miss Mary G. Burch spends a week at Mt Gretna after a Hershey Inn visit with Miss Bertha Leichhart. Lloyd B. Shoap vacationing at Atlantic City and New York. Various residents from York Carlisle Germantown Philadelphia and Yonkers register at Hershey Inn and visit friends, with trips to Sunbury Atlantic City and Perry County noted.
Hershey in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania near Harrisburg Lebanon Valley spans 12 miles from Harrisburg 99 miles from Philadelphia and 168 miles from New York Begun 1903 tenth anniversary 1913 attendance 30000 record crowd 40000 June 6 1915. The town features a vast chocolate factory dairy farms 8500 acres a 32 department department store with mills and abattoir a trust bank a transit system park theatre zoo farms and a large public school library industrial school and extensive civic structures including a 6000 seat convention hall and a 1500 seat park cafe.
Farm hands milker s laborers and waiters stenographers blacksmith and more listed by Hershey Employment Bureau in Hershey Pa. Various duties steadier year round work with good wages and shifts noted. Apply to Hershey Employment Bureau for positions including track repairmen and farm labor by day or month.
Detailed trolley and train timetable for Hershey Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Palmyra Elizabethtown and connections. Includes first and last cars and hourly at half hour intervals with Sunday variations and transfer points at Elizabethtown Hershey and Harrisburg. Also lists cafe hours employment information and factory visits.
Laborers wanted for mechanical work nine 10 Americans or Italians. Masons, lumber department manager, must read blueprints and estimate costs. Tinsmith and pipe fitter positions also available. Wages steady, applies at Hershey Employment Bureau. August 15 1916 start date noted.
Sunday School at 9 30 a m. Preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting and choir rehearsal announced.
The notice announces a 7th Sunday After Trinity Bible School at 9 15 a m and a Sixth Anniversary Service at 10 30 a m with an anniversary sermon by the pastor. Choir practice is Thursday at 8 p m and a preparatory service and Friday evening service at 8 p m.
Miss Jennie McDonel entertained friends at her High Street home in Hummelstown with readings vocal solos and duets. Prophonola provided music as refreshments followed. Attendees included Miss Arnetta Reed Miss Nancy Fegan Misses Bessie Witmer Mabel Carpenter Mixa Jennie McDonel Miss Alberta Imboden Miss Florence Gresh Mrs Kate Miller and her sons Russel and Paul.
Flashburn's Church lists Sunday School at 9 30 4 m and 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 50 p m Union Deposit Sunday School at 9 30 p m Evening service at 7 00 p m.
The Christian and Missionary Alliance announces that no services will be held in the P P C S A hall during August.
A vivid red glow filled the northern sky for about fifteen minutes Sunday evening, drawing wide attention in Hershey and being seen in multiple states as observers reported the unusual display.
Herbert Weatherly of Longmann Green and Company in New York visited Hershey last week. An English cavalryman he enlisted at the war’s start and served eight months before a Ypres injury crippled him. His shoulder was blown and he cannot serve again. He shared wartime incidents.
A graceful fountain graces Swan Lake area with a decorative statue depicting a Greelan water current, enhancing the lakeside park's landscape.
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