Prices Rise as European War Drags on Cocoa Tin and Sugar Weaken
The article notes soaring cocoa and tin prices and sugar increases amid the European war. Hershey Chocolate relies on South American cocoa with supply tensions from Dominica and Germany. It highlights tin plate shutdowns in the U S and rising flavoring costs while noting ongoing war news from Liege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
America
Hershey Chocolate Company
England
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
The
Journal of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Central
West
Singapore
Busy Days at Y W C A Camp Fire Girls Week
The Camp Fire girls enjoyed a full week of activities in the Park Area with a Tuesday business meeting a park tour and baseball game. Wednesday featured swimming and a cafeteria supper with Miss Elder and Miss Steck as guests. Friday included a watermelon feed and etiquette contest won by Miss Hershey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association
Big Park
Elder and
Steck
Park Theater
Stoverdale
Josephine Hershey
Alie Maugans
Goldie Habacker
the Athletic Association
The
Athletic Association
Camp Fire Girls Outing From Hershey To Stoverdale
The Tooga Camp Fire girls of the YWCA left Hershey by trolley at 8 am for Stoverdale. They hiked to Hummelstown, built a fire to roast corn, and enjoyed sandwiches cake and coffee. Afternoon walks games and stories followed before sunset supper on Swatara Creek ledge. They returned by 5 pm with guardian Mary G. Burch and thirteen girls including Alic Maulgins Goldie Habacker Verna Stuckey and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tooga
Hershey
Hummelstown
Swatara Creek
Guardian
Mary G. Burch
Alic Maulgins
Goldie Habacker
Verna Stuckey
Carrie Smith
Sara Blanshue
Thel Foltz
Catharine Leichiser
Martha Keeney
Josephine Ju
Appointment at Hershey Postoffice In Turbulent Week
Change at the Postoffice On Tuesday Dr M I Hershey reassumed as postmaster of Hershey and Herbert A Newton was appointed to the vacancy temporarily Newton took charge Wednesday morning The new postmaster is a Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. I. Hershey
Hershey
Herbert A. Newton
Ma. Newton
Heo
Brethren Hold District Meeting on August 20
The Church of the Brethren plans a district meeting at Horshay on August 20 to approve arrangements for the upcoming annual conference set for spring in Horshay. Background planning and leadership will be addressed during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Horshay
Thaly
Social at Dorry Proabytanan Church Social Under the Trees
The Dorry Proabytanan church hosted a social last Tuesday taught by Mias Wider. The event drew a large number of scholars and an enjoyable evening was spent under the trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He Young
Tandon’ Bibla Clara
Dorry
Record Crowds Pack Hershey Park For Summer Picnic
Hershey Park saw record attendance with over three thousand people plus hundreds by car and trolley. Rail service added cars as crowds overflowed the park, while Monday stalled by a severe electrical storm. Tuesday and Wednesday hosted family reunions and visits from Mountville and Campbelltown as Lions and bands joined events. The Harrisburg grocers and Furniture Dealers plan picnics. Kmport Cigar Factories of Lancaster lead the main picnic with Beck's and Mt Airy Cornet Band. Special trains are planned by the railroad for the peak weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Park
Sinking Springs
Robesonia
Runkel
Heilman
Knights of the Mystic Chain
Mountville
Hamburg
Campbelltown
Harrisburg Grocers
Harrisburg
Ephrata
Lititz
Akron
Brownstown
Jake Steals Watch from Monkey at Hershey Park
In Hershey Park a skilled monkey named Jake snatches a watch held by Frantz Zinner. The crowd roars with laughter as Jake examines the timepiece before Zinner and onlookers persuade the animal to return the watch. The episode draws a large attendance at the zoo exhibits.
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Jake
Hershey
Frantz Zinner
Hershey Park
Monkey House
Watch Vaa
Zinner
Hershey Improvement Co Expands Home Building Amid Demand
The Hershey Improvement Company reports multiple house and lot sales to residents John Shay of this place at 144 Caracas Avenue and TAciic Ridar of Hummelstown at 186 Races Avenue. With rising demand, the firm is hastening construction of several frame dwellings at the town's west end, near completion and ready for occupancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey ‘Timproyvemant Company
John Shay
Caracas
Miko Nh
Taciic 8
Ridar
Hummelatown
Improvemant Company
Hershey Farms Yield Record Driven by Careful Management
On the Hershey farms 2200 acres of corn yield an unprecedented year thanks to scientific cultivation and right management. Snavely and Millard plan large silage outputs totaling about 6000 tons to feed livestock. the Round Barn silo is among the largest in the U.S. A newly plowed Farm Five for a prospective top golf course features 13 plows over 40 acres in under four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Snavely
Millard
United States
America
Moving Picture
Silos Sell Big as Farmers Embrace Preservation
Hershey Implement Department reports strong farm equipment sales in Jayphin, Lebanon, and Lancaster counties. Four carloads of Philadelphia silos arrived and nine silos sold after arrival, signaling booming adoption of silage to preserve corn and boost milk production, with Ohio tests cited on milk yield and feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey - ‘Implement ’Department
New Idea
Hershey Implement Department
Jayphin
Lebanon
Lancaster
Lancaster County
Philadelphia
Athens
Julius Caesar
Europe
Adolph Richlen
Goffart
Michigan
Ohio Experiment Station
Hacowa Lodallaga
Herr Crowned Champion At Swatara Corn Roast
Mr. Herr won the gold medal at a Swatara corn roast with a large, appetizing supply. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John E. Snyder Mr. and Mrs. W. F. R. Murrie and children Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Herr Mr. W. H. Lebkicher Miss Mowery and the Misses Stoner. The event was described as delightful with spirited competition led by Herr and notable effort from Lebkicher as a Civil War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. Herr
John E. Snyder
W. F. R. Murrie
W. H. Lebkicher
Miss Mowery
Herr
Lebkicher
Marriage Laws Drive Clergy Fees Across States
Pennsylvania and Maryland see rising wedding business as new marriage laws push couples toward Elkton and Hagerstown. Wisconsin reports a 1600 plus decline in marriages, with many couples wed out of state. Clergy income drops as ceremonies shift to other jurisdictions. Maryland requires a clergyman to officiate.
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Pennsylvania
Elkton
Hagerstown
Maryland
Madison
Wisconsin
Hershey Salesmen Seek Big Catches on Pike County Trip
Hershey Chocolate Co. sales staff including P. N. Kasson I. W. Pugh Wayne Hornbaker and others left for an auto trip into Pike County to fish Promised Land Pond on the State Forest Reservation. Hornbaker sought verification of tall tales of large catches with positive results reported after the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Cain
P. N. Kasson
I*. W. Pugh
Wayne Hornbaker
Hershey Chocolate Co
Pike County
State Forest
Hornbaker
Pleasant Trip Bus Brings Community Members to Mt Laurel Picnic
A Hershey Store Company lumbar truck led by Wilson Rhonda carried thirty three people from Hershey Palmyra and Wummelstown to Piketown on Saturday for a Mt Laurel Sunday school picnic. The group included many families and local residents enjoying a basket lunch and a pleasant day.
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Hea
Hershey Store Company
Wilson Rhonda
Hershey
Palmyra
Slummerstown
Piketown
Mt. Laurel
Wilson Rhoads
John Shay
John
Louise
Zunner
James Hetrick
Ruasavel
Ruth Delmlar
Edith Ploursa
Alice Plouse
Anna Jwillard
John Plowse
Abner Bramo
Wummelstown
Sunday Afternoon Services Continue in August at Park
The park series resumes each Sunday in August at 4 p m with Rev N L Linebaugh addressing last week on biblical prophecies and peace through Christ The next speaker is Rev George Snavely Rentz of Derry Presbyterian Church sharing thoughts on war treaties and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Linebaugh
First United Brethren. Church
Europe
Jesus Christ
Prince of
Linebaugh
George ‘Snavely Rentz
Derry Presbyterian Church
Hershey Union Picnic Set At Paxtang Park
The Hershey Sunday Schools union picnic will be at Paxtang Park on Tuesday August 18 with committees from Presbyterian Lutheran and United Brethren schools. Special trolley cars will run 8 20 a m to 7 20 p m return. round trip 80 cents with children under five free. Sousa's Band featured. Tickets from L P Bacastow Hershey store H M Witman Swatara Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Paxtang Park
Presbyterian
Lutheran
United Brethren
Sousa
L. P. Bacastow
Derry Church
H. M. Witman
Swatara Station
Hershey Store Drug Department
War and Tobacco Hit by European Conflict
The European war has damaged Lancaster leaf tobacco business as orders for foreign buyers are canceled. Packers await justified prices to move the 1018 crop. Unusually rapid growth sees broadleaf ready before September, with ideal weather and few tobacco pests this season.
Miss Long Elected to Township School Board
Miss Long elected to fill vacancy on township school board after Monday night meeting. Margaret Tong of Hattisburg noted for election elsewhere in Stoverdale. Long, a Normal School graduate with teaching experience, received favorable recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achoola
Margaret Tong
Hattisburg
Stoverdale
Misa Long
Palmyra Attends Mt Gretna Camp Meeting Event
Palmyra sent seventy five automobiles to Mt Gretna on Sunday for the United Brathran camp meeting. The gathering also observed the Pennsylvania National Guards now encamped at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmyra
Mt. Gretna
United Brathran Camp Meeting
Pennsylvania National Guards
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South America
Ecuador
Dominican Republic
Seacoast
New York Journal of Commerce
San Domingo
Germany
Belgium
Hershey Company
Avory
Hershey Ia
Chicago
Liege
Camp Fire
Hershey Farms
Mr. Herr
Mr. Lebkicher
Pike
Hershey Union
Miss Long
Palmyra’s Automobiles
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