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Newspaper

Hershey Press

Location

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1920

Page

7

Local Happenings in Hershey and Nearby Areas

The Hershey community hosts a wide range of social visits including clergy and guests at meals after field mass. Events include Atlantic City excursions, visits by residents to New York City and Elizabeth New Jersey, and local shopping trips. Notable notices mention a stove burner demonstration, a car collision with minor injuries, and missing and found items along with classifieds for a piano and household help.

John E. Snyder Hershey P. A. Kennedy Dr. Ludes Harrisburg W. F. R. Murrie Hershey Cafe John W. McGinness New York City Callie Rojahn Mary and Carl Dallastown Pearl Rice Claude B. Klinefelter Ellanore Wright Verna Rodgers Mark Rodgers Harold Woomer Anna Lentz Dorothy Lentz George Girth Robert Whittle Kathryn Carpenter Frank Gerard Elizabeth N. J William D. Geiling R. E. Sternberger Harry King Emanuel King Myerstown Mary Allwine Gregg Institute Chicago Leona Wiegand John Wiegand Robert Anna Veith Anna Rockenstein St. Joan of Arc Church Chocolate Avenue Mr. Wiegand Lancaster J. Howard Seltzer Perdix-on-the- Isle Claude Klinefelter Atlantic City Odd Fellows Sunbury Odd Fellows Orphans Home A. C. White George Lafferty Merle Harris George Kline Robert Kline Clarence Ulrich William Tobias Austin Shelly Charles Rodgers Fred Gipe Austin Zeamer George Schroll and Son William Hildebrandt Red Lion York County Frank Phillips Fred Cushman Shippensburg H. L. Lindemuth Mt. Gretna Rank Garman Thomas Rodgers Florence Kitchen Purchasing Dept Pearl Hans Accounting Olive Allbright Harry Kelchner Grocery Department Albert Kelchner Meat Department Clarence von Neida Elizabeth Copenhaver George Morris Credit Department H. A. Newton Boston George A. Bartels Bartels R. S. Woomer Russell Smith South Bethlehem Newton Shannon Mable Lingle Mary Kirk McConnelsburg Miss Kirk Lydia Weltmer Esta Kilmer Stoverdale Lester Bingham Mr. Bingham Mifflinsburg Gladys Church Bingham Ray E. Willard Lykens Mr. Willard R. Elmer Willard Ivan Mease Lebanon Ira G. Mumma Elenor Emmett York Springs Wayne Habecker Roy Duncannon Habecker Harry Kleiser D. B. Yost Trinidad Ave Ruth Shultz Alan Fidler Paul Shultz E. W. Schwenk Mt. Olivet Dillsburg Maude Klugh Charles Yoder Palmyra Rutherford Subway White Wilbur H. Ward Hershey Park Bellevue Hospital C. G. Stauffer Hershey Employment Bureau Enos Brehm Derry Road Keystone Wm. W. Mish East Caracas Avenue C. V. Glynn Cocoa Ave Hershey, Pa

Philadelphia Mint Produces Record 501 Million Coins

The Philadelphia mint released 501000000 coins in the last fiscal year, rising about 25 percent from 1919. It now stands as the largest mint in the United States and the world, having produced more coins than any other mint.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Mint

Sugar price forecast in Philadelphia wholesale market

Sugar at eleven cents a pound by January 1 is foreseen by some Philadelphia wholesale dealers. One man set the coming low price at five cents. Since sugar sold for twenty six cents two months ago there has been a gradual reduction to the present price of twenty one cents.

Philadelphia

Foreigner asks for talcum powder at shop

A fragment shows a shopper described as distinctly foreign asking the clerk for talcum powder. The clerk replies with a mistranslation or miscommunication about branding and scent, revealing a period tone of colloquial dialogue.

Mennen

Oakdale Grange Picnic Set With Livestock Exhibit

Preparations are finished for the third annual Oakdale Grange picnic at Webner's woods near Hummelstown on Wednesday and Thursday. The program features livestock exhibitions and talks by speakers including Secretary of Agriculture Rasmusen and Postmaster Hill. A livestock judging contest for ages ten to twenty is planned, along with bread baking contests, Home Economics demonstrations, and Chester White pig displays.

Oakdale Grange Webner’s Woods Hummelstown Rasmusen Postmaster Hill Fred Brenkman Pennsylvania State Grange Zimmerman Beckley Dauphin County Dauphin County Farm Bureau H. G. Nissley Home Economics Department Pennsylvania State College Pig Breeding Club Hershey Chester

Fourth Class Postmaster Examination Announced for Swatara

The United States Civil Service Commission announces a September 11 1920 examination in Hershey Pa to certify for a fourth class postmaster vacancy at Swatara Pa and other office openings. Applicants must be 21 or 18 in certain states and reside in the local postal territory. Applications and Form 1753 available from the postmaster or the commission in Washington.

United States Civil Service Commission Hershey Swatara United States Washington, D. C

Homecoming talk about a shared care plan

A brief domestic exchange shows a wife anticipating her husband’s happiness at her return while noting she leaves the baby with him. The dialogue highlights family roles and reassurance in a home setting.

With the Crowd Henry Where's the Old Man Who Used to Work Here

Henry asks about a former worker and learns he has died Fritz remarks the man joined the great majority, while noting he would not harshly judge him as a good man he knew.

Henry Fritz

Potatoes Threatened By Worst Blight Epidemic Amid Heavy Rain

Dauphin County Farm Agent H. G. Nissley warns potato growers that continued rain and cool nights create ideal conditions for blight, with half the state crop already infected. He urges Bordeaux mixture spraying every 10 to 14 days. farm bureaus will provide mixing and application guidance.

Dauphin County H. G. Nissley Dauphin County Farm Bureau State College Pennsylvania Nissley

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