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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
1
Palmyra citizens prepare a September 12 13 Welcome Home event with a memorial service at the High School athletic field an army chaplain address medal presentations to World War I veterans a parade a Red Cross banquet and band concerts under the general committee and finance committee oversight.
The Lancaster Automobile Club men will hold its annual picnic at Hershey Park tomorrow with about five thousand attendees. Most arrive by auto though many will travel by rail. Prizes will reward various contests and the auto entrants gain an extra chance for a prize. The secret judge time will not favor speed and quick travelers will be eliminated. The award is set for 4:30 at the ball park. The route passes Elizabethtown.
The Mothers Club of Hershey announces the Hershey Free Public Kindergarten will reopen on Tuesday September 2 on the second floor of the Hershey Central Theatre Building. Miss Jenette M Fredericks is engaged as teacher for the coming year. All children aged four to six are invited to attend.
Lieutenant P. M. Holdeman of the U S Army will address Sunday at 7 30 p m in the First United Brethren Church on My experiences as an Army Chaplain. He served in France over eighteen months and was chaplain to German prisoners of war for part of that time.
The Hershey Press welcomes Lancaster visitors with a note of kinship and invites them to Hershey Department Store for a Surprise Day event. The edition signals a celebratory, hospitable tone and encourages shoppers to visit the store for a bigger, shared occasion.
Harrisburg grocers and friends filled Hershey Park for the Grocers Association 12th annual picnic last Thursday. From morning until late evening crowds enjoyed swimming races, boat events, tugs of war, and dances on a sunny day with no injuries reported. Souvenirs were handed out by local dealers as Moose Band and Hershey Orchestra performed.
The Hershey Chocolate Company and related Hershey interests announce a ten percent raise for nearly three thousand employees across multiple firms including Hershey Chocolate Company Hershey Water Company Lebanon Creamery Hershey Condensing Hershey Industrial Hershey Transit Hershey Electric Hershey Bell Telephone Hershey Store Hershey Trust and Hershey Chocolate Company of New York. The increase took effect August 15 and follows a prior bonus declared at year end.
General Pershing urges that American dead be buried near their battle sites in Europe, a view opposed by many relatives who favor bringing bodies home. The War Department has forwarded this stance to the French foreign office amid France’s ban on removals until their assembly acts on a related bill.
Hershey baseball notes a 17 to 10 win over Sinking Springs after Shilling ton A C failed to appear. A Rosewood of Harrisburg game produced a 7 inning tie at dusk. Crowds packed the local diamond for the Harrisburg Grocer's picnic and the season’s largest turnout.
Next week marks the final large picnics of the season at Hershey Park with the Christian Endeavor Union Central Pennsylvania outing on August 29. Labor Day activities will be Park managed, while Harrisburg Kiwanis Club and Central High School Alumni Association hold a joint picnic featuring a Central Theatre afternoon with Lieut Governor Beidleman and Dr. Downes addressing. A class reunion, dance, and Municipal Band performances are planned.
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