Hershey Schools Open Next Monday
The sixth through eighth grades and the Hershey High School start Monday morning August 26. Primary and rural schools begin Tuesday September 3. New students must be classified Friday August 23 with transfer cards report cards or certificates of promotion. All children require vaccination proof. Teachers listed for various subjects and grades. Continuation School opens September 3 at 3 30 with Mr Arthur P Hocker in charge. Government provisions aim to support boys who graduated from high school to encourage attendance.
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Hershey
Clyde M. Thompson
Lillian M. Rowe
Ing
Carrie A. Wetzel
Arthur P. Hocker
Martha Rogers
Sara Foreman
Saving and Serving in War Time Finances
The piece urges citizens to economize on consumption to free labor material and transport space for government use. It argues saving funds the war effort by enabling government securities, increasing available resources and support for soldiers and victory. It emphasizes double duty of citizens as savers and lenders to boost national war needs.
Home Defence Police sworn in by Pennsylvania authorities
Eight stalwart Hershey men have been sworn into the Pennsylvania Home Defence Police. Named are Captain Harry Miller, Wm. Curtis, J. F. Snavely, Wm. H. Graver, Dan. Graeff, Walter Leibfreid, Erick Erickson, and Chas. Bickel.
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Hersheyites
Pennsylvania Home Defence Police
Harry Miller
Wm. Curtis
J. F. Snavely
Wm. H. Graver
Dan. Graeff
Walter Leibfreid
Erick Erickson
Chas. Bickel
St Elmo to head line of Pickett Sisters season
The Pickett Sisters Stock Company filled three days last week with a war play unnamed and a popular Irish comedy Peggy O Moore to follow. Chester Woodward impressed with scenery including a notable no man s land set. St Elmo with Val Cleary and Blanche Pickett Chong Edna Earl, and The Natural Law to close the week, featuring Ruth Stanley in a love triangle with an athlete and a physician.
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Pickett Sisters
Chester Woodward
Cretonne
No Man’s Land
Peggy O’ Moore
Woodward
Hershey Grounds
Augusta J. Evans
St. Elmo
Val. C. Cleary
Blanche Pickett
Edna Earl
Big Republic Theatre
Ruth Stanley
High Production of Arms and Munitions
The notice highlights Liberty Bond and War Savings Stamps funding for war production. In June about 27 million cartridges were made for the U S Government and the week ending June 29 saw a daily average of 10 142 rifles in a modified Enfield and Springfield type. Spare parts for several thousand rifles and Russian rifles were also produced.
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United States
United States Army
War Baby to Play at Hershey Park on Labor Day
The Pickett Sisters Stock Company presents The War Baby on Labor Day September 2 in Convention Hall due to space limits at Hershey Park theatre. Chester Woodward has organized electricians and carpenters for a grand set. Written by B A Fox a British Army veteran, the play follows his acclaimed prior work and promises strong reception. The show will go on rain or shine.
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Hershey Park
Pickett Sisters
Convention Hall
Chester Woodward
B. A. Fox
Surprise Day Hours Extended at Hershey Department Store
The Hershey Department Store extended its hours to nine o clock on Surprise Day Friday August 23 to accommodate the large crowd. The store will close earlier on Thursday evening at 6 30.
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Hershey
William Curtis Narrowly Escapes Fire at Tennis Match
Wm Curtis, Hershey volunteer policeman and tennis enthusiast, faced a peculiar mishap while playing Wm Graver. A served ball led to a loss of balance and a fall that sparked a blaze from matches in his pocket. Curtis sprinted around the court as Graver aided in saving his trousers. Moral: Carry safety matches.
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Wm. Curtis
Hershey
Wm. Graver
Mr. Curtis
Officer Curtis
Graver
Factory Girls Wearing Bloomers In Chocolate Plant
In the Hershey Chocolate Company moulding room the workers wear bloomers for freedom of movement and to reduce accidents from skirts snagging on machinery. The practice aligns with similar measures at other plants nationwide.
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Hershey Chocolate Company
Catholic Chapel Opens In Hershey Press Building
The Catholic community of Hershey will celebrate Mass in a newly finished chapel on the third floor of the Hershey Press Building this Sunday. Rev Father Phelan from Harrisburg will attend to the spiritual needs of over three hundred parishioners. A future church may be built on land donated by Mr M S Hershey, with thanks to him for the usable space.
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Hershey
Central Theatre
Hershey Press
Father Phelan
Harrisburg
Shanahan
M. S. Hershey
Hershey Red Cross urged to treat soldiers with chocolate cake
A reader pleads for Hershey to support Army truck convoys by offering a cake of chocolate or coffee and a sandwich, noting Red Cross volunteers in other towns provide comfort to passing soldiers and suggesting a chocolate fund from Hershey.
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Red Cross
Hershey Red Cross
Derry Presbyterian Picnic Invites Church Family
The Derry Presbyterian Sunday School picnic will be held in the church grove on Saturday afternoon August 24. Members and friends are invited to attend and each family is asked to contribute toward the joint luncheon served at 5 30. Everyone is urged to come and enjoy.
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Derry Presbyterian
Church Grove
Paul D. Ulrich Leaves Hershey Studio
Paul D. Ulrich, expert photographer who ran the Hershey Studio for seven years, has resigned and taken charge of studio and laboratory work for J. H. Kellberg of Harrisburg. His Hershey work has earned widespread praise from photographers nationwide. We wish him luck in his new position.
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Paul
D. Ulrich
Hershey
J. H. Kellberg
Harrisburg
Ulrich
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Ruth Tiffany
Pauline H. Clark
Edgar F. Slichter
Stephen C. Leininger
Frances A. Williams
Home Defence Police
Paul D. Ulrich
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