Hershey Seeks Double Win in Saturday Baseball Roundup
Rain limited games to Lebanon beating New Cumberland 3 2 in a pitchers duel as Wertz faced Yost. Other contests were postponed with Hershey set to host Highspire in a double header and New Cumberland visiting Middletown. Lebanon's 3 2 win gives them sole Friday league victory.
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New Cumberland
Lebanon
Hershey
Middletown
Steelton
Wertz
Yost
Wartz
Highspire
W. L Pet
Middletown i A
Aise Ewes
Harrisburg Boy Red Crane Sold to Connie Mack Athletics
Harrisburg resident Red Crane formerly with Hershey and Richmond clubs has been sold by the Richmond International League team to Connie Mack of the Athletics. Crane worked with the Athletics in the South earlier this season and played opening games before being sent to Richmond for experience. His solid fielding at short and steady progress drew major league scouts, and Harrisburg fans welcomed him with a gold watch and stick pin upon his first Harrisburg appearance.
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Red” Crane
Harrisburg
Hershey
Richmond
Connie Mack
Athletics
Crane
Mack
International
Capital City
Hershey Club
Fast Company
Pep Young Stars For Tigers At Second Base
Pep Young continues to play brilliantly around second base for the Detroit Tigers. He has sharpened his hitting eye and become a top valued man on the squad. Once a second stringer, he now starts every game and has beaten Kanavaugh for the job. A Philadelphia native, Young is a familiar figure in Har Shey from his days with the Harrisburg Tri-State club.
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Pep
Young
Detroit Tigers
Kanavaugh
Detroit
Philadelphia
Harshey
Harrisburg Tri-State
Pitchers Duel Ends With New Holland Victory
In a Saturday duel Kid Matthews and Amos Sikiles faced off as New Holland beat Mountville 8 to 6. Matty pitched for New Holland earning the decision after a hard battle while Machen, a former Hershey player, contributed two clean hits. A small telephone receiver novelty is noted.
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Kid
Matthews
Amos Sikiles
Hershey
New Holland
Mountville
Matty
Machen
Nye
Weber Family Reunion Marks centennial Death of Captain Weber
Descendants of Captain John Henry Weber 1735 1815 gathered in Hershey Park Hershey Pa for the Fourth Annual reunion and picnic. The event celebrated centennial of the captain’s death and honored lineage spanning Berks Dauphin Lebanon and others with medals prizes for oldest male and female descendants and a three year old child. Officers listed include Clara Weber Griesemer Rev A M Weber Howard E Gerhardt Constance Weber Paine and others.
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John Henry Weber
Elizabeth Filbert
Hershey Park
Hershey
Mochstadt
Deutschland
Berks County
Host
Berks
United States
St. John’s Reformed Cemetery
Weber
Samuel Filbert
America
Bernville
Frieden
John. Henry, Jr
Margaret Meyer
Valentine Meyer
Stumpstown
Dauphin County
Fredericksburg
Lebanon County
John Phillip
Anna Shaver
Jacob
Elizabeth
John Philip
Lebanon
Elijah
John Peter
Adam L. Weber
Lovinana Weaver
Hummelstown
Ray Weber
Tilden Weber
Runkel Reunion Held at Hershey Park
The eighth annual Runkel family reunion was held at Hershey Park last Wednesday with a fine program that delighted attendees. Abner J. Bowman was elected president after a program featuring Runkel Quartette, solos by Murray Bowman and Miss Laura Runkel, recitations, readings, and a closing hymn.
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Runkel
Hershey Park
C. J. McClellan Runkel
Bellefonte
Thomas Knecht
Palmyra
Harry G. Witmyer
Laura Runkel
Murray Runkel Bowman
Paul Runkal
Red Lion
William Rankal
Mary Runkel
Abner J. Bowman
Labanons
Sallie Roiat
Thomas Kneeht
Palhyra
Tha Clan
Krall Runkel Reunion Draws 800 in Hershey Park
Members of the Krall Runkel family gathered at Hershey Park for their annual reunion. More than 800 people from six counties attended, with over 560 traveling from Lebanon via Hershey Transit. Abner Bowman opened with a history dating to 1784 and G Runkel May of Bellemont delivered the principal address. The executive committee was elected and all old members retained their positions.
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Krall-Runkel
Hershey Park
Lebanon
Hershey Transit
Abner Bowman
Tabanon
Family Association
Amily
G. Runkel
May
Belle Mont
Park Auditorium
Runkel Family Dominates Local Board Elections
The chairman and officers elected include George Runkel of Palmyra as vice president, Clayton Runkel of Lebanon as secretary, and George Runkel of Lebanon as treasurer. The executive committee is expected to re-elect Abner Bowman as president.
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George’ Runkel
Palmyra
Clayton Runkel
Lebanon
George Runkel
Abner Bowman
Stuckey Family Reunion Held at Hershey Park
The sixth annual Stuckey reunion gathered about 125 relatives from Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster and Berks counties at Hershey Park. Officers were elected, a future meeting planned for Hershey Park, and a genealogy study was started with invitations to absent members.
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Stuckey
Hershey Park
Dauphin
Lebanon
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Adam Stuckey
South Barlington
Emma Stuckey
Highspire
Viola Pierce
Steelton
C. A. Sibbett
Camp Hill
Frantz Zinner Wins Six Prizes At Lebanon Fair
Frantz Zinner secured six prizes from eight entries at the Lebanon Fair, with claims for two more. He earned top ribbons for a first appearance buck rabbit and a first giant Flemish rabbit, plus several second-place awards among various rabbit breeds. Zinner foresees additional prizes at future fairs and notes inquiries for Hershey stock specimens.
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Lebanon
Frantz Zinner
Lepear
Rufus
Zinner
Hershey
Harrisburg Motor Club Treats 239 Orphans With Car Parade
The Harrisburg Motor Club hosted its fifth annual outing for orphans, with 239 children from Sylvan Heights Igame for Orphan Girls and other homes. Fifty two cars ferried the youngsters to Hershey Park for ice cream, rides, and a private dinner in the Hershey Cafe, coordinated by secretary J Clyde Myton and club captains.
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Harrisburg Motor Club
J. Clyde Myton
Hershey Park
Hershey Cafe
Sylvan Heights
Igame
Augustus Lutz
Harry C. Wells
H. H. Heskin
S. 8. Pomeroy
Charles E. Covert
F.H. Bomgardner
W. E. Orth
H. M. Stine
George R. Bentley
H. B. Lau
George B. Zech
A. H. Fraim
Augustus Wildman
Charles P. Turner
B. B. Drum
S. Rutherford
William M. Logan
Anna E. Murray
I. W. Dill
Harvey Miller
O. K. Eschenauer
T. E. Benner
C. M. Forney
Children’s Industrial Home
Home for the Friendless Residents Listed
Names and addresses of residents and accompanying children and attendants at the Home for the Friendless include L. C. Johnson 1221 Derry Street with two children and an attendant, Mrs Mary Hughes with four children, J H Park 320 Reily Street with two children, T Clyde Myton 140 Dock Street with Mrs Fred Gowley and six children, and Mrs Charles A. Kunkle.
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Home For
L. C. Johnson
Derry Street
Mary Hughes
J. H. Park
Reily Street
T. Clyde Myton
Dock Street
Fred Gowley
Charles A. Kunkle
Farms Bought by Mr Hershey in East Hanover Township
Five deeds filed for record by M S Hershey of the Hershey chocolate company in East Hanover Township. Executed in 1914 they describe parcels: Jacob G Bomberger 87 acres 100 perches for 4560 dollars Harvey FE Umberger 117 acres 80 perches for 1, Lizzie Krum 80 acres for 2500 dollars H F Mark 126 acres 80 perches for 6150 dollars David F Fritz 60 acres for 2100 dollars.
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East Hanover
Charles T. Doll
Court House
M. S. Hershey
David F. Fritz
Locomotive Delivered for Hershey Street Railway Project
The Hershey Street Railway Company received a new locomotive on Tuesday for street car track work. It was unloaded in Lebanon and moved to the Elizabethtown line. The Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad will deliver ballast cars to Beverly Station for the side track construction and use the new dinky to haul cars to work sites.
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Hershey Street'Railway
Lebanon
Elizabethtown
Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad Company
Beverly Station
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Gingrich
Guyer
Frantz Zinner’s
Mr. Hershey
J. E. Gruber
Hershey Derry Church
Yingst’s
Samuel M. Emrich
Swatara Station
John B. Curry
Curry
David Gordon
Hershey, Pa
New York
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, Penna
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