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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1918
Page
5
Derry Presbyterian Church led by Rev. R H Taylor holds Sunday School at 930 am preaching at 1030 am Christian Endeavor at 7 pm and evening service at 745 pm Prayer meeting with choir rehearsal Wednesday at 745 pm. First United Brethren details follow Rev. R R Butterwick pastor.
Evangel Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 9.15 and morning worship at 10.30 with evening service at 7.30 led by Rev. SS. Gamnes. Hershey Mission from Cathedral Harrisburg Pa at Hershey Press building with Mass at 9.30 a.m. Confession before Mass. Rev. Father Phelan in charge.
Pennsylvania has suffered the most war casualties of any state, with 689 killed or missing and 693 wounded. New York is second in deaths with 391, while Delaware shows minimal losses. The report notes Northern states lead Southern states and cites enlistment levels as a factor.
A playful note requests a pair of button shoes for a wife. The exchange asks for any style as long as the shoes do not button in the back, reflecting a simple domestic desire.
The Fuel Administration urged the public in states east of the Mississippi to stop using all classes of automobiles on Sundays with limited exceptions. Motorcycles and motor boats are allowed, while vehicles for hire are restricted. Exceptions cover tractors, freight transport trucks, doctors, ambulances, fire and police vehicles, funeral conveyances, railway gasoline users, repair outfits for utilities, and essential rural errands. The measure aims to conserve gasoline amid overseas shipment shortages and rising domestic demand.
Dauphin County Farm Bureau delegates from nearly all agricultural townships met at the Farm Bureau office to plan the county share of a 1000 acre wheat increase for next year. State College and the U S Department of Agriculture aid the drive. Desry township delegates were named and E K Hebishman outlined the quota. Middle Paxton and Lower Swatara already exceeded theirs. Suggestions included better seed beds, more fertilizer, and increased lime use.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man boasts poverty while the woman jokes about learning to cook after marriage. He suggests she practice now, noting her father provides the resources, and the quip elicits playful banter on domestic roles.
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