Lutheran preacher to speak at Hershey union services
Rev Dr Charles M Jacobs renowned Lutheran orator will headline the Hershey Central Theatre gathering Sunday at 3 PM. The free event, held by the Men’s Club, aims to uplift all attendees with the talk What Makes Men alongside a 20 minute music program and regional clergy leadership.
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Lutheran Church
Dr. Jacobs
Men’s Club
Charles M. Jacobs
Lutheran Church In America
Union
Hershey Central Theatre
Hershey
Jacobs
Philadelphia
Elizabethtown
Lebanon Valley
James Millard
J. M. Brandau
John Irwin Meek
Moving Picture Program At Hershey Central Theatre
The program announces two December films at the Hershey Central Theatre. On Saturday December 14 The Alibi starring Betty Howe and Jamies Morrison offers a Vita graph love story. On Wednesday December 18 The Love Girl with Ella Hall provides thrills and heart interest. Large audiences continue to attend, with high priced reels.
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Betty Howe
Jamies Morrison
Vitagraph
Ella Hall
Hershey Central Theatre
Uncle Jake Gaus recalls voting for Buchanan in 1856
An elderly Hummelstown man, Uncle Jacob Gaus, reads of men who voted for Lincoln in 1860 and asserts he voted for James Buchanan in 1856 and continues to vote every year.
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Jacob Gaus
Hummelstown
Lincoln
Jake
James Buchanan
The Professor to Play Next Week at Hershey Central Theatre
Next Tuesday evening the Professor will be staged at Hershey Central Theatre. The performance is billed as one of the year’s most entertaining events and invites all Hershey residents to attend.
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Hershey Central Theatre
Hershey
Dancing Parlor Opens in Hershey Press Building
A spacious second floor room in the Hershey Press building has been remodeled for a dancing parlor. The first dance is next Thursday evening December 14 with free admission. Professor Samuel J Feese and his musicians plan an excellent program. The floor will receive special treatments and dances will be held every Thursday all winter.
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Hershey Press
Samuel J. Feese
Derry Church Veteran Sets Corn Husk Record
Cyrus Westhafer, veteran of Derry Church, husked 1300 shocks this fall setting a regional record. At age, he remains energetic and is noted as Lebanon Valley’s best fence maker while enjoying strong health and a full day’s work.
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Cyrus Westhafer
Derry Church
Westhafer
Lebanon Valley
Home Run Baker Visits Hershey for Dinner Stop
Baseball star J Franklin Baker known as Home Run Baker traveled with an automobile party and stopped in Hershey last Friday evening to dine at the Hershey lunch room.
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J. Franklin Baker
Hershey Seals Drive Sets Record and Red Cross Appeal
Hershey organizers led by Ezra F Hershey renew drive for Red Cross seals with two banners from national and state bodies. Volunteers urged in town to sell despite no compensation, while a school prize plan rewards student effort. Also Holy Trinity Lutheran Church reports a big gospel Sunday with nine new members and plans a Christmas Eve service after a successful Bible School start.
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Hershey
Red Cross
National Organization
Harrisburg
Ezra F. Hershey
Trust Company
A. W. Snavely
William F. R. Murrie
John E. Snyder
Lawrence Edwards
George R. Copenhaver
Stacey E. Peters
H. A. Newton
S. D. Clark
R. Meekins
Russell Stoner
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Adam Geibel
Holy Trinity Bible School
Mrs Zentmeyer Helps At Brethren Love Feast
A woman in her seventies, Mrs Henry Zentmeyer, went to Bachmanville last Wednesday to assist in cooking the dinner at the Church of the Brethren Meeting House for the Brethren annual love feast. She has served at these gatherings for years. The event was well attended.
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Henry Zentmeyer
Bachmanville
Church of the Brethren
New Home Underway for J. R. Patts and Nearby Project
Construction advances on J. R. Patts residence with foundation complete and carpenters at work supervised by A. E. Hershey. Hershey also directs a separate single frame 26 by 28 foot house for Benjamin Ebersole north of Hershey near Thomas Patrick's home.
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J. R. Patts
A. E. Hershey
Reunion of early Bible Class members at Pitcairn
A gathering at the P R R M C A in Pitcairn Pennsylvania celebrated the 1892 start of the Monday Evening Bible Class in the freight car shop office. Guest Allison Garman of Hershey was among the original members joining the reunion held on Tuesday evening November 14.
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Pitcairn
Allison Garman
Hershey
Mr Whisler’s Game Netted Fifty Animals in Hershey Area
Adam Whisker was a top hunter in Hershey this season. He hunted mainly within five miles of Hershey and collected 34 rabbits 4 squirrels 2 quail and 1 pheasant for the bird and rabbit season.
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Hershey
Adam Whisker
Whershey
Accident injures electrician John Carl at Whershey Dress building
John Carl a electrician suffered a deep wound in the Meady part of his hand when a screwdriver slipped while he worked at the Whershey Dress building Monday.
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John Carl
Improving the Hershey Herd with New Deer Arrivals
Frantz Zinner met with Dr. Joseph Kalbfus in Harrisburg to plan bringing high quality deer from Michigan to Hershey. Kalbfus, a key game official, supports expanding the Hershey zoo herd with selected specimens within a few weeks.
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Hershey
Frantz Zinner
Joseph Kalbfus
Board of Game Commissioners
Harrisburg
Kalbfus
Hershey Zoo
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Busy Month for Mothers Club in Hershey events
The Hershey community hosts a busy schedule led by the Mothers Club. A December 12 Christmas program in the M. S. Hershey Consolidated School kindergarten room features music and social refreshments. A December 11 china sale at Mrs. L. H. Hanbecker’s home benefits the club, with items suitable for Christmas gifts. A Hershey band concert December 13 at Hershey Central Theater, led by Samuel J. Feese, includes soloists and portions split with the club.
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Mother’s Club
M. S. Hershey
Consolidated School
L. H. Hanbecker
Vesper Services Led by Prominent Local Pastors
Rev. Dr. R. R. Butterwick conducted Vesper services at the Y W C A on Friday evening December 1. The informal talks by Mershey pastors uplift the girls and provide a weekly message to lighten daily burdens. Rev. J. I. Meek will speak Friday evening December 8 at 6 30 PM.
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Y.W.C. A
R. R. Butterwick
Young Women's Christian Association
Mershey
J. I. Meek
Hershey Men's Club opens season with 47–13 win
Hershey Men's Club opened the 1916-17 basketball season with a decisive 47 to 13 victory over Ohio Five of Harrisburg. Wirth starred with eight field goals, Zimmerman added three, and a strong all-around team performance set the tone for upcoming December dates in Hershey.
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Hershey
Ohio Five
Harrisburg
Harry Wirth
Zimmerman
Allen
Leibfried
Leib Fried
Foster
Shaffer
Flick
Galahad
Golden
Lancaster
Mt. Joy
Elizabethtown
Hershey Ohla Wirth
Clemm Allen
Ccs
Ues
Keller Zimmerman
Flick Foster
Daugherty Shaffer
fUard
Ccece
Ree Smith
Fred Clark Returns Home After Arm Injury Healing
Fred Clark, recently treated at Harrisburg hospital for a gun wound in his right arm, was brought home to Hershey on Monday. His condition is much improved and doctors now say the arm will be saved rather than amputated.
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Fred Clark
Harrisburg
Hershey
Quiet Thanksgiving at Young Women's Christian Association
A GOOD DINNER Thanksgiving Day was a very quiet one at the Young Women's Christian Association. A member of the girls spent the day at their homes. Those who remained in the association enjoyed a dinner of roast turkey with all the accessories.
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Young Women's Christan Association
Quila
Hershey Industrial School Boys Thrive In Winter Work
The Hershey Industrial School in Lebanon Valley reports all sixty boys are healthy and engaged as they begin a winter program. Superintendent Copen haver details academic goals including practical poultry and farming studies with trap nests, crop and livestock economics, and hands on projects alongside weekly talks and regular letters home.
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Hershey
Cuba
Lebanon Valley
Hershey Industrial School
Copenhaver
Board of Managers
Pennsylvania
Nelson Wagner
Arthur Whiteman
David Schaffer
Clifton Ziegenheim
Teddy Moore
Jack Frost
Guy Weber
Russell Teagey
Lewis Kilhefer
Moving Pictures
Chrysanthemums Bloom at Manston Grounds in Hershey
In Hershey the green house at the Manston grounds shows many large chrysanthemums in full bloom, marking one of the most attractive spots at present.
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Hershey
Manston Grounds
Hershey Fire Company Ten Years Old Anniversary Plan
At its regular meeting the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company outlined a ten year anniversary celebration for February 18 1917. A moving picture show with amateur vaudeville is planned at Central Theatre to raise funds for an anniversary banquet. A committee led by Jas F Murray with members Shay Putt Scheers Schroll Daniels Hinkle Heilman will organize an event in late January 1917 and meet tonight at 7 30 in the Central Theatre Building Bureau.
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Hershey” Volunteer Fire Company
Hershey
William Brinker
Central Theatre
Jas
F. Murray
John Shay
Jas. K. Putt
Herbert Scheers
George Schroll
John Daniels
Maurice Hinkle
A. T. Heilman
Harrisburg Independents Remain Unbeaten In Seven Games
The Harrisburg Independents have won all seven games this season with tight margins and overtime thrillers. They beat the Philadelphia Garnets 33 to 27 on Thanksgiving night and edged an Eastern League select squad 36 to 32 in a heated matchup. Crowds from Hershey Palmyra and Hummelstown attended both games, and a big event is slated for this Saturday.
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Harrisburg Independents
Harrisburg Boys
Philadelphia Garnets
Harry Hough
Hershey
Palmyra
Hummelstown
Narrow escape after reckless driving near Hershey
An automobilist was arrested in Hershey Saturday evening for reckless driving through Campbelltown. He narrowly endangered Mrs. A. G. Risser who jumped in front of a moving trolley to avoid a collision as the trolley neared her home. The motorman stopped the car just in time.
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Hershey
Campbelltown
A. G. Risser
Kieffer Promoted at Daily Argus Leader in Sioux Falls
Dewald Kieffer of Hershey son of Mr and Mrs H T Kieffer has risen from reporter to city circulation manager and will join the advertising department as assistant to the advertising manager at the Daily Argus Leader in Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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Dewald Kieffer
H. T. Kieffer
Hershey
Daily Argus Leader
Sioux Fall
South Dakota
Kieffer
Argus Leader
Yeiser Resigns Post Clerkship to Join Shoes in Lebanon
Yeiser, a clerk in the local post office for over two years, resigned last Thursday and left for Lebanon to join the A. S. Kreider shoe factory. He and his family came here from Lititz.
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A. Is. Yeiser
Lebanon
A. S. Kreider
Mr. Yeiser
Lititz
Otterbein Class to Dine at Hershey Cafe
Otterbein Men’s Bible Class of First United Brethren Church will dine at Hershey cafe Thursday evening. Members are to meet at the Men’s Club and march in a body to the cafe.
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Otterbein
First United Brethren Church
Hershey
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