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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
4
The Hershey Press urges shoppers to buy early for value and satisfaction. It stresses examining the home market to save money and worry and promote patronage of local stores.
Readers welcome new modern cars on the line from Hummelstown to Harrisburg as a Christmas gift to the region. The old cars are praised for their history, but the new trains promise a smoother ride, ending the era of wobble and unpredictable directions. Residents from Hershey and surrounding areas anticipate a comfortable journey to Harrisburg.
A Pennsylvania town reports a remarkable 1916 labor crisis as farmers lure workers with wages of three dollars a day, some paying by the bushel. Hoboes trading jail time for work are seen husking corn after a freight conductor rounds them up.
At a meeting of about 200 farmers the dairy expert stressed ventilation sanitation and barn cleanliness to improve cow health and milk quality. After an hour and ten minutes he lit a cigarette and blew smoke while speaking, drawing laughter and dimming attention to his points. One farmer quipped that cows would dislike cigarette scent.
Aged Henry George Jr. has died as his father’s single tax philosophy remains contested. The piece notes his support for a permanent propaganda fund by Joseph Ida and references western states with initiative and referendum measures relating to single taxes.
Hershey High School girls opened their season with a 15 to 3 win at Oberlin over Oberlin High. Captain Myrtle Hershey led with four field goals and three fouls, Verna Stuckey added two baskets, and strong defense from Foltz Snavely and Reigle aided the victory.
Miss Ethel Caroline Leib aged 18 died at her parents home in Derry Church on Wednesday morning November 29 after a six year illness. Cancer of the brain may have been the direct cause though complications contributed. She became blind three years after illness began and endured severe suffering with several failed operations. Her health had improved last year before a sudden decline.
Ralph Boyer son of Mr and Mrs Philip Boyer of Swatara died Tuesday morning last week after a three week illness. He was about twenty three, survived by his parents a sister and two brothers and many friends. He was the first from the New Movement Bible Class to die. Funeral Friday afternoon in the New Movement Bible Class building with Rev R A Bausch presiding. Interment at Union Deposit.
Hershey in Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania grew from farmland begun in 1903 to a modern industrial town centered on a vast chocolate complex. By 1915 it boasted a population around 1600 with a thriving campus of farms factories schools utilities hotels theaters and transport hubs. The town features 850 pupil public school 800 acre industrial school 300 acre park with a 1500 seat theatre and a 6 000 seat convention hall plus a new 1 000 000 gallon water supply and expansive civic facilities serving thousands of workers and visitors.
Public transit timetable lists trolleys from Hershey Hummelstown and Harrisburg to Hershey with first cars at 5 6 a m and every hour or half hour to 11 30 p m Sundays start later. Lebanon Elizabethtown Palmyra links via connections with Conestoga Traction and transfers at Hershey. Train times east and west include multiple daily departures with Sunday variations and cafe hours and an employment bureau.
Classified notices list farm hands milkers stable workers and office/help positions in Hershey Pennsylvania. Jobs include track repairmen dairy milking, telephone operator, waitresses, unskilled labor, and a home washing position with various hours and salary ranges. Apply via Hershey Employment Bureau or local addresses.
Help wanted listings for waiters with experience and night watchman positions at the New Press Building in Hershey Pa. Also a lost dark gray fur neck piece reported between Factory and Hershey Cafe with return sought to Mrs E M Hershey on Chocolate Avenue. Also rental offer for a nine room dwelling on West Caracas Avenue with hot water furnace cookery and bath, apply H W Tinney Hershey Pa.
Two story frame duplex with bath and hot and cold water available. Includes garage for 3 cars. For more details contact Reuben Myers at 38 Caracas Avenue Hershey.
The Church of the Brethren elected Sunday School officers on Thanksgiving morning for the coming year. The meeting was at Elenry's Meeting House near Hershey. Superintendent Milton Basehore, assistant superintendent Benjamin Thersole, secretary John Stahley, assistant secretary Alles Conrad, treasurer Morris Venry.
Sunday School at 9 30 A M morning preaching at 10 30 A M Christian Endeavor at 6 45 P M evening preaching at 7 30 P M December 17 communion service prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 P M choir practice missionary society and guild with Mrs Weltmer Thursday at 7 30 P M mission study class with Katherine and Esther Snavely Friday 7 00 P M followed by embroidery class
The Church of the Brethren invites members to a Thursday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m A preaching service is set for 2 00 p m at Hummellstown A Christian Workers meeting follows at 6 00 p m with details in the bulletin
Pastor Rev. R. R. Butterwick outlines the day with Sunday School at 10:16 themed The World's Most Popular Book. Junior C II at 2:00, Senior Christian Endeavor at 6:30, and preaching at 7:30 on The Tope of the Godless.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the Hershey Trust Company of Hershey Pennsylvania will be held at the banking house on Thursday January 4 1917 at one o clock for the purpose of electing officers and a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year. S. C. Stecher Secretary.
A grocer would not trust a nine man official with a cake of soap, illustrating local concern over integrity and trust in public office.
Letters of administration granted to Harry P Boyer for the estate of Francis C Cassel late of Derry Township Dauphin County Pennsylvania. Debts owed should be paid promptly and claims presented without delay. Harry P Boyer administrator Swatara Station Pa Elmer F E Berh attorney Hockersville Pa.
On the second Sunday in Advent the Bible School begins at 9 15 a m. The Luther League Devotional Meeting is at 6 45 p m. Worship and sermon on The Second Coming of Christ at 7 30 p m. Choir practice Thursday at 8 00 p m.
A wedding between Misa Marguerite Bittner of Lebanon and John C. Hershey of Hershey was held in Lebanon on a Tuesday in November.
Mias Ireda Marie Wittmann daughter of Mia and Lena Wittmann of Trinidad Avenue Hershey and Carl H Thumm of Philadelphia were married last Thursday Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Edward Binner of Lebanon died at home Tuesday morning at 6 from pneumonia. She fell ill last Friday. She was 54 and a member of St. Marys Catholic church. Her son is J. Ed. Field of this place.
Miss Ruth Souder of Lebanon and William H. Zimmerman of Hershey married quietly in Hagerstown Maryland on Saturday and returned to Hershey the next day. Zimmerman, son of Mr and Mrs William Zimmerman of Hershey, is affiliated with the Hershey Chocolate Company.
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