Lower Dauphin County Farm Show Opens With Premiums
The fifth annual Corn Potato and Poultry Show runs Wednesday to Friday at the Hershey Store building. Farmers and farm women from southern Dauphin County enter crops and products for cash premiums. Events include judging, dance and musical numbers, films, and a weight guessing contest for a pure bred and scrub pig, with prizes announced Friday evening. Banks and Hershey Chocolate Co. sponsor the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County
County Agricultural Extension Association
Hershey
Miles Horst
National Stockman and
Lebanon Valley
Joe Guess
Hockersville Duroc- Jersey Club
Farmers Bank and
Hummelstown National Bank
Hummelstown
Farmers Trust Company
Middletown
Hershey Chocolate Co
Plain Jane by Miss Ethelyn Storey at High School
Miss Ethelyn Storey presents her Kiddies in Plain Jane at the High School auditorium on Thursday and Friday evenings as part of Kathleen. Anna Rachael Snavely headlines the new act with a chorus drawn from Miss Storey’s advanced dancing class including Vera Miller Virginia Phillips Dorothy Beistline Lillian Gallagher Katharine Tobias Mary Deppen Almeda Nowlen and Marie Mays. An additional Indian dance by Miss Deppen adds to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lloyd
Hans Swindler
Flynnville
Mass
Flynn
Verna Deets
Olive Fleager
Dorothy Hollingsworth
Lilly Martin
Rachael Morris
Dorothy Myers
Kathryn Nowlen
Marian von Neida
Ruth Barnard
Anna Brinker
Alice Reilly
Gladys Rhoads
Pauline Rumpf
Susan Seltzer
Ruth Taylor
Iva Beachell
Ethel Grubb
Dorothy Hostetter
Elizabeth Ricker
Marian Sanders
Edna Smith
Elsie Brehm
Mary Hummer
Josephine Mentzer
Annabel Schaffner
Beatrice Alger
Anna Brandt
Mary Taylor
James Bobb
William Wagner
Edwin Hershey
Glenn Keiffer
Elizabeth Baumgardner
Erma Seibert
Gertrude Schmidt
Erma Shelley
Melba Strohm
Ruth Tinney
Gretel Zeigler
Mildred Swope
Margery Reese
Margaret Senior
Hecks
Erla Balsbaugh
Miriam Brass
Dorothy Clark
June Eby
Helen Furet
Marion Hinkel
Catherine Hostetter
Eloise Maoer
Betty O'Neal
Julia Owen
Helen Strimble
Mary Rose
Dorothy Hyland
Beulah Schaffner
Parke Yingst
Carl Snavely
Millard Garver
Elsa Elgarelli
John Parry Kiddies
Tola Goodling
Anna R. Snavely
Alma Pronto
Mildred Romig
Esta Black
Helen Gerth
Vera Miller
Dorothy Ebersole
Pauline Wagner
Lillian Gallagher
Anna DeSantis
Romaine Aurentz
Miriam Sandy
Ruth Reilly
Helen Geiling
Marian Slesser
Mary Santarelli
June Keyser
Evelyn Cramer
Regina Pronio
Evelyn Slesser
Helen Tinney
Miriam Henry
Bezenne Petrucci
Lida Castronas
Kathryn Seibfried
Josephine Baker
Sara Frank
Gladys Spancake
Pauline Howard
Mary Swartz
Geraldine Stahler
Velvia Barbini
Edna Keener
Jean Brinser
Gladys Kauffman
Mary Catherine Hartman
Caroline Forreat
Ruth Mays
Ella Elsareili
Elele Wilson
Bertha Habecker
O'Mania
Winona Baker
Viola Edris
Treva Dise
Ruth Lilley
Caroline Savastio
Mary Aungst
Helen Schmidt
Columbine Bilotta
Louise Shay
Naomi Hartranft
Edythe Baccaatow
Hershey Fire Company Smoker Scheduled for Monday Evening
The Hershey Volunteer Fire Company will host a smoker in the fire house on Monday evening at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend and may invite friends. No business meeting, but a good time is promised with a big surprise for everyone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Volunteer Fire Co
Ladies Auxiliary To Elect Officers at Hershey Post 386
The Ladies Auxiliary of Hershey Post No 386 American Legion will hold its monthly meeting Friday December 18 at eight o clock in the Legion room. Officers for the coming year will be balloted for and elected and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hershey Post
American Legion
Legion Room
Newsboy Tenor to Perform at Hershey Theatre Saturday
John O. Pray the Philadelphia newsboy tenor will join the Hershey Central Theatre program on Saturday evening December 19 at 6:50 and 8:30. The article promises the performance will be worthwhile and audience interest is high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsboy
John O. Pray
Philadelphia
Hershey Central Theatre
Diakonia Class To Hold Monthly Meeting
The Diakonia Ladies Bible Class will meet Thursday December 17 at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Rinports on Cocoa Avenue. All members urged to attend for important business to be disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diakonia Ladies’ Bible Class
Rey
Paul M. Rinports
Cocoa Avenue
Hershey National Bank Stockholders Meeting Date Set
The Hershey National Bank announces its annual stockholders meeting for election of Directors and other business. The meeting will be held in the banking rooms in Hershey Pennsylvania on Tuesday January 12 1926 from 1 to 3 p.m. Cai Stecher December 7 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Hershey National Bank
Hershey
Penna
Stecher
Cai
The Monster at Central Theatre Saturday Evening
The Monster a mystery thriller by Crane Wilbur screens at Hershey Central Theatre on Saturday December 19 with showings at 6 30 and 8 30. Lon Chaney Johnny Arthur and others star in a Roland West produced version praised for thrills and humor as motorists vanish near an abandoned madhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane Wilbur
Roland West
Hershey Central Theatre
Lon Chaney
Johnny Arthur
Gertrude Olmsted
Hallam Cooley
Walter James
Knute Erickson
George Austin
Ethel Wales
Albert G. Kenyon
Willard Mack
Jackie Coogan
Lutheran Boy Scouts to Give Christmas Party Monday Evening
The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Boy Scouts held an evening meeting in the church basement. John Shay was invested as First Class and named Senior Patrol Leader. New Second Class scouts named, Hubert Taylor earned Tenderfoot, Lion Patrol formed with Norman Seibert as leader, and Richard Mumma became editor of the Scout paper Think and Grin. The troop invites visitors to see the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. Rinports
John Shay
William Graeff
Marlin L. Kieffer
Howard Lloyd
Levere Spohn
Carlysle Sherrick
Richard Mumma
Earl Christ
Norman Seibert
Hubert Taylor
Lion Patrol
Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School Elect Officers
The Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School elected officers including Superintendent Dr. H. G. Mumma Assistant Superintendent J. R. Snavely Recording Secretary Miss Goldie Habecker Financial Secretary Norman Z. Stable Treasurer Daniel S. Graeff Librarians Ross Runkle and Glenn Kieffer Assistant Librarians Chas Hummer and Luther Hinkle Pianist Earl Stable Assistant Pianist Mrs U1. G. Mumma Superintendent Primary Department Catharine Leithiser Assistant Minnie Whittle Superintendent Cradle Roll Edna Deckart Superintendent Home Department Mrs Wilson Rhoades.
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
H. G. Mumma
J. R. Snavely
Goldie Habecker
Norman Z. Stable
Daniel S. Graeff
Ross Runkle
Glenn Kieffer
Chas, Hummer
Luther Hinkle
Earl Stable
Mre. U1. G. Mumma
Catharine Leithiser
Minnie Whittle
Edna Deckart
Wilson Rhoades
Big Treat for Basketball Fans Wednesday
Hershey meets the Albermarle Club of York on Wednesday evening December 23 in a revenge match after a prior York defeat. The Albermarle club is among York County’s top amateur teams. Tickets on sale from team members or the Men’s Club. advance tickets sent to York for distribution.
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Hershey
Albermarle Club
York
Thi
Albemarle Club
York County
Hershey Basketball Club
Marriage Makes Man His Own Grandfather in London
A London man concludes through a chain of marriages that he is his own grandfather. He wed a widow whose grown daughter became his mother, while his father married that daughter making him his son-in-law and the husband his own grandfather. The bizarre relation hinges on a convoluted family loop.
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London
England
Hershey Community Christmas Tree Preparations
The Hershey Community Christmas Tree is placed in front of the Hershey Central Theatre. On Thursday December 24 at 6 PM Santa will distribute gifts to children under 9 in Derry Township and Hershey Industrial School, with about 750 cards expected. The event includes carols led by Rev. Paul M. Kinports and invites the Community Chorus and church choirs to attend.
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Hershey
Hershey Central Theatre
Santa Claus
A. M. Hinkel
Derry Township
Hershey Industrial School
Paul M. Kinports
Employment Bureau
Miss Wheeler
Mr. Snavely
Messrs Zoll and Botts
Trinity Lutheran Church Prepares Decorations for Christmas
The decorations committee works to beautify Holy Trinity Lutheran Church interior for the season. The pastor will deliver Christmas messages at both Sunday services with themes Mary the Virgin and Gods Unspeakable Gift. The Sunday School program is set for Wednesday Dec 23 at 6 30 pm and a 6 am Christmas morning service will be held with special music. The church extends a cordial welcome and wishes a Merry Christmas to all.
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Mary
Party In Honor Of Miss Parr At Lebanon Club
A jolly birthday party was held Saturday night December 12 at the Lebanon Country Club in honor of Margaret Parr daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Parr. Guests included Phyllis Parr Mr and Mrs Robert Haas Mr and Mrs John Howell J W Logan Palmyra Miss Pansy Reilly Victor Brenneman Charles Black William Spangler Hershey Arlene Bastion Elsie Witmer Sunbury Wally McEwan Lancaster and Caroline Donie Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Parr
Lebanon Country Club
Margaret Parr
Hershey Chocolate Company
Phyllis Parr
Robert Haas
John Howell
J. W. Logan
Palmyra
Pan
Hershey Man Appointed Chief of Police
Richard HH Pastorious of the State Highway Patrol, stationed in Hershey for two years and chief mechanic, resigns to become Chief of Police at Elizabethtown. He and his wife Misa Bertha Trump will move there soon. Hershey friends congratulate him on his new post.
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Richard HH. Pastorious
State Highway Patrol
Hershey
Pastorious
Elizabethtown
Misa Bertha Trump
American Legion To Meet Tuesday Evening
Hershey Post No 386 American Legion holds its monthly meeting Tuesday December 22 at 8 00 pm Newly elected officers will be installed Comrades urged to attend Come early stay late and assist packing and preparing Community Christmas Tree packages
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Hershey Post
American Legion
Deets 5th Wedding Anniversary Observed at Home
Mr and Mrs Melvin W Deets celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary at 67 Aretha Avenue on Sunday December with an elaborate dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Charles Seidel and son Richard Reading Mr and Mrs Phares Eckert and daughters Florence and Catherine Lebanon Mr and Mrs Roy Deets and daughter Jane Campbelltown Mr and Mrs Norman R Ludwicks and daughter Norma Palmyra and Mr and Mrs Charles Jamison and daughters Flossie and Maude and Mr and Mrs E J Deets and daughter Verna and son Daniel Philadelphia area observations
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Melvin W. Deets
Aretha Avenue
Charles Seidel
Richard
Reading
Phares Eckert
Florence and
Catherine
Lebanon
Roy Deets
Jane
Campbelltown
Mra
Norman R. Ludwicks
Norma
Palmyra
Charles Jamison
Flossie and Maude
E. J, Deeta
Verna
Daniel
The Smokestack and Laugh Lines in a Valley Column
A humorous collection notes storms of drought and misfortune, praising resilience with a cowboy saying about crying and a punchline about a dog waking an old man. It juxtaposes jokes from Dee Jay Gee and Samuel Goldwyn style quips with a televised reminder of luck and ladders.
English Speech Quirks and Mispronunciations Sample
The piece lists common mispronunciations and spelling confusions in English such as Chand for chance Wisht for wish and Hennery for Henry. It includes humorous dialog with characters the Dog and the Porapine and Porky discussing speech patterns and self confidence.
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Hennery
Henry
Municipal
Porky
Rapid Growth and Odd Bits in The Times
A collage of humorous vignettes and local notes includes a child’s night exchange with a tall father, a man bragging about buckwheat coal, a state highway sign at Spring Creek, and a string of quips about law, umbrellas, and a beer joke. It ends with a choir offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hersey
Spring Creek
Christmas Programs In Hershey Churches
Hershey churches host Christmas exercises with multiple recitations songs and readings. The Derry Presbyterian Church, Church of the Brethren, Holy Trinity Lutheran, First United Brethren and Bindnagle Lutheran announce programs on December 20 to 23 with choirs solos groups and readings inviting all to attend.
Hershey High Edges Gettysburg In Thriller
Hershey High School beat Gettysburg High 41 to 39 in a suspenseful game at the Hotel Gettysburg arena. Key players Purcell Stover Sponagle Tennant led the effort while Warner and Balsbaugh anchored defense as Hershey earned an upset win and moved toward the home schedule.
Hershey High Notches Big Win Over Gettysburg
Harrisburg Evening News notes Hershey High School defeat of Gettysburg 41 to 39 on the battlefield floor. Captain Purcell scored 15 field goals with strong earlier passing from Stover Sponagle Warner and Balsbaugh, as Hershey’s veterans bolster a banner season for the Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Basketball League.
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Hershey
Gettysburg H. S
Hershey H. S
Battlefield
Stover
Julie
Toad’’ Warner
Marlin Balsbaugh
Gettysburg
Dick’ Sponagle
Lancaster
York
Tech
Lebanon
Hershey Boys
Gettysburg Boys
Carlisle
Myerstown
Millersville
Carson Long Institute
Singlestown
Hershey High
Gettysburg High Parcellee
Tennant Stover
Fracpart Haart
Sponagle
Tennant
Utz
Buehl
Lightinger
Purcell
Warner
Saul
Harrisburg Evening News
Gettysburg High
Balsbaugh
John Elders Debate On World Court Topic At Meeting
The John Elder Men's Bible Class held its December session with A Bowman Snavely hosting at 256 Mast Caracas Ave. New members Angell Mathewson and Addison Kyle were elected. Charles Black resigned as president. John McKinne was elected vice president. A January debate on US entry to the World Court was scheduled with Ivan Mease and Paul Leverett as affirmatives and G Chance Phillips and Angell Mathewson as negatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elder Men’s Bible
A. Bowman
John McKinne
Cocoa Avenue
United States
World Court
Ivan L. Mease
Paul Leverett
G. Chance Phillips
Angell Mathewson
Rey. R. H. Taylor
Irvin H. Lesser
Gee, Hi, Dressler
Morris JH. Wenger
Addison Kyle
Paul R. Gingrich
Harry Fasnacht
Charles Black
Paul L. Everett
A. Bowman Snavely
White Gift Christmas Service To Aid Foreign Missions
The White Gift Christmas will be observed again with gifts placed in the basket at the door. Offerings collected during the service will support Foreign Missions for work in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry Presbyterian Sunday School
Mexico
Hershey High School Presents Kathleen This Week
Hershey Junior Senior High School stages Kathleen in the new high school auditorium on Thursday and Friday. Jessie Dersheimer leads Arabella Wilkins with John Gilman as Sheriff Underduck and Roy Dundore as Teckley Bramble in a bustling comic musical with thirty cast and bonus players. Produced for the Senior Class Fund, the show features extensive songs and dances under James Murphy’s direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Rube
Deteckatives
Roy Dundore
Teckley Bramble
Samuel Curry
Landis Curry
Jimmie
Niles Long
Ned Rollingston
Flossy
Lois Gilman
Flossie
Harold Sours
Michael Flynn
Kathleen
Washington
James Murphy
Rogers Producing Co
Fostoria
Ohio
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Hershey Fire Company
Ladies Auxiliary
Diakonia
Central Theatre
Lutheran Boy Scouts
Hershey Community
Trinity Lutheran Church
Miss Parr
By Dee Jay Gee
Fido
Bruno
Samuel Goldwyn
Boston Transcript
U. 3
Goodnow
Rochester Times Union
London Court
Nowe
Mendelesohn
Bernard Houser
Bobby Mease
Clyde Snavely
Virginia Phillips
Avis Ensminger
Eugene Garman
Paul Moyer
Betty Houser
Grant Farnsler
Ruth Copp
Margaret Miller
Glenn Boyer
Adelia Slesser
Dotty Parsons
Station
Leanna Ginder
Freeland Fasnacht
Dorothy Owen
Oscar Adams
Richard Miller
John Ginder
Frances Weaver
Minerva Gantz
Santa
Harry Wagner
Virginia Weaver
Bethlehem
Francis Garman
Dolly and I
June Parsons
Baby
Frances Reese
Dolly
Janis Stahl
Bobby Owen
Ruth Marks
Esther von Neida
Louise Reese
Madam Bassa
Goodnight
Harry Poorman
Gladys Farnsler
Dorothy Parsons
Wings of Song
Church of the Brethren
Areba Street
Vera Heisey
Florence Jefferies
Esta Ebersole
Wendell McGee
Judah
Alma Jane
Cora Hollinger
Esta Etter
Bethlehem Star
Bessie Eshelman
Verna Keifer
Junior Hinkle
Mary Eshelman
Ethel and
Edwin McGee
Dad Luke Ebersole
Ruth Keeney
Kathryn Etter
Harper Snavely
Shamokin
First
United Brethren Sunday School
Daniel Deets
Daniel Brubaker
God
James Cramer, Jr
Lois Gehrer
Robbie Garman
Ruth Zoll
Betty Ebersole
Harry Willard
Eva Marie Sternberger
Jenneth Sternberger
Richard Zentmeyer
Three Girla
Clyde Habecker
Grandma's
Betty Knoll
Earl Mayes
Class of Primary To
Dorothy Knoch
John Habecker
Marie Mays
Bob
Harry Reiley
Richard Knoll
Mary Zoll
John Laibfried
Ruth Frehn
Dorothy Habecker
Earl Houser
Quincy
Carola of
Helen Ebersole
Gladys Rumpf
the Shepherds
Hark
Herald Angels
Allen G. Nye
Bindnagle
Lutheran Sunday School
Harrisburg
John Elders
Hershey High School
Advocate
Len, Teckley
Lassies
Jimmi
Ned
Lovelight
Plain Jane
Miss Storey
Shoes
Anna Martin
Ruth Detweiler
Lem
Arabella
By-Hecks
Hans
Sunshine Blues
Marion Roth
Mary Deppen
Len and
Teckley
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