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Hershey Briefs Highlight Local Club and Community News
At the Hershey monthly meeting an Entertainment Committee was formed by the Hershey Band to arrange events before spring. The slate includes Amos Fordney Ray Arnold David Hummel Bob Phalm and Earl Mays. George Mountz moves to Mahion after resigning as Presbyterian sexton. Rev and Mrs Segelken visit Dillsburg with Mrs Segelken staying a few days. Asses Grace and Edith Shaffer visit their father Dr Shaffer for holidays. Miss Jennie Holland visits Duncannon with parents. Mary Gingrich of Hillsdale visits Mr and Mrs Samuel Garman. Reuben Wolfersberger dies aged 71. services held at Campbelltown Reformed Church led by Revs Segelken and Dundore with burial there. Santa Claus celebrates electric lights for Derry Church via Mr Harry Moyer. Hershey store employs many harvesting ice from the Swatar for three ice houses. ice 6-8 inches. Mr and Mrs C S Eby of Lancaster visit over Christmas. Drayman Cyrus Lantz mourns cat Tom’s passing and jokes about mules. A house party honors F Clayton Snavely of Chicago with Katherine Wilson Alberta Grove and others. Harry Shaeffer of Lancaster joins Hershey Chocolate Company as machinist. Hershey Volunteer Fire Company meets next Tuesday. Chief Glynn resigns. election to fill vacancy. Ed Tracy leaves Hershey Chocolate Company for General Electric in Deerfield Mass. Otterbein Bible Class folder praised. list of members includes many local names. Weather talk ends with Kreider noting snow hinders streetcars.