Hershey Health Record Highlighted as Nation’s Cleanest Town
A Hershey health report claims death rates around 2 per 1000 in Hershey versus 14 per 1000 in Philadelphia and 17 per 1000 nationally. Girard College and Hershey Industrial School report no deaths since opening, with 650 pupils at M S Hershey public school noted as healthy. emphasis on sanitation and cooperative cleanups to maintain the town’s health reputation.
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Hershey
United States
Philadelphia
Girard College
P. P. Claxton
Girard
M. S. Hershey
Derry Township
Mrs Miller Keeps Historic Relics From Early Home
Mrs William Miller, a pioneer resident on Spring Creek avenue, preserves a 1771 spelling book used by Miss Mary Hershey in 1815 on the Hershey mansion grounds. Her collection includes 21 old pennies dating to 1780 found on John Habecker property, a teapot over a century old, and a 140 year old quilt made by her great grandmother.
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William Miller
Spring Creek Avenue
Mary Hershey
Little Stone
Hershey Mansion
Fire Company Banquet Set at Campbelltown Rising Sun Hotel
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company schedules its annual banquet at the Rising Sun Hotel Campbelltown next Tuesday evening February 9 to avoid conflicts with Hershey events. Secretary H A Newton must be notified by Monday of attendance. At the regular meeting Tuesday night 10 new members were admitted, the largest intake since organization.
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Hershey
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
Rising Sun
Campbelltown
H. A. Newton
York Five Invade Hershey In Big Friday Showdown
York All Collegiana brings a strong season to Hershey Men's Club facing a repeat opponent in a high profile game. Hershey will introduce several new players and efforts to break York’s streak at this venue. York lists Cole Sonholtz M Ways Barnes Shatter and K Ways in the lineup.
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Hershey
York All-Collegiana
York
Harshey
Cole
Sonholtz
M. Ways
Canter
Barnes
Shatter
K. Ways
War Halts Hershey Plant Work, Harrisburg Chronicle Reports
Readable lines indicate the Hershey chocolate plant operations faced disruption due to wartime pressures as reported by the Harrisburg Stax Independent. Details remain fragmentary, with emphasis on plant halted activities and regional impact.
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Hershey Chocolate
Harrisburg
Stax Independent
Dauphin County School Directors Set Midwinter Meeting
The Dauphin County School Directors Association will meet February 12 and 13 at Hershey Central Theater to discuss standards in rural education, teacher salaries, taxation, rural high schools, and county administration. Officials estimate full attendance and provide per diem and mileage for directors.
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Dauphin County School Directors’Association
Hershey Central Theater
Hershey
Ira W. Hoover
John M. Erb
Calvin Kramer
W. H. Nell
Shambaugh
Dauphin County
Committee On Rural Schools
Hershey Names George J. Eppley New Postmaster
George J. Eppley will become Hershey's postmaster once Senate confirmation is secured. The appointment, long favored, reflects his strong local ties and popularity. Eppley helped launch Hershey's chocolate town era and is well known among workers. the office has grown from fourth class to second class with rising salaries and expanding facilities.
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Hershey
George J. Eppley
Hershey Chocolate . Company
Senate
Chocolate Company
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Steelton
Middletown
Ezra F. Hershey
M. L. Hershey
Charles L. Peiffer
Bessie P. Moyer
Viola S. Boyer
Narrow Escape for Campbelltown Milk Deliverer
John Shetter of Campbelltown narrowly avoided serious injury when his wagon overturned on Park avenue near the P and R tracks. His horse bolted past a train, overturned the wagon against a stone wall by Hershey garage, and Iva Kohr helped restrain the horse. Shetter sustained minor cuts from broken milk bottles. wagon damage was light.
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John Shetter
Campbelltown
Park Avenue
Hershey
Iva Kohr
Shetter
Hershey Free Library Moves to Theater Building
The Hershey Free Public Library relocates to the Hershey Central Theater Building with new rooms, bright lighting, and modern shelving. The adult and juvenile collections are arranged for easy access, with revised card catalog, seating for 24 readers, and plans to add 250 more volumes, boosting holdings to about 16 hundred.
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Hershey Free Library
Hershey
Free Public Library
Hershey Central Theater
Lynn ‘W. Meekins
Hershey Free Public Library
Herahey Y W C A to play Moravian girls in Lebanon
The Herahey Y W C A girls basketball team will face Moravian girls in Lebanon on Monday February 8th.
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Herahey Y. W. C. A
Moravian Girls
Lebanon
Free Concert Tonight by Hershey Band at Men's Club
The Hershey Band under Samuel J. Feese performs an elaborate program at the Hershey Men's Club gym tonight. A crowded house is expected as members and friends attend. The program includes Saint-Saens Militaire Francaise, Il Guarany, Aida selections, Twilight Dreams, Studentina Waltz, Reminences of Grieg, New World Symphony movements, Slavonic Dance III, The Quaker Girl finale, and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Hershey
Hershey Band
Samuel J. Feese
Militaire Francaise
C. Saint-Saens
Il Guarany
A. Carlo Gomez
Aida
L. P.laurendeau
T. W. Thurban
Studiantina
E. Waldteufel
Grieg
Chas. Godfrey, Jr
New World Symphony
F. Safranek
Shipley Douglas
Last Cecilian Concert to Close Hershey Lyceum Course
The Hershey Men s Club finishes its winter lyceum with the Cecilian Concert Company. Olive Annette Wheat Mary Wilson Burns Clara Irene Gray and Lucia Van Liere perform a top program as a crowded audience is expected Thursday evening.
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Hershey
Cecilian Concert Company
Olive Annette Wheat
Mary Wilson Burns
Clara Irene ‘Gray
Lucia van Liere
Lyceum
Motion Pictures Delight Hershey Central Theater Audiences
Large crowds enjoy quality moving pictures at the Hershey Central Theater. Six reels of spectacle and comedy headline Saturday night with The Floor Above a standout. Regular prices are six cents on Monday and Wednesday, ten cents on Saturday due to extra features. Renfax talking pictures draw applause, notably the tickling song and Come Over Here.
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Hershey Central Theater
Renfax
Sled collision injures two on Park avenue hill iron bridge
On Monday evening M. May and Ira Mumma were slightly hurt when their large Plyer sled lost control and hit the iron bridge over Spring Creek at the hill’s bottom. Several other youths rode with them but suffered no injuries.
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Park Avenue
Ira Mumma
Spring Creek
Manhood in the Making at Hershey Industrial School
Visitors glimpse the Hershey Industrial School program for fifty boys, from kindergarten to sixth grade, showing how classroom tasks and shop work build skills. Children craft items, learn fraction sales, note high standards, and engage in practical learning with model stores and measurement sets.
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Hershey Industrial School
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