Scranton Lace Team To Play Hershey Travelers Friday
The Scranton Lace Company basketball squad, about 20 young men, will face the Hershey Travelers at Hershey Men's Club Friday evening. Admission is 35 cents, game at 8 o'clock, with proceeds benefiting the Hershey baseball team treasury. The visitors arrive with a string of victories, and the crowds are urged to pack the gym to support the players and enjoy a good contest.
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Scranton la Company
Scranton
Hershey
Hershey Travelers
Travelers
Scranton Lace Company
Blue Birds
Hershey Park
Total Eclipse Film at Hershey Central Tonight
Fox News presents eclipse images from the recent total solar event at Hershey Central Theatre. Cameramen and leading scientists collaborated to capture striking overhead views and dramatic scenes, with no extra charge for the added feature. The Paramount release The Side Show of Life with Ernest Torrence and Anna Nilsson also screens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Central Theatre
Fox News
New York
Paramount
Ernest Torrence
Anna Nilsson
Mrs John J Gallagher Hosts Bridge Afternoon
Mrs John J Gallagher entertained at bridge at her Java Avenue home on Wednesday afternoon with a large group of local guests and out of town visitors from Harrisburg Lebanon and Baltimore. Prizes were awarded to several players and luncheon followed the games.
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John J. Gallagher
Bridge
Java Avenue
J. E. Snyder
Wm. F. R. Murrie
Ezra F. Hershey
Marion Murrie
F. W. Pugh
John F. Snavely
Ethelyn Story
Ross Esbenshade
Ruth Esbenshade
A. T. Heilman
Daniel Graeff
Mrs. Thos L McHeffey Hosts Bridge at Home
Mrs Thos L McHeffey entertained a Tuesday bridge gathering at her East Caracas Avenue home. Guests from this race and Harrisburg included numerous ladies. prizes were won by Mrs C B Miller Mrs L I Lentz and Mrs Chance Phillips. Luncheon was served.
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Thos. L. McHeffey
Bridge
Caracas Avenue
Wm. FF
R. Murrie
Mra
FL W. Pugh
Ross Sshenshade
J. Landis Zimmerman
John J. Gallagher
J. N. Hert
Chancese
LeRoy Holler
L. EB. Lentz
Robert Forsyte
C. B. Miller
van Taggart
Ed. Barnes
T. P. Vechan
C. Newton
Harrisburg
L. I. Lentz
Chance Phillips
Miss Murrie Recovering Quickly After Surgery
Miss Marion Murrie recently had an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. She has returned to Hershey and is on the rapid road to complete recovery as friends express happiness at her health improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Murrie
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Hershey
Red Cross Offers Chair Recaning at Hershey Club
The Red Cross announces a chair re-caning service by a specialist stationed at the Hershey Men's Club this week. Patrons can access the repair service at the Hershey Red Cross rooms from 9 to 4 daily, except Thursday afternoon when the baby clinic is held.
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The
Red Cross
Hershey
Alcilec Worlaman
Hersey Red Cross
Benefit Masquerade Dance in Swatara Station
The Jolly Five announce a masquerade dance on Saturday February 7 at the M5 Hall Swatara Station to aid a local friend in need. Prizes will be given for finest and funniest costumes with admission set at 60 cents. Dauphin County imposes a 6 mill tax while Lancaster County levy details appear nearby.
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Jolly Five
Swatara Station
Ernest Torrence Stars in The Side Show of Life at Hershey Central
Film fans are invited to see Herbert Brenon’s The Side Show of Life at Hershey Central Theatre tonight at 7 30. Ernest Torrence stars with Anna Q. Nilsson in the Paramount adaptation of William J. Locke’s The Mountebank, delivering comedy and pathos as a clown who rises to brigadier general before love and demobilization.
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Herbert Brenon
Paramount
Hershey Central Theatre
William J. Locke
Torrence
Terrence
Campaign for More Clean Milk in Dauphin County
Twenty Dauphin County farmers and dairymen join a drive for cleaner milk in cooperation with the State Department of Agriculture Bureau of Animal Husbandry. The effort includes tuberculin testing of dairy herds and lists participants such as Isaac Arms, J M Boyer, Aaron Erdman, Charles Hartman, Hemn baugh Brothers, Philip Miller, and others from Harrisburg to Elizabethville.
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Dauphin County
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
State Department of Agriculture
Dauphin County Agricultural Extension Association
Isaac Arms
Dauphin
R. D
Bonnymead Farms
Harrisburg
J. M. Boyer
Lykens
Aaron Erdman
Elizabethville
Charles Hartman
Gratz
Hemnbaugh Brothers
Philip Miller
Millersburg
R. S. Heisey
Bachmansville
Frank Citchen
Harry D. Swab
Elizabethville, R. D. 1
Myerstown suffers big loss to Hershey in men’s club game
Myerstown trounced 48 to 26 by Hershey on Saturday. Purcell led Hershey with 10 points and Tinney added 5 while Myerstown struggled with 16 fouls to Hershey’s 6. Substitutions included Hummer and Hicks as the scoring pace slowed.
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Myerstown
Hershey
Purcell
Tinney
Myerstown Tinney
Iguate Baschore
Shenk
Sponagle
Kaap Balsbaugh
My Steledake
Hummer
Hicks
Kaap
Aungst
Basehore
Shoner
Planing Mill Defeats Hershey Store In Club Match
In the Hershey Men's Club game on Friday, the Planing Mill defeated the Store 23 to 8. The Planing Mill built a 11 to 3 halftime lead and controlled the second half, with strong play from Gerlach Zentmeyer Tinney Strine Wess Zimmerman and teammates.
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Hershey
Planing Mill
Store Planing Mill
Tinney
Gerlach P
Zentmeyer
Tee Phar Eee
Strine Wess
Ccce
Two Shows Set For Hershey Dental Theatre Saturday
Beginning Saturday evening February seventh two performances will be staged at the Hershey Dental Theatre. The first show begins at six thirty and the second at eight thirty. Lorette the comed ruler will appear as an added attraction at considerable cost. No price increases are planned.
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Hershey Dental Theatre
Watts Prom
Lorette
Executive Committee to Meet Friday Evening
The Executive Committee of Sunday School District No 5 will convene Friday evening February 6 with District President Irvin H L Slesaser at 36 West Chocolate Avenue at 8 o clock. All district officers and the Sunday School Superintendent or substitute are requested to attend.
Mid-Winter Institute Largely Attended on Sunday
The Mid-Winter Institute of District No. 5 of the Dauphin County Sabbath School Association met at First United Brethren Church on Sunday February 1 at 2 30 pm with Irvin H Slesser presiding. Several hundred delegates attended as Prof Ralph Schlosser spoke on The Bible in the Sunday School and Rev Paul M Kinports spoke on The Aims of Christian Education. The choir of the First U B Church sang several anthems. District No 5 includes Holy Trinity Lutheran Derry Presbyterian First United Brethren and several other local churches.
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Dauphin County Sabbath School Association
First United Brethren Church
Irvin H. Slesser
Ralph Schlosser
Elizabethtown College
Paul M. Kinports
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
First U. B
Holy Trinity Lutheran
Derry Presbyterian
First United Brethren
Spring Creek
Church of the Brethren
Hershey
Lutheran and
Reformed
United Brethren
Union Deposit
Hanoverdale Church of the Brethren
Sand Beach
Travelers Nosed Out by Two Points
Berks of Lebanon defeated Hershey Travelers 31 to 29 in a close men’s club game. The lead swapped hands frequently with a final one point margin and a late foul deciding a point. Benny Reigle and Sam Curry clashed in a brief scuffle at halftime before play resumed.
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Berks
Lebanon
Hershey Travelers
Benny Reigle
Sam Curry
Curry
Benny
Douglass
Reigle
Hershey Lebanon
Gerlach
Ferprenter
Mentzer Swartz
Shuey
Dissinger Fouche
Gisches
J. Purcell
Swartz
Kreitz
James
Fasnacht
Purcell
Wartz
Leib
Dissinger
Deck
Mentzer
Travelers
Aungst
Nurse's Monthly Report From Elizabeth High
The January nurse report lists 32 nursing visits and 28 investigation visits as well as 211 social service visits. It notes 49 school rooms visited with 683 pupils inspected and 962 individuals inspected for defects. The well baby clinic invites mothers to bring babies Thursdays 2 to 4 pm in the Red Cross rooms.
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Elizabeth High
Scott
Red Cross
What's the Matter With the Busy Men at Hershey Club
In the Hershey Men's Club office a large schedule notes the Busy Men's Class meets Tuesdays and Fridays from 6.40 to 7.30 p m. This year the class has been notably inactive, lacking a leader to revive activity and return the hall to its former lively pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Men's Club
Abie Cowan
Midget Class Makes Rapid Progress at Local Club
The Midget Class at the Men's Club is growing with many boys ages up to 12 learning to swim and play gym games including basketball. Parents are urged to enroll their sons to enjoy the opportunities offered by the Club.
Bible Class to Hold Oyster Supper at Holy Trinity
The Young Men's Bible class of Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School will host an oyster supper in the church basement on Friday evening February 20 from 6 30 to 8 00. Everyone is invited.
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Shining Lights Class Meeting Tonight at Ef Maya Home
The Always Shining Bible class of the First United Brethren Sunday School holds its monthly business meeting tonight at the home of teacher Ef. R. Maya on West Chocolate Avenue. All members urged to attend.
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First United Brethren Sunday School
Ef. _R. Maya
Weat Chocolate Avenue
The Smoke Stack Debuts In Hershey Press Column
A new Hershey Press columnist introduces The Smoke Stack persona with playful self promotion and local flavor. The piece teases a mix of humor, song, and short vignettes about community life, with references to cocoa milk, Dempsey and Taylor, electric bills, and a winter charity note.
If I Were a Fur-Clad Isleman in Snowy Life
A playful verse imagines a fur clad isleman living in a snow igloo and avoiding cold by wearing bearskie rug and B V D underwear. The speaker mocks modern ads and fantasizes about leisured life, wives, and adventure while crossing cultural motifs.
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Islimo
Tom Mix Filmed The Deadwood Coach in Badlands Beauty
Theodore Roosevelt praised the Bad Lands of Dakota for their beauty and Tom Mix staged The Deadwood Coach on location. The cast and crew traveled to the Bad Lands, shot exteriors, and created a picturesque western in the actual scenery. Doris May co stars with Mix. the film debuts at Hershey Central Theatre on February 10 at 7 30 p.m.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Dakota
West
Tom Mix
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
William Fox
Clarence E. Mulford
Mix
California
Deadwood
T. R
Doris May
Lynn Reynolds
Hershey Central Theatre
Miss Ruth Esbenshade Carves Large Sphinx on Snowy Lawn
Miss Ruth Esbenshade skillfully shapes a huge Sphinx from snow on her East Granada Avenue lawn as a class gift from Mt Holyoke College. The piece echoes the legendary Sphinx of Greek myth and contrasts Egyptian and Greek depictions.
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Ruth Esbenshade
East
Granada Avenue
Gizah
Esbenshade
Mt. Holyoke Colege
Boeotia
Oedipus
Greece
Egypt
Hershey Beats Annville On Own Floor
Hershey High School basketball defeated Annville 59 to 18 on their opponent’s court. Purcell led Hershey with seven points in the second half as Hershey pulled away, with strong first and second periods and several substitutions noted.
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Hershey High
Annville High
Annville
Hershey
College Town
Hershey Boys
Will
Purcell
Hershey Annville Tinney
de Boo Cee Ee Arndt Purcell
Shrayer Sponagle
Coie Arndt Ammn ES
Scouts Break Losing Streak In Local Junior Basketball
In Hershey Men’s Club League the Scouts defeat Cedar Rapids five 19 to 13 to snap a skid. Cedar Rapids led 7 to 6 at halftime but the Scouts surged in the second half to edge their rivals. Olivet Juniors beat Jates 22 to 16 in the second game and appear the strongest all around team amid rising competition in the league standings.
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Hershey
Cedar Rapids
Olivet
Jates
Olivets
Oliveta Juniors
Scouta
Boy Scouts Target Indecent Magazines Campaign
The Boy Scouts propose a campaign against magazines with indecent stories and pictures aimed at youth. They cite at least thirty titles and urge parents and authorities to curb such material flowing through newsstands and media.
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Boy Scouts
Police Gazette
Purity League
Franklin K. Matthews
Boy Scouts of America
Snavely Resigns from Hershey Volunteer Fire Company Honor Roll
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company meets and accepts the resignation of F B Snavely who moved to the farm. New members elected Clyde Ebersole Calvin Reich Chester Swartz Victor Smith Chas Copenhaver Berlin Ensweiler. A house committee is formed with J R Kreider George Schroll Samuel Johnston William Brinker and George Feeser. Constitution By Laws amended to allow any man over 18 to join.
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Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
John C. Hershey
Geo. Schroll
Joe Brewer
Geo. Feeser
Oliver Keck
Paul Shoop
Sam’ Johnston
Paul Seavers
Herman Seavers
Ira Gibble
A. W. Flowers
Jerome Hostetter
Oliver Hetrick
Dan Mowrer
Roy Sternberger
David Rittle
Paul Zentmeyer
John H. Gordon
Irvin
Mr. Snavely
House
J. R. Kreider
Samuel Johnston
Wm. Brinker
Geo
Hersheyites Interview Brer Groundhog on Groundhog Day
Reporters from Hershey interview Brer Groundhog on Joe Clark's farm amid sleet and rain. The chat covers weather beliefs, forecasts a long winter, and mocks sensational predictions while the groundhog criticizes humans for reliance on weather science and luxury.
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Roy Lloyd
Pabst" Zentmeyer
Wm, Geiling
Bill Curtis
Brer
Joe Clark
Zalamdodongsi
Wim
Curtis
Gwan
Lewis
Hershey Press
Becalne
Hong
Jackie Coogan stars in A Boy of Flanders at Hershey Central
Jackie Coogan as a lit tle Belgian boy appears in A Boy of Flanders based on Ouida and Duran stories. The film shows his range from pathos to humor with a poignant snowbound climax in Antwerp and strong direction by Victor Schertzinger.
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Jackie Coogan
Nero
Duran
Hershey Central Theatre
The
Jackie
Metro
Flanders
Ouida
Flanders Fields
Antwerp
Quida
Petrasche
Victor Schertzinger
Jackie Coogan, Sr
Free toxin antitoxin treatments at Hershey
Diphtheria prevention via toxin-antitoxin injections offered free at Hershey Red Cross rooms for children aged 6 months to 6 years. Three weekly injections with free treatment. older children billed 30 cents. Parents must sign consent slips and submit by February 16. Diphtheria risk highlighted with past mortality data and call to action.
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Red Cross
Miss Elizabeth High
Miss. High
United States
Hershey Red Cross
Red Cross Sews for Blind in Hershey Chapter
The Hershey Chapter of the Red Cross holds a weekly carpet rags sewing session each Monday from 2 to 4 in Red Cross rooms. Volunteers sew to benefit the blind weaving hens into rugs, and are asked to bring their own needle and thread.
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Hershey Chapter
The
Red Cross
Palmyra Couple Wed At Mrs Templin Home
On a Saturday forenoon in Palmyra, Howard H Hoerner of Trummelatown wed Kesther May Shertzer of Palmyra. Rev O G Romig officiated in a quiet ceremony with a few relatives present. The groom worked for the Hershey Company and the bride for the Landis Shoe factory.
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John Templin
Palmyra
Howard H. Hoerner
Trummelatown
Mise Kesther May Shertzer
O. G. Romig
Hershey Company
Landla Shoe Factory
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