Evangelist Stough to Speak in Hershey Monday Night
Evangelist H W Stough will address a Monday February 15 event at 7 30 pm in the Hershey High School auditorium. Rev James B MacClure arranged the appearance with support from Rev and Mrs C E Thompson. Doors open 6 45 pm. a choir led by Rev C E Thompson will sing familiar gospel hymns.
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Evangelist Stough
Hershey
H. W. Stough
Hershey High School
7Th Street Lutheran Church
Lebanon
James B. MacClure
Stough
C. E. Thompson
Midnight Express on Screen at Hershey Central Theatre
Elaine Hammerstein stars in The Midnight Express showing Friday February 12 at 7 30 PM and Saturday February 13 at 6 30 and 8 30 PM. The film adds modern railroad action and a strong love story with a daring escape and train wreck.
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Nellie the
Hershey Central Theatre
Nellie
Elaine Hammerstein
William Haines
Elaine
George Nichols
Lloyd Whitlock
Edwin Booth Tilton
Pat Harmon
Bertram Grassby
Phyllis Haver
Roscoe Karns
Road to Elizabethtown Badly in Need of Repairs
The Dauphin County townships spent 139 315.67 on road maintenance last year up from 75 706.02 in 1919. Officials urge better construction and timely repairs on the Hershey to Elizabethtown road, criticizing neglect between Hershey and Deodate and faulting Seemoan for inaction.
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Elizabethtown
Dauphin County
State Department of Higheyage
Hershey
Deodate
Seemoan
Hershey Junior High to Publish Monthly Newspaper
At Hershey Junior-Senior High School the student body approved a monthly school publication to begin distribution in late February. The four page mimeographed paper will have an editorial staff led by Editor Lois Gilman with assistants and a business circulation section, plus a sports editor and class reporters from grades seven through twelve.
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Hershey
Helen Gilson
Lois Gilman
Lee Shertzer
Ruth Liller
Roy Dundore
Parke Spancake
Edison Rice
Luther Hinkel
John Gilman
Doris Baker
Howard Lloyd
Olive Eager
George Watson
Mary Taylor
Mary Tell
High School Annual a Promising Yearbook Push
A Tuesday pep meeting at the high school announced plans for an annual yearbook funded by $1 subscriptions. Of 416 students, 388 pledged to buy, and the business manager will soon circulate blank forms to secure patron orders. The event featured staff song performances directed by Samuel N Barrow.
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Samuel N. Barrow
Hershey High School Debating Team Triumphs
The Hershey High School Debating Team under Principal Mathewson traveled to Mechanicsburg last Friday evening and argued the affirmative that the Federal Government should own and operate the mines. The team earned the decision for a splendid display inspiring student body and community interest with more debates planned with neighboring towns.
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Hershey High School
Mathewson
Mechanicsburg
Court Asked to Permit Florin Plant Sale to Keystone Chocolate
John Hertzler as receiver of the Nissley Swiss Chocolate at Florin petitioned Lancaster Court to sell the plant to Keystone Chocolate Company of Harrisburg for 87 500 the best offer. Appraisal totals 119 889 71 with debts 408 719 42. Keystone paid 8 760 as 10 percent to secure the sale. court to decree sale on a fixed date.
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John Hertzler
Nissley- Swiss Chocolate
Florin
Lancaster
Keystone Chocolate Company
Harrieburg
So Directa
Chief Hal Boyer Explains Chimney Fire Preventatives
Fire Chief Hal Boyer discusses methods to prevent chimney fires after several blazes in the area. He notes soot from soft coal can ignite and recommends chimney sweeping, salt treatment, and keeping dampers open until fumes vanish. He also mentions zinc and firing blank cartridges as reported remedies and urges caution.
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Hershey Vol. Fire Co
Hal Boyer
American Legion to Hold Washington Birthday Dance
The American Legion plans its annual Washington Birthday Dance at the Hershey Winter Dance Hall on Monday evening February 22. Chairman A Bowman Snavely works hard to make the event bigger and better. Phil Fisher's Orchestra will provide the music.
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The
American Legion
Washington
Local Dancers at Hershey Central Theatre Saturday
Miss Ethelyn Storey presents three pupils at Hershey Central Theatre on Saturday evening February 13 at 6 30 and 8 30. The program features Miss Esta Black in Dainty Dolly Dance Miss Vera Miller in The Charleston Kid and Miss Marie Mays in The Scarecrow Dance plus Esta Black and Vera Miller in Two Jazz Hawaiians.
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Ethelyn Storey
Hershey Central Theatre
Esta Black
Vera Miller
Marie Mays
Thank Offering Meeting in U B Church
The Women's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church invites all to a Thank Offering meeting at the church on Thursday evening February 18 at 7 30. A lavender fragrance will be offered as a sweet reminder and attendees are urged to bring an offering.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Dance Planned by State Police
Invitations go out for an informal dance by the Training Schools of the Pennsylvania State Police and State Highway Patrol. The event is set for Wednesday evening February 17 from 8 to 12 at the Highway Patrol Training School in the Hershey Inn building. Black's Orchestra of Harrisburg will provide music. Lieut. D E Miller chairs the arrangements committee.
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Pennsylvania State Police
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol Training School
Hershey Inn
Black
Harrisburg
D. E. Miller
School Boys Running Shade Trees
C. S. Schmidt, a local landscape gardener, says boys on West Chocolate Avenue near Hess's garage injure shade trees on the way to school. The damage has killed many trees. He urges residents to act to stop the harm and protect the town’s shade trees.
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C. S. Schmidt
West Chocolate Avenue
Hess
Schmidt
Hershey Minstrels Prep For Benefit Show
The Hershey Minstrels practice for a benefit show for the Hershey Volunteer Fire Co. Seventeen performers are rehearsing and call for sixteen more men is being issued. Indications point to a humdinger of a production.
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Hershey Minstrels
Hershey Vol. ‘Ire Co
George Washington Social at Union Deposit
The Ladies Aid Society of the Reformed Church Union Deposit hosts a George Washington Social on Saturday February 20 at the Fire Engine House. Featuring cherry pie cake ice cream soft drinks and doggie sandwiches with George and Martha Washington presenting a birthday gift. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Reformed Church
Union Deposilt
George Washington
George
Martha Washington
Ee Pee
Hospital Notes Births Listed for Local Families
Palmyra couple Mr and Mrs Samuel Etter welcome a boy born February 1. Mr and Mrs John Ratonaky of town have a son born February 4. Mr and Mrs Richard Stalleya of town also report a male infant born in February.
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Samuel Etter
Palmyra
John Ratonaky
Town
Mra
Chard Stalleya
The Smokestack and Wit From Apple Hill Musings
A patchwork of verses and jokes from a 20th century column. The piece includes light humor on Abe Lincoln and Prohibition era reform, a pun on Westminster Abbey ashes, a fable about coal buying in summer, and a sequence of social quips from Apple Hill.
Pledge Made Man Returns Home With Ginger Ale
A man in Liberty Cross Roads recounts keeping his pledge not to drink liquor yet arrives home with a wrapped package and over twenty dollars in bric a brac. He recalls only drinking ginger ale that evening and asks what he should say to Mr Boat.
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Liberty Cross Roads
Mistakes Happen in Morning Paper Clippings Column
A humorous note laments errors in a column filled with tobacco clippings used as filler. The writer jokes about misprints and the stray weed mention that stirs longing while attempting to quit. The piece ends with a resigned “such is life” tone and a few extra lines.
The Complete Columnist Verse Snippet
A witty exchange about column writing woes and fill for dull days. Poets, postmen and editors are invoked as you hunt verses to fill a column.
Property Ownership Question Stuns In Mixed Lot Case
A man questioned Lot 14 Block 1 in Minneapolis asking who owned it. He was told John Jones and Jane Jones held it as joint tenants, prompting surprise over the vacant lot claim.
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Minneapolis
National Association of Real Estate
Ile
John Jones
Jane Jones
Young ideas and jokes spice scattered column notes
A collage of quips and bright snippets from a village page includes misheard exam answers, a riddle about Wolfe at Quebec, playful misdefinitions of papal bull and cereals, a teenager choosing between Kate and Mary, a limerick about Sand Beach, a quip on killing time, and notes on a library tea by the ladies.
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Wolfe
Quebec
Little Red Riding Hood
Hershey Scouts Mark 16th Anniversary of Scouting
Hershey Scouts observe the 16th anniversary of Boy Scouts in the community. John F. Snavely highlights Scouting’s growth, character-building impact, and broad year round program from camping to woodcraft and first aid. He notes about 100 active local scouts and expects growth.
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Hershey Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
John F. Snavely
Hershey Men's Club
Lindsey
Boy Scout
Boy Scouts
Hershey
Eleven Young People Hear the Call at U B Church
Evangelistic meetings at United Brethren Church draw good attendance with eleven young people surrendering to faith. Local ministers assist, and Rev Thompson leads Decision Day messages as the final week invites worshippers and late entries.
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U. B. Church
United Brethren Church
Lord Jesus
R. H. Fayret
J. B. MacClure
P. M. Rinports
O. G. Ramig
Thompson
C. Thompson
Johnstown
United Brethren
Lincoln Day Observance by Eighth Grade at Pacy Morning
The Eighth Grade at Pacy School will host Assembly Exercises on February 12. Students present readings, recitations, and a Gettysburg dedication speech under guidance of Miss Gilson and Miss Clemens.
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Pal 6
Frank Shaffer
John Baum
Abraham Lincoln
Emily Warner
Lincoln
Great Commoner
Gockes
Agnes Gibble
Viola Menge
D. Luther Furst
Marion Hinkel
Gettysburg
Howard Lloyd
Ecla Balabaugh
Cathryn Hostetter
Helen Gilson
Misa Mary
Clemens
Banjo Star Forms Ukelele Class for Summer Fun
Roy Deets renowned banjo player forms a ukulele class with one weekly session. Space limited as many pupils already enrolled. Reserve early to enjoy Hershey Park serenades this summer while playing a "uke."
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Roy Deets
Deete
Hershey Park
Evening of Music at Holy Trinity Church
An Evening of Music by the Men's Bible Class at Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School is set for Friday February 19 at 8 00 o clock in the church. Performers include soprano Mrs Harnish pianist Miss Esther Gingrich and cellist Miss Hilda Gingrich. Esther Gingrich studied piano with Frederic Martin and at Lebanon Valley Conservatory. Hilda Gingrich teaches cello at the same conservatory. A pleasing program is promised and a 25 cent offering will defray expenses.
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Harnish
Esther Gingrich
Hilda Gingrich
Frederic Martin
Harrisburg
Ruth Engle
Lebanon Valley Conservatory
Gingrich
Hershey and
Hershey's Chocolate Aids Endurance Record Effort
Detroit January 26 report details Dorothy Meineke’s sixteen and a half hour bowling feat totaling 130 games and 21 668 pins at a 166 13/ mine average. She relied on Hershey's chocolate bars for nourishment and water between frames.
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Detroit
Dorothy Meincke
Meineke
Hershey
Pete
Dauphin County Plans One Million Dollar Budget for 1926
Dauphin County commissioners adopted a 1926 budget showing total running costs of about 876 000 with a 50 000 increase over 1925 and a six mill tax rate. The plan includes 95 000 for the poor and 38 000 for prison inspectors, plus 25 000 for Harrisburg Hospital and 160 000 for bridge work and inmate care.
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Dauphin County
Department of Poor
Board of Prison Inspectors
Harrisburg
Halifax-Fisherville
Mothers
Harrisburg National Guard
Dinuphin Lean, Adeiov Oral Extension Society
Big Score At 600 Party At YWCA by American Legion
The American Legion bOO card party at the Y W C A recreation rooms Monday drew a large crowd. Prize winners included Irvin TH Sleaser 3680 Jesse Dersheimer 3420 Mrs Jennie McClure 3200 M A Harris 3250 Mrs M Alberts 3230 Winfield Zimmerman 9160 Verna Oren 660.
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American Legion
Maznly
Irvin TH. Sleaser
Jesse Dersheimer
Mra
Jennie McClure
M. I. Harria
M. Alberts
Winfield Zimmerman
Verna Oren
Elinor Glyn film His Hour at Hershey Street Theatre
Elinor Glyn's novel His Hour comes to the Hershey Stral Theatre next Thursday February 18 at 7 30 pm. The picture lauded for its faithful Russian aristocratic setting stars Aileen Pringle and John Gilbert with Mario Carillo and Capt Wilfred Gough in supporting roles as diplomats and officers.
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Elinor Glyn
Hershey Stral Theatre
Fis
Gritzko
Prince Miloslavski
Aileen Pringle
John Gilbert
Mario Carillo
Count Caracciolo
Welsh Guards
Wilfred Gough
Sephen Strong
Laurence Grant
Entertains All Around Helpers Sunday School Class
The All Around Helpers Sunday School Class of the UO B Church were hosted by Miss Pauling Rumpf on Saturday afternoon. Music and refreshments followed, served to several members including Su zanna Alexander Marie Bauder Dorothy Clark Ethel Ebersole Kathryn Hostetter Kathryn Weidler and others.
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Helpers
Uo, B
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Sheen
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Millersburg
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Union Deposit
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Keith Preston
Chicago Daily News
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Sand Beach
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Ohio Exchange
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Ed Carew
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Sreee
Mary Salter
Dvorak Pete
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Hershey’s Chocolate
Kansas City Star
Fred L. Shear
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