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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1924
Page
4
A roundup of social visits and travels in Hershey, Lebanon, Harrisburg, and surrounding towns. Local residents attend events, host visitors, and note motions like automobile show appearances and naturalization papers. births, arrivals, and neighborhood movements are recorded with numerous names and places.
Mrs Samuel Brenberger aged 47 died at home 62 East Derry Road. Funeral at home conducted by Rev A G Nye with interment in Spring Creek cemetery, funeral by Daniel Bordlemay Palmyra. Susan K Shenk aged 23 died at City Hospital Harrisburg after short illness. Funeral Thursday at 1 30 from Homestead Farm with services at Fishburn s Church.
The parish seeks complete WWI and WWII casualty and service records for members from Hershey Hummelstown Palmyra Campbelltown and surrounding areas. Reports should go to Jaiden F X Murray William J Miller C L Schmidt Alex Magrini James DeAngelis and Paul Gervasi.
The 1923 dairy cattle count rose from 862,467 to 862,835 head while the total cattle value fell by about $634,000. Average value per cow dropped from $57.80 to $57, total statewide dairy herd value estimated at $49,227,321.50. Dauphin Cumberland and Perry counties posted higher than state averages. Philadelphia tops per head price at markets. Lancaster led in headcount and value with 42,349 cattle worth $2,932,668.25 at $69.25 each.
Pennsylvania dairymen in cow testing associations have increased milk per cow from 5724 pounds and 234 pounds fat in 1910 to about 7 pounds more milk and 56 pounds fat in 1923. By removing poor producers they now yield more milk and fat per cow, nearly doubling state averages. Milk scales and the Babcock test underpin this gain across the state.
Derry Presbyterian Holy Trinity and First United Brethren churches publish weekly schedules. Services include Sunday school at 9 15 a m and worship at 10 30 a m, with evening service 7 30 p m and various programs led by pastors and lay leaders. A Self Denial Week focuses on debt relief for church boards.
The Christian Endeavor Society will mark its 2d anniversary Sunday February 24 at 6 00 pm with a special program and a talk on Christian Endeavor work The event supports fundraising for a building The event is open to all attendees at Bete Joan of Arc Rev P J Phelan rector Mass schedule and church events follow including Sunday school readings and sermons The Reading hospital will receive fifty milligrams of radium for laboratory war and treatment valued at 3675 dollars.
A fragmented poem reflects personal loss while agricultural notes report Sullivan county cow testing gains with purebred Holsteins and county level production highlights. Lebanon county shows a year’s handkerchief output, Lancaster candy sales, and tobacco growth figures.
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