Hershey Red Cross Aids Soldier From Connellsville
Wm E Hess of Connellsville, a member of the 110th Infantry, lost his suitcase and ticket during a train stop in Lebanon. After seeking help in Hershey, Red Cross workers organized shelter and food, and Harrisburg officials arranged further aid. This marked the Hershey Red Cross’s first local relief effort.
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Wm. E. Hess
Connellsville
110Th Infantry
Hancock
Augusta
Lebanon
Hess
Hershey
Hershey Red Cross
Central Theatre
Katherine Leithiser
C. V. Glynn
Hershey Hosts Steelton in Feb 15 Showdown
Hershey meets the strong Ben Hur Team of Steelton on Friday February 15. The game is billed as one of Hershey's best this season and invites fans to come out and support the team.
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Hershey
Steelton
Fifty-Fifty Flour Rule Promotes Wheat Exports
Nations including France Great Britain Italy and Belgium must import 60 percent of breadstuffs, with America supplying the majority. To meet this, wheat exports must rise from 88 million to 220 million bushels, so citizens are urged to skip wheat bread and bake with rice corn or oats.
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France
Great Britain
Italy
Belgium
America
Now Is the Time to Swat the Fly
An exhortation urges immediate fly control, urging readers to swat the buzzing pest on window panes from their garret with a swatter. It promises quick, effective reduction of flies this season and encourages action now rather than waiting until summer.
Hershey Department Store to Stage Real Chop Down Sale
The Hershey Department Store will hold its largest sale in history on Washingtons Birthday Friday February 22nd to mark the cherry tree prank. Every department features seasonable merchandise with a red hatchet sign and a patriotic concert from 7 to 9 PM.
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Hershey Department Store
Washington
Thrift
Will Hershey Have War Gardens
Communities nationwide organize for 1918 war garden work and many inquire of the War Food Garden Commission for guidance. The past season proves a beginning of a movement. lessons in planting, pest control, water use, and civic virtue endure whether the war continues.
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War Food Garden Commission
Washington
Hershey Y W C A Board Plans Annual Meeting
The Hershey Young Women's Christian Association board will meet Thursday evening February 21 at eight o'clock. A year’s work report will be presented followed by the election of directors for the next term. All members and friends are invited.
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Y. W. C. A. Board OF Directors
Hershey Young Women’s Christian Association
Association
Hershey High to Stage Thompkins Hired Man February 21
Hershey High School pupils rehearse for a Thursday evening performance at the Hershey Central Theatre. The play is Thompkins Hired Man. Admission is 25 cents.
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Hershey High School
Hershey Central Theatre
Behold the Dreamer Cometh by Dr Ellis at Hershey Club
Dr Ellis a leading Pennsylvania educator will address the Hershey Men's Club Sunday February 17 at 3 PM on Behold the Dreamer Cometh. Known as a powerful orator and rising figure he will speak promptly at 3 with a notable lecture and platform presence.
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Ellis
Pennsylvania
Juniata
Hershey Men’s Club
Charles Calvert Ellis
Join the French Class Now Forming
Beginning February 21 the French class meets every Thursday at 7 30 pm in the Red Cross room second floor Central Theatre building. Open to all adults taught by Mrs Mary C Greene of Lebanon who has lived in France. For information contact Mrs C V Glynn or attend opening night.
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Red Cross
Central Theatre
Mary C. Greene
Lebanon
France
C. V. Glynn
Reaching for the Moon at Hershey Central Theatre
Doug las Fairbanks stars as Alexis in a lavish photoplay by Anita Loos and John Emerson. The screen tale follows a button factory youth who learns he is European royalty, with grand Italian sets and scenes filmed in America.
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Hershey Central Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Alexis
Anita Loos
John Emerson
Fairbanks
Royal Court
Artcraft
America
Italy
Europe
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Will Hershey
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