Hershey Baseball Team Starts Season Ticket Sales
Hershey Baseball prepares for 1925 season with new manager Alvin Ream and a strong roster including Cannonball Storm Watson and Long. Season tickets at 3 dollars admit to all games as local supporters urged to buy ahead of opening, with spring practice under way at Hershey Men's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Men's Club
Ershey
John F. Snavely
Alvin Ream
Blue Ridge League
Alex. Magrini
Storm
Dickinson College
Watson
Long
West Lebanon
Shhaub
Miller
Heverling
Smith
Schaeffer
Alberts
Bordner
Ream
Jackson
Altoona
Henry
Hershey
Mrs Ross Esbenshade Hosts Bridge Party
Mrs. Ross Esbenshade entertained a Friday bridge gathering at her East Granada Avenue home. Guests included Mrs. J. R. Kreider and Mrs. J. Landis Zimmerman among many others. prizes were awarded to several attendees and a luncheon was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Esbenshade
Bridge
East
Granada Avenue
Wm. F. R. Murrie
J. E. Snyder
Ezra F. Hershey
F. W. Pugh
Thos. L. McHeffey
E. M. Hershey
A. Bowman Snavely
H. N. Herr
LeRoy Holler
John J. Gallagher
Fishing Season Now Open at Swatara Creek
Roy Sternberger and George Weaver among first to report catches for the season. They snuck to Swatara Creek on Saturday and Weaver landed five suckers while Toby pulled a large one. Roy laments the competition not opening at the Store for prize honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sternberger
George Weaver
Swatara Creek
Weaver
Toby
Roy
Card of Thanks for Washington's Birthday Dance
The committee of the American Legion thanks all who donated cakes candies and those who cooperated to help make their annual affair a success. Divorces are more numerous in western states where women are scarce than in eastern states where women outnumber men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Phil Fisher
Legion
Carl Swanger
Lebanon
Tade
Black Cloud
Hollywood
Rinports Addresses Luther League Convention in Harrisburg
Rev Paul M Kinports of Trinity Lutheran presided as keynote speaker at the Harrisburg District Luther League seventh annual convention held at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Harrisburg with sessions from 10 15 am 145 pm and 8 pm Devotions by Chaplain Rev Claude O Dieroff and papers read by league members The Harrisburg district includes Newport Carlisle Mechanicsburg Shiremanstown Camp Hill Palmyra Hershey Hummelstown and Harrisburg with a banquet at 6 pm and a concluding evening address by Rev Martin Luther Enders of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Luther League
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Green and
Cumberland Streets
Claude O. Dieroff
Shiremanstown
Mary C. Huston
Harrisburg League
Musser D. White
Paul M. Kinports
Sole Trinity Lutheran Church
Martin Luther Enders
Baltimore
Newport
Carlisle
Meshanicsburg
Camp Hill
Palmyra
Hershey
Hummelstown
State Police Report Details 1924 Arrests and Prohibition Impact
Pennsylvania State Police reported 11,437 arrests in 1924 with 1211 murder accusations and 4,074 prohibition arrests under Governor Pinchot. The force faced shrinking manpower, lower mounted patrol use, and an overall total of 1,667,137 miles logged. Convictions reached 6,675 from 11,427 arrests. property recovered valued at $227,647.02.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania State Police
Lynn G. Adams
State Highway Patrol
Pinchop
Farm Fences Passing Away In Rural Areas
Farmers are removing fences to save maintenance costs and reclaim land. Cement fences appear, offering durability and lower upkeep. Removing roadside barriers improves field cultivation and farm appearance, reducing repair burdens for busy farmers.
Why Americans Prefer Easy Reading and Puzzles
The piece argues that cost is not the main reason books sell poorly. Americans favor gasoline and radio sets and evenings spent on crown word puzzles. It notes reading is effortful and that many readers pursue light fiction for entertainment, while cross word puzzles provide mental exercise. It cites foreign-born populations as foreign-born men and women percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton University Press Almanac
MacNaught’s Monthly
Dauphin County Farmers Favor Con Testing Association
At a Hershey Farm Community meeting the Dauphin County Agricultural Extension Association outlined a year plan. It includes corn fertilizer tests and standardization, swine improvement, a Duroc Jersey futurity show, and forming a cow testing association led by local farmers and experts including H. G. Niesley. A southern county contesting association will be formed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County Agricultural Extension Association
Hershey
R. R. Burtner
F. B. Snavely
Hummelstown
R. D
Niesley
Notable Cast in Pleasure Mad at Hershey Central Theatre
The Reginald Barker production Pleasure Mad arrives at Hershey Central Theatre Thursday evening February 26 at 7 30 featuring Mary Alden in a mother role repeated from The Old Nest alongside Aundy Gordon William Collier Jr Norma Shearer Winifred Bryson and Frederick Truesdell. Adapted from Blanche Upright The Valley of Content the story follows a happy middle class family torn by wealth and indulgence. Rob Brodin handles the camera and A P Younger wrote the screenplay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Barker
Hershey Central Theatre
Mary Alden
Aundy Gordon
Mrs. Fair
William Collier, Jr
Norma Shearer
Winifred Bryson
Frederick Truesdell
Blanche Upright
Robert Brodin
A. P. Younger
Hershey High Beats Tech Scrubs 28 22 On Hershey Floor
Hershey High School basketball defeated the Tech Scrubs 28 to 22 on the Hershey Men's Club floor Saturday. Purcell scored 18 of 28 for Hershey and Morrell added 12 for Tech. The game featured strong shooting by Purcell and solid floor work by Morrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Tech Scrubs
Maroon Scrubs
Purcell
Morrell
Tech
Hershey Tech Scrubs Tinney
Roecae Morrell Purcell
Tae Og
Buser Sponagle
Goce Creek Pelton Balshaugh
Gendshag Guyer
Close Games in Junior League Show Tight Finish
The Scouts challenged league leaders Olivers but fell 13 to 7 as Stover and Zimmerman hit late baskets. Cedar Rapids Jutes halted a skid with an 8 to 7 win led by Hummer and Purcell, amid standings showing Oliveta Inc and others with mixed records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivers
Stover
Zimmerman
Jutes
Diwali
Cedar Rapids
Hummer
Purcell
Planet Aweepers
Oliveta Inc
Cers
Tapato
Scouth Nc Ceeccens
eWond
County Agent Advises Care Of Hatching Eggs
Dauphin County farmers receive eight guidelines from the Agriculture Extension Association as hatching season nears. Do not save eggs after ten days post mating. Collect eggs regularly to prevent chilling. Use uniform eggs by size color and shape. Hold eggs at 50 degrees. Turn eggs once daily. Do not keep eggs over ten days before setting. Do not wash eggs. Use eggs with uniform shells and avoid weak or cracked shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County
Dauphin County Agriculture Extension Association
The Smokestack To Julia and Her Spring Hat
A lighthearted humorous column blends verse on Julia and fashion with reflections on winter and spring. It mentions the modern woman and changing rooms, then shifts to anecdotes about a cow blocking a trolley track, childhood jokes, and cost of living musings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
Chocolate Avenue
Hummelstown
Business Outlook for 1925 Progressing Despite Irregularities
Dun’s Review reports the 1925 outlook remains favorable with progress in multiple sectors. January building activity sets a new high for that month aside from last year, auto demand grows, steel orders rise, and cotton consumption hits a post May 1923 high, signaling ongoing expansion amid price stabilization and market adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
Steel Corporation
Washington
Geological Survey
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Vaudeville Act at Central Theatre Saturday Evening
On Saturday Feb 28 Hershey Central Theatre will feature acrobatic singing and dancing novelty act by Ernie Gordon at 6 30 and 8 30 shows. The event accompanies the feature reels The Alaskan and a comedy reel. Two hour program costs 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Central Theatre
Ernie Gordon
Industrial School Juniors Defeat Lebanon Industrial School Juniors
The Industrial School second team beat Lebanon Y Jrs 35 to 30 in a split team game. Emery scored six two pointers and Stover ten as top scorers while Whitman led the School boys with strong inside play. Substitutions and fouls listed. referees Aungst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial School
Lebanon “Y" Jrs
Emery
Stover
Whiteman
Jershey
Lebanon Flanigan
Fes
Ceee
Ee Heath Whitman
Weaver Sillwagon
Hte
Ee Garverne
Ceca Brighthill Wagner
Sie
Iwie
Betell
Purcell
Hammer Baker
Bal
Birthday party for George Lyons at home
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Jobin Lyons hosted a birthday party for her son George to mark his seventh birthday. Children including Josephine Snavely Virginia Phillips Ruth Christ Ruth Jershey Dorothy Knoll Robert Snavely Tommy Albert Merle Dacastow Dick Miller Paul Brubaker and George Lyons joined in games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobin Lyons
George
Srt
Josephine Snavely
Virginia Phillips
Ruth Christ
Ruth Jershey
Dorothy Knoll
Robert Snavely
Tommy Albert
Merle Dacastow
Dick Miller
Paul Brubaker
George Lyona
U S Public Debt Slashed by 935 Million in 1924
Treasury figures show a 935 434 706 drop in the national debt in 1924 as calendar year reductions total 1 072 260 610 for 1923. The December operations shaved 24 422 266 off the debt with further declines anticipated from year end financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
Lower Dauphin Institute to Meet Saturday
The Seventh Lower Dauphin County District Institute will convene on Saturday February 28 at the Lower Paxton Vocational High School. Two sessions are planned at 9 30 in the morning and 1 30 in the afternoon with programs for high school grades and rural teachers plus discussions on common health and discipline issues. The Lower Dauphin District includes Steelton Middletown and several townships such as Swatara Conewago and Lower Paxton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Dauphin County District Institute
Lower Paxton Vocational High School
E. K. Wetzel
W. H. Alspach
Mildred Jacobs
Orpha Shriner
Anna Sheesley
Anna Reese
Wilhelmina Morgan
Gertrude Wetteroth
Charles Lose
Lock Haven State Normal School
Mary Riggs Noble
Department of Health
Red Cross
Lyman D. Gilbert
Harrisburg
J. E. Sherk
James Glass
Lulu C. Tyson
Steelton
Jean Shade
Esther L. Miller
Hummelstown
R. E. Runkle
Paul Fridinger
Mary Fry
Dorothy Reese
Luella C. Bowers
Lower Dauphin County
Boroughs
Dauphin
Highspire
Middletown
Paxtang
Penbrook
Royalton
Steelton Townships
Conewago
Derry
East Hanover
South Hanover
West Hanover
Londonderry
Lower Paxton
Middle Paxton
Susquehanna
Swatara
Lower Swatara
Hershey Store Bargain Day Draws Crowds
The Hershey Department Store held a large turning down sale on Monday. Prices were chopped to smithereens and the Store remained crowded from opening to closing as shoppers seized bargains across departments. American flags and decorative touches enhanced the scene while Fred Fisher's Peerless Orchestra provided music in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Fred Fisher
Peerless
Hummelstown Edges Industrial School 20 to 19 in Close Ball Game
The Hummelstown High School beat the Industrial School Five 20 to 19 on Thursday. A 10 10 first half tie gave way to a 16 10 Hummelstown lead before Industrial rallied to 19 18 late. Shope scored two long jumpers to seal the victory as Jacks and Aucker led the Hummelstown offense. Substitutions included Stump for Lawky and Duncan for Whiteman. Referee Bardner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummelstown High School
Industrial School
Hummelstown
Industrial Boys
Shope
Abel
Heller
Hershey
Jacks
Hummels- Maduethial
Hummelstown Ea Ys
Ten Commandments of Poultry Husbandry Issued locally
The Dauphin County Agricultural Extension Association released a set of poultry breeding guidelines. They urge using strong breeders, four square feet per bird, no crowding, daily exercise, synchronized mating, ample green feed, outdoor range on pleasant days, a warm well lit house, constant grain, fresh water, grit and shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County Agricultural
Official returns show 28 930 837 votes cast nationwide
Complete state level results give Coolidge 16 729 448 votes, Davis 8 383 631 votes, La Follette 4 817 858 votes with 4 063 listed as scattering in Louisiana. The figures reflect the nationwide tally from the recent national election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Coolidge
John W. Davis
A Follette
la Follette
Lousiana
February History Milestones Almanac Brief
The blurb lists notable birth and death dates and places from February history. Highlights include Thomas Edison born February 11 1847 in Milan Ohio Abraham Lincoln born February 12 1800 at Nolin Creek Kentucky Christopher Latham Sholes died February 17 1890 in Milwaukee Wisconsin inventor of the typewriter and his remark about women Georges Washington born February 22 1732 at Bridge Creek Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Milan
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Nolin Creek
Christopher Latham Sholes
Milwaukee
Wis
Georges Washington
Bridge Creek
Lewis Cassady Opens Local Printing Office in Hershey
Lewis Cassady establishes a small printing shop on the Stahle farm in Hershey. He offers postcard name cards bill heads letterheads circulars and other printing services with prompt service and affordable charges inviting locals to visit the new establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Lewis Cassady
Benjamin Franklin
Stahle
Lewis
Mr. Cassady
Cassady
Talented Cast in The Alaskan at Hershey Central Theatre
A high praise program notes a standout cast for The Alaskan starring Thomas Meighan with Estelle Taylor Anna May Wong and Frank Campeau. The film from Paramount features an outdoorsy plot set in British Columbia with a cross continental cast and a story about the new generation of Alaskans facing exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Meighan
Paramount
Hershey Central Theatre
Estelle Taylor
John Sampolis
Charles Ogle
Frank Campeau
Anna May Wong
Alphonz Ethier
Maurice Cannon
Bernard Siegel
Milt Brown
Sasha Winters
Willis Goldbeck
James Oliver Curwood
Herbert Brenon
Hollywood
British Columbia
Meighan
The Lottery Man at Central Theatre Friday March 13
The John Elder Men’s Bible class presents The Lottery Man directed by Miss Gregg Darrow in Hershey. A newspaper lottery caper stars Jack Wright reporter and his romantic plot as tickets sell and a winning number 1323 drives comic chaos. General admission 36 cents, reserved 50 cents. Tickets via class members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Darrow
John Elder Men's
Hershey
Aida Johnson Young
Miaventi
Jack Wright
Wright
Eralhs
Jesse Dersheimer
Boxey
Peyton
Earl Hackman
George Hoc
The Acquittal at Hershey Central Theatre
On Thursday evening March 3rd the movie feature reel The Acquittal starring Claire Windsor and Norman Kerry will play at Hershey Central Theatre. The mystery melodrama promises thrills and edge of seat suspense for audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Windsor
Norman Kerry
Hershey Central Theatre
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Mrs
Paul M. Rinports
Dauphin County Farmers Favor Con Testing Association
Hershey High
Sal
Dante
Cynicus
Mary
Cuddy McQuid
Cudd Mc Quid
Kla Rhea
Rhea
Central Theatre
U. S
Lower Dauphin Co. School Institute
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