07 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
1
The article notes 65 loaded cars at Hershey sidings indicating 1915 will surpass 1914 in cocoa and chocolate demand. Health experts prefer cocoa over tea and coffee as a nutritious stimulant, boosting sales of Hershey products from a modern, clean production plant.
The article explains how gravity based conveyors in factories, notably Hershey, transfer material between floors. It details spiral steel conveyors, open and closed types, and their efficiency in moving finished and semi finished goods with minimal power and space.
The article describes a gravity conveyor that serves many floors by passing items through intermediate departments. It notes the need for rapid outlet clearing with a belt conveyor and uses automatic fire doors to isolate the system during a fire. Counterbalanced doors and fusible links ensure containment of the conveyor in emergencies.
Mr. Simon Eby, 84 years young, visited the Press Office on Monday. He refused a seat, preferring to stand on a fine day, and spoke of youth and fresh air. He noted a five mile walk, his visit to Mr. Zimmerman in Derry, and time with an ailing elder friend.
Miss Helen Trego Bradley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Trego Bradley of Philadelphia, will marry Samuel Davis Foster on Monday January 25 at 8 pm at the Bradley home 1602 North Fifteenth Street Philadelphia. The ceremony is private with immediate family only followed by a southern honeymoon. Foster, of Pittsburgh, is chief engineer of the State Highway Department and a Governor Tower aide, with a career in road construction including Cuba and the Isthmian Commission.
Mr. and Mrs. Qzra I Hershey hosted New Year festivities for the younger set at Chocolate Avenue. Following luncheon casual carda and the latest dancing steps entertained guests. Mia Holenox won the ladies prize and J I Snavely won the gentlemen's prize.
The Hershey Transit Company plans a banner year 1915 with the Elizabethtown and Deodate Railway ready to link Hershey with Lancaster and beyond. A new waiting room is under construction on Caracas Avenue with improved facilities for the public. the carbarn is being enlarged and a stone power house and bungalow near Leba nonon are drawn visitors as models for a planned new village with lots for sale.
Several coasting mishaps occurred in Hershey and adjacent towns last week. Victims include Fred Clark and Monroe Stover. Five Waltonville boys were badly hurt on New Year’s Day after a sled crash near a stone wall. icy hills along Pat’s Hill and Mann’s Hill draw crowds, with Hershey Park and the Swatara at Hummelstown offering good skating and plenty of winter fun.
Miss Viola Boyer hosted a Friday afternoon gathering at her home for members of her Sunday school class and a few friends. Mosie and games provided entertainment and refreshments were served to Blanche Cooper Vandetta Cooper Edna Carpenter Ruth Runkle Sara Teter Goldie Habecker Anna Gordon Matilda Trostle Pearl Sanders Mabel Carpenter Corn Lingle Mabel Lingle and Viola Boyer.
The text notes Maurice Hinkle and Patty Miller performing the Bear Stunt in the Harrisburg Mummers parade on New Year’s Day. Their comic act earned them one of the large cash prizes, with Hinkle and Patty guiding the bear alongside trainer.
The Teachers Local Institute of Steelton Hummelstown and Paxton Boroughs Swatara and Derry townships meets in Hershey with a Friday program at the Hershey Central Theater and Saturday sessions at the High School. The agenda covers music addresses round tables Latin and educational topics including geography teaching and pupil assessment. Professor F. D Kebach presides with Gertrude Brubaker as secretary and a committee guiding the program. Public invited.
The First U B Church reports 49 new members, a 21 percent gain to 158 total. Sunday School averages rise 17, Otterbein Men's Bible Class gains 11 per Sunday, and Otterbein Guild forms with 60 members. Attendance and prayer services nearly double as evangelistic efforts yield 8 conversions this year.
A New Year’s Eve masquerade gathering was hosted at Misa Kathor M. Seltzer’s Lebanon home with guests arriving from Harrisburg Palmyra Annville Hershey and Lebanon. The event featured games music and refreshments with attendees including Miss Lucy Teahl Norman Stahle Misa Anna Spangler Paul Longenecker Arabella Kelchner Misa Kathryn Wonrlech Ruth Reinohhl Mabel Houser Mather M. Seltzer Paul E. B. M. Smith John Oberholtzer Clarence Beard Arthur Marka and Mr and Mrs Harvey Seltzer of Lebanon.
David Horst of Palmyra fell from a ladder at the Worshey Chocolate Factory last Thursday morning and sustained a wrist sprain. The injury will prevent him from working for a period.
Sunday at Hershey Central Theater drew a full house as Mrs Marion Ballou Fisk drew praise for her drawing in color, humor, and uplifting talk. George Copenhaver led. Rev Krapf opened with prayer. Mrs Harvey sang. congregational singing flourished. Next Sunday Dr John G Scorer of Philadelphia speaks on The Man Who Sold His Shadow at 3 PM.
Mr and Mrs Andrew C Fox of 109 S Harrison Street Palmyra announce the engagement of their son Paul Fox to Miss Amanda Boyer of Lebanon a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital The wedding is planned for early summer The announcement lists numerous guests including the Fox family Yingat Snyder Matter and Snyder families and others.
Edward L Lingle and Misa Tan nah Buchanan of Lyonaville wed at Grantville Christmas era by Rov J O Bitnex. The couple, held in high esteem, plan to move to Hershey in spring and establish a home on Spring Creole avenue.
An archival note states that no passengers were killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1914. It cites 26,198 miles of track, carrying 188,411,876 passengers, with over 8,000 trains operated daily and more than 1,000,000 trains in the year.
The Hershey Central Theater plans a gala Saturday night with George Kleine's Between Savage and Tiger in six parts and Princess Zelda the floating lady mystery. Admission is 10 and 15 cents, a double entertainment for one price, with mind reading and other feats to thrill the audience.
A 1914 Property Commission report reveals Pennsylvania's assets total about 62.7 million dollars with bonds of 651 thousand and a sinking fund of 151 thousand. The commission, appointed by the governor, notes liens on hospitals valued at 1.59 million were not included, and four-fifths of assets are real estate.
Hershey Press highlights 1914 growth with record shipments by Hershey Chocolate Co. new buildings miles of streets water supply trolley lines and visitor counts over 100000. The town shows expansion across factories stores bank schools farms and park despite national business slowdowns.
An informal shooting match near Sand Beach on Saturday afternoon organized by David Howard attracted many contestants. John Hecker of this place won with notable skill and took a fine prize.
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