Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Plans Larger Building
At the annual congregational meeting on January 6 the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church voted to enlarge and beautify the building and begin remodeling in spring. The report highlighted 49 new members, rising attendance, and financial health. The congregation bought Glynn property for a parsonage at 10 750 and awarded gifts including brass vases and silverware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Glynn
John E. Snyder
H. G. Mumma
George E. Copenhaver
Joseph R. Snavely
Buster Keaton Stars in Seven Chances at Hershey Central
David Belasco sold his stage hit Seven Chances to Buster Keaton for a film version said to be seven times funnier than the stage show. The Hershey Central Theatre screens Seven Chances Saturday Jan 16 at 6 30 and 8 30 with Ruth Dwyer T Roy Barnes Snitz Edwards and a large ensemble including 7 777 brides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Belasco
Buster Keaton
Buster
Hershey Central Theatre
New York
Ruth Dwyer
T. Roy Barnes
Snitz Edwards
Jules Cowles
Marion Harlan
Otis Harlan
Lora Bara
Theda Bara
Fred Gabourie
Denver Harmon
Byron Hayek
Elgin Lessley
al Gilmour
Whitin’ Kull
Bert Jackson
Y W C A Meeting and Board Election Planned
The Y W C A invites all members to the first 1926 meeting Monday January 18 at 7 45 pm to elect board members and enjoy a program with refreshments. A change shifts the party for Mold ing room girls to Tuesday January 26 due to Hershey Chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Egbert Black
A. W. Lowers
W. C. Hackman
Hershey Volunteer Fire Co to canvass for chemical engine
A Hershey meeting appointed twelve members to canvass Hershey and surrounding Derry Township for funds to buy a chemical truck. Districts and solicitors are listed. Residents are urged to contribute promptly to provide the apparatus and protect the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Volunteer Fire Co
Hershey
Derry Township
M. S. Hershey
Horseshoe Pike
Cocoa Avenue
John P. Conrad
Alvin Flowers
Jerome Hostetter
Derry Road
Palmdale
John R. Zoll
Paul Edris
Swatara
Sand Beach
John K. Zoll
Ira Bacastow
Swatara Station
Daniel Ensminger
Harry I. Miller
Hockersville
John Moyer
Irvin Uhler
John C. Hershey
Clarence Uhrich
The
Sacred Concert at St. Joan of Arc Church Delights Hershey Palmyra
Music lovers filled St. Joan of Arc Church for a sacred Sunday concert in Hershey and Palmyra. The choir soloists and leader received praise for their skill with pieces from Gounod Mozart and Dietrich, notably Louise Ruf and Ed Shea earning special mention. The performance included orchestral interludes by the DeAngelis and Matarazzi brothers and Phil Fisher's ensemble. Father Phelan and Mr. Ruf were credited for the event's success and a planned larger concert is hinted at due to public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Palmyra
Louise Ruf
Jeannette Bilatti
Esther Magrini
Pauline Matula
Dietrich
Henry Schaeffer
Lebanon
Gounod
Holy City
Shea
Alex, Magrini
James de Angelis
Ray Matula
Ruf
Wm. Miller
Joe Smith
Mattarazzis Brothers
Misa Beasle Eckenroth
DeAngelis Brothers
Matarazal Brothers
Phil Fisher
Miller
Impecan
Father Phelan
Hancock at Central Theatre Saturday Evening
Hancock a celebrated entertainer will be the added attraction at the Elershey Central Theatre on Saturday evening. The notice mentions a six o clock start and locates the event in Ta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Elershey Central Theatre
Saturda
Our Salesmen Revue Highlights North Dakota Pride
A North Dakota focused piece by Bert Geiser and Tom G Rogers features salesmen notes from Fargo and Neosho Mo. Geiser argues North Dakota’s fertile lands and healthful climate belie harsh stereotypes while urging honest farming as the nation’s backbone. Rogers adds Ozarks anecdotes and reference to Gulf states, praising the land of a million smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Geiser
Fargo
North Dakota
Kentucky
Beck
Santa Claus
Newark
New Jersey
Tom G
Rogers
Neosho
Ozarks
Ae States
Mis
Food Sale at St. Joan of Arc Convent
A three day food sale at the basement of St. Joan of Arc Convent West Choclate Avenue will run Thursday through Saturday January 21 22 and 23. Proceeds benefit the Convent. Meals hot beverages desserts and snacks will be served as well as household goods dolls toys and a fish pond. The event is organized by a parish committee including Mrs I Carr Mrs Arthur Dulac and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joan of Arc Convent
West Chocolate Avenue
Ladies of
I. Carr
Arthur Dulac
W. Harrison
J. G. Helchel
W. Longenecker
Laff Nite at Hershey Central Theatre Friday
Friday evening June 16 at 7 30 o clock Hershey Central Theatre presents Laff Nite. Manager Russell Zentmeyer secured film program featuring Topica of the Day Fables Harold Lloyd and Star Roach comedies Our Gang and Stereoscoptics. A pair of glasses will be given to every attendee. The note ends with an unrelated statistic about India's marriage age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Central Theatre
Russell Zentmeyer
Harold Lloyd
Star Roach
Our Gang
Snavely Elected President of Dauphin Farm Association
F B Snavely of Hummelstown was re elected president of the Dauphin County Agricultural Extension Association at its annual Courthouse meeting. The program highlighted farm price trends, orchard management gains, school and home beautification efforts, ton litter hog production, and rural sanitary projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County Agricultural Extension Association
Frederick Weaver
State College Agricultural Economics Department
Weaver
Frank B. Snavely
Hummelstown
Aaron Erdman
Elizabethville
N. J. Basehore
Howard Speece
Dauphin
Dauphin County
County Agricultural Extension Association
Howard A. Cummings
Addison Snyder
Snyder
I. D. App
State Department of Public Instruction
S. T. Witmer
Clayton Gingrich
Christ Balsbaugh
Gingrich
Balsbaugh
Wisconsin
L. B. Harper
Extension Association
Basehore
R. R. Burtner
Burtner
Sermons on Great Hymns of Christendom Series Begins
At Holy Trinit Lutheran Church the pastor opens a series on The Great Hymns of Christendom with Faith of Our Fathers at the 7 30 vesper. Hymns like Rock of Ages and A Mighty Fortress will be used to illustrate doctrines, aiming for practical evangelical preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinit Lutheran Church
Christendom
Jesus
Miss Marie Mays Hosts Church Class Gathering
The Church Gleaner Class of the First United Brethren Sunday School met at Miss Marie Mays's home on West Chocolate Avenue. A business session followed by games and refreshments concluded the meeting. attendees listed include Mary Zoll Evelyn Cramer Fern Cake Ruth Frehn Emily Weidler Bertha Habecker and others.
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First United Brethren Sunday School
Marie Mays
West Chocolate Avenue
Mary Zoll
Evelyn Cramer
Fern Cake
Ruth Frehn
Emily Weidler
Bertha Habecker
Dorothy Habecker
Ruth Habecker
Ruth Yerger
Catherine Strimble
Gladys Rumpf
Gladys Kauffman
Anna Sie
Heth Habecker
The Smokestack Celebrates First Birthday
Dee Jay Gee remarks on staying in the North while southern imagery fills songs. The Smokestack marks its one year anniversary on February first and plans birthday advertising with cake and presents.
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P. S
Radio weak on the farm and the era of camphor songs
A nostalgic column recalls misheard lyrics from Red Wing and My Old Kentucky Home and parodies early radio sets. The writer jokes about radios in the office, the noisy one cylinder Buildem Yourself sets, and the Woeful Hog Butcherin Days on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Change and Economy Mix in Humorous Vignettes
A wealthy man seeks change on a rough summer camp trip but returns to a tranquil lakeside mansion and muses that change always comes. An Edinburgh Dispatch note labels a Northern tourist as mean, lodging by Big Ben and saving wear on a watch. A pithy quip brief and a classroom joke end with a playful pun about courage and ash.
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Edinburgh
London
Big Ben
Patchwork Quilt Reverie and Aged Textile Reflections
A nostalgic meditation on homemade patchwork quilts linking family history to social life. The piece contrasts home craft with modern fabrics, notes the fading practice, and imagines future value and scarcity of quilts and related textiles. It mentions Aunt Dinah, Nellie, Great Grandmother, Grandmother, and a Barn Dance at Deacon Smith's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah
Nellie
Grandma
Sister
Deacon Smith's
Florida
Hershey High Holds Undefeated Streak With Carlisle Win
Hershey High School basketball stays unbeaten by crushing Carlisle 48 to 9 on Carlisle floor. The defense held Carlisle to three field goals as Hershey also defeated Susquehanna Township 41 to 0 later, while the girls won 31 to 3. The department seeks stronger home opponents for upcoming schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey High School
Carlisle High School
Carlisle
Palmgren
Hershey
J. Purcell
G. Stover
R. Sponagle
M. Balsbaugh
Ji Party
Bos
Warner
McKinne
Williams
J. Myers
Myers
LaVantere
Zeigier
Susquehanna Township High
Hershey Cagers
Susquehanna Lads
Hershey Girls
Susquehanna Township
Lancaster High School
Steelton High School
Harrisburg Tech
Susquehanna Girls
Belva Smith
Katharine Ebersole
Melba Strohm
Mary Hummer
Ruth Barnard
Winona Baker
Dorothy Zeigler
Smith
Ebersole
Strohm
Hershey Boys
Boiling Springs
Marysville
Hershey Prepares for Swarthmore Chautauqua Series
Hershey citizens will attend a four day Chautauqua at Hershey High School from Friday to Monday January 22 to 25 featuring lectures music and entertainment. The article explains Chautauqua origins Lyceum roots and the rise of circuit Chautauquas making such events common and affordable. Tickets are sold by Prof. A. M. Hingely J. R. Hoffman and the High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore _Chautauqua
Hershey High School
Lyceum
Josiah Holbrook
Lowell
Holmes
Emerson
Garrison
Sumner
Philips
Beecher
Gough
Lake Chautauqua
New York
John H. Vincent
Chautauqua Sunday School Association
Chautauqua
United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
A. M. Hingely
J. R. Hoffman
Scenes in Color Adds Charm to New Mix Picture
Tom Mix stars in The Yankee Senor at Hershey Central Theatre with Technicolor scenes. Emmett Flynn directs this Old Mexico adventure featuring Olive Borden and Margaret Livingston. Filmed wildflower scenes in Wyoming and hacienda sequences in Southern California. Watermelon note ends piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Mix
Hershey Central ‘Theatre
Katherine “Uatherton Gerould
Mexico
Mix
Olive Borden
Margaret Livingston
Kathryn Tt
Martha Mattox
Mianela McDonald
Alec Francia
Wyoming
California
Tony
Willam Fox
Nissley-Swiss Chocolate Firm Placed In Receivership
John Hertzler of the Lancaster Trust Co appointed receiver for Nissley-Swiss Chocolate Co Florin as creditors take control amid hopes assets exceed liabilities. Total assets around 790000 with 587500 liabilities across related firms including El Reese Cigar Greensboro NC and Florin holdings. Endorsed notes by E L Nissley and Sons loom over creditors though chocolate assets appear insufficient to cover debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hertzler
Lancaster Trust Company
Nissley-Swiss Chocolate Company
Florin
E. L. Nissley and Sons
Chocolate Company
El-Reeso Cigar Company
Greensboro
N. C
Nissleys
Nissley Chocolate Company
Ilorin
El-Reese Cigar Company
N. C. KE
L. Nissly and Sons
Dauphin County
Reading
Lloyd Gilman to Sing Under Walter Damrosch
University of Pennsylvania bass Lloyd Gilman will sing under Walter Damrosch with the Penn Glee Club as they join the New York Symphony on an extended concert tour. The glee club, led by Dr. H Alexander Matthews, becomes the first college choir to accompany an internationally renowned orchestra on such a tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Gilman
J. J. Gilman
Cocoa Avenue
University of Pennsylvania
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
University of Pennsylvania Glee Club
Damrosch
New York Symphony
Glee Club
H. Alexander Matthews
University of Pennsylvania School of Fine Arts
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St. Joan of Arc Church
Hickory Dickory Cox
OM G. Rogers
India
F. B. Snavely
Farm Association
Miss Marie Mays
By Dee Jay Gee
Dee Jay
Edward the Sixth
Mary
Ash
Skin Shaeffer
Pod
Tor
Stover
Purcell
Pera
Parry
Zimmerman
R. Hoak
Mailey
Ewe Banks
G Herman
Union
Maine
New Elampshire
Nissley
Swiss Chocolate Company
Lloyd Gilman
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