Hummelstown News Notes Local Meetings and Events
A busy week with a High School Alumni Association meeting at the High School. Bank directors are reelected led by W. L. Balsbaugh with six others. Community notices include property purchases, rentals, theater productions, a jitney dispute, births, burglaries, and church activities. Also announced are upcoming lyceum entertainment, a Sauerkraut supper, and church announcements from Zion and Reformed congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lafferty
Town
Joseph Urich
Hummelstown
Waltonville
Fors
Rosanna Street
Ruth Holler
William Holler
Alice Snyder
The
Reformed Church
Reformed Church Almanac
J. A
Lyceum
Keith
Walter Feeles
Eccles
Joseph Yarrick
Zimbray
Egypt
Alfred Fondacaro
Eva Smith
Rebecca Smith
Harrisburg
Marion Walter
Sarah Muth
Philadelphia Symphony
Orpheum
Alvin Zimmerman
Harry
Charles
Harry R. Lands
Bernard
Oscar
Homer
West Second Street
Baltimore
Maryland
Vr. MebHenry
Bertha Jacks
Hanover Street
Young Men's Bible
Zion Lutheran Sunday School
Star Theatre
Harold Bell Wright
Goldwins
C. Zion Lutheran Church
Eo H L. Mueller
D.D
Buenos Aires
South America
Mueller
Lutheran Church Massener
Ladies’ Bible Class
George H. Keller
Lebanon
Robert Jt, Ox
Union
Emanuel Mengel
W. A
Grand-daughter Edith Shellenhammer wed to George Shepler
Sunday wedding dinner at 227 W Main St honors Edith Shellenhammer and her marriage to Hershey’s George Shepler. Guests include the Shellenhammer and Fisher families of Swatara Station Penbrook and town, with attendance of many relatives. Earnest's Real Estate reports sales in Center Square and Walnut Street including J M Murray to Neal D Miller and Irwin Dinger to Edward Basehore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie E. Hummel
Hummelstown National Bank
Banking House
W. L. Balsbaugh
Allen K. Walton
A. B. Shenk
F. J. Schaffner
J. M. Brightbill
W. O H
Martha Grindem
Princepal
Alberta Sourbeer
John Grindem
Francis Keller
William Morton
Zelma Mumma
Markam Wright
Carroll Stauffer
Margaret Woodward
Babe
Gertrude Cassel
Galliger Gurdy
Oscar Laucks
Frank Sawyer
Harry Rieg
John E. Fox
Kunkel
Harrisburg
Edward M. Hoffer
North Railroad Street
R. S. Mervin
Dickinson College
Paul Brinser
New York
Llewellyn Musser
Renova
Hartz
Palmyra
Caroline Balsbaugh
William Mullin
Pearle
Ruth Kilmer
R. Donald
Orpheum
Oliver Waltz
Parvisburg
Waltz
John Reager
Theodore Burridge
Hast High Street
John FE. Reager
al G. Field
Orpheum Theatre
Clara Krause
Crumbaugh
Morrisburg
Edgar Hummel
Pearle Strohman
Clyde Strohman
East Main Street
John Fisher
Main Street
Edith Shellenhammer
George Shepler
Hershey
Peter Shellenhammer
Albert
Ralph
Enos
Warren
Katherine
Lucille
Romaine
Pauline
Swatara Station
Oliver Fisher
Merle
Harold
Carrie
Roy Albright
Ruth
Charles
Penbrook
Daniel Fisher
Mary
Lester
Roy
Town
Earnest’s Real Estate
Center Square
J. M. Murray
Neal D. Miller
Irwin Dinger
Walnut Street
Edward Basehore
Ford Joke Echoes Schoolteacher Joke Comparison
A humorous quip compares schoolteachers to Ford cars claiming they provide the most service for the least money. The line pivots on a light stereotype about value and reliability in both professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Local Notes Highlight Community Visits and Events
Esther Oberholtzer returns to health as a prayer meeting at Joseph Shenk's home draws a large crowd. Families and teachers from Hershey and nearby towns visit relatives and attend services at Fishburn's church and revival meetings in Hummelstown and Elizabeth Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Oberholtzer
Joseph Shenk
Simon Wanamaker
Charles Whistler
Paul Uhrich
Lancaster
Hershey
George Koons
Miss Davis
Shearer
Susan Curry
Fishburn
Groom Demands Time Off As Parson Questions Vows
Parson asks if groom will take the bride to death do they part. Groom retorts with a cruel joke asking for time off for good behavior.
Their Drawback Mrs Blank Laundress Dialogue
A humorous exchange recalls Mrs Brown describing her newly married daughter finding her husband dull yet the good ones being dull. The dialogue captures social snatches of domestic banter and marriage wisdom.
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Charles’ Uhrich
Ruth Whistler
Thomas Henry
Dorothy Smith
Carlisle
John Uhrich
John Snavely
Londonderry
Sand Beach
Fackler
Frank Brehm
Harry Smith
Children’s Fine
Hershey Department Store
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