21 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
1
Hershey's new power plant began operation after testing. 6000 hp equipment doubles prior output. The enlarged complex spans 35 acres with vast facilities, 200 ft stack, and employs about 2,000 workers plus 1,000 allied staff. Production ships to global markets with hundreds of millions of items yearly.
A grand social event in Hershey on January 14 hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Neff Herr attracted guests from Lancaster Philadelphia Harrisburg Hershey Hummelstown and beyond. The orange and green decorated dining room featured a fountain and cedar trees while a Rhomendia Orchestra provided tunes for supper and dancing. Prizes honored both ladies and gentlemen with multiple named attendees listed among the celebrants.
Sanford Smith devotes pages to Hershey highlighting a power plant with low pressure steam heating and hot water systems, two 40 ton and two 65 ton ammonia compressors, a 164 ton unit, dehumidifying gear, electric elevators, and a gravity water supply. The article lauds Hershey Pa as a cooperative, prosperous town built on sound business principles with self-sufficient energy and integrated services.
Hershey residents traveled to Harrisburg Tuesday to witness Governor Brumbaugh's inauguration and parade. Those who heard his address favored the call for a County Local Option law placing liquor decisions in the hands of voters statewide and urged legislature to enact it promptly.
The Young Women's Christian Association announces a shift in its annual meeting schedule. The business session moves to Tuesday evening January 20 in the reading room, not the Hershey Central Theater, with February marking the association’s third anniversary and a moving pictures feature of activities.
Rev Menno F Hershey died at his sister Miss Precilla Kulp's home in Palmyra after declining health. He was a longtime minister in the Reformed Mennonite faith and a respected Hershey area farmer, buried at Hershey Meeting House burial ground after a service in Palmyra. He left a widow two sisters and a son Omer F Hershey of Baltimore. his death saddened the community.
The Isthmian Canal Commission latest Panama report with 608 pages and 70 illustrations is now at Hershey Public Library. It accompanies other Panama texts and guides, as the library expands and plans a move to larger quarters while public demand for serious readings grows.
A large Sunday audience at Hershey Central filled the hall despite harsh weather to hear Dr A W Lamar of Georgia speak on Christ's Vision of a Man. He urged a cleaner life and linked the revival to profit sharing for workers, praising the day’s fitting message and its call to higher consecration.
At Hershey Central Theater one of the greatest motion picture spectacles will be shown next Saturday night. The Universal feature Samson produced by J Farrell MacDonald stars J Warren Kerrigan in a six part, 600 scene production with 2000 players. Admission is 10 cents.Next Monday Lyceum offers a Panama construction lecture with Remax Musical Motion Pictures blending vaudeville style acts into a final great show.
The revival at First United Brethren Church continued with 54 conversions in two weeks and potential growth. Led by Rev. N L Linebaugh and music by Slarry Witmayar, Sunday School Decision Day yielded 65 cards for devotion, 14 joining the church, and 27 children atoned. Sunday night recorded 19 conversions, the largest single night.
Margaret Letthisor hosted a rarebit party on Tuesday evening for her cousin Milas Ann Schaef fer of Reading who is spending several days with the Lotthisors.
Billy Sunday warns three ruinous sins for towns open saloons open Sunday stores and a loud swearing crowd. He cites personal anecdotes to condemn cussing and urges public order efforts in Hershey to curb offensive behavior.
The article notes rising unemployment as cities struggle to absorb job seekers. It reports a sharp increase in applications at a factory over the past ten days, indicating many residents are seeking work.
The Hershey Band under bandmaster Samuel J. Vease will give a complimentary concert Thursday evening February 4 in the gymnasium of the Horshey Men’s Club. The program should please members and friends as the band grows in reputation for concert work. A large crowd is expected.
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