Mrs Chas Lebo Wins First Prize in Brown Sugar Cake Contest
Mrs Lebo of 133 Areba Avenue Hershey wins first prize ten dollars in a Hershey Department Store brown sugar cake contest with 48 entries from Hummelstown Palmyra Campbelltown Union Deposit Hershey and nearby areas. Special prize ten dollars awarded to Palmyra’s Mrs James Hatton for her Cocoa Angel Cake. contestants used Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Grandma’s recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Lebo
Hershey Department Store
Hummelstown
Palmyra
Campbelltown
Union Deposit
Hershey
Vicinity
Areba Avenue
M. S. Hershey
James Hatton
N. Lincoln Street
Sousa and Band Open 32d Concert Tour at Hershey Park
Sousa and his band drew large crowds at Hershey Park Convention Hall over the weekend with encores and patriotic pieces. The audience praised The Stars and Stripes Forever and The Liberty Bell while new works Cuba Under Three Flags and The National Game drew cheers. John Dolan on cornet and Geo Carey on xylophone impressed, as soprano Marjorie Moody earned praise for her vocal performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sousa
Hershey Park Convention Hall
America
Washington Post
Cuba
United States
Black Horse Troop
Jazz America
John Dolan
Geo. Carey
Howard Goulden
Harold B. Stephens
Marjorie Moody
Manheim to Visit Hershey for Saturday Baseball Showdown
Manheim of the Lancaster County League travels to Hershey Park for a 3 00 PM game on Saturday July 1. Reigle and Pierce from Lebanon Valley will form Manheim’s battery while Hershey likely starts Storm and Zimerman. Local fans are urged to attend and support a competitive, top league matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manheim
Lancaster County League
Hershey
Hershey Park
Reigle
Pierce
Lebanon Valley Star Battery
Harrisburg Elects Harry A. Behney Science Teacher
Harry A. Behney of Harrisburg was elected to succeed Henry R. Douglass as science teacher. A graduate of Harrisburg Technical High School class of 1921 and State College class of 1926, he studied natural science and earned a B.S. He will continue studies in school management and child psychology at State College this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Behney
Harrisburg
Henry R. Douglass
New Jersey
R. Behney
Harrisburg ‘Technical High School
State College
Creatore and Band to Play at Hershey Park Hall July 25 26
Creatore and His Famous Band return to Hershey Park Convention Hall for two concerts daily at 2 30 and 7 30 p m on Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26 Gilleape Creatore conducts a renowned ensemble featuring Pauline Talma a California soprano soloist The program promises varied lighter airs with reserved seating at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creatore
Hershey Park
Gilleape Creatore
Hershey Park Convention Hall
Creature
Hershey
Hershey Town and School Built From Hershey Fortune
The Hershey Industrial School in Dauphin County grew from Milton S. Hershey’s fortune to educate 200 orphan boys. Hershey funded the school with a 800 acre campus near Hershey, a 45 acre chocolate factory, farms, creameries, sugar mills, and a trust holding profits from Hershey enterprises to support orphans. The town of Hershey, developed around his plant, hosts parks, houses, a theatre, and a large park with a convention hall, without labor strife, and envisions enrollments of 500 to 1000 boys in the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin County
Lebanon Valley
Hershey Industrial School
Tnerer
Cuba
Milton S. Hershey
Catharine Hershey
Mr. Hershey
America
Henry H. Hershey
Hershey
Boy Scouts of Lutheran Church Ready For Camp
The Boy Scouts of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church plan a week of camping July 13 to 20 at Harrisburg Council Camp Drumygold on Shermans Creek Perry County. Major De G. Van De Boe oversees the camp with Rev Kinports accompanying as counselor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Harrisburg Council
Drumygold
Sherman's Creek
Perry County
de G. van de Boe
Holy Taint
Trinity
Kinports
Annual Derry Township School Board Meeting
The Derry Township School Board held its annual meeting on July 6. Auditors Mumma Balebaugh and Garver audited the books and an annual expenditure statement was presented. Clarence Erb was elected treasurer and E R Mayo as vice president for the coming year. The tax rate was fixed at fourteen mills and a poll tax of 3.00 per person for residents twenty one or older.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry Township School Board
Chia
Messrs
Mumma
Balebaugh
Garver
Clarence Erb
E.R. Mayo
The Smokestack: July Heat and Park Theater Laughs
A lighthearted mix of verse about heat in July, humorous park observations, a rainy Fourth of July theater outing, and a Memphis tale. The narrator patently jokes about weather, attire, and the crowd while recalling a noisy rainstorm at the Park Theatre and a humorous doctor exchange with a Memphis negro.
Hayin It Up Where I Come From Chorus
A playful dialect song extols haying in a rugged region. The narrator favors his own land with steep hills and tough loads, despite weeds and rough ground, claiming heavier work but superior hay quality in his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perpendickerler
Jinks
Concert at Hershey Park Sunday With Fred Pronto Orchestra
Fred Pronto and His Orchestra perform a Sunday afternoon program at the Hershey Park band shell. The set list includes marches, overtures, waltzes, and a themed Around the World with Irving Buell segment featuring What’ll We Do and other American airs. A complete concert echoing patriotic tunes and soloists from Pryor, Gomez, Lieurance, Tierney, and Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pronto
Hershey Park
Pryor
Gomez
Minnetonka
Lieurance
Irene
Tierney BU Nailay Meeee Lange
Swanee River
Myddleton Intie Mission
Stephen Foster
Tobaui
Black
Hall AL “America
Irving Buellake
Bantagle
Hosmer
Tannhaeuser
Wagner
Odd Fellows Picnic at Hershey July 25
The Odd Fellows of Central Pennsylvania hold their sixth annual picnic at Hershey Park on July 25 with 190 lodges represented. Samuel T. Kissinger chairs the committee. activities include a morning baseball game, free Sherwood Players show, concerts by the Odd Fellows Orphanage band from Sunbury, and various sports with prizes for all events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Central Pennsylvania
Hershey Park
Proaceatn
Samuel T. Kissinger
Sherwood Players
Land of the Odd Fellows Orphanage
Sunbury
Ole Timer’s Fourth of July Hershey Trip
A reader recalls a family Fourth of July outing to Hershey including a bumpy drive with two punctures crowds and a lively concert picnic and pool at the park. The writer laughs at family antics argues over asparagus jokes and notes the rain and nostalgia for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Land of Liberty
Junior
Sister
Cherriel
Family Weekend Trip to Niagara Falls Canada
Mr and Mrs C L Moyer Mr and Mrs Milton Bashore and son Emmett and Miss Joyce Maeth enjoyed a weekend trip to Niagara Falls. The party traveled via Williamsport and East Aurora to Buffalo then into Canada visiting the Falls Power Company and Niagara Lock and Ontario Power. Their return covered Painted Post and Rochester with a total distance of 733 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.L. Moyer
Milton Bashore
Emmett
Joyce Maeth
Niagara
Williamsport
Harnell
Morris
East Aurora
Buffalo
Niamea
Canada
Falla
Niagara Falls
Jagara
Rochester Bint
Tramsport
Birthday Party at Hockersville Remembered in July Celebration
A birthday party was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Deltz on Saturday evening July 4 in honor of Mrs. Della Mathias. Attendees included Bertha Cansel Mary Mathias Elizabeth Grouber Della Burnice Mathias Curtin Ivan Walker Leonard A. Deltz Earl Crssel Robert BLOF Baker Sanford Comba Raymond Lawson Tony Ward Junior Arnold Mathina W. D. Walker and others from the community and Mathias families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Deltz
Della
Della Mathias
Bertha Cansel
Mary Mathias
Elizabeth Grouber
Burnice Mathias
Messrs
Curtin
Ivan Walker
Leonard A. Deltz
Earl Crssel Robert
Blof. Baker
Sanford Comba
W. Way Albert Custer
Raymond
Lawson
Tony
Ward
Arnold Mathina
W. D. Walker
Ray May
H. E. Mathias
Mre
B. F. Mathias
Getting Gertie's Garter Comedy at Hershey Park Theatre
Sherwood Players present Getting Gertie's Garter at Hershey Park Theatre this Thursday through Saturday. The lively farce promises nonstop laughs as a missing garter fuels a string of misadventures and a sweet love story. Park Manager John Sollenberger urges early ticket purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Gertie
Sherwood Players
Hershey Park Theatre
Gertie’s Garter
John Sollenberger
Daily Vacation Bible School Closing Exercises Held Sunday
The Daily Vacation Bible School will close Sunday evening at 7 30 in the Lutheran Church. Programs include hymns prayers by Rev Paul M Kinports department exercises and flag salutes. The over one hundred students and teachers praise the school’s four weeks of work and thank the Board of School Directors Prof A M Hinkle and the janitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Kinports
Lord Jesus
A. M. Hinkle
Troop 1 Boy Scouts Camp at Laurel Dam Details
Twenty five members of Troop No. 1 depart Hershey by truck for Laurel Dam for a July 13 return. Mother Strine leads the group with a full day by day program including swimming, life saving, drills, canteen, and campfire activities under Scoutmaster A. J. Magrini with R. Aungast and L. Ulinkle among the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Laurel Dam
Mother Strine
A. J. Magrini
R. Aungast
L. Ulinkle
LH. Baker
Mitral
Harkins
G. Zimmerman
Hershey Triumphs Fourth Of July Victory Over Tamaqua
Hershey baseball team celebrated the Fourth with a 9 to 5 win over Tamaqua. Hassled by a wild pitcher, Hershey exploded in the second inning with multiple hits including two baggers and a triple. Albert, Ream, and Pani led the offense with a mix of doubles, a triple, and additional hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Tamaqua
Ray
Hershey Pete
Albert
Ream
Pani
Dancing classes form by Miestelyn Storey in Caracas area
Miestelyn Storey announces a new dancing clave with two age groups the younger girls aged 5 to 7 and the older girls 7 to 12. Call at Caracas Avenue home between 8 and 10 o clock a m or phone 8 R for details. Historical note mentions Sicily having changed hands by fifteen nations over 3000 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miestelyn Storey
Clave
Caracas Avenue
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Sousa and His
Pauline Talma
California
the Press
Philadelphia Record
Victor Erlenmeyer
Press
J. Hershey
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey Chocolate Company
Chocolate Company
Hernhey
Lancaster
Boy Scouts of Lutheran Church
By Dee Jay Gee
Atre
Park Theatre
Lowe Brinker
Marthy
Judson
David
Glee Club
H'm
Memphis
Odds and Ends
Joe Gish
Hockersville
Daily Vacation Bible School
Boy Scouts
Ethelyn Arenes
Sicily
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