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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
4
Sunday visits and travels populate Palmyra and surrounding areas with many residents attending gatherings, visiting relatives, and traveling to Lebanon Camp Meade Harrisburg and Atlantic City. The week features prayer meetings, excursions, and employment moves along with local notices and small ads.
Harry Barr Snavely attends the State YMCA Camp at Inglenook for three weeks. About 140 boys from across the state participate. Dr. Miller of Harrisburg serves as physical director in charge.
The Faithful Workers' Class of the First U B Church will hold a bake sale at the Hershey Market on Saturday morning July 18 providing homemade treats for community shoppers.
The Ladies' Bible Class of the United Brethren Church offer several home-made quilts for sale. They may be viewed at Mrs. J. JC. Zoll's residence, 1038 Caracas Ave.
The John Elder Men’s Bible Class reports rapid progress on the Derry Presbyterian Church manse grounds hindered briefly by heavy rain and a hornet swarm. Supervisors Ivan Mease Bowman Snavely Daniel Ensminger and Chance Phillips say the nest is removed and invite able Bodied men from local Bible classes to help on Tuesday evenings.
Former Park Orchestra member Signor Pietro Licata arrived from New York City with family to a royal station welcome. Fred Pronio hosted a reception at his home while Blaine Van Horn led a concert by Phil Fisher and Park Orchestra members. Pete Licata, a noted diver and proud father of two, enjoyed a vacation with best wishes from friends.
Hershey Store Company wins 3 to 2 over Sand Beach A C after trailing eight innings. Wagner started for Sand Beach and was dominant through eight, while Zentmeyer limited hits. Hershey exploded in the ninth by scoring three runs to secure the win before a large crowd at Sand Beach park.
The weekly baby clinics in the Red Cross rooms will be closed until August 20. Community nurse Miss Elizabeth High will be away on vacation starting July 15.
Monday afternoon at about 4 o'clock a fire siren sounded and the chemical engine arrived at the home of Jacob Betz on West Caracas Avenue. The flames were quickly extinguished with only minor damage reported.
The Hershey National Bank and Hershey Trust Company publish their statements of condition as of June 30 1925. The bank reports assets of 1 390 130.54 with loans securities and deposits and lists officers John E. Snyder president Wm F R Murrle vice president and 8 Stecher cashier. The Hershey Trust shows total assets 1 520 564.78 with banking house and fixtures and has officers M S Hershey president Wm H Lebkichar Ezra F Hershey and C Stecher in top roles.
Local church notices list services at First United Brethren Derry Presbyterian Holy Trinity Lutheran and Salem Reformed. Details cover Sunday School times 9.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m. worship discussions by visiting speakers and lectures, midweek prayers and choir practices.
Rev. R S Arndt leads Sunday School at 9 15 a m and sermon at 10 30 a m. Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 p m with prayer Tuesday July 21 at 7 30 p m. On Sunday July 26 Rev O G Romig delivers an illustrated sermon at the Christian Endeavor Society.
Rev. J. R. MacDonald leads two local United Brethren congregations with Sunday School at 9.30 a.m. and preaching at 10.30 a.m. in Union Deposit, plus a combined service at 7.00 p.m. at Fishburn’s church titled Remember Now Thy Creator.
A reunion of Eckert and Fiory clans will be held at Edwin Carmany's grove midway between Campbelltown and Bachmanville on Saturday July 18. Relatives are invited and asked to bring lunch. attendees should come early to enjoy the day.
A Saturday only sale lists Pigeon twelve strand silk hose at 1.29, Kayser silk hose at 1.89, full fashion pure silk hose at 1.75, and Gordon H-300 at 2.00. Socks and three quarter length hose 25 percent off, Martha four foot glove silk hose 2.00, boys long stockings 0.19, ladies vests 0.40 to 0.55, summer union suits 25 percent off, and athletic suits at half price.
Colored Rick Rack braid eight yards for ten cents. Tatting edging in colors only. Special two for fifteen cents. Clark's sewing cotton white and black val sixty cents, special five five per dozen. Coats crochet cotton box value one dollar twenty, special ninety eight cents. Bucilla Perle cotton value fourteen cents, special five cents. Wonderdry shampoo powder val sixty cents, special two for ninety eight. Palm leaf fans five cents, special two for six. All lace collaring and banding thirty three and one third percent off. Linen scarfs centers and luncheon sets twenty five percent off. All silk umbrellas thirty three and one third percent off. All Art goods half price Saturday. All leather belts twenty five percent off. Ladies leather hand bags and under arm bag twenty five percent off. Children’s hand bags. Value one dollar, special eighty nine cents. Kayser long silk gloves two seventy five value, special fifty nine cents Monday only. Twist De Luxe mercerized sewing cotton eight hundred yds spool two for forty cents. Novelty bias tape eight cents yard two for ten cents. Ironing wax and sewing wax five cents, special two for five cents.
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