New Operations in Hershey Goings On All the Time
A bustling Hershey summer with major construction across the town. Hershey Chocolate Factory doubles milk station capacity to 80 by 80 feet two stories high and upgrades with new equipment. Shower baths for men in factory rest rooms installed at no charge. Hershey Press building reaches third story with marble-like columns and rapid concrete work. New store windows at Hershey Store enhance appearance. New roads and street railway work planned with concrete base and asphalt surface. Dozens of building projects underway or planned across town.
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Hershey Press
Hershey
Hershey Chocolate Factory
Hershey Company
Chocolate and
Park Avenues
al. Craft
Chocolate Avenue
Hershey Hosts New Cumberland In Key League Clash
Hershey faces leaders New Cumberland this Saturday in a pivotal league game at their venue. New Cumberland, noted for a strong lineup, has won once in three meetings this season on Hershey’s ground, and Hershey aims to even the series behind pitching by Sheehan.
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Hershey
New Cumberland
New Cumberland Agg
Sheehan
New Golf Course Record Set by Prof Edward Dearle
Prof Edward Dearle set a local course record on Sunday by shooting six under par for 18 holes, beating his previous mark by two strokes and concluding with a 70. He has been posting strong scores recently.
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Edward Dearle
Wiah
Dearle
Donvie
Bik
George
Indianapalla
Harrisburg
Osseereersr
Open Air August Sermons and Music in Hershey Park
The Hershey churches unite for Sunday evening services at 7 30 in front of the bandstand Hershey Park. A large union choir from town choirs will lead with instrumental music. Sermons for August include Rev George Snavely Rentz August 1 Rev N L Linebaugh August 8 John Irvin Meek August 15 and Rev Mr Ely August 22. Attendance is expected to exceed last year.
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Hershey
Hershey Park
Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity
George Snavely Rentz
Derry Presbyterian Church
N. L. Linebaugh
First United Brethren Church
John Irvin Meek
Mr. Ely
Philadelphia
Lemon Hill
Public Library Sees Busy Week and New Books
The Free Public Library remains popular as heat eases readers indoors. Last week 425 visitors, 190 exchanging books, and demand for Eleanor H Porter's Pollyanna Grows Up prompts a second copy. New adult titles include A Far Country by Winston Churchill and Angela's Business by Henry Sydnor Harrison, with juvenile offerings such as The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse and The Jackal Patrol of Troop Five.
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Chocolate and
Cocoa Avenues
Hershey
Free Public Library
Eleanor H. Porter
Pollyanna
Winston Churchill
Joseph Conrad
South Sea Island
Henry Sydnor’Harrison
Angela
William J. Locke
Jaffery
Albania
Edward C. Venable
Pierre Vinton
Danny Meadow Mouse
Grandfather Frog
Thornton W. Burgess
Boy Scouts
Marshall Jenkins
Kentucky
Daniel Boone
Rockies
Kit Carson
John T. McIntyre
Margaret L. Sanderson
Captain Becky
Piris
Hershey Band Daily Concert Draws Large Crowds
The Hershey Band holds open air concerts 7 to 8 p m on weekdays and 2 to 4 p m Sundays. Last Sunday afternoon saw several thousand attendees and expectations are high for an even larger crowd this coming Sunday. The program includes works by Rossini Mayr Lacome and others with intermissions and solo performances.
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Hershey Band
Counties Freed From Foot-and-Mouth Quarantine Order
Several Pennsylvania counties including Berks Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Montgomery Lancaster Schuylkill Westmoreland and Lebanon are removed from quarantine effective July 19. The move ends restrictions while remaining counties stay under confinement.
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Pennsylvania
Berks
Cumberland
Dauphin
Delaware
Montgomery
Lancaster
Schuylkill
Westmoreland
Lebanon
Thousands Tour Hershey and Statewide Attractions
The Hershey Bureau has drawn about a thousand visitors in its first week as Pennsylvania tourism surges. Statewide travel grows with many routes aiming to include historic towns and sights. Hershey stands as a premier stop with travelers from ten states among recent registrants.
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Hershey Bureau
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Hershey
Summer visitors fill YWCA as locals plan activities
The YWCA hosts many summer guests from Harrisburg Philadelphia Reading and Hershey. Misses Rebecca Krick Bertha Kiesling Reba Cruise Lillian Palm Catharine Spang Edith Wilson and more visit or stay for vacations with staff and affiliates. Clubs hike ride to Annville hold beef steak fry and plan story hours and games for children and teens at the park and nearby camps.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Rebecca Krick
Bertha A. Kiesling
Reba Cruise
Lillian Palm
Catharine Spang
Reading
Estelle Arbuckle
Philadelphia
Helen D. Elder
Citizens Hospital
Parnassus
Marie Spalding
Eldersridge
Cannonsburg
Saltsburg
Miss Elder
R. Y. Elder
Onward Club
Hitler
Annville
West Herghey Park
Misa Anna Gordon
Camp Nephawin
Onward
Mike Mary Bureh
Alater Jewette
Williamsport
Asbury Pay
Ocean Grove
Mixx
Sarah Hy Lavan
Milas
Dr Wirt Returns Home to Visit Wife in Illness
Dr. Wirt From Hershey Warm Company arrives from Temboaux Lau to visit his wife who is seriously ill. He is accompanied by Mrs Wirt's brother Orville Young who stayed several days then returned home Monday evening.
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der. G. Wirt
Hershey Warm Company
Tembaux
Lau
Vislt
Mr. Wirt
LaOito
Ind
Man
Wirt
Orville Young
Mr. Young
Oldest Hershey player Patty Miller Injured In Practice Game
Patty Miller, Hershey Club’s oldest player and town baseball enthusiast, snapped his left ankle in a ravine during a Friday practice. He was taken to Harrisburg Hospital for treatment after Dr. M. L. Hershey reset the leg. a benefit game will be held Friday evening at 6 15 on the Hershey grounds to support his medical expenses.
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William E
Patty” Miller
Harrisburg
Hershey
Sweet
Patty
M. L. Hershey
Palmyra
Areba Street
New York Merchant Takes Prolific Trolley Tour To Hershey Visit
James U Hopp of New York, a dry goods merchant and Pennsylvanian by birth, toured multiple towns by trolley and steam, ending in Hershey amid praise for its healthful living. He plans further northeast travel, aims to live past 100, and urges Hershey residents to value their health.
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James U. Hopp
New York
Hershey
Hopp
Plainfield
Trenton
New Jersey
Philadelphia
West Chester
Coatesville
Lancaster
Mirabethtown
Middletown
Harrisbure
Harrisburg
Hershay
Nopp
Scranton
Poconos
Delaware
Lebanon
MiMinsburg
Hopp Sayahoe
Holy Trinity Church Observes Fifth Anniversary
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hershey marks its fifth anniversary of the congregation and first anniversary of the new building dedication. Rev. F. C. Krapf preaches the anniversary sermon as combined choirs sing an anthem and infants are baptized.
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Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of
P.O. S. of A. Hall
Park
Agust
C. K. Fegely
Palmyra-Hershey - Parish
Frederick C.krapf
Cocoa and
Granada Avenues
M. S. Hershey
Church Extension Society
The
Lutheran Church
Hershey’s Men’s Club
Krapf
Atlantic City
John Irvin Meek
Hershey
Hershey swatfest overwhelms St. Marys 18 to 2
Hershey wins the Central Pennsylvania League game at Mt. Gretna from St. Mary's picnic team by 18 to 2. Dearolf hits two home runs with Zeigler and J Malone adding one each as Hershey gathers twenty hits. Zeigler allows two runs in the sixth before finishing five shutout innings.
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Hershey
Zeigler
Lebanon
Hall
Romig
Machen
Dearolf
Sweat
Kieffer
Sheehan
Romigo
Denrolf
J. Malone
Havsahey
Derry Presbyterian Sunday School Association Meeting
The Sunday School Association of Derry Presbyterian Church met last Tuesday evening led by Superintendent J K Relat. Reports indicated the school was in a gratifying condition and after business adjourned refreshments were served by Mr and Mrs Relat.
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Derry Presbyterian Church
J. K. Relat
Mes, Ralat
Weather Forecast for the Week Begins
The week opens with generally fair weather and moderate temperatures. Warmer conditions are expected toward the end of the week.
Best Show of the Season Delights Hershey Park Vaudeville
The Hershey Park theater offers a top vaudeville bill with Berma the magician, Lessig company performing The Has Been, Sheldons acrobatics, Willard and Bond military sketch, McDevitt Kelly and Lucy The Piano Movers, plus strong moving pictures. Mary Pickford appears Friday. Next week Real Opera directed by Robert Kane features Mascot and A Trip to India with expanded casts.
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Hershey Park
Berma
J. Edwin Lessig
McDevitt
Kelly
Lucy
Mary Pickford
Real Opera
Robert Kane
Manhattan Opera Company
Withedith Carlisle
Charles Holly
George Williams
Wilbur Cox
Jethro Warner
Gus Vaughn
Bertha Holly
India
Big Sale at the Hershey Store Promises Bargains Week
The Hershey Store announces its greatest bargain week with many items priced at 25 or 50 cents. The Hershey Press notes vast savings for families to stock up, with a reader list of lending bargains on page five. The store reports record trade and draws customers from beyond Hershey, including Harrisburg and Lebanon.
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Hershey
Hershey Press
Open Air Sermon At Mira United Brethren Church
Congregation moved chairs to the lawn for an outdoor service led by Rev. May Linebaugh. Over 200 attended and the event was praised as unusually interesting and fruitful. Bible Class had 67 men and 50 attended the prayer meeting to study the Gospel of John.
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Mira United Brethren Church
May Linebaugh
Great Day for Bels Herbert's Schneers and George Born
Saturday evening event marks a notable moment as Ashing Inn Spring Creek reports twenty seven oold, tipping the season to twenty six pounds.
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Herbert’ Schneers
George
Ashing Inn Spring Creek
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Mount Gretna
Derry Sunday School
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