U B Sunday School Picnic at Rocky Springs Friday
The First United Brethren Sunday School will picnic at Rocky Springs Lancaster on Friday July 23. Trolley cars depart Hershey at 7 a.m. for a round trip fare. Children under sixteen receive free rides with six tickets. Committee members listed for baskets, athletics, and ticket duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United_ Brethren Sunday School
Rocky Springs
Lancaster
Hershey
Park Avenue
Idad
Trinidad Avenue
Dery
Mark Swartz
Cyrus Garman
Willis Dressler
Harry Knoll
Irvin Knoll
Irvin Aungst
Howard Bomgardner
Roy Sternberger
I. O. Dice
Harry Habecker
Harry Christ
Russell Zentmay
Raymond Hinkel
John Balsbaugh
M., Geiling
John R. Zoli
Paul Zentmeyes
Ort Garman
Mary Aungst
Viola Boyer
Fourteen Fresh Air Children Arrive for Two Week Visit
Fourteen Fresh Air children from New York City tenements arrived in Hershey on Wednesday on the 4.32 train. They will spend two weeks in Hershey Palmyra and Campbelltown homes under the escort of local hosts including Oscar Mathias, Lawrence Galebaugh, Martin Hugendubler, and several Mrs. and Miss Peters, Mumma, Brown, Carmany, and Miller families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Hershey
Palmyra
Campbelltown
Oscar Mathias
Lawrence Galebaugh
Martin Hugendubler
C. Brady
E. B. Carmany
P. O. S. of A. Picnic at Laurel Dam
The Patriotic Order Sons of America Washington Camp 705 will hold a stag outing at Laurel Dam on Saturday August 14 chaired by Victor Brenneman. Dad Brenberger will oversee the eats with no chicken corn soup this year. Sykes Garman and Clarence Uhrich lead sports. single and married men may duel on the ball diamond for a day of fun and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Laurel Dam
Victor Brenneman
Dad Brenberger
Dad
Messrs
Sykes Garman
Clarence Uhrich
Special Dances at Hershey Park Showcased Tonight and This Week
Hershey Park hosts a series of dances at the park pavilion with top orchestras. Tonight July 22 Ted Brownagle and His Orchestra from Harrisburg perform. Saturday July 24 Charles Alexander Columbian Orchestra from Bloomsburg features Aut Bidelman. Wednesday July 28 Eddie Brubaker and His Orchestra from Harrisburg appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park
Ted’ Brownagle
Harrisburg
Charles Alexander Columbian Orchestra
Bloomsburg
Aut” Bidelman
Eddie Brubaker
encamped at Mt Gretna as 4000 Pennsylvania guards drill
More than 4000 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are encamped at Mt. Gretna for a summer drill and instruction period. Infantry, light artillery, cavalry, engineers, signal corps and medicos compose the state units. Units continue to arrive through the season as the camp runs from opening day through August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania National Guardsmen
Light Artillery
Cavalry
Engineers
Signal Corps
Medicos
Samuel Fasnacht Spreads Garden Craft at Hershey
Samuel Fasnacht shows skill as a ground man at Hershey Chocolate Company and as a florist and gardener. He grows geraniums zinnias marigolds and hollyhocks with border plantings around a vegetable garden of lettuce beets carrots parsnips beans cucumbers cabbage and cauliflower. Palmyrians admire his lush grounds and Mr Fasnacht takes pride in his garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Fasnacht
Hershey Chocolate Company
Tia Bordera
Asnacht
Auditors Report for Derry Township Schools 1926
The annual auditors report for Derry Township Schools Dauphin County covers the year ending July 1926. It lists balances receipts and payments across current expenses debt service and capital outlay and certifies accounts correct with officers’ securities in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry Township
Dauphin County
Autline
Genet
Otal
Ceee
State Retirement Board
Ammon Garver
H.G. Mumma
S.S. Ballbaugh Auditors
Daily Vacation Bible School Begins at Brethren Church
The Daily Vacation Bible School of the Church of the Brethren on East Areba Ave opens Monday July 26 and runs through Saturday August 6. Rev. Harper Snavely of Shamokin will lead the sessions from 9 to 11 every weekday morning with adult evenings at 745. Topics cover Christian life from beginning to service with a special invitation to all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
East Areba Ave
Harper Snavely
Shamokin
Christian's
18th Anniversary of Good Shepherd Home
Allentown Pa marks the 18th anniversary of the Good Shepherd Home a facility aiding crippled blind epileptic and sick children and the elderly regardless of creed color or nationality Nearly 600 children and 64 old people have been cared for at no cost to most and some burials have been paid The second building for old people is under construction An event with lunch music and demonstrations is set for Thursday August 12 1926 at Sixth and St John Streets Allentown Pa Special parking offered Those unable to attend may send donations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Shepherd Home
Allentown
Crippled Orphan Boys
Joseph Smith
Mi Bi
Dppr
Zeigler
St. John Sc
Autor
Waffle Contest Ends With Warner Edging Henry For 18th
George Warner and Andrew Henry each ate 18 waffles in a Fishburns Sunday School outing at Grantville. After a baseball game the pair battled to eighteen waffles, with Warner winning the coin toss and choosing first. Both men were too full to drive home and were driven in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishburn’s
Grantville
George Warner
Andrew Henry
Warner
Henry
Joseph Clark
Practical thoughts and distant longing in a fragment
A fragmentary passage reflects practical concern about daily routines and missing a loved one. The speaker lingers on loneliness since being away and mentions concerns about cards and store hours, with a quoted line on affection and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twis
Sigaretta
Quotes on self identity from Prof. Magnum Opus
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes Professor Magnum Opus expressing doubt about his ability to present himself as educated. He questions whether he has the right to call himself learned while reflecting on personal grooming and presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Magnum Opus
Louisville Courier—Journal
The Man With The Extraordinary Sense Of Touch
A dialogue describes a blind man named Smith who adapts to his condition using his remarkable sense of touch. The speaker notes his constant timing and usefulness, acknowledging the difficulty of ground but praising his skill and resilience.
Cohens and Kellys at Hershey Park Theatre This Week
The Cohens and Kellys shows July 22 to 24 at Hershey Park Theatre. The film blends drama and comedy about Irish Jewish families with Charlie Murray Kate Price Vera Gordon George Sidney Olive Hasbrouck and Jason Robards in standout roles. The plot adapts Aaron Hoffmans Two Blocks Away for a lively stage inspired screen experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park Theatre
Cohens and Kellys
Universal Jewel
Harry Pollard
Reginald Denny
Charlie Murray
Kate Price
Ireland
Vera Gordon
Bobby Gordon
Mickey Bennett
Aaron Hoffman
Calvin Bolton Named Free Judge For Bathing Beauty Courts
In Our Town Calvin Bolton who started by picking chickens for the Hannigan House has been appointed by the president as the free judge in ten thousand one hundred ninety nine Bathing Beauty Courts nationwide. Twenty five years picking chickens and still going arrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Bolton
Hannigan House
Engagement Notice for Esther Gingrich and Ralph Gehr
Mant Maple Street residents Mr and Mrs J M Gingrich Palmyra announce the engagement of their daughter Esther Gingrich to Ralph Gehr son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Gehr Waynesboro. Esther is a piano teacher organist and recitalist. Ralph Gehr is an Ohio Northern University graduate and mechanical engineer employed by Ingersoll Rand in Phillipsburg New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Gingrich
Maple Street
Palmyra
M. Gingrich
Rilphds
Gehr
Harvey Gehr
Waynesboro
Misa Gingrich
Paniat
Gehr Ds
Ohio Northern University
Ingersoll Rand Coy
Phillipsburg
N. J
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School Picnic at Long's Park
The Trinity Lutheran Sunday School will hold a picnic at Long's Park in Lancaster on Saturday August 7th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy ‘Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Long's Park
Lancaster
Stoverdale Campmeeting Set With O G Romig At Helm
The fifty fourth annual Stoverdale Memorial Campmeeting runs Friday July 30 to Sunday August 8 led by Rev. O G Romig of Hershey with Rev. William Blatt of Annville and Rev. William Krick of Cressona directing singing and youth services. John W Appiebach the Lancaster blind singer will attend July 30 to August 2. The program lists daily services and sermons by regional pastors, with Junior Hour, Young People sessions, prayer and praise, Bible School, and special Missionary Day events concluding August 8 with addresses by Blatt and Romig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoverdale Memorial Campmeeting
O. G. Romig
Hershey
William Blatt
Annville
William Krick
Cressona
John W. Appiebach
Lancaster
Edward Kinsley
M. W. Fridinger
Palmyra
A. G. Nye
S. C. Enck
D.D
Harrisburg
G. W. Hallman
Hummelstown
H. M Miller
Lebanon
George W. Harper
Steelton
C. A. Snavely
I. B. Koons
J. R. MacDonald
William Beach
Royalton
H. F. Rhoad
United Zions Children
C. F. Rupp
Chamber Hill
Clayton Engle
Hummelstadt
J. D. Jones
I. N. Seldomridge
Oberlin
Warm Weather Prophesied Through Thanksgiving by Pennsylvanian Seers
Gus Luckingbill and Dr. J. W. Good predict prolonged warmth into Thanksgiving for Philadelphia and Reading rail line area. They warn against recent doomsday climate claims, noting a gradual 25,000 year glacial cycle and a coming long warm spell despite solar fluctuations and cross currents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seashore
Gus Luckingbill
J. W. Good
Philadelphia
Reading Road
Luckingbill
Dr. Good
Arctic
Philadelphia Fireman Visits Hershey for Win Miller Quest
A Philadelphia Fire Department veteran, Gee. A. Wilson, visits Hershey during a pursuit of Win. J. Miller. Wilson boasts seventeen rescues and multiple close calls under falling walls, with minor injuries from earlier incidents. The article notes high national weekly flame attendance in the U.S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee
A. Wilson
Philadelphia Fire Department
Hershey
Win. J. Miller
Wilson
Fie Department
Dauphin County Farmers Plan Potato Tour
Dauphin and Cumberland county farmers will tour Louis Reitz farm in Lewisburg on Thursday July 29. They will view a 65 acre potato field plus Reitz herd of swine orchard and dairy cattle and inspect a modern dairy barn and grading methods. A Dauphin county farm tour is set for August 19 with committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dauphin
Cumberland County
Louis Reitz
Lewisburg
Reitz
Dauphin County
Maclay
Eleventh Streets
Harrisburg
Dauphin County Association
Aaron Erdman
Elizabethville
Frank Bb
Snagely
Elroy Baker
Rhinerton
George Dockey
George Ressner
Berrysburg
H. M. Kirkpatrick
R. R. Burtner
Holy Trinity Lutheran Boy Scouts To Camp Near Loysville
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Troop No 2 of Hershey will leave for a one week Scout camp near Loysville along Shermans Creek under Harrisburg Council leadership led by Chief Sparrow. Camp features include a 200 scout mess hall, 90 foot well drilled for drinking water, 32 scouts per colony tents, and experienced supervisors. Rev Kinports accompanies the group. parents may visit Sundays with advance meal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Hershey
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Harrisburg
Sparrow
Sherman’s Creek
Loysville
Kinports
Hershey Lads Set Potatoes Record Harvest
Baum's Hershey Manor plots include unsold lots now planted with potatoes. A group of young men Harold Cain Richard Mumma Merle Kieffer Herbert Harkins and Walter Doctorman with Jedwin Hershey picked up the crop with great energy and soon finished the work, leaving them without jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baum
Hershey Manor
Harold Cain
Richard Mumma
Merle Kieffer
Herbert Harkins
Walter Doctorman
Jedwin Hershey
Class of 1921 Holds Reunion at Rocky Springs Park
The Miershey High School class of 1921 held its first reunion on Saturday July 17 at Rocky Springs Park. Nineteen members formed the class with sixteen in attendance and a bountiful picnic lunch. It was decided to hold an annual reunion. Those present included Mr and Mrs Harry Wolfersberger and others such as Mary Eby Lucile Gilman Carrie Hanshue and Florence Walmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miershey High School
Rocky Springs Park
Harry Wolfersberger
Harry 1
Manning
Mra
Wim, Belser
Willian Jr
Presbyterians Picnic at St Josephs Springs
Sixty members of the Derry Presbyterian Sunday School attended their annual picnic at St. Josephs Springs on Saturday July 17. The day featured a base ball game between married and single men won by the married group with three home runs by players named in the account. A wrestling match between Win Hackman and his son Karl Al¢ho Farr is noted, ending with the younger competitor unable to overcome the elder’s experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derry Presbyterian Sunday School
St. Joseph’s Springs
Wmn
Laan
Win
Hackman
Karl Al¢ho Farr
Welfare workers hold fourth summer institute in Harrisburg
The Bureau of Children of the State Welfare Department will hold its fourth summer institute for welfare workers on July 21 22 and 23 in the Senate caucus room at the State Capitol. Delegates from children's institutions across Pennsylvania will be housed at the YWCA the Hershey Industrial School the Harrisburg Women’s Club and the Sisters of Mercy convent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Children of the
State Welfare Department
Tts
Sumer Institute For Welfare Workers
Senate
State Capitol
Pennsylvania
Hershey Industrial School
Women's Club of
Harrisburg
Convent of the Sisters of Mercy
Vaudeville and Movies at Hershey Park Draw Big Crowds
Hershey Park Theatre showcases topnotch vaudeville and movie programs drawing growing attendance. For July 22 24 the line up includes The Cohens and Kellys in a laugh filled feature, From Broadway to the Bowery, Talking, An Oddity in Laughs and Songs, Lamont Trio, and Live Wire Steppers of 1926. For July 26 28 Rex Beach drama The Barrier stars, Bud Cartell Western Pastimes, Two Emigrants Reminiscences of Sunny Italy, Dishing theirt in, Lady Alices Pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park Theatre
Cohens
Kellys
Follis
Leroy
Broadway
the Bowery
Mel Craig
Bobby Carbone and Co
Lamont
Rex Beach
Bud Cartell
Italy
Nee Ese
Irving
Alice
Lionel Barrymore Stars in The Barrier at Hershey Park
Lionel Barrymore leads the cast in The Barrier at Hershey Park Theatre Monday to Wednesday July 26 27 28. Norman Kerry Marceline Day Henry B Walthall and Bert Woodruff appear in Rex Beach’s frontier tale of Alaskan gold and a forbidden romance with drama thrilling shipboard rescues and a tense cabin confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rex Beach
Hershey Park Theatre
Beach
Alaskan
George Hill
Norman Kerry
Lionel Barrymore
Henry B. Walthall
Marceline Day
Pat Harmon
Bert Woodruff
Meade Burrell
Virginia
Kerry
Necia
Bennett
Burrell
Murphy
Spectater
Geo. Cooper
Hershey Employees Injured In Auto Mobile Accident
On Friday morning July 16 a Ford driven by Isaac Jeffries of Hershey Chocolate Company collided with a motorcycle driven by Chester Logan in Hummelstown West Main street in front of the U R Church. Logan and Russell Ross were pinned under the car with Ross suffering a broken collarbone and severe cuts. Logan was severely injured and remained in Harrisburg Hospital in serious condition. Jeffries, Mrs W C Newcomer and Miss Daisy Bressler sustained only minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Jeffries
Credit Department
Hershey Chocolate Company
Chester Logan
Hummelstown
West Main Street
U. RB. Church
Jeffries
Wershey
South Railroad Street
Russel Ross
New Cumberland
W. Carl Newcomer
Camp II
Daisy Bressler
Harrisburg
Ford
Logan
Ross
Mia
Newcomer
Miss Bressler
Odd Fellows Picnic at Hershey Park Set Thursday
About 15 000 picnickers and 200 judges from the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Central Pennsylvania are expected at the annual picnic in Hershey Park on Thursday. Music will be provided by the Orphans' Band of Sunbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Central Pennsylvania
Hershey Park
Orphans’ Band of
Sunbury
Local notes on injuries and medical procedures
Seahold Wentling Hershey RD No 1 suffers a compound fracture of the right leg but shows improvement. Norman Nornhold Palmyra undergoes a minor operation on Friday. Win Wimer Beaver Falls Pa lineman for Am Tel and Vel Co suffers a fractured pelvis and shows improvement. Ilene Wolfe and Mather Shuey Hummelstown undergo tonsil and adenoid removal on Tuesday. A million dollars in pennies is fed into vending machines daily by the American public. machine regulators report a monthly profit of 3 to 5 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seahold Wentling
Hershey
Min
Norman Nornhold
Palmyra
Win
Wimer
Beaver Palla
Tel
Vel
Ilene Wolfe
Mather Shuey
Hummelstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. B
By Dee Jay Gee
Sticks
Rome
Usl
Buckaroo
Hardley
Iva
Church of the Brethren Daily Vacation Bible School
United States
Department of Commerce
Lebanon City
Johann M. Blose
Esther A. Gilbert
James A. Garvie Cornetist
Smith
Uae
Esther Gingrich
Istoverdale
Holy Trinity Lutheran Boy Scouts
Welfare Workers Holding Institute
Hershey Chocolate Co
Hershey Hospital
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