Hershey Population Surges Beyond 1500 as Growth Expands
Civil engineers led by H N Herr map Hershey with every building, revealing 160 dwellings south of the railroad and 80 north. Including Hershey Inn 100, Men's Club 40, YWCA 60, Hershey Cafe 10, Industrial Home 65 and nearby farms 30, total roughly 1,505 residents with ongoing construction and spillover growth to Palmyra and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
H. N. Herr
Hershey Press
Hershey Inn
Young Women’s Christian Association
Hershey Cafe
Derry Church
Palmyra
Hummelstown
Union Deposit
Campbelltown
Mrs Murries Card Party At Hershey Home
Mrs W I R Murrie hosted a card party and luncheon at her east Hershey home for her sister Mrs C H McEvoy of Cumberland Maryland. Prizes went to Mrs H N Herr Mrs Allen Walton and Mrs Ross Espenshade. The guest list includes many local and out of town women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. I. R. Murrie
East Hershey
C. H. McEvoy
Cumberland
H. N. Herr
Allen Walton
Ross Espenshade
Beddow
Chicago
Killough
Lancaster
C. H. Melvoy
M. P. Johnson
Marie Johnson
Harrisburg
Barrett
Wilkesbarre
Collina
Philadelphia
Landis Strickler
Holler
C. S. Stecher
Edward Hummel
Baer
William Warnest
M. N. Nissley
Baldy the Cat of Derry Church Dies in Auto Crash
Baldy, a large white male cat owned by Ma and Mia Israel Moyer of Derry Church, was famous for cleanliness and daily grooming. He attracted neighbors with his beauty and calm demeanor, loved chocolate and white potatoes, and kept rodents in check. His death in an automobile accident brings sorrow to Derry Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldy
Mia
Israel Moyer
Derry Church
Elected Assistant Principal of Derry Township School
The Derry Township School Board elected 24 year old R. S. Brown to the vacancy created by Harry S. Everett's resignation. Everett leaves to join Bucknell University faculty after signing a one year extension at M S Hershey Consolidated School. Brown, native of White Haven PA, a Gettysburg College 1918 graduate, previously served as Essex High School vice principal and Hughesville assistant principal with strong recommendations. He is active in athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Brown
Harry S. Everett
Bucknell’ University
Everett
M. 8
Hershey
Consolidated School
Derry Township
Brown
White Haven
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg
Dean Bickle
Essex High School
Hughesville
Union Services Open With Choir at Hershey Park
The first union church service in Hershey will be held Sunday in front of the bandstand at 7 30 p m The union choir drawn from local churches will perform and Rev George Snavely Rentz of Derry Presbyterian Church will preach on The Three Great Values of the Christian Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of
Hershey
Hershey Park
George Snavely Rentz
Derry Presbyterian Church
Y W C A Girls Beat Steelton Juniors In Picnic Ball Game
Y W C A girls held a Paxtang park picnic featuring tennis and park amusements. The highlight was a ball game where Esther Moyer pitched, and Virginia and Myrtle Hershey led with hits as the girls defeated a crowd of Steelton junior boys 18 to 13. Alice Elder and Ella Kegerreis supervised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxtang Park
Steelton
Esther Moyer
Virginia
Myrtle Hershey
Alice Elder
Ella Kegerreis
Onward Club
Union Deposit
Annville
M. L. Hershey
Mary Burch
Asbury Park
Patty Miller Day Highlighted by Hershey Teens
Patty Miller Day honored in Hershey with a seven inning fan supported game. Teen players including Honch Brinker Neibert Sollenberper Mookina Stover Zentmayer Shoup Sweat Klaffar Dearolf Hall Saylor Bondar Romig Swartz Machan Zaciplory Shoehan and Sassaman joined by others for the tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Miller
Millers
Hershey
Patty
Honch
Brinker
Neibert
Sollenberper
Mookina
Stover
Zentmayer
Shoup
Sweat
Klaffar
Dearolf
Hall
Saylor
Bondar
Romig
Swartz
Machan
Zaciplory
Shoehan
Sassaman
Page’s Horse Earns Second in Wilmington Meet
The beauty serial of Jacob Page shows strong pace in the 2.26 class at Wilmington with 2.16 217 and 2.29 results securing second money. She competes at Chestertown this week in the 2.20 class with John Streets 4 driving. Joly P has run 2:10 and heat work is just starting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Page
Wilmington
Clinlahed
Chestertown
John Streets
Joly P
Manhattan Opera Company Scores at Park Theater
The Manhattan Opera Company draws its largest summer crowds at Hershey Park Theater with Audran’s Mascot praised as tuneful and lively. Edith Carlisle and Bertha Holly headline, a chorus of several named artists lauded, and a promising schedule set for next week with A Trip to India followed by The Chimes of Normandy and The Mikado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park Theater
Manhattan Opera Company
Audran
Edith Carlisle
Miss Carlisle
Bertha Holly
Hero
Frances Hartman
Francis Gilfoil
Maybella Mayborng
Sadie Weston
Rena Vaughn
Anna Wall
Laura Brown
Mabel Leichman
George Williams
Prince Lorenzo
Wilbur Cox
Farmer Rocco
Jetrao Warner
Prince Frederick
TV Am
Gus Vaughn
Pipo
Dream
Audian
Richard Stahl
India
Franls
Manhattan
Tha Chimes
Normandy
Alexandar Spancay
Aborn Opera Company
Charles Maurer
Hershey Baseball Faces Busy Week With Strong Lineup
Hershey hosts New Cumberland in a Wednesday league game at 4 80 p m and Lemoyne at 4 30 p m Thursday at Park athletic field. Washinger starts for New Cumberland and Zeigler for Hershey. Saturday Hershey travels to South Bethlehem to face Schwab s Bethlehem Steel. Gruber from Annville strengthens the lineup at first base and Hall adds outfield power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
New Cumberland
Lemoyne
Park Athletic Field
Washinger
Zeigler
South Bethlehem
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Gruber
Annville
Hall
Contemptible Theft Strikes Hershey Company Aide
A motor cycle gifted to Russel W. Fahs, an orphan and Hershey Chocolate Company office boy, was stolen July 10 while left in front of the factory. Despite efforts to recover it, the machine remains missing and a grandmother in Mechanicsburg suffers the loss. The advertisement urges return and promises pursuit and punishment of the thief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russel W. Fahs
Hershey Chocolate Company
Mechanicsburg
Russe
Hershey
Hershey Official Sails for Europe Despite War Conditions
Wayne Hornbaker special representative of the Hershey Chocolate Company sails today for Europe. He recently returned from England and France and reports no trouble in his work despite war conditions. His prior voyage was on the American line, and this trip will sail north of Scotland avoiding submarine danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Hornbaker
Hershey Chocolate Company
Europe
Mr. Hornbaker
England
France
Scotland
Cow Sale at Palmyra April 6 at Keystone Hotel
Hess and Swope announce another cow sale Monday April 6 at 1 p.m. at the Keystone Hotel Palmyra. Carload of Wisconsin cows and Dauphin and Lebanon county cows from Durham, Guernsey and Holstein breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hess & Swope
Keystone Hotel
Palmyra
Weather Forecast for the Week Begins Today
The week will bring generally fall weather with temperatures near or slightly below seasonal averages. Local showers are probable, however, today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawavar
Thousands Enjoy Ideal Summer Day at Hershey Park
Hershey Park drew thousands on a sunny Sunday with 500 picnicgoers from St Mark's Read ing and New Cumberland Union attendees. The park hosted a 2 to 4 pm band concert and a popular swimming pool while restaurants stayed busy and crowds rose to record levels for a typical Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park
St. Mark’s Reformed Church of Reading
New Cumberland Union
Lemoyne Union
Minnie the lonosa at Hershey zoo falls ill after overfeeding
Attendees at the Hershey Conference shared their lunches with Minnie the lonosa until the animal overfed caused Wall the rhinoceros to collapse from digestive distress. The veterinary expert saved Minnie, who recovered, with a moral urging charity. The zoo keeper will care for the animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoo
Minnie
America
Lonass
Visitor from Florida Tours Hershey Destination
Benjamin Jenks of Florida, visiting via the United States portal service in Flori da, stayed with John R. Kreider. Jenks, new to snow and natural ice, found Hershey exceedingly attractive and acclaimed it the finest town he had seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Jenks
United States Portal Service
Florida
John R. Kreider
Jenks
Hoe
Hershey
Hershey in All His Travels A Town Clean and Prim
The Daily Examiner of Bellefontaine Ohio reviews Hershey Pennsylvania and its founder Milton S Hershey in a two column article by John R Snyder. It highlights concentration and consolidation, ideal location near Dauphin county, German American heritage, grand barns with electric milking machines, and a model town known for cleanliness. The piece notes Hershey birthplace nearby, home near Nighpoint, and the Hershey Industrial School aiding orphan children with modern facilities and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Examiner
Bellefontaine,c
Hershey
John’ R. Snyder
M. S. Hershey
Dauphin County
Lebanon
Lancaster Montgomery
Bucks
Lancaster County
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Wershey Industrial School
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Civil Engineers
Pennsylvania
Patty Miller Day
Page
Manhattan ‘Opera
Park Theater
Mescot
Hershey Club
Bethlehem
Reading
Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart
Lancaster Cork Works
St. John’s of
Pleasant Hill
Myerstown
St. Mark’s
St. Andrews
John R. Snyder
Ohio
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