06 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
1
Next Thursday evening June 13 the operetta Cinderella in Flowerland will be performed at Hershey Park Theater under Miss Mary Burch. About 90 children take part for the benefit of the local Y W C A with rehearsals completed, promising an elaborate and splendid show on the Hershey stage.
A long list of male names appears in the OCR fragment including Cassady, Hummel, Snyder, Krauss, Coppenhaver, Murrie, Stover, Shelley, Hills, Zimmerman, Fox, Kieffer, Zimmerman, Clark, Habacker, Purcell, Grief, Bishop, Kilheffer, Weber, Wagner, Schaup, Froxell, Chaffner, Mauffair, Smith, Souder, and Coppenhaver in a casual roster line from a school or club item.
A letter complains that signs urging people to keep off Hershey grass are ignored. Evening gatherings of boys on the public school lawn damage the turf, and the writer urges better adherence to lawn rules to preserve the town’s valuable green spaces.
Future car departures from Her shey will run to Hummelstown at two minutes of the hour and twenty eight minutes past. Palmyra trips depart at two minutes after the hour and twenty eight minutes past the hour.
The Hershey band will move a public rehearsal from the band room to the park bandstand on Thursday evening. Director Feese and the members strive to show the energy needed to bring out top results and promise a band second to none in the state.
The H. and C. Street Railway Company places signs in cars asking passengers to leave by the front door to speed boarding and alighting. The notice urges riders to center the car by rear door and exit at the front to save time.
The Lebanon Valley College Christian Associations present Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in Hershey Amphitheater on June 8. Miss May Belle Adams directs with costumes by Joseph C. Fisher and music by Edith Gingrich and Lester A. Rodes. Cast includes Oliver Butterwick Shylock and Victor Mulhollen as Antonio with a supporting group of 15 named actors. A second performance is scheduled for June 12 at Eagle Conservatory coinciding with senior diplomas.
Hershey meets Bethany A. G. of Harrisburg on Saturday afternoon in a promising boys basketball clash.
Chief Conrad announces a June 7 Friday 6 80 pm fire drill to train members in apparatus handling. Last drill drew large attendance and officials hope for an even larger turnout next Friday. For public notice the Trinidad avenue hose house key is kept at C B Weaver's residence next to the hose house on Trinidad avenue.
A quip notes a pessimist fears smiling costs a few cents, implying grim outlooks strain social grace and personal mood despite simple, affordable acts of courtesy.
The YWCA board met in their rooms on Monday evening to act on mutual interests. A committee was appointed to cooperate with the YMCA on plans for next year's Star entertainment. Blanche DeBolt was elected delegate to the Silver Bay Conference and four delegates to Camp Nepawhin, increasing treasury strain.
A Twilight Industrial League was organized Monday evening at the YMCA. Representatives from the six teams The Improvement Company The Shipping Department The Office Force The Knockout Rooms The Store Force and Allied Printing Trades attended. A schedule will be arranged and published soon.
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