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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
2
The Hershey office on Park Avenue lists M. S. Hershey as proprietor L. R. Meekins as editor and J. R. Snavery as manager with Hershey Bell telephone 211-2 and Western Union telegraph. Local mail notice dated June 24 1915.
The notice details trolleys from Hershey to Hummelstown Harrisburg Lebanon Palmyra with varying start times and intervals through 11.30 p m Sundays plus train times east and westbound. It lists meal hours cafe and store hours post office lobby and money order window hours noting no mail service on Sundays.
The paper publishes a lengthy official account of the Hershey conference praised for its world‑view, balanced judgment, and candid appraisal of the town. It highlights Hershey’s purpose and worth in a cordial, sincere summary urging all readers to peruse.
The Pennsylvania governor, aligned with plain people, puts long standing ideas into practice as he signs bills and allocations. Lawmakers overspend state revenues, but the governor uses old fashioned arithmetic to manage the funds.
The speaker praises Dr Brumbaugh as a conscientious Pennsylvania Dutchman governor who trims excess, aligns expenses with income, uses prudent business methods, and protects public funds. He notes Brumbaugh’s nomination at Hershey on a Sunday and predicts White House ambitions.
James Bryce notes in a Western bookstore visit that American women run households and drive demand for goods and magazines. He argues the wife who manages home life and consumes fashion magazines underpins commerce, industry, and national prosperity. These women are the buyers and rulers of America.
Poem by George N. Lovejoy urging the nation to heed wisdom and historic lessons during dark hours. It contrasts dominion with liberty and stresses humility, strength, and alignment with truth to secure lasting memory in world thought.
Sunday evening the Bible School of the First United Brethren Church presented its large annual Children’s Day program. A top crowd enjoyed songs, recitations, pantomimes, and a Rock of Ages finale led by Verna Stuckey with a flowing white gown group. The offering exceeded twelve dollars to aid establishing new Bible Schools in America.
A bizarre incident in an Illinois farmhouse saw two women enter a farmer’s home and seize a crate of eggs. The crate held a hive of bees which escaped as the thieves fled, using arms and legs in a frenzied exit. They tossed the crate into a lake before fleeing, with most of the bees still active as they disappeared.
Rev. George Snavely Rentz is pastor. Sunday School at 9.30 a.m. Morning worship at 10.30 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 6.45 p.m. Evening worship at 7.30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7.30 p.m.
Rev N L Linebaugh will lead Bible School at 9 15 a m. Communion at 10 15 and 7 30. Baptism by immersion at 2 on Harry Imboden farm. Senior Christian Endeavor at 6 30. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 45. Choir practice Thursday 7 45. St Y P S C E business meeting Friday 8 00.
John Irvin Meek leads Bible School at 9.15 am and sermon at 6.30 pm at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Reform Mennonites and English Lutheran Church lists Rev. A C Forsett PhD pastor and Church of the Brethren led by J H Longenecker elder in charge guiding local congregations.
The Hershey Free Public Library reports a surge in outdoor book demand as summer draws near. A curated list features titles on camping nature bird life and athletic training, with both adult and youth readers targeted. Miss Anna A. MacDonald of the Pennsylvania Free Library Commission visited Saturday praised the new quarters and offered suggestions to expand the library’s usefulness.
Brethren attending the conference toured the Hershey Farm No. 1 run by George Dressler and praised the crops now coming on. Visitors from as far west as Oregon said the wheat and grass were the finest they had seen.
Jacob Gingrich of the Iorshay Store Company and Samuel Shope showcase the latest type talple tong harpooned hay fork from Keystone Arm and Machine Company of York. The new fork is meeting strong demand and selling quickly.
Frantz Zinner rose at 3 AM to prepare animals for sightseers as visitors poured in by 4 5 and 6 AM. Hundreds of farmers and farm families wandered the grounds before sunrise. Brethren restrict shows, but youths enjoyed the Zoo. Zinner opened the building at sunrise to crowds.
Derry Presbyterian Church will observe Children’s Day next Sunday during morning worship at 10 o clock. A program titled She Sunlit Way features songs and expressions by W B Juda Find. Friends of the school are cordially invited to attend this happy occasion.
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