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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
4
A dense list of local residents visiting relatives and attending events in Hershey and surrounding areas. Notables include Poorman, Shenk, Gentz, Garman, Shelly, Weltmer, Parson, and many families in Palmyra, Lebanon, Harrisburg, Annville, Campbelltown, and Hanoverdale.
Red Zimmerman delivered the lone run with a pinch hit single to right in the late innings after Painter booted a ball. Hershey pitcher Wagner stymied Elizabethtown much of the night as both teams stranded baserunners, and darkness nearly ended the game before Zimmerman’s decisive hit.
Mr and Mrs Wm Ream of Baum s Hill hosted a Saturday party on June 20 for daughter June Arline s fifth birthday with games and refreshments for a long list of relatives and friends from Baum s Hill Palmyra Annville Harrisburg Carlisle Lancaster Hershey and other nearby towns.
I express sincere appreciation for the many acts of kindness and words of sympathy shown by friends after the loss of my wife Emma W Kreider.
Comptroller J W McIntosh certifies Hershey National Bank in Dauphin County Pennsylvania is authorized to commence banking under the Revised Statutes. Official seal and date April 20 1925 with signature of the Comptroller.
A spoof on vacation plans contrasts with a local elopement in Apple Hill. Betty Nichols, sixteen, marries Shorty Longfellow, twenty, in a napkin knot ceremony performed by Justice Hiram N. Firam. They plan a Niagara Falls trip before living with Buffalo Nichols.
A nostalgic collage recounts summer moments at Hershey Park including Frozen Snaps tasting, a concert by the band shell, and a horse in a motor truck reflecting changing times. The prose moves through memory, dawn imagery, and a local gathering note about a June weinie roast at Stoverdale with a list of attendees.
An official Board of Directors committee from Shippensburg met with Prof. A Minkel Supervising Principal to inspect the under construction Junior-Senior High School and its on hand equipment. Directors C F Warren S 3 Fulton Lee M Mall and Supt A I Shulenberger expressed satisfaction with progress and readiness for educational needs.
Miss Elizabeth Ream Mable Lingle and Nellie Hall Hershey Chocolate Co office force depart Friday for Portland Oregon to attend the Christian Endeavor Convention en route stopping at sights along the wire. They expect a thrilling cross country trip lasting several weeks with an airplane option at a cent a mile for the journey.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday School at 9 15 a m worship at 10 30 a m with two themes The Power of Conscience and Thirsting for God Luther League meets 6 30 p m Vesper 7 30 p m Wolf Cubs Boy Scouts gather Monday and Wednesday evenings The invitation extends to all seeking worship at the church Derry Presbyterian Church presents Sunday School 9 15 a m worship 10 30 a m Evening topic Does God Laugh Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m Manse grounds work continues Junior Endeavor picnic Thursday 3 00 p m Choir rehearsal Friday 7 30 p m Patriotic service Sunday July 5 First United Brethren Church offers 10 30 musical program and 6 45 senior C E The Missionary Challenge Mid week prayer Wednesday 7 30 p m Choir Friday 7 30 p m Monthly Sunday School Association meeting Monday 7 30 p m Regular Official Board meeting Wednesday 8 30 p m St Joan of Arc Church Masses 8 00 and 11 00 a m Confession Saturday 4 00 and 7 00 p m Weekdays Masses 7 30 a m Holy Days Masses 6 00 and 7 30 a m.
Campbelltown U B Church led by Rev. R S Arndt holds Sunday School 9 15 a m with Abner Co Spangler as superintendent and services at 10 15 a m Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m musicale at 7 30 p m delegates Lucy Koons Mary Carmany and Ethel Binkley head to Mt Gretna for the convention. Salem Reformed Church with Rev Henry I Aulenbach begins Sunday School at 9 a m C M Kegerreis superintendent junior C E at 10 15 a m Leader Lawrence Kegerreis Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Leader Mrs VI G Risser Divine worship at 7 15 p m marking the Forward Movement completion and choir rehearsal on Thursday.
Temperance Day program at Spring Creek Church of the Brethren near Hershey on a Saturday evening features hymns, scripture readings by B. W. S. Ebersole, a short address by Oscar Mathias, recitations by Mary Cave and others, a blackboard talk by W. K. Conner, and multiple songs and acts concluding with benediction by John Landis.
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