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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
4
The county press announces the staff lineup with M S Hershey as proprietor and Edgar W Haehnsen as editor in chief. Alma M Hershey serves as reporter while Charles D Brinser Leroy Umberger Eunice Blackburn and Ruth M Fasnacht are listed as associates and primery news reporters.
A reader argues for selecting a president with solid business experience rather than a career politician. The piece notes 26 presidents have largely been lawyers soldiers or lawmakers and urges a Marshall Field or Wanamaker type to run, administer departments economically, and provide efficient government.
Ex president Roosevelt is urged as a potential Republican nominee. The column argues he reflects public opinion, could lead against plutocracy, and contrasts Taft’s tariff record with potential nomination dynamics. A side note suggests inter-town high school track meets to boost local pride and athletics.
A fragment recalls that a group of young men in Hummelstown arranged to have a track meet last summer. The readable text provides minimal details on participants or outcomes.
A. M. H. argues for extending Hummelstown High School to a four year curriculum. He says extra study in German French Greek Virgil and higher mathematics would ease college entry, reduce preparatory work, and benefit all students whether or not they pursue higher education. Citizens should consider the proposed change.
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