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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1917
Page
1
The Hershey Chocolate Company posted that starting March 18 1917 factory workers paid by hour and those on piece work would receive a 10 percent raise. The measure, the third increase in eighteen months, benefits about fifteen hundred employees and follows a 20 percent bonus paid six months earlier. W F R Murrie, president, confirms the board authorized the action.
The Hershey Flower Show runs from Palm Sunday April 1 to Easter Sunday April 8 in the new Horticultural Hall on Park Avenue near Spring Creek. The event expects crowds of up to 5 000 daily with free outdoor concerts Sundays 2:00 to 5:00 by the Hershey Band and highlights 8 000 bulbs 100 tulip varieties and 150 hyacinth varieties plus European novelties across three greenhouses and the tropical greenhouse adjoining the hall.
Mr Elershey transfers six acres in Nat Hershey from homes to quarry area for cultivation by Roh rer Snavely. He plans to grow potatoes corn cabbage tomatoes and small vegetables starting mid next month. Local boys will be hired to learn garden farming and be paid. Applicants should see Mr Snavely or leave names at the Employment Bureau.
Next Sunday March 25 Hershey Central Theatre hosts the final union service of the season. Dr George Warren Richards of Lancaster will speak on The Price of Progress with John E Snyder presiding. Special music, no admission or collection, 3 p m. All invited.
Professor Lantz from Harrisburg warns Hershey farmers that dairy cows are living organisms with nervous systems. Milk production depends on proper nutrition, hereditary factors, and correct feeding. the cow digests nutrients after meeting its maintenance needs, and the goal is to maximize yearly milk yield through informed feeding and balance.
Allan Fidler of the Hershey Men's Club announces a three mile run for April 1 from Palmyra to Hershey. Eligible residents include Palmyra Uimmelstown Annville and Hershey.
The Hershey Men's Club nears a 400 membership goal and plans a large gathering on March 29 with the Hershey Band, vocalists, and contests in swimming indoor baseball volleyball and boxing. Refreshments will be served as the club backs upcoming improvements and a charity basketball game for the team.
Mary Culver and Ada Clark employees of the department store were washing a large glass window when the wooden entrance door locked trapping them for about half an hour. Passersby watched the scene as the pair tried to attract help until a kind passerby informed store officials who freed them.
Last week a store advertised for sale in the Hershey Press and sold within twenty four hours at the asking price. Within a month the paper received seven requests to place advertisements to achieve similar effects, showing the papers strong selling power.
The Young Women’s Christian Association Club presents a one act farce A Business Meeting at the Central Theatre on Tuesday March 27. The show features parliamentary by laws and new woman efficiency plus a gymnastic demo and a program of dances drills and music by local girls. Members include Ruth Lentz Selina Gray Ruth Zoll and others as the cast.
Hershey High School hosts a debate by the Literary Society tomorrow afternoon on whether immigrants should face a literary test. Miss Hilda Christ and Chester Ebersole support the affirmative, with Miss Josephine Ferrucci and Willis Dressler opposing. The program also lists minutes, recitations, stories, piano solo, poetry paper on Robert Burns, and current events notes led by Roy Landis.
The Hershey Consolidated School expands under the new 1916 Child Labor Law with a Continuation School for ages 14 to 16, teaching domestic science for girls and manual arts for boys. A commercial course and improved penmanship are added, taught by Edgar F. Schlichter, with state funding covering most start up costs.
Last Thursday the Hershey Dancing School began with a large class enjoying their first lesson. Prof George M Boyer Lebanon's oldest dancing instructor will teach each Thursday from 8 to 10 pm at ten cents admission, inviting students from Palmyra and Hummelstown.
Thomas Wagner and Misa Blanch Augusta Long were married at seven last Saturday evening. The couple, popular in Union Deposit, received many congratulations. A serenade from local boys followed the ceremony, heard across much of Lebanon Valley.
Old accounts from the Gingrich farm area reveal 1818 prices for common goods and a heavy whisky entry. The notes, found by James Putt’s workers and now with Russel Stoner, show neat handwriting and names like Henry Hoffer and Rider, with whisky prices dominating the ledgers.
Dauphin County Commissioners ordered extermination of all dogs without 1916 license tags. About 732 unlicensed dogs, including pets and hunting dogs, roam the county with Susquehanna leading at 92 and Derry Township at 43. Owners have 30 days to pay taxes or lose their dogs. chance to repossess after paying fees and back taxes.
A large congregation attended Herahey Lutheran Church on Sunday for a notable duet So I am With You Always sung by Mr. Dubois and Mrs Graeff. The duet received high praise for its beautiful rendition and the performers’ talents.
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