Hershey Minstrels Set for April 23 Show at High School
The Hershey Minstrels will present a Friday April 23 performance in the Hershey High School auditorium. Directed by Paul J. Ruf John F. Snavely and Walter Priestley the show features tuneful numbers witty acting and vocal harmony. Rehearsals occur Mondays at 7 30 p m with about twenty five men in attendance.
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Hershey Minstrels
Hershey High School
Messrs
Paul J. Ruf
John F. Snavely
Walter Priestley
Hershey Men’s Club
Miss Anna Spears To Speak At Hershey Anniversary
Miss Anna J Spears secretary of the Lancaster Young Women's Christian Association will be the speaker at the Hershey High School auditorium anniversary program on Thursday April 15 The special and girls work committees meet frequently to ensure a memorable week for Hershey residents Mr Priestly will take part in the program on Monday afternoon and Thursday evening more plans to be announced later
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Gurney
Lancaster
Anna J. Spears
Etary
Lancaster Young Women’s Christian Association
Hershey High Oo
Hershey
Priestly
Hanover
Teche
Palmgren
Lebanon High School
York
Hershey Men's Club
Tech
Woman's Missionary Society Elect Officers
The March meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First United Brethren Church met at Mrs. Paul Zentmeyer's home on East Caracas Ave. Officers elected for the coming year include President Mrs. Raymond Hinkel and Vice President Mrs. Charles Copp.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First United Brethren Church
Paul Zentmeyer
Caracas Ave
Raymond Hinkel
Charles Copp
Viola Boyer
Austin Shelly
William Runkle
Hankeotering
Monroe Stover
Harry Knoll
Harry Garman
James Cramer
Barry Habecker
John Balsaugh
Card Party at Y W C A Hosted by Miss Mildred White
Miss Mildred White entertained at a 500 card party at the Y W C A on Thursday evening March 18. Guests included Miss Harriet Gurney Mrs MacClure Mrs Mary Smith Miss Helen Steiger Miss Grace Hess Miss Mae Beachler Miss Mary Belton Miss Mary Fleming Miss Eileen Boyle town residents Miss Daisy Bressler Harrisburg and Miss Clarissa Frick Lebanon.
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Mildred White
Harriet Gurney
MacClure
Mary Smith
Helen Steiger
Grace Hess
Mae Beachler
Mary Belton
Mary Fleming
Eileen Boyle
Town
Daisy Bressler
Harrisburg
Clarissa Frick
Lebanon
Forty Girls Sign Up for YWCA Gymnasium Class
Forty girls have joined the Young Women's Christian Association gymnasium class with room for a few more. The class meets Sunday and Thursday afternoons after school. director is Alex Magrini. The program includes this group in the anniversary program. open to girls twelve and older.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
Alex Magrini
500 Card Party Hosted by Mr and Mrs Flowers of Palmdale
Mr and Mrs John W Flowers entertained at a 500 card party on Thursday evening March 18 at Palmdale. Guests included Mr and Mrs Daniel Yost Mr and Mrs Frank Christ Mr and Mrs Admiral Trump Mr and Mrs Lester Putt Mr and Mrs H C Bentz Mrs George Stever Miss Irene Weaver Miss Lucile Trump Miss Caroline Trump Miss Geraldine Putt Miss Arlene Stever Miss Sara Bentz and Miss Anita Mie Flowers.
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John W. Flowers
Palmdale
Daniel Yost
Mra
Frank Christ
Admiral Trump
Lester Putt
H. C. Bentz
George Stever
Irene Weaver
Lucile Trump
Caroline Trump
Misa Geraldine Putt
Misa Arlene Stever
Misa Sara Bentz
Anita Mie Flowers
Tri-Y Club Elated Over Miss Gilman Victory
Tri-Y Club members attended the high school oratorical contest instead of their regular meeting and celebrated when one of their own, Lois Gilman, was elected winner. They congratulated Lois after the program while trying to stay discreet about their elation.
Blue Triangle Club Plans Weekly Meeting and Activities
The Blue Triangle Club met with Mrs. Mathewson at her home on Friday and will gather again at the Association this week. The group will study Mary the Mother of Jesus and, weather permitting, play games outdoors afterward.
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Blue Triangle Club
Dr John to Headline Central Theatre This Saturday
Dr John a talented accordionist will perform at the Hershey Central Theatre on Saturday evening at 8 30 and 8 30. The added attraction promises a lively show with a skilled musician in a classic venue setting.
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Dr John
Central Theatre
John
Hershey Central Theatre
Day of Prayer Observed by Otterbein Church Guild
The Woman's Missionary Association of the Otterbein Guild at First United Brethren Church will conduct a Good Friday prayer service at 7 30 p m. All members are urged to attend at the church.
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Woman's Missionary Association of the
Otterbein Guild
The
First United Brethren Church
Auto Fever and Hershey Trip Highlight Local Odds
The piece mixes a playful ode to auto fever with a note on hiring a car and the social cost of ownership. It mentions Hersheyites driving to York, the Hershey High boys' spirited game against Tech, and a joking jailhouse response to a speeding charge.
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Herter
York
Res
Hershey
Ark
Hershey High
Tech Quintet
York County
Tom” Black
John Snavely
Dave” Ditzler
Bill” Hyland
Why They Do It and Other Curious Opinions
A collection of humorous quips and observations on social behavior. Topics include why business men have their names on checks, whether men should remove hats in crowded elevators, disturbing neighbors for favors, and light reflections on matrimony and theater.
He Climbed the Fence and Other Sharp Wits
A stock speculator recalls a near corner in a bull market during vacation. A family exchange reveals jokes from a youngster about college plans and a boy who says feels instead of fools. A London Mail quip notes china breakage and engagement talk contrasts.
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Bobby
Old Henry Spiggine and His Lively Outlook
An obituary-like vignette celebrates Old Henry Spiggine, a man of humor rather than wealth. At eighty odd, he remains healthy and cheerful, seeing two sides of life the bright and the funny. The piece notes his niche is filled with laughter and suggests a future joy beyond this mortal life.
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Henry Spiggina
Hershey Whitewashs Hanover Then Falls to Tech
Hershey High defeated Hanover High by 23 15 to advance in the Penn State run. The Hershey team then faced Harrisburg Tech, losing 53 29 on a York floor with Tech dominant in the first half and Hershey rallying in the second.
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York
Hershey
Hanover High School
Tech
Hanover
Washington Central High
Gettysburg Academy
Penn Harris
Palmgren
Maroon
York Skating Rink
Hershey Boys
Hanover Boys
Purcell
Stover
Horace Geisel
Camp Curtin Junior High School
Harrisburg
Clarence Beck
Dick” Sponagle
Kitzmiller
Harrisburg Sporting Editors
Hershey High
Harrisburg Technical High School
The Pony Express at Central Theatre
The Pony Express, James Cruze historic western epic, screens at Hershey Central Theatre Friday March 26 7 30 pm and Saturday March 27 6 30 and 8 30 pm. The film dramatizes the pony riders Newsom era linking East and West and highlights California’s Union role amid 1860 political turmoil.
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Frontier
West
Pony Express
California
James ‘Cruze
Hershey Central Theatre
Air Mail
Surprise Shower Honors Miss Esther Wheeler and Mildred Blocker
Lydia Weltmer hosted a miscellaneous surprise shower Thursday night in honor of Misses Esther Wheeler and Mildred Blocker. Attendees included Mrs Hl 2B Wheeler Eleanor Wheeler Margaret Wheeler Hazel lesa Mrs Lloyd Rhoades Harrisburg Isabelle Wake Lebanon Mrs Harold Engle Dorothy Wolfern Berger Palmyra Ada Risser Elizabeth town Sara Garver Adaline Ferracci Hummelstown Mrs Reno Keibler Mildred Milter and Kathryn Weltmer Hershey.
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Lydia Weltmer
St. Patrick's
Esther Wheeler
Mildred Blocker
Este
Hl. 2B
Wheeler
Eleanor Wheeler
Magraret Wheeler
Hazel
Lesa
Lloyd Rhoades
Harrisburg
Isabelle Wake
Lebanon
Harold Engle
Dorothy Wolfernberger
Palmyra
Ada Risser
Elizabethtown
Sara Garver
Adaline Ferracci
Hummelstown
Hershey Educator Attends Thirteenth School Men’s Convention
Professor A. M. Winkel, principal of Derr Township Schools, attends the Thirteenth Annual School Men’s Convention in Hershey March 24 to 27. The event is hosted by the University and gathers educators from across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Winkel
Derr
Uber of
Pennsylvania
University
Bazaar at Stoverdale Church Hosts Chicken Supper
The Ladies Aid Society of Stoverdale United Brethren Church will hold a bazaar at the Stoverdale Schoolhouse on Saturday afternoon and evening, April 3. A chicken supper will be served and home made cakes will be sold. You are invited to attend.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Stoverdale
Palm Sunday Services at Holy Trinity Church
Palm Sunday events at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church led by Rev. Paul M. Kinports. Morning theme Behold Your King. evening Majestic Sweetness. Morning confirmation and baptism admissions. afternoon child baptism service. Holy Week schedule includes 7:45 pm services each evening with special music and midweek preparatory service.
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Paul M. Kinports
Holy Trinity Choir
Harriet Gurney Attends Anniversary Meeting in Shamokin
Miss Harriet A. Aveney, secretary to the Hershey YWCA, attended an anniversary meeting in Shamokin where she had previously served as secretary. She reports she was received very enthusiastically.
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Harriet A. Aveney
Hershey Y. W. C. A
Shamokin
Dowhower and Mazzell Undergo Operations
Mrs. Harvey G. Dowhower of Swatara is recovering well after an operation on Monday. John Mazzell of West Chocolate Avenue underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove tonsils and adenoids.
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Mra
Harvey G. Dowhower
Swatara
John Mazzell
West Chocolate Ave
Nissly Co. Officers Say Records Were Burned by Mistake
In a Lancaster bankruptcy hearing creditors sought a trustee for the Nissly Swiss Chocolate Co. John Hertzler was named trustee. E J Nissly and H Roy Nissly testified that records were burned in error and dividends were paid from personal funds. They claimed no deception and said the stock records were destroyed by an employee to be a mistake. The session drew nearly nine dozen lawyers amid complex technical arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nissly-Swiss Chocolate Company
Nissly Brothers
Redmond Conyngham
Lancaster
John Hertzler
Lancaster Trust Company
E. J. Nissly
H. Roy Nissly
William Dommel
Nissly
Prophetic Hen Alleges End Time Message On Egg
Reports say a hen laid an egg engraved with Repent for the end of time is near. Johnson City residents react with religious fervor as chemists and others study the omen for explanations.
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Henia
Johnson City
Enn
Jury drawn for Dauphin County civil session
Julian Belser and Bertha Bowers were drawn last week to serve on a jury for the April session of the Dauphin County civil court during the week of April 19th.
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Julian Belser
Bertha Bowers
Dauphin County
Purdue Hen Hatched 1 841 Egg In 1916
The fragment reports a Purdue University hen laying a record egg in 1916 and references a date of September 11. It also includes a financial note about William Dandrea absolving himself from debts contracted by his wife, Belle Dandrea, and mentions a household separation.
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Belle Dandrea
Wm. Dandrea
Lady Purdue
Purdue University
Hershey Choral Society Delivers Splendid Religious Concert
The Hershey Choral Society staged a Sunday afternoon concert at Hershey Central Theatre under Prof. Paul J. Ruf. The program featured sacred works with soloists Bertha Schaeffer Louise Ruf Henry Schaeffer Pauline Matula and ensembles including a mixed quartet. The performance highlighted liturgical pieces and praised the choir directors and pianist Helen Gruber.
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Hershey Choral Society
Hershey Central Theatre
Paul J. Ruf
Ruf
Bertha Schaeffer
Louise Ruf
Henry Schaeffer
Pauline Matula
James DeAngelis
Helen Gruber
Antonette Bilotta
Ester Magrini
Adeline Ferrucci
Tressa Magrini
Isabelle Miller
Columbia Bilotta
Alexander Magrini
Edward Shea
Raymond Matula
Liga DeAngelis
William J. Miller
Joseph Schmidt
Arthur Materazzi
Hersheyite Advice on Speech and Courtesy
A short verse urges greeting friends with a smile and avoiding needless grumbling. It promotes speaking little, keeping silent to avoid offense, sharing good in others, avoiding tales of evil, and focusing on one’s own affairs to brighten the world.
Occupied Pulpit at Ephrata
Rev Paul M Kinports pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church spoke at Lenten services in Ephrata on Sunday afternoon and at Highspire on Tuesday evening in Lutheran churches.
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Paul M. Kinports
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Ephrata
Highspire
Lebanon Firm Low Bidder on County Road
Swanger and White of Lebanon was the low bidder of fourteen for 14 800 feet of concrete road in East Hanover Township Dauphin County with a bid of 100 844 dollars. The project extends the Linglestown road concrete road to Pottsville, a three mile section built previously.
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Swanger & White
Lebanon
Hanover Township
Dauphin County
Linglestown
Pottsville
Busy Week for Debating Club Matches
The debating club schedules a busy week with Thursday evening debates between the negative team and the Hummelstown affirmative at the Lutheran Parish House in Slummelstown. Friday features Hershey’s affirmative team traveling to Lebanon to debate four teams from Lebanon High School.
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Hummelstown
Slummelstown
Hershey
Lebanon
Lebanon High School
Hershey Featured In Reading Railroad Magazine
In the March issue of Reading Railroad Magazine published by the Reading Company a full page profile highlights Hershey as one of the busy towns served by the Reading.
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Reading Railroad
Reading Company
Hershey
Reading
Card of Thanks for John S. Behm bereavement
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the death of husband and father John S. Behm aged 60 of Areba Avenue Hershey We also thank those who sent floral tributes and provided automobiles for the funeral Belin Joho and children assisted with arrangements
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John S. Behm
Areba Avenue
Hershey
Mia
Joho
Belin
Farm Implements Sought for Sesqui Centennial Exposition
Owners of old farm tools and equipment are urged to write to Secretary Frant P Willits at the Capitol with a description of the item and whether it can be displayed at the Sesqui Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia this summer.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Frant. P. Willits
Capitol
Philadelphia
Little Alabama Girl Sings Cocoa Song for Teachers
Nine year old writer from Greensboro Alabama submits a cocoa song for a school play. The child thanks the Parent-Teacher association and ladies, praising cocoa as strengthening and cheerful and noting the tune Mighty Lak a Rose.
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Sirs
Miss Lydia Weltmer Receives Three Surprise Showers
Miss Lydia Weltmer was honored with three St Patrick themed showers hosted by Mrs. Howard Romig Mrs E B Cassady and Mrs Harold Engle and Dorothy Wolfersberger. Guests from Lebanon Hershey Harrisburg Palmyra and Derry gathered for pillow linen and misc showers with decorative centerpieces and light refreshments.
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Lydia Weltmer
Howard Romig
Derry Presbyterian Church
Miss Weltmer
St. Patrick
Irma Shelly
Grace Hess
Nellie Miller
Melba
Katharine Strohm
Edna Smith
Eva Tinney
Mildred Palmer
Anna Reese
Kathryn Weltmer
Mildred
E. B. Cassady
St. Patrick’s
LeRoy Holler
E. C. Black
Daniel Ensminger
Ivan L. Mease
Irvin H. Slesser
Harold Engle
Dorothy Wolfersberger
St Patrick’s
Paul Weltmer
Paul Henry
Lebanon
Hershey
Hazel Hess
Esther Wheeler
Harrisburg
Harry R. Seltzer
William Wolfersberger
Harry Rank
Almeda Wolfersberger
Palmyra
Lois Gilman Wins Oratorical Contest
Lois Gilman won the elimination contest in the National Oratorical Contest on March 23. Samuel O. Curry took second place, with W. Richard Sponangle and Anna Martin following. Ten contestants competed. judges included Mrs. Kaley, Charles Zeigler, Irvin Slesser, George Popenhauer, and Albert Shenk. High school orchestra and combined glee clubs performed.
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Lois Gilman
Samuel O. Curry
W. Richard Sponangle
Anna Martin
Bey
Harry E. Kaley
Charles F. Zeigler
Irvin H. Slesser
George EK
To Women Singers in Hershey and Vicinity
The Young Women s Christian Association glee club will meet Monday night March 29 at 7 30 for its first rehearsal. They plan to prepare one of two numbers for the fifteenth anniversary program in mid April and aim to start concert work after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Old-Fashion Type of Girl Won’t Return Says Helen Douglas
Miss Helen Douglas national president of the Women’s Overseas League in Atlanta argues that women were changed by the war and will not return to traditional domestic roles. She compares pushing women back to old duties to halting progress like banning airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Helen Douglas
Atlanta
Women's Overseas League
Miss Douglas
Abella
Irvin Uhler Speaks at Lancaster Jail and Hospital
Irvin Uhler addressed the Lancaster County Jail chaplain Rev. Percy Carpenter and preached on Where Will You Spend Eternity. He also spoke to patients at Lancaster General Hospital on How Can I Tell That I Love God.
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Irvin Uhler
Percy Carpenter
Lancaster County
Lancaster
Mr. Uhler
Lancaster General Hospital
God
Music Supervisors Meet in Allentown
The Eastern division of Music Supervisors of Pennsylvania will meet in Allentown on Friday March 26. A. Both of the Hernhey schools expects to attend. program has been prepared and the meeting should prove eventful.
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of Music Supersvisors
Pennsylvania
A. Both
Hernhey
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