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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
4
Local Hershey issue reports community events and notices from the March 29 1917 edition, including brief items on civic affairs and town happenings. The page reflects early 20th century small town journalism with concise notes and local names.
Hershey hosted a winter series of serious talks on cleaner living and better thinking. Speakers spoke with eloquence and authority, drawing crowds from distant towns when weather allowed. Public interest showed strong spiritual and moral concern, aligning with Hershey’s aim to be a center for the era’s best thought.
The new congress to assemble next week is expected to be organized by the Democrats with the Progressives holding the balance of power. Champ Clark likely reelected speaker as the Senate remains Democratic, aiming for efficient national governance amid rising war tensions. People hope for peace, but the prospect grows dim as President’s war stance nears.
An editorial in The Journal of the American Medical Association notes United States food production is keeping up with population growth. It cites rising per capita yields for many items, with meat and dairy as the only declines, and warns on future supply amid rising sustenance demand. It also mentions apocalyptic forecasts tied to wheat’s role as a staple grain and population statistics.
The 1900 US population reached about 100 million, up 33 percent since 1900. Despite growth, per capita availability of poultry fish cereals potatoes fruits remains steady or higher, with meat and dairy still making up 37 percent of the diet. sugar shows notable gains.
Hershey Men's Club sparked by Wirth and Leibfried fell to Rosewood of Harrisburg 34 to 29 in a rough Friday game marked by end-to-end fouls and football-like contact. Zimmerman scored 17 from the line as Rosewood’s Killinger drew most fouls, with Divine and Tittle leading Rosewood’s best efforts.
Charles Horn of Palmyra was brought before Squire Balabaugh in Swatard after drinking disturbances. He was arrested in Hershey by officer Flora, intoxicated, resisted and threatened the first man who touched him. Horn pled guilty and was fined $9.41, a second offense within a year.
The Hershey Olivers win the Dauphin and Lebanon Counties junior title with a 13 wins and 2 losses record. They beat Carlisle Y M C A Reserves, Marshall All-Stars, Palmyra High School, and Hummelstown Maroons, avenging losses to Lebanon Blaines and Myerstown High School Reserves. The team scored 512 points while allowing 302.
A Hershey Pennsylvania employment page lists multiple help wanted ads including bar staff, shoe department, gents furnishings, tinsmiths, machinists, painters, quarry and road workers, laborers at the chocolate factory, tenant farmers, cleaning staff for day work, a telephone operator, and more. Also notices for sale properties in Derry Church, boarders, room rentals, and a lost crocheted handbag at the Central Theatre.
The First United Brethren Church led by Rev. R. R. Butterwick lists Bible School at 9 15 a m preaching at 10 15 with themes The Triumphal Entry Junior Christian Endeavor at 2 and Senior at 6 30 followed by preaching at 7 30 on Sunday A Passion Week schedule shows daily divine worship at 7 30 excluding Saturday Speakers include Rev C R Longenecker Rev E O Burtner D D Pres G D Gossard D D Prof J T Spangler and Rev A S Lehman from April 2 to 6 with a Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study at 7 30.
Rev. John Irwin Meek leads Palm Sunday events with Bible School at 9 15, chief service and catechism confirmation at 7 30, and Luther League devotional meeting at 6 45, with special choir music. All are invited.
Rev R H Taylor presents Sunday School at 9 30 A M and Morning Worship at 10 30 A M The Christian Endeavor meets at 6 45 P M with Evening Worship at 7 30 P M The Morning Theme is The Coming King and the Evening Theme Palmtree Christians A Christian Endeavor meeting and social are planned at 20 West Chocolate Ave Friday at 7 30 P M An F I L Mission Study Class led by Miss Emma Spangler meets at Derry Road Monday April 2 at 8 00 P M
Sunday school at 9 30 a m followed by communion at 10 30 a m and evening events at 6 30 and 7 30 featuring scripture reading prayer musical offerings and talks by Pastor Harry Carl from Harrisburg and Dr H I Mauffair from Lebanon with quartettes solos and a recitation by Carrie Keller and Grace Stauffer.
Harrisburg Independents beat Trenton in the Chestnut street auditorium 49 to 36. Captain McCord hit all 25 free throws while Ford contributed strong offense and the defense held the Astern League visitors to the low score. Newman was out, replaced by Gotsinger, and the Vincome five of Philadelphia visits next Saturday.
Exchange shows a patient questioning medical guidance while claiming to have devised a shortcut system for walking. The brief humor hints at skepticism about routine health advice and personal efficiency.
Orton H. Carmichael's 116 page study from Abingdon Press offers a minute history of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It credits Rev. Franklin Ellsworth Taylor, a Gettysburg church minister, as a key local-history figure and notes his brother Rev. Robert H. Taylor. The narrative aims at keen readers of American literature.
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