Hershey Observes Music Week Program May 4 10
Hershey observes Pennsylvania Third Music Week with daily performances by students and staff. Highlights include soloists from Hershey schools, classroom singing, and instrument pieces by students in grades seven and below at the Hershey Department Store balcony events.
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Pennsylvania
Hershey
John Solo
Noah Krauss
Harrisburg Conservatory of Music
Edelweiss
Hanish
Kreisler
Dawes
Hauser II
William Heyb
Sweden
Robin
Malcolm Murrie and Princeton Classmate Escape Serious Wreck
Malcolm Murrie son of Mr and Mrs Wm F R Murrie and Andrew Jackson a Princeton classmate narrowly escaped death when the Pad limousine they rode in overturned on a hill on the Hummelstown pike west of Hummelstown. Both were thrown into a pond but uninjured as the car was badly damaged with three wheels broken and fenders mashed. They had returned from Harrisburg after visiting Hershey when racing to avert a collision in rain made the road slippery.
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Malcolm Murrie
Wm. F. R. Murrie
Andrew Jackson
Malcolm
Princeton University
Hummelstown Pike
Hummelstown
Mr. Jackson
Princeton
Hershey
Murrie
Harrisburg
Death of Lewis Oliver Harry in Palmyra
Lewis Oliver Harry aged 56 years 7 months 1 day died at his home on North Railroad street Palmyra on Tuesday May 6. He managed the stock room in Hershey Chocolate Company's punting department for many years and was a faithful, conscientious employee. Funeral at his home Saturday at 2 PM with interment at Gravel Hill cemetery. Daniel B. Bordlemay of Palmyra is the funeral director.
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Lewis Oliver Harry
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Daniel B. Bordlemay
Palmyra
Death of Miss Rebecca Rauch in Harrisburg
Mira Rebecca S Rauch of Hershey died in Harrisburg on Saturday May 3. A Reformed faith member, her funeral was held at Derry Presbyterian Church with Rev John S Heffner and Rev R H Taylor officiating. Interment followed at Palmyra Cemetery. She is survived by two brothers John C Rauch of Topeka Kansas and Amon L Rauch of Wichita Kansas. Pallbearers included Clayton Buck John B Lingle Edward Sandera Morris M Henry Geo W Yingat John H Allwine and Daniel B Bordlemay Palmyra.
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Mira Rebecca S. Rauch
Hershey
Harrisburg
Derry Presbyterian Church
John S. Heffner
Hummelstown
R. H. Taylor
Palmyra
John C. Rauch
Topeka
Kansas
Amon L. Rauch
Wichita
Clayton Buck
John B. Lingle
Edward Sandera
Morris M. Henry
Geo. W. Yingat
John H. Allwine
Daniel B. Bordlemay
Hershey Firemen Parade Plans Amid Annville Meeting
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company held a monthly meeting at the Hose House. Key items were delay in Squire Miller’s fire police report and insurance discussion led by Daniel Ensminger. The group agreed to attend Annville’s June 14 dedication and decided to fund pool-table upkeep through member pitches and maintain a flower fund for fallen members.
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Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
Squire Miller
Squire
Fred Gipe
Roy Sternberger
Ira Gibble
Carl Schmidt
Wm. Hyland
Doc” Henry
Edward Lingle
Brinker
Paul Shoop
Shoop
Daniel Ensminger
Annville
Daily Vacation Bible School Plan Activities
The Hershey area schedules a June Vacation Bible School with sessions in the chapel led by Presbyterian Lutheran and United Brethren Sunday Schools. A canvas will gauge pupil turnout and appropriate grade levels, urging parents to enroll when allowed.
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Hershey Daily Vacation Bible School
Presbyterian
Lutheran
United Brethren
Community Nurse Report for Month Ending April 1924
Community nurse annual report shows totals across visits by category including total visits 222 and school related counts 400 pupils inspected. Notes include tuberculosis clinic takings and home supervision, with follow up work and material relief provided to three families. Elizabeth High, Community Nurse.
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Ieee Eet
Dauphin County Plans Youths for State College Teams
Dauphin County intends a county wide contest for boys and girls to earn places on teams to State College during Young Farmers Week from June 9 to 13. Preliminary contests to pick four county teams will be held May 15 for lower county youths and May 16 for upper county students. Contestants will judge dairy cattle wine poultry corn and potatoes.
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Dauphin County
State College
Hersheyites Attend Engineers Meeting in Harrisburg
Messrs A Bowman Snavely and HN Herr attended the engineer gathering in Harrisburg on Friday evening. The lights failed briefly and Herr claimed his Franklin car ignition system was in 100 percent condition with little help, while Snavely aided. Lights later came on by themselves.
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A. Bowman Snavely
HN. Herr
Harrisburgh
Hershiey
Progressive Hershey Building Boom Shapes Growing Town
Hershey progresses with a three story high school for 600 pupils valued around 400000, hospital consolidation of the Gingrich and Mother Hershey homes, new industrial school cottages, and multiple new garages. Extensive sewerage and water systems, planned paving of Chocolate Avenue, underground wiring, and high pressure fire protection accompany rapid housing expansion and park accessibility for a 3000 resident industrial town.
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Hershey
Hershey Hospital
Gingrich
Mother Hershey’s
East Chocolate Avenue
Hershey Industrial School
West Chocolate Avenue
Cocoa Avenue
Peters’ Farm
Hershey Highlands
Palmyra
Manada
Patt’s Hill
Chocolate Avenue
Hershey Park
Chocolate Factory
Pennsylvania
YWCA Extends Ballot To All Creeds At National Convention
Mrs. A M Hinkel and Mrs R H Taylor represented Hershey at the National YWCA Convention in New York ending this week. The gathering announced gifts totaling over 1 100 000 and noted Rockefeller and Whitney donations to reduce debt and fund endowments. The convention set 1930 as endowment year and approved voting rights for women of all creeds, with the amendment pending 1926 convention approval. Re-election of Mrs Frederic M Paist as president and a League of Nations resolution closed the session Tuesday.
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A. M. Hinkel
R. H. Taylor
Hershey
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Ayne Whitney
Mary Sims
Mabel Cratty
National Board
Association
Protestant Evangelical Churches
Frederic M. Paist
Wayne
League of Nations
Tuesaday
Hershey Store season opener over Industrial School team
The Hershey Department Store team defeated the Industrial School team 6 to 3 on the latter's diamond. It led 3 to 2 until the final inning when long hits by Boyer Traynor Zentmeyer Von Nelda and DeAngelis sealed the win. Zentmeyer pitched well and Tinney and Boyer stood out defensively. Manager J C McCarty of the Shoe Department arranged contact for future games.
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Hershey Department
Boyer
Traynor
P. Zentmeyer
von Nelda
DeAngelis
Zentmeyer
Tinney
J. C. McCarty
Shoe
Food Sale by VU B Church at Hershey Market House
The Always Shining Class of the VU B Church announces a food sale on Saturday morning May 10 at the Hershey Market House. Items include home made candy cake pies and potato chips.
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VU. B. Church
Hershey Market House
Hershey Boy Writes From Arkansas
The Hershey Press reader Cyrus R Gingrich writes from Little Rock Arkansas describing his arrival by Rock Island from Memphis and stops at Luray Caverns Shenandoah and Virginia’s natural bridge Bristol Chattanooga and travels through Alabama and Mississippi He praises Little Rock’s beauty and lists notable local structures and Arkansas resources including minerals and crops noting the crops are a month earlier than Pennsylvania The letter asks to print the piece so folks back home can hear from one of the Hershey boys.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Hershey Press
Hershey
Rock Island
Memphis
Tenn
Luray Caverns
The
Shenandoah
Natural Bridge
Virginia
Bristol
Va.Tenn
Chattanooga
Pennsylvania
Rock Island Railroad
Bach Choir Director Visits Hershey on Tour
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Wolle director of the Bach Choir Bethlehem and J. Mark Frey choir manager were in Hershey en route to Carlisle. Wolle gave an organ recital Tuesday evening and praised Hershey's reception from a prior visit, hoping the choir returns to Hershey.
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Mra
Fred Wolle
Bach Choir
Bethlehem
J. Mark Frey
Hershey
Carlisle
Wolle
Wolfe
United States As Largest Creditor Nation
The United States stands as the greatest creditor the world has known with claims against Britain France Italy Russia Austria and others. A summed list shows total debts around $1265 per capita, highlighting substantial international financial holdings and potential pressures.
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United States
Britain
Italy
Russia
Austra
Aalentin
Concho Slovan
Rumania
Ugogi
Shineneggy
Clinic Opens With Baby Show Today
A Well Baby Clinic opens Thursday afternoon at the Red Cross rooms Hershey Central Theatre second floor. A baby show will award prettiest cutest best developed baby with gifts for children accompanying parents. Babies aged from infancy to pre school will be weighed examined and referred to physicians as needed. Miss Elizabeth High, community nurse, leads the clinic.
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Red Cross Rooms
Hershey Central Theatre
Hershey
Red Cross
Miss Elizabeth High
Hershey Motorists Hear Buick Pitch At Reading Meet
R. E. Sternberger Elmer Deets Wm Hackman Edgar Harkins and Harry ONeal with a new six cylinder Buick motored to Reading for the Pennsylvania Motor Federation annual meeting. On the trip the six cylinder purr and Harkins praised Buick merits. Return trip was rapid and the group discussed Buick prospects for local sales.
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R. E. Sternberger
Elmer Deets
Wm. Hackman
Edgar Harkins
Buick
Harry O’neal
Readin
Pennsylvania Motor Federation
Reading
Mr. Harkin
Hershey
Harkins
Messrs Sternberger
Deets
Hackman
Ream
Hummel Extends Winning Run in Harrisburg Show
Boxer Lester Hummel dominated George Grant of Wilkes-Barre in a semi windup at the Harrisburg Chestnut Street Auditorium last Friday, flooring Grant multiple times before the referee stopped the fight in the second round. He faces Battling Willard of Lancaster on Monday in Harrisburg, with Hummel aiming for another victory as Willard, a top Pennsylvania lightweight, seeks the decision. The Navy champion Hummel’s feats will be showcased at Hershey Department Store window.
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Lester Hummel
Harrisburg Chestnut Street
George Grant
Ilkes-Barre
Hummel
Grant
Harrisburg
Battling Willard
Lancaster
Willard
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Navy
Atlantic
Annual School Exhibit Next Week
The annual exhibit of manual arts work will be shown on May 14 and 15 in the school buildings from 7 to 9 p m. Visitors will view drawing, basketry, sewing, and woodworking. Seventh grade displays will be in the Hershey Inn building rather than the main site.
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Hershey Inn
Juniors Plan Hike for Saturday From Hershey Club
The Hershey Men's Club Juniors will hike Saturday starting at the club, traveling to Sand Beach and Union Deposit via the tow path, then returning to Hershey. All members should participate for a morning walk in fresh air. A Park Field baseball game last Saturday drew many boys and was successful.
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Hershey
Ay Mercby
Sand Beach
Union Deposit
Park Field
Lunch discontinuation at school for current year
Notice states the milk and cracker lunch at forenoon recess and the daily hot lunches at noon will be discontinued for the present school year after Friday of this week. Parente is asked to observe this change.
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Parente
Where dollar goes in meat purchases revealed
The Department of Agriculture reports that consumers pay one dollar for meat, with 76 cents going to packers and wholesalers, 19 cents to cover dealer expenses, and 5 cents as dealer profit. The survey covers 143 retail meat stores in Chicago Cleveland and New York from March 1923 to February 1924.
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Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Hershey Tops Red Cross Roll Call and Welfare Drive
Hershey exceeded its annual Red Cross Roll Call and Welfare drive goal ending May 5, with a $1250.74 total on a $1200 quota. Enrollments reached 264 with 25 percent retained locally, while the rest goes to the Harrisburg Chapter. Welfare Federation agencies logged county work including hospital services, nursing visits, child care, and aid to the blind and dependent children.
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Hershey
Red Cross
Harrisburg
Welfare Federation
Florence Crittenton
Polyclinic
Association For the Blind
Travelers’ Aid
Children’s Industrial Home
Nursery Home
Sylvan Heights Home
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Harrisburg Hospital
Visiting Nurse Association
Dauphin County
Sylvan Heights
Polyclinic Hospital
Hershey High School Bats Past Hummelstown 7 0
Hershey High School improved to 3 0 in the Lower Dauphin County League by crushing Hummelstown 7 0 on the Park diamond. Stover allowed only three base hits and fanned ten while Hershey scored seven runs in the second inning. Hershey meets Oberlin next Friday May 9.
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Hershey High School
Dauphin County
Hummelstown
Park Diamond
Hershey
Stover
Humelstown
Baser
Curry
Ertman
Duncan
Time
Leithiser
Spire
Oberlin
Lititz tops Hershey 11 4 on Grosh homer and late rally
Lititz High School beat Hershey 11 to 4 as Joe Grosh belted a three run homer in the ninth after Lititz led 4 0 early and Hershey rallied once. Hackman pitched for Lititz while Stover worked for Hershey in a game marked by injuries and base hits from Gerlock Tinney Stover Beshore Long.
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Joe Grosh
Lititz High School
Hershey High School
Hershey
Lititz
Grosh
Homer
Homer Hackman
J. Grosh
Kling
Beshore
Long
Hackman
Stover
Imboden
Leithiser
Strine
Mother and Daughter Meeting Planned at Hershey Church
The Woman's Missionary Society and the Otterbein Guild of the First United Brethren Church in Hershey will host a Mother and Daughter meeting on Thursday May 8 at 7 30 PM. All mothers and daughters are invited whether or not they are members.
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Woman's Missionary Society
Otterbein Guild
First United Brethren Church of Hershey
Horseshoe Pike Repair Begins Between Hummelstown and Campbelltown
Extensive repairs to the Horseshoe pike between Hummelstown and Campbelltown began this week using county machinery under Highway Inspector Hoffman. Broad will be scarified and rolled.
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Hummelstown
Campbelltown
Au Sion
Hoffman
Entertainment at Fishburns for Mother's Day
The Christian Endeavor Class of the Church will present an entertainment in honor of Mother's Day next Sunday evening May 1. An excellent program has been arranged and all are invited to attend.
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Christian Endeavor
Church
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