Do Your Bit By Raising a Chick
The Pennsylvania War Poultry Commission urges 100000 new raisers to back the national war effort. A USDA note promotes backyard hens for cheap eggs, detailing flock sizes and space needs, and links poultry production to home economy and Liberty Bonds support. Community meetings and volunteer fire department efforts are praised, with a $250 tidy sum raised by minstrels, $200 of which goes to Liberty Bonds.
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Pennsylvania War Poultry Commission
Pennsylvania
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Fre
Draftee Arrested By Ralph Fiore
Ben Franklin Lawrence of Lancaster registered with the Lancaster City Board No 1 and was arrested last week by Ralph Fiore in Middletown after being traced from Hershey where he worked on a track. He claimed no notice, was examined and inducted into service.
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Ben. Franklin Lawrence
Lancaster
Lawrence
Mito
Hershey Firemen Hold Meeting
Hershey firemen discuss citizen lukewarm response to the fire organization. The article notes the officers and some members are not at fault, while faithful attendees attend the meetings, suggesting a broader engagement issue.
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Hershey
Fire Company
Hershey Minstrels Delight Large Local Audience
The Hershey Park Theatre minstrel show on Thursday evening drew a large crowd. Performers Tom Black William Brinker Dave Ditzler John Snavely led the endmen act with sharp jokes. George Stout directed the interlude and middling wit. The grand choruses by Miss Katherine Mfumma impressed. Russel and Fred Clark sang solo numbers. A violin display by Noah Kilanski surprised Hershey residents. Donald F. Frasier spoofed Harry Lauder with strong audience response. Frantz Zmner performed Prof. Do It with clever tricks and Melvin Kieffer aided the magic act. Mr. Hershey praised the show and offered $500 in Liberty Bonds to the Hershey Volunteer Fire Co.. $308.00 was already raised.
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Hershey Park Theatre
Hershey Red Cross
Tom Black
Wm. Brinker
Dave Ditzler
John Snavely
Geo. Stout
Judgig
Hershey
Katherine Mfumma
Russel Clark
Fred Clark
James Wiley
Peter Brumner
C. L. Peiffer
Noah Kilanss
Donald F. Frasier
Harry Lauder
Frantz Zmner
Do It
Frantz
Do-Ji
Melvin Kieffer
Red Cross Tea Social at Masonic Hall Hosts May Event
The Hum melstown Red Cross Auxiliary invites the public to a tea at Masonic Hall on Saturday May 1, afternoon and evening. The High School Orchestra will perform selections and attendees will likely see many friends at this social fundraiser.
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Hummelstown
Quick Lunch to Be Enlarged at Hershey Center
Plans detail moving shops and rooms within the Hershey complex to expand the quick lunch area. The barber shop shifts to Hershey Central Theatre, the employment bureau moves to the Hershey Men's Club, and the library and reading spaces are reallocated, enlarging the quick lunch room once cages are installed.
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Hershey
Hershey Central Theatre
Employment Bureau
Hershey Men’s Club
Hershey Red Cross
Too Deadly a Shot on the Atlantic Liner
A Yankee passenger boasts rival marksman skills to an Atlantic liner captain. The captain doubts the claim and wagers against hitting a bottle at twenty yards amid a heaving deck. The Yankee succeeds on the first shot, sinking the bottle, then refuses a second challenge as the captain notes the terms allowed were three hits in six.
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Dauphin County
Ralph Fiore
Middletown
Hershey Firemen
Hershey Minstrels
Benefit of the Red Cross
RED Cross Tea
Laruta
International Motor Truck
International Motor Trucks
International
Rnational Harvester Company of America ( Incorporated
Hershey Garage
East Chocolate Ave
Hershey, PA
Hershey Stote
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