Nominating Committee Sets Board Elections at YWCA
A YWCA nominating committee met Monday with full attendance to select six directors for three year terms and one for a one year term. The group includes Mrs. John Shay as chair and members Mrs. D S Graeff Miss Mabel Lingle Mrs. Earl Mays and Mrs. Phoebe Whittle. World Fellowship Week activities include a vesper service Sunday at 3 PM featuring Blue Triangle Girl Reserves with play An Adventure in Friendship inviting public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
John Shay
D. S. Graeff
Mabel Lingle
Earl Mays
Phoebe Whittle
Young Women’s Christian Association
World Fellowship
Blue Triangle Girl Reserves
Tri-Y Club
Louise Shay
Mary
Charlotte Heil
Edith Bacastow
John Elder Men's Bible Class Banquet Planned
John Elder Men's Bible Class outlines a banquet with Hustler's Class at Chef's Place near Annville on Friday November 13. The meeting also sees resignation of secretary Robert H. Reese and election of Harry Fasnacht as successor and Ivan L. Mease as publicity agent. Next meeting set for December 14 with A Bowman Snavely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elder Men's Bible
Morris H. Wenger
East Derry Road
Robert H. Reese
Harry Fasnacht
Ivan L. Mease
Chef's Place
Annville
Dee
A. Bowman Snavely
East
Caracas Avenue
Winners at Legion Card Party 1925 26 series
The American Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary of Hershey Post 386 held their second 500 card party of the 1925 26 series on Monday evening November 9 in the W C A recreation room with about eighty attendees. Eight high score prizes were awarded including embroidered towels hanging vase writing paper necktie vase cards and card case pan holders and vanity case. A consolation prize doll went to Dr Edwards with a score of 750 minus. The next party will be at the same location on Monday evening November 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Ladies’ Auxiliary of Hershey Post
American Legion
Winfield Zimmerman
Clipping Bee Set Tonight at Y W C A
Clipping Bee hosted by BP. LLD Class at the Y W C A this Thursday evening at 7 30 led by Mrs R H Paylor. Members packed boxes containing useful articles and gifts for Christmas with a small cost to clip and buy. Fresh baked cakes ice cream and candies will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.W. GC. A
Mra. R. HL .Paylor
Clas
Alson Bagaar
Diakonia Class to Hold Dinner and Bazaar
The Diakonia Bible Class of Healy Trinity Tatheran Sunday School will serve a baked ham dinner on Wednesday November 1 in the church basement. A bazaar will be held all day with items for sale and dinner served from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diakonia Bible Class
Healy Trinity Tatheran Sunday School
School calendar backslide and holiday schedule shift
A reversal in school activities is planned with Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday and Thursday affected. Christmas vacation will begin after the afternoon session on Wednesday December 23 and extend until Monday June 4, 1926.
Reading Company to Combine Motor Bus With Steam Service
The Reading Company seeks a public conveni ence certificate for Reading Transportation Company to operate in Schuylkill County and later expand across its 1582 miles of track in Pennsylvania. It plans coordinated trains and motor coaches to modernize service and link local communities with through connections to the main line. The filing prompts a likely executive-session hearing next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading Company
Public Service Commission
Reading Transportation Company
Reading
Schuylkill County
Harrisburg
Schuylkill
Lykens
Commission
Coolidge Proclaims American Education Week
President Coolidge proclaims November 16–22 as American Education Week urging universal education and civic training for all children. He notes only about 2 percent attend higher learning and stresses citizenship training from primary grades onward to strengthen national welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Coolidge
American Legion
America
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Big Act at Central Theatre Saturday Evening
At Hershey Central Theatre a major attraction is set for Saturday evening with Ladwick and Deers Brow performing on mandolin banjo and guitar. Ray Deets will showcase cartooning drawing popular figures including the theatre manager and local characters, promising lively entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Theatre
Hershey Central Theatre
Ladwick
Deers Brow
Ray Deets
Viz
Tom Black
Dea Jay Gee
Tershey
Pend Squinder
Hershey Junior Olivers Seek Gate Arrangements With Team
The Hershey Junior Olivers request gate arrangements through any team in this section. Managers should write Victor Tinney at 80 West Caracas Avent for responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Olivers
Gates
Anagers
Victor Tinney
Wm. Curtis Hosts Rabbit Feast for Friends
Hershey hunter Wm. Curtis, famed for training under Daniel Boone Jr., bagged five rabbits and two grey squirrels near Swatara Creek. He hosted a table at Hershey Cafe on Tuesday with guests including George Shearer and A. T. Heilman, sharing a celebratory feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Curtis
Hershey
Daniel Boone, Jr
Applachian
Altho
Curtis
West Virginia
Mr. Curtis
Wm. Hyland
Hershey Cafe
Messrs
George Shearer
A. T. Heilman
Russell L. Ross
Elmer Gingrich
Wm. Lebkicker
Russell Stoner
Dauphin County Principals Hold Meeting
The High School Principals Association of Dauphin County met for the second time this year at the Junior-Senior High School. They inspected the new Hershey school building and discussed administration, activities, and plans for the Spring Field Day. President W. E. Long of Millersburg Schools led about twenty-three members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Principals Association
Dauphin County
Hershey
W. E. Long
Millersburg
Hershey Olivers Open Season With Big Win Over York Shamrocks
The Hershey Olivers topped the York Shamrocks 28 to 14 in the season opener on Wednesday night on the Men’s Club floor. Fasnacht, Aungst, and Robertson led Hershey in scoring as the team showed strong form early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Olivers
York Shamrocks
Hershey
Fasnacht
Aungst
Robertson
Becker
York
York Robertson
el Erguson Aungst
Ibner Fasnacht
Clie Ee Gable
Gove
Ees Kohler Swart
Magazines Ordered for School Library and Teachers Library
The school library will receive The American Boy The Youth Companion The Country Gentleman The Literary Digest National Geographic The American Magazine Good Housekeeping The Ladies Home Journal The Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan The Manual Arts Magazine. The Teachers Professional Reading Library includes The School Review The English Journal The Historical Outlook The Magazine of Business The Nation's Business School Science and Mathematics Muaea America Review of Reviews and The Atlantic Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Boy
Youth Campeat
Country Gentleman
Literary Digest
National Geographic
American
Good Louse Keeping
Ladies’ Home Journal
Purniture Manufacturer and Artisan
Manual Arts
School Review
English Journal
Historical Outlook
System the Magazine of Business
Nation's
Business School Science and Mathematics
Mualea America
Review of Reviews
Atlantic Monthly
Trespassers on School Lawn Draw Concern
A school reports several trespassers on the newly seeded lawn in the northeast part of the property. They have worn a path across the grass while an eight foot concrete path and wall are being built to direct foot traffic and protect the reestablishing lawn.
The Smokestack and Local Humors in Pennsylvanian Style
An unsigned nostalgic column blends a rambling verse about cars and license plates with comic sketches of Old Bill Dutch Lewis Election Day, a doctor’s misadventure with a watch, fables, jokes, and local notes from Liberty Cross Roads. The piece includes playful quips on politics, weather, and shopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Bill
Old Bill Dutch Lewis
Old Bill Dutch
Bill Dutch Lewis
Prohibition
Doc Drake
Liberty Cross Roads
Doc
Elizabeth Vander-Beek Recital Delights Hershey Audience
Philadelphia lyric soprano Elizabeth Vander-Beek gave a Friday evening recital at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hershey. Accompanist Catherine Loman Clothier provided accompaniment for a program of favored numbers, presented under the S. S. Games Men's Bible Class auspices, with plans for future recitals for local music lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Vander-Beek
Philadelphia
Miss Vander-Beek
Catherine Loman Clothier
American Education Week at Hershey Schools
American Education Week is set for November 15 to 21 at Hershey Schools with assemblies on Tuesday and Friday mornings led by speakers including William Ernest of Harrisburg. A public meeting in the Auditorium is planned for Wednesday evening with a prominent educator, and each day focuses on a theme such as Patriotism Home and School Health Know Your School Conservation and God and Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ernest
Harrisburg
Hershey School Children Rally to Save Old Ironsides
The Elks back a fundraiser to restore USS Constitution known as Old Ironsides. Secretary Wilbur urged schools nationwide to participate with pennies nickels and dimes to honor naval history and teach patriotism. The effort targets Hershey Schools as a recipient of donations and educational programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Order of Elks
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
America
Boston
Hershey Schools
Hershey Falls to Battery H in Muddy Lebanon Clash
Battery H overpowers Hershey by weather and rough field as Reich and Heath star for Battery H while Hershey struggles with a muddy ball. Touchdowns credited to Reich and Heath. Hasson adds the extra point amid substitutions and a wet, slippery field at West Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Battery “H
West Lebanon
Bobby Heath
Lebanon
Reich
Chocolate Towners
Hershey Liebanon
W. Gerlock
L.eo
W. Reich Auchenbach
L.T
Strangarity Smitheo He Gow
Deitaler Nedig
G, Gingrich Bonfanti, O.oo
Gingrich Maker
ROT Melkert Leib
Heath
Hasson
Heray
Verger
Bonfanti
Yantz
Smith
Simamons
Leib
Shertzer
Longenecker
Stahl
Battery
Young
Hess
Keller
Shower For Mrs Arthur Tinney
The Sunday School Class of Hol Krinity Lutheran held a business meeting on Monday evening and gave a shower for Mrs. Arthur Tinney. She received many beautiful and useful gifts as the group enjoyed games and musical numbers. A luncheon was served to Mrs Tinney and several members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Shondes
Hol Krinity Lutheran Sunday School
Arthur Tinney
Geome
Arthur Taney
Vat Deppen
Blanche Deppen
Alma Gerlach
Margaret Eightbill
Leven Laeithiser
Ivaler
Mary Hummer
Dorothy Bobner
Mia
Wilson Rhoades
Palmyra Man to Host Shooting Matches in November
Roy Hershey of South Harrison Street Palmyra will hold shooting matches on November 21 26 and 28 at 1 00 for turkeys geese and ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Hershey
South Harrison Street
Palmyra
Anotele Beauty Salon Opens in Hershey Today
Mrs. Anna McNiff Johnson of Harrisburg buys the Hershey Beauty Salon from Mrs. Nellie Shea and opens a modern scientific salon with expert operators. Free demonstrations mark the opening week. Services include scalp treatments facial massage muscle strapping wrinkle removal acne bleaches masks Marcel waving permanent waving and hair dressing manicuring and hair removal by a special process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McNiff Johnson
Anotele Beauty Salons
Harrisburg
Hershey Department Store
Nellie Shea
Johnson
Anatele
Marcel
Lightnin' on Screen Friday and Saturday at Local Theatre
The screen version of Lightnin' shows Friday and Saturday November 13 and 14 with two Saturday performances at 6 30 and 8 30. Director John Ford brings a stellar cast led by Jay Hunt Lightnin Bill Jones with Madge Bellamy and Wallace Mac Donald in top romantic roles. Ethel Clayton portrays Margaret Davis and J Farrell MacDonald plays Judge Lemuel with Richard Travers Brandon Hurst as villains. Edythe Chapman as Mother Jones and Otis Harlan as Zeb complete the lineup. Frances Marion wrote the screenplay from Bacon and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ford
Gtage
Jay Hunt
William Fox
Frank Bacon
Lightnin
Bill Jones
Madge Bellamy
Wallace MacDonald
Ethel Clayton
Margaret Davis
Judge Lemuel
J. Farrell MacDonald
Corporal Casey
Iron Horse
Richard Travers
Brandon Hurst
Mother Jones
Edythe Chapman
Otis Harlan
Zeb
Frances Marion
Winchell Smith
Juniors Royalty Entertain Seniors At Y W C A
The eleventh and twelfth grade contest for Athletic Association members ended with the Seniors winning. A Thursday night event at the Y W C A Cafeteria featured Fisher's Orchestra and Miss Isabel Miller's toe dancing, with a formal menu and toasts of thanks from hosts and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Association
Fisher
Isabel Miller
Hershey High School
Mary and
Charlotte Heil
Mary Trummer
Joe Mentzer
Annabel Shafer
Beulah Shatner
Iva Pass
Mary Rose
Miller
Wagner
Warner
Long
Ruth Bernard
Netlie Rae VanMetre
Christian Endeavors to Hold Rally Friday Evening
The Swatara Branch of the Dauphin County Christian Endeavor Union will host a rally at Derry Presbyterian Church on Friday evening November 20 at 7 30. Rev O M Tressler superintendent of the Army and Navy Department of the Pennsylvania State Christian Endeavor Union will present motion pictures of the International Christian Endeavor Convention held in Portland Oregon last July. AML Endeavors and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swatara
Dauphin County Christian Endeavor Union
Derry Presbyterian Church
O. M. ‘Tressler
Army and Navy
Pennsylvania
Christian Lenacdeavor Union
International Christians Endeavor
Portland
Ore
AML Endeavors
Missionary Society Reschedules Meeting Time
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church changes its meeting to Friday evening November 13 at 7.50 at Mrs. RG Hinkel's home 292 Cocoa Avenue. Members are urged to attend and bring a prospective new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the United Brethren Church
Thursda
Hinkel
Cocoa Avenue
12th Biennial State Convention at Hershey Park
The 12th Pennsylvania State Christian Endeavor Convention will be held at Hershey Park from June 28 to July 2, 1926. The organizers promise a record attendance with a program to inspire and educate, featuring prominent speakers and excellent recreational facilities between sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Park
Christian Endeavor
Hershey Community Chorus Tonight at High School
The Hershey Community Chorus meets in the High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on Thursday November 12 under Miss Marion Roth. The group welcomes all, performs popular songs, and aims to benefit the community while offering enjoyable singing under a trained director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Community Chorus
Marion Roth
Hershey
Swanee River
America
Miss Roth
Shooting Match Planned at Derry Church by Local Association
The Lebanon Valley Fish and Game Protective Association plans a shooting match at Derry Church Hotel on Saturday afternoon November 21. President Roy Sternberger notes rising rabbit numbers since taking office and 90 percent of hunters are non members. a special meeting is set for November 20 at 8 p m in the Hershey Inn building first floor to invite local rabbit hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Valley Fish & Game Protective Association
Navy
Roy Sternberger
Association
Derry Church Hotel
McKinne
Ed. Lingle
Wm, Geiling
Tom Ream
Wm. Hitchman
Irwin Knoll
Howard Long
Hershey Inn
Phil Fisher Orchestra Opens at Hershey Men’s Club
Phil Fisher's Orchestra will start a series of dances at the Hershey Men's Club gymnasium floor on Wednesday evening November. The orchestra is praised as top tier and the opening dance promises enjoyable music, ample space for a hundred couples, and popular fifty cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Fisher
Hershey Men’s Club
Hershey Men's Club
The Coming Of The Mayflower Tonight at Shelter Lutheran Church
The Missionary Society of Shelly Lutheran Church presents The Coming Of The Mayflower at Jersey Central Theatre on Thursday November 12 at 7 46. Hummelstown Orchestra provides music for a cast of fifty three performing six episodes from 1620 1621 detailing the Mayflower voyage first winter return town meeting and early treaties with activity billed as the First International Treaty Made in America and the First Thanksgiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society
Shelly Lutheran Church
Jershey Central Theatre
Hummelstown
America
Mary Deppen Hosts Halloween Party Night
A Halloween party was given by Mary Deppen on Friday evening October 10. Guests played games, refreshments were served, and prizes awarded for the prettiest and most comic costumes. Attendees included Evelyn Kramer Pauline Toblua Katharine Toblua Mary Flaverilla Mae Drescher Gladys Spancake Almeda Newton Mildred Foreman Dorothy Ebersole Edith Menicheecki Eva Menicheecki Pearl Deppen Mary Deppen and William Dell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Deppen
Ivelyn Kramer
Pauline
Katharine Toblua
Mary Flaverilla
Mae Drescher
Gladys Spancake
Almeda Newton
Mildred Foreman
Dorothy Ebersole
Edith
Eva Menicheecki
Pearl Deppen
Mae
William Dell
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Elder Men’s Bible Class
Diakonia
Coolidge
Board of Education
Junior Olivets
Dee Jay Gee
Pennsy
Turkey
Girl In
Blue
Pat
Palth
Wat
Undertaker
B. V
Liberty Crossoads
Apple Hills
Clem Underwood
Shuckel
Old Ironsides
Mrs
Anotele
Christian
Derry Church
Mayflower
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