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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
2
The Hershey Press weekly edition from Hershey Pennsylvania invites contributions of general articles and items. This Thursday November 25, 1926 issue outlines the open column policy for reader submissions and community notices.
Palmyra, Pa. November 25. Elder Samuel Rohl Zug one of Palmyra's oldest citizens dies at his home on North Chestnut Street aged 94 years 8 months 22 days He organized and led the Church of the Brethren and helped start Chiques first Sunday School in 1879 Funeral services set for Friday with both German and English rites at Palmyra and Chiques church Interment follows.
The assignee announces a public sale of valuable personal property and real estate for Amos E. Stover. The sale is at the former office corner Oak and Railroad streets Palmyra on Saturday December 11 at 1 30 pm with terms announced by Wm S Poorman.
Mrs. Mae Holler inherits part of an $11,250 estate with Naomi Gingrich as co heir. The report lists executrices for other estates, church bazaars set for December, a Christmas recital, and several local marriages, deaths, and social events in Hummelstown and surrounding towns.
Twins a boy and a girl were born to Mr and Mrs Harry B Brehm at their home on 2nd street on Wednesday. Mrs Brehm died at Harrisburg Hospital on Saturday afternoon. A wedding at the Lutheran church on Thanksgiving morning united Miss Ary Ebersole and Francis Keller with Rev C G Leatherman officiating. Lenore Gordon was brides maid and Robert M Bair best man. Lucile Gilman sang and Mrs Robert M Bair played the organ. The couple left for Philadelphia and will reside with Keller's parents on return. Local notices also report marriages and travels of residents and births in Hershey Hospital.
In Elizabethtown South Market Street drew a packed crowd as Harry Gardner known as the human fly scaled the National Bank building and Kennewood Hotel for about an hour. traffic was detoured and the event was sponsored by the Conewago Post of the American Legion.
A Lancaster boy’s published picture helped N. E. Morrison of Elm Street Lancaster reunite with Marns Gainor near Elizabeth Town after fifteen years apart. Cyrus Gainor, son of Maris, found the image and shared it with his father, leading to the long-awaited meeting.
Campbelltown The Fire Co. responded to a Sunday evening blaze in Palmyra that burned the Harvey Bomberger barn. Chas Horstick and family of Lebanon and John Herring and family of Lebanon visited acquaintances. A wedding reception at Rev. H H Kreider's home honored their son John with about thirty guests. John Johnston and crew plastered David Shelley's new dwelling. David Miller has Locust street dwelling for sale.
Rev. H. I. Aulenbach and H. G. New rd attended a special meeting of the formed church at Myerstown on Monday. The pike through the town is completed. Various residents attended social events including the birthday of Miss Lizzie Weltmer at the Widow's Home in Lebanon. A weasel was caught by a local child east of town.
Ray Briggs of Nescopeck Township yields 644 bushels per acre setting a world record and earlier mark of 63734 bushels per acre. At 24 he leads the state in yields for three years with 571 bushels in 1925. He credits mathematics and scientific methods including close hill spacing and frequent cultivation and spraying.
The Rev Franklin Caruthers found the large lecture Bible missing from St Pauls Episcopal Church during Sunday service. A search failed to locate the Bible, which was believed stolen sometime after last Sunday night. it measured five inches thick, twelve inches wide and fourteen inches long and was bound in binding materials unspecified.
A mix of notes reports and anecdotes including Phila area welfare outlook by Dr Mary Noble on diphtheria near wipe out by 1930. Chester County honey crop poor due to clover failure. A Wilkes-Barre love school reportedly involves students in eye eating scenes. Lancaster County marriages rise to 1340 in 1925 with 165 separations and divorces up 25 percent. 127 licenses issued last month. Squash vine in Aspers county reaches 726 feet with sixty large squash. eels shipped Florida to Copenhagen by parcel post for 25 cents.
The store promotes Kenwood blankets in multiple weights and patterns from $2.75 to $13.50, plus wool plaids, duvet sets, fancy pillow cases, silk bed spreads, Stevens crochet bed sets, and boxed towel sets. Gift linens and damask by the yard or box sets with matching napkins are offered with various prices. Remnants on tables can be purchased per piece with patterns varying from 4 to 3 yards each.
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