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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
1
Quoted sentiment urges giving thanks to God on Thanksgiving Day. It extols nature and duty and seeks fuller trust through prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, promising peace through faith as expressed by Philip Brooks.
A Hershey Store feature describes Toyland on the second floor drawing crowds of youngsters with mechanical figures dolls band instruments games and trains. A boy tests an old car in Toyland and jokes about painting and tires rather than trading it in.
About 50 attendees at the Lancaster weekend Adult Guidance Council conference praised a well planned program at Kepler Lodge. Esther Dayman and Anna Owers led sessions on religious education for the Girl Reserve Movement, with talks on Bible study worship and social activities. Harriet Gurney and Ethel Niermeyer shared insights from U S and Hawaii experiences.
Dr G D Gossard president of Leba non Valley College spoke on Christian Education at the high school auditorium on Wednesday evening November 18. The program opened with songs led by Miss Marion Roth followed by piano by Miss Mentzer and solo performances by Mia Lester DeVerter.
Hershey High lost at Lemoyne 14 to 6 after a scoreless second half. Smiley Faanneht starred with two touchdowns for Lemoyne while Hershey scored early but failed on the extra point. Referee Dabthawer and officials handled the game as Lemoyne pulled away in the third and fourth quarters.
On Tuesday evening November 24 a school teams interpretation game was held at Edison Junior High to acquaint participants with former and new rules. Each school provided two players and many doubtful points were cleared up during the session.
Plans for the fifth annual Lower Dauphin County Corn Potato and Poultry Show set December 16 17 and 18 at the Hershey Inn on the first floor. Christ Balsbaugh chair announces a revised premium list. last year's winners Ira Shenk Roy Shenk Clayton Gingrich A B Shenk and C H Balsbaugh compete in the honorary class for Yellow Dent corn with premiums of 3 62 1 and 50 cents.
A Palmyra couple describes their visit to Miami and Coral Gables from November 13 to 18. They tour Hollywood by the Sea, note wide streets and zones, meet Palmyra residents, remark on Royal Palm Park, free winter band concerts, and local prices for meals and rent amid Miami's growth.
John Lyons of Hershey Laundry and a New Jersey companion visited Winchester Virginia for two and a half days of hunting. They bagged sixty rabbits and three wild turkeys and noted the area's abundant rabbit population and untapped hunting grounds. The piece predicts Hershey sporting members will return with hunting gear next season to Virginia.
The Boy Scouts of Troop No. 2 took an all day hike Friday November 20 to a spring beyond Sand Hill Church. They left Hershey about 10 a.m. and reached the spring in an hour. Lunch ran from 12 to 1 with cooking and fire-building tests, then three Capture the Flag games were played. They returned to Hershey about 3 p.m.
Basketball season approaches as Lower Dauphin County schools form a league for girls and boys. The Hershey School is a member with Prof. A M Ulnkel serving as league president.
A vintage humor column sketches Thanksgiving then and now with old timer nostalgia of sleds and snow versus modern roads and restaurant dinners. It includes brief vignettes from Apple Hill weekly notes about Reverend Bludden Thunder opposing gambling and a charity raffle for his horse and buggy, plus assorted small-town quips and rural scenes.
The Lebanon Valley Mish and Game Protective Association will hold a special meeting at the Hershey Inn rooms on Friday November twenty seventh at 8 o clock. President Roy Sternberger urges all local hunters to attend Friday evening meeting.
Miss Violette Cassel of Harrisburg to give an organ recital at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Hershey on Thursday at 8 PM. She studies under Frederick Martin and Clarence Dickison and serves as Camp Curtin Methodist Church organist. Mrs. Charles Murray also appears as soloist.
Feature magician Hahmed performs a dramatic torture box act on November 28 at 6 30 and 8 30 pm. He places a volunteer in a wooden box as swords are thrust through it to test life status. Alberto Guthrie joins as a second act with an accordion and banjo, adding novelty whistle phone.
Claire Windsor headlines the MGM outdoor drama The White Desert directed by Reginald Barker coming to Hershey Central Theatre Tuesday evening December 1 at 7 30. The film adapts Courtney Kyle Cooper novel about a railroad tunnel through Colorado’s Continental Divide facing avalanches and blizzards with Pat O Malley Robert Frazer and a strong supporting cast in a perilous finale.
Jurors for the January Criminal Court Civil Court and Grand Jury were drawn on Monday. Those drawn from Herahe include the Grand Jury Wm Lebkicher Criminal Court M HL Basehore George Schroll and John W Gingrich R D 1 Civil Court Ewing Cain EE C Black Norman Stahle and rank Snavely.
The Thanksgiving vacation stretches from the close of the session on Wednesday afternoon to Monday November 30, extending the school calendar and delaying activities across districts.
Paramount comedy opens at Hershey Central Theatre on Saturday evening November 28 with Raymond Griffith Vera Reynolds Wallace Beery and Louise Fazenda. The plot follows Griffith who rejects love after a comic mistaken wedding and a million dollar inheritance forcing him to Europe where women pursue him creating humorous misadventures.
Hershey traveled to York on Thursday November 19 and defeated the Shamrocks 35 to 23. Fasnacht led Hershey with 17 points while Zortman and Becker led York with 4 and 4 respectively as York strengthened its lineup in recent weeks. Upcoming games include a December 2 home matchup against Harrisburg Y M C A and Thanksgiving contests against Marysville and Dickinson Commuters Club in Harrisburg.
Hershey Community Chorus invites men women boys and girls to join Monday evening rehearsals from 7 to 8 at Hershey High School. Miss Marion Roth directs. The group aims to improve voices through choral training and perform Christmas carols to benefit the community and its singers.
Hershey YWCA prepares for the 10th anniversary celebration tied to the 2027 Biennial Convention of the YWCA USA in Milwaukee. The local association promotes town pages in a commemorative book for Miss Anna Seaburg, with focus on character building and leadership among girls and volunteers.
On Friday November 20 the tenth year wood-working boys of Hershey School visited a Montgomery Pennsylvania furniture factory. They learned cabinet making and veneering guiding from crude amber to a finished dining room table. FP Wentzel arranged the trip with patrons furnishing automobiles.
Hershey Poat No 386 American Legion elected 1926 officers at a Tuesday meeting. Commander Harry Kaley and first vice Robt Stubblebine were chosen, with Roht J Whittle as second vice commander and Harold M Weishaupt as post finance officer. Other posts include Paul R Glogrich historian, Robert Auman chaplain, Elmer Swartz sergeant at arms, and executive committee members Robert Sattazahn Clarence Uhrich Howard Bomgardner Ira Shenk and Robert Aumen.
Social Committee of the Y W C A chaired by Mrs. John Shay outlines a winter schedule of parties for Wrapping Room workers starting December 1. The first event is next Tuesday at 7:30 PM in the association building with invitations sent to all Wrapping Room staff.
The American Legion plans another Community Christmas Tree in Hershey with 700 children receiving toys oranges candies and popcorn last year. A committee chaired by Ivan L Mease will meet November 30 to organize donations and volunteers urged to contribute now and be Santa Claus beyond their homes.
The Always Shining Bible Class of United Brethren Sunday School marks its fifteenth anniversary on Thursday December 10 at 7 30 PM in the church. Rev N L Linebaugh formerly pastor now in Dayton Ohio will discuss The Rolling Stone. A cordial invitation is extended and a silver offering will be lifted.
The Hershey High School boys announce no football game on Thanksgiving Day as the Manheim team could not travel due to their manager’s letter. Hershey’s manager had made strenuous efforts to secure a visiting XI but was unable to arrange a replacement game.
The American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary of Here t No 386 announce the 600 card party on Monday evening November 30 in the YMCA recreation room. Proceeds benefit Legion activities and community service programs.
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