Hershey Seeks Tunnel For Growth At Reading Station
M. B. Hershey urged Reading railroad officials to build a tunnel under the tracks between the freight house and the passenger depot. He aims to move his Lancaster manufacturing business to the Hershey town site and anticipates a second decennium of progress. The Reading directors promised to begin operations, praising Hershey and his enterprise.
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Hershey
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Hershey Public to Hear Six Part Literary Musical Course
The Hershey YWCA and YMCa announce a six item program by the Coll. Lyceum Bureau Cleveland Ohio. The lineup includes The Neapolitans October 22 Hershey Band Concert December 10 Elias Day impersonations January 17 Hershey Choral Society February 14 L B Wickersham lecturer March 14 Old Home Week amateur play. Tickets adults 1.00 children under 12 50 cents.
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Hershey
Coll. Lyceum Bureau
Cleveland
Ohio
Neapolitans
Hershey Band
Elias Day
Hershey Choral Society
L. B. Wickersham
Hershey to Mark Ten Years of Growth With March Commemoration
On March 2, 1918, Hershey will celebrate ten years since its founding with commemorative exercises. The first ground for the town was broken on March 2, 1908 at a quarry site. Officials note its wonderful growth and civic economic impact justify observances of fitting character.
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Hershey
Evening School Opportunity For Hershey Youth
An old German proverb is invoked to urge Hershey youths and nearby families to join the new evening school. The piece highlights the value of extra study, notes that several young workers already enrolled, and explains that as few as six students can hire a teacher for any branch.
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Hershey
Kindergarten Enrollment Opens With High Demand
A town kindergarten plans start around October 15 with a large enrollment expected. Thirty three children are already on the list and Mrs Burch cannot see everyone. Ages three to five may enroll and the weekly fee is five cents. Mr Hershey urged unlimited capacity and provided an assistant for Miss Burch.
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Hershey
Burch
Hatless "Roman" Salesman Promotes Hershey Products
H C Rice a Western Hershey salesman based in Los Angeles spent a week in Hershey after a long absence. Described as genial, cultured, and prominent as a travel companion, Rice is famed for never wearing a hat and for his enthusiasm in promoting Hershey’s incomparable product. He is tall and husky and well known across the West.
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H.C. Rice
Hershey Chocolate Co
Los Angeles
Hershey
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