Rally of the Y. W. C. A. At Hershey Draws 130 Guests
A large Y. W. C. A. rally in Hershey drew about 130 guests despite heavy rain. Mrs. M. Hershey led the event with Miss Leeb and Miss Moyer, as speakers and hosts, praising the association’s work and outlining upcoming classes and clubs for women’s education, physical activity, and social outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Hershey
Leeb
Bertha Moyer
Anna Mowery
Kegerreis
Bacastow
Alice Elder
Steck
Burch
Hills
Edward Hershey
Cain
M. 8S
Hershey
Harry Haverstick
Marie Gébnard
Mary Smith
Grace Shearer
Mabel Hurley
Florence Krebs
Mabel Krebs
Edna Houser
Frances Hurst
Jennie Englehart
Mary Dugan
George S. Rentz
L. R. Meekins
Tha ¥. W. Co
A. Ue
John I. Snyder
Enq
Bonefita
Hershey School Savings Top $1100 Amid Strong Attendance
The M S Hershey Consolidated School of Derry Towns hip supervised by Principal Peters reports a thriving year with a banking department where pupils save and earn interest. Attendance is high across grades totaling 622, with multiple rooms reaching 99 percent attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peters
M.S. Hershey Consolidated School
Derry ‘Township
Hershey Trust Company
Prados
Mr. Shenk
Sara Foreman
Mr. Hocker
Miss Lloyd
Margaret Tong
Stoverdale Wiha
Industrial School Expands With New Lectures and Departments
Sixty boys across three departments at the Industrial School attended a Monday Mexico lecture as part of a series of illustrated talks. An upcoming Congo Free State lecture is planned for Friday evening. Superintendent George Ti Qopenhaver leads the program with illustrations provided by the Philadelphian Museum and State Library at Tarrinburg. The mechanical department has been completed, adding a modern, valuable facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Congo Free State
George Ti
Qopenhaver Ia
Philadelphian Museum
State Lbrary
Tarrinburg
Hershey Fire Company Elects and Closes a Prosperous Year
The Hershey Volunteer Fire Company held its annual election with 87 members present. All current officers were re-elected, and John F. Snavely won the vacancy for assistant chief with 21 votes to Walter Ashenfelter’s 16. The company, now 120 members strong, is praised for its equipment, neighborly aid, and strong social atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
Wm. Brinker
Albert Wirth
George J. Eppley
H. A. Newton
John P. Conrad
J. B. McKissick
Snavely
Ashenfelter
Hershey Zoo to Receive Major Improvements and Expansion
The Hershey Zoo plans large upgrades including moving the laundry building to become the new animal house with lion caves and a leopard addition. The east side of Park Avenue will gain cages for cockatoos and squirrels while Spring Creek will host new enclosures and bridges. Monkeys will star in a redesigned monkey house as ponies thrill local youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Frantz Zinner
Zoo
Mr. Hershey
Frantz
Pennsylvania
Park Avenue
Spring Creek
Novalles
Alnnor
Tadustainl School
Youngatars
Ponnsylvania
Cocoa trade shifts as America leads world totals rise
The article outlines cocoa bean receipts in New York showing six month totals for 1913 1914 and 1915 and notes London imports rising sharply during World War I. It compares U S and U K export shares and discusses monetary values volumes and shifting trade routes affecting global cocoa markets.
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America
New York
United States
Great Britain
Sir Edward Gray
United Kingdom
Iinto
Germany
Mershey
London
Board of Arbitration
Board of Trade
International Confectioner
Sudh
Hamburg
Europe
Department of _ Commerce
England
Nailing Boxes by Machinery at Hershey Plant
Hershey Chocolate Company showcase of mechanical efficiency highlights nail box machines. A rapid six dozen boxes per minute unit operates with arms wheels and hammers, nailing two sides at once and driving large and small nails as required. The automatic tool speeds production to meet rising demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Chocolate Company
Protest Meeting Over New Rates In Hummelstown
Hummelstown property owners held a Tuesday night protest against the Hummelstown Consolidated Water and Light Company water and light rate hike. FF Dr Shatner was elected chairman and Joseph Burkholder secretary. Citizens urged municipal ownership and using oil lamps and cisterns until action is taken. The rate increase was reported from 26 to 60 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hummelstown
Hummelstown Consolidated Water and Light Company
Dr. Shatner
Olecked
Joseph Burkholder
Planta
Bea
Himmelstown
Weather Outlook for the Week
Beginning today a cool spell lowers temperatures into a cooler range. Thursday brings cooler weather followed by rain likely Friday or Saturday. Temperatures rise again then fall moderately for the remainder of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wale
Hershey Hosts Suffrage Event With Liberty Bell Visit
In Hershey Pennsylvania a three hundred strong crowd welcomed women suffragists and heard Adele Potter speak on economic aspects of suffrage. The Womans Liberty Bell, weighing about 1500 pounds, arrived by motor truck with legislators and party aides. The event urged Pennsylvania voters to approve a constitutional amendment in 1915 and noted prior ratifications in western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Harrisburg
Hershey Cafe
Lebanon
Troy
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Emma L. MacAlarney
John Oenslager, Jr
Adele Potter
New York
Miss Potter
Alice Ider
Wyoming
Colorado
Idaho
Utah
Washington
California
Oregon
Arizona
Kansas
Nevada
Montana
Alaska
Woman Suffrage Association
Arcade Building
Penna
Return of Rev N L Linebaugh Dominates Harrisburg Conference
The United Brethren Conference in Harrisburg welcomed Rev N L Linebaugh back to Hershey with unanimous support. Several pastors were retained in their assignments, including O G Romig Tower City and I Meyer Hershey Shamokin, as Bishop Wealkly presided. Reports from 51 of 86 charges noted near 8000 conversions during the year, with revivals, especially tabernacle-type campaigns, boosting gains in towns across the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
N. N. Linebaugh
Hershey
O. G. Romig
Tower City
I. Meyer Hershey
Shamokin
George W. Tallman
Union Circuit
Wealkly
Wershey
Linebaugh
D. Olav
Afty
I. G. Spangler
Conference Missionary and Church Extension Society
Stough Campalena
Lancaster
Reading
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Rally of the Christian Association
Mr. Hershey’s
Tharshay
Allen Wider
Misa Tudor
Snyder
Clannos
P. Bacastow
Sarah L
Gleen Club
Mary Burch
A. Flowers
Y. W
C. A
Moody Bible School
Ayuda
Onward
M. S. Hershey Consolidated School
Hershey Fire Company
John F. Snavely
Walter Ashenfelter
Hershey Zoo
Holland
Trinidad
Bahia
Sanchez Ema
Hershey Chocolate Factory
Potter
Rev. N. L. Linebaugh
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