Hershey Opens Football Season With Home Game
Hershey's new football squad, assembled last week, prepares for the Saturday opener against Albion Athletic Association eleven of Harrisburg. Several players return, new signings include Lyn from Villanova and Bordner brothers from Hummelstown, with practice targeted all week and a social fundraiser at the Hershey Men's Club to defray uniform costs.
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Shenk
Albion Athletic Association
Harrisburg
Penbrook
Hershey
Newlyn
Villanova College
Helff
Hummelstown
Bordner Brothers
Malone
Zentmeyer
Romig
Bryson
E. Slesser
Ensminger
Dearolf
Black
Schneers
Sollenberger
Shaffer
Dressler
Hershey Men’s Club
Women’s Christian Association
Palmyra Loses Season Opener to Lebanon Valley Reserves
Palmyra fell 28 to 0 as Lebanon Valley College Reserves dominated the game. Keefer stood out for Palmyra while Snavely starred for Lebanon Valley in a strong team performance.
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Palmyra
Lebanon Valley College
Keefer
Snavely
Lebanon Valley
Harrisburg Independents Maintain 1929 Roster
Harrisburg Independents reform with the same lineup as last season. Reece Rote and McCord as forwards Geisel remains center Ford and McConnel return as guards. Home games at Chestnut Street Auditorium.
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Harrisburg Independents
Harrisburg
Rote
McCord
Geisel
Ford
McConnel
Chestnut Street Auditorium
New Cumberland Wins Postseason Pennant in Easy Fashion
New Cumberland defeated Williamstown to clinch the Central Pennsylvanian League pennant in the final game of the post season. A town parade led by the New Cumberland band preceded the game where over six hundred fans attended the pennant raising. President Frank A. Stoos awarded the pennant as Wortz pitched for the Central champions and baffled Williamstown.
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New Cumberland
Williamstown
New Cumberland Band
Frank A. Stoos
Wortz
Schuylkill
New Cumberland Slugging Secures 4–0 Victory
Budd pitched well but the New Cumberland club rode five timely hits to a 4 to 0 win. They scored in the third and sixth frames aided by decisive hits and strong fielding.
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Budd
New Cumberland Bunch
Harold Light Delivers for Penn Freshmen in Weekend Win
Harold Light formerly of Lebanon High School and now a Penn Freshman halfback produced a key 80 yard run that set up a goal line plunge and a victory over Williamson Trade School. The Lebanon resident also played third base for Lebanon Central Pennsylvania League and previously scored in a scrimmage against the varsity.
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Harold Light
Lebanon High School
Penn
Williamson Trade School
Light
Lebanon
Lebanon Valley Loses 13 to 0 to Penn State
Lebanon Valley College battled Penn State in a hard fought game at Annville, losing 13 to 0. Clark of Penn State opened scoring with a seven yard plunge, and Ewing broke through for a 60 yard run to seal the victory. Captain Swartz and Donhahue stood out for Lebanon Valley.
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Geyer
Lebanon Valley College
Penn State
Annville Collegians
Clark
Ewing
State
Lebanon Valley
Mackert
Swartz
Donhahue
Hart's 20 strikeouts seal Dauphin-Perry pennant for Marysville
Hart pitched superbly for Marysville defeating Halifax on Saturday to clinch the Dauphin-Perry league pennant. He fanned twenty, giving him sixteen games with 236 strikeouts, an average near fifteen per game, and he was ordered to report to Connie Mack for south spring training. Dauphin-Perry race stayed tight with Millersburg Duncannon and Dauphin as runners up.
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Hart
Marysville
Halifax
Connie Mack
South
Millersburg
Duncannon
Dauphin
Hunting Shells High Curtailment of Licenses Amid Shell Price Rises
Prices for shells powder and cartridges rose sharply, suppressing hunting licenses compared with last year. Smokeless shells climbed at least 25 percent and other charges 10 percent due to ammunition production for wartime Europe. Reed and rail bird season opened with low hunter turnout. Reedies fed by abundant wild rice are described as unusually tasty.
Satisfied Sir Ends With Polite Farewell
A motorist fights a speeding ticket and curses a policeman. The judge rebukes the insult and, in a playful exchange, affirms respect for police. The man exits after the clerk greets the arresting officer with a cheerful good day.
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Annay
Polleaman
Retaliation at House Incident Referenced in Lively Exchange
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century account shows a host urging a guest to stay after a tense exchange. The guest declines citing disturbance to neighbors and mentions a poisoned dog previously. The wording hints at a domestic dispute with implied threats.
Women Shaping World Progress Across Fields
The piece lauds women succeeding alongside men in science law literature and public life. It cites Mme Curie Caroline Herschel Isabella of Castile Maria Theresa Elizabeth Blackwell and others as pioneers. It notes women’s expanding roles in education philanthropy astronomy physics and poetry and pillar figures like Belva Lockwood and Antoinette Brown as examples of leadership and influence.
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Maria Theresa
Austria
Isabella of Castile
Spain
Europe
England
Elizabeth
Scotland
Mary Stuart
Portugal
Infanta
Eleanor
Navarre
Jane
Low Countries
Charles
Isabella of
Castile
France
Catherine de Medicis
America
Florence Guertin Tuttle
Columbus
Belva Lockwood
Signorina Torresa ‘ Lauriola
Italy
Elizabeth Blackwell
Antoinette Brown
Elizabeth Fry
Caroline Lucretta
Pioneering Women Shaping Equality Across Ages
The text honors Herschel and Baroness de la Rocha as trailblazers for women in science and flight. It notes a rising recognition that men and women were created equal and should co labor for mankind’s advancement, challenging gender inequality.
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Herschel
Baroness de la Rocha
Curious Inventions and Global Data from Historic News
A Dutch chemist touts soap that one quart will wash hands 2,500 times. US and Canada fire losses total 285,591,351 dollars, up almost 11 million from prior year. A speedometer with fixed maximum speed. Bananas imported exceed 46 million bunches, about 40 per person. Japanese warships use wireless phones up to 100 miles. Pacific coast Spanish settlements once reached near Alaska. German scientist makes a camera small enough to fit in the stomach. Holland fast trains run at 40 mph. Soft ground makes heavy trains risky at high speeds. US policewomen form a national organization. Shoreline property values rise.
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United States
Canada
Pacific
North America
Holland
Shore Line
War on Mosquitoes Funds Cited by NJ Expert
Dr Thomas J Headlee of the New Jersey Experiment Station cites five million dollars allocated since the war on mosquitoes. The figure underscores government and research commitment to vector control and public health measures.
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Thomas J. Headlee
New Jersey Experiment Station
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Dauphin-Perry Pennant
New York Sun
Mme. Curie
Sir John Herschel
Caroline
William
Samuel Butler
J. E. Gruber
Hershey Derry Church
Yingst’s
John B. Curry
Swatara Station
Curry
David Gordon
Hershey, Pa
Philadelphia
New York
Hershey Improvement Company
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey, Penna
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