Hershey Department Store Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary Sale
Hershey Department Store in Lebanon Valley celebrates its 15th anniversary with an all-departments sale from Sept six to twelve. Invitations emphasize savings on groceries to furniture, with daily one day only values and a giant Birthday Cake cutting planned.
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Hershey Department
Lebanon Valley
Hershey Department Store
Hershey
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Lebanon
Hershey Firemen Plan October Community Fair
The Hershey Volunteer Fire Co held its monthly meeting nominating officers and announcing an October 24 to 31 fair at the Winterance Hall to raise funds for a new chemical engine. Committee members include Paul Shoop Dave Ditzler Hal Boyer Stewart Mahon and Jerome Hostetter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Volunteer Fire Co
Paul Shoop
A. W. Flowers
John McKinne
Herman Seavers
Ira Gibble
H. S. Boyer
Wm. McKinne
Paul Seavers
Wm. Spangler
Ed. Bomgardner
Victor Breneman
Stewart Mahon
Dave Ditzler
Daniel Sensminger
John Gordon
James Putt
Chas, Palmer
Oliver Keck
Roy Johnson
Clarence Wiley
Samuel Golso
Clarence Ulrich
Henry Henry
J. R. Kreider
Hal Boyer
Geo. Feeser
Chas
Palmer
Winterance Hall
Jerome Hostetter
Hershey to Meet Richland for Labor Day Championship
Richland the Lebanon County champions will face Hershey on Labor Day at Hershey for the season finale. Hershey promises a strong season finish and Dauphin County claim. Richland travels with full strength and a large, supportive hometown turnout expected for a potential record crowd.
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Hershey
Richland
Lebanon
Dauphin
Miss Mabel Lingle Hosts Swatara Branch Meeting
A Swatara Branch Dauphin County Christian Endeavor Union officers meeting was held at Miss Mabel Lingle’s home on Thursday evening August 27. Plans for Fall and Winter programs were discussed with interest shown by attendees including Florence Walmer Esther Walmer Annabel Schaeffer Kathryn Dowhower Monroe Stover A E Henry Ira L Shenk Joseph Hershey Andrew Henry and family and Reverends Nye and Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swatara
Dauphin County Christian Endeavor Union
Mig Mabel Lingle
Florence
Esther Walmer
Annabel Schaeffer
Kathryn Dowhower
Monroe Stover
A. E. Henry
Ira L, Shenk
Mra
Joseph Hershey
Andrew Henry
Joseph and
Miriam
A. G. Nye
R. IL Taylor
Red Cross Meeting Set For Hershey Chapter
The Hershey Chapter of the Red Cross will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon in the Red Cross rooms at Hershey Central Theatre. After a summer break, many business matters have accumulated and full attendance is requested as meetings move to the first Tuesday each month.
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Hershey
The
Red Cross
Hershey Central Theatre
G H Moyer Addresses Hershey Employees On Safety
Hon G H Moyer led a safety talk at Hershey Central Theatre with film reels. He cited 410 accidents and 2887 lost days at Hershey in eight months, urging careful daily habits and full cooperation to prevent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Moyer
Hershey Chocolate Company
Hershey Central Theatre
Moyer
Isaiah Brighthill
Elizabeth Barnard
Tin
Ritter
State Workmen’s Insurance Fund
Wm. F. R. Murrie
Murrie
Hermit in the Woods Poem Draws Sober Reflections
The piece recalls a hermit who lives alone in a cliffside cabin in a trackless wood. A stranger finds him dead and a note on the author’s youthful pretensions to poetry ends with a comic aside about a Smokestack.
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Calmont
Two Hershey Youths Become First Class Scouts
The Hershey Troop No. 1 honors Hugh A. Baker age 14 and Floyd E. Deppen age 10 as the first two boys to achieve First-class Scout status. Joined September 20, 1924, Baker leads the Flying Eagles and Deppen serves as assistant. The Hershey Men's Club Troop No. 1, organized Sept 20 1924, lists committee members John F. Snavely George E. Copenhaver Robert Aumen and Scout Master Alex J. Magrini. The troop comprises three patrols Flying Eagles Pine Tree and the Stag with diverse ranks from First to Tenderfoot.
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Altho
Hugh A. Baker
West Granada Avenue
Hershey
Flying Eagles
Floyd E. Deppen
West Chocolate Avenue
Hershey Men’s Club
John F. Snavely
George E. Copenhaver
Robert Aumen
Alex. J. Magrini
Hershey Men’s Clubs
Pine Tree
Stag
Hugh Baker
Floyd Deppen
Luther Hinkle
George Zimmerman
John Shay
George Bohner
Robert Kraft
Welford Owen
Carl Tobias
William Rapps
James Smith
Tenderfoot
Stewart Hess
Donald Shay
Herbert Harkins
Dominic Savastio
Donald Cassady
James Shay
Baron Robertson
Thomas Evans
Clair Williams
Millard Garver
George Watson
Eugene Rucker
Harry Zimmerman
Why Every American Boy Should Be a Boy Scout
A historical piece argues boys need guiding structures to channel energy into character. It traces origins of the Scout idea from Dan Beard through Baden-Powell to America, describes the Scout Law and Oath, and outlines duties such as loyalty, helpfulness, thrift, and reverence.
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Daniel Boone
Dan Beard
New York City
Pie
Sons of
Boy Pioneers of America
Baden Powell
Mr. Beard
Boy Scout Movement
Great Britain
General Powell
Indiana
Knights of King Arthur
Boy Scouts of America
America
United States
Banda of
Boy Scouts
Union
Panama
Cuba
Hawaii
Philippines
England
Baden-Vowell
Hershey Hosts Thirty-Four East Side Children for Two Week Vacation
Thirty four children from crowded New York tenements arrived in Hershey for a two week country outing. They were weighed and inspected before departure amid hope the trip would improve health and breathing.
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New York
Hershey
East Side
Faryland
Alda Beyer
Tribune Fund
Ladies' Auxiliary Hosts Corn Roast for Hershey Legion
The Ladies' Auxiliary Unit No. 386 will host Hershey Post No. 386 American Legion at a corn roast in Hershey Park on Tuesday evening September 8 at 6 30. The entertainment committee resumes activity after a quiet summer and plans a busy fall and winter season. All Hershey Post members and Legionnaires' wives are invited.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
No. 386
Hershey Post
American Legion
Hershey Park
Auxiliary
Hershey Elks Parade At Bethlehem
Hershey Elks joined the Lebanon delegation for Bethlehem to feature the annual Pennsylvania State Elks Association convention parade. The group wore Palm Beach suits white shirts and purple bow ties with white shoes and hats, led by the Ells Band directed by Brandt of Palmyra.
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Palm Beach
Walter Ashenfelter
Dave Ditzler
Stewart Mahon
John Sollenberger
Fred Hand
Jerome Hostetter
Paul Hostetter
Lee Poorman
Harry Miller
Harry Moyer
Hal Boyer
al Kraft
Harry Hocker
Hershey
Lebanon
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania State Elks’ Association
Ells Band
Brandt
Palmyra
Union Deposit Leads Intertown League Narrowly
The Junior Intertown Baseball League standings show Union Deposit in first place with 6 wins and a .460 average after Industrial School dropped out. Palmyra 4 and Hershey 3 teams follow while the schedule lists key matchups including Union Deposit versus Hummelstown and Hershey.
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Union Deposit
Intertown League
Hummelstown
Palmyra
Hershey
Wammelstown
Av’ge. Union
Botiershiey
Industrial School
Always Shining Class Corn Roast in Hershey Park
The Always Shining Bible Class of the First United Brethren Sunday School hosted a corn roast and watermelon party in Hershey Park. Mary Hanshue and Mrs Raymond Hinkel organized the event held Thursday evening at 6, with many attendees listed by name.
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First
United Brethren Sunday School
Hershey Park
Mary Hlanshue
Raymond [Nkel
Mra
Russell Zentmeyer
Willis Dressler
Harry Kupoll
Harry Weigelt
Irvin Knoll
Bessie Moyer
Lillian Lebo
Nelle Hall
Mabel Cassel
Lydia Fasnacht
Viola Duffy
Willian ‘Tobias
Sattazahn
Paul Zentmeyer
Mabel Bomgardner
Sara Hanghue
Thelma Baker
Mary Hanshue
Raymond G. Hinkel
Hershey to Gain Improved Gas Service at Cheaper Rates
United Gas Improvement Company takes over Lebanon, Annville and Palmyra gas firms with Warren A. Morris as manager. A new tariff lowers rates for 500 cu ft and under to 1.00, 4 000+ cu ft to 1.05 per 1 000, and 1 000–4 000 cu ft at 1.55 per 1 000, plus a $200,000-plus project to extend high pressure mains toward Harrisburg and boost Lebanon plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Gas Improvement Company of
Philadelphia
Lebanon Gas and Fuel Company
Annville and
Palmyra Gas and Fuel Company
Hummelstown Gas and Fuel Company
Warren A. Morris
Morris
Public Service Commission
Lebanon
Harrisburg Gas Company
United Gas Improvement Company
Hershey
Swimming Races at Hershey Park Labor Day
Labor Day features at Hershey Park include afternoon swimming races with swimmers from Harrisburg Reading Lancaster and Hershey. Arthur Fink of Reading directs the events with boys and girls contests listed by distance stroke and relay, plus dives and novelty races.
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Hershey Park
Harrisburg
Reading
Lancaster
Hershey
Arthur Fink
Xylophone Artist to Play With Park Orchestra Sunday
Xylophone artist Fred Pronto joins Park Orchestra for Sunday concerts at Hershey Park band shell with Joe Rankin, a Keith headliner, featuring two programs from 2 to 4 PM and 6:30 to 7:30 PM including Sousa, Suppe, Weber, Waldtenle, Massenet, and a violin solo by D J Rizzo. Rankin also performs Labor Day and at Hershey Park Theatre in Flo-Ilo.
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Fred Pronto
Hershey Park
Joe Rankin
Fideles Marehoo
Sousa
Suppe
Marietta
Sanford A
Pannaubee
Eeeeces Lange
la Valse Weber
West Point
Bendix
Blossom
Waldtenle
Jane
Ana
Tobani
the Prophet
Mayerbeer
Normandy
Segand
Thais
Fresh Air Children to Leave Friday in Hershey
Mrs. Wm. Hackman in charge of the Local Fresh Air Fund says children arriving last Friday will depart Hershey Friday morning at 8 15 on the 8 15 train Sept 11. She asks helpers unable to bring children to contact her for arrangements and will be at Reading station from 7 am to assist.
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Wm. Hackman
Fresh Air Fund
Hershey
Reopening of Hershey Baby Clinic in Red Cross rooms
The Hershey Baby Clinic will reopen Thursday afternoon September 3 in the Red Cross rooms from 2 to 4 PM with a doctor in attendance. All are invited to attend.
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Hershey
Red Cross
Big Day at Hershey Park Marked by Concerts and Races
Labor Day events at Hershey Park feature Fred Pronto and His Orchestra with xylophone star Joe Rankin headlining in Park Theatre. Swimming races draw entrants from Harrisburg Reading Lancaster and Hershey directed by Arthur Fink. The Sherwood Players present Flo Flo in the Park Theatre with a 3 pm baseball game between Hershey and Richland and ample amusement and dining options across the park.
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Labor Day
Hershey Park
Fred Pronto
Joe Rankin
Keith
Rankin
Park Theatre
Harrisburg
Reading
Lancaster
Hershey
Arthur Fink
Sherwood Players
Dauphin County
Richland
Lebanon County
Shady Oaks
Derry Township Schools Open With 1180 Pupils Enrolled
The 1180 pupils enrolled on opening day includes 782 in grade school and 398 in the new Junior-Senior High School. The event drew attendance from the Board of Directors and local citizens, with special music by Miss Roth and a Mehlin piano provided by Palmyra Music House.
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Derry Township
Kershey
Johnick
Snyder
Corp of Feachers
M. S. Hershey
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RED Cross Meeting
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Misa Crozier
Sada Tenneee
Barrow
Wentzel
Palmgren
Miss Vanette
Miss le Fevre
Miss Clemens
Gilson Wate
Miss Kingsbury Prey
Behney Sveeeaatevee
Misa Brenner
McDonald Watts
Miss Dershimer
Miss Baker
Miss Snow
Milas Erbwaeenes
Miss Stauffer Sane
Miss Hoffer
Missa Apple
Miss Gordon
Miss Oren
Milas Kahler
Miles Andres
Mies Beale
Elford
Mina Snyder
Mia. Edwards
Misa Perry
Ladovensaneegeenens
Mies Woodworth
Miles Hamshen
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