Labor Day At Hershey Park A Great Day For Balloon Ascensions
Crowds swelled to about 8000 on Labor Day at Hershey Park as balloon ascensions stole the show. The event featured a 90 foot balloon rising to 8000 feet, the parachute opening safely, and a festive atmosphere with dancing and Hershey Band music. The Pennsylvania Steel Company team impressed in baseball, while plans to name a local hero and decorate the day’s events were mentioned for next week.
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Hershey Park
Neck of the
Woods
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Hershey Band
Hershey Volunteer Fire Co. Holds Sparse Monthly Meeting
Hershey Volunteer Fire Company held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday with very small attendance. Officers for the coming year were nominated and elected: President E B Cassady and Wm F R Murrie. Vice Presidents Ezra F Hershey and Wm Brinker. Secretary Wm Curtis BE Black and Chas E Simpson. Treasurer M L Hershey and F Snavely. Chief C V Glynn and Gen Epply. Assistant Chief Al Wirth and Hess Bigley. Trustees Wm Lebkicher Frank Snavely and E B Cassady. Glynn urged the need to wake up the company and stop being social only, as attendance dwindled. An Entertainment Committee was formed to enliven events.
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Hershey Volunteer Fire Company
E.B. Cassady
Wm. F. R. Murrie
Ezra.f. Hershey
Wm . Brinker
Wm. Curtis
BE. C. Black
Chas. E. Simpson
M.’.L. Hershey
F. Snavely
C. V. Glynn
Gen. Epply
al. Wirth
Hess Bigley
Wm. Lebkicher
Frank Snavely
E. B. Cassady
Startling Letter About Nubian Lion Sent to Hershey Trust
A 1909 note from American Hippodrome Co. in Troy, N Y to S C Stecher of Hershey Trust Co asks to ship a Nubian lion to Hershey Pa to avoid sheriff’s attachment. The lion is received and displayed at Hershey Trust Co with a promise of future explanation and expenses. Beware of strangers with fanciful stories.
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Troy
N. Y
S. C. Stecher
Sec
Treas
Hershey Trust Co
Hershey, Pa
A. Stone
American Hippodrome Co
Troy, N. Y
Hershey Trust Company
Hershey Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Moves
Hershey briefs note Eugene Shenk and Russel Hershey will enroll at State College for fall term. William Curtis plans to engage fully with Hershey Volunteer Fire Company. A. K. Brandt of Topeka praises Hershey progress and Kansas-style initiative. Dance attendance promises a strong winter season. Hershey Park restaurant will close for dining hall move. Frank and Mrs Everts visit from Lancaster. Jacob Behm family visits Pinegrove. Rev C G Romig attends aunt’s funeral in Dillinger and sees his mother and brother H H Romig near Allentown. Fred Farrell finishes pianist stint at Hershey Park and leaves for Atlantic City.
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Eugene Shenk
Russel Hershey
State College
R. Wm. Curtis
Thershey Volunteer ‘Fire Company
William
A. K. Brandt
Topeka
Kansas
Press
Brandt
Hershey
Hershey Park
Frank Everts
Lancaster
Frank
Pinegrove
C.G
Romig
United Brethren Church
Dillinger
Lehigh County
H. H. Romig
Allentown
Fred Farrell
Atlantic
City
Election Officers to Be Chosen at Next Meeting
A summary of the upcoming election officers includes Ezra I Hershey J R Snavely P N Kasson J F Shavely and C V Glynn. The next regular monthly meeting is expected to attract a large attendance. The excerpt notes a woman’s laugh in a humorous aside.
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Ezra I’. Hershey
J. R. Snavely
P. N. Kasson
J. F. Shavely
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Hershey Volunteer Fire Co
The
S.C. Stecher
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