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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1926
Page
2
Palmyra Pennsylvania September 23 1926 an extended community celebration marked by a new concrete road dedication and an expansive parade. Officials from Palmyra and Lebanon County spoke as townspeople and visitors attended morning ceremonies and an afternoon industrial parade with varied floats.
Borough council orders marking of telephone, telegraph and light poles for identification and approves 500 feet of hose for the fire company. It plans light standards for Center Square, traffic signals, and street stands at intersections the Chamber of Commerce seeks to erect. The Parent-Teachers Association begins fall activities September 30 at 8 p.m. in the old school. Community groups schedule meetings and visits while residents attend church services and social events.
Bindnagle's Sunday School to hold a chicken corn soup supper on Saturday evening September 25 on the church lawns. Music by Wolfe Matlody DORs. The New Tax Collector J M Landis will sit at his residence to receive taxes on Sept 25 28 29 30 Oct 9 16 23 28 29 and 30 from 8 am to 8 pm with a 5 percent penalty after Oct 1. Several local sale ads and rental notices follow for Palmyra addresses.
Miss Miriam Muth Fredricka Baker and Carol Brinser will enter Lebanon Valley College Annville Monday for sophomore year. Mrs John Yingst announces the marriage of her son Harold S Yingst to Clara Waltz of Harrisburg in Evangelical Lutheran Church Redeemer. The ceremony was last Wednesday at 7 pm. The couple reside at 1327 Vernon Street Harrisburg. Mr and Mrs John Burkholder and daughter and Mr and Mrs Edgar Neibert and son motored to Niagara Falls Thursday. Behney Buser left for New York to attend Columbia. The Gebhardt family motored to Buffalo and Niagara Falls last Tuesday. The Star Theatre is open every night except Tuesday. Miss Marion Walter visited Miss Ethel Fisher in Harrisburg Saturday. Miss Jennie Crum entered Cumberland Valley State Normal School Shippensburg. Graduates from last year’s class to enter Lebanon Valley College Monday: Misses Anna Hershey Ruth Reigle Messrs Landis Deimler Floyd Whistler Robert Jacks Witmer Alwine. Lost One ten dollar and one five dollar bill between Reformed Church and 113 West Main Street. Return to 113 West Main Street for reward.
Elizabethtown Public Library will reopen regular hours after October 1 with hours for new book access starting October 4 in the Odd Fellows room from 4 to 8 pm and then Mondays and Fridays. The Masonic Homes receive a $30000 bequest from Frederick M Wells wife Ida T Wells retains life interest. Alice Cover and Hugh Fitzpatrick wed at Mt Joy Church of God parsonage. State Hospital site work underway with dam reconstruction and pool creation. Local workers to be employed as utilities and sewer plans advance. Mildred Quartman attends state hairdressers meeting. Germantown guest visits. W C T U members attend county convention in Gap.
Funeral held for Mrs. Sylvester Ulrich at St. Peter's Church. Christ Lutheran Sunday School met at Miss Ruth Hartzell's home with luncheon and performances. Kitchen shower for Alta Heisey drew forty two guests. Glen Shaeffer eight died at home on East High Street. services at home and Mt. Tunnel cemetery. Locals travel to Milwaukee after visits in Texas and Ohio. Church groups held programs at Cedar Springs Farm. State Hospital bid results released. Warfel and Zook submit lowest bids. School roasts at Indian Rock and Oaklyn Tea House. Odd Fellows plan a smoker with radio demo. A wedding dinner hosted for Mr. and Mrs. Grubb and Prof. Batdorf with guests.
Campbelltown PA September 23 1925 volunteers dedicate new Hahn pumper with a 230 pm parade featuring visiting firemen schools industrial floats and fan tastic characters. Dedication at the school house followed by addresses by E E Beidleman Harrisburg and Mayor Waiters Lebanon plus a festival band concert and minstrel show.
Officers elected at the Lawn meeting include President Mrs. H. M. Gruber Vice President Charles W. Keath Secretary Mrs. J. R. Heilman and Treasurer Mrs. Oscar Flory Meetings are set for the third Wednesday of each month A Palmyra celebration drew attendees two Flory & Sons steers paraded parishioners plan boys day at Evangelical Church Rev Kreidler of Reading to speak Oscar Flory and Andrew Trostle visited New Germantown Perry County Parents Teachers Association opened in the local schoolhouse An Italian and Negro buyers lead for classical phonograph records per dealers.
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