Ground breaking ceremonies are held for a new chocolate factory in Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Samuel F. Hinkle, President, Hershey Chocolate Corporation, receives the Stroud Jordan Medal from the American Association of Candy Technologists.
Renovated Visitor Department of Hershey Chocolate Corporation opens to public. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in July 1961.]
First Curling Club is organized by the members of the Hershey Country Club. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in October 1961.]
A new Post Office Building located on East Chocolate Avenue between 1 Chocolate and 19 East Chocolate is dedicated.
Milton Hershey School Junior Division homes are increased to 17 (12 renovated, 5 new). Homes are for students in grades K-5. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1962.]
Milton Hershey School renovates Fanny B. Hershey Memorial Hall (Grades K through 5). [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1962.]
Sweet Milk Cocoa introduced.
Derry Township Kindergarten in the Homestead (Hershey) Elementary School is dedicated.
Life of M.S. Hershey featured on TV, in a Hallmark Hall of Fame program. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in June 1955.]
Hershey Sports Arena offers summer skating for first time. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in July 1955.]
Hershey Telephone Company is incorporated. Previously known as Hershey Bell Telephone Company, a department of Hershey Estates.
Cornerstone laid for Brownstone Lodge No. 666 Building, located on Elm Avenue and Governor Road (Route 322).
Hershey Telephone Company publishes first local directory. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in June 1956.]
Instant Cocoa Mix introduced.
Hershey Horticulture Society is organized. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1957.]
Hershey Estates opens an outdoor ice skating rink to the public. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1958.]
Hershey Farms are designated as the largest individual farm acreage ever placed in Pennsylvania’s soil conservation program. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in March 1958.]
Community Inn remodeled and renamed the Cocoa Inn. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in May 1958.]
Ground broken for Pennsylvania State Police Academy on land north of Airport Road (now Hersheypark Drive).
First Annual Flower Show is sponsored by the Hershey Horticulture Society. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1958.]
Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ is officially organized and its church building dedicated. It is located on West Chocolate Avenue (former St. Joan of Arc Building).
Milton Hershey School releases a revised version of the film, "A Living Heritage for Boys." The film was first produced in 1952. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1959.]
"Milton S. Hershey", a biography by Katherine B. Shippen and Paul A.W. Wallace, is published. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1959.]
Hershey’s Mint Chocolate introduced. (Discontinued February 1969)
Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) establishes headquarters in the Hershey Museum. Club is located there until 1971.
Milton Hershey School Senior Hall carillon is dedicated. The carillon is moved to Founders Hall in 1970.
Hershey Toastmasters Club is chartered.
Hershey Industrial School Alumni Association receives its Charter and Articles of Incorporation.
Ground broken for St. Joan of Arc Parochial School.
Derry Township Memorial Field is dedicated. 18.5 acres of land donated to Derry Township School District by Milton Hershey prior to his death. Facility includes baseball diamonds, football fields, tennis courts and a playground.
Hershey Bears Booster Club is organized.
Hershey Retired Employees Association is organized.
Pennsylvania Dutch Class holds first meeting in Hershey High School.
First Pennsylvania Dutch Day Celebration is held in Hershey Park by the Pennsylvania Dutch Class. (Held annually until 1979)
John O. Hershey is appointed Superintendent of Milton Hershey School.
Milton Hershey School releases film titled: "A Living Heritage for Boys." [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1952.]
National Rose Society places M.S. Hershey Memorial Trophy in competition for the first time. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1952.]
Business and Professional Women’s Club is chartered.
Hershey Skating Club hosts the National Figure Skating Competition. The competition is held in the Hershey Sports Arena.
Strike at Hershey Chocolate factory. Plant operates throughout the strike period which ends May 18, 1953.
First issue of Hershey News. Supported by Hershey Chocolate Corporation.
Birthday Party for President Dwight Eisenhower is held in the Arena. Party sponsored by the National Republican Party.
Hershey celebrates the town’s 50th Anniversary. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1953.]
Hershey Ambulance Corps is organized as a subsidiary of the Volunteer Fire Company. The first vehicle is a 1954 Pontiac ambulance.
Hershey Sewerage Company is incorporated. Previously known as the Sewerage Department of Hershey Estates.
Hershey-ets introduced.
Optimist Club organizes. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1954.]
American Rose Society names a new rose in honor of Milton S. Hershey’s 83rd birthday. It was developed by L.B. Coddington, a rose hybridiser from Murry Hill, New Jersey. The new rose is a hybrid tea rose with a long, pointed bud, double-flowered, high centered, moderately fragrant and velvety crimson-red in color.
Dainties, semi-sweet chocolate chips for home use, introduced. Replaced by Semi-sweet Chocolate chips in 1970. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in March 1941.]
Last studio portrait of M.S. Hershey is taken at Maxine’s Studio, Atlantic City, New Jersey. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in March 1941.]
Hershey Hospital moves out of the Community Building and is consolidated with the Hershey Industrial School Hospital. It is located on Route 322, opposite the Homestead.
Hershey Chocolate Corporation introduces the slogan: “First in Favor and Flavor”.
Hershey Chocolate Corporation receives the first of five Army-Navy “E” awards for war time production and producing the “D” Ration Bar.
U.S. State Department interns Vichy French Ambassador and staff at the Hotel Hershey. The Hotel Hershey is closed to the public by the U.S. Government until October 1, 1943.
“Round Barn” on the farm, Broad Acres is destroyed by fire.
Tropical Chocolate Bar introduced.
Cocoa Beverage Powder introduced.
Rotary Club of Hershey is chartered.
First Cocoa Bean football game, Hershey High vs. Hershey Industrial School, is held. It is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hershey
Governors’ Conference is held at Hotel Hershey, May 28-31.
First supervised playground opens in Derry Township.
Construction of Air Park is completed.
Hershey Lions Club organized.
Milton S. Hershey dies at age 88, at Hershey Hospital.
M.S. Hershey’s will is probated in Dauphin County Court.
An auction of M.S. Hershey’s estate is held in the Community Building over 2 days.
Hershey Sugar and Railroad interests in Cuba are sold to the Cuban-Atlantic Sugar Company. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in April 1946.]
The M.S. Hershey Foundation is established to provide educational opportunities for Derry Township residents. M.S. Hershey, Chairman.
Windowless Office Building of Hershey Chocolate Corporation opens for public inspection. Construction began September 1934.
Hershey Inn remodeled, and two stories added. It is renamed Community Inn. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1936.]
Sit-down strike starts at Hershey Chocolate Corporation. It ends on April 7, 1937 when sit-down strikers are forcibly removed from the factory.
Army Captain Paul P. Logan and Hershey Chocolate chief chemist Samuel Hinkle develop formula for "D" Ration Bar, and produce a limited run of product. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1937.]
Bittersweet Chocolate introduced. Replaced by Semi-sweet bar (February 1949).
Cocoa butter soap factory begins operation. Production is discontinued about 1952. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1938.]
American Legion Post purchases former Dr. Martin L. Hershey home on Derry Road, formerly used as Hershey Indian Museum. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in December 1938.]
Death of George E. Copenhaver, first superintendent of Hershey Industrial School. Years of service 1909-1938. Born April 15, 1877.
D. Paul Witmer is appointed Superintendent of Hershey Industrial School. Serves until November 1, 1951.
Hershey Junior College opens in Community Building.
Krackel bar introduced. First bar includes crisped rice and almonds.
Hershey "Bears" play their first professional hockey game at Sports Arena. Team originated in 1933 as the Hershey B’Ars.
Hershey Indian Museum moves to the remodeled Convention Hall/Ice Palace.
Biscrisp Bar introduced. Discontinued September 15, 1939.
Hershey Sports Stadium opens with its first season of Midget Auto Races. About 9,000 people attend the opening. Ticket prices are 45 and 75 cents for adults and 25 cents for children – all taxes included. The Stadium has a seating capacity of 16,000.
Hershey Stadium hosts its Dedication Football game. Game time is 8:30 p.m. and features the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Frankford Yellow Jackets. The Eagles won the game 28 to 6 in front of 5,000 fans.
Hershey Bakery and Experimental Candy Shop opens.
Hot Chocolate introduced.
Trolley lines are discontinued between Hershey and Elizabethtown.
Hershey Civic Club organized.
New Hershey Hospital opens. It is located on the fifth floor of the Community Building. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1932.]
First session of the Hershey Evening School. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in September 1932.]
M.S. Hershey is awarded the "Order of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes" Medal for "his unstinting interest in the welfare of Cuba". It is the highest honor Cuba can confer on a foreigner. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1933.]
American Indian Museum opens in Dr. Martin L. Hershey’s home on Derry Road. Collection was purchased from Col. Worth. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1933.]
Hershey Men’s Club moves from the Cocoa House to the Community Building. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1933.]
Women’s Club (formerly Y.W.C.A.) moves to the Cocoa House. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1933.]
Mild and Mellow Bar introduced. Discontinued December 29, 1941.
Hershey Industrial School Alumni Association is established. The Alumni Association is formed by George Copenhaver at the request of Milton Hershey. Copenhaver selects Arthur Whiteman, Class of 1927 to be the first President of the Alumni Association. [Specific date is unknown. Event occurred in 1930.]
The Hotel Hershey is completed. Construction began October 1931. This building contains the following: Basement: Equipment rooms, Garage (100 cars), Kitchen & Linen Rooms, Barber Shop, Beauty Parlor, Servants’ quarters (22 rooms). First floor: Main lobby, Lounge, Offices, Grill & Card rooms, Main Dining Room. Remainder of 1st floor, 2nd, 3rd & 4th floors: 170 […]
First invitational Golf Tournament in Hershey (Hershey Open), with a $1500 purse. (Held September 1-2, 1933).
Hershey Community Theatre opens for its first performance. First performance includes “Pilgrimage” (movie), “The Fanchon and Marco Ideas” (N.Y. Stage Revue) Orchestra and Organlogue.