When Clarence William Hershey was born on 9 April 1905, in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, George Franklin Hershey, was 46 and his mother, Katherine Sweeney, was 32. He married Edna Florence Bishop on 6 March 1926, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, United States in 1950. He died on 8 September 1996, in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Glenrock Cemetery, Glenrock, Converse, Wyoming, United States.
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The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, for example Hershkowitz .
English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from Hercé or Hercy in Mayenne, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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