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Hershey, Lester T. (1912-2007)
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| + | <center><font size="+2">'''Spanish-language radio pioneer dies'''</font></center> |
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| + | <font size="1">By Mennonite Mission Network</font> |
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| + | PORT ASHBY, W.Va. — As a mission worker in Puerto Rico in 1947, Lester T. Hershey thought a secular medium, radio, could be used to spread the gospel across Puerto Rico. |
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| + | From Hershey's original idea, a Spanish-language radio program emerged within the Puerto Rican Mennonite Church, first called the ''Hour of Calvary'' and later ''Light and Truth.'' |
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Revision as of 14:19, 8 June 2011
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Nov 19 p. 7
Birth date: 1912 Nov 28
text of obituary:
By Mennonite Mission Network
PORT ASHBY, W.Va. — As a mission worker in Puerto Rico in 1947, Lester T. Hershey thought a secular medium, radio, could be used to spread the gospel across Puerto Rico.
From Hershey's original idea, a Spanish-language radio program emerged within the Puerto Rican Mennonite Church, first called the Hour of Calvary and later Light and Truth.
