Lititz Falls Short in Close Bout with Keyser Club
Lititz Postmen battled the Keyser Club of West Virginia in a tense game, trailing 18-13 at halftime and closing to within one point late. Weiss starred despite a fumble, while Shaffer opened with a long basket and Baggaley added foul-line points. The visitors prevailed in the final two minutes as Lititz fell short 3 points, with strong local crowds and a busy weekend of prep basketball and upcoming baseball planning.
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Warriors
Southland
Spenny
Legionaires
Keyser Club
West Virginia
Weiss
Keysers
Mason and Dixon
Shaffer
Baggaley
Legion
Lititz Hi Falls in Close Battles on Friday and Saturday
In a tense pair of high school hoops games Lititz Hi lost 29-28 at Manheim Hi, then edged Beckley College 31-30 at home. Bill Fasnacht failed to tie the score in the finale. Beclhky’s 6 ft 2 in center helped swing the first-half deficit. Rothsville Big Five topped Shorty Ruhl’s Schoolies as Conrad and Landis led the visitors.
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Manheim Hi
Wrightsville
River Men
Bluebirds
Lancaster
Rothsville Hi
Rothsville
Beckley College
Y. W. C. A. Lancaster
Lititz High
Tis
Reist
Hatfield
Tberevers
Grosh
Buerger
Fasnacht
Allen
R. Longenecker
Krey
Lititz Hi
Manheim
Legion
Bill Fasnacht
Bill
Harrisburg
Beckley
Lititz
Ruhl
Schoolies
Big Five
Birkenbine
Bachman
Conrad
Landis
January Weather Notes and Daily Life Snippets
January snow eases yet ponds hold ice up to twenty inches. Seed catalogs arrive and cabbages sowing begins. Potatoes froze in cold spells while birds enjoy handouts. Basketball sparks youth chatter and valentines loom. Spelling bees and crosswords puzzle readers.
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Broad Street Department Store
Asco
del Monte
California
America
Shige
Richland
Lux
Lebanon
East Main Street
Harmony Club
Philadelphia
Tom. Dussinger
the Record
L. H.S. Varsity
Neffsville
Ises
Saturda
Mt. Joy
S. H.S
Mt. Joy Hi
East Lancaster
Marietta
New Holland
Owen Hershey
Habecker
Legion Five
Strong Harmony Club
Joe” Scrone
Pete” Daily
Joe” Reagan
Liz” Powell
Ed” Armstrong
Sonny” Diegler
Scrone
Powell
Reagan
Shanahan
Cathedral Club
Legion Keyser Club
Bowen Aeere
Sponagle
Gibson
Face
Fitzgerald
Kingsley
Hackman
McFadden
Tee
Trapp
Carpenter
I Laar
Jones
Shiffer
Feaster Gy
Bricker
Buch
Longenecker
Retten
Free
Stauffer
Desl
Vereere
Seaber
Hahn
Bomberger
Don Dean
St. Joe
Blackey Garvey
Ruhil
Wertsch
al Gochenaur
Burkholder’s Restaurant
Daggetts
F. B. Burkholder
E. Main St
Trimmer
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