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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1927
Page
8
The Alumni team defeated Lititz 39 to 24 on Friday evening as Kling led the Mt. Joy Trojans in a strong pace with five field goals scoring 24 points. Kling powered Mt. Joy while Lititz faced a tough stoppage.
Lititz Hi saved second place with a last period rally at Elizabethtown, beating them 21 to 17 after a prior loss to Elizabethtown Hi. Ephrata won at Manheim and the Class A race remains unchanged. In prelims Lititz Hi sextette lost 18 to 8 at Elizabethtown Hi.
A humor column notes price hunting and taxes, then reports Lititz Olivers overwhelming the Presby club 40 to 27. Mobley Adams starred with eight twin pointers and Bitzer added 12 for Lancaster as the Presley Club led 15 to 12 at halftime.
At the annual meeting held Friday stockholders elected directors Robert W. Bolles Frank C Dengate J C Gorton P G Gorton Claude E Marble Jay N Schroeder Chester M Woolworth Felix M Woolworth and S R Zimmerman. Board elected officers Pres Chester M Woolworth vice pres and treas Frank C Dengate vice pres Robert W Bolles secretary J Guy Eshleman vice pres Felix M Woolworth.
The item notes Lent begins on Tuesday with a shift to March next Tuesday. It mentions spring like days alternating with winter, mentions St Patrick's Day on March 17, Fasnacht cakes next Tuesday, and Mexico grown blood red melons. It also observes rising costs of dental extractions and Indians in the far west growing rich.
A harsh note on birth and burial costs frames a report while political talk hints at stock offerings by the Pennsylvana Railroad Company. The current Congress session ends March 4 and a call to speak independently echoes through the narration. A farmer’s wife dinner-table aid is praised as effective farm relief.
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