An undated photograph of a group of boys known as the “First Defenders,” Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
SCHUYLKILL MEMORY LANE QUIZ
Clue: The group of boys shown this week were known as “The First Defenders,” who had as their counselors Ernie Warfield and Roy Miller, shown in front of the boys. Have fun guessing.
Answer: The names of “The First defenders” in last week’s issue are:
Front Row: Ernie Warfield; Roy Miller.
Standing: Hyman Reiver, chauffeur; Delmar Warfield; Clyde Bechtel; Ruhl Yoder; Harry Straub; Frank Messner; Russell Wise; Lee Warfield; Harry Reiner; John Wise; Leo Koppenhaver; Penrose Reiver; Melvin Updegrove; Mark Schwalm; Lewis Klein; Charles Chomper; Bruce Yoder; Homer Witner; Fred Seiler; Clifford Warfield; Henry Workman.
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From “Memory Lane,” West Schuylkill Herald, 13 October 1977, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, via Newspapers.com. Readers submitted photos. A clue was given. And, the answer was provided in the next week’s edition of the newspaper.
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