Three women from around 1918 dressed in military-style outfits: Melba [Ebert] Shadle, Tower City; Mabel [Moyer] Lenker, Reinerton; and LaVerne [Ebert] Henery, Lykens.
SCHUYLKILL MEMORY LANE QUIZ
Clue: With Army and Navy dresses being advertised in women’s clothing ads, wouldn’t you know back in 1918 these three ladies had stylish khaki outfits made just for them. Guesses? They seem to have brought the young man in the background to attention.
Answer: The tree young ladies in khaki in the photo taken back in 1918 are Melba [Ebert] Shadle, Tower City; Mabel [Moyer] Lenker, Reinerton; and LaVerne [Ebert] Henery, formerly of Lykens, now [1977] deceased. The young man in the background is Ralph Moyer of Reinerton.
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From “Memory Lane,” West Schuylkill Herald, 25 August 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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