EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, February
16, 1956 Vol. C555
LOCAL
NEWS
VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE AT BIG
HIT
“This is so
much fun, I am just glad that one year it is not my face covered with cake” Peg
O’Malley said. She has won the Sweet
Treat Contest three times and was more than happy to be a “smasher” as opposed
to a “smashee.”
The other food
was also exceptional. The
Lost Oasis set up a table with their signature steak and potatoes served in
snack-sized portions. La Roma offered two
huge lasagna cut into individual servings.
Ralph’s was serving their famous hot dogs on fresh buns. They were cut in half to go further.
Gus
Templeton played the MC role and also led his swing band in many of the
favorites. “Memories Are Made of These”
and “Sixteen Tons” were covered by his very talented band, which coincidentally
is made of mostly local musicians. Al
Jackson’s Blues Band did a great rendition of “The Great Pretender” and a
rousing cover of “Tutti Frutti.” The
Dalmatians did a very popular, version of “Only You.”
Every year the dinner-dance becomes more
popular and the turnout increases. If
this trend continues it will easily outsize the town hall basement. New venues were being discussed Wednesday.
Ida Plant gets
“planted”
SPORTS
COUGARS MAKING A SEASON OUT OF IT
East Farewell- The Cougars are making quite a splash in the
league. They were not expected to do
much better than third or fourth in the standings but after a one point loss to
Riverview back in December, the Cougars have gone on a 5 game winning
streak. They have handled Southport,
Last weeks game
was a see-saw excitement filled contest that saw the lead change hands an
amazing 32 times. At one point the lead
switched back and forth three times in on minute. Both teams shot over 70% from the field and
every free throw was made except one in the first half. The leading scorer for the Cougars was Wilson
Watson with 18 but the combination backcourt duo of Timmy Green and Fergal
Conner really put on a show. Combined
they scored 24 points but they assisted on 38 of the team points. They ran the offense with cool efficiently
and directed the defense masterfully.
“Greeny and Fergal were just great out their, they were feeding Willy
like pros and they have really come to understand the game,” Coach Wilson
exuberantly said after the game.
The next Game
is against Riverview, the last team the red hot squad lost to. Expectations are high for revenge.
NATIONAL NEWS
IKE READY TO
GIVE FOOD TO EUROPE – DEMS CITE IKES HEALTH WHILE HE HUNTS – 30 HR WORK WEEK? –
ROCK & ROLL PLAYS ON – MORE TAPE PLAYERS SOLD
President Eisenhower says the United States stands ready to make surplus farm commodities available to peoples of Western Europe suffering from one of the coldest winters in decades.
Leading Democrats call President Eisenhower’s health a prime campaign issue if he decides to seek a second term. Later, doctors say that President Eisenhower is fit to run for re-election and there is no medical reason why he cannot continue an active life for another five to 10 years. President Eisenhower flew to South Georgia to ponder his second-term decision. He and an associate hit the fields in search for quail.
A majority of the American people believe that the day will come when industries will have a 30-hour work week - a plan often advanced by union leaders as a means of opening more jobs.
Rock and roll shows are rapidly becoming the hottest attractions at movie theater box offices across the country. The music is still bought on more 78 records than 45’s. LP’s have yet to make the slightest dent in R&B.
About 50% more tape recorders were sold
in 1955 than in the previous year, according to a report issued by the magnetic
Recording Industry Association. Total 1955 production was given as 360,000
recorders.
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
