EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, May
24, 1956 Vol. C569
LOCAL
NEWS
WHAT HAPPENED TO
THE FLOWER SHOW?
East Farewell- Lots of questions have been buzzing around town
about the absence of the Flower
Show this year. It was only in its fourth year but it was not held this
year and people are asking questions. In the previous three years it was a
successful event and quickly becoming a tradition in town but this year after
announcing the dates and theme the event was not opened. The committee that was
responsible for scheduling only met once late last year. Committee chairwoman, Monica
Shippensport, had stated that the show was going to be scheduled for late
March or the first or second week of April and things were moving along
smoothly. It is rumored that around last Thanksgiving Miss
Shippensport met an attractive but mysterious
companion. Friends said the secretive companion went by the unusual name of
Romando,
only one name, like Liberace, and no known hometown. Everyone likes
companionship during the holidays and the couple was seen about town enjoying
each other’s company. Unfortunately for the Flower Show Committee Miss
Shippensport started to neglect her responsibilities and with the hustle
and bustle of the holidays meetings were postponed and rescheduled. The New
Year rolled around and the rescheduled meetings were held but there was one
glaring absence, Miss
Shippensport. Also missing, Romando.
The other thing that turned up missing was the budget for the Flower
Show. Without the budget the committee was unable to make any plans for the
show. Focus was pointed to finding Miss
Shippensport and Romando. Late last week Miss
Shippensport appeared at the East
Farewell Police Department and lodged a complaint against Romando.
The case became more complicated when she explained that Romando
had absconded with the funds from the Flower
Show budget and left her alone in a restaurant in Corning. She said she had
advanced him the funds because he had told her he was very involved with the
Philadelphia Flower Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the
country. He promised to arrange connections with members from the Philadelphia
show committee and bring bigger and better exhibits to the East
Farewell show. Miss
Shippensport also stated that she had become romantically involved with Romando.
Needles to say,
the police have a lot of questions. Not the least of which is where is the
money? They also want to talk to Romando.
Miss
Shippensport is cooperating with police and has been remanded to her home
and promised not to leave town. For the moment she is claiming to be a jilted
lover who was scammed by her suitor. The police are not convinced. While Romando
remains at large the total sum of money involved is estimated to be $3,000.00. The
investigation is ongoing and the situation is far from being cleared up. The
biggest loser is the townspeople of East
Farewell and the surrounding communities because they have been deprived of
one of the favorite events of the year.
“We are trying
to sort through this and there are a lot of questions that have to be
answered,” said police chief, Frank Needles. “We have a lot a unexplained
goings on and we still don’t know where the money got to. Mr.
Romando is being sought and we have asked for help from neighboring police
departments as well as the Philadelphia police department. We are hoping they
will be able to give us some insight into this gentleman, we don’t have any
information on him but on first look it seems he is your run of the mill conman
who sucked in one of our citizens and stole lots of money from the town.”
Scene from the
1953 Flower Show
SPORTS
TRAVELERS CONTINUE HOT STREAK
EAST FAREWELL-The Travelers continued to streak through the
league winning another three games in their last four games. That makes their record 12-3 in the still
young season. More impressive is the
fact that they have only let their opponents score an average of 3 runs a game
with three shutouts. The top three
batting averages in the league are all Travelers; Bobby Watson, 1st
base, .304, Anthony Dimero, right field, .311, and Johnny Cloos, center field,
an astounding,.323.
The latest run
started with a win over Erie, 6-0, home runs by Cloos and Brown and three
double plays. That was followed by a
thrashing of Albany, 10-3. That was highlighted by Johnny Cloos hitting for the
cycle, a single, double, triple and topped off with a homerun. The next game was a rare loss to Slate
Mountain, 0-3. The Travelers bounced
back at home this week with a solid win over Monticello, 4-2.
This could be a
record setting season if this pace keeps up.
The best record the Travelers have ever had was the magical season of
1943 when then went 82 and 28. The
Travelers are on a record to pass that number this year. Their fortunes will be
tested next week when they play the also red hot Mountain View Explorers with
pitching ace, Joe ‘Freight’ Trane and league leading slugger, Bobby ‘Hammer’
Taxen. The Travelers will counter with their own ace, Joe Nagy, and all time
hit leader, Johnny Cloos. The game begins at 1:30 on Saturday at the ball park.
NATIONAL NEWS
FRENCH TROOPS BATTLE MUSLIMS - MORE YOUNGSTERS
LIKE IKE – NBC SIGNS MORE RELIGIOUS PROGRAMMING – ROBESON CALLED TO TESTIFY
Thousands of battled-dressed French troops and special police swoop down on Alger’s Casbah area (Arab area) in an unprecedented raid for rebel suspects and arms. Arms were seized and 4480 Muslims were detained for questioning.
For the first time since New Deal days, America’s younger voters express a preference for a Republican candidate for President. Whereas 20 years ago two out of every three voters in the 21-29 age bracket favored Franklin D. Roosevelt, present indications are that Dwight D. Eisenhower would receive nearly as large a proportion in their vote in an election now. In another Gallup finding - If an election were held this week with President Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson - Eisenhower would lead at 62% and Stevenson - 35%.
NBC radio signs its fourth paid religious program. The policy of permitting religious groups to buy airtime was adopted less than three months ago. The network had presented such programs free of charge. The new program is “The Voice of Prophecy,” a program associated with the Seventh Day Adventists. Also NBC presents “A Portrait of Fred Allen” on the network’s “Biographies in Sound.” The presentation was a devoted tribute by some of his closest friends. Cardinal Spellman, Tallulah Bankhead, Jack Benny, Jimmie Durante and Uncle Jim Harkins and other appeared on the broadcast. Jack Haley served as narrator.
Negro singer Paul Robeson, the baritone with passport troubles, is subpoenaed to appear before the House Committee on
Un-American Activities. Robeson’s passport was revoked in 1950 on grounds that
his traveling abroad would not be in the interest of the United States. He was
awarded a Stalin peace prize in 1952.
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
