EAST
FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, July
7, 1955 Vol. C762
LOCAL NEWS
EAST FAREWELL
CELEBRATES FOURTH OF JULY
East Farewell- East Farewell threw a big party to celebrate the
4th of July last weekend and it carried over to Monday, the 4th. The weekend festivities started Saturday
night with a “Main Street Stroll” where most, if not all, the citizens
meandered down Main Street Paris ,
even through when questioned further, admitted they had never been to Paris
Sunday was
baseball day in East Farewell. The
Travelers played and won a tight game at Travelers Park or Travelers Home, as
it has come to be called. Before the
game started there was a carnival in Lakefront Plaza. Many of the restaurants and shops set up
booths along with several carni-vendors brought in to setup rides and a small
midway. The midway was packed from
opening until the music from the ball park called everyone over to the game at 3:00. The Fair continued on into the evening for
the folks who did not go to the game. As
evening approached the crowd increased again as more people came down for
supper in the mild evening air. There
were many restaurants offering specials and Fourth of July themed platters and
dishes. Charles
Wentz, owner of the Lost Oasis Bar and Restaurant, offered a hot dog and
bean special for a mere 25 cents. Of
course, he also offered steins of beer for another 25 cents. “You can have a full dinner and a couple of
brews for a buck, today only!” laughed Wentz, who was on hand the whole day.
Monday’s first event
was the East Farewell 4th of July Parade.
It proceeded down Main Street, turned on Lake Shore Drive and ended at
the Lakefront Plaza. Marching in the
parade were members of the Police and Fire Departments, the High School Band a
number of Civic organizations, representatives from all the church
congregations and many members of the local government. Bringing up the end of the parade were the guest
marchers, a surprise to all, the entire Travelers Baseball team. The team was fresh off their hard fought win
on Sunday. They marched the entire
length of the parade and much to the delight of everyone they stayed in the Plaza
and signed autographs. Many of the
townspeople brought picnic lunches and along with the restaurants and beverage
vendors most of the parade watchers became part of the largest crowd Lakefront
Plaza has ever seen. As dark set in the
crowd swelled even more in expectation of the main event, the fireworks
display. The crowd was estimated to be
between 5 and 6,000 at 9:30, when the first skyrocket was shot off. The crowd was awed by the display and very
appreciative by shouting loud oohs and ahhs and applauding heartily. The grand finale was a spectacular display
that will surely be remembered for some time to come.
The
Grand Finale July 4th, 1955
SPORTS
TRAVELERS BEAT
RIVERVIEW IN A CLOSE GAME
East Farewell- The Travelers continued on their record setting
pace through the Central League winning again on Sunday. By beating Riverview they pushed their record
to an astounding 17-2. After going 6-1
on their last road trip, they opened a 6 game home stand on Sunday with a tight
fought win over the Wildcats. The 2-1
win was a pitchers duel between two crafty veterans, Joe Nagy for the Travelers
and “Big Jim” Norbert for the Wildcats.
Norbert looms an intimidating 6’4” over the mound and was able to strike
out the first nine Travelers. Nagy was
able to retire seven in a row before Billy Donahue dropped a single in over
Dunham’s valiant stab at shortstop.
Donahue was able to come around to score after Nagy had a bit of a lapse
in concentration and allowed Joey Rich a double two batters later. Nagy regained his composure and went on to
finish the game not allowing any more scores and only three more hits. He only walked four the entire game.
On the other
side, Norbert was almost unhittable. He
not only stuck out twelve, he only allowed one hit, and three walks. Unfortunately for him the hit was a homerun
by Johnny Cloos and it came after his first walk to Bobby Watson. That was all the Travelers needed to seal the
victory. The big blow came in the
seventh inning and Norbert went on to pitch perfectly for innings eight and
nine. It was a wonderful but ultimately
frustrating outing for the fine right hander.
The Travelers defense did play a
part in this win, turning two double plays and bailing Nagy out a couple of
jams but for the most part this was all pitching and was a fine game for a
sold-out crowd to watch. The Travelers
continue their home stand Saturday against Fort Lee . Game time is 1:35.
NATIONAL NEWS
LALANNE
SWIMS FROM ALCATRAZ - SHEIK DIES - DISNEYLAND NEARLY READY
Jack Lalanne of Oakland , California swims two miles from a point off Alcatraz Island Prison to
the San Francisco Alcatraz
is virtually escape-proof for prisoners because “the water is too cold and the
currents too swift.”
In Suez Egypt
Last minute preparations to get the
nearly completed Disneyland ready for dedication ceremonies will be shown on a
special this Sunday night at 8 on ABC.
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