EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, May 22,
1958 Vol. C673
LOCAL
NEWS
REGIONAL HIGH HOLDS ROARING SENIOR
PROM
East Farewell – The senior class of Regional High must have
invented a time machine in science class because spats, bobbed hair, long necklaces
and cloche hats were everywhere on Saturday night at the Regional High
Gymnasium. The senior class celebrated their senior prom with a 1920’s theme
and everyone got into the spirit. The gymnasium was decked with a décor that
can only be described as “Great Gatsby” and the kids all dressed to impress.
The music was served up by the local band Big Roy and the Magnificents with a
special guest Jerry Tabor and his “reduced” swing band that had only seven of
his normal 16 members. The local restaurant, The Lost Oasis, supplied
the buffet style food and the soft drinks. The evening was highlighted by a
dance contest, the Charleston of course, which was won by flapper Faye Wright
and gangster imposter Jimmy Reilly took the first prize after all the other
couples were counted out by the roaming judges.
The event was a
fun filled evening for all the seniors. This will probably be the last big
social event the seniors share until graduation and most of the class has been
together since elementary school so they are a close knit group. Many will be
leaving town to attend college all over the country so this was the “Last
Dance” for many. Big Roy tugged at all the young heartstrings when he crooned
Sam Cooke’s hit “You Send Me” but he also got them stomping with lots of other
hits like “All Shook Up” and “Bye Bye Love”. It was a truly memorable event for
all that were involved.
Faye Wright
& Jimmy Reilly on the right with other flappers
at the 1958
Senior Prom
SPORTS
TRAVELERS VANDELIZED BY VIKINGS
Monticello – The Monticello Vikings are riding on their longest
winning streak since they entered the league in 1956. Before their game with
the Travelers on Saturday they had won three straight and they had won two at
home. The Travelers came into Monticello riding on a two game winning streak of
their own and thought the Vikings were going to be another notch on their
winning streak. The Travelers were sadly mistaken. The Vikings came to win and
win they did, 7-2. The Travelers were caught flat footed and the Vikings to
full advantage of their under appreciation.
The Vikings
started fast scoring 2 in the first. Traveler’s pitcher, Joey Alfred, did not
look good and had trouble finding the plate. He gave up three hits before he
got his first out. Vikings, Bert Wassermann and Al Holt went on to score before
Alfred got his fastball on track. The
Travelers struggled against Vikings rookie pitcher, Dave “Goldie” Nugget. The
23 year old Nugget had a fastball, a change-up and a whacky looking curve that
looked like it changed direction in midflight as it dropped into the low inside
corner. The curve baffled the Travelers all day. It took until the seventh for
the Travelers to break Nugget’s no hitter when Bobby Watson smacked a double
and Johnny Cloos was able to follow with a long single to right, scoring
Watson. By then the Vikings had put the game almost out of reach by scoring
three in the fifth with a three run homer by slugger, Richard Wright. The
Vikings then added insult to injury by scoring one last run in the eighth with
two more hits by Long and Smith. The Travelers scored again in the ninth with
two hits by Sweet and Francis but it was way too little way too late.
The Travelers
stay on the road next week as they travel to Albany to meet the Senators on
Saturday. The Senators are the other new team in the league and Joe Nagy
pitched a perfect game against them last year at the end of the season. Next
week Joe will see if he can repeat the spectacular event when he takes the
mound at 1:30 in Albany Park.
NATIONAL NEWS
YOUNG BOBBY FISHER WINS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP –
ENGLAND GET DIRECT DIAL PHONES – IKE BROADCASTS IN COLOR – EXPLORER 1 IS DONE
14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the
United States Chess Championship.
United Kingdom Postmaster
General Ernest Marples announces that
from December, Subscriber Trunk Dialing will be introduced in the Bristol area. Automated
telephone connection will make calls easier and cheaper, where 18,000
subscribers will be able to make trunk calls without the aid of the operator.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes the first American elected
official to be broadcast on color television.
Explorer 1 ceases
transmission. Explorer 1 was
the first satellite of the United
States, launched as part of its participation in
the International Geophysical Year. The
mission followed the first two satellites the previous year; the Soviet
Union's Sputnik
1 and 2, Explorer 1 was launched on January 31, 1958
atop the first Juno booster
from the Cape Canaveral Missile Annex, Florida.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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