EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, March
15, 1951 Vol. C300
LOCAL
NEWS
LOCAL SINGER MAKES HER DEBUT ON RADIO SHOW
East
Farewell – A local talent made her radio debut on WOO broadcast from
Wanamaker’s Department store in Philadelphia, PA. Sixteen year old Natalie
Mallard sung a traditional Irish folk song, Danny Boy, from the second
floor balcony overlooking the enormous open first floor of the store that
covers an entire city block. WOO is one of the three radio stations broadcast
from department stores in Philadelphia, WIP is broadcast from Gimbels and WFI
from Strawbridge & Clothiers. The stores started broadcasting way back in
1922 as a means to help sell radios. This sales gimmick worked for a while but
as the cost of broadcasting increased and the popularity of television
increased most of the radio stations were sold off or went dark. WOO had
declared that this would be its last year on the air unless someone bought it
and the show Miss Mallard sang on, “Talent Scouts” was a popular show that
showcased young local talent. While East Farewell is not really “local” to
Philadelphia, Miss Mallard’s talent became known far and wide.
Miss Mallard is the daughter of
boarding house owner Mrs. Mallard
whose boarding house on Lakeshore Drive is a well-known temporary residence
of some of the town’s most interesting characters. Local professor and inventor
Brian Quantry is known around town not only for his teaching science at the
high school but also and possibly more so, his somewhat eccentric inventions. While
his inventions have been mostly in the science, radio and electronic arenas he
has shown an affinity for vehicles and bicycles. Her boarding house is also
very popular with the summer visitors that have been making the trek for the
eastern and western cities to enjoy Lake Charles and the wonderful summer
weather.
Talent Scouts talent scout, Hugh
Straw heard Miss Mallard when see performed at a local talent show about three
months ago. Not to mince words, he was smitten. She was just what the show was
looking for. He asked her to perform on the show after her performance and,
after consulting with her mother, she said yes. Arrangements were worked out
and she was booked for her performance within two weeks. The Talent Scouts show
is not a competition like many of the similar radios on the air today; it is
more a showcase of local talent that is trying to help artists. While Miss
Mallard is very young by the standards of the show Mr. Straw felt her talent
was so extraordinary he was willing to make an exception. This could be the
beginning of something big for both Natalie Mallard and East Farewell.
Mrs. Mallard’s Boarding
House on Lakeshore Drive
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN WITH BUZZER BEATER
Slate Mountain – The Cougars started their longest
road trip of the season just as the season was ending. They play their last
four games on the road much to the dismay of their hometown fans. There were
the team member’s families and some close friends that will follow the team but
most of the crowds they face from now on are not going to be overly friendly. The first game of their odyssey was to Slate
Mountain to visit the Canaries. The Cougars won the first meeting in an
overtime barnburner and this game started right where the last one finished. Both
teams followed a run and shoot game plan which makes for an entertaining game
and when the teams are making their shots it all the more exciting. On Friday
afternoon that was the case in Slate Mountain. Both teams came out and almost
immediately scored 20 points each. By the end of the first quarter the score
was 24-20 Canaries lead. The defense in this game was light to say the least
but neither team was purposely ignoring defense, the offense was moving so
swiftly they defenders were playing catch-up the whole game.
The
Cougars backcourt of Teddy Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch were in top form. They
put on a display of ball handling and passing that impressed even the Canaries
fans. They also were high scorers in the game. Together they scored 40 points
(18 for Welch and 22 for Fitzgerald) with Fitzgerald being the game’s high
scorer and ultimately the hero for the Cougars. The Canaries had their own
stars led by their center, Arthur Dombonski, held Cougars center, Bill Donahue
pretty much in check and the Canaries guards, Dino Lichtenstein and Carl
Benner, fought hard against Fitzgerald and Welch. The game stayed close with
the lead changing hands all through the game. At the start of the fourth
quarter the Cougars had a slim lead, 42-38. The fourth quarter saw the teams
start to fade a little. The passing became a little slower and the fouls
started to add up. With only thirty seconds left Donahue fouled out and the
Cougars held a two point lead. Dombonski made one out of two fouls shots and
the Canaries took a one point lead. The Canaries set up a press to stop the
Cougars inbounds play. Only ten seconds remained when John Hagan who had taken
Donahue’s place at center received Welch’s inbounds pass. He was able to pivot
and bounce-pass a beautiful feed to a darting Fitzgerald. The lead pass was all
Fitzgerald needed to break away from his guard, Benner and sprint down court
with three seconds left lay the ball up and in as the buzzer sounded. The
Cougars won on a Fitzgerald buzzer beater, 55-54. “That was a tough game, those
Canaries are a very good team and they played a great game. We were just
fortunate that Fitz was so alert and Johnny H was able to give him that great
pass. That was one good game,” said Coach Wilson after the game.
The
Cougars head to Fort Lee next week to face the Captains. This will be a
Saturday afternoon game beginning at 3:00 in the Fort Lee gymnasium. The
Cougars hope to keep their good fortune going.
NATIONAL NEWS
SARGENT BAGS CHINESE BY GOBBLING LIKE A TURKEY – CO-PILOT FALLS FROM
PLANE IN TEXAS – FIREMEN BATTLE FLAMING RATS IN CALIFORNIA – RCA PRESENTS COLOR
PICTURE TO REST OF THE INDUSTRY
At the Korean War – Sgt. Clovis Taylor bags a Chinese red by gobbling like a turkey. When a curious Red raised his head, Taylor shot him. Recently, the Chinese have been using similar tactics including blowing bugles and whistles to distract American GI’s
Co-pilot Joseph Dowd of Dallas is found dead 30 miles north of Amarillo after stumbling through a rear door of a Pioneer Airlines plane. The plane’s Captain said that just after takeoff from Amarillo, a warning light indicated an unlatched rear door and sent Dowd back to check it out. The plane was at 4000 feet when the incident happened.
Fireman, fighting a fire on a dairy farm near Santa Barbara, CA had a tough time putting it out. Frenzied flaming rats kept running into other haystacks, setting them on fire. Running from one bale to another, they kept spreading the flames. The fire took 10 hours to control.
RCA makes its tricolor color picture tube available to the rest of the television industry. The tube produces full color images directly on its face and doesn’t require any moving parts, unlike CBS’s color system which requires a rotating wheel to generate colors.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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