EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, August
23, 1951 Vol. C323
LOCAL
NEWS
AN UNEXPECTED DELIVERY
East
Farewell – When Danny O’Donnell made his milk delivery to 229 Lakeshore Drive
at 6:00 Tuesday morning he never expected to be the emergency driver to a
delivery room making a surprise transport of very expecting mother, Claire
Murphy, to the local hospital. It turns out when O’Donnell was making his
morning delivery Mrs. Murphy’s water broke and Mr. Murphy was working the late
night shift at the Iron Works and was still at work. Mrs. Murphy did not have
access to any transportation to the hospital which is almost five miles from
her home. Mr. O’Donnell had just dropped off her milk when she opened the door
in a bit of a panic. When she explained her situation to Mr. O’Donnell he
immediately got het into his truck and since his truck did not have a passenger
seat he had her sit on crates of milk while he drove straight to the hospital.
In his haste he ran through two red traffic lights, catching the eye of local
traffic, Vince Washington, who gave chase but once he saw the situation
took the lead and they all made it to the hospital in record time.
Little Terence Daniel Murphy made
his world debut at 7:24 AM on Tuesday, August 21, 1951. “It all happened so
fast, I can hardly remember anything,” said O’Donnell in the lobby afterward.
“I really have to go. I still have half my route to do.”
Mr. O’Donnell was headed out and
back to his route when a frantic Bobby Murphy ran into the lobby. He had
received the news at work and left immediately, he did not have the luxury of a
police transport but still made it to the hospital in record time. He stopped
in the lobby just long enough to shake Mr. O’Donnell’s hand, he recognized him
from O’Donnell’s white milkman uniform. He thanked him profusely and hurried
off to see his wife. “I am just happy for them. I think that kid is going to
have a great life. I hope he slows down a little, his first time at anything
was a hurry up,” laughed O’Donnell on his way out the door.
Danny O’Donnell at his milk truck
SPORTS
TRAVELERS HOST EAGLES AT HOME
East Farewell – The Travelers came home on
Saturday. They hosted the Erie Eagles in only their second home game of the
season. Since the Travelers home ball park burned down they have had to return
to their roots of playing only away games, hence their name. The Regional High
School baseball field has been reconfigured to accommodate the league rules and
regulations and allowed the Travelers to play a “home” game after strong support
from within the league and the large fan base and business groups that depend
on the games for revenue. The Travelers were able to play their first home game
last month and even though the confines of the game were somewhat constricted,
it was a successful game and it proved that the Travelers could host home
games.
The
stands were full and there was a special section of stands that had been set up
beyond the outfield fence where there was a standing space even beyond that,
well out of the field boundaries. This space was taken by non-paying fans who
were hoping to snag a homerun ball or two. It was a fairly safe bet due to the
overall shortness of the field, even though the Travelers moved the fences back
almost 15 feet. The sluggers were salivating when they walked onto the field
and gazed out at the 275’ fence. Johnny Cloos, the Traveler’s major slugger was
very excited about the game. “It is great to be at home, finally. I hope the
powers that be come to their senses and rebuild Travelers Stadium. For now,
though, this will do. Yes, this will do,” Cloos said laughingly as he walked on
the field.
It
was a hitter’s game, indeed. Cloos set a personal record by hitting for the
cycle plus two homeruns as the Travelers smashed their way to a 12-8 victory
over the Eagles. The Eagles had their own slugger, Matt Young, who put on a
display of his own smashing two homeruns and driving in 6 out of the Eagles 8
runs. The Travelers are hoping to take this solid offensive with them as they
go back on the road next week to face their arch rivals, the Slate Mountain Miners.
The game will begin Saturday afternoon at 3:30 on Miners Field.
NATIONAL NEWS
CEASE FIRE TALKS RESUME – BOMBER CRASHES
INTO APARTMENT IN SEATTLE – WHOLE TOWN GETS SMALLPOX VACCINE – CAMPANELLA HITS
HRs 23-24 AGAINST BOSTON – ED SULLIVAN KNOCKED OFF THE AIR – AT THE MOVIES
A cease-fire conference resumes in Korea. Neutrality is assured by the enemy around the site of the meetings in the Kaesong area.
A B-50 bomber goes out of control after taking off from Boeing Field in Seattle and smashes into a three-story apartment house killing 11. Three aboard the plane were Boeing test personnel and also killed.
The entire town of Reedburg, Wisconsin receives smallpox vaccinations after a woman from a nearby farm was found suffering from disease. Between 5000 and 7000 are expected to be immunized according to health officials.
Roy Campanella of the Brooklyn Dodgers hits homeruns 23 and 24 in a game against the Boston Braves. The final score was 8-2.
“The Toast of the Town” hosted by Ed Sullivan is knocked off the air for 20 minutes. Viewers watching it live missed the entire 20 minutes. The portion of the show, which was missed, was repeated and filmed. Stations showing it on a delay will air the entire program. The problem was with a transmission cable.
At
the movies –
Walt
Disney’s “Alice In Wonderland”
That’s
My Boy - Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
Mr.
Belvedere Rings The Bell - Clifton Webb, Carol Lynne.
Captain
Horatio Hornblower - Gregory Peck, Virginia Mayo
Force
Of Arms – William Holden, Nancy Olsen, Frank
Lovejoy
The Talk Of The Town – Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman
The
Secret Of Convict Lake - Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore
Half
Angel - Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten
The Frogmen - Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews
Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this
section of the East Farewell News.
