EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, April
24, 1952 Vol. C358
LOCAL
NEWS
IMPROMPTU CONCERT ON LAKEFRONT PLAZA
East
Farewell – The warm early spring weather prompted several musicians to set up
in the Lakefront Plaza on Sunday and gave an impromptu free
concert and ended up attracting a very large crowd. Many people were strolling
along Lakefront Drive and down Main Street and heard the music. The players, Susan
Underhill playing an accordion, Larry and Johnny O’Donnell, their cousin Tommy
playing guitar and Kathleen McShea playing a fiddle, gathered on the plaza
around 1:00 in the afternoon and played for about an hour and a half, playing
popular songs and taking requests from the crowd.
“The weather was just so nice and we
were all sitting around on Mrs. Mallard’s porch playing and Tommy
suggested we move over to the Plaza, which is right next to her place, so we
did. The Plaza is beautiful now and we could spread out. I couldn’t believe how
many people came by. It was great. Mrs. Mallard’s daughter, Natalie joined us. She is a
great singer.
We just did tunes we all know and then some folks started requesting some
songs. It was incredible that we knew most of them and it was great fun playing
them,” said Underhill when asked by an attending reporter.
Many people in attendance thought
this was a planned event and asked why there had not been any advertising. When
told it was an impromptu event almost everyone agreed that it would a wonderful
idea for East Farewell to sponsor a music event for the whole town. One of the
people attending was Town Council President, Tom Connally and he heartily
endorsed the idea. He said he would make a proposal at the next Town Council
meeting. It remains to be seen if the rest of the council will take up the idea
but it will certainly be presented with Connally's typical flair.
Impromptu Lakefront Concert
SPORTS
BEARS CLAW TRAVELERS
Bear Creek – The Travelers ran into an angry bear
on Saturday. They couldn’t get any offense started and dropped to below .500 in
the standings for the first time in two years. The Bears topped the Travelers
4-1. The only bright point for the Travelers was a sixth inning smash by Johnny
Cloos for his third homer of the season. Traveler’s pitcher, Joey Alfred, did
not pitch a bad game but he let up 11 hits and walked 4. The hits were
scattered through the innings and the Bears were only able to score 4 runs. The
Travelers fell to 3-1 record in the early season. “We are going to have to turn
this around fast,” said Travelers manager, Sam Fowler after the game, “These
boys are much better than this and I have to light a fire under them.”
The
Travelers stay on the road again, heading up to Corning next week to face a new
rookie pitcher, Bill Black who has dazzled the league early this season with
three wins, two of which were shutouts. The game begins at 3:00 at CGW field.
The
league has approved eight home games for the Travelers this season. That is
great news for the Travelers and the Regional High School field will begin
transformation as soon as the school year ends in June. The transformation will
take about a month and the first home game is expected to be in mid-July.
NATIONAL NEWS
100 PLANES RUSHED TO KOREA – TED WILLIAMS
GOING INTO THE MARINES – G. LIBERACE ROBBED – MONDAY NIGHT TV
The Air Force announces that an armada of 100 planes rushed the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team to Korea from Japan to bolster the guard over rebellious Communist war prisoners on Koje Island.
Ted Williams’s farewell – and he hits a final home run as Boston bests Detroit 5-3. Williams said goodbye as fans hailed him. Williams is being recalled for 17 months’ service in the U.S Marines.
George Liberace, music arranger for his brother, Pianist Liberace, tells police his home had been looted while he and his wife were attending a show. Burglars took clothing and jewelry valued at $10,000.
Monday night television in larger cities
CBS
– Lux Video Theatre, Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts, I Love Lucy, Claudia, Studio
One
NBC
– Vivian Blaine, John Cameron Swayze News Caravan, Paul Winchell Show, Lights
Out, Robert Montgomery Presents, Dangerous Assignment
ABC
– Hollywood Screen Test, Spotlight To Stardom
DuMont
– Captain Video, Guide Right
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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