EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, July
31, 1952 Vol. C628
LOCAL
NEWS
SIZZLING SUMMER HEAT BRINGS CROWDS TO TOWN
& BEACH
East
Farewell – The near record temperatures all over the state last week have
brought many visitors to town. They are coming from the big cities to the east
and west, like Philadelphia and Pittsburg. The somewhat cooler temperatures in East Farewell and
especially around Lake Charles have been a siren song for many suffering
through the heat wave in the cities. “I am booked for the rest of the summer,”
said Mrs.
Mallard, local boarding house owner, “I love the summers in this town. We
are always a good 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the big cities and people just
flock here when the temperatures get up there down there.”
The Lakefront Plaza with the very
large manmade beach on beautiful Lake Charles is the main destination for the
overheated travelers. The Fun Pier
next door offers some fun for the children with the carrousel and tilt-a-whirl.
The giant Ferris wheel offers a great view of the lake and town while supplying
a refreshing breeze. Many people are staying for a week or two and the ones
with summer homes have become local fixtures in town and around the lake on
their docks and riding in their boats.
Summer will roll on and there is no
more fitting description than the “Lazy, hazy days of summer” to describe East
Farewell in the summer.
Fun Pier viewed from Lake Charles
SPORTS
Riverview
- The Travelers were able to extend their winning streak on Friday with a solid
win over the Anglers, 5-2. Billy Green took the mound for the Travelers,
replacing Danny Lane in the rotation due to Lane having a virus. Green threw a
very respectable game, allowing only two runs on seven hits and four walks. The
defense of the Travelers was strong as they turned two double plays and catcher
Joey Brown was able to throw out a runner attempting to steal second in the
seventh inning. The Anglers sent left hander, Jose Farmachella to the mound. He
let in five runs, three of which came off a three run blast by Johnny Cloos in
the sixth. He gave up a total of ten hits but only walked two. The Anglers did
suffer from two errors, one of which let another run score. The game was played
with a light rain falling but it was not strong enough to call for a halt.
The Travelers head up to Bear Creek
where they will take on the Bears in a rare double header. This was brought
about by a rain-out earlier in the season that caused this scheduling oddity.
The first game begins on Saturday at 12:35 and the second game will follow.
NATIONAL NEWS
15TH OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN –
AMERICAN WINS JAVELIN – DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OPENS – SHARY TALKS ABOUT FILM VS
TV – STROCH TO HOST – MANNERS GONE – MENS HAIR TOO LONG – POP MUSIC & TOP FREED HITS THIS WEEK
The Olympic Games officially open in Helsinki for the 15th Olympiad. The city was supposed to host the 1940 games, and then came the Russian attack in 1939. The games were supposed to move to Tokyo, then Japan disqualified itself by its unprovoked attack on Asia and the flame of the Olympic torch died out for eight years of war.
Cy Young - UCLA star, became the first American in history to win an Olympic Games javelin championship and posted a new record of 242ft, 0.79inches at the games in Helsinki.
The
Democratic convention opened in Chicago. Gov Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois and Sen. Paul Douglas of
Illinois give opening addresses.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt got an ovation as she gave an address. She read from an undelivered speech by her late husband. It was a plea for Americans to dedicate themselves to making an abiding peace.
Dore Schary, head of production for Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, told an advertising club that television is here to stay. But he added, television has not been able to put on the screen “anything to match the giant entertainment offered by motion pictures.” Schary also stated that no one would want to watch television all the time any more than they would want to stay in a motion-picture theater all the time. MGM has a policy of not allowing its stars to appear on TV because “TV cameras and production would not do them justice.” Schary also told the audience he does not believe there are any Communists working in industry. “If they are, they are fooling the industry, the FBI and the House Un-American Activities Committee.”
Larry Storch became the fourth emcee of Dumont’s “Cavalcade of Stars.” Jackie Gleason, the last host, recently stepped down and will host his own show on CBS-TV, Saturday evenings beginning in the fall.
Alice Thompson - editor and publisher of Seventeen Magazine said when it comes to teens - clothes that would have been considered shocking “in my youth” are completely accepted today. “Manners have undergone a sea-change (if not an outright death by drowning!)”
Trends - Men’s haircuts are getting longer these days and the average guy doesn’t like to look like he’s had one.
Pop music this week in 1952 –
KISS
OF FIRE - Georgia Gibbs
HERE
IN MY HEART - Al Martino
I’M
YOURS - Eddie Fisher
AUF
WIEDERSEH’N SWEETHEART - Vera Lynn
DELICADO
- Percy Faith & Orchestra
BLUE
TANGO - Leroy Anderson & “Pops” Concert Orchestra
I’LL
WALK ALONE - Don Cornell
BE
ANYTHING (But Be Mine) - Eddy Howard
MAYBE
- Perry Como & Eddie Fisher
WALKIN’
MY BABY BACK HOME - Johnnie Ray/or, Nat “King” Cole & Billy May &
Orchestra
LOVER
- Peggy Lee & Gordon Jenkins & Orchestra
HALF
AS MUCH - Rosemary Clooney
A
GUY IS A GUY - Doris Day
BOTCH-A-ME
(Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina) – Rosemary Clooney
SMOKE
RINGS - Les Paul & Mary Ford
WATERMELON
WEATHER - Perry Como & Eddie Fisher
SUGARBUSH
- Doris Day & Frankie Laine
SOMEWHERE
ALONG THE WAY - Nat “King” Cole
CARIOCA
- Les Paul
WHEEL
OF FORTUNE - Kay Starr
THE BLACKSMITH BLUES - Ella Mae Morse
Alan Freed’s top hits on WJW -
Lawdy,
Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
Have
Mercy Baby - Dominos
I’ll
Drown In My Tears - Sonny Thompson
One
Mint Julep - Clovers
Moody
Mood For Love - King Pleasure
Goin’
Home - Fats Domino
My
Heart’s Desire - Jimmie Lee
5-10-15
Hours - Ruth Brown
Ting-A-Ling
- The Clovers
Call Operator 210 - Fred Dixon
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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