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8/6/1953

                  EAST FAREWELL NEWS


Thursday, August 6, 1953   Vol. C243


LOCAL NEWS


EAST FAREWELL CELEBRATES TRUCE


East Farewell – After three long years East Farewell gratefully and somberly celebrated the signing of the truce in the Korean conflict last week. Unlike the boisterous, street filling celebrations that marked the end of WWII this was a more subdued reaction.  Flags were displayed on all buildings and houses and a parade has been planned for Labor Day. There were some folks spontaneously marching in the streets waving flags and singing but nothing like 1945. In general the feeling was more one of quiet, mature relief than youthful exuberance.  Make no mistake, there was great joy throughout town and all were thankful that the boys serving would soon be home but there was seemed to be a general weariness that prevailed on top of the happiness.

            East Farewell sent a total of 32 young men to serve in Korea, twelve have already returned. Sixteen will be returning within the next few months. Four will never return. All will have their names added to the Lakeshore Memorial by next year’s Memorial Day.  

East Farewell War Memorial


SPORTS


STEELERS NOT UP TO TRAVELERS RIVETS


Youngstown – The Travelers made life miserable for the Youngstown Steelers on Saturday by playing good old fashioned basic baseball. Two Travelers, Cloos and Sweet, hit for the cycle, a first in Travelers history and the team batted around in two different innings, another first. The Travelers won handily 13-2. The Steelers were not in the game until the eighth inning when Jerry Flowers pulled a two run homer into the left field stands. This Steelers disaster was uncharacteristic for the Youngstown nine who had won six straight before Saturday.

            The Travelers came into town early and got in some extra batting practice before the game. It seemed to have some effect as they started off the first inning by scoring two runs on three hits and a walk. The second inning they started the breakout, batting around on pitcher Fred Williams scoring five and leaving two.  Traveler’s pitcher, Joe Nagy, ploughed through the Steelers not giving up a hit until the sixth inning and striking out 10 overall. The Travelers went on to score in every inning except the seventh and when Johnny Cloos hit his cycle completing homer in the eight even the Steelers fans were applauding. Billy Sweet set a Travelers record by being the second player in one game to hit for the cycle in the ninth. The Travelers have certainly regained their momentum and are starting to look like the defending league champs that they are. The Travelers take on the Erie Eagles on Saturday at 1:00.


 NATIONAL NEWS


EUROPEANS SEE MCCARTHY AS HITLER OR STALIN – COMMIES HAVE H-BOMB – TAFT DIES – CHEVY ROLLS OUT CORVETTE


Just back from an overseas trip - Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says that Europeans look upon the investigative methods of Senator McCarthy as symbolic of Hitler and Stalin. Everyone abroad, she said was “soberly glad over the end of the Korean War.”

Soviet Premier Malenkov announces that “the United States no longer has the monopoly of the hydrogen bomb” and the Soviet Union has mastered production of that super weapon. American officials have no doubt the Soviets have mastered the secret of the bomb, but doubt its actual production.

Dies - Ohio Senator Robert Taft, who guided the Republican Party for years at 63.

Chevrolet begins to roll out plastic-bodied Corvettes. A few have been made as an attractive showpiece for automobile displays around the country. A few thousand more have been promised. The company says it could be many years before plastic autos become commonplace.


 Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.


 




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