EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, August
19, 1954 Vol. C477
LOCAL
NEWS
HEAT WAVE DRIVES MANY TO THE
LAKE
East Farewell – A summer heat wave has many locals and visitors
alike diving into Lake Charles for relief. The temperatures have reached an
almost unheard of 95 degrees and a very high humidity, almost 78%. The
uncomfortable conditions have been brought on by a stalled high front that has
settled over the entire region. The only relief, aside from the air-conditioned
movie palace, is the refreshing waters of Lake Charles. People filled the
Lakefront beach from early morning to after sunset. The lifeguard station has
added a second stand to help with safety. All around the lake people can be
found swimming off docks, wading in from private beaches and even purposely
falling off small boats and out of canoes in the middle of the lake.
“I can’t
remember it being this bad,” said Mrs.
Mallard, local boarding house owner, “My renters have been spending all day
at the beach. Some are coming back with really bad sunburn. That is very
unusual for this part of the country. You usually only here of that at the
seashore.”
Sunburn threat
begone, the folks are throwing caution to the wind and heading for the lake. The
hot weather is expected to last for at least the rest of the week and
possibly well into next week. Try to stay cool.
Lake Charles
beach scene
SPORTS
TRAVELERS ENJOY HOME WIN
East Farewell – The Travelers came
home for a change and reveled in their hometown adoration by smashing the
Riverview Anglers, 10-1. The makeshift ballpark was very conducive to the
Travelers big bats, and they let it be known that the shorter walls were no
challenge for Cloos, Watson and Artie Archibald.
The
Travelers jumped right on Anglers pitcher, Bart Dresher, when leadoff batter
Ralph Francis poked a double into center on the first pitch. Dunham then walked
and Bobby Watson started the homerun derby with a long, long bomb over the
center field fence. The first three batters made the score 3-0 Travelers.
Dresher was able to get out of the inning without any further damage but that
was only portending what was to come. As the game went on the Travelers scored
2 more in the third with a two-run homer by Johnnie Cloos and the erupted in
the sixth with five runs, including two home runs by Archibald and a second by
Cloos.
Traveler’s
pitcher, Billy Green did an excellent job of keeping the Anglers off the bases.
He struck out 11 and only allowed one run, a homer in the seventh by Angler
slugger, Matt Renolds. He only walked three and allowed only four hits.
The Travelers will stay at home for next week’s game against the Cedar Creek Cubs. The Travelers are currently tied with Corning in the league standings and have a chance to move into first place, alone, with a win over the Cubs and a loss by CGW. The game begins at 1:05 on the ballfield.
NATIONAL NEWS
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT TO MOVE TROOPS FROM KOREA
– MORE COMMIE SPIES TO TURN – 700 CONVICTS ROIT IN CANADA – VERY YOUNG BARDOT
IN MOVIES – GISH RETURNS TO HOOLYWOOD – HILLBILLIES IN NEW YORK CITY
The Defense Department announced it will shift four divisions from Korea to other areas “where it is believed they will better serve the strategic interest of the United States.
U.S. officials say many more “Rastvorovlike” former Russian spies who broke with their Kremlin masters will be produced soon to tell their stories.
More than 700 rioting convicts touch off a $1 million first at Kingston (Ont) penitentiary in an escape attempt.
Susan Hayes – a laboratory technician, who admitted intimacies with Dr. Sheppard, spent 39 minutes before the grand jury. Later, Dr Samuel H. Sheppard was indicted by the county grand jury for the murder of his wife Marilyn and was rearrested at the home of his father, Dr. Richard Sheppard.
Look out – 19-year-old Brigitte Bardot has already made 5 movies. Her husband is Russian-born screenwriter, someone who calls himself “Vadim.” Her latest picture is “Helen of Troy” in which she plays the secondary feminine lead as a slave girl. Ms. Bardot was a model at 12, a dancer at 14, a movie actress at 16. Her father is said to be wealthy.
Lillian Gish returns to Hollywood for her first picture in 8 years.
RCA
Victor’s hillbilly artists converge in New York for recording sessions and TV
guest shots. They are Eddy Arnold, Davis Sisters, Chet Atkins, Stuart Hamblen and
Rita Robbins, who were just added to the label.
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
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