9/22/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 22, 1955   Vol. C765

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LOCAL NEWS

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RADIO REMOTE CONCERT MAKES ITS DEBUT

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East Farewell- The debut broadcast of the Radio Remote Concert Series was broadcast live for Lakefront Plaza on Saturday night.  A live concert was performed by Jerry Tabor’s Swing Band along with the rhythm and blues band, Big Roy and the Magnificents.  In repeat performances of their knock out appearances at the East Farewell Music, Art & Country Fair both bands were just spectacular.  The broadcast was promoted by the East Farewell Business Association along with the Iron Works.  It was broadcast over the air waves on WPAZ, a local AM radio station from Corning.  The concert itself was a bit of a last minute idea thought up by members of the Business Association to give more exposure to the Fair and try to get some added publicity for the town.  It was reported that this was an historic first for the town.  This was not only the first remote broadcast from town it was also the first completely free concert at Lakefront Plaza.  The radio broadcast was a technical achievement for WPAZ engineers.  This was the first ever remote broadcast for the station.

            “We felt this was a great opportunity to show off our new technical equipment and give the station a boost in the ratings,” said chief engineer Sam King, “It was also a chance for the listeners to hear a great concert by some very talented musicians.  It sounded great and I’m sure the listeners were pleased.”

            This may be the start of something big.  While television is quickly becoming the hot new form of entertainment the radio is still king in the rural areas.  The live broadcast is not new but the outdoor concert is a twist on the event. Any live broadcast can offer many challenges to the engineering staff and can push the equipment to its limit.  All things considered, though, the technical staff of WPAZ did a great job and it was a fantastic event all around.

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS CLINCH TITLE

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East Farewell- The East Farewell Travelers clinched their third league title in five years with a convincing in over Mountain View on Sunday.  The Travelers won 7-3, beating Joe “Freight” Trane for the first time since early June.  Trane was not at the top of his game.  It was his first game back after being sidelined for two weeks with appendicitis.   He was able to pitch only seven innings and gave up four runs but struck out eight showing signs of his “freight train” delivery that made him famous.  While the Mountain View Cats were not in the running for the title they were trying to play spoilers in the race.  If they had won the Travelers would have been forced into a playoff with Corning.  The win not only sealed the championship but it also assured another pennant for the “Wall of Fame” which the center field fence has been come to be called. 

            The Travelers took an early lead with Johnny Cloos driving in two runs in the second.  In the seventh Arty Archibald doubled off a fast fading Trane and then “Mean Richie” Lane bunted to advance Archibald.  It Ralph Francis’s long home run that did Trane in, scoring two more.  Frank Devon replaced Trane but let in three more runs. Two in the eighth, a triple by Dimero followed by a single by Brown and then a double by Archibald finished off the scoring by the Travelers.  The Cats scored in the eighth with a run by Gill and then again in the ninth with score by Wilson and Rome. 

1955 Central League Champs

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE WANTS TO BALANCE BUDGET - NIXON SEES CHANGE IN CAMPAIGNS - AVA FLIPS CAR

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The Eisenhower administration “will never put our desire to balance the budge ahead of our determination to maintain adequate military strength,” said Vice President Nixon.

Vice President Nixon predicts that the whistle stop form of campaigning in the 1956 Presidential battle will be “less used and less effective. He said he believes TV technique is most effective when a candidate’s aims and views are presented simply, unrehearsed and spontaneously and in a conversational tone. 

Argentina revolt - Rebel forces striking to overthrow President Peron have claimed control of much of South Argentina and Cordoba Province. Later - rebel armed forces held a threat of naval bombardment over Buenos Aires and demanded that President Juan D. Peron resign.

Ava Gardner flips her new Mercedes roadster over twice while driving to the Barajas Airport to meet some friends in Madrid. She’s OK.

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