11/24/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 24, 1955   Vol. C543

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LOCAL NEWS

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THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE BRINGS SANTA TO TOWN

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East Farewell- The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade took place on Thanksgiving Day and officially opened the holiday season by bringing Santa to Boyles Department store in downtown East Farewell.  Charles Boyle was once again the parade organizer and overall supervisor.  It was his seventh year in charge of the parade.  Every year has been greeted with great excitement and anticipation by townspeople and visitor alike.  This year it was estimated that there were over 3000 attending the parade.  This is the second largest crowd since the overwhelming crowd in 1952 when the Iron Works announced job openings and the crowds rushed in.  This year’s crowd was more intent on watching the parade and taking in the Main Street and Lake Shore Drive decorations than looking for work.  Many of the restaurants were open after the parade for the visitors who did not have family or friends tables to share for the Thanksgiving Day feast.

            The Regional High School Pep Squad led off the parade this year.  The Pep Squad is made up of graduate RHS Band members who have stayed together performing at local events.  Their leading the parade was a departure from past parades when the full band led the parade.  This year the Regional High School Band was the last in line.  This has become a position of great significance because they are the ones who lead Santa to Boyle’s.  Other marchers were the always popular Flat Rack Twirlers with their lighted batons, the local VFW with many vets marching this year and of course, the East Farewell Volunteer Fire Company.  The Slate Mountain String Band was bigger than ever this year and new to the parade this year was the fabulous Super Stutters from Central.  This energetic group was made up of modern dancers from the Central High School.  Their street-wide routines were greeted with cheers and clapping from everyone lining the street.  The local Scout Troops also marched in the parade, as well as the always popular SPCA local dogs that were available for adoption after the parade. 

            After Santa arrived at Boyles the store opened for children to come in and sit on his lap and ask him for gifts while their parents shopped. The Band offered a recital for the first half hour and many of the acts performed outside Boyles for the rest of the afternoon.

Regional High School Band

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN TWO IN A ROW - HOMECOMING A BIG SUCCESS

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East Farewell- The Cougars won their Homecoming game against Sun City, 28-21 and continued their winning streak by beating the Riverview Wildcats, 24-21.  This streak propelled the Cougars into second place in the Regional League standing.  If the Cougars are able to win their remaining two games they stand a very good chance of wining the league championship.

The Central Bears are currently leading the league.  The next game for the Cougars is against the Fort Lee Captains.  This game is the much anticipated and always enjoyable, but fiercely fought match up between old friends and rivals Cougars coach Al Burcowitz and Captains Coach Chuck Dawson.  The game is usually highlighted with gimmick plays and general shenanigans that are all in good fun.  Everyone looks forward to what the coaches put together to out due the other.

            In the homecoming game the Cougars jumped out to a 14-0 lead after an opening kickoff return by freshman Dave Arnold that took the ball to the Eagle’s seven.  The next play was a center rush by “Tank” Brown resulting in a score.  The Cougars scored on their second procession, too.  A beautiful 32 yard down and out completion to “Merc” McMaster made the game look like a rout in the first quarter.  The rout was not to be though, Sun City rallied in the second quarter and halftime came with a Cougar lead of only one point, 14-13.  The Eagles failed to score their point after attempt after their second score.  The blocked kick may have stopped their rally but it also ended the first half.  The second half looked entirely different.  Both teams showed a defensive posture that was stringent and exhausting.  The only scores came when QB, Jimmy O’Conner was able to hit McMaster for two long gains for scores in the third and fourth.  The Eagles scored on a break away 40 yard run by halfback Joe Farmer and they were able to score on a two point conversion early in the third.  That was the end of the Eagles scoring but they continued a stifling defense for the rest of the game.

            The Riverview game was another defensive struggle highlighted by flashes of quick scoring.  The highlight was the final, record setting, 34 yard field goal by senior kicker, Charlie Cox.  He added to his seemingly endless record book entries with one more.  He now holds more records than any player in Regional High school history.  In the game “Merc” Mc Master was able to take two beautiful passes from QB, Jimmy O’Conner in for scores and “Tank” Brown ran for a third.  Tank’s run was a 42 yard run that was his longest for the year and a personal best for him.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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NAUTILUS GOES 25,000 MILES ON ONE TANK- IKE COUNTS HIS BLESSINGS- BIG BOMBS IN US & RUSSIA

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Atomic sub Nautilus logs 25,000 miles without refueling. - The farthest a vessel has ever traveled on its original fuel.

Thanksgiving - President Eisenhower counts the blessings of returning health and a happy gathering on Thanksgiving Day. He joined his grandchildren and their pony and cart.

The United States says it plans to explode new H-bomb models at its Pacific test grounds next spring which will rival or surpass Russia’s new super weapon.  Russia says it has set off “the most powerful of all” hydrogen bomb explosions. The size of the blast indicated it was a hydrogen bomb. The first known Russian H-bomb blast occurred in 1953.

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