4/26/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 26, 1956   Vol. C565

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LOCAL NEWS

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IRON WORKS MAY MOVE

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East Farewell- In a shocking and surprising announcement today, the East Farewell Iron Works announced it may be moving its entire operation to new location.  The new location was not officially disclosed but many sources indicated that it will be out of state.  The management has not indicated that the move has been set, it is still in the discussion stages and no final decision has been made at this time.  The management has emphatically stated that these are only preliminary discussions and it is entirely possible that no move will take place.

            The Iron Works has been in East Farewell since the town was founded in the early part of the century.   The Mighty Keystone Railroad first set up the Iron Works to supply rails for its westward expansion.  In 1913 the Iron Works was sold by the Mighty Keystone Railroad to a local business group headed by Francis O’Sullivan.  The business was spun off from the main railroad under pressure from anti-monopoly forces in the government and O’Sullivan’s group received very favorable terms in the sale.  Along with the factory and trained, IWU union labor force, O’Sullivan received an almost continuous order for rails from the railroad.  The business thrived and expanded through the following decades.  As recently as 1955 work was so plentiful that an extra shift was started and an additional 100 workers were added.

            There are many reasons for the move, all are pure speculation because the management will not comment, range from the increased price of raw materials to labor costs (the labor force went to a union shop in 1947) to local pressure on the quality of Lake Charles water and the air in town.  East Farewell has become an increasingly popular resort town in the past decade and concern for the quality of life has become very important to the local economy and population.  

The Iron Works has been an integral member of the East Farewell community and many families have deep ties to the “Works.”  If the Iron Works were to move a major employer in the town would leave and the town’s economy would be severely impacted.  The Iron Works is also the second largest corporate tax payer in town as well as the third largest land holder.  As of this edition, the Town Council was planning to meet early next week with the Iron Works management to discuss the possible move and what options the town has.

“This could have disastrous effects on the town,” said Tom Connelly, Town Council President. “We cannot afford to lose the essential member of our community.  The town would be pushed to the edge of collapse if the Iron Works were to pull out.”

        East Farewell Iron Works

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS START OFF STRONG BEHIND HOT OFFENSE

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East Farewell- The Travelers baseball team is off to its best start ever.  They have won eight of their fist nine games and have only allowed seven runs in all eight games.  In their latest win the Travelers bested the Corning CGW 5-0.  The offense continued to display versatility as all nine team members got hits.  Johnny Cloos seems to be back in shape after a late season injury last season.  He had three hits including a home run, his third of the young season.  The defense has been extremely stingy so far this season and this game was no exception.  The super infield of “Mean” Richie Lane, Dale Dunham, Artie Archibald and Bobby Watson continue to stymie other offenses, this season they have already turned 6 double plays in the early season.  There has been a one hitter and three shutouts so far.  The fans have been showing their support by selling out all home games so far this season.  This promises to be record setting season for the Travelers and an exciting and entertaining one for the fans.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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SMOKING CAUSES CANCER – CAPITOL RECORDS CELEBRATES 14^TH BIRTHDAY - COLUMBIA QUITS ON 78s

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Scientists who experimented with tars from burning tobacco say that lung cancer could be reduced by 75% if people did not smoke cigarettes. But a spokesperson for the tobacco industry said their evidence is inconclusive. The scientists served on a panel at the 47th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Atlantic City.

Capitol Records celebrates 14 years and unveiled its Hollywood Capital Tower on Vine Street. Glenn Wallachs, the company’s President said in an interview - “Sometimes it doesn’t seem possible that 14 years have elapsed between the release of the first Capitol record and the opening of the Capitol Tower. Or that it’s been a decade and a half since Johnny Mercer and I discussed our Capitol plans in a Hollywood record store.” “It’s so easy to remember when the company’s floor space was just 40 by 100

feet. But sometimes it doesn’t seem possible that all this happened in only 14 years: that since “Cow Cow Boogie” became a hit, our humble war-born independent has become an international organization, one of the world’s major producers, manufacturers and distributors of phonograph records.” 

Columbia Records announces it is pulling-out of making 78rpm records and wants to concentrate on 45’s.  The 78rpm single has been on a steady decline and received a push to oblivion early this year when several record labels, led by RCA, upped their prices on 78’s from 89 cents to 98 cents. Columbia says that no more than 25% of the label’s new single releases will be issued automatically on 78’s and that the proportion would diminish further as the years goes by. All record companies say the decline in 78 sales during the past few years has forced up the cost of production and besides using more raw material - the disks were more difficult and costly to handle because of breakage problems. Besides, radio stations and jukeboxes have virtually completed conversion to 45’s.  One area the 78 single still shines is with country & western and rhythm & blues releases. Here it is reported, the consumer still has the old-fashioned one-speed (78) phono player.

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4/19/1956

 EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 19, 1956   Vol. C564

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LOCAL NEWS

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IS THE FLOWER SHOW GOING TO OPEN?

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East Farewell – Many questions are being asked by both townspeople and vendors about this year’s Flower Show. It was supposed to open this week but no plans have been announced and the Director, Monica Shippensport, has not made any public statement or for that matter has not been seen in public for several weeks. This would have been only the fourth year of the show but the previous shows have all been very successful. Announcements made by Miss Shippensport in late January indicated that the Show would be held during the second week of April, slightly later than the other shows but the reason given was that there would be more blooming flowers available at that time. When vendors were asked they said they felt the later date was not really necessary because they were able to force blooms and they liked the early dates because it would brighten up the gray February days. Undaunted Miss Shippensburg stuck to her original schedule and declared the dates to be April 14^th to 25^th. That appearance for the announcement was the last Miss Shippensport was last seen in public with her new suitor, Romando. There has been some speculation that Romando was not the most respectable character and was from out of town. No other information was given about Miss Shippensport relationship with Romando. The question that everyone is asking is where is the Flower Show? The next question is where is Monica Shippensport? The police have said they will start an investigation but it is clearly evident that there will not be a Flower Show this year.  

:Past photo of the Flower Show

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW

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East Farewell – The Travelers are ripping through the league early in the season. They have yet to lose a game and their latest victims were the Ondita Cougars and curveball ace Sam ‘Cat’ Caterno, 3-1, on Saturday. Big hits have been the Travelers modus operandi and this game was no different. ‘Cat’ was perfect for the first three innings but in the fourth Johnny Cloos led off with a 3-2 smash out of the park which seemed to rattle Caterno because he then gave up a double to Dimero and a single to Archibald, scoring Dimero on a bad throw home from center fielder Frank Houser. Caterno settled down and went back to his mystifying curve and kept the Travelers off the board until the ninth when a rare reliever, Joe Reynolds, threw a low outside fastball to Francis and he sent it over the left field fence into the stands. Traveler’s pitcher, Danny Lane was very strong allowing six hits, walking four and letting in only one run. The defensive side was brilliant once again turning two double plays and a beautiful run saving strike from right by Tony Dimero.

            The Travelers stay at home next week when they host Corning. The game begins a1:30 on Saturday.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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GRACE KELLY AND MARGARET TRUMAN ARE MARRIED- NOT TO EACH OTHER – THEIVES HIT THE WEDDING - NEW STAMP HONORS GRACE’S WEDDING

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Prince Rainier III takes on his new bride - Grace Kelly - The Princess of Monaco. Afterwards, they sailed in their honeymoon yacht a dozen miles down the Monte Carlo coast to spend the night in a quiet harbor under a starry sky.

Grace Kelly can still remain an American citizen, even after she assumes the title of Her Serene Highness Princess of Monaco.

Jewel thieves make several hauls from a swank hotel housing grace Kelly’s wedding guests in Monte Carlo. Mrs. Maree Pamp, a Philadelphia society woman - and one of Grace’s bridesmaids, reported $10,000 worth of jewelry missing from her room. Last week, another Philadelphia social figure had some $45,000 in jewelry stolen from her room at the Hotel de Paris.

Monacan officials report the sale of the special stamp issue honoring the wedding of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III was a big success. It more than took care of Monaco’s share of the wedding bills. The sets of eight stamps priced at $2.38 pre set brought in about $571,000 from buyers around the world. 

Also married this week - Margaret Truman marries Clifton Daniel Jr. (of the New York Times) in a simple ceremony in Independence, MO.

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4/12/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 12, 1956   Vol. C565

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LOCAL NEWS

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THE ALIENS HAVE LANDED!

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East Farewell – The police received an unusual call on the evening of April 1^st. The caller claimed to have seen and spoke to aliens who were purportedly landing at the far end of the lake. The caller said he spotted the craft in a clearing next to the tract that was recently approved for development by the N.U.D.E. (Nothing Until Democracy Evolves) organization. When asked to describe the spacecraft the caller gave a detailed description of a spacecraft that could have come from the latest sci-fi novel. A round disc that hovered about two feet off the ground with no apparent contact with the ground, a door that opened into a ramp and a long slender alien with a big head were part of the description. Being April 1^st the police were understandably suspicious. They continued to question the caller trying to pinpoint his location. At the same time they radioed one of the patrol cars that happened to be on routine patrol in the area.  The Dispatcher was able to determine that the caller was calling from his lakefront house at the very sparsely far end of the lake. When the patrol car arrived the caller, who turned out to be of high school age, met them in the driveway. He took the officers back inside and showed them to the back deck. When the officers reached the back deck they were stunned. In the distance there appeared to be a large metallic disk illuminated from behind, it appeared to be vibrating and there were actually tall, slender figures walking around it. After the initial surprise was shaken off the officers realized that they were looking at the new construction on the N.U.D.E. compound. The huge disk was really a low frame rock-crusher that was illuminated by flood lights from behind it, obscuring the legs. The Tall “creatures” were really just construction workers wearing protective headgear. As it turns out the construction started earlier than was originally scheduled and with the early morning mist the site took on an eerie, almost alien look, especially from a distance.

            East Farewell has a history of alien sightings, in 1952 and again in 1954, so this was not a new occurrence. Coupled with the April fool’s Day possibility, the whole event was taken with a questionable view. Add to that a youth on the other end of the line and the many previous pranks by that age group around town, the whole incident the dispatcher was understandably skeptical. The officers, while initially shocked, remained calm and were able to properly investigate the situation and clear it up. The officers wisely took photos of the site from the distance to prove there was no real alien invasion.

A very strange worksite

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS START WITH A WIN

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East Farewell – The season started off well for the Travelers as they beat the Ondita Cougars, 5-2. The Cougars picked up where they left off last season with a strong showing from their ace, Joe Nagy. He pitched four shutout innings before the Cougars could get a hit. First baseman, Dan Wheeler, was able to connect with a Nagy fastball and drive it into center. He made it to second but was stranded at third as Nagy regained his composure.  Nagy went on with minimal damage (two more hits in fifth and sixth) but was tagged for two runs in the eighth with back to back doubles by Tasker and Evans and single by Goldman that drove in Evans.  The Cougars, on the other hand, came out swinging and scored two runs in the very first inning with a leadoff triple by Francis followed by a single by Dunham. In the second inning Johnny Cloos started the year off with a blast over the right field fence. Looks like it could be another great year for the slugger. The Cougars continued to hit up and down the lineup. Tony Dimero, Joey Brown and left fielder, Billy Sweet all had two hits and added the next three runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

This was the perfect finish to the wonderful pre-game festivities that the Travelers had set up to greet the loving fans as the season started. They gave away hats and tee shirts to the younger members of the crowd. Hot dogs sold for 25¢ for the first three innings and beer and soda sold for 50¢. They were sold out by the end of the second inning. All in all it was a great start to another season. The next game will be home next Saturday against the Bedford Bears. The game starts at 1:30 in the ball park.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE THROWS OUT FIRST BASEBALL – GRACE TO MARRY NEXT WEEK - KHRUSHCHEV WANTS PEACE – FREED ROCK AND ROLLS THE PARAMOUNT

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President Eisenhower throws out the ball, opening the 1956 season in Washington. The President watched Mickey Mantle blast two homers - as the Yankees beat the Senators 10-4. 

Cannon booming, rockets soaring, flowers showered from the sky and thousands cheer as Grace Kelly rejoins Prince rainier III and makes her gala entry into Monte Carlo. She arrived for her marriage to the Prince next week. Prince Rainier III decrees that news photographers will be barred from his civil marriage to Grace Kelly in the throne room of his palace next week. He was provoked by what both he and Miss. Kelly indicated they considered unmannerly harassment by the cameramen when they drove to his sister’s villa for lunch.

Visiting in London- Nikita S. Khrushchev declares Communists and capitalists must put aside their dislikes and live in peace to save the world from ruin in a hydrogen bomb war.

Alan Freed just completed a 10-day rock ‘n’ roll stand at the Paramount theatre, Brooklyn. The gross was an all-time high for the house - $204,000. There was little damage to the theatre - some seats will require restoration. The kids also pockmarked the carpets with cigarette burns when ushers asked to get rid of them. But there was little or no rowdiness

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4/5/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 5, 1956   Vol. C562

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LOCAL NEWS

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EASTER EGG HUNT HELD ON LAKEFRONT PLAZA

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East Farewell – The first Easter Egg Hunt was held on Sunday at the Lakefront Plaza. A brisk but bright day was perfect for the inaugural East Farewell Easter Egg Hunt and almost 25 participants, all under 8, had a great time. At 11:00 the whole group was corralled behind a silk sash and told the rules for the hunt. No running, no taking someone else’s eggs, no shouting and no pushing. At 11:05 the sash was dropped and the whole group, en mass ran onto the Plaza, breaking rule number one. Pandemonium prevailed and rules two, three and four were broken almost immediately. It seems the planning committee believed that young children would follow instructions when Easter eggs, candy and prizes were involved. Luckily, no one was injured and almost all the eggs were accounted for, three did not show up at the final count and are still missing. The hunt lasted for only ten minutes which was less than half the time allotted but the children were better hunters than the committee anticipated. The group was brought back to the top of the Plaza and the eggs were counted and it turned out that little Manny Watkins, age six, ended up with an even dozen eggs. He was awarded the first prize, a large golden egg, of course. The prize is intended to be held for a year and awarded next year to next year’s winner by the previous winner. Manny has an important job ahead of him.

            While there were many things about the Annual Easter Egg Hunt that will need to be ironed out the event in general was a great success. The committee has promised to look at what went wrong and what went right and make next years hunt bigger and better and maybe find those lost eggs.

They’re off! 1^st Easter Egg Hunt on Lakefront Plaza

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS SET TO OPEN SATURDAY

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East Farewell – The Travelers are set to defend their championship as another season gets under way on Saturday. They have enjoyed enormous success in the early part of this decade. They have won the championship three times since 1950 and they are still looking very strong. Slugger Johnny Cloos is returning in top form as well as hometown favorites, pitchers Joe Nagy and Danny Lane. The team as a whole is still pretty much intact from last year. The award winning infield of Dunham, Archibald and Watson will again try to lead the league in double play completions. The slugging side of the lineup is also intact; Cloos, Brown and Francis look as strong as they did last year when they ranked one, three and five, respectively, in batting averages and one eight and nine in homeruns.

            The rest of the league looks like they are all gunning for the Travelers and several have spoken out on the topic. In Corning the CGW team leader, Bill “Smoke” Black, has said he has the Travelers in his sites and is looking forward meeting them to “kick their butts” Black was one of the few pitchers that won consistently against the Travelers last year. The Travelers first meet the Glass Works the third game of the season at Corning. That should be an exciting game.

            The Travelers open at home on Saturday when they meet the Ondita Cougars who are also greatly improved from last year with the acquisition of a new, young fastballer, Sammy Nichols, and a big bat with the Earnest Walsh who was traded for in the off season. The game will begin with pre-game festivities at 12:00, noon. The game starts at 1:30PM. 

 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE SERIOUS ABOUT MID-EAST – MARINES DROWN AT PARRIS ISLAND – JOHN KENNEDY CALLS FOR NEW FOREIGN POLICY – TOKYO ROSE MOVES TO SAN FRANCISCO – LONG DISTANCE DIALING INTRODUCED

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President Eisenhower viewing the tense Middle East situation as one of “utmost seriousness,” declared the United States is ‘determined to support and assist any nation” subjected to aggression in that area.  The Navy discloses that it is sending four destroyers to join the U.S. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean close by the tinderbox Middle East. Israeli and Egyptian jet planes battle over the Holy land. Israel claimed one and possibly two enemy planes shot down. 

Five marine recruits drown during training at Parris Island. The DI is under investigation, but witnesses say he tried valiantly to save his men and was the last man alive out of the tidal stream in which the victims drowned. 

Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts calls upon the State department to junk its policy of neutrality and to speak out boldly against “imperialism and colonialism wherever they are found in the world. “We fight to keep the world free from Communist imperialism - but in doing so we hamper our efforts and bring suspicion upon our motives by being closely linked with western imperialism.” 

Mrs. Iva Toguri d’Aquino - the Tokyo Rose of WWII - is given permission to move to San Francisco. She had been living with her family in Chicago since her release January 28 from prison. 

Something new is stirring in the air. Get ready for DDD or Direct Distance Dialing. You’ll be able to dial directly without going through an operator. All telephone numbers in the country - those of the Bell System, as well as those of 5000 independent companies - have been or are being gradually changed to seven digits. In dialing a long distance number direct, the customer will dial the area code of the area in which the city is located such as 212 for Manhattan or 312 for Chicago, then he dials the number he is calling such as Plaza 2-9944.

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3/29/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 29, 1956   Vol. C561

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LOCAL NEWS

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NUDIST COLONY SET TO START BUILDING

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East Farewell –N.U.D.E. (Nothing Until Democracy Evolves) is prepared to start building their new campground on a secluded part of Lake Charles. The national organization that promotes nudism as a life style claims to have over 10,000 members across the country. Their numbers have swelled recently as more people have moved to the warmer climates. The property on the lake has been designated a campground and the organization envisions it as a summer vacation destination for members all over the Northeast. N.U.D.E. has purchased an additional 20 acres further buffering the original 25 acres. The compound is expected to take up about 10 acres for cabins, community structures, a dining hall, showers and sanitary facilities. While there is a dock in the plans President Frank Logan said certain precautions would be put into place to dissuade the curious boater. Logan has worked very closely with the Town Council presenting plans and modifying them as the Council brought up concerns. “It has been a very amicable process,” said Council Permit Coordinator Alice Little, “We have kept a close eye on these plans and Mr. Logan has been very open and agreeable. While he has not appeared in person very often, which could present some embarrassing situations, especially for me, he has been very available by the phone and written correspondence. Now, I’m no prude and Mr. Logan is a fairly attractive man but I would just feel uncomfortable with a naked man in my office, even if it was my husband.”

            Mr. Logan has high expectations for the campground. He has spent a lot of time over the winter talking to locals and trying to become a member of the community, although he has done this mostly through phone conversations and letters. “I do not want to make anyone uncomfortable. Just because my beliefs differ from someone else, doesn’t mean I can’t interact with them and share similar opinions and likes,” Logan said on the phone to this paper, “As a group we are pretty much the same as everyone else except we don’t feel we should be encumbered by clothes that we feel prevent us from fully interacting with nature. I really would like to talk about the new campground we are about to start up there. I am very excited about the project and we want to begin building as soon as the first thaw. We plan to bring a top notch facility to that fine town. I truly believe we will bring a lot of good ideas to town as well as a lot of good old US dollars.”

            Construction is slated to start April 15^th but that is dependent on the weather. Mr. Logan has told the Council and towns people that he will be on site supervising the construction but he will bend to the requests of the general community as well as his contractors and wear clothes for the extent of the building process. All contractors involved have said they will all be fully clothed.

Lakeview from N.U.D.E. property

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SPORTS

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COUGARS LOOK BACK AND FORWARD – TRAVELERS ON DECK

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East Farewell – The Cougars Spirit Club held a team dinner on Wednesday. The entire team was honored and Couch Wilson gave a very interesting and amusing speech about the past season and the future of the team.  Even through the team finished in second place the Coach pointed out that the expectations were much lower when the season started. “When we finished the first practice I turned to Greeny (the only senior, Timmy Green) and said ‘It looks like it’s going to be a long season.’ But as the season went on after a tough start, these kids really started to play the game well. They worked together as a team and they learned how to win. Greeny was essential in bringing this team together. He showed Conner a lot of his tricks and Conner picked up a lot on his own. By the end of the season Greeny missed one game but Conner stood tall and he has become quite the court leader in his own right.

            It wasn’t until the third game the Wilson Watson started to come into his own. Once he realized he could actually play he started to dominate the center. Along with his two partners, O’Hare and Reilly they were able to really take control inside in most of the games. The way this team came out of nowhere and showed they knew what they were doing. By the end of the season these kids really understood the game. They were able to fight to a respectable 11-5 season. Next season looks very strong. I am very proud of this group.” Awards were handed out to each player on the team and the Coach shook each player’s hand. A season well played.

            Next up on the sporting docket is baseball. The Travelers season will get under way next week and this year the reigning champs will start another campaign in the quest of their fourth title in six years. They have a better record than the infamous New York Yankees. The first game is scheduled for April 7^th at the stadium against the Bear Creek Cubs. The game begins at 1:00PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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POPE PIUS GIVES EASTER MESSAGE – BRITS SHOW OFF NEW TV – GRACE LEAVES NY - LOU GEHIRG STORY TOLD – MARILYN SICK – ELVIS ON BERLE

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Pope Pius XII in his Easter message warned that mankind is racing forward every day on the tragic road of suicide and extinction from atomic bombs and radio-guided missiles. 

The British say they have perfected a flat television tube that can be hung on the wall like a picture and used either for black and white or color transmission “with almost no internal complications.” Invented by Dr. Dennis Gabor, the pilot model is 20 inches square and slightly less than four inches in depth. The “gun” that produces the electron stream is in the middle of the top edge of the square tube. It projects the electrons downward to the bottom edge, where the stream is bent through an angle of 180 degrees. 

Grace Kelly sails away from New York to be married to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She said she hopes to give him a son - an heir to carry family rule of the little principality 

Samuel Goldwyn Productions seeks an injunction against CBS, to prevent them from a special based on the life of baseball great Lou Gehrig. The company contends that under an agreement signed in July of 1951, the ballplayer’s widow, Mrs. Eleanor Gehrig, assigned all rights to her husband’s life story for the filming of the movie, “The Pride of the Yankees, released the following year

“Bus Stop” halted - A virus infection that developed into bronchitis sends Marilyn Monroe home to bed with a temperature of 101 degrees.

Music news - Elvis Presley appears on the Milton Berle show, onTuesday night - April 3.

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3/22/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 22, 1956   Vol. C560

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LOCAL NEWS

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE – BIG HIT

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East Farewell- The 5^th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on Saturday, March 17^th, and by all accounts was a giant success.   Due to an unusual recent warming trend the snow from the blizzard was completely cleared from the streets and sidewalks.  The only remaining signs of the huge snowfall that paralyzed the region were rapidly diminishing “mountains” of plowed and piled snow on some of the corners on Main Street and along Lake Shore Drive.

            The parade kicked off at 12 noon from the Regional High school Parking lot, made its way down Main Street and turned on Lake Shore Drive and end at Lakefront Plaza by Lake Charles.  Leading the Parade was the “Pumper” engine from the fire department followed by engines from several nearby towns, Slate Mountain, Fort Lee and Southport.  Several of the Police motorcycles followed and then the marchers came along.  Civic groups including the Woman’s Auxiliary, the local Pet Shelter, the Men’s Civic Association, both Cub Scout troops and the Boy and Girl Scout troops.  There was a collection of antique cars and even two local Harvesters.  The High School Band was the final highlight in the parade and they played many Irish songs as they marched.  A very interesting arrangement of “Danny Boy” was far and away the most popular.  It was played to a march beat and drew applause once the people recognized what it was.  Sensing the crowd’s enjoyable reaction, they repeated it three times.  The third time it was really in the groove.  Everyone in the parade was dressed in green to honor the holiday and there were many leprechauns running throughout the parade as it proceeded through town.

            The entire parade as well as many of the spectators and all the leprechauns ended up at the Lakefront Plaza where the High school Band gave a free concert.  Many local restaurants set up small booths and offered food and drink for the afternoon and into the evening.   A wonderful time was had by all.

Regional High School Band dressed for St. Patrick’s Day

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN BUT COME IN SECOND FOR THE SEASON

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East Farewell- The Cougars finished off their season with a win but were only able to place second in the league because the Riverview Wildcats beat the Fort Lee Captains to win the league title.  All told the Cougars played far above expectations and showed everyone they knew how to stay tough and win the close games.  In the beginning of the season it looked like their inexperience and novice status would make for a disappointing season.  This scrappy group proved everyone wrong by showing an ability to learn quickly and come together as a unit.  “I am so proud of these kids,” gushed Coach Wilson, “They wouldn’t give up even when they were down by 25.  The way Greeny (Timmy Green) and Conner (Fergal Conner) ran the game, I was just amazed.  They just got better and better.”

            The final game was against the Slate Mountain Miners and the Miners came to play.  The game see-sawed back and forth in the first half, with each team trading baskets. The first half ended tied 34-34.  Neither team was able to get a good defensive stand. If the shooting percentage was higher the scores would have been in triple digits.  In the second half the back court of Green and Conner started to take over.  They two boys were able to direct the front court of Wilson Watson, Tom O’Hare and Bill Reilly masterfully, breaking open one or the other forwards for easy scores.  Wilson was able to dominate the boards in the second half, bringing in 12 rebounds and contributed with 7 points in the second half.  While the first half was anybody’s game, the second half clearly belonged to the Cougars.  They ran away with it.  The Cougars prevailed with a very respectable total of 58 points to a very tough but overmatched Miners 48.  

            The Cougars wind up in second place in the league but a very happy with the final standings.  Next year promises to be another strong year with the entire team returning with the exception of Timmy Green who is a senior.  Coach Wilson is already making guarded predictions for next year.  “I think we are going to be very strong next year.”  Was all he would say.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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EXPLOSION IN PHILA – COMMIES MUST PAY TAXES – IKE WANTS PROGRESS – PRICES – GRACE AND ZSA ZSA NEAR MARRIAGE

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In Philadelphia, a granary located at 30th and Market Street explodes like a bomb and is consumed by a raging fire. The explosion rocked and damaged buildings within a 10-block radius. So far, one is dead and 115 are injured. The blast area was placed under police rule. The shock of the blast was felt 25 miles away.

The government seizes Communist property from coast to coast for back taxes. The party’s newspaper, The Daily Worker is padlocked. A government spokesman said, “The party apparently thought it was exempt from taxation. However, political parties are required to file income returns and the Communist party, has never done so.”

President Eisenhower declares that the entire South should show some progress toward racial desegregation. “I am for moderation, but I am for progress. Let’s don’t try to think of this as a tremendous fight that is going to separate Americans and get us in a nasty mess. Let’s try to think of how we can make progress,” said the President.

At you market - 7-up - six regular bottles .45 (you like it – it likes you) ... Welch’s grape jelly - 20oz jar - .49 ... V-8 -12oz can - .10 ... Kraft Cheese - (Swiss or American) - 8oz package - .29. The average price for gas - 27.9 cents (regular) and 31.9 cents (premium).

Actress Grace Kelly, who recently completed what could be her last picture, arrives in New York where she’ll sail for France aboard the SS-Constitution April 4. She will marry Monaco Prince Rainier on April 18.

Hedda Hopper reports that Zsa Zsa Gabor will wed Los Angeles contractor Hal Hayes. “I know he’s the right man. Mama thinks he is the right man and my sisters and I think he is vunderful. Mama wants me to be married in a double ceremony with Eva, but I don’t vant to do it, so I won’t get married for at least a month.

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3/13/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 15, 1956   Vol. C559

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LOCAL NEWS

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RESCUE ON THE LAKE

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East Farewell – Lake Charles has been frozen for over a month but some parts still have dangerously thin ice. Most of those spots have been marked off but with the snow has obscured some of those markers. Last Monday there was a near tragedy on the lake but quick thinking skaters and a fast response from the fire department averted the near disaster.

            It was dusk on Monday and there were still many skaters on the lake. The shore lights had not come on yet and the groups of skaters were having a wonderful time. A small group of youthful skaters were playing crack the whip, an immensely popular game with the children and young adults alike, and the whip “cracked” and sent young Gabe Richardson spinning off towards a danger marked area. He tried to stop before he crossed into the snow covered area but stumbled when he hit the snow and fell forward. His speed and weight was enough to carry him into the danger area and when he hit the snow he fell through. At first Richardson looked like he could climb right out but as he paddled to the side he would break the edge and fall back. The other members of his group laughed at first but very quickly recognized the dire situation. The group quickly formed a single line and retrieved a long rope from the shore. They also sent someone to alert the fire department. Holding on to one another they were able to approach the edge and toss the rope towards Richardson, who at this point was starting to panic. He grabbed the rope but was not able to hold on at first. The group shouted encouragement and instructions to him in an effort to calm him down enough to take the rope. Luckily, two members of the Fire Department were among the other skaters. The rushed over and took control. Henry Thompson and Bill Wenz ( brother of Lost Oasis owner, Charles Wenz) were able to work the rope next to Richardson and calmly talk him into taking the rope and holding on tight. The entire group then pulled him back onto the solid ice.

            The ambulance had arrived by the time Richardson was back on the ice and medics were able to administer first aid and get him into the ambulance. They took him over the First Aid Station and checked him for injuries. After Dr. Golding looked him over given some dry clothes and hot chocolate. His parents arrived at the Station and were able to take him home. He was able to thank Mr. Thompson and Mr. Wenz before he left and waved to his group of friend who had made their way to the station. Richardson is a junior at Regional High and was back in school on Tuesday with nothing more than a bruised ego to complain about. But he also had a story that will last a lifetime.

Gabe Richardson is pulled from Lake Charles

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SPORTS

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COUGARS COME FROM BEHIND TO WIN

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East Farewell – The next to last game of the Cougars season turned out to be one of the seasons most exciting. The game had been postponed from the week earlier due to the huge snow storm that closed the entire eastern seaboard. The game was moved to Tuesday and was almost postponed again due to the weather but it was held in the gymnasium after many volunteers helped shovel out the pathways to the building. Along with over 50 students a host of townspeople young and old all chipped in to clear the area. The game started on time and was well worth the effort that was exerted to make sure it was played.

            The Hawks came out hot and scored the first 15 points. Hawks center, Gabe Cole, scored his first three baskets with ease. Cougar’s center, Wilson Watson, looked like he was not familiar with the game. It took about three minutes and a time out to get him back in the game. Once Coach Wilson gave the team a wakeup call during the timeout they came to life. Watson turned into the center he has been all season and took control. While Cole was able to finish with total 14 points after the first six every other point was hard earned. Watson ended the game leading all scorers with 26. He also was able to grab 18 rebounds and block 6 shots. As good as Watson was underneath he was supported by a wonderful backcourt display put on by Messrs. Green and Conner. They ran a tight game and put on a dribbling show that hasn’t been seen since Ted Fitzgerald from the 1953 squad to end the game.

            The Cougars were able to control the center but the Hawks did not let the game get away from them. At one point in the second half they took a commanding 7 point lead. It took a super team effort for the Cougars to come back and with two minutes left the Cougars were able to take back the lead and as Cole fouled out Watson went on a run and scored the last 6 points to make the final score a 58-48 win but it was not as lopsided as the score looks. The Hawks and the Cougars played a great game that see-sawed back and forth and until Cole fouled out the game could have gone either way.

            Since the Cougars won there is still a chance that they could win the league. The chances are slim, many things have to fall their way and they do not have any control over things that ultimately will decide the outcome. The Cougar can do one thing that is imperative to their league championship, win next week against Slate Mountain. The game begins at 6:30PM in the Regional High Gym.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE LIKES NIXON – 2^ND BLIZZARDS HITS EAST COAST – LOTS HAPPENING IN RUSSIA – MARGARET TRUMAN TO MARRY

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President Eisenhower declares that he would be happy to have Vice-President Richard Nixon on any political ticket with him. 

The second of two blizzards in 48 hours sweeps the East with New York City getting paralyzed by the blizzard.

While visiting London Soviet Deputy Premier Georgi Malenkov, political heir of Josef Stalin, cuts short a sightseeing tour to contact the Kremlin on the newest efforts to crush the myth of his old master. Security measures are imposed in some areas of the Soviet Union because of repercussions from the attack on Stalin by the Soviet leadership. The removal of a large picture of Stalin in Communist East Germany brings on a small-scale riot - touching off fighting between Communist party members. The 10 by 13 foot picture was removed from the front of party headquarters in Finsterwalde.

Margaret Truman discloses that she will be married to newspaperman Clifton Daniel in a “very simple ceremony” April 21 in a church in Independence, MO.

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