9/13/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 13, 1956   Vol. C675

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LOCAL NEWS

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SUMMER IS OVER – IT IS BACK TO SCHOOL

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East Farewell – The summer of ’56 might be in the books but there is still a lot of activity going on in town. The successful Fair of ’56 topped off a wonderful summer full of great events like the sailboat race, the very exciting first annual Reese Cup Golf Tournament, The Barb-B-Que Cookoff and of course the Hot Dog eating Contest. The music and the midway were still fresh in the minds of all the East Farewell school students as the doors opened on all the regional schools last Monday. Areas schools began their 1956-57 school year with traditional fanfare. The High School was opened with a flag raising ceremony attended by all students and faculty. Principal Owen Prescott gave a brief welcome speech and addressed the student body with words of encouragement and support. Once again this year’s senior class is the largest ever at 173, up by 16 from last year, and the entire student body in all the areas schools has grown by 45.  The increase enrollment is a reflection of the increased population in town and the surrounding area. This trend will continue for the foreseeable future as the town continues to grow and more people move here thanks to the increase opportunities at the Iron Works, the mighty Keystone Railroad and new businesses opening in town.

Principal Prescott addresses High School students

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS COME HOME WITH A WIN

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East Farewell – The Travelers came home after their long road trip to a jubilant crowd and did not disappoint them as they easily put away the Erie Eagles 6-2. The fans started cheering before the first pitch and didn’t stop until after Joey Alfred threw the third strike for the third out in the ninth. The Travelers started out with two hits in the first but could not score. They were stymied by Eagles pitcher Rick Getty for the first two innings. They got hits in both innings but failed to capitalize. It wasn’t until the third inning that Travelers were able to get on the board. It was the bottom of the order that started the scoring with Archibald doubling and Sweet knocking him in then Alfred helped himself by singling followed by Dunham looping on to center letting Alfred get to third. Watson singled driving in Alfred and the Johnny Cloos came up with two men on. Getty took Cloos deep in the count and tried to sneak a high fastball by Cloos with a 3-2 count and Cloos kept his eye on the ball and his hands on the bat and drove his first ball out of Travelers Field this month. The score stood at 5-0 until the seventh when the Eagles started to make a move and were able to tag Alfred for two runs. Finally in the eighth Joey Brown slugged a solo homer to seal the game. The Travelers looked sharp on defense turning two double plays and no errors and Alfred was able to strike out six.

            The Travelers are in second place in the league standings and need to win every remaining game while Slate Mountain and CGW will have to each lose at least one game for the Travelers to move up into first. They have a chance next week when the Slate Mountain Miners with their ace Tony ‘Michael’ Angelo come to town. The game begins at 1:30 at Travelers Field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE IN DES MOINES – STEVENSON ACCUSES – LOTS OF MUSIC NEWS

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Some 225,000 turn out in Des Moines to give President and Mrs. Eisenhower a welcome. The President’s motorcade passed through the city en route from the National Field days plowing contest.

 In Maryland - Adlai Stevenson accuses President Eisenhower of telling the public “only half the facts” about world peace prospects and of avoiding mention of “ominous tensions” in the Middle East and Africa. 

President Nasser rejects as a “declaration of war” the western Big Three’s latest proposal for operating the Suez Canal. “No aggressor will leave Egypt alive,” said the feisty leader. Meanwhile, the Soviet Union accuses Britain and France of preparing to “seize the Suez Canal by an act of aggression against Egypt.”  A shift in western policy rules out force in favor of an economic squeeze against Egyptian demands for absolute rule over Suez Canal traffic. But later, Secretary of State Dulles says there will be no Suez boycott sought. 

Robin Seymour of WKMH radio in Detroit (1310 on your AM dial) recently took a stand against playing Presley records on his show following the singer’s controversial appearance on Milton Berle’s NBC TV show. During the Berle appearance, Presley disturbed adult viewers - and instantly became a martyr in the eyes of his teen age following what was called by some, his “strip-tease” behavior. But, after receiving 500 letters from teens who threatened to boycott his show. Seymour responded in an open letter which appeared on the front page of a local newspaper, “Teen Life.” In it, he explained that now that Presley was keeping his gyrations under wraps appearance on Steve Allen’s show and last week’s Ed Sullivan show) he is now persona gratis once again. 

Douglas (Jocko) Henderson of WOV New York is helping combat juvenile delinquency via “five extra commandments” for members of his “1280 rocket Fan Club.” The commandments cover regular attendance at school, helping around the house etc. 

WITH (1230 on your AM dial) in Baltimore, says it will pay for play - legally. For about $15 - you can buy 15 spins of your new record with such DJ’s as Buddy Deane, Joel Chaseman, Gil Kridel and Tony Donald. Of course, if your record cliques, it could be added to the WITH playlist!

Big D Jamboree,” in Dallas adds Jerry Reed to its anniversary performance slated for September 22 when Johnny Cash heads up the show. Look for Carl Perkins the following week.

Frank Sinatra blames Mitch Miller of Columbia Records for the tailspin in his career a few years ago. Sinatra complained that Miller forced inferior songs on him and that his career went into eclipse until he switched to Capitol Records. Sinatra recorded his criticism in a telegram to a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing into the television industry. Sinatra said he enjoyed a freedom of selection of material “A freedom which I may modestly say resulted in a modicum of success for me. Suddenly Mr. Miller; by design or coincidence, began to present many, many inferior songs, all curiously bearing BMI music.” Mitch Miller responded, saying “It’s a hell of a way to run a hearing when they accept telegrams as evidence.” “If they want to examine the record, they will find that under my aegis at Columbia, Frank Sinatra recorded 95% or more ASCAP songs and 5% or less BMI. It is a matter of record.” Miller also replied that Sinatra should not blame music for his decline, but rather his own hectic love life at the time. Sinatra’s marriage to Ava Gardner was breaking up when he switched record labels in 1953.

In more subcommittee testifying, music artist Billy Rose, hit hard by the new BMI music being played on pop music stations, particularly rock ‘n’ roll. He told of his travels this summer in Communist countries where he heard Soviet orchestras playing songs that he had not heard on the air for a long time rather than the be-bop and rock ‘n’ roll. “In other words, our best musical talents seemed to be having an easier time crashing through the Iron Curtain than through the electronic curtain which the broadcasting companies have set up through there three-way control of the airwaves, the outfits which publish music and the companies which make phonograph records.”

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9/6/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 6, 1956   Vol. C584

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LOCAL NEWS

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6^th ANNUAL MUSIC, ARTS & COUNTRY FAIR RENAMED BUT SILL A BIG HIT

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East Farewell – The name has been changed but the fun is still the same. The Annual Music, Arts & Country Fair has been renamed to simply ‘The Fair’. The Fair opened on Friday with a musical extravaganza on the stage of the Fairgrounds as the Regional High Jazz Band kicked things off with a spirited set of patriotic and popular tunes. Led by music teacher Ben Grant the 15 member band, most beginning their senior year in school, showed great talent and musical understanding as they romped through their set beginning appropriately with the National Anthem and ending with America the Beautiful. The Fair continued around the music as the midway was opened as well as many of the local artist stalls where many local craftsmen and women exhibited, took orders and sold their wonderful creations. Great food was also available as most of the local restaurants set up shop, most with table service but some with just a counter and some stools. One new addition this year was an Ice Cream Truck sponsored by Hagan Farms. The music continued until the first night closing at midnight on Friday. The lineup of bands spanned the spectrum of musical interest from high school jazz through country, blues, swing and even some rock and roll. The bands were both local support and national fame. Jerry Tabor’s Swing Band was very popular and people called them back for several encores. Gus Sloan’s Quintet did jazz numbers and drew a huge response from the crowd when they invited some of the members of the High School Jazz Band to sit in for a couple of numbers. Country star Charlie Green had people square dancing and two-stepping in style. A local group of kids who could not have been older than their teens called themselves the Blackjacks played some of that new sound, rock and roll, and they were pretty good. The kids loved them and there was a lot of jitterbugging going on during their set. Big Roy and the Magnificents who were, well, magnificent was the last band on the roster. Their rhythm and blues numbers were both raucous and smooth and their slow numbers were captivating and had the entire crowd swaying to the sound.  The evening was closed by an all on the stage get together with most of the bands joining together to play a couple of late night songs and close the evening. “Good Night Irene” was a fitting ending to a wonderful first day.

            Saturday started early with the livestock auction beginning at 6:30AM. Surprisingly, the event was very well attended considering most of the non farmers who were there had just left the fairgrounds a few hours before. The auction is a holdover from the original Country Fair and dates back to the first County Fair. It was almost dropped from the event list a couple of years ago but the committee was petitioned by both local famers and locals in general to keep it and it has been very well attended ever since. It adds a lot of flavor to the Fair. The rest of Saturday was open for artists and craftspeople to show their creations and for people to taste some of the great food available. Many carnival type games along with some small rides for the little children made the whole event seem very carnival-like. Pony and wagon rides were also offered. More music played throughout the day. Some of the Friday night headliners made repeat appearances. Saturday night had a fireworks display over the lake and more music, mostly from local musicians and a standout performance by local boy who made it to the national stage, Jerry Tabor and his swing band.

            On Sunday the expected rains came but they did not dampen the enthusiasm as people slogged around the midway, visited the many crafts booths and dined and socialized under the canopies. The rain continued throughout the day and into the evening but almost miraculously cleared just in time for the closing band numbers on the stage. Charlie Green teamed up with Gus Sloan and his quintet for a fantastic closing set which was a mix of country and jazz and is a surprise appearance Big Roy sang the lead on Traveling Salesman’s Blues and added a little swing to his blues repertoire. As the final fireworks exploded over Lake Charles the Fair came to a spectacular close, a huge success and another great summer event for the town.

The Midway at the Fair 1956

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SPORTS

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HOGAN WINS 1^ST REESE CUP – TRAVELERS WIN AGAIN

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East Farewell – Ben Hogan easily won the 1^st Invitational Reese Cup with a record setting 86 on his final round. Rain had postponed the second round but it was played along with the third round on Thursday. Many of the players were dissatisfied with the perceived rush in the play. It was thought that the tournament was hurried to finish because of the Fair that was opening on Friday. Both Reese Cup and Fair officials denied any such action. Hogan had no comment on the issue. He just played a great round and was only complimentary about the course and the event. “It was a wonderful inauguration for what I hope is a yearly tournament,” said Hogan after the event.

            Hogan, fresh off his win at the Masters made this a cherry on the top of his most successful season. Coming in second was Doug Ford followed by Sam Snead and local Art Fox came in third. There is a lot of talk about next year’s tournament most of which centered on changing the date so there would be no conflict with the Fair. General consensus was that the Fair took some of the spotlight off the Tournament or visa-versa, depending on who you talked to.

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Youngstown – The Travelers made it three in a row as they beat a weakened Youngstown Steelers, 5-1 on Saturday. The Steelers have been hit with a string of bad luck lately, losing their best hitter to a broken wrist during an over the wall catch and then two days later their ace pitcher was hit in shin with a line drive that put him out for at least two weeks. Ralph Morton, Steelers leading slugger and currently third in the league’s batting average standings, jumped up against the left field fence in Corning, reached over the top of the wall and made what appeared to be a spectacular home run robbing grab against CGW’s Dean Guest. Morton hung onto the ball but smacked his wrist against the rail. After he came down and threw the ball back in he called for a timeout and the trainers came out to look at him. The great catch came at a price. Morton is out probably for the rest of the season. As for their ace pitcher, Frank Jones, he was pitching a one hitter until the sixth when Slate Mountain’s catcher, Bernie Doyle, connected with Jones fastball and hit it straight back and hit Jones in the shin knocking him down. Jones, ever the gamer, was able to recover and throw Doyle out at first but was unable to finish the game. He has a severely bruised left shin and will be out for two weeks.

            The Travelers were able to take advantage of the Steelers bad luck by jumping on newly activated pitcher, Phil Horn, by scoring three runs in the first inning. Watson, Cloos and Dimero all hit singles and catcher, Joey Brown hit a well placed double in between the fielders that rolled all the to the wall scoring all three runners. Horn was able to settle down and was able to keep the Travelers in check until the seventh when Johnny Cloos continued his extra base hitting streak with a two run triple scoring Francis and Watson. The Steelers were finally able to get on the board with a single by Thompson and a double by Reston in the eighth. That was the end of the Steelers offense as Travelers pitcher, Joey Alfred, had a very strong game only allowing five hits and five walks.

            The Travelers finally come home next week when they host the Erie Eagles at 1:30. 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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COMMIES ADMIT SHOOTING DOWN PLANE – 11 MARINES DROWN IN OKINAWA – THIS WEEK AT THE MOVIES

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Communist China admits attacking an American plane shot down last month, but says it will throw-out U.S demands for compensation as “unjustified.” Instead, they shot back, demanding, “the United States stop its provocative activities” in relation to Far East air and naval operations.

Some 11 Marines drown in Okinawa after being swept by a strong undertow. A Marine company out on a field exercise decided to take a break and go for a swim in what seemed like calm water. One witness said, “Before they got waist deep, the men were in trouble. They were knocked from their feet by a vicious undercurrent and tumbled seaward.”

At the movies - Bus Stop - Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray

                           High Society - Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra

                           Trapeze - Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida

                           The Eddy Duchin Story - Tyrone power, Kim Novak

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8/30/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 30, 1956   Vol. C583

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LOCAL NEWS

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RAIN OR SHINE THE SHOW WILL GO ON

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East Farewell – The threatening weather forecast will not have any impact on the 11^th Annual Music, Art and Country Fair. The committee says the show will go on come rain or shine. “We have had a couple of years when it rained,” said committee chairman Louis Sanford, “It really doesn’t matter, back in ’47 it was almost a hurricane and we went right on with the show. We are prepared for different situations and we are confident that we are prepared for any situation.”

            The ‘Fair’, as locals have come to call it, is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 4:00PM with a full slate of music acts that will perform on the stage at the fairgrounds. All types of music well be presented, the opening act is a local favorite with lots of local connections, the Regional High School Jazz Band. The band is made of Regional High School students, mostly seniors that have become extremely popular in town. Also on the lineup is Jerry Tabor’s Swing Band, country star Charlie Green, more jazz with Gus Sloan’s Quintet, rhythm and blues band Big Roy and the Magnificents and even some of the ‘new’ sound of ‘rock and roll’ for the kids. Throughout the rest of the weekend other bands will perform and on Sunday evening there will a get together with all the performers sharing the stage for a big closing number right before fireworks that will close the Fair.

          On Saturday the Country Fair will be the main attraction with local artists and craftsmen showing their work and offering some for sale. The almost forgotten Livestock auction will take place in the early morning, beginning at 6:30AM, and be held in the main field area. This event was the original premise for the fair but has been relegated to a second place attraction as both taste and attendee attitudes have shifted over the years. The auction still draws the local farm community and has been drawing some ‘city-folk’ as of late.  Most of the folks from the city are drawn to the auction out of the novelty and rarely if ever participate.  After the auction the focus will shift back the arts and music part of the fair and people will be able to stroll the midway and sample a host of local food and spirits. Traditionally, most of the restaurants have set up shop along the midway in between the games and artist’s stalls.  If the rain comes most of the stalls will be able to fashion an awning to shield the folks and all the restaurants will already have a canopy in place. So, as Mr. Stanford might say, “Let it rain, we are ready.”

Fair Booths at 1955 Fair 

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SPORTS

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A LITTLE RAIN WILL NOT STOP THE FUN – TRAVELERS WIN IN BEDFORD

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East Farewell – The forecast was not the most promising for the first East Farewell Golf Classic. The region has been suffering through a summer dry spell and the rain is much needed. Unfortunately, it came on the biggest social week of the summer. The 11^th Music, Arts & Country Fair is scheduled for the end of this week and the Golf Classic was scheduled to start yesterday. The forecast was for heavy rain in the beginning of the week and intermittent showers throughout the week. On Monday and Tuesday of this week the showers arrived as predicted and dumped almost an inch of rain on the town. The skies cleared by Wednesday morning and the Classic was able to begin after a brief two hour delay to make sure the course was in playable condition. Greens keeper, Stanley Pupeck, announced the greens and the course were fit for play at 10:00AM and the Classic was under way. The first foursome to tee off was a stellar group of Sam Sneed, Doug Ford, local Art Fox and Paul Grahmn. The rest of the field followed and golf luminaries such as last year’s Masters winner Ben Hogan and other Masters players such as Ken Venturi and Tommy Bolt were big attractions as they walk the damp but very beautiful course. The first round ended too late for the results to make press time, but the early foursomes had finished and Ben Hogan was leading the pack with a very respectable 2 under par. He was followed by Grahmn and Fox at 1 under then Ford and Bolt, who were even. The Classic will run today and finish tomorrow with the trophy award ceremony after the last group finishes, probably around 4 in the afternoon. All eyes are on the skies because another downpour could postpone the rounds and push the finale back into the beginning of the Music, Arts & Country Fair kickoff.

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Bedford – the Travelers were able to come back and beat the Bedford Bears on Saturday, 6-2. The Bears started off strong scoring two quick runs in the first off an uncharacteristically sloppy Danny Lane who gave up four hits to the first four batters. After that though, Lane settled down and was able to put away the side and go on to hold the Bears to only three more hits and no more scores. The Travelers, on the other hand, started off slowly and didn’t get a hit until the fourth. In the fourth the Travelers woke up and started to play. Back to back singles by Dimero and Watson set the table for the hot hitting Johnny Cloos. He did not disappoint the Travelers fans who made the trip to Bedford by smacking a two run double. In the sixth the bottom of the order came to life with three straight hits by Joey Brown, Arty Archibald and Billy Sweet scoring another run. Then pitcher Danny Lane came up with Archibald and Sweet still on base and he helped his own cause by blooping a Texas leaguer into center and was able to drive in both Archibald and the very speedy Sweet. Finally in the ninth Francis led off with a double and was driven in by Watson with his third hit of the day.

            The Travelers stay on the road this weekend as they move on to Youngstown. The game will begin at 1:30 in Youngstown.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE ASKS ALL OF US TO HELP WITH INTEGRATION PROBLEM – NASSER PRESENTS SUEZ PLAN – BEST DRESSED MEN IN THE U.S.

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President Eisenhower appeals to all Americans to help solve the school integration problem, but warns against excessive use of Federal police power.

Nearly half the students of Clinton High School in Clinton Tennessee go to classes - the best attendance since admission of Negro students brought on riotous agitation last weekend.

President Nasser spends 40 minutes presenting Egypt’s case to the five-power committee which is in Cairo to win his acceptance of the 18-nation plan for international control of the Suez Canal.  A five-power Suez Canal committee begins their struggle to win over Egypt’s President Nasser to acceptance of international control of the canal. Col. Nasser is believed to have categorically rejected ‘internationalization” at this week’s third session.  Prime Minister Eden calls Parliament back from its summer vacation for an emergency session to debate the Suez Canal crisis.

The chairman of the Custom Tailors Guild shakes a sartorial finger at Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando and Ted Williams as being among “our sloppier celebrities.” Chairman James Scali then announces the guild’s annual selection of the 10 best-dressed men in America:

President Eisenhower

Carl Erskine (Brooklyn Dodger Pitcher)

Larry Mack

William Holden

Dan Topping

J. Edgar Hoover

Ted Collins (radio producer)

Gordon Macrae

Harry E. Gould

Rex Harrison

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8/23/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 23, 1956   Vol. C582

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LOCAL NEWS

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1^ST SWIM ACROSS THE LAKE

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East Farewell - The first annual Swim Across the Lake took place on Saturday and was an overwhelming success. When first presented back in June it was not received with any great enthusiasm by the Town Council. Organizers Hugh Reston and Frank Dunlap were persistent and worked very hard to bring their event to reality.  Having put together all the necessary routes paths, nautical clearances and insurance waivers they went out and setup a sign up system that was almost statewide attracting almost three hundred potential swimmers. The logistics of the event were enormous to say the least. Originally Reston and Dunlap, who were collegiate swimmers and friends wanted to hold a swim around the lake race but that proved to be impractical as well as being too long, at a total over almost 33 miles, for most swimmers. Undaunted they revamped their plan and present a swim across the lake instead. Both Dunlap and Reston are quick to admit that they were inspired by a young man, Jake Newburgh, who back in 1951 first swan across the lake solo. Newburgh moved away from East Farewell last year but his legacy lives on with the efforts of Dunlap and Reston.

            All their work paid off on Saturday morning. All along the newly constructed but still unnamed beach approximately half a mile down from the Fun Pier almost 50 swimmers lined the shore and at 8:30AM the horn blasted and all the swimmers raced into the water miraculously not running into one another. They were off along a carefully marked course, 50 yards wide and lined with buoys all the way across the lake. The entire route was a total of 2.7 miles and ended on Raleigh Beach which is owned by the N.U.D.E. organization, the back to nature group that has built a nudist retreat only five miles down the road. There was some concern that influx of swimmers, supporters and fans would create a problem with the nudists.  Frank Logan, president of N.U.D.E. said he had no problem with using the beach for the event and made sure no one would be offended by the proximity of the campground and its members.

            The swim itself went off without a hitch and considering there were almost 50 swimmers and there was almost 3 miles of open water. There were a lot of possible calamities that could have happened but didn’t. Reston and Dunlap were not in the pack choosing to monitor the race from a boat that was used to try and keep the swimmers within the boundaries and also offer any first aid if needed. Surprisingly, no one needed assistance although some swimmers did not complete the 2.7 miles instead hitching rides on some of the numerous boats that had spectators and fans aboard. The winner of the 1956 Swim Across the Lake was Robby Jenkins, a 19 year old State College student who is captain of his swim team. He was able to make the swim across the lake in a very impressive 1 hour and 30 minutes.  Of the 50 swimmers that started 24 made the entire distance. The rest were picked up along the way and there were no reported injuries.

            Jenkins was followed closely by a female swimmer, Daisy Forman, a 23 year old accountant from East Farewell. Her time was only three minutes behind Jenkins. “I was right with him until the end, I got caught up in a funny current flow and it knocked me off. This was great fun, though. I can’t wait to try it again,” said Forman on the Raleigh Beach.

            “This was great fun,” said Jenkins as he stood with Forman and they celebrated on the shore. “This should be a yearly event.”

            Reston and Dunlap were already making plans to bring the event back next year. This was a slightly strange but very entertaining event.

Robby Jenkins and Daisy Forman and fans on Raleigh Beach

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK

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Bedford – The Travelers got back on the winning track by besting the Bedford Bears on Saturday, 5-2. The Bears ‘Howlin’ Frank Fowler lived up to his nickname by letting out a coyote like howl with each strikeout. He had nine howls on Saturday much to the delight of his fans who joined him each time. That was the highlight of the Bears game, though, they were not able to supply him with much offense and their defense was only adequate. The Travelers were able to jump on Fowler early, before he settled down, and score three quick runs in the first with a single by Francis, a double Dunham and then a long home run by Cloos, the first four batters (Watson sacrificed). Fowler paused after the blast by Cloos, walked around the mound, set back up and struck out the next two batters. He went on to keep the Travelers in check for the next seven innings until the bottom of the order, Brown, Archibald and Sweet were able to come together and score two more runs. The Bears on the other hand were only able to generate two individual runs in the fifth and ninth off Travelers ace, Joe Nagy. It was a positive to see the entire line up produce and Nagy looked strong matching Fowler with nine strikeouts but Nagy had better offense behind him. The win puts the Travelers back in third place in the league behind CGW and Mountain View. The Travelers stay on the road next week and will be out of town for the Music, Arts and Country Fair and the Golf Classic that are scheduled for next week. They will come home in two weeks.

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 NATIONAL

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GOP PICKS IKE & NIXON – IRVING BERLIN PENS NEW TUNES –.VANDERBILT WEDS – KENNEDY LOSE CHILD – WRIGHT STANDS TALL – MUSIC THIS WEEK

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At the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, both President Eisenhower and VP Nixon win renomination. Both said they “were honored and thrilled” to be re-nominated. Nixon then flew back to Southern California to be with his ailing father.

Irving Berlin rolls out yet another song for the Eisenhower campaign. Four years ago, he wrote “I Like Ike” - the official GOP campaign song. His 1956 offering is “Ike - for Four More Years.” 

Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt wed Sidney Lumet, a television director. Both are 32. Miss Vanderbilt married twice previously. On her 21st birthday, she inherited $5 million from her father, Reginald Vanderbilt who died when she was an infant. 

Mrs. John F. Kennedy loses the baby she was expecting in October. A spokesman at a Newport, RI hospital says she underwent an emergency operation and is in good condition.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright says he is working on plans for a 510-story mile-high office building he hopes will be built on Chicago’s lakefront. If the structure, which will be called “the Illinois,” ever gets built, it will be the tallest structure in the world. 

Pop music this week - “My Prayer” - The Platters, “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” – Elvis Presley, “I Almost Lost My Mind” - Pat Boone, “(Que Sera, Sera) Whatever Will Be Will Be” - Doris Day, “The Flying Saucers - parts 1 & 2” - Buchanan & Goodman, “Allegheny Moon” – Patti Page, “Sweet Old Fashioned Girl” – Teresa Brewer, “It Only Hurts For A Little While” – The Ames Brothers,

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8/16/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 16, 1956   Vol. C581

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LOCAL NEWS

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GOLF TOURNAMENT SET. NOTABLES TO COMPETE

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East Farewell – Reese Farm Links has set the date for the first East Farewell Classic Invitation Golf Tournament. It will be held August 29th, 30th and 31st. The final round will coincide with the opening of the now famous Music, Arts & Country Fair scheduled to take place over the Labor Day weekend. The first tournament to be held on the year old course is quite an event and has some notable players accepting the invitation. Top on the list are golf legends Sam Snead and Ben Hogan who visited the course with golf legend Bobby Jones last year to officially open and name the course. Along with Snead and Hogan fresh from his second place finish in this year’s Masters Tournament, Ken Venturi along with other Masters players, Doug Ford and Tommy Bolt. This impressive roster is rounded out by local pros Art Fox and Will Heart as well as some local sponsors who have contributed to play with the greats. The locals include Town Council president, Tom Conally and local restaurateur, Charles Wenz. “This is a once in a lifetime experience,” said Wentz, “being able to play a round with these greats, I would have paid a million bucks!”

            “To have all these notable players accept our invitation was surprising to say the least,” said Jim Gauge, manager, “but we were able get them all to come. They all must have been talking to Snead and Hogan about the great time they had here last year with Mr. Jones. All three of them had a great time and the folks here just loved them. They treated them like royalty and the feeling s were mutual. This tournament could really turn into something big. I have a good feeling about this event.”

            The tournament will be played over three days with all the contestants playing a total of four rounds on groups of four. The course has been painstaking prepared for the event and is in fabulous shape according to Gauge and greens keeper Stanley Pupeck. “We have the greens in top shape and each hole has been strategically place according to Mr. Jones instruction,” said Mr. Pupeck when asked.

View of Lake Charles from the 18^th green

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SPORTS

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ONDITA SURPRISES TRAVELERS

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East Farewell – The Ondita Cougars came into town on Saturday and surprised the Travelers with a splendid pitching display by their ace, Sam ‘Cat’ Caterno, 2-0. The Cougars came into town sporting a 3 game winning streak but before that they had only been playing .500 baseball. They have had three superior games from their pitchers and have only had to score a total of nine runs to earn the wins. The pitchers have held the opposing teams to a total on two runs.  The Travelers were unable to get more than two hits and weren’t able to advance a runner past first. Caterno sent the first ten Travelers down order and it was only on a walk that was able to reach first in the third. He was stranded there. The Travelers were only able to get three scattered hits off sterling Caterno and no legitimate threats all game. The Cougars, on the other hand, jumped right on Travelers starter, Billy Green with a run in the first and then were able add an insurance run in the eighth.

            The Travelers will regroup visit the Bedford Bears in a night game next Saturday. The Bears have sat in the middle of the standings for most of the season and the Travelers beat them earlier in the season but the Bears are starting their ace, ‘Howlin’ Frank Fowler, who is 4 and 1 on the season.  The game begins at 7:30 in Bedford.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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DEMS IN CHICAGO – GOP IN SAN FRANCISCO NEXT WEEK – TEENS BIG BUSINESS – HORN FEELS THE HEAT

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Democrat convention in Chicago - Presented with a compromise plank on civil rights, the Democratic National Convention turns its back on Harry Truman and nominates Adlai Stevenson on the first ballot. He tells a cheering crowd - “this time we are going to win.” Stevenson picked Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee to be his running mate.  Heading into a party impasse, Harry Truman was not helping any by declaring that Stevenson cannot defeat President Eisenhower. 

Later this week - It’s on to San Francisco and the Republican convention.  There’s just no doubt that it will be Eisenhower and Nixon. In San Francisco, President Eisenhower calls on the Republican National Convention to “help make the bright promise of the party’s future more than equal to the record of its past.”  GOP Keynoter Gov Arthur Longlie of Washington opens the convention

Teens are becoming bigger business especially with music and now with movies. The film industry is making a concentrated attempt to build teen type performers for the Coke set (teenagers). The mysterious aura of adoration that still exists for James Dean and the wild cultist attraction that surrounds Elvis Presley have played important roles in awakening the film industry. There’s not a studio around that is not hopeful of coming up with a successor like Dean. Universal has its hopes on Don Murray. MGM’s contender is John Kerr. RKO’s hopes remain with Eddie Fisher and another one, James MacArthur, son of Helen Hayes. 

Bob Horn, who inaugurated the “Bandstand” program on WFIL-TV parts company with the station. This follows a long drawn-out hassle stemming from his arrest on drunken driving charges in June. The circumstances were amplified somewhat because the Philadelphia Inquirer, owners of WFIL was in the heat of a campaign against tipsy motorists. The rival Philadelphia Evening Bulletin played up the arrest of one of the Inquirer’s best known air personalities. Horn is presently conducting his “Bandstand dances” in Wildwood, NJ.

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8/9/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 9, 1952   Vol. C580

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LOCAL NEWS

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BARB-A-QUE COOKOFF IS A SMOKEY SUCCESS

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East Farewell – The Fourth Annual East Farewell Barb-A-Que Cook-off was held on Saturday with great fanfare, food and smoke. The entire round of the Lakefront Plaza was filled with over thirty aspiring cook off chefs and semi-professional grillers taking part. The menus were simple, mostly ribs, brisket and pork but a couple of daring contestants tried varieties of fish and fowl. The different grills each sent a cloud into the thick air and the weak wind let the smoke hang over the Plaza creating a sort of aromatic fog that could have rivaled London in the fall. The smoke didn’t lessen the enthusiasm of the cooks. Each had his or her own method of preparing and presenting their dish. The rules were simple everyone had three hours to prepare their own favorite B-B-Q dish, be it ribs, pork, beef, fish or fowl after the three hours they would present their dish to the judges who set up their main table at the top of the Plaza circle. The judges were local “celebrities” Tom Conally, Council President, Charles Wentz, restaurateur, Allen Heart, last week’s Hot Dog Contest winner, JJ Black, local musician and ‘Big’ Burt Brown local hero. Local sports legends, Johnny Cloos and Joe Nagy were also able to attend and judge much to the delight of the local crowd. The judges were able to walk through the array of grills and talk with the contestants and look over their shoulders as they prepared their treats. Many in the crowd also talked with the grillers trying to get recipes and grilling/smoking tips. Several young fans were looking for JJ Black’s autograph but the biggest crowd was around the baseball players as they made their way around the grills even some of the contestants reached out to the boys of summer to get an autograph.  Many of the grillers interacted with each other sharing some tools and squirt bottles to fight the flare ups.

            At the end of the day, after hours of basting and turning, the dishes were presented to the judges. Each sample was presented on its own platter some with fancy garnish perhaps in an attempt influence the judge’s decision. The judges took their responsibility seriously, but the entire event had a party like feel and there was much joking and commenting on different outfits the grillers were wearing. In the end the first place was awarded to Jimmy Drake for his spicy hot, caramelized short ribs. In a unanimous vote the judges were taken with the crispy yet tender ribs and the clever presentation that had both greens and corn kernels surrounding it.

            “It was a delightfully decadent dish that both excited your tongue and then melted in your mouth,” said judge Tom Conally as he wiped his fingers after the judges made their selection. Second place went to yearly winner Fran Green with her previous year’s winner, sweet ribs. Third place was a divided finish with both the baseball players going for Bernie Quinn’s Beer-0-Butt Chicken, JJ Black and Burt Brown voting for a unique blacken trout (light and flakey but very tasty) and Conally going for his favorite, Bud Dwyer’s ribs. Conally has always been partial to Dwyer’s ribs. Bud and Tom are neighbors. Conally insisted that his closeness to Dwyer had no influence on his decision. Many in the crowd smiled and nodded their heads in mock approval.  The fun of the event really pervaded the possible improprieties and everyone was more interested in have fun, sampling some very special dishes and wandering over to the ball field for the evening game. It was a wonderful way to spend a summer day and evening.

Lots of smoke at the B-B-Q Cook-Off

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS DON’T DISAPPOINT THE RIB FAN CROWD

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East Farewell – The Travelers came home after a successful 4-1 road trip and continued to show why they are the premier team in the league by knocking off the Bear Creek Cubs, 5-3 in a beautiful evening game. It did not take long for the Travelers to set up their win. In the third Johnny Cloos, fresh from his rib judging, smacked the three run homer driving in both Dunham and Francis. As he rounded third on his way home Cloos pointed to Jimmy Drake, B-B-Q Cook-Off winner who was in the first row. Drake was standing and cheering robustly. Most of the crowd had come from the B-B-Q Cook-Off and were in a very good mood. They cheered loudly and were very vocal whenever an ump made a call they disagreed with. The Travelers did not need any help from the crowd though; they had the game under control from the start as pitcher Billy Green mowed down the first nine Cubs, striking out six. The Cubs have been on a bit of a run winning their last five in row before Saturday’s game. They were able to rally in the seventh and score two with three hits and then add one in the ninth with a homer by their slugger Ralph Salter. That was not enough to catch the red hot Travelers as they added two more in the eighth with hits by Brown, Dimero. Pitcher Billy Sweet was able to drive in both with a long double that rolled into the right field corner and was finally corralled by fielder Joe Ross.

            The game was fairly quick due to both pitchers efficient delivery so many of the fans went back to Lakeshore Drive and the Plaza to catch the end of the evening concert and try some of the leftovers from the B-B-Q Grill-Off. Next week’s game is home again and the Travelers will host the Ondita Cougars. The game will be an afternoon game starting at 1:30PM.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE STANDS TOUGH ON SUEZ – NEWS FROM DEMS IN CHICAGO – THIS WEEK IN SPORTS

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President Eisenhower declares that the United States has every hope that the Suez Canal crisis will be solved by negotiation, but he doesn’t rule out a use of force. Prime Minister Eden says that Britain never can accept Egyptian President Nasser’s seizure of the Suez Canal. 

Democratic convention in Chicago - Keynote speaker Gov. Frank Clement of Tennessee, calls the Republican Party a “party of privilege and pillage” and described VP Nixon as, “the vice hatchet man of the Republican Party.” He pictured the Republican administration as one with “a sordid record of broken promises and unredeemed pledges.”  Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says a “Democratic victory is imperative and I believe we will have it in November.” Former President Truman comes out backing Averill Harriman of New York, holding him “best qualified.” Adlai Stevenson said he believe he can win the Democratic Presidential nomination even if former President Truman does not endorse him.

This week in sports - Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox is fined a record $5,000 for his contemptuous spitting gesture to fans, followed by his announcement he wasn’t sorry for his actions. Mickey Mantle hits homer #40 in a game against the Orioles. Norman Westfall (14) of Rochester, NY wins the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron.

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