2/9/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 9, 1956   Vol. C554

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LOCAL NEWS

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THE DOMINOES FALL

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East Farewell – A very talented group of Regional High Seniors were able to put on a wonderful display of creative scientific physics this week with an enormous domino knock-down event set up in the cafeteria of the school. The event involved over 5,000 dominoes meticulously set to tumble down in order. “Let the Dominoes Fall Where They May” was conceived by senior physics and math classes with assistance from the art class. It contained several math symbols and a clever “love and peace” knock down that used colored dominoes, a novelty created in the art class by students. The big knock down occurred at 4:00 last Friday right before the basketball game. The students crammed around the perimeter of the cafeteria and stood on tables and chairs to get a view. With a collective countdown the first domino was knocked over by senior, Joe Doyle, the design creator and lead domino placer. The maze took only two minutes to completely fall down but it was a glorious two minutes with whoops and cheers as the clattering, clacking rectangles toppled and fell in a beautiful display that can only be described as mysteriously magnificent.

            After the show the clean up began and an army of volunteers (really 15 freshmen) picked up all the dominos and sorted them into different boxes for storage awaiting the next event. Doyle said he was planning another knock-down for the spring, maybe for the prom or graduation. “It takes a lot of people to organize and set up a knock-down,” said Doyle after the event, “I had the whole physics class, the advanced math class and about half the art class all pitch in on this one. Everyone was great and each person had a job and they all got together and made it happen. It was just great, wasn’t it?”

            Yes it was Joe, yes it was.

Dominoes before the fall

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SPORTS

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COUGARS GROUND HAWKS

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East Farewell – The Cougars were able to win their second straight game on Friday by knocking down the high flying Southport Hawks, 48-44. The Hawks had won four straight when they came to the Regional High Gymnasium Friday evening and the Cougars stopped the streak cold. The Cougars backcourt, Green and Conner, set the pace with a tightly controlled game and kept the Hawks running after crisp passes and very efficient ball handling.  Green was able to turn his ever increasing court awareness into 13 points and 10 assists while Conner added a game high 21 points with 8 assists. Under the basket Wilson Watson stood tall and battled even with the league leading point scorer, Hawk center John Gentile. Watson was not only able to score 8 points but he was also able to keep Gentile to a season low of 8 points.

            The game was well played by both sides and the Cougars were able to hold a slim 26-24 halftime lead. The Hawks came out in the third quarter and jumped out to a 36-30 lead and the Cougars were looking rattled. After a timeout they came back with a surprising burst of energy and focus and closed the lead to32-30. In the fourth quarter the Cougars took control and surged to 44-40 lead with 1:30 left. The Hawks repeatedly tried to feed Gentile underneath but Watson along with forwards Tom O’Hare and Bill Reilly were able to stand in tough. Still Gentile was able to score twice but the Cougars Green and Conner were able to keep the lead intact. In the end the Cougars were able to stay on top, 48-44 and tie for the league lead in the standings. The season is still young but it is a good position to be in for this young team.

            Next week the Cougar face another formidable opponent in the Slate Mountain Miners. The Miners are currently enjoying second place in the league standings. The game begins at 4:05 in the Regional High Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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CONNIE MACK DIES – NIXON TOUTS CIVIL RIGHTS – LES PAUL & MARY FORD ON TV – AT THE MOVIES

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 The owner of the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years, Connie Mack, died in Philadelphia. He was at the helm for 9 pennants and 5 World Series. He was widely known as the grand old man of baseball

Vice President Nixon, scoring democratic “helplessness” in the civil rights field, says Eisenhower administration has ‘registered the greatest advance in Negro rights since the Emancipation Proclamation. 

Les Paul and Mary Ford will film 35 television shows in seven shooting days by using the Du Mont Electronicam - the same Jackie Gleason does for “The Honeymooners.”

At the movies –

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel

There’s Always Tomorrow - Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett

Diane - Lana Turner, Pedro Armendariz

The Bottom of the Bottle - Van Johnson, Joseph Cotton, Ruth Roman, Jack Carson

The Prisoner - Alex Guinness

I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Susan Hayward

The Night My Number Came Up - Michael Redgrave

The Court Jester - Danny Kaye

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2/25/1954

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 25, 1954   Vol. C452

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LOCAL NEWS

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NEW TRANSPORT SYSTEM PRESENTED

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East Farewell- The Town Council presented the much awaited proposal for the new transit system at this week’s town meeting. President, Tom Conally, enthusiastically showed off the presentation before a packed house.  The Mighty Keystone Railroad was a major contributor and resource for the project.  Members of the board of MKR were on the planning board and in attendance.  The EFTA (East Farewell Transit Administration) will run the new system which will initially consist of a 15 mile loop trolley system that will have 14 stops and a Grand Depot. The loop will run through downtown, out Lake Shore Drive and around Lake Charles returning to the Grand Depot which will be constructed near the Iron Works but is planned to be highly visible from the center of town.

            Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring. Final preparations such as obtaining the last land easements and specific track locations will be concluded in the interim time.  The Iron Works will be supplying the tracks and the Budd Company of Philadelphia will be supplying the cars.  Each station will be designed with its own individual identity, reflecting the neighborhood it is placed. A running contest for design suggestions has been a very popular topic around town for the last year. The finalists will be presented next month.  Construction on the stations will begin shortly thereafter.

            Conally’s presentation showed many beautiful artist renderings of the Depot, some stations and the cars in motion along with a high-tech, lighted display of the route. “We are all very excited about this project. This will add a new dimension to East Farewell, making it more inviting to our summer guests and also make the downtown and industrial area more accessible to all,” said Conally with pointer in hand.

            The project has been in the planning stage for several years and has gone through several refinements but in general has met with a high degree of positive anticipation by the town. The first ride is a highly talked about event around town and it has been rumored that there is a quite sizable betting pool around when the first ride will be. That is the question.

Artist depiction of Grand Depot

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SPORTS

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COUGARS GROUND THE HAWKS

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East Farewell – The Cougars took on the Southport Hawks on Saturday and kept their high flying reputation intact as they easily prevailed over the struggling Hawks, 56-50. The game was not as close as the score indicates, by the fourth quarter the Cougars, who led the whole game, were so far ahead that Coach Wilson put in the entire second team for the last five minutes.

            The game started off with a blistering assault by the Cougars to take a 12-0 lead with excellent outside shooting by guards, Timmy Green and Joey Welch. Center Dan Davis controlled the lane and was able to pass off to forwards Billy O’Donnell and Gene Green almost at will. The Hawks tried valiantly but were no match for the Cougars. The Hawks tried to double team Davis with their center, Jarod Johnson and forward Donald Smith but Davis proved too fast with his passes and his overall court awareness. By the end of the half the Cougars were in complete control leading, 30-10. The second half saw the Cougars keep control but slow down their usually very up-tempo game to take advantage of the clock. The Hawks were able to pull a little closer and with time running down in the fourth quarter Coach Wilson made wholesale changes to the lineup and put in the second team. The players, Joey Fox, Charlie Cox, Shamus McKean, Tommy O’Hare and Billy Reilly, all played well and showed that they knew the plays. All underclassmen, they were perhaps a glimpse of the Cougars to come. The game ended with Hawks guard, Michael Franklin taking a half-court shot that came amazingly close to going in but bounced off the rim and to the side. The Cougars won 56-50.

            The Cougars go on the road next week to take on The Slate Mountain Miners. The Miners will be a formidable foe having won their last three games by 10 points or more. The game will be a Friday night game, beginning at 7:00 in the Slate Mountain High Fieldhouse.

 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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GARROWAY IN CAR CRASH - KIDS GET TV CONTRACTS – CHEVALIER DENIED VISA – AT THE MOVIES

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While making a commercial on his for his TV show, Dave Garroway runs through a stop sign and smashes another automobile, sustaining injuries in Miami. Garroway ran a stop sign, crossed in front of a moving car and got clobbered. Garroway was filming a commercial illustrating power steering. He ended up on a lawn with the sprinklers still on. The cameraman was only shooting his hands at the time, but Garroway wished he had recorded his expression at the moment of impact. Hospital officials say Garroway will be confined for a week with cuts and bruises.

A Superior Judge in Hollywood approves the contract of 8 year-old Lauren Chapin, plus the contracts of Eleanor Donahue (17) and

Billy Gray (17). All three will play the children of actor Robert Young in “Father Knows Best.” The three were approved for $250 per week contracts with Cavalier Productions. The judge ordered the girls to save 10% a year. At the request of his mother, Billy Gray will save 25%.

Actor Maurice Chevalier is refused a visa to come to the United States. Chevalier applied for the visa to fill theater and night club engagements. The State Department says the entertainer’s visa would be “contrary to the best interests of the United States.”

At the Movies –

The Long Long Trailer - Lucille Ball, Dezi Arnaz

The Glenn Miller Story – James Stewart, June Allyson

Top Banana - Phil Silvers, Rose Marie

Loophole - Barry Sullivan, Dorothy Malone, Charles McGraw

The Man Between - James Mason, Claire Bloom

Three Young Texans - Mitzi Gaynor, Keefe Brasselle, Jeffrey Hunter

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11/15/1951

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, November 15, 1951   Vol. C335

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LOCAL NEWS

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ARMISITCE DAY CELEBRATED IN EAST FAREWELL

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East Farewell – Armistice Day was celebrated on Thursday in town with a memorial service at the Lake Shore Drive War Memorial. The service was attended by many honored veterans from World War I, WW2 and the Korean War. Tommy Flynn, the town’s oldest surviving vet (from WWI) was the guest of honor and other honorees were presented with keys to the town which will entitle them to free dining in restaurants and free services offered across town. Most of the honorees will only partake in the free food. The service was tailored for the afternoon setting so the high school band could be present and play some military music. An honor guard from the High School ROTC Squad fired a rifle salute to the vets and in honor of those who had paid the ultimate price. Also, there was a sole bugler on the hill beyond the memorial who played taps in memorial to the fallen. The bugler was sophomore, Warren Daly.

            After the ceremony there was a small luncheon for the honorees and their families. The food and drink was supplied by the local restaurant, Duffy’s. Everyone was invited to attend there were tables and chairs set up around the Lakefront Plaza and lights were strung around the Plaza and the evening was filled with great food and popular music supplied by local bandleader, Gus Templeton and his slimmed down orchestra which was basically a quintet with Les playing the piano.

            Lately Armistice Day has been called Veterans Day but either way is the special day we all take to remember our heroes, local or national, living and passed, and thank them for their service.

1951 Armistice Day celebration on Lakefront Plaza

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SPORTS

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COUGARS GROUND HAWKS

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East Farewell – The Cougars got back on the winning track on Saturday with a 21-10 win over the struggling Southport Hawks. The Cougars took charge early and held control throughout the game. In the fourth quarter with the game well in hand Coach Burcowitz put in the second team that resulted in the Hawks getting their final field goal. “The second team really showed they knew how to play,” Burcowitz said after the game, “They played tough and stopped that determined Hawks team and forced them to kick a field goal. They almost blocked that, too.”

            The game started with the Cougars receiving the kickoff and the very speedy Joey Fox returning the kickoff all the back to the Hawks 48. Billy O’Conner started off on the ground giving the ball Shamus O’Donnell who ran for a quick 8 yards. The Cougars stayed on the ground and moved the ball all the way down to the Hawks six. O’Conner then went to air dropping flair out pass to Phil Flynn who scooted in for the score on the Cougars first procession. Charlie Cox added the extra point. The Hawks tried valiantly but they had a difficult time moving the ball in past the Cougars 30. Their defense did rise up and seemed to grow stronger as the game went on. The Cougars were able to score once more before the end of the half on a beautiful end run by Joey Fox. The half ended with the Cougars ahead 14-0. The third quarter had the Cougars in almost complete control of the ball holding onto it for 8 of the 12 minutes in the quarter. Even though they dominated the clock control the Cougars were only able to score once in the quarter and surprisingly the Hawks were able to score when Hawks defensive back, Chuck Bellows, grabbed an errand O’Conner pass all the way back at the Cougars twenty four and Bellows with an open field, ran back his interception for a score.

            The fourth quarter started with the score 14-7 but the Cougars came right back after the interception-score with a long, hard hitting drive of their own and scored on their first procession of the fourth quarter. They again seemed to have control and eat up the clock. The stiff Hawks defense would not give in though and they kept the Cougars off scoreboard. The clock wound down to three minutes and Coach Burcowitz put in the second team. The Hawks did move the ball but not as much as they would have liked and as time ran down they set up for a 15 yard field goal with 30 seconds left on the clock. “I talked to Coach Randell (Hawks coach) after the game and he said he went for the field goal because he wanted his boys to get some points for all the work they put in on that last drive. I’m OK with that,” said Coach Burcowitz after the game.

            The Cougars stay at home next week when they meet their arch-rival, the Slate Mountain Miners, for the second time this season. The Cougars won the first meeting 14-7 but the Miners have improved greatly through out the season so this should be a very good game. The game begins at 1:30 on Saturday at Regional High School field. 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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REDS ACTING LIKE BARBARIANS – RIDGEWAY TO INVESTIGATE SLAUGHTER OF OUR BOYS – CONGRESSMEN WANT TO NUKE KOREA – COMMIES FILL AIRWAVES WITH ACCUSATIONS – WEST UNVEILS PEACE PLAN – KAISER-FRAZER DEBUT NEW CAR – BANCROFT GET FIRST MOVIE CONTRACT – POP MUSIC THIS WEEK

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The U.S. 8th Army charged the Reds in acts of “barbarism unique even in the Communist world,’ have killed about 5500 Americans and 290 other prisoners of war. The charges say that Chinese forces in Korea committed most of the Communist atrocity killings of the U.N. prisoners of war since the entry of Red China into the conflict late last year.

Supreme-allied commander Gen Matthew Ridgway orders a full investigation of the story of Communist slaughter of allied war prisoners released this week by an 8th army legal officer.

Angry Congressmen demand that the United States drop the atomic bomb on Communist troops in Korea and break off truce negotiations with the barbaric Reds in retaliation for newly disclosed enemy atrocities.

Communist broadcasts fill the air with bitter new charges of allied atrocities in Korea, casting a pall over the recessed truce talks at Panmunjom. Some of the accusations included killing or starving to death some 17,000 North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war and shipping out 1,000 Red Korean and Vietnam prisoners for use as guinea pigs in atomic tests.

The western powers unveil full details of their new peace plan, calling for an eventual disarmament parley of all nations, including Communist China.

Kaiser-Frazer Corp. announced that it will make a new low-priced automobile named the Allstate to be sold only by Sears, Roebuck & Co. The Allstate will look much like the company’s Henry J, with “distinguishing appearance characteristics,” it is learned.

 

Anne Bancroft (20) of New York gets her first motion picture contract. She’s been appearing in New York TV productions for the past 18 months. Her 20th-Century Fox contract says she’ll receive $20,000 for her first year in pictures.

 

Pop music this week:

SIN - Eddy Howard

BECAUSE OF YOU - Tony Bennett

COLD, COLD HEART - Tony Bennett

I GET IDEAS - Tony Martin

DOWN YONDER - Del Wood

AND SO TO SLEEP AGAIN - Patti Page

THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE - Les Paul & Mary

Ford

UNDECIDED - Ames Brothers

TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME - Eddie Fisher

DOMINO - Tony Martin

THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR - Mario Lanza

WHISPERING - Les Paul

BLUE VELVET - Tony Bennett

IT’S ALL IN THE GAME - Tommy Edwards 

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2/9/1956

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 9, 1956   Vol. C554

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LOCAL NEWS

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THE DOMINOES FALL

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East Farewell – A very talented group of Regional High Seniors were able to put on a wonderful display of creative scientific physics this week with an enormous domino knock-down event set up in the cafeteria of the school. The event involved over 5,000 dominoes meticulously set to tumble down in order. “Let the Dominoes Fall Where They May” was conceived by senior physics and math classes with assistance from the art class. It contained several math symbols and a clever “love and peace” knock down that used colored dominoes, a novelty created in the art class by students. The big knock down occurred at 4:00 last Friday right before the basketball game. The students crammed around the perimeter of the cafeteria and stood on tables and chairs to get a view. With a collective countdown the first domino was knocked over by senior, Joe Doyle, the design creator and lead domino placer. The maze took only two minutes to completely fall down but it was a glorious two minutes with whoops and cheers as the clattering, clacking rectangles toppled and fell in a beautiful display that can only be described as mysteriously magnificent.

            After the show the clean up began and an army of volunteers (really 15 freshmen) picked up all the dominoes and sorted them into different boxes for storage awaiting the next event. Doyle said he was planning another knock-down for the spring, maybe for the prom or graduation. “It takes a lot of people to organize and set up a knock-down,” said Doyle after the event, “I had the whole physics class, the advanced math class and about half the art class all pitch in on this one. Everyone was great and each person had a job and they all got together and made it happen. It was just great, wasn’t it?”

Dominoes before the fall

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SPORTS

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COUGARS GROUND HAWKS

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East Farewell – The Cougars were able to win their second straight game on Friday by knocking down the high flying Southport Hawks, 48-44. The Hawks had won four straight when they came to the Regional High Gymnasium Friday evening and the Cougars stopped the streak cold. The Cougars back-court, Green and Conner, set the pace with a tightly controlled game and kept the Hawks running after crisp passes and very efficient ball handling.  Green was able to turn his ever increasing court awareness into 13 points and 10 assists while Conner added a game high 21 points with 8 assists. Under the basket Wilson Watson stood tall and battled even with the league leading point scorer, Hawk center John Gentile. Watson was not only able to score 8 points but he was also able to keep Gentile to a season low of 8 points.

            The game was well played by both sides and the Cougars were able to hold a slim 26-24 halftime lead. The Hawks came out in the third quarter and jumped out to a 36-30 lead and the Cougars were looking rattled. After a timeout they came back with a surprising burst of energy and focus and closed the lead to 32-30. In the fourth quarter the Cougars took control and surged to 44-40 lead with 1:30 left. The Hawks repeatedly tried to feed Gentile underneath but Watson along with forwards Tom O’Hare and Bill Reilly were able to stand in tough. Still Gentile was able to score twice but the Cougars Green and Conner were able to keep the lead intact. In the end the Cougars were able to stay on top, 48-44 and tie for the league lead in the standings. The season is still young but it is a good position to be in for this young team.

            Next week the Cougar face another formidable opponent in the Slate Mountain Miners. The Miners are currently enjoying second place in the league standings. The game begins at 4:05 in the Regional High Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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CONNIE MACK DIES – NIXON TOUTS CIVIL RIGHTS – LES PAUL & MARY FORD ON TV – AT THE MOVIES

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 The owner of the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years, Connie Mack, died in Philadelphia. He was at the helm for 9 pennants and 5 World Series. He was widely known as the grand old man of baseball

Vice President Nixon, scoring democratic “helplessness” in the civil rights field, says Eisenhower administration has ‘registered the greatest advance in Negro rights since the Emancipation Proclamation.

Les Paul and Mary Ford will film 35 television shows in seven shooting days by using the Du Mont Electronicam - the same Jackie Gleason does for “The Honeymooners.”

At the movies –

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel

There’s Always Tomorrow - Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett

Diane - Lana Turner, Pedro Armendariz

The Bottom of the Bottle - Van Johnson, Joseph Cotton, Ruth Roman, Jack Carson

The Prisoner - Alex Guinness

I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Susan Hayward

The Night My Number Came Up - Michael Redgrave

The Court Jester - Danny Kaye

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