10/6/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, October 6, 1955   Vol. C769

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LOCAL NEWS

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CIRCUS IS BACK IN TOWN

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East Farewell – The world famous “Greatest Show on Earth” rolled into town late Saturday night. They set their huge, three ringed big top on the Fairgrounds, as they have for the last three years. The animal pens were located by the siding used for “parking” the train cars that carries this incredibly complicated and superbly organized operation around the country. The Mighty Keystone Railroad rents the siding to the circus so they have a safe place for their cars, now numbering 15 take up a lot of space and their safety is of the utmost importance to the circus management.

            The opening and the now traditional parade down Main Street took place Sunday and it was spectacular. The parade was led by Ringmaster Dwight Bigalowe followed by a menagerie of clowns in tiny cars, sequined trapeze artists, loin tamers who were followed by cages of fierce, wild animals, more clowns and finally the elephants. The crowds love the elephants. The parade made its way down Main Street turned on Lake Shore Drive headed around the lake and back up to the Fairgrounds. Just like the Pied Piper, townspeople followed in behind and made their way right into the Big Top for the first show. The Midway was also opened and was crowed from the start. The circus will run all week with two shows a day, in the afternoon and evening, and matinees on Saturday and Sunday.  The Midway is open from 10:00AM to 11:00PM every day. The shows have been sold out and the Midway has been packed. The weather has been very helpful with warm days and mild nights. Once again the circus has been a great highlight for the town in the early fall.

The Elephants parade down Lake Shore Drive  

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAME WILDCATS

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Riverview – The Cougars traveled to Riverview to meet the Wildcats in a much anticipated defensive clash after last year’s grueling battle where the Cougars came up short 21-22.  This year the Cougars were determined to make a statement. They did make a statement but it wasn’t a roar, it was a strong show of defense that was punctuated with a fine, albeit sporadic, offense in a 14-7 win. The Wildcats played a strong game but were not able to get past the stringent Cougars defense. They were able to get one score after a long, time consuming drive that ended in a short pass over the middle to tight end Jerry Wilkins.

            The Cougars were able to score in the first quarter with a long pass to Mitch “Mercury” McMaster for a forty yard score followed by a Cox extra point. That was the only real offense in the first half for the Cougars as both teams went back and forth between the twenties. Just when it looked like one team was getting some momentum the other team would shut them down and take over. Finally in the fourth quarter the Cougars took control and marched down the field ending in a five yard end run by halfback, Billy Reilly for the go ahead score. Charlie Cox sealed the win with his continued record setting extra point score. He now holds the league record for 33 extra points in a row, not only a school record but now a league record.

            The Cougars are home next week as they meet the Corning Devils. The game begins at 4:00 on the High School field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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JAMES DEAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH – TITO WANTS COEXISTENCE – SURGEON GENERAL CONFRIMS POLIO VACCINE WORKS

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Actor James Dean (24) is killed in a head-on collision in Cholame, California - 19 miles east of Paso Robles. He was on his way to road races in Salinas from Hollywood. His mechanic, Rolph Wuetherich, who was also in the Porsche Spyder - suffered a fractured jaw, fractured hip and cuts over his body. He’s described as being in “moderately serious condition.” A physician says the actor died from a broken neck, numerous broken bones and lacerations all over his body. Dean just finished completing the movie “Giant.” Elizabeth Taylor, who co-stars with Dean in “Giant” said, “I can’t believe it. I’m just stunned.” Unmarried, James Dean leaves his father - Winton Dean - a dental technician.

                      

 

                   James Deans crashed car                                 James Dean

Yugoslav President Tito is said to be holding out against a second Russian effort to persuade Yugoslavia to accept a role of passive coexistence, or Austrian-type of neutrality in world affairs. Tito rejected an initial attempt to lure this Communist nation into a quick return of the Moscow-led camp. Tito was reported to have declared his country wants to play a leading part in uniting nations, which are opposed to dividing the world into two ideological groupings.

Surgeon-General Leonard Scheele announces that the government has confirmed the safety of all Salk polio vaccine, but there was no immediate indication of when the stalled immunization program would be resumed.

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3/5/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 3, 1955   Vol. C362

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LOCAL NEWS

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PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM MAKES ITS DEBUT

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East Farewell- The new trolley line that ties the Lakefront Plaza area to the downtown train station is now open.  The 2.1 mile track was developed and partially financed by the Keystone Railroad.  The railroad has taken a keen interest in the future development of East Farewell.  The relationship stretches back to the founding of the town, originally the railroad was instrumental in placing a stop at the current stations downtown location to help develop the area and enhance the lines passenger traffic.  The town developed as a tourist destination as a respite for city dwellers looking for relief.  As the town grew the railroad was very involved in the development of the attractions and other local enterprises.  It was not a completely new idea when the railroad offered to partially finance the local trolley line.  It should be remembered that in 1952 that the railroad named East Farewell as a “Destination Station” a coveted honor given to resort towns that are currently in vogue.

            The new trolley line was started only 13 months ago and a novel approach to construction was taken.  Instead of having designated stops or stations the trolley will stop on any corner it passes when requested by a rider.  This saved money by not having to build specific stations and only supplying streamlined shelters.  The new line will feature cars built by the Budd Company of Philadelphia.  The cars are state of the art and the inaugural run was March 1^st.  The line will run year round and the cars will run on a ten minute schedule.

            “I think it is fantastic that you only have to wait ten minutes at the most to catch a trolley and they will take you almost anywhere in town,” gushed Bernie Talent, local rider.  Other townspeople expressed similar enthusiasm for the new line.  There is already talk of tying the farther reaches of the town, areas around the west side of Lake Charles, to the line.  These areas are made up of development lots and there is a small enclave of artists’ galleries and shops.  A new Music Bowl is planned to be built in that area.

“We are very proud of this system. The superb craftsmanship that went into the building of this line along with the state-of-the-art technology that is used to make it run is a testament to the American worker and American know how,” gushed Ben Hagger, president of the EFTS, at the press conference held to launch the system Monday morning.

            The first car left the depot at 8:20AM and completed its route on time in spite of snow clogged streets and ice covered signals. The inaugural run saw a huge ridership, mostly due to the novelty of the system and the pure history of the event.

“A lot of riders were just riding, they didn’t really have any place to go,” laughed Bernie Talent, a local rider.

It seems the East Farewell Transit System is off to a successful start and appears to have a wonderful future.

   New trolley passes through Main Street on loop system 

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SPORTS

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COUGAR TAME THE WILDCATS

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East Farewell – The Cougars were able to get back in the lead of the league as they beat the Wildcats on Wednesday, 48-45 on Wednesday. The Wildcats tried to use the same strategy that they used to beat the Cougars in their last meeting, double team center, Watson, and press every inbounds. They didn’t count on Coach Wilson being as good a coach as he is. Wilson learned from the loss and like every great coach made adjustments. The Cougars came out with an entirely different game plan that focused on the forwards, Billy Reilly and Tommy O’ Hare. The backcourt tandem, Green and Welch were able to keep the Wildcats zone moving and finally forced them to switch to a man to man, which opened up the center. The Cougars took advantage of splendid team play and tightly executed play by the whole team. Reilly and O’Hare were able to combine for 30 points. 18 for Reilly and 22 for O’Hare, Watson ended up with 8 while Green and Welch both had 5.

            The Wildcats tried to press from the start but the Cougars had obviously practiced several inbounds plays and were not intimidated by the smothering but ultimately ineffective Wildcat press.  The Wildcats seemed to run out of steam towards the end of the game and had to lift the press. The Wildcat offense was very aggressive throughout the game with center, Gerald Conwell, leading all scorers with 26 points.

            The Cougars continue at home next week against the Fort Lee Captains. The standings in the league are now; Cougars, Devils, Bears, Wildcats, Canaries, Miners, Hawks and Captains. If the Cougars win three more they will cliché the title.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE GIVES CONGRESS A RAISE – VOLCANO SPLITS HAWAII – CHURCHILL SAY COMMIES NO BIG THREAT – COMMIE CHIEFS IN TROUBLE

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President Eisenhower signs into law a 50% pay raise for members of Congress. The legislation boosts their pay from $15,000 to $22,500 per year. This includes a $2,500 taxable expense account.

Pahoa Hawaii - A new volcano splits a half-mile crack in a cane field on Hawaii’s eastern tip and explodes a 200-foot-high fountain of red-hot lava about 200 yards from 12 plantation workers. All escaped unhurt.

 Prime Minister Winston Churchill says Soviet leaders realize they never can win a hydrogen bomb war against the west. “The United States has an overwhelming superiority in thermonuclear weapons that may be cut by the Russians within four years, but cannot be nullified,” said Churchill. He also told the House that a sneak hydrogen bomb raid on Britain might bring a retaliatory punch “almost immediately” from American bombers.

Sources in Russia say that former Premier Malenkov seems to be in serious danger. A case is being built up and that it is possible he may be charged with ideological heresy. Pravda condemned him by clear inference by expressing a view which the paper said was “useful only to imperialist warmongers.” Last March, Malenkov declared in an election address that if a new world war breaks out “with modern weapons it means the run of world civilization.”

Premier Nikoalai Bulganin purges the Soviet officials who served under ousted Premier Georgi Malenkov. He fired both the Minister of state farms and the Minister of the Coal industry for “unsatisfactory work.”=

Russia declares that the United States as well as Britain is within the range of “military retaliation” with hydrogen bombs. A Moscow radio broadcast quoted Maj. Gen. Isayev as saying that the Soviet Union is well ahead of the United States in production of hydrogen weapons. 

It’s disclosed that Prof. Bruno Pontecorvo, the Italian-born British atomic and hydrogen bomb scientist who disappeared in 1950, has been working on nuclear research in Russia since that time.

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12/9/1954

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, December 9, 1954   Vol. C489

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LOCAL NEWS

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WHERE IS THE SNOW?

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East Farewell - It is very unusual to get to the middle of December in East Farewell and not have gotten at least one snow shower or storm. This year there has not seen a single flake fall. That hasn’t happened since 1900. Although the town wasn’t incorporated until 1902, there was record keeping in the area by local farmers and other, older towns in the area. Regardless, the town is accustomed the having a blanket of snow by the first week of December. The weather forecasters have watched the warm fronts park over East Farewell and Lake Charles with some chagrin because there is a long tradition of “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” (from the 1934 hit written by Felix Bernard and Richard Bernhard Smith of the same name). The forecasters have not seen any break in the warm spell but assure everyone that snow will come, eventually.

The townsfolk have taken the weather in stride and no one is very upset. “It is a shame that it doesn’t look like there will be a white Christmas, but that is the way it goes sometimes,” said Mrs. Mallard, local boarding house owner, “I am happy that we haven’t had to deal with all that snow shoveling. I think the kids miss it, though.”

The weather for the entire northern half of the nation has been milder than normal, while temperatures for the three-month period averaged below normal in the Southeast and Southwest. On average East Farewell receives 18 to 24 inches of snow every year. This year may challenge that average. We will have to wait and see.

Chilly but snow-free Main Street 

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAME WILDCATS

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East Farewell - The Cougars played a Saturday afternoon game against the Riverview Wildcats. The gymnasium was sold out and the Cougars seemed to appreciate the hometown crowd. The Wildcats, on the other hand, struggled to find their rhythm and were sloppy on defense. The Cougars took an early lead, 12-4 and held it throughout the game. The only time the Wildcats threatened was at the beginning of the second half when they tied the game and then took a four point lead. After a timeout, though the Cougars came back and put on a press that stymied the Wildcats offense. Cougar center, Michael Watson was in command of the lane and ended up as high scorer with 12. The Cougar backcourt of Green and Welch made the Wildcat defense look thin. They ran plays like seasoned vets and were responsible for 20 points between them (8 for Welch and 12 for Green). The Wildcats did try to press the Cougars early in the second half but Welch and Green were able to break through with the help of forwards Reilly and O’Hare. As the clock was running down Coach Wilson took advantage of the Cougars control and put in some substitutes, Bobby Fox, Wilson Watson, and Fergal Conner all played well and even added 4 points.

The Cougars travel to Fort Lee to take on the Captains next week. The Captains have had a shaky start to their season and have suffered some first team shortages due to illness. The game is another Saturday game and begins in the Fort Lee gymnasium at 1:30PM. 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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McCARTHY BURNS BRIDGES - IKE STRIKES BACK - COMMIES GIVE WARNING - USS FORRESTAL LAUNCHED - HEMINGWAY WINS NOBEL - CAMPANELLA & SPOONER SIGN WITH DODGERS - SINATRA IN A FIGHT - STEWART’S DAD WEDS - TREE LIGHTING ON TV - 45’s REPLACING 78’s

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Burning his bridges - Sen. Joseph McCarthy accuses the President of congratulating Senators who hamper “the exposure of Communism” and of putting up a “shrinking show of weakness” toward red Chinese who “are torturing and brainwashing American uniformed men.”

President Eisenhower replies to the attack against him by Sen. McCarthy that the Senator and his followers are free to leave the Republican Party if they wish.

Russia, in a note, warns the American government that providing fighter coverage for reconnaissance flights near Soviet territory would increase the danger of loss of American life.

The USS Forrestal, the mightiest Navy warship of them all is launched in Virginia. The huge carrier is built to carry atomic bomber planes to the far corners of the earth and is a “weapon of great potency,” Navy Secretary Thomas told the thousands of spectators. “The Forrestal’s ability to haunt an enemy’s shoreline carrying a lethal load is a threat he cannot ignore.”

A Chicago judge rules that human artificial insemination is illegal except when donor and recipient are married to each other.

Author Ernest Hemingway receives his Nobel Prize in Stockholm but was not present at the ceremonies. He remains in Cuba nursing injuries suffered in African plane crashes. But he sent a statement expressing humility in the acceptance of the prize.

Sports – Catcher Roy Campanella and southpaw Karl Spooner sign their 1955 Dodger contracts. Each had surgery this year but are expected to be OK for Vero Beach in the spring. 

Entertainment news –

In Hollywood - Frank Sinatra gets into another fisticuff. This time it was with publicist James Byron. Sinatra challenged Byron after calling him a string of naughty names and yelling, “You’re either a cop or a reporter. And I hate cops and newspapermen.” After that, Sinatra invited Byron to remove his glasses and step outside and Byron obliged. A few blows, slaps and pushes and the fight was over. Most called it a draw. 

James Stewart’s dad – Alexander (82) – marries a Canadian widow with the actor “just tickled to death.” She’s 76. “Dad sure picked a good one. It sure is wonderful.”

 The lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Plaza is televised during the Howdy Doody NBC-TV show. 

Music news – 45rpm records account for more than half the total singles output of most major manufacturers. Declining sales of 78’s is placing an increasingly irksome burden on manufacturers. The larger records cost more to produce, handle, pack, and ship than their 45 counterparts. 

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4/8/1954

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 8, 1954   Vol. C458

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LOCAL NEWS

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BEACH PARCELS PURCHASED BY LAKEFRONT PLAZA

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East Farewell – The Lakefront Plaza committee has agreed to purchase the two parcels of lakefront that border the current Lakefront Plaza beach. This will expand the Lakefront beach to 1020 feet, almost a quarter mile. The parcels are currently undeveloped and were owned by two different townspeople, Charles McNicholas and Jacqueline Annie; both have owned the properties for many years. The Committee made the purchase proposal to compliment the expansion of the Lakefront Plaza project. The expansion will start to take place immediately. The parcels must be cleared and a new beach must be created. This will mean grading the surface and building entrance ramps that are accessible from the Plaza.

            “We are very pleased with these acquisitions and hope to have the whole project completed by June 1^st,” said Committee chairman, Douglas James, “This expansion will make the whole Lakefront Plaza/ Fun Pier complex a wonderful attraction for everyone.”

            The price paid for the parcels was $15000 apiece. That’s a fair price for Lakefront property in today’s market,” said local realtor Maxwell Quinn, “You are going to see this market explode if they put in the exchange on the new turnpike.”

Lake Charles shoreline with Fun Pier

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAME WOUNDED WILDCATS

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Riverview – The Cougars rolled into Riverview last Friday night confident that they would win the second matchup between them and the Wildcats, even though they were playing on the Wildcats home court which is an extremely difficult place to play if you are a visitor. The Cougars advantage was not their confident mindset, although that was a factor, it was the fact that the Wildcats have suffered a series of very debilitating injuries to their first team and have had to field a second squad that is nowhere near as competent as their first squad. The Wildcats did not throw in the towel, though. The played a spirited game that caught the Cougars a bit by surprise. In the first half the unknown Wildcats sparred with the seasoned Cougars with neither side able to establish control. Cougar’s center, Dan Davis, was off his game in the first half, perhaps due to a pesky double team put up by the Wildcats. Wildcats center, Brian Walker, has improved greatly since their last meeting only two weeks ago and he teamed up with Wildcats forward, Darrel Johnson, to make Davis’s life miserable in the first half. The Wildcats also debuted a new backcourt pair, Willie Dumont and Scott Carlisle who were almost a match for the Cougars league-leading backcourt of Timmy Green and Joey Welch. At the end of the first half the Wildcats were very much in the game trailing only by two, 24-22, and they had enjoyed four leads by as much as six points.

            Coach Wilson had some serious words for the Cougars at halftime and they came back to the court reinvigorated. Forwards, Gene Green and Billy O’Donnell were able to break up the Wildcats double team and free up Davis. Together Green and O’Donnell scored 8 points and were able to direct the flow with crisp passes and smart play execution. The Cougars backcourt also stepped up and showed why they are the league leaders. Timmy Green put on a dribbling show that ate up good deal of the clock once the Cougars had established a strong lead. Joey Welch displayed excellent passing skills with snap passes and a new “no look” pass that no one had seen before. With only one minute left and the Cougars in a commanding position with a 12 point lead, Coach Wilson put in the Cougars second team. The Wildcats made a valiant run but did not have enough time. They lost 52-45.

            The Cougars return home next week to face the Fort Lee Captains. The Cougars won the only other game they had with the Captains this season and hope to repeat next week. The game is a Saturday game beginning at 1:45 in the Regional High School Gymnasium.

 

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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UN ASKED TO HALT H-BOMB RACE – MCCARTHY CHARGES H-BOMB DELAYS ON COMMIES – TOCSCANINI CONDUCTS FINAL CONCERT – ZSA-ZSA AND SANDERS DIVORCE – APRIL FOOLS HOAX IN HONOLULU

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The United States, Britain and France ask the United Nations to set up secret negotiations to bring a halt to the hydrogen bomb race between the United States and Russia.

Sen. Joseph McCarthy charges that America deliberately delayed its hydrogen bomb research for 18 months for some mysterious reason. “If there were no Communists in our government, why did we delay for 18 months – delay our research on the hydrogen bomb, even though our intelligence agencies were reporting day after day that the Russians were feverishly publishing their development of the bomb? And may I say to America tonight that our nation may well die – our nation may well die because of that 18-month deliberate delay – and ask who caused it? Was it loyal Americans or was it traitors in our government? Murrow on March 9 accused McCarthy of repeatedly stepping over the line that divides investigation and persecution. McCarthy retorted (on this week’s show) that Murrow “as far back as 20 years ago was engaged in propaganda for Communist causes.”

Sen. Joseph McCarthy questions Chairman W. Sterling Cole of the House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee about why this country delayed research on the H-bomb 18 months. McCarthy said the United States “may well die” because of the delay. Cole replied, “We took a long time in deciding to go ahead on it. But that does not mean there was anything sinister necessarily.”

Retiring - Arturo Toscanini (87) conducts his final concert with the NBC Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. He had been with the orchestra for 17 years. He has been a conductor for 68 years.

Zsa Zsa Gabor wins a divorce from actor George Sanders

– April Fool’s joke – “Aku” of station KGMB Honolulu broadcasts a bulletin stating the senate had repealed islander’s income taxes and provided for return of 1953 taxes. Then a voice saying he was the station’s general manager said the Aku statement was a hoax and he had fired the popular disc jockey. Just another hoax. Aku is of course, still on the air.

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2/12/1953

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Thursday, February, 12, 1953   Vol. C218

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LOCAL NEWS

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VALENTINE’S DAY SOCIAL SET FOR SATURDAY

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East Farewell- The Valentine’s Day Social is set for Saturday night in the Town Hall basement.  The music will be provided by the Gus Templeton Orchestra and the food will be prepared by several different restaurants and cafes.  The dance will start at 7:00 and run until midnight.  This will be the fourth Valentine’s Day Social the town has held.  Every year the event gets bigger and better.  This year the decorations are being coordinated by Mrs. Mallard, who runs the boarding house on Lake Shore Drive.  “I have some wonderful, exciting ideas for this social.  I have been gathering a lot of the leftovers from the flower shop and think I am going to be able to present a hint of spring in the middle of winter.  That should be just beautiful.”

            The Gus Templeton Orchestra is a local favorite and has played on the circuit that includes New York and Philadelphia.  Their music ranges from traditional to jazz and swing.  Bandleader, Gus Templeton, is a local product; he grew up on Lake Shore Drive and attended Regional High School.  After serving in the Army in Europe, he returned to the States but not to East Farewell.  He played with many famous bands including a short stint with the Benny Goodman Swing Band in 1949.  The orchestra has a full complement of brass and woodwinds.  Two drummers add a special highlight to Gus’s repertoire.   

            The Social has always been a popular event that breaks up the winter doldrums and brings folks out for a little fun and community togetherness.  Along with the sponsored treats it has become a tradition for people to bring homemade sweet treats. Last year the “Sweet Treats” tradition took a historical and hysterical twist. The “competition” had expanded from just Peg O’Malley and friendly rival, Ida Plant, to include several; younger members of the community. These included Sue Underwood, a young pastry maker, Sylvia Bass, a longtime member of the East Farewell Social Committee and one of the key organizers of the event and Marie O’Donnell, a young homemaker from town. Peg won last year’s event with her decadent Extra Dark Chocolate Triple Layer Cake and as she was walking down the aisle she tripped and fell face-front into her cake. She was able to gather herself together enough to accept the award but made a comment that Ida may have stuck her foot out causing the fall.  She immediately retracted her comment but the seed had been sown. During the preparations for this year’s event many people wondered if there would be a repeat of the now- infamous fall. The committee would not give any indication as to whether there would be a “face-plant” or not. They were leaning towards not. “We can’t have dangerous pratfalls and shenanigans during our social, but we cannot stop anyone from taking it on themselves to cause a disruption.”  This year it is anyone’s guess as to what will happen at the dessert table.

Valentine’s Day Dance last year

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAME THE WILDCATS   46-38

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East Farewell- For the second time this season the Cougars clawed out a victory over the Riverview Wildcats, 46-38.  The Cougars were able to control the inside with a big game by center Bill Donahue.  He was able to score 16 points, grab 20 rebounds and assist with 12 scores.  “Bill was on fire tonight,” said Coach Wilson, “he was scoring pretty much at will by the end of the game.  The game was a lot closer than the final score makes it look.  Those guys were very good, but they didn’t have an answer for Billy tonight.”

            The backcourt of Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch proved once again they were one of the best combinations in the league.  Together they managed the game and scored 24 points collectively (Fitzgerald with 14 and Welch with 10) and consistently pressured the Wildcats at the half court line.  The Wildcats backcourt of Mario Puzzi and Dominick D’Vinci were impressive putting in 10 of their first 11 shots and ending up with a combined 26 points (12 for Puzzi and 14 for D’Vinci).  That was not enough to overcome the Cougars tough defense and impressive offense that has improved every week.  Other scorers for the Wildcats were Joe Gentile with 6, Angelo Fina with 4 and Silvo Rocco with 2.  The other Cougars to score were Gene Greene with 4 and Billy O’Donnell with 2.

            The Cougars are 4-1 on the season and are in first place in the league.  The next game will be Friday night against the Fort Lee Captains in Fort Lee.  The game will begin at 7:00 in the Fort Lee High Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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PA SUPREME COURT RULES ON WAR INSURANCE- ROSENBURGS SEE KIDS – RECORDING INDUSTRY EXPLODING

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 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules that the fighting in Korea, legally or constitutionally, is not war. The ruling effects insurance policies with war risk clauses which call for no payments in the event of war connected death during a period of officially declared war.

Doomed atomic spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg spend more than two hours with their two children in the death house at Sing Sing prison in Ossining, NY. The two are Michael (9) and Robert (5).   A federal judge sets the execution date for the Rosenbergs for March 9. Rosenberg (36) and his wife (36) were spared death on the original execution date of January 14 so they could appeal to the White House for clemency.  President Eisenhower turned them down last week. They are the first American civilians ever condemned to die for wartime espionage.

Trend in music - Record labels are backing off from making “cover” songs. The major labels no longer believe it economical to cover since there is little percentage in “second money” on any hit song. The top version makes the most money and the rest are left with crumbs. The music/recording industry is going gangbusters these days.

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3/3/1960

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 3, 1960   Vol. C766

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LOCAL NEWS

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LOCAL TEACHER NOTED BY NASA

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East Farewell - Local high school teacher, Anna Turner, received a wonderful and unexpected accolade last week. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) awarded Miss Turner with the prestigious NASA Science Teacher of the Northeast. The award, one of six given out across the country, is given to six high school science teachers that have shown exceptional understanding of space exploration and being able to impart that knowledge to their students.  Miss Turner has been teaching in the Regional High School system for ten years and has followed the space program in detail from listening to Russia’s Sputnik on her portable radio and the earliest US attempts even before NASA was created in 1958. She went so far as to bring a TV into class to watch the launches. In December of 1957 she was somewhat chagrinned when the first Vanguard launch ended in a fantastic explosion. Things went better for her and NASA in January of 1958 when Explorer I lifted America’s first satellite into space. She was the driving force in creating Rocket Day where students designed, built and launched their own rockets. Rocket Day has become an exciting and very eagerly anticipated event at the school. Many students have successfully launched their homemade rockets to dizzying heights. She also founded the Rocket Science Club which is open to any student with an interest in the subject. She has pioneered teaching her students the complexities of liftoff, orbiting, space travel and the always critical reentry.

            “I never expected anything like this. I am so excited; I just love watching those liftoffs. All that power and watching those rockets race into space, the technology is moving so fast. I truly believe we will have a man on the moon by the end of this decade.” said Miss Turner during the presentation. There was a wonderful ceremony and presentation

            NASA sent out a representative, Mark Dickenson, to present Miss Turner with the award at a special dinner arranged by the school district. The entire staff and many of Miss Turner’s students attended. The dinner was held in the school cafeteria and after the dinner that was catered by Charles Wentz from the Lost Oasis a wonderful ceremony was held and the teacher was presented with a plaque with NASA’s logo and her name on it.

            As the new decade begins America is pushing into the new frontier of outer space and it is essential that America’s students have a strong understanding of the risks, challenges and rewards for the effort. Miss Turner will be helping prepare them for the future.

Miss Anna Turner with Mark Dickerson

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SPORTS

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COUGARS TAME WILDCATS

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Riverview – The Cougars came into Riverview with grudge on their shoulder and fight in their hearts. It was only two week ago that they lost a heart-breaker to the Wildcats by one point on a last second basket. The Cougars had played that game without their league-leading Center, James Hawkins, who was laid up with the flu. Cougars coach Wilson did some quick position changes and the Cougars were able to play a very respectable game. Last Saturday they traveled to Riverview looking for a little revenge and they brought along their recovered center, Hawkins. The game was set to be a brawl. Luckily it was not a brawl; instead it was a very intense basketball game where both teams played hard and game strategy trumped mere physical brute force. Hawkins matched up against his Wildcat counterpart, David Bell. Bell finally fouled out with only one minute left and Hawkins ended with four fouls. They both played tough but they also played smart and did not revert to pushing and shoving. Faking and spin moves were more the action that carried the game. Also, the Cougars backcourt of Mackenzie and Fox outplayed the Wildcats backcourt Giardini and Kramer. In the first half Mackenzie and Fox combined for 16 points and Giardini and Kramer only had 8. The first half ended with the Cougars on top, 24-20.

            The second half started with the Wildcats making a run and not only tying up the game but taking a 4 point lead. Coach Wilson called a fast timeout and the Cougars regrouped. Hawkins was able to set up and beat Bell on several exchanges and bring the Cougars back into the game. Fox and Mackenzie continued to score from the outside and the Wildcats did not have an answer. With only one minute left the Cougars were leading 54-52 and Bell was charged with his final foul. Walter Ferguson, Cougars sixth player had been platooning with both Tasker and Mitchell at forward and he came in for the last minute. He was able to drain two quick shots against a seemingly unaware Wildcats defense. When the game ended the Cougars had redeemed themselves with a 58-52 victory over their most difficult opponents this year. This coming Saturday the Cougars go back home to face the Fort Lee Captains. The game will be played at the Regional High gymnasium and will begin at 1:30.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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CASTRO BLAMES US FOR EXPLOSION – HAYLEY MILLS TO PLAY TWINS IN NEW MOVIE – FCC ORDERS FRESNO TO GO TO ALL UHF

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Prime Minister Fidel Castro angrily blames the Unites States for causing the explosion of a munitions ship in Havana, in what he called an act of sabotage. Over 50 people were killed in the explosion with hundreds injured. In his speech, Castro appeared to have shut the door on any hopes for negotiations of U.S- Cuban differences as recently proposed by the Cuban government. Local photographer, Alberto Korda snapped a photo of Castro’s chief lieutenant, Che Guevara, while he was on the rostrum. Many have said the photo is due to be iconic.

Hayley Mills is tapped by Walt Disney in a movie where she’ll play two roles - twins. In the movie, her parents’ divorce and each takes a child. The children meet accidentally years later and get to know each other. The name of the film is “His and Hers” but that could change.

The FCC orders Fresno, California – to be an all-UHF market. That means, Fresno’s only VHF station, channel 12 – KFRE-TV, must move off that channel. The FCC is proposing channel 53, but KFRE’s engineers believe good reception can be had from the present transmitter over Channel 30 and wants the FCC to at least change that channel allocation. KFRE-TV is owned by Walter Annenberg’s Triangle Publications. The FCC says that channel 12 will be moved to the Santa Barbara area.

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