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Thursday, November 26, 2015

11/24/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, November 24, 1955   Vol. C775
LOCAL NEWS
THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE BRINGS SANTA TO TOWN
East Farewell- The annual Thanksgiving Day Parade took place on Thanksgiving Day and officially opened the holiday season by bringing Santa to Boyles Department store in downtown East Farewell.  Charles Boyle was once again the parade organizer and overall supervisor.  It was his seventh year in charge of the parade.  Every year has been greeted with great excitement and anticipation by townspeople and visitor alike.  This year it was estimated that there were over 5000 attending the parade.  This is the second largest crowd since the overwhelming crowd in 1952 when the Iron Works announced job openings and the crowds rushed in.  This year’s crowd was more intent on watching the parade and taking in the main street and Lake Shore Drive decorations than looking for work.  Many of the restaurants were open after the parade for the visitors who did not have family or friends tables to share for the Thanksgiving Day feast.
            The Regional High School Pep Squad led off the parade this year.  The Pep Squad is made up of graduate RHS Band members who have stayed together performing at local events.  Their leading the parade was a departure from past parades when the full band led the parade.  This year the Regional High School Band was the last in line.  This has become a position of great significance because they are the ones who lead Santa to Boyle’s.  Other marchers were the always popular Flat Rack Twirlers with their lighted batons, the local VFW with many vets marching this year and of course, the East Farewell Volunteer Fire Company.  The Slate Mountain String Band was bigger than ever this year and new to the parade this year was the fabulous Super Stutters from Central.  This energetic group was made up of modern dancers from the Central High School.  Their street-wide routines were greeted with cheers and clapping from everyone lining the street.  The local Scout Troops also marched in the parade, as well as the always popular SPCA local dogs who were available for adoption after the parade. 

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

Regional High School Band
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN TWO IN A ROW -  HOMECOMING A BIG SUCCESS
East Farewell- The Cougars won their Homecoming game against Sun City, 28-21 and continued their winning streak by beating the Riverview Wildcats, 24-21.  This streak propelled the Cougars into second place in the Regional League standing.  If the Cougars are able to win their remaining two games they stand a very good chance of wining the league championship.
The Central Bears are currently leading the league.  The next game for the Cougars is against the Fort Lee Captains.  This game is the much anticipated and always enjoyable, but fiercely fought match up between old friends and rivals Cougars coach Al Burcowitz and Captains Coach Chuck Dawson.  The game is usually highlighted with gimmick plays and general shenanigans that are all in good fun.  Everyone looks forward to what the coaches put together to out due the other.
            In the homecoming game the Cougars jumped out to a 14-0 lead after an opening kickoff return by freshman Dave Arnold that took the ball to the Eagle’s seven.  The next play was a center rush by “Tank” Brown resulting in a score.  The Cougars scored on their second procession, too.  A beautiful 32 yard down and out completion to “Merc” McMaster made the game look like a rout in the first quarter.  The rout was not to be though, Sun City rallied in the second quarter and halftime came with a Cougar lead of only one point, 14-13.  The Eagles failed to score their point after attempt after their second score.  The blocked kick may have stopped their rally but it also ended the first half.  The second half looked entirely different.  Both teams showed a defensive posture that was stringent and exhausting.  The only scores came when the Cougars were able to hit McMaster for two long gains for scores in the third and fourth.  The Eagles scored on a break away 40 yard run by halfback Joe Farmer and they were able to score on a two point conversion early in the third.  That was the end of the Eagles scoring but they continued a stifling defense for the rest of the game.
            The Riverview game was another defensive struggle highlighted by flashes of quick scoring.  The highlight was the final, record setting, 34 yard field goal by senior kicker, Charlie Cox.  He added to his seemingly endless record book entries with one more.  He now holds more records than any player in Regional High school history.  In the game “Merc” Mc Master was able to take two beautiful passes from QB, Jimmy O’Conner in for scores and “Tank” Brown ran for a third.  Tank’s run was a 42 yard run that was his longest for the year and a personal best for him.
 NATIONAL NEWS
NAUTILUS GOES 25,000 MILES ON ONE TANK- IKE COUNTS HIS BLESSINGS- BIG BOMBS IN US & RUSSIA
Atomic sub Nautilus logs 25,000 miles without refueling. - The farthest a vessel has ever traveled on its original fuel.

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

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


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Friday, November 16, 2012

11/13/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, November 13, 1952   Vol. C121
LOCAL NEWS
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TAKES HIGHWAY PLANS OFF THE TABLE
East Farewell-  The Highway Commission announced Wednesday that the proposed highway plans will be shelved until the new Administration has time to reevaluate the proposals.  It is a well known fact the President–elect Eisenhower is in favor of a much more comprehensive highway plan than the original proposal had on the table.  As of publication time all plans are on hold and extensive reviews are anticipated.  Depending on your point of view this is either good news or bad news.  Opinion has been split almost down the middle throughout the town and while most of the businesses were in favor of the highway, there were some caveats in their opinions.  The main being it was essential that an exit be placed near the town to facilitate easy on-off access to the town.
            “I am sure the new President has a much better plan than what was presented to us last month,” said Tom Conally, Town Council President,  Conally was in favor of the highway but was very concerned the there was no provision for an East Farewell exit.  “We have heard that this new administration has an idea they are calling a “turnpike” which will be funded by toll booths along the entire route.  It has been suggested that the “turnpike” will be some sort of super-highway and travel the length of the state.  The Federal Government will fund part of it with the intent that in the event of a national crisis they will be able to move troops and supplies quickly from one end of the state to the other.  We will have to see, this all sounds like a pipe dream to me,” Conally said.
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN BIG FOR HOMECOMING CROWD
East Farewell- Regional High Cougars thrilled a very large homecoming crowd on Friday with an impressive win over the Sun City Eagles, 24-14.  Senior Quarterback, Billy O’Conner, was brilliant in his passing, completing 10 for 12 resulting in two touchdowns.  Both touchdowns were thrown to his favorite receiver, Phil Flynn.  The first was a first quarter, 25 yard bomb that Flynn pulled in and ran for the last five yards to score.  The second came in the third quarter, a quick five yard down and out that Flynn completely befuddled his defender and walked into the end zone, untouched.  “Johnny “Moose” Boyle was the work horse of the running game.  He ran for a total of 85 yards and scored the Cougars third touchdown in the fourth quarter.  Sophomore Charlie Cox was perfect in the extra point department and added a field goal to cap of the scoring.
            The Sun City Eagles did manage to score twice in the first half.  The first came on a three yard run by fullback Rory Lyons and the second was ten yard pass from quarterback Joe Smith to tight end Steve Lewis.  Both extra points were completed by a small freshman with a big foot, Wendell Lucas.  The Eagles did not fare very well in the second half only reaching the Cougars 20 once in the half.  The Cougars defense was impressive during the second half only allowing the Eagles four first downs, one coming from a penalty.
            The Cougars will travel to Riverview tomorrow to play the Wildcats who are also 4 & 1 on the season.  The came will start at 4:30.
 NATIONAL NEWS
US AIR FORCE BLASTS NORTH KOREANS
Korea- In Korea, allied warplanes lashed the Communists from the front lines to within 25 miles of the Manchurian border in one of the biggest operations of the Korean War.  Also, an Air Force C-119 flying boxcar slams into a 2000 foot mountain east of Seoul, killing al 44 persons aboard, most of them military personnel returning to the war zone after rest in Japan. It was the heaviest death toll of any military plane crash since the Korean War began.
Newark, NJ- Full operations resume at Newark Airport after a nine-month curtailment of operations due to three near-fatal crashes in nearby Elizabeth, New Jersey. The operation now includes a $9 million all-weather runway
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

11/13/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS
Thursday, November 13, 1952   Vol. C121
LOCAL NEWS
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TAKES HIGHWAY PLANS OFF THE TABLE
East Farewell-  The Highway Commission announced Wednesday that the proposed highway plans will be shelved until the new Administration has time to reevaluate the proposals.  It is a well known fact the President–elect Eisenhower is in favor of a much more comprehensive highway plan than the original proposal had on the table.  As of publication time all plans are on hold and extensive reviews are anticipated.  Depending on your point of view this is either good news or bad news.  Opinion has been split almost down the middle throughout the town and while most of the businesses were in favor of the highway, there were some caveats in their opinions.  The main being it was essential that an exit be placed near the town to facilitate easy on-off access to the town.
            “I am sure the new President has a much better plan than what was presented to us last month,” said Tom Conally, Town Council President,  Conally was in favor of the highway but was very concerned the there was no provision for an East Farewell exit.  “We have heard that this new administration has an idea they are calling a “turnpike” which will be funded by toll booths along the entire route.  It has been suggested that the “turnpike” will be some sort of super-highway and travel the length of the state.  The Federal Government will fund part of it with the intent that in the event of a national crisis they will be able to move troops and supplies quickly from one end of the state to the other.  We will have to see, this all sounds like a pipe dream to me,” Conally said.
SPORTS
COUGARS WIN BIG FOR HOMECOMING CROWD
East Farewell- Regional High Cougars thrilled a very large homecoming crowd on Friday with an impressive win over the Sun City Eagles, 24-14.  Senior Quarterback, Billy O’Conner, was brilliant in his passing, completing 10 for 12 resulting in two touchdowns.  Both touchdowns were thrown to his favorite receiver, Phil Flynn.  The first was a first quarter, 25 yard bomb that Flynn pulled in and ran for the last five yards to score.  The second came in the third quarter, a quick five yard down and out that Flynn completely befuddled his defender and walked into the end zone, untouched.  “Johnny “Moose” Boyle was the work horse of the running game.  He ran for a total of 85 yards and scored the Cougars third touchdown in the fourth quarter.  Sophomore Charlie Cox was perfect in the extra point department and added a field goal to cap of the scoring.
            The Sun City Eagles did manage to score twice in the first half.  The first came on a three yard run by fullback Rory Lyons and the second was ten yard pass from quarterback Joe Smith to tight end Steve Lewis.  Both extra points were completed by a small freshman with a big foot, Wendell Lucas.  The Eagles did not fare very well in the second half only reaching the Cougars 20 once in the half.  The Cougars defense was impressive during the second half only allowing the Eagles four first downs, one coming from a penalty.
            The Cougars will travel to Riverview tomorrow to play the Wildcats who are also 4 & 1 on the season.  The came will start at 4:30.
 NATIONAL NEWS
US AIR FORCE BLASTS NORTH KOREANS
Korea- In Korea, allied warplanes lashed the Communists from the front lines to within 25 miles of the Manchurian border in one of the biggest operations of the Korean War.  Also, an Air Force C-119 flying boxcar slams into a 2000 foot mountain east of Seoul, killing al 44 persons aboard, most of them military personnel returning to the war zone after rest in Japan. It was the heaviest death toll of any military plane crash since the Korean War began.
Newark, NJ- Full operations resume at Newark Airport after a nine-month curtailment of operations due to three near-fatal crashes in nearby Elizabeth, New Jersey. The operation now includes a $9 million all-weather runway
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