9/25/1952

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 25, 1952   Vol. C115

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LOCAL NEWS

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 EAST FAREWELL HIT BY MAJOR STORM
DEVASTATION AND DAMAGE EXTREME

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East Farewell- A major storm ripped through town on Monday and Tuesday causing widespread property damage and devastating the entire Lake Front Fun Pier.  Luckily there were no reports of personal injury.  The storm unleashed its fury Monday morning and continued through the day and night into Tuesday afternoon when it subsided.  It left a swath of destruction in it path.  There were several businesses on Main Street that suffered broken windows from high winds and wind-blown objects.  The Hardware store had its front window smashed and the Lost Oasis Bar & Grill suffered substantial roof damage.  The worst damage, though, was to the Lake Front Fun Pier on Lake Charles.  Initial estimates are 90% to 95% total destruction.  The pier has been in operation since 1948 and was the center of the summer entertainment for many years.  Many of the kiddie rides were ruined. The magnificent carousel, which was manufactured in Philadelphia and transported here in pieces by train, was severely damaged.  The beautiful 50 foot high Ferris Wheel was thankfully and surprisingly spared.  Only its mechanical parts suffered some damage.  “We plan to begin rebuilding immediately,” said Sam Lendel, owner.  “This is a tragedy for the whole town as well as my business, but I vow to rebuild the Pier bigger and better than before.  I am just glad there were no injuries.”

            The businesses in town voiced similar resolve.  “We plan to put a new roof on starting next week, once we clean up the water damage inside.  We already have a tarp over it so not as to get any more water on the inside,” said Charles Wenz, owner of the Lost Oasis Bar & Grill.  Up and down Main Street the response was similar.  The town seems ready to pull together and move forward. It looks like this storm will go down in history as the storm of the century.  

Ferris Wheel stands over destroyed Fun Pier

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SPORTS

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TRAVELER WIN - CLOOS DELIVERS OFF THE FIELD

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East Farewell- Johnny Cloos, injured star outfielder for the East Farewell Travelers delivered a stirring pep talk to the team as they prepared for a critical game against Corning last week.  Even thought his injury will keep him out for the rest of the season he was able to rally the team with a five minute galvanizing speech  the contents of which remain in the locker room and confidential to the team.  Nevertheless, speaking with team members after the game there is no doubt that the talk had a very positive effect on the team.  The Travelers went out to close down Cedar Creek in both games. 

Joe Nagy pitched another gem in the first, retiring 12 straight from the fourth to the eighth and allowing only five hits and two runs.  The final score was Travelers 8, Cedar Creek 2.   The scoring came from the usual suspects; Bobby Watson doubled in the third, Big Bob Tilman who replaced Johnny Cloos in center, drove him home with a single, Tony Dimero and Joey Brown both singled and Billy Sweet brought them all home with his second grand slam of the year. 

In the eighth Francis singled and Dunham advanced him on a sacrifice.  Watson tripled this at bat, driving in Francis and once again Big Bob Tilman came through with a double. To finish off the scoring, Tony Dimero hit his 24^th home run, bringing in Tilman.

           It was feared the Cedar Creek winning streak and the poor performance by the Travelers last week would make this a closer series.  That was not o be as Danny Lane came on in the second game and made short work of the Cedar Creek nine.  He pitched a superb game allowing only 8 hits scattered through nine innings.  Cedar Creek was unable to capitalize on any of the hits as they left 13 runners on base, never scoring.  The Travelers won the second game 3-0.  Scoring was led by Joey Brown and Artie Archibald each hitting homeruns in the second and eighth.  

          The Travelers will face Corning next week for what is presumed to be the title matchup.  Statistically the Travelers only need one win to clinch the title but Corning could tie for first place with a sweep of the series.  Both games will be played at night in Corning on Friday and Saturday.

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NATIONAL NEWS

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 CHADWICK SWIMS CHANNEL SETS RECORD – MARCIANO KNOCKS OUT WALCOTT

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 Pas De Calais- Florence Chadwick establishes world history after she swims the Catalina Channel in the record-breaking time of 13 hours, 47 minutes - the first woman to have crossed both the English and Catalina Channels.

Philadelphia - Undefeated Rocky Marciano knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott to become the world heavyweight champ.

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5/21/9153

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, May 21, 1953   Vol. C232

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LOCAL NEWS

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TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES GOLF LINKS

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East Farewell- The Town Council approved the building of new golf links on the old Reese farm after a short conference on Monday night. The proposal by GC Designers was very detailed, well presented and warmly received by the Council.  GC went so far as to invite the Council out to the farm to show them first hand where the clubhouse will be, the views of the lake and the access from Lake Shore Drive. The old Reese farmhouse will have to be torn down but the architecture the new clubhouse is keeping with the style of the colonial mansion.  GC is planning for wide patio/porch views of Lake Charles as well as expansive views of the ninth and eighteenth greens. 

            Construction is started to begin next week and the Reese family will be moved out by the end of the month.  Their plans have not been made public but it is rumored that they will take their considerable windfall and purchase a new, smaller property around town.  The initial construction will involve clearing of trees for the fairways and layout of the greens.  The clubhouse construction will begin sometime after the greens have been established.

            Following up on the news that golf great Ben Hogan would be involved with the planning GC would only restate that Mr. Hogan has expressed interest in the course and would like to be involved in the design in some way. It would be very exciting to have such a great pro to appear in town.  The News was unable to contact Mr. Hogan for verification.

This will be the view from the front patio

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SPORTS

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FANS UPSET ABOUT HOME STADIUM SNAFU

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East Farewell- Travelers fans expressed their indignation at that lack of a true home stadium on Saturday.  The game against the Bear Creek Cubs took a back seat to the fan disapproval of the venue. The Regional High School field was certainly not where the current League champions should play their home games.  The fans made that fact perfectly clear on Saturday.  Banners and posters showed their disgust and their sarcastic cheers when a homerun cleared the fence just added to the unrest.

After the game a representative for the owners, who are a group from Capitol City, said the owners will be looking into building a new stadium after this season. That was not enough for the fans who chanted for new owners and would not let the representative finish. Several fans have said they will look into taking legal actions as to return ownership to a local or a local group. This situation has been rumbling under the radar for some time. The championship pushed the issue to a back burner last season and the Travelers name was found to be cute in an ironic way but as long as they won everything else was second. Now a new season is upon them and the thought of playing another season without a home field is unthinkable to some. 

The Travelers ballpark burned down in 1950 and the owners have been slow to replace or rebuild it. Their reasons range from lack of space to lack of money. For each reason the fans have responded with disbelief and loud recriminations.  There is sufficient space right on Lake Charles and if money were really the issue they should sell the team.  The owners have been silent lately and repeated questions from this paper have gone unanswered.

The game was a bit of a sideshow but it did have lots of offensive action, partially due to the small size of the field. The Travelers were able to win 12-9.  There were a total of nine home runs hit which ties a league record for homers hit in one game. The Travelers hit six while the Bears hit three. Many fans realized early one that they could watch the game for free from the football stands beyond the outfield fence. After the third home run fans began standing just beyond the fence to get souvenirs. They weren’t disappointed.

Homers by Brown, Archibald, Sweet, Dunham and two by Johnny Cloos set the tone for the game. The Bears saw Fink, Doral and Cunningham send the ball over the fence. There was defense in the game, the Travelers were able to turn two double plays but pitcher Billy Green was only able to retire the Bears in order once during the game.  Bear’s pitcher Abe Vogel, was not able to do much better but did manage to send the Travelers down in order twice.  Both teams ended with sixteen hits but the Bears had two errors and gave up three walks.

The next game is scheduled for Saturday against the Ondita Cougars, again at the Regional High Field. It remains to be seen if the fans will protest again.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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COCHRAN BREAKS THE SOUND BARRIER – SINATRA GETS BOOED IN ITALY - MARCIANO KOs WALCOTT IN 1ST

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Jackie Cochran - the first feminine jet pilot in the nation, becomes the first woman to fly faster than sound and breaks two world speed records, averaging 652.337mph. She toppled the previous record set by a woman of 540mph and she also beat the all-time close-course mark of 635mph.

A disappointed audience in Naples, Italy boos Frank Sinatra during a performance because his wife, actress Ava Gardner failed to show. The singer walked off-stage in a huff amid the shouting and booing. The show went on again only after the Police Chief personally took charge of the situation.

Unbeaten Rocky Marciano scores a nine punch first round knockout over Jersey Joe Walcott in Chicago Stadium.