9/3/1953

                        EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 3, 1953   Vol. C247

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LOCAL NEWS

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EAST FAREWELL GEARS UP FOR LABOR DAY FAIR & ARTS FESTIVAL

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East Farewell – Celebrating the one year anniversary of being crowned “Destination Station” by the Mighty Keystone Railroad, East Farewell gears up for the 2^nd Annual Arts Festival, Country Fair & Livestock Auction.  Technically, the Livestock Auction has being held for the last ten years but only last year was the event merged into the Fair and Arts Festival. The success of the Fair & Festival pushed the Auction to the early Saturday morning.  It still draws a surprising number of spectators and the local farmers who partake find it better in early morning.

“It is much easier to get the work done, without all the showboating that used to take place when this was the main event. It is more normal and I can get a much better look at the livestock and concentrate on those cows,” said local farmer, Ogden Stone, “Before, it became like a circus. Now it really gets to the point and I actually enjoy it, now.”

            The Arts Festival and Fair is planned to take place over the Labor Day weekend and has a schedule even bigger than last year’s success.  More events are planned and there are more artists signed up to display and sell the creations. The town is hoping to again receive the coveted title of “Destination Station” from the Mighty Keystone Railroad. The full schedule of events from the Friday evening stroll through the Monday night Music Extravaganza is sure to bring to award to town for another year.

Promo Postcard from East Farewell                                              

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS CAN’T SOAR WITH THE EAGLES

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Bedford – The Travelers were grounded by a hot Bedford Eagles team last week and lost, 5-2 in a hot day game. The Eagles, led by slugger, Frank Hayes, went to town on Travelers pitcher, Billy Green scoring two runs in the first inning and getting at least one base runner on base in the first five innings. While the temperatures soared into the mid nineties by the mid afternoon the Eagles seemed to take the heat in stride but the Travelers looked limp and listless.  The Travelers were unable to generate any offense until the seventh inning when Johnny Cloos was able to slam a low fastball out of the park, scoring Dale Dunham who reached on a flared single earlier. That dinger was the only offense the Travelers generated all afternoon.  The Eagles went on to score one in the fourth and two in the eighth.

            The loss puts the Travelers in third place behind Odnita and Coring.  They have a chance to get back in the race next weekend when they travel to Corning for a Labor Day double header. This game is scheduled as a Twilight Doubleheader with the first game beginning at 4:05 and the second billed to start at 7:35 PM. Fireworks are promised as a Labor Day extra for the fans.  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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STEAMY NORTHEAST CONTINUES – COMMIES BLOW UP BIG BOMB – MONEY FOUND – COLOR TV ON THE WAY

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New York and the rest of the Northeast are hit by a heat wave. The warmer weather extended to the Midwest where Chicago reported 99 degrees.

The Atomic Energy Commission announces that the Soviet Union had set off another fission-type explosion on August 23. The location of the explosion was given only as “in Russian territory.”

Mystery – Stacks of money, which weren’t supposed to be on the ship, are hauled up from the sunken freighter Flying Enterprise. The ship sank in January 1952, but its captain says at the most, there was about $400 in cash on the ship. Any other money would have been in sacks of mail or express cargo.  The money, in British and American currency, is reported to be $210,000. The money was hauled up from a depth of 262 feet off the English coast by an Italian salvage crew employed by a British insurance firm.

Everyone in the industry is expecting the FCC to finally approve the RCA compatible color system in a few weeks and NBC announces that it will begin to experiment with on-the-air color premieres of its major television programs beginning September 28. The commission already has proposed to adopt the system, which lets current television set owners receive color pictures in black & white. Sylvester L. Weaver, vice chairman of the NBC board, said the color premiers would be held at the rate of one or two a week, featuring Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher, Robert Montgomery and others. All color programs now originate in the Colonial Theatre at 1887 Broadway, which is equipped with four color cameras, associated lighting and other color equipment.  NBC says it’s been a training ground for color production crews. CBS-TV says it will use the RCA method of color on some programs beginning September 15. CBS had to chuck its own color system in favor of its rival.

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Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this section of The News.

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4/9/1953

                                   EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 9, 1953   Vol. C226

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LOCAL NEWS

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MONEY FOUND – SCOUNDREL STILL MISSING

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East Farewell- The on-going and all encompassing scandal that has gripped East Farewell for the last week has gotten a little stranger. Recently returned from the front lines of Korea, Bernie Quinn was out of work and looking for any way to make ends meet, was looking through the town dump for salvage and came across a leather suitcase. Upon opening it he found $5000.00. It was part of the money the Town Council had given con-man Gordon Pitts last week to “expedite” the “Exit Issue” with the Highway Commission. The Council approved $7,000.00 for the assistance. $2,000.00 is still missing.

            A lot of people in Bernie’s situation would have taken the money and never mentioned it, but it was still in the Town Council envelope with the details of the project attached.  Bernie had been reading the paper and was working part time with Police Chief Watson.

“When I opened the suitcase I almost had a heart attack,” said Quinn in an interview at the Police Station, “I knew right away what it was and I couldn’t wait the tell the Chief.”

The fortuitous find relieves a lot of pressure on the Town Council that was at odds on trying to explain the extremely poor choice it made by giving Pitts the money in the first place.  It seems the focus now will be on finding Mr. Pitts. He is still wanted for questioning and everyone in town wants to know what his real story is.  Mr. Quinn has become a bit of a hero with the Town Council, who has been very vocal about helping find him permanent employment and possibly a reward for finding the money.

            It was also rumored that Mr. Pitts was quite the ladies man, perhaps it was part of his con, but he tried to engage several woman in town, coincidentally Bernie Quinn’s girlfriend, Sue Logan and local chanteuse and thespian, Natalie Mallard.  “I know my mother said he stole my heart, but that is not true at all. If anything, I told him I’d think about his proposals. I had no intention of going anywhere with that bum,” said Mallard from her front porch.  Miss Logan has not commented at the time of this printing.

            The saga will continue until Mr. Pitts is found or a complete explanation comes out about this whole embarrassing mess.  For now, things are getting back to normal, the money is back, no hearts are broken and the town salutes an honest veteran. 

Bernie Quinn – Local hero

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP – NEW WIN RECORD

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East Farewell- A game that was much closer than it was expected to be was played in the Regional High Gym last week.  The Slate Mountain Miners came to play and the Cougars had already clinched the championship the week and were flat footed.  It took the entire first half to wake up the dozing Cougars. The Miners well positioned offense led by sophomore, Alton Wilkes, scored almost at will and led the Cougars by 12 at the end of the first half. Wilkes consistently drove past the sluggish Cougar defense for a game high of 14 points.  It wasn’t until the second half that the Cougars show any desire to play.

Perhaps it was Coach Wilson’s halftime talk that woke up the team or perhaps they realized a win would set a record for the most season wins by an East Farewell basketball team, whatever it was it was tale of two different games.  The Cougars came out and blazed a 10-2 run in the first three minutes.  Guards, Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch ran around the Miners man to man and were unstoppable from the outside. They combined for 10 of the 12 points in the run, all long jumpers from the outside. Center, Bill Donahue, took control inside the lane and finally started to reject Wilkes and any other Miner attempting to invade.  The game came down to the last ten seconds with the score tied.  Forward Billy O’Donnell knocked a pass from Miner Sam Fowler wide and Gene Green, Cougars other forward dove to knock the ball back into O’Donnell’s hands. O’Donnell kept his poise and fired a bullet pass to a streaking Welch who put up a layup to win the game and set the record.

“Well, a win is a win,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “The Miners were a great team today and we really had to play our best and have a little luck to win this one but it is still a win and I’m proud of these kids for really stepping up in the second half.  These kids might not appreciate what they accomplished this season, but I’m sure down the road they will.”

There was a brief ceremony after the game honoring the team and raising a small banner to the roof of the gym. 

The East Farewell News salutes the 1952-53 Regional Basketball Champions; the East Farewell Cougars. The team members are; Center, Bill Donahue (Sr), Guards, Ted Fitzgerald (Sr) & Jimmy Welch (Jr), Forwards, Billy O’Donnell (So) & Gene Green (So) and off the bench came Joey Fox, Charlie Cox, Shamus McKean. Coach Charles Wilson deserves special commendation for his invaluable contribution to the teaching, coaching, training and mentoring of these fine young men.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE COMES TO GRIPS WITH KOREA – SITTING BULL REBURIED – GAS PRICES DROP – HOGAN WINS MASTERS

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Reports that the Eisenhower administration is coming to grips with far Eastern peace problems, which may arise following a Korean truce, are topped off, with the Eisenhower administration denying any plan to divide Korea.  More reports say the Eisenhower administration is willing to accept a settlement in Korea based on a boundary at the narrow waist of the peninsula. The new line between Communist North Korea and the South Korean Republic would be about 90 miles north of the present battle line.

A group of South Dakotans digs up the remains of famed Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and reburies them on a hill overlooking the Missouri River in South Dakota. Transfer of the old warrior’s remains climaxes a feud between the two States over the grave site that reached into Congress, as well as the Governor’s mansions. The grave-digging party was led by Clarence Grey Eagle, a Bullhead (S.D) Indian who claims to have power of attorney from three is Sitting Bull’s granddaughters to move the body. The new site is within the standing Rock Reservation.

The Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. with 40 filling stations cuts gasoline prices to 19,9 cents a gallon for straight run fuel and 22.9 cents for high test. Gas had been retailing as high as 30 ½ cents a gallon for high-test before a half-cent reduction was announced by several companies.

Sports - Ben Hogan recaptures the Masters in Augusta, winning by 5 strokes.

Actress Gene Tierney divorces Oleg Cassini – New York dress designer. She’s now linked romantically with Ali Khan, prince and patron.

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Many, many thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.

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9/3/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 3, 1953   Vol. C247

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LOCAL NEWS

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EAST FAREWELL GEARS UP FOR LABOR DAY FAIR & ARTS FESTIVAL

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East Farewell – Celebrating the one year anniversary of being crowned “Destination Station” by the Mighty Keystone Railroad, East Farewell gears up for the 2^nd Annual Arts Festival, Country Fair & Livestock Auction.  Technically, the Livestock Auction has being held for the last ten years but only last year was the event merged into the Fair and Arts Festival. The success of the Fair & Festival pushed the Auction to the early Saturday morning.  It still draws a surprising number of spectators and the local farmers who partake find it better in early morning.

“It is much easier to get the work done, without all the showboating that used to take place when this was the main event. It is more normal and I can get a much better look at the livestock and concentrate on those cows,” said local farmer, Ogden Stone, “Before, it became like a circus. Now it really gets to the point and I actually enjoy it, now.”

            The Arts Festival and Fair is planned to take place over the Labor Day weekend and has a schedule even bigger than last year’s success.  More events are planned and there are more artists signed up to display and sell the creations. The town is hoping to again receive the coveted title of “Destination Station” from the Mighty Keystone Railroad. The full schedule of events from the Friday evening stroll through the Monday night Music Extravaganza is sure to bring to award to town for another year.

                                                           Promo Postcard from East Farewell                                               

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS CAN’T SOAR WITH THE EAGLES

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Bedford – The Travelers were grounded by a hot Bedford Eagles team last week and lost, 5-2 in a hot day game. The Eagles, led by slugger, Frank Hayes, went to town on Travelers pitcher, Billy Green scoring two runs in the first inning and getting at least one base runner on base in the first five innings. While the temperatures soared into the mid nineties by the mid afternoon the Eagles seemed to take the heat in stride but the Travelers looked limp and listless.  The Travelers were unable to generate any offense until the seventh inning when Johnny Cloos was able to slam a low fastball out of the park, scoring Dale Dunham who reached on a flared single earlier. That dinger was the only offense the Travelers generated all afternoon.  The Eagles went on to score one in the fourth and two in the eighth.

            The loss puts the Travelers in third place behind Ondita and Coring.  They have a chance to get back in the race next weekend when they travel to Corning for a Labor Day double header. This game is scheduled as a Twilight Doubleheader with the first game beginning at 4:05 and the second billed to start at 7:35 PM. Fireworks are promised as a Labor Day extra for the fans.  

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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STEAMY NORTHEAST CONTINUES – COMMIES BLOW UP BIG BOMB – MONEY FOUND – COLOR TV ON THE WAY

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New York and the rest of the Northeast are hit by a heat wave. The warmer weather extended to the Midwest where Chicago reported 99 degrees.

The Atomic Energy Commission announces that the Soviet Union had set off another fission-type explosion on August 23. The location of the explosion was given only as “in Russian territory.”

Mystery – Stacks of money, which weren’t supposed to be on the ship, are hauled up from the sunken freighter Flying Enterprise. The ship sank in January 1952, but its captain says at the most, there was about $400 in cash on the ship. Any other money would have been in sacks of mail or express cargo.  The money, in British and American currency, is reported to be $210,000. The money was hauled up from a depth of 262 feet off the English coast by an Italian salvage crew employed by a British insurance firm.

Everyone in the industry is expecting the FCC to finally approve the RCA compatible color system in a few weeks and NBC announces that it will begin to experiment with on-the-air color premieres of its major television programs beginning September 28. The commission already has proposed to adopt the system, which lets current television set owners receive color pictures in black & white. Sylvester L. Weaver, vice chairman of the NBC board, said the color premiers would be held at the rate of one or two a week, featuring Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher, Robert Montgomery and others. All color programs now originate in the Colonial Theatre at 1887 Broadway, which is equipped with four color cameras, associated lighting and other color equipment.  NBC says it’s been a training ground for color production crews. CBS-TV says it will use the RCA method of color on some programs beginning September 15. CBS had to chuck its own color system in favor of its rival.

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4/9/1953

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, April 9, 1953   Vol. C226

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LOCAL NEWS

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MONEY FOUND – SCOUNDREL STILL MISSING

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East Farewell- The on-going and all encompassing scandal that has gripped East Farewell for the last week has gotten a little stranger. Recently returned from the front lines of Korea, Bernie Quinn was out of work and looking for any way to make ends meet, was looking through the town dump for salvage and came across a leather suitcase. Upon opening it he found $5,000.00. It was the money the Town Council had given con-man Gordon Pitts last week to “expedite” the “Exit Issue” with the Highway Commission. A lot of people in Bernie’s situation would have taken the money and never mentioned it, but it was still in the Town Council envelope with the details of the project attached.  Bernie had been reading the paper and was working part time with Police Chief Watson.

“When I opened the suitcase I almost had a heart attack,” said Quinn in an interview at the Police Station, “I knew right away what it was and I couldn’t wait the tell the Chief.”

The fortuitous find relieves a lot of pressure on the Town Council that was at odds on trying to explain the extremely poor choice it made by giving Pitts the money in the first place.  It seems the focus now will be on finding Mr. Pitts. He is still wanted for questioning and everyone in town wants to know what his real story is.  Mr. Quinn has become a bit of a hero with the Town Council, who has been very vocal about helping find him permanent employment and possibly a reward for finding the money.

            It was also rumored that Mr. Pitts was quite the ladies man, perhaps it was part of his con, but he tried to engage several woman in town, coincidentally Bernie Quinn’s girlfriend, Sue Logan and local chanteuse and thespian, Natalie Mallard.  “I know my mother said he stole my heart, but that is not true at all. If anything, I told him I’d think about his proposals. I had no intention of going anywhere with that bum,” said Mallard from her front porch.  Miss Logan has not commented at the time of this printing.

            The saga will continue until Mr. Pitts is found or a complete explanation comes out about this whole embarrassing mess.  For now, things are getting back to normal, the money is back, no hearts are broken and the town salutes an honest veteran.

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP – NEW WIN RECORD

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East Farewell- A game that was much closer than it was expected to be was played in the Regional High Gym last week.  The Slate Mountain Miners came to play and the Cougars had already clinched the championship the week and were flat footed.  It took the entire first half to wake up the dozing Cougars. The Miners well positioned offense led by sophomore, Alton Wilkes, scored almost at will and led the Cougars by 12 at the end of the first half. Wilkes consistently drove past the sluggish Cougar defense for a game high of 14 points.  It wasn’t until the second half that the Cougars show any desire to play.

Perhaps it was Coach Wilson’s halftime talk that woke up the team or perhaps they realized a win would set a record for the most season wins by an East Farewell basketball team, whatever it was it was tale of two different games.  The Cougars came out and blazed a 10-2 run in the first three minutes.  Guards, Ted Fitzgerald and Jimmy Welch ran around the Miners man to man and were unstoppable from the outside. They combined for 10 of the 12 points in the run, all long jumpers from the outside. Center, Bill Donahue, took control inside the lane and finally started to reject Wilkes and any other Miner attempting to invade.  The game came down to the last ten seconds with the score tied.  Forward Billy O’Donnell knocked a pass from Miner Sam Fowler wide and Gene Green, Cougars other forward dove to knock the ball back into O’Donnell’s hands. O’Donnell kept his poise and fired a bullet pass to a streaking Welch who put up a layup to win the game and set the record.

“Well, a win is a win,” said Coach Wilson after the game, “The Miners were a great team today and we really had to play our best and have a little luck to win this one but it is still a win and I’m proud of these kids for really stepping up in the second half.  These kids might not appreciate what they accomplished this season, but I’m sure down the road they will.”

There was a brief ceremony after the game honoring the team and raising a small banner to the roof of the gym. 

The East Farewell News salutes the 1952-53 Regional Basketball Champions; the East Farewell Cougars. The team members are; Center, Bill Donahue (Sr), Guards, Ted Fitzgerald (Sr) & Jimmy Welch (Jr), Forwards, Billy O’Donnell (So) & Gene Green (So) and off the bench came Joey Fox, Charlie Cox, Shamus McKean. Coach Charles Wilson deserves special commendation for his invaluable contribution to the teaching, coaching, training and mentoring of these fine young men.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE COMES TO GRIPS WITH KOREA – SITTING BULL REBURIED – GAS PRICES DROP – HOGAN WINS MASTERS

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Reports that the Eisenhower administration is coming to grips with far Eastern peace problems, which may arise following a Korean truce, are topped off, with the Eisenhower administration denying any plan to divide Korea.  More reports say the Eisenhower administration is willing to accept a settlement in Korea based on a boundary at the narrow waist of the peninsula. The new line between Communist North Korea and the South Korean Republic would be about 90 miles north of the present battle line.

A group of South Dakotans digs up the remains of famed Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull and reburies them on a hill overlooking the Missouri River in South Dakota. Transfer of the old warrior’s remains climaxes a feud between the two States over the grave site that reached into Congress, as well as the Governor’s mansions. The grave-digging party was led by Clarence Grey Eagle, a Bullhead (S.D) Indian who claims to have power of attorney from three is Sitting Bull’s granddaughters to move the body. The new site is within the standing Rock Reservation.

The Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. with 40 filling stations cuts gasoline prices to 19,9 cents a gallon for straight run fuel and 22.9 cents for high test. Gas had been retailing as high as 30 ½ cents a gallon for high-test before a half-cent reduction was announced by several companies.

Sports - Ben Hogan recaptures the Masters in Augusta, winning by 5 strokes.

Actress Gene Tierney divorces Oleg Cassini – New York dress designer. She’s now linked romantically with Ali Khan, prince and patron.

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