3/22/1956

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 22, 1956   Vol. C560

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LOCAL NEWS

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE – BIG HIT

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East Farewell- The 5^th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on Saturday, March 17^th, and by all accounts was a giant success.   Due to an unusual recent warming trend the snow from the blizzard was completely cleared from the streets and sidewalks.  The only remaining signs of the huge snowfall that paralyzed the region were rapidly diminishing “mountains” of plowed and piled snow on some of the corners on Main Street and along Lake Shore Drive.

            The parade kicked off at 12 noon from the Regional High school Parking lot, made its way down Main Street and turned on Lake Shore Drive and end at Lakefront Plaza by Lake Charles.  Leading the Parade was the “Pumper” engine from the fire department followed by engines from several nearby towns, Slate Mountain, Fort Lee and Southport.  Several of the Police motorcycles followed and then the marchers came along.  Civic groups including the Woman’s Auxiliary, the local Pet Shelter, the Men’s Civic Association, both Cub Scout troops and the Boy and Girl Scout troops.  There was a collection of antique cars and even two local Harvesters.  The High School Band was the final highlight in the parade and they played many Irish songs as they marched.  A very interesting arrangement of “Danny Boy” was far and away the most popular.  It was played to a march beat and drew applause once the people recognized what it was.  Sensing the crowd’s enjoyable reaction, they repeated it three times.  The third time it was really in the groove.  Everyone in the parade was dressed in green to honor the holiday and there were many leprechauns running throughout the parade as it proceeded through town.

            The entire parade as well as many of the spectators and all the leprechauns ended up at the Lakefront Plaza where the High school Band gave a free concert.  Many local restaurants set up small booths and offered food and drink for the afternoon and into the evening.   A wonderful time was had by all.

Regional High School Band dressed for St. Patrick’s Day

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN BUT COME IN SECOND FOR THE SEASON

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East Farewell- The Cougars finished off their season with a win but were only able to place second in the league because the Riverview Wildcats beat the Fort Lee Captains to win the league title.  All told the Cougars played far above expectations and showed everyone they knew how to stay tough and win the close games.  In the beginning of the season it looked like their inexperience and novice status would make for a disappointing season.  This scrappy group proved everyone wrong by showing an ability to learn quickly and come together as a unit.  “I am so proud of these kids,” gushed Coach Wilson, “They wouldn’t give up even when they were down by 25.  The way Greeny (Timmy Green) and Conner (Fergal Conner) ran the game, I was just amazed.  They just got better and better.”

            The final game was against the Slate Mountain Miners and the Miners came to play.  The game see-sawed back and forth in the first half, with each team trading baskets. The first half ended tied 34-34.  Neither team was able to get a good defensive stand. If the shooting percentage was higher the scores would have been in triple digits.  In the second half the back court of Green and Conner started to take over.  They two boys were able to direct the front court of Wilson Watson, Tom O’Hare and Bill Reilly masterfully, breaking open one or the other forwards for easy scores.  Wilson was able to dominate the boards in the second half, bringing in 12 rebounds and contributed with 7 points in the second half.  While the first half was anybody’s game, the second half clearly belonged to the Cougars.  They ran away with it.  The Cougars prevailed with a very respectable total of 58 points to a very tough but overmatched Miners 48.  

            The Cougars wind up in second place in the league but a very happy with the final standings.  Next year promises to be another strong year with the entire team returning with the exception of Timmy Green who is a senior.  Coach Wilson is already making guarded predictions for next year.  “I think we are going to be very strong next year.”  Was all he would say.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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EXPLOSION IN PHILA – COMMIES MUST PAY TAXES – IKE WANTS PROGRESS – PRICES – GRACE AND ZSA ZSA NEAR MARRIAGE

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In Philadelphia, a granary located at 30th and Market Street explodes like a bomb and is consumed by a raging fire. The explosion rocked and damaged buildings within a 10-block radius. So far, one is dead and 115 are injured. The blast area was placed under police rule. The shock of the blast was felt 25 miles away.

The government seizes Communist property from coast to coast for back taxes. The party’s newspaper, The Daily Worker is padlocked. A government spokesman said, “The party apparently thought it was exempt from taxation. However, political parties are required to file income returns and the Communist party, has never done so.”

President Eisenhower declares that the entire South should show some progress toward racial desegregation. “I am for moderation, but I am for progress. Let’s don’t try to think of this as a tremendous fight that is going to separate Americans and get us in a nasty mess. Let’s try to think of how we can make progress,” said the President.

At you market - 7-up - six regular bottles .45 (you like it – it likes you) ... Welch’s grape jelly - 20oz jar - .49 ... V-8 -12oz can - .10 ... Kraft Cheese - (Swiss or American) - 8oz package - .29. The average price for gas - 27.9 cents (regular) and 31.9 cents (premium).

Actress Grace Kelly, who recently completed what could be her last picture, arrives in New York where she’ll sail for France aboard the SS-Constitution April 4. She will marry Monaco Prince Rainier on April 18.

Hedda Hopper reports that Zsa Zsa Gabor will wed Los Angeles contractor Hal Hayes. “I know he’s the right man. Mama thinks he is the right man and my sisters and I think he is vunderful. Mama wants me to be married in a double ceremony with Eva, but I don’t vant to do it, so I won’t get married for at least a month.

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3/27/1958

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, March 27, 1958   Vol. C665

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LOCAL NEWS

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ST PATRICKS DAY PARADE A LITTLE LATE BUT STILL FUN

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East Farewell – Even though it was a week late the St. Patrick’s Day Parade was a big fun filled success on Sunday. The foul March weather postponed annual parade but it could not keep the Irish spirit down. East Farewell has a large contingent of Irish families, most of who are related in one way or the other the railroad workers who built the Mighty Keystone Railroad. East Farewell was originally a main hub for the MKR with the Iron Works located here. The Iron Works supplies rails and other iron parts for the railroad. While the town was not actually founded by the railroad, that honor belongs to the Lendel brothers, it did buy out the brothers when they fell on financial hard times back at the beginning of the century. The railroad then located the Iron works here due convenient location on the line between Philadelphia and Chicago.

            The parade has been a tradition in town for many years and is usually held the second or third Sunday of March but this year the unexpected cold rains forced a postponement to the last Sunday. On Sunday the weather was clear but still crisp and the parade started down Main Street at 9:00AM. Leading the parade was the Irish-American Club which had a green, of course, Ford pickup hauling a flatbed with the group of local Irish musicians who identified themselves as the Galway Boys. The band consisted of three guitars, a bass, a fife, a mandolin, an accordion and a snare drum. The Band played a variety of favorite Irish tunes many were requested by the people on the street, watching. The Galway Boys were followed by a number of fire trucks, a group of Irish dancers from the Regional High School, the Regional High School Pep band who also played many Irish tunes. They were followed by several police cars and the two motorcycles the Police Department owns. In the final position was another bigger flatbed carrying an even larger, louder Irish band named The Irish Rebels. They played a lively batch of jigs that had the people dancing and singing in the streets. The parade made its way down Main Street and turned up Lake Shore Drive. It ended up at the Lakefront Plaza where the bands set up and gave impromptu concerts for many of the parade watchers who had made their way to the Plaza. A couple local restaurants set up tables and offered some traditional Irish dishes like ham and cabbage. Even though it was Sunday the local liquor laws were bent and beer was served to patrons who were of legal drinking age. Even with the cold temperatures (50-55 degrees) there was quite a turnout on the Plaza. Many folks danced and dined throughout the afternoon but as the sun set the crowds dispersed and headed home. It was a postponed but by no means diminished St Patrick’s Day in East Farewell.

The “Galway Boys” 1957

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SPORTS

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TOURNAMENT SET

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East Farewell – The 1958 Mid-Regional League Playoff Tournament has been set for next week. This year will probably be the final year for this tournament. The League standings at the end of the season will be used to determine the final standings in the league. There has been too much criticism of the Tournament building to a head this year after Slate Mountain has convincingly won the league by a margin of 3 games over their closest rival, Corning, who themselves were two games ahead of third place East Farewell. In the past the league has been closer and the tournament was used to determine a final winner. The teams all concur that it would be better if the season record was the determining factor as opposed to a tournament where one team could become momentarily hot and win the league with only a four game winning streak. “I think all the coaches, myself included, feel the same way. We will play this last tournament and be done with it from next year on,” said Couch Wilson when asked about the major decision.

            The Tournament will be played over two weeks and start on Friday when the Slate Mountain Miners will take on the Cougars in a rematch of their last game of the season. That game was played just last week. The Tournament game will be played in the Slate Mountain Gymnasium and begin at 4:30 on Friday. 

Miners				Devils
		Champ
Cougars				Wildcats

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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KHRUSHCHEV TAKES OVER – US NOT SURPRISED – ELVIS IN THE ARMY NOW – 30^TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

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Russian boss Nikita S. Khrushchev (63) takes over as Premier of the Soviet Union, replacing Nicolai Bulganin. The switch was unexpected; Khrushchev takes over full “Stalin Powers” as Premier. “You have just expressed great confidence in me by your decision and you have done me great honor” he told the Parliament. “I will do everything to justify your confidence and shall not spare strength, health or life to serve you.” The new Premier got right down to business and in his formal address, emphasized agriculture, calling on among other things, the need for more cow manure. “The more cows, the more manure, the more the crops” he told the house.

U.S. officials say that Khrushchev’s power grab in the Kremlin could spell danger for the West if the chubby Communist Party leader follows the path of Stalin. State Department officials noted that Khrushchev had toppled such kingpins as V.M Molotov, Georgi Malenkov and Marshal Georgi Zhukov in his five-year struggle for Stalin’s power. They said these tough Communists constitute a powerful Kremlin alumni association which although now widely separated, might someday rise up to take revenge. A danger for the West is that Khrushchev might try to consolidate his position further through foreign adventures to rally soviet public support. Precedents were set by Stalin in the Berlin Blockade and the Korean War.

His second day in the Army - At Ft Chaffee, Arkansas, Private Elvis Presley marches into an Army barbershop and pays 65 cents out of his pocket to have his sideburns shaved. He led an induction platoon of 51 rookies into the barbershop. The barber threw the sideburns into the air, then went up the back of the singer’s head with his clippers and finally took off the top.  Elvis was asked by reporters how it felt - “It don’t feel so much different than it did before. This is the shortest it’s been in eight years.” Col Tom Parker, Presley’s manager, says he is staying with him temporarily to “look after the boy ... see that he gets everything he needs.

At the 30th Annual Academy awards, here are some winners:

Best Actor - Alec Guinness - “The Bridge on the River Kwai”

Best Actress - Joanne Woodward - “Three Faces of Eve”

Best Supporting Actor - Red Buttons - “Sayonara”

Best Supporting Actress - Miyoshi Umeki - “Sayonara”

Best Song - “All The Way” from “The Joker Is Wild”

Best Direction - “David Lean - “The Bridge on the River Kwai”

Best Screenplay - Pierre Boulle - “The Bridge on the River Kwai”

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