9/8/1959

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 8, 1955   Vol. C766

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LOCAL NEWS

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5^TH ANNUAL MUSIC, ART AND COUNTRY FAIR HUGE HIT

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East Farewell- The 10^th Annual Music, Art and Country Fair took place over the Labor Day weekend.  By all accounts it was a tremendous success.  The Fair started officially on Thursday night with the now traditional Main Street Stroll where almost every person in town donned a sweater or light jacket, a smile and a mouthful of conversation and strolled up and down Main Street and Lakeshore Drive, warmly greeting each other and stopping for snacks along the way at the local eateries.  The crisp, late summer air was perfect for the casual event and the local restaurants had an informal competition trying to outdo each other with favorite local dishes.  The general consensus was that it was a tie and the real winners were the townsfolk who were the unofficial judges.  Some of the favorites were a spicy chicken wing sampler from the Lost Oasis and a dry-rubbed rib dish offered by Ben’s On Main.  The stroll went on until well after dark and the stores and restaurants stayed open for the duration.

            Friday saw the influx of vacationers coming in to celebrate the holiday.  The campground filled up early and may towns folk had out of town friends and relatives camping on their own lawns and backyards.  Traffic on Main Street was actually backed up from noon until almost five o’clock.  The traffic did clear up for the evening events down at Lake Fountains Park.  The Park hosted a standing room only crowd to hear music by several different musical groups and a fireworks display.  The bands styles ranged through swing, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues, do-wop and even some of that new sound- rock and roll.  Leading off the evening was that new sound, a sort of rhythm and blues, country combination that they are calling rock and roll.  The group was a local bunch of youngsters calling themselves “The All Stars” They were very earnest and seemed to have lots of fun.  Local favorite, Jerry Tabor’s Swing Band followed playing his very popular hits like “Under the Silver Moon” and “Once In A While” Next up was country and western star Charlie Green, who sang his hit, “Crying Again.” Things started to heat up as a great jazz set was played by Gus Sloan and his quintet which led into a no holds barred rhythm and blues set by Big Roy and the Magnificents.  Finishing up the night was the mellow do-wop sound of the Crescendos.  A little bit of everything for everyone.  The park stayed full from the opening All-Stars all the way to the last note of the Crescendos lullaby, “Good Night”

            Saturday saw the early morning livestock auction and show.  Ever since this event was moved to 8:00 AM Saturday it seems to have gained popularity.  For the last four years the event has been packed.  Spectators as well as bidders make up the crowd who squeeze into the staging area for a look at the beautiful horses, bulls, cows and pigs.  While an actual auction took place, most of the people were there to look at the magnificent animals.  After the auction the crowd moved over to the Fair Grounds where Town Council President, Tom Conally cut the ribbon at the gate to open the fair.  The rest of the day the fair held most everyone attention.  Many local artists and craftsmen showed off and sold their works.  Local landscape artist Wagner Strump showed exhibited his latest works along with woodworker Angela Boyle.  Local artist Monica Shippensport also exhibited her sculptures.  The midway was a popular area all day where the local restaurants again served up their famous wares.  Saturday ended with a concert by the High School Band and repeat performances by Jerry Tabor, Gus Sloan, Charlie Green, Big Roy and the Crescendos. 

            Sunday was baseball day in East Farewell and the Travelers did not disappoint the fans.  They came back to life and won a convincing game 5-1 over arch rivals Corning and closing in on the league championship.  See the article in the Sports section for more details.  The fair still drew many people but the game was sold out. 

            Monday saw the last day of the fair and the crowds did not wane.  The grounds were packed for a third day even though there was the third annual Lake Charles Boat Race taking place on the lake.  The race was won by local sailor, Max Rolls.  His 15 foot sailboat won the race by at least three lengths. The race is unique in that all the entries must be hand built and only boats that are stored on the lake are eligible.  Monday ended with another fireworks display.

East Farewell Country Fair 1955

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK - CLOSING IN ON TITLE

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East Farewell- The game on Saturday was originally scheduled to be played in Corning but due to a Corning local conflict the game was moved to East Farewell, much to the delight of the Travelers.  The Travelers have enjoyed an at home winning ratio of 3 to 1.  The team did not disappoint the home town crowd who had some misgivings because the team had lost three out of the last four games and was in jeopardy of losing first place. The game on Saturday was as close to a must win as they have played all season.

            The Travelers started fast with a two run blast by Johnny Cloos in the second.  Pitcher, Danny Lane pitched a very tight game striking out four in the first two innings.  He went on the strike out a total of eight and except for one run in the sixth, a long home run by Coring star Russ Dawson.  The Traveler’s offense also came alive in the fifth and eighth when a show of good baseball execution brought runs in.  In the fifth a single by Arty Archibald was followed by a sacrifice bunt by Billy Sweet, moving Archibald to second.  A short, flair single by Ralph Francis put runners on the corners.  The speedy Francis was able to advance to third while Archibald scored on a long sacrifice fly by Dale Dunham.  A single by Watson scored Archibald.  Cloos flied out to end the inning.  In the eighth back to back doubles by Watson and Cloos scored the final run.

            The win all but locked the Travelers in first place and lined up to win the league title for the third time in five years.  Only wins by Corning and Slate Mountain and losses by the Travelers in the last three games could change the standings.  The next Travelers game will be Sunday against Riverview.

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East Farewell- With school opening next week, it can only mean that Cougars football is on the way.  Coach Burcowitz says this year’s squad, while young and untested, is “very smart and ready to learn.”  The team this year is made up of mostly juniors and sophomores.  The only returning senior this year is kicker Charlie Cox.  The first game is scheduled for September 16^th at the High School Field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE WANTS LONGER SCHOOL - MARILYN MONROE PLANE? – ICE MISSILES POSSIBLE

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President Eisenhower advocates lengthening regular high school and college courses to perhaps five years in this “complicated age. He also suggested that older folks are being required to retire from their jobs too early in life, which could explain the presidents personal popularity has slipped to 73% from 79%.

Marilyn Monroe plane? An aviation magazine says there’s a plane with a new fuselage design - like Marilyn Monroe - also called a coke bottle shape. Fred Hamlin, publisher of Aero Digest says the new fuselage design is “one of the major aerodynamic breakthroughs in the last decade.” First plane to use the design was the Grumman F9 Tiger, a carrier-based jet fighter. 

A meteoriticist declares that a “shrewd opponent” could wage an ice cube test war against this country with intercontinental projectiles made of ice. The object of the ice missile would be to determine effectiveness of range for the missile of the more deadly variety.

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8/4/1955

 

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 4, 1955   Vol. C762

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LOCAL NEWS

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HOTDOG EATING CONTEST ADDS TO SUMMER FUN

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East Farewell- The summer fun continued with the first annual East Farewell Hotdog Eating Contest on Saturday.  The contest was sponsored by the Civic Association and local restaurants, the Lost Oasis and Hemminge’s.  The contest was the idea of Charles Wentz, owner of the Lost Oasis.  Having read about other contests in New York City and Chicago he felt there was an opportunity for the town to get a little publicity and have a “lot of fun.”   The contest had nine entrants, two rounds, over 200 hotdogs and one winner, Bernie Wilson.  Wilson, a 23 year old resident, finished off a total of 35 hotdogs.  He gobbled down 17 in the first round and put away 18 more in the second.  Second place went to Patrick McCoy, 21, from Fort Lee with 30 hotdogs, 15 and 15.  Third place was grabbed by Allen Heart, 19, East Farewell, with 28 dogs, 15 and 13.  Heart recently graduated from Regional High School and played center on the school’s league winning football team. 

            “I never tried anything like this before,” Wilson said after the contest, “my gal, Sue, sort of dared me I to do it.  I thought it would be fun and it was, I don’t know if I will ever do that again.  It was a lot of dogs but they were free and they tasted pretty good.”

            “This was a great event,” laughed Charles Wenz, one of the organizers, “I think this may become an annual event.  We had reporters here from Philadelphia, New York, Pittsburg and Cleveland.  Nathan’s from New York City helped sponsor the event and supplied the hot dogs at a substantially reduced price. The town got some great free publicity, not that we need anymore business, but it is always good to stay in the news.”

            The contest took place at the Lakefront Plaza and was attended by about 100 cheering fans.  The Town Council set up a stage with a long table for the contestants and members of the High School Pep Squad were servers.  The first round was an elimination round and lasted five minutes.  While the first round totals were tabulated the popular local band, Bill Black and his Jacks, played raucous blue grass and country hits much to the crowds delight.  The second round was made up of the top four first round finishers and lasted five minutes.  Wilson attacked the dogs with a machine-like rhythm and was able to set himself apart from the competition early on.  After winning the first round he was able to get up during the break and do a little two-step with his date.  The crowd loved it.  He then sat down and ate 18 more dogs to win the contest to the cheers of the crowd.  Wilson won a trophy that was, appropriately, a giant hotdog on a bun.  The trophy was created by local artist Monica Shippensport and was fabricated at the Iron Works.  After the contest most of the fans went over to the ball park for the Travelers game and ate some hotdogs themselves.  

Hotdog Eating Contest on Lakefront Plaza

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK WITH BIG WIN

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EAST FAREWELL- The Travelers got back on the winning track with a decisive win against the South Port Hawks on Saturday, 8-2.  After losing both games on the past road trip and the loss at home the once red hot Travelers suddenly went ice cold.  They couldn’t score runs and they couldn’t keep runs from being scored.  On Saturday everything changed.  They appear to have returned to their sizzling swagger with a convincing win over a very strong South Port team.  

            The show started in the first inning when, after a three up- three down top of the first, the Travelers came up to bat and lead off batter, Ralph Francis, belted the first pitch for a double.  He was followed by Dale Dunham who singled and drove in Francis.  Hawks pitcher, Joe Little, then walked Bobby Watson bringing up the always exciting Johnny Cloos.  Cloos took Little deep into a 3-2 count and fouled off three straight fastballs.  Little then hung a curve ball over the plate and Cloos did not let it pass.  He clobbered the ball out of the park.  Giving credit where credit is due Little was able to regain his composure and strike out the next two batters.  Arty Archibald hit a single but was left stranded when Billy Green hit into a fielders choice.

            Travelers’ pitcher, Danny Lane, went six innings without allowing a hit and only two walks.  It wasn’t until the seventh that the Hawks were able to generate any offense.  After a lead off walk to Singer, Hawks star slugger, Jerome Fowler, matched Cloos’ first inning smash with a drive that left the park.  That ended the Hawks attempt to match the Travelers super heated offense.  By the seventh the Travelers had added to their run total and were sitting on a five run lead.  The Travelers added one more run in the eighth to top off their scoring fest.

            Defense was also solid on the Travelers.  Aside from Lane’s strong pitching shortstop, Dale Dunham, made several super stops and a bare handed grab to keep the Hawks off the base path.  The overpowering show was especially sweet because the Hawks are currently in second place in the league standings.  They were challenging the Travelers for first place before Saturday but have now dropped back to two games behind. If the Travelers keep up their superb play they will most certainly make the distance even further.  

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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MOSCOW LAUNCHES SPACE RACE – McCARTHY ACCUSES IKE – CARMEN MIRANDA DIES

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Moscow says that Soviet Russia intends to beat the United States in launching the earth’s first unmanned satellite. Prof. Leonid Sednov, a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, told reporters in a news conference the Soviet Union aims to get its satellite whirling in space within 18 months.

Korea - The South Korean government proclaims it “will undertake to restore authority” over Communist occupied territory south of the 38th parallel.  Communist-occupied territories are the district of Kaesong, north of Seoul, the Ongin Peninsula west of Kaesong and the north bank of the lower Han River.

Sen. Joseph McCarthy accuses President Eisenhower of offering ‘friendship to tyrants and murders” at the recent Big Four meeting in Geneva. He also attacked the President’s relationship with Marshal Zhukov, saying the President “ought to have a decent regard for the feelings of his countrymen.”

Educational station WQED, Pittsburgh - the station that spawned the Dr. Spock TV show, has another talent going to NBC-TV. He’s Fred Rogers. “Children’s Corner” - said to be fantasy mixed with facts and fun, begins August 20 on Saturdays 10:30am. The show features a tiger puppet that only speaks French.

Passing - Carmen Miranda (41) at her home in Beverly Hills, a victim of a heart attack. The tiny actress, famed for her fruit salad hats, platform shoes and swinging hips had just completed the filming of a television comedy with Jimmy Durante. Then she and her husband entertained guests at home, until early morning. She was fixing her face for the night when she toppled over. She was born Maria de Carmen Miranda de Cunha in Lisbon, Portugal and will be buried in Rio de Janeiro.

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8/21/1952

                                      EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 21, 1952   Vol. C628

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LOCAL NEWS

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ROBBER APPREHENDED

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GOOD POLICE WORK AND LOCAL AWARENESS WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE CRIME

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East Farewell- Good, basic police work was how Police Chief Jeremy Watson explained the quick apprehension of the suspected criminal involved in the robbery of the Lost Oasis Bar last week.  “The local residents and workers from the Iron Works all teamed up to help get to the bottom of this crime” the chief said.   The break in the case came when police found the dark sweatshirt and red handkerchief in a trashcan outside the Mallard’s boarding house on Lake Shore Drive.  Mrs. Mallard, the owner and proprietor of the house was very cooperative in letting the police question her boarders and eventually break the case.

            The suspect, who goes by the name of Richard Dunn, does not have a local address and was not a roomer in the boarding house.  The police report describes Dunn as a drifter with no job and no known home address.  He was identified by at least two townspeople saying they saw him disposing of the clothing in the early morning on Sunday.  In a surprising coincidence, he was photographed walking down the Might Keystone Railroad track two days earlier. “Our track foreman snapped the shot when he suspected this fellow may be up to no good and he thought he may be trying to jump a train,” said MKR local spokesman, Thomas Williams.

              The suspect’s knife was also recovered.  It was found on Main Street by an unnamed citizen on Sunday morning on their way to church.  They turned it over to the police when they realized it may have been involved in the crime.  The stolen money, over one hundred dollars, was recovered in an unmarked, brown paper bag near the trash can where the clothes were recovered. The suspect was booked in the police station and will be held in the county jail until he can be brought before the county judge in Mountain View. 

Richard Dunn on MKR tracks

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK

WIN 6-2 OVER COUGARS

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The Travelers got back on the winning side of the ledger Wednesday by solidly beating the Ondita Cougars 6-2.  Pitching was solid as Danny Lane pitched all nine innings allowing only five hits.  The offense came back to life after a weak showing in Bear Creek.  A surprisingly strong contribution from the bottom of the order was the deciding factor in the game.  Catcher Joey Brown followed his fine hitting on Sunday with three more hits in Wednesdays game.  He pushed his average up to .302 by slapping two singles and almost driving one out but ending with a stand up triple in the eighth.  He had three RBIs, one in the second and two in the eighth.  Second baseman Arty Archibald also had three hits, a double and two singles adding two RBIs, scoring Brown in the second and Tony Dimero in the fourth.  Pitcher Lane even contributed to the offense by driving in the final run in the ninth with a flair single to right.

            The team played with much more intensity than the Sunday debacle and seemed to be back in the winning swing.  They move on to Mountain View for three games this weekend.  A double header on Saturday and an afternoon game on Sunday.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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THE FLYING SAUCERS ARE BACK

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WASHINGTON (NEA) -- Beginning shortly after midnight, and continuing until dawn, eight experienced CAA radar operators and technicians, manning the air route traffic control center in hanger No. 6 at National Airport, tracked down from seven to ten unidentifiable and mysterious objects performing strange gyrations in the skies in a 30-mile radius above Washington.  Harry G. Barnes, who has been with CAA for nine years, mostly in radar work, was in charge of the group. After making sure that the object were not known aircraft and that the radar was operating perfectly he checked his findings with the radar operators in the control tower. They instantly confirmed what he saw and continued to do so. The two radars are completely separated units.  Later the radar at nearby Andrews Air Force Base has also confirmed the sightings.  When the center radar showed one of the unidentified objects in a low position in the northwest sky, the operators in the tower were able to see it. One of them, Howard Cocklin, who has been with CAA for five years, described it:

"It was a good-sized light, yellow to orange in color. At first it looked like a great big star. Then it began to move in a manner which made you realize it couldn't be a star. There was no unusual speed about its movement and at times it seemed to hover. We could see it moving around like that for about 15 minutes. It just disappeared from the northwest sky."   There are no windows in the center Barnes was operating. None of the eight men could leave to go outside to try to check their own radar sightings visually. As is normal at that time air traffic was very light. But at the first opportunity an operator in Barnes' office contacted Capital Airlines pilot Capt. S.C. Pierman.  "Before the other night I always discounted flying saucers as atmospheric phenomenon. But now I have actually seen some active strange objects which defy explanation."    Another Capital Airlines pilot also reported seeing a light off his wing, which showed up in that position on the radar scope. Other pilots in the air that night, Barnes reveals, appeared to be reluctant to discuss the subject with him on the radio. The mystery of the flying saucers had its start on June 24, 1947, when a Boise, Idaho, businessman, Kenneth Arnold, flew his private plane over the jagged peaks of Washington's Mt. Rainier. When he landed, he breathlessly reported to having seen "a chain of nine saucer-like objects playing tag at fantastic speeds." 

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5/8/1958

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, May 8, 1958   Vol. C671

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LOCAL NEWS

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THE PLOT THICKENS

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East Farewell – The FBI and local authorities have been very busy investigating the biggest crime to hit East Farewell since the Flower Show scandal and have released some information on their findings so far. There have been some surprising revelations and some disturbing ones also. When investigating the McCarron family the local police said that they are not unknowns in the local criminal world. The three McCarron brothers, Ralph, Leonard and David, have all had run-ins with the both the East Farewell police as well as the Slate Mountain and the Youngstown departments. Most of their transgressions involved pretty theft, burglary, and shoplifting. The train robbery was way out of their league. Even their accomplices were not involved in any major crimes.  The police started looking into the disappearance of the boy’s mother, Selma McCarron. She seems to have disappeared shortly before the robbery and has not been seen since. The suspects are not being cooperative and many officials believe she was somehow involved. The police are tracking her last reported whereabouts and who she was in touch with. Some reports from the Mexican authorities say she may have been spotted near Tijuana in the arms of someone whose description matches the missing Lothario, Romando. Romando, as everyone in East Farewell knows, is the ne’er do well who sweet talked his way into naïve local sweetheart, Monica Shippensburg, who ended up giving him all the funds from the 1956 Flower Show. He absconded with the funds and has not been seen until the recent reports.

While police and the FBI continue to investigate the entire gang remains in the Bedford State Correctional Facility and are not cooperating. None of the money or valuables has been located but the authorities have repeatedly said they are moving forward with the investigation. For now the case seems to have more questions than answers.

Last known picture of Romando

  

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK

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Youngstown – The Travelers were able to get back on the winning side of the leger on Saturday when they won a convincing victory over the Youngstown Steelers, 6-2. The Travelers were able to take advantage of an excellent pitching performance by Joey Alfred and some smart base running. Alfred went through the first three innings allowing only one hit and one walk. He let in the first run in the fourth with a double by Hart and a long single by Jones. After that he settled down again and was able to go until the eighth when he let in the only other Steelers run with a single blast from Youngstown’s slugger, Mario Collardi. The Travelers, on the other and were able to tag Youngstown pitcher, Frank Nardi, for two runs in the second and three runs in the sixth, sealing the win with a solo homer by Johnny Cloos in the ninth. In the sixth the Travelers showed some very smart base running skills after Tony Dimero singled, he stole second and when Artie Archibald dribbled a “swinging” bunt towards first Dimero made it to third. Then Billy Sweet’s Texas leaguer sent Archibald to second and Dimero towards home. Centerfielder, Dino Scappelli, fielded the ball cleanly and tried to make a play at the plate but Dimero was able to slide under the tag. Alertly, Archibald scooted to third and Sweet motored to second. This set up Ralph Francis who singled to right driving in both Archibald and Sweet. The Travelers looked sharp on defense, too. They turned a double play in the fifth and Alfred was able to strand three runners throughout the game.

            The Travelers come home next week when they face the Erie Eagles in the evening beginning at 7:05 in the ball park.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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SUPREME COURT OKS EXPENSES DEDUCTIONS FOR BOOKMAKING – 24 DIE IN FLASH FIRE IN NYC – NTA BUYS LOTS OF TV STATIONS – LEAVE IT TO BEAVER A BIG NEW HIT

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The Supreme Court rules unanimously that “ordinary and necessary expenses” of operating an illegal bookmaking business may be deducted for Federal income tax purposes.

24 persons die in a flash fire in a textile building on Broadway in New York City, near Hudson Street. The blaze began when a textile-drying oven exploded. After the blaze was extinguished hours later, fireman actually found two persons alive in the burned building. One was a woman who had taken refuge in a metal box.  Water from streaming hoses kept the box cool, keeping her alive. The other – a man, hugging the floor, had shielded himself from the flames and smoke.

NTA (National Telefilms Associates Inc.) producer and distributor of films for television, buys station WATV (channel 13) in Newark, NJ and its radio stations - WAAT and WAAT-FM for $4.5 million. NTA owns one other television station, KMGM-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The stations are being purchased from Atlantic Television Inc. (TV) and Bremer Broadcasting (radio). Stockholders of both are the same. NTA has plans to make channel 13 a flagship for some of its programming. (The station’s call letters were changed to WNTA-TV and radio.)

Leave It To Beaver” is a bona fide hit on CBS-TV. The show’s creators and producers are Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, who came from doing the same thing in radio (Amos n Andy) and others. One fan letter seems to sum up the appeal of the program - “It’s just like home ... you must be hiding behind our sofa!” Joe Connelly says he has six children and most of the episodes are based “on what our own kids do or our friends’ kids.” Bob Mosher says some of the ideas come from their own childhood experiences.  “Gather the family to see and enjoy the show hailed by critics as ‘honest and real and irresistibly funny.’”

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8/23/1956

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, August 23, 1956   Vol. C582

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LOCAL NEWS

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1^ST SWIM ACROSS THE LAKE

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East Farewell - The first annual Swim Across the Lake took place on Saturday and was an overwhelming success. When first presented back in June it was not received with any great enthusiasm by the Town Council. Organizers Hugh Reston and Frank Dunlap were persistent and worked very hard to bring their event to reality.  Having put together all the necessary routes paths, nautical clearances and insurance waivers they went out and setup a sign up system that was almost statewide attracting almost three hundred potential swimmers. The logistics of the event were enormous to say the least. Originally Reston and Dunlap, who were collegiate swimmers and friends wanted to hold a swim around the lake race but that proved to be impractical as well as being too long, at a total over almost 33 miles, for most swimmers. Undaunted they revamped their plan and present a swim across the lake instead.

            All their work paid off on Saturday morning. All along the newly constructed but still unnamed beach approximately half a mile down from the Fun Pier almost 50 swimmers lined the shore and at 8:30AM the horn blasted and all the swimmers raced into the water miraculously not running into one another. They were off along a carefully marked course, 50 yards wide and lined with buoys all the way across the lake. The entire route was a total of 2.7 miles and ended on Raleigh Beach which is owned by the N.U.D.E. organization, the back to nature group that has built a nudist retreat only five miles down the road. There was some concern that influx of swimmers, supporters and fans would create a problem with the nudists.  Frank Logan, president of N.U.D.E. said he had no problem with using the beach for the event and made sure no one would be offended by the proximity of the campground and its members.

            The swim itself went off without a hitch and considering there were almost 50 swimmers and there was almost 3 miles of open water. There were a lot of possible calamities that could have happened but didn’t. Reston and Dunlap were not in the pack choosing to monitor the race from a boat that was used to try and keep the swimmers within the boundaries and also offer any first aid if needed. Surprisingly, no one needed assistance although some swimmers did not complete the 2.7 miles instead hitching rides on some of the numerous boats that had spectators and fans aboard. The winner of the 1956 Swim Across the Lake was Robby Jenkins, a 19 year old State College student who is captain of his swim team. He was able to make the swim across the lake in a very impressive 1 hour and 30 minutes.  Of the 50 swimmers that started 24 made the entire distance. The rest were picked up along the way and there were no reported injuries.

            Jenkins was followed closely by a female swimmer, Daisy Forman, a 23 year old accountant from East Farewell. Her time was only three minutes behind Jenkins. “I was right with him until the end, I got caught up in a funny current flow and it knocked me off. This was great fun, though. I can’t wait to try it again,” said Forman on the Raleigh Beach.

            “This was great fun,” said Jenkins as he stood with Forman and they celebrated on the shore. “This should be a yearly event.”

            Reston and Dunlap were already making plans to bring the event back next year. This was a slightly strange but very entertaining event.

Robby Jenkins and Daisy Forman and fans on Raleigh Beach

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK

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Bedford – The Travelers got back on the winning track by besting the Bedford Bears on Saturday, 5-2. The Bears ‘Howlin’ Frank Fowler lived up to his nickname by letting out a coyote like howl with each strikeout. He had nine howls on Saturday much to the delight of his fans who joined him each time. That was the highlight of the Bears game, though, they were not able to supply him with much offense and their defense was only adequate. The Travelers were able to jump on Fowler early, before he settled down, and score three quick runs in the first with a single by Francis, a double Dunham and then a long home run by Cloos, the first four batters (Watson sacrificed). Fowler paused after the blast by Cloos, walked around the mound, set back up and struck out the next two batters. He went on to keep the Travelers in check for the next seven innings until the bottom of the order, Brown, Archibald and Sweet were able to come together and score two more runs. The Bears on the other hand were only able to generate two individual runs in the fifth and ninth off Travelers ace, Joe Nagy. It was a positive to see the entire line up produce and Nagy looked strong matching Fowler with nine strikeouts but Nagy had better offense behind him. The win puts the Travelers back in third place in the league behind CGW and Mountain View. The Travelers stay on the road next week and will be out of town for the Music, Arts and Country Fair and the Golf Classic that are scheduled for next week. They will come home in two weeks.

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 NATIONAL

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GOP PICKS IKE & NIXON – IRVING BERLIN PENS NEW TUNES –.VANDERBILT WEDS – KENNEDY LOSE CHILD – WRIGHT STANDS TALL – MUSIC THIS WEEK

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At the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, both President Eisenhower and VP Nixon win renomination. Both said they “were honored and thrilled” to be re-nominated. Nixon then flew back to Southern California to be with his ailing father.

Irving Berlin rolls out yet another song for the Eisenhower campaign. Four years ago, he wrote “I Like Ike” - the official GOP campaign song. His 1956 offering is “Ike - for Four More Years.”

Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt wed Sidney Lumet, a television director. Both are 32. Miss Vanderbilt married twice previously. On her 21st birthday, she inherited $5 million from her father, Reginald Vanderbilt who died when she was an infant.

Mrs. John F. Kennedy loses the baby she was expecting in October. A spokesman at a Newport, RI hospital says she underwent an emergency operation and is in good condition.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright says he is working on plans for a 510-story mile-high office building he hopes will be built on Chicago’s lakefront. If the structure, which will be called “the Illinois,” ever gets built, it will be the tallest structure in the world.

Pop music this week - “My Prayer” - The Platters, “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” – Elvis Presley, “I Almost Lost My Mind” - Pat Boone, “(Que Sera, Sera) Whatever Will Be Will Be” - Doris Day, “The Flying Saucers - parts 1 & 2” - Buchanan & Goodman, “Allegheny Moon” – Patti Page, “Sweet Old Fashioned Girl” – Teresa Brewer, “It Only Hurts For A Little While” – The Ames Brothers,

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9/8/1955

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, September 8, 1955   Vol. C766

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LOCAL NEWS

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10^TH ANNUAL MUSIC, ART AND COUNTRY FAIR HUGE HIT

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East Farewell- The 10^th Annual Music, Art and Country Fair took place over the Labor Day weekend.  By all accounts it was a tremendous success.  The Fair started officially on Thursday night with the now traditional Main Street Stroll where almost every person in town donned a sweater or light jacket, a smile and a mouthful of conversation and strolled up and down Main Street and Lakeshore Drive, warmly greeting each other and stopping for snacks along the way at the local eateries.  The crisp, late summer air was perfect for the casual event and the local restaurants had an informal competition trying to outdo each other with favorite local dishes.  The general consensus was that it was a tie and the real winners were the townsfolk who were the unofficial judges.  Some of the favorites were a spicy chicken wing sampler from the Lost Oasis and a dry-rubbed rib dish offered by Ben’s On Main.  The stroll went on until well after dark and the stores and restaurants stayed open for the duration.

            Friday saw the influx of vacationers coming in to celebrate the holiday.  The campground filled up early and may towns folk had out of town friends and relatives camping on their own lawns and backyards.  Traffic on Main Street was actually backed up from noon until almost five o’clock.  The traffic did clear up for the evening events down at Lake Fountains Park.  The Park hosted a standing room only crowd to hear music by several different musical groups and a fireworks display.  The bands styles ranged through swing, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues, do-wop and even some of that new sound- rock and roll.  Leading off the evening was that new sound, a sort of rhythm and blues, country combination that they are calling rock and roll.  The group was a local bunch of youngsters calling themselves “The All Stars” They were very earnest and seemed to have lots of fun.  Local favorite, Jerry Tabor’s Swing Band followed playing his very popular hits like “Under the Silver Moon” and “Once In A While” Next up was country and western star Charlie Green, who sang his hit, “Crying Again.” Things started to heat up as a great jazz set was played by Gus Sloan and his quintet which led into a no holds barred rhythm and blues set by Big Roy and the Magnificents.  Finishing up the night was the mellow do-wop sound of the Crescendos.  A little bit of everything for everyone.  The park stayed full from the opening All-Stars all the way to the last note of the Crescendos lullaby, “Good Night”

            Saturday saw the early morning livestock auction and show.  Ever since this event was moved to 8:00 AM Saturday it seems to have gained popularity.  For the last four years the event has been packed.  Spectators as well as bidders make up the crowd who squeeze into the staging area for a look at the beautiful horses, bulls, cows and pigs.  While an actual auction took place, most of the people were there to look at the magnificent animals.  After the auction the crowd moved over to the Fair Grounds where Town Council President, Tom Conally cut the ribbon at the gate to open the fair.  The rest of the day the fair held most everyone attention.  Many local artists and craftsmen showed off and sold their works.  Local landscape artist Wagner Strump showed exhibited his latest works along with woodworker Angela Boyle.  Local artist Monica Shippensport also exhibited her sculptures.  The midway was a popular area all day where the local restaurants again served up their famous wares.  Saturday ended with a concert by the High School Band and repeat performances by Jerry Tabor, Gus Sloan, Charlie Green, Big Roy and the Crescendos. 

            Sunday was baseball day in East Farewell and the Travelers did not disappoint the fans.  They came back to life and won a convincing game 5-1 over arch rivals Corning and closing in on the league championship.  See the article in the Sports section for more details.  The fair still drew many people but the game was sold out. 

            Monday saw the last day of the fair and the crowds did not wane.  The grounds were packed for a third day even though there was the third annual Lake Charles Boat Race taking place on the lake.  The race was won by local sailor, Max Rolls.  His 15 foot sailboat won the race by at least three lengths. The race is unique in that all the entries must be hand built and only boats that are stored on the lake are eligible.  Monday ended with another fireworks display.

East Farewell Country Fair 1955

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SPORTS

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TRAVELERS BACK ON TRACK - CLOSING IN ON TITLE

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EAST FAREWELL- The game on Saturday was originally scheduled to be played in Corning but due to a Corning local conflict the game was moved to East Farewell, much to the delight of the Travelers.  The Travelers have enjoyed an at home winning ratio of 3 to 1.  The team did not disappoint the home town crowd who had some misgivings because the team had lost three out of the last four games and was in jeopardy of losing first place. The game on Saturday was as close to a must win as they have played all season.

            The Travelers started fast with a two run blast by Johnny Cloos in the second.  Pitcher, Danny Lane pitched a very tight game striking out four in the first two innings.  He went on the strike out a total of eight and except for one run in the sixth, a long home run by Coring star Russ Dawson.  The Traveler’s offense also came alive in the fifth and eighth when a show of good baseball execution brought runs in.  In the fifth a single by Arty Archibald was followed by a sacrifice bunt by Billy Sweet, moving Archibald to second.  A short, flair single by Ralph Francis put runners on the corners.  The speedy Francis was able to advance to third while Archibald scored on a long sacrifice fly by Dale Dunham.  A single by Watson scored Archibald.  Cloos flied out to end the inning.  In the eighth back to back doubles by Watson and Cloos scored the final run.

            The win all but locked the Travelers in first place and lined up to win the league title for the third time in five years.  Only wins by Corning and Slate Mountain and losses by the Travelers in the last three games could change the standings.  The next Travelers game will be Sunday against Riverview.

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East Farewell- With school opening next week, it can only mean that Cougars football is on the way.  Coach Burcowitz says this year’s squad, while young and untested, is “very smart and ready to learn.”  The team this year is made up of mostly juniors and sophomores.  The only returning senior this year is kicker Charlie Cox.  The first game is scheduled for September 16^th at the High School Field.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE WANTS LONGER SCHOOL - MARILYN MONROE PLANE? – ICE MISSILES POSSIBLE

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President Eisenhower advocates lengthening regular high school and college courses to perhaps five years in this “complicated age. He also suggested that older folks are being required to retire from their jobs too early in life, which could explain the presidents personal popularity has slipped to 73% from 79%.

Marilyn Monroe plane? An aviation magazine says there’s a plane with a new fuselage design - like Marilyn Monroe - also called a coke bottle shape. Fred Hamlin, publisher of Aero Digest says the new fuselage design is “one of the major aerodynamic breakthroughs in the last decade.” First plane to use the design was the Grumman F9 Tiger, a carrier-based jet fighter.

A meteoriticist declares that a “shrewd opponent” could wage an ice cube test war against this country with intercontinental projectiles made of ice. The object of the ice missile would be to determine effectiveness of range for the missile of the more deadly variety.

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