EAST FAREWELL
NEWS
Thursday, May 1,
1958 Vol. C670
LOCAL
NEWS
TRAIN ROBBERS CAUGHT!
East Farewell – The FBI and local police have made arrests in
the Great East Farewell Train Robbery of 1957. Three brothers, Ralph, Leonard
and David McCarron and three others, Gerald Downs, Frank Holloway and William
O’Shea were all arrested in McCarron’s home outside of East Farewell. The
brothers had gathered the whole gang together to divide up the take but a
neighbor had tipped off the authorities after noticing the house that had been
empty for several months had a lot of activity and Mrs. McCarron was nowhere to
be found. The McCarron boys had not been seen at their house in over six months
and Mrs. McCarron disappeared shortly afterward. The FBI, regional and local
police have been investigating the crime intensely since the start but have
remained quiet about their progress until Wednesday when they suddenly
announced the arrest of the gang. The details are still being sorted out and
all the questions have not been answered but the authorities are confident that
they have the right men. There have been no confessions, yet but there have
been reports that large amounts of cash have been recovered from the house.
Also, a very substantial amount loot has also been recovered much of which will
be put on display in an attempt to reconnect it with its previous owner.
The brazen robbery took place
September 12th, 1957. The “Mainliner” that runs from Philadelphia to
Chicago on the Mighty Keystone Railroad was boldly robbed in East Farewell.
Stopped by signal manipulation six robbers jumped on board, three headed
directly to the Mail Car where they blasted open the safe holding $100,000.00
in cash deposits from the First Pennsylvania Bank head to the Chicago Central
Bank, while three others rampaged through the passenger cars forcing all the
passengers to drop their valuables into a cart that they rolled down the aisle.
The robbers were able to clear out the safe and the passengers in about seven
minutes and were able to make a clean get-a-way in a truck that was found later
abandoned in the woods near Lake Charles. The robbers were so efficient that
the police were unable to get to the scene until long after the robbers had
taken flight.
Many questions still surround the
crime and the perpetrators. Aside from
all the usual questions, how did they plan it, who all were involved, how did
they know about the transport one question has arisen from after the arrest,
where is Mrs. McCarron? She is said to be a very domineering mother and very
protective of her boys. Her disappearance has raised some questions. The entire gang is being
held without bail in the State Correctional Facility in Bedford. More answers
are expected to be forth coming but for now local victims can take some comfort
in the fact that these dangerous felons have been identified, captured and
incarcerated.
The Mainliner
pulls into East Farewell
SPORTS
TRAVELERS STUMBLE IN FIRST DEFEAT OF THE
SEASON
Cedar Creek – Some fanatical Travelers fans were predicting an
unbeaten season after last week’s win over Riverview stretched their unbeaten
season to three. Everyone can dream and sometimes those dreams will come true
but that dream, as impossible as it may be, was dashed on Saturday when the
Travelers lost to the also unbeaten Cedar Creek Bulls, 4-3. The first loss was
a hard pill to swallow, too. The Travelers led 3-1 into the bottom of the ninth
when Bulls slugger, James Dunn came up with one out and men on second and
third. Dunn swung a Nagy’s first pitch and missed. Nagy then tried some to slip
a curve by him but missed low and inside. He tried the curve again and missed
again. Then Nagy tried to blow his fastball by him but Dunn was waiting, with a
mighty swing Dunn drove the ball over the center field fence to win the game
4-3 Bulls.
This was Nagy’s
first outing this year and all told he did fine, striking out 9 and allowing
only six hits and three walks. The Travelers defense was strong stranding three
runners throughout the game. The Bulls were just slightly better, though,
Bull’s pitcher, Gene Bradley, struck out 9 also, but only walked two and
allowed eight hits. The Travelers left an unusually large numbers of
baserunners on base, nine which is way above their average of three.
“I just let
that last pitch get down a little and he was able to really wallop it,” said
Nagy after the game, “We let that one get away from us. I feel responsible for
it and I am not going to let that happen again.”
The Travelers
stay on the road next week as they face the Youngstown Steelers. The game
begins at 1:30 on Saturday in Youngstown Stadium.
NATIONAL NEWS
FAMILY INCOME UP – O’MALLEY ELATED WITH LA TURNOUT
– NELSON RIDDLE’S DAUGHTER DIES – AT THE MOVIES
The government reports that the average
family income last year was $6130 - 50% higher than a decade ago.
Walter O’Malley,
owner of the (new) LA Dodgers says he’s elated about the first three games played at the coliseum - attendance
for all three was 167,209. “I think it probably set a three-day record.”
The seven month-old daughter of
composer Nelsen Riddle dies before the parents can get her to the hospital. The
family doctor said the baby had died from an inflammation of the bronchial
tubes. “She was just a baby and she had no defense against it,” said the father
of the sudden virus.
At the movies -
St Louis Blues - Nat King Cole, Eartha Kitt, Pearl Bailey
The Young Lions - Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin
The Female Animal - Hedy Lamarr, Jane Powell, Jan Sterling, George Nader
Another Time, Another Place - Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan
(Introducing) Sean Connery
The Goddess - Kim
Stanley, Lloyd Bridges
Many, many
thanks to www.mrpopculture.com for
contributing to this section of the East Farewell News.
