GHS59-GardnerNewsfrom50

The Gardner News regularly publishes articles that appeared years before (25, 50 & 100) in the publication. Around the time of our 50th Reunion in 2009, (under the 50 Years Ago heading), there were some familiar names that appeared,.now over 60 Years Ago

50 Years Ago
(Thursday, October 20, 1960)

Lew Bishop, former Gardner High youth from Hubbardston who is currently playing winter baseball, has been purchased by the Chicago Cubs baseball team of the National League.
To make room for the hard-hitting outfielder, the Cubs have announced the outright release of veteran infielder Grady Hatton, formerly of the Boston Red Sox.
Bishop will report for spring training with the parent organization and appear on their initial roster. His performace at spring training will probaby dictate his chances of remaining with the major league team.

50 Years Ago
(Tuesday, September 20, 1960)

Like most football coaches, Chief Boston of the University of New Hampshire, does not like to start sophomores who are playing a new position, yet Bob Weeks of Gardner will answer the opening kickoff this week when UNH tangles with Dartmouth.
An end in high school and for the UNH frosh, Weeks has played tackle only two weeks but his defensive work has so impressed the coaches that Bob has already nailed down a starting job.

50 Years Ago
(Tuesday, March 1, 1960)

Lew Bishop, Hubbardston’s top diamond prospect since his uncle Larry Bishop went into organized baseball, left yesterday for the Chicago Cub spring training camp at Tucson, Ariz. After several weeks of training in the central headquarters of the organization, the former Gardner High third baseman will be assigned to the roster of Lancaster, Pa., of the Eastern League.

50 Years Ago
(Thursday, December 17, 1959)

Two Greater Gardner youths who recently enlisted in the United States Navy are now undergoing basic training at the Great Lakes Training Station in Illinois. They are Maurice J. Case, son of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Case of Cottage Lane, East Templeton, and David Rocheleau, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Francis Rocheleau, 307 Park Street.

A recent WAVE enlistee, Diane Doris Duxbury, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Duxbury of West Main Street, Westminster, has completed nine weeks of basic training at the United States Naval Training Center in Bainbridge, Md., and is now enjoying a leave at her home

50 Years Ago
(Wednesday, Sepetember 23rd, 1959)

Co-capt. Eddie Nobrega of the undefeated 1958 Wildcats eleven and
Tony Kraskouskas, an end of that powerful Dubzinski aggregarion, are candidates for berths on the current Umass freshman team.
The 191-pound Kraskouskas is striving for a wing berth, but Nobrega, outstanding guard here, has switched to the backfield. His 157 pounds are hardly enough to permit him to hold his own with the embryonic Killer Kowalskis from which the yearling forward wall will be fashioned.

50 Years Ago
(Thursday, March 19, 1959)

Charles (Bud) Smith, co-captain of the Wildcat basketball team, was the only Gardner High player named to the 12th annual North Worcester County Sportswriters Association hoop squad.
Fitchburg, Leominster and Notre Dame of Fitchburg each placed two men; Gardner, Athol, Clinton and St. Bernard’s one each to the scribes’ team which will be feted at a dinner to be staged by the North Central Massachusetts Board of Approved Basketball Officials in the near future at the Hotel Raymond in Fitchburg.

50 Years Ago
(Friday, March 6, 1959)

Sharon Bliss, vice-president of Gardner High’s senior class who will be the school’s Student Government Day representative at the State House Friday, the 13th, is to take part in a panel program to be presented by Channel 2 that day to highlight the students’ participation in the state government