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m m : ' lefeAtifii^a Bcored: tlie. ong Beach 28 dedstoo o l ^ S S A L c^dd;iV]iiog ^-4>1 and all three wen and its ts also vie- aying third m a tclrflrst- s Uniondale to the, 1st I'eeQ Hank d Karl continued to win the 3. The Red on a Cennis } Devils are »4-2rec<ttd. at the red y p i e m i ^ asters club ibouttlme, Vince For- lel for the Ige lhat he ry factual >rinted last ^hopeof this ides in the whom they factual and ure as this iv much can lU M O R S ? ” , somebody ■eally is. .• W « k a i f e g Tennis f l m undefeated le matches. i ft? FREEPORT b i f t i t a i MERRICK Cede 11M6 F te E P Q R T . NEW Y O R K . OCTOBER 19, 1972 ROOSEVELT Zip cobe nsre PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY ¥eeport Celebrates 8 M i Anniversary H . ft L.OOKS F A tA tC tA R ? T h e re's a diffe re n c e in t h e to o k o f th e cars b u t th is view fro m Sunrise H ighw a y lo o k in g south d o w n M a in S treet is cieariy recognizable. Flags were fJyirrg fo r 1922 week-long fire m e n 's Association. jSai- MICE L IT T L E H O M E S T E A D . \W o o d b ine,” palatial hom e o f John J. Randall as i t appeared In 1892 on Lena Avenue at the head o f Bergen Place. The hom e was later divided w ith one section still standing on W o o d b ine D rive West. The other p o r tio n was destroyed by fire. l.Ti II - mm I ' i - - i I I I ' 'T H E \ C L U B . K n o w n both as \ T h e Spartait C lu b ,\ and \T h e Free- | j po rt C lu b .\ the clubhouse pictu re d in 1922 and still standing as the Spartan M a sonic Lodge at Sunrise H ighw a y and South Grove Street, shared the lim e lig h t w it h the Lights Club and the Elks C lub as \ t h e \ place to be seen in Freeport. D ire c tly to the le f t is the b u ild in g in which TH E L E A D E R is headquartered today. . .ft PLAYLAND. The Playlan<d Park occupied the eastern side of W o o ddeft Canal during the tw e n tiei and attracted hordes o f funscttfcers from t h r o u ^ o u t Long Island and the metrt^iolitBD area. I t was billed as 'T h e finest amusement park on Long Island. Fully equipped w ith Roller Coaster, Merry-Go-Round. Air-plane Swing, Oarice Hall. Swimming Pool and many other attracticmsT'The Depression began the Park's fall from popularity in addition to the opening o f Jones Beach. Finally abartdoned, it became a camping ground fo r gypsies and soon burned to the ground. Many Freeporters remember, however, the DEDICATION OF OUR MONUMENT. This group o f Civil War bright lights reflected in die Cana), the music of the dance bands and the screams o f the rollercoaster veterans attended the J u ly 4 ,1902 dedication o f \The Cannon,\ one riders. o f cha Village's best known landmarks. fe:_