75 year old Martha Schweighofer joins sports car life
German born Martha Schweighofer, 75, navigates for her son Horst in Sports Car Club of America events driving the family Buick while Horst handles the wheel. They earned the Shell Oil Sportsmanship trophy after a 1200 mile 1955 Great American Mountain Rallye from New York to Lake Placid.
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Laurie van Dyke
Ceretle
Hera
Martha Schweighofer
Horst
Schweighofers
New York City
Vermont
Massachusetts
Lake Placid
Poughkeepsie
New York
Schweighofer
Iowa City
Tie
Marthe Schweighofer i
Motor Sports Club of America
Campaign Cost A Cup of Coffee In Springfield
C Clement Baston successful city council candidate reported a campaign expense from the November election as a cup of coffee for an independent who was on the fence. The remark highlights the basic cost of outreach in a local race and Baston’s candidacy achievements in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Springfield
Mass
C. Clement Baston
Cty Council
Cedar Rapids resident sets five year record with nine year span
A Cedar Rapids woman, nine years in town, and her son are noted for a five year record. They moved within the city and bought their current home last spring after Horst’s discharge from the armed services following World War II.
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Cedar Rapids
Horst
Armed Services
Students Stage Sewer Shin-dig
Los Angeles AP report recalls twelve Sigma Phi Epsilon pledges from USC who held a costume party in a massive underground storm drain after securing city and county OK. Engineering students built a four-foot dam to control runoff, decorating the tunnel while over 100 guests attended. A coed praised the event as the cleanest sewer party she had seen.
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LOS Angeles
University of South
Ern California
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Ic Engineering
Government maps Alaska rock history for oil prospectors
The government released a graphic geologic evaluation detailing the distribution of pre mesozoic mesozoic and cenozoic rocks in Alaska. It interprets tectonic elements and highlights major geo and geoanticlinal synclinal trends. A new 200 million year rock map aids oil exploration. Providence College run by Dominican Fathers is a North American college.
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Washington
Alaska
Providence
H.C.) College
Dominican Fathers
Des Moines Man Addresses Cedar Rapids Cost Accountants
Donald J. Guth of Des Moines assistant treasurer of Solar Aircraft will speak to the Cedar Rapids chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants Tuesday at 6 30 p m at the Montrose hotel His topic is The Accountants Part on the Management Team Guth is a former president of the Des Moines chapter and has served two terms on the national board of directors He has been with Solar since 1942 and has held roles including assistant treasurer and comptroller for several years
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Des Moines
Donald J. Guth
Des Moiney
Solar Aircraft
Cedar Rapids
National’ Association ‘of Cost Accountants
Montrose Hotel
Guth
Association
Lucky They Had Gasoline Along
Herman Bleich ran out of gasoline and walked a mile to a filling station to buy a gallon. The attendant used his truck to drive Bleich back to the car, then the truck ran out of gas. Bleich’s gasoline was used to move the truck, and the men returned for more gas. The next trip was successful.
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Louis
Hermann Blesen
Bleich
Florida State allows men to bar coeds after midnight
Florida State University officials say it is permissible for men students to keep coeds out after midnight but warn the policy costs a penny per minute after curfew. The fines raise scholarship funds as part of a campus drive.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida State University
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Sanotone
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Sonoma
Sonotone
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