Williams Captures Georgetown Stock Car Opener
Horace Williams of Bridgeville won the 25 lap feature at Georgetown Speedway, leading Bud Harrington and Norris Reed as Denton driver Reed rose to second before mechanical issues dropped him to sixth. Elwood Tucker escaped a wreck early while Dean Pelton pushed to take second later.
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Tom Brown
Bud Harrington
Williams
Norris Reed
Denton
Cummings & Reed
South End Speed Shop
Elwood Tucker
Dean Pelton
Silver Spring
Reed
Norwood Ellingsworth
Lawrence Tucker
Dick Maddox
Sportsman
Merle Lister
Amos Harris
Bob Hanna
Jr. Parker
Windy Bailey
Tucker
J. R. Jones
Jim Hayes
Horace Williams
Tommy Johnson
Cordrey
John Fitzgerald
Clifford Downes
Fitzgerald
Downes
Bill Betts
Stude
Howard Betts
Bob Hill
Betts
Baker Wins Langhorne 150 Mile Race Sets Record
Buck Baker driving a 1956 Chrysler 300B won the Langhorne 150 mile NASCAR Grand National Championship in 1:58:32 with an average 75.928 mph. The event saw two cautions and several crashes, including a fatal hospital turn collision and a separate qualifying wreck. Tim Flock finished third, while Herb Thomas and Lee Petty completed the top five as Baker claimed a new world record.
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Buck Baker
Charlotte
N. C
Langhorne Speedway
Baker
Flock
Thomas
Lee Petty
Randleman
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Herb Thomas
Sanford
Tim Flock
Atlanta
Dodge
Jim Massey
Burlington
Allan Adkins
Fresno
Calif
Ford
Cotton Owens
Spartanburg
S. C
Bill Myers
Germantown
Mercury
Jim Paschal
High Point
Bill Blair
al Watkins
Birmingham
Walt Faulkner Killed In Five-Told Car Crash
Walt Faulkner, 36, veteran Indy racer nicknamed Little Dynamo, died when his 1956 Ford flipped five times during time trials for the National championship stock car race at West Coast Speedway in Vallejo California. His car apparently blew a front tire near the first turn at 70 mph, and a safety belt failure contributed to the fatal rollover.
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Faulkner
Indianapolis
J. C. Agajanian
George Amick
Venice
Calif
Amick
Walt
Little Dynamo) Faulkner
Indianapolis Speedway
Ford
West Coast Speedway
Vallejo
Vallejo General
Local social notes record visits and club events
Mrs. W. F. Clark visited relatives near Marshallton with Mr. and Mrs. George F. Clark. The Sewing Circle enjoyed a Tuesday evening gathering hosted by Mrs. Fred Evans. The Homemakers Club met at Mrs. H. C. Wolfe's home last week.
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T. A. Montague
Charles Phillips
Goldsboro
Rhodesdale
C. A. Shenton
Wilmington
Mary S. Pippin
Walter Heverin
Julia Gerth
Townsend
Del
W. F. Clark
Annabel
Wm. G. Carrow
Cape Charles
Wm. A. Palmer and Sons
Dover
Raymond Moore
Kenton
Roy Medford
Johnny
James Thomas
Robert
Phillies
Giants
Philadelphia
Gaylord Durham
Leonard Durham
Chesterville
Dora B. Melvin
George F. Clark
Marshallton
Fred Evans
Homemakers Club
H. C. Wolfe
In Memoriam Emmett M Williamson Obituary Card
In memory of a dear husband Em mett M Williamson who passed away April 29 1943 April comes with sad regrets It brings back days I cant forget Wherever I am whatever I do I always think of you Sadly missed by Wife.
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Emmett M. Williamson
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Bridgeville
Charles Herbert
Langhorne
Speedy Thompson
Jim Reed
Peekskill
N. Y
Thompson
Buzz Auckland
Charles R. Walls
Near
Sally Ann
Edward Franklin
Camden
N. J
Thomas Minner and Son
Harrington
Alday Durham
Chestertown
Homer Stafford
Chester
Fannie Biddle
Viola, del
J. W. Meredith
Harry Melvin
Kirk Jarman
Clayton
Walt Faulkner
Ray Paper Rabhiye
Henderson
S. Catherine Melvin
Greensboro
Georgetown, del
Nascar
Memoriam
Caroline County
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Marshall Butler
Baltimore City
Estes Kefauver
Thomas L. Christian
Anne Arundel County
Earle Knepper
Washington County
Andrew J. Easter
George J . Mahoney
Baltimore County
Harford County
George Washington Williams
Hamilton P
William D. Hill
Talbot County
General Assembly of
Maryland
Oscar L. Lord, SR
J. Carlton Mandrell
Marvin H. Smith
Paul
van Dyke
Joseph M. Eaton
Henry
Fox Wicomico County
United States
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