50 Lap Stock Car Race At Georgetown Saturday
Heavy rain from hurricane Connie postponed Georgetown Speedway action last week. The 12th weekly program, including the 50 lap Mid Summer Championship, will run this Saturday night with 8 30 start. NASCAR points and expanded purse await a capacity field of Sportsmen cars from the East. Notables listed include Walker, Martin, Hayes, Moody, Bryant, Jenkins, Mood, Johnson, and Reed.
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Georgetown Speedway
Georgetown Oval
Ford
Mercury
Nascar
Paul Walker
Johnny Martin
Jim Hayes
Ralph Moody
Earl Bryant
Jerry Jenkins
Lew Mood
Lou Johnson
Norris Reed
After 54 Years AAA Quits Racing
The AAA will disassociate from all automobile racing in the United States after the 1955 schedule. The AAA Contest Board may still supervise Economy Runs, rallies and tests. Critics call the move a loose excuse. NASCAR could rise as the dominant force in stock car racing. Grantland Rice and others note racing's appeal and practical benefits despite the change.
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American Automobile Association
United States
Andrew J. Sordoni
AAA
Racing Association
LeMans
France
Ter
Bernard Kahn
Daytona BeachNews-Journal
Nascar
Triple-A
Bill France
AAA Conter Board
Judge Carter Convalesces in Eaglesmere Pa
Judge Carter remains convalescing at the Crestmont Inn in Eaglesmere Pa accompanied by his sister Miss Ella Carter of Denton. He was appointed to the Maryland Second Judicial Circuit in 1949 to succeed Judge J Owen Knotts and won a 15 year term in 1950. Tourists spend about 24 million dollars a year in Bermuda.
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J. DeWeese Carter
Denton
Second Judicial Circuit
Maryland
Crestmont Inn
Eaglesmere
Carter
Ella Carter
William Preston Lane
J. Owen Knotts
Eisenhower Drives Grand Plan for $50 Billion Highways
In a bold push, President Eisenhower outlines a ten year Grand Plan costing about $50 billion to modernize the U S highway network. Experts warn maintenance will require additional billions. War shortages and postwar growth slowed progress, but the need for faster safer cross country travel remains urgent.
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Eisenhower
USA
Korea
Harrington Opens Delaware Harness Season August 22
Harrington will host 20 nights of harness racing starting August 22, shifting from Maryland, with 450 horses entered and nine races nightly. A new 400 seat grandstand and mutuel line upgrade, plus a two way radio system for starting officials, mark the opening. Race officials include Steele, Hartman, Cushna, Wheatley, Reagan, Schiller, with Dick Case handling conditions.
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Maryland
Delaware
Harrington
Brandywine
Delaware-Maryland
T. B. Holloway
Delaware Harness Racing Commission
Robert S. Steele
Harvey Hartman
Charles Cushna
Cecil Wheatley
Joseph Reagan
Ormand R. Schiller
Dick Case
Ocean City
Dale Ferrow
Delmarva Peninsula
Tail of a Comet Often Reaches 150 Miles
The tail of a comet is typically about 150 miles long as it trails behind the nucleus. This measure reflects common observations of cometary tails extending vast distances relative to the comet's head.
Card of Thanks for kindness after death of husband
Mary Zierl and Paul thank visitors, for cards and deeds of kindness during illness and death of their husband and father. Grateful for flowers from Caroline Canning Co. employees, white and colored, and for memory of kindness.
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Caroline Canning Co
Mary Zierl
Paul
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Georgetown
Grantland Rice
America
Bermuda
Denton, Maryland
Spaperra
Pentagon
Will’s Sporting Goods Store
Franklin St
Denton, Md
NEW & Used Motors
Harrington, del
AIR Force Combat
USAF
Philadelphia
U. S
Journal
FOX Brothers
Washington Street
Easton, MD
Ing
J. Virgil Moore
Charles V. Moore
Pesger Shoes
Chevrolet
Fifth & Gay Streets
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