NASCAR Modified Sportsman Race Set at Georgetown
NASCAR sanctioned Modified Sportsman stock cars open Friday night at Georgetown Delaware Speedway at 8 30 pm Southern 500 at Darlington South Carolina Labor Day highlighted by Harrington Raceway Saturday night August 22 Melvin Josephs two 49s driven by Reds Eagle and Dean Pelton swept a large feature at Harrington as firefighters sponsored another strong racing night under NASCAR sanction.
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Georgetown
Del
Darlington
S. C., Speedway
Labor Day
1S Mile Harrington Raceway
Melvin Joseph
Reds Eagle
Dean Pelton
Harrington
Harrington Firemen
Denton Downs Bridgeville 10 to 4 in Softball
Denton defeated Bridgeville 10 to 4 in an eight inning softball game. Youngsters topped Old Timers 1 to 0 in nine innings, the lone run crossing in the eighth.
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Denton
Bridgeville
Eagle Back Again In A Close Feature Win
George Harrison of Georgetown fields a modified Studebaker X at Georgetown Speedway but cannot pass Reds Eagle from Baltimore who leads most laps in a brisk 25 lap feature. Wild Bill Cummings suffers a crash and kingpin damage. Top finishers include Eagle Harrison Pelton Walker Williams Warrington Bailey Smith Tucker Martin. Remember Jones Barnes race Aug 22.
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George Harrison
Georgetown
Eagle
Baltimore
Harrison
Bill Cummings
Paul Walker
Tom Brown
Cummings
Dean Pelton
Horace Williams
Russ Warrington
Windy Bailey
George Smith
Elwood Tucker
Johnny Martin
Jack Light
Bill Priestly
Wild Bill Cummings
Reds Eagle
Bob Smith
Plant Breeders Meet At Maryland Vegetable Research Farm
Twenty plant breeders from the Northeast observed new melon tomato and carrot introductions at the University of Maryland Vegetable Research Farm near Salisbury. Seedlings from India Turkey Iran Israel and Afghanistan were tested for disease resistance and other valuable traits to aid U S breeders under local conditions.
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University of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Salisbury
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Geneva
N. Y
D. D. Dolan
N. E
Maryland
U. S
Francis C. Stark
University of Maryland Horticulture Department
California
India
Turkey
Iran
Israel
Afghanistan
Schedule Shaping For The 1960 Speed Weeks
Daytona Beach prepares for the 11th NASCAR International Safety and Performance Trials next February. Bill France and associates consider a 250 mile compact sedan race on the 3.8 mile road course with American and European models. Norris Friel drafts the specs while automakers and tire firms like Firestone Goodyear and DuPont run high speed tests at the speedway.
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Daytona Beach
Bill France
Daytona International Speedway
France
Speedway
Norris Friel
Nascar
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Lark
duPont
Pontiac
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Pure Oil Company
Travelers Abroad Have Responsibility To Farmers
The USDA warns travelers to avoid bringing foreign fruits plants meat or products home as souvenirs. One pest can devastate crops, cites chestnut blight and Mediterranean fruit fly. Permit pre-travel for unprocessed items. confiscation possible. ARS inspectors intercepted pests every half hour at ports. Medfly found many times. citrus canker appeared 79 times in interceptions last year.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
E. P. Reagan
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
U. S
Florida
Agrcultural Research Service
Washington
D. C
ARS
Miami
Fla
Brazil
Hammurabi Reign Period and Code Creator Overview
Hammurabi, famed for the Code of Hammurabi, led the west Semitic realm of Babylon from 2067 to 2025 B C. This ruler shaped early legal and administrative systems in the ancient Near East.
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Hammurabi
Canaan
Abraham
Babylon
GOLDSBORO Social Notes From Salisbury to Rehoboth
Mr and Mrs Howard Brown and family of Salisbury called on friends in town last Wednesday Scotty Heiser of Wilmington visited his grandmother Mrs Katherine Gray last week Linda Conner of Seaford was guest of Jan Hutson last week 4 H members and families enjoyed a picnic at Councell Pond last Sunday Mrs W H Paxson and Mrs Harold Shults of Marydel are vacationing in Rehoboth this week Mr Charles Phillips who had been ill is much improved Sympathy to Mrs Virgie Woolleyhand on the sudden death of her nephew Clayton Lister of Ingleside Sympathy to the family of Mr and Mrs Alvin Melvin of Harrington in the loss of their son
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Howard Brown
Salisbury
Scotty Heiser
Wilmington Manor Gardens
Katherine Gray
Linda Conner
Seaford
Jan K. Hutson
Councell's Pond
W. H. Paxson
Harold Shults
Marydel
Rehoboth
Charles Phillips
Virgie Woolevhand
Clayton Lister
Ingleside
Alvin Melvin
Harrington
Local Social Notes Highlight Far-Flung Visits
Kenneth Eugene, 11, is mentioned amid a string of visits and gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin are noted as former Goldsboro residents. Sara Glass of Baltimore visited Mr. and Mrs. Clark Quillen last Monday evening. A. D. Quillen spent Sunday in Tolchester. Roland Cartwright and Mrs. Palmatory hosted dinner in Harrington. Ted Jarrell of Hyattsville, Md., and his family were weekend guests of their parents, Bed ward Jarrell.
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Kenneth Eugene
Melvin
Goldsboro
Sara Glass
Baltimore
Clark Quillen
A. D. Quillen
Tolchester
Roland Cartwright
William Palmatory, Jr
Harrington
Ted Jarrell
Hyattsville
Bedward Jarrell
Wake Up Denton To Grow The Town And County
A Wright letter urges Denton to form a planning commission to seize growth opportunities. It warns without organized effort progress will be fragmented and wasteful, and calls for determination hard work and some anger to drive development.
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W. A. Stewart Wright
Best way for a girl to keep her youth is not to introduce him around
A clipped quotation notes that preserving youth hinges on avoiding introducing a certain man into her social circle. The remark reflects a social guideline from a bygone era about age perception and courtship norms, framing youth as linked to social discretion.
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Port Horts
Big Jones Barnes
Canada
Chestertown
Andelot, Inc
Worton, Md
Denton, Maryland
TM Mellon TT
TNT Aia Caedl Ta
Sraet
Ad- Secon
Casa
G. Emory Gottwall
Aera
Denton Journal
Journal
Briggs & Stratton
Clinton Motors
Adams & Wright Hardware Co
R. Harrison
Federalsburg
Auto Glass Service
L & W Service
Roy R. Adams
J Denton
S. 3Rd St
Bath
George A. McDaniel
Market St
Apt. A
Rathell Apts
Hickman
Leslie Scott
RD 1
Clarke
Caroline Home & Auto Supply
A. Franklin Street
Emory D. Kimmey
Franklin St
Stewart Wright
Greenley’s Cross Roads
William G. Wooters
Gay St
Georgia
Brackett
Route
Canterbury-Magnolia Road
J. D. Keller Fruit Farm
Magnolia, del
Easton Office Equipment Co
Dover St
Easton
Emory Gottwals
G. Emory Gottwals
Denton Boat Basin
Will's Sporting Goods
Denton, Md
Caroline Home & Auto
Caroline Home and Auto Supply
Mercury
H.p
Will’s Sporting Goods
Mercury Outboard Motors
Franklin Street
Nisi
Mary B. Raughley
Orphans’ Court
Caroline County
Burton R. Raughley
Mary E. Raughley
Kent County
Delaware
Carlton V. West
Register of Wills
Carlton V
Harvey
Singer Sewing Center
Race St
Cambridge
Charles W. Griffith
Seventh St
Harmony Church Building Fund
Nagel’s Pond
Harmony
Harmony Community Center
James G. Woodson
Social Security Administration
Frank Hignutt
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