Service Short Walker Sweeps Third Straight Race at Georgetown Speedway
Mil ton Delaware's Paul Walker led the 25 lap main event at Georgetown Speedway last Friday night, finishing 19 laps in front. A multi-car melee caused red flags with two drivers injured, and Horace Williams and Johnny Roberts faced early trouble. Walker dominated the 11 minute 59.5 second race, with Pelton and Harrison following. Also noted were upcoming Ladies Powder Puff Derby, a 100 lap midget car race July 27, and URC sprint car debuts July 28.
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Milton
Delaware
Paul Walker
Georgetown Speedway
Nascar
Sportsman
Jr. Collins
Norwood Ellingsworth
Grandstand
Johnny Roberts
Bid Forest
Walker
Horace Williams
Wallker
Dean Pelton
George Harrison
Johnny Martin
Bob Kincaid
Russ Warrington
Dick Maddox
Doug Morgan
Gail Smith
Hobby Division
Pelton
Alvin Cordrey
John Fitzgerald
Bill Betts
Vince Conrad
Ji. Collins
Ridgely Athletic Association Special Concessions Day
Special concessions will be on the field to make the day an outstanding event. The Ridgely Athletic Association invites attendees to enjoy food and activities as part of the day’s activities.
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Ridgely Athletic Association
Auto Races Highlight Harrington Fair Weekend
Two thrilling days of midget and sprint car racing will headline the Kent and Sussex County Fair in Harrington. The events unfold Friday and Saturday afternoons, July 27 and July 28, drawing regional racing fans to the fairgrounds.
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Harrington Fair
Kent & Sussex County Fair
Harrington
Attractive Harness Racing Program For 1956 Fair
The final entries for Kent and Sussex Fair harness racing on July 23 to 28 were received. Harrington hosts many horses moving from Maryland circuit ready for the meet. The Culinary Department offers a grand prize of 25 dollars plus a year’s yeast supply. The fair opens Monday with 16 trot races 2 year old trots 25 pace and vaudeville acts. Irish Horan and His Hell Drivers perform before the grandstand.
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Kent and Sussex Fair
Harrington
Maryland
Fleischmann
Horan
Hell
Pat Boone
Joe Basile
Madison Square Garden
Denton Pony League Fights to 8-8 Tie with Templeville
Denton Pony League battled Templeville to an 8-8 tie at Templeville Park in a dramatic extra inning game. Denton trailed 7-5 entering the seventh before Bill Dempsey and Scurto set up Phillip Reed’s heavy drive to the outfield, keeping the game alive and ending in a shared result.
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Denton
Reed
Schall
Asher
Templeville
Denton Pony League
Bill
Dempsey
Scurto
Phillip Reed
Ridgely Horse Show Sets Nine Stake Awards
Ridgely Lions Club plans the annual horse and pony show with nine stake awards totaling 155 dollars plus added prizes. Two rings run 11 a m start with separate judges and ringmasters. Events include three pony working hunters and six varied classes led by the modified Olympic Jumper Stake.
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Ridgely Lions Club
Ridgely Lions Club Show
Maryland Horse Show, Inc
Eastern Shore Horse Show Association
M. L. Sutton
The
Paul Schoenfelter
Winfield Wright
Ed Sparks
Lester Layton
Russ Griffith
George Butler
J. Lawrence Wright
Rumsey Mulligan
C. H. Winnacott
Sol Hoke
Is Marine Toughness Needed for Recruits Discussed by Lt General Puller
Lt General Lewis Puller weighs in on Marine Corps recruit training and the role of toughness in a combat soldier. The interview explores essential qualities for Marines, contrasting physical grit with discipline, training rigor, and mental resilience.
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Betsy King
Joe Jarrell
Detroit
Mich
Betsy
Molly Nissen
Wilmington
Norman Smith
Marie Cahall
Herman Wilding
Walter Alplanalp
Claymont
B. Lewis
Carrie Sylvester
Dover
Bryan Shockley
Charles
Exmore
Leroy Cartwright
W. H. Paxson
Harry Cohick
Glenolden
Richard Cooper
Lockhaven
Wm. Hipple
Broomall
Walter Fannestock
Secane
Gootee Stevens
Esther
Noble Jarrell
Nell Hill
Selbyville
Mary Thiel
Jarrells
Lacey Orme
Nancy
Clark Smith
Clifton Elliott, Jr
Goldsboro
Roland Cartwright
Wm. Palmatory
Weaver Jones
Ridgely
Fannie Still
Smyrna
Lewis Puller
Marine Corps
American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
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Britt Halloway
United Racing Club
URC
Philadelphia
Atlantic Seaboard
Lou Johnson
U. S. Army
Army
Edwin F. Gannon
James L. Gannon
Queen Anne
Military Police Training Center
Fort Gordon
Gannon
Fort Jackson
S.C
Easton High School
University of Maryland
I Henry
Scuria
Usilton
Hubbard
Roe
Ec Asher
Price
Reddish
Wilson
Parsons
R. Short
Lowman
Toulson
Boyles
Satterfield
Weller
D. Short
Ford
Burris
Greensboro
Ridgely Park
Roosevelt
Boardwalk
Eilwood F. Fleming
Ocean City
Nirs
Ernest Cooper Fire & Liability Insurance
Denton, Maryland
Hastings
Miramar
Bath
Boardwalk Apts
Jo Lynne Apts
Briarcliffe Apts
North Ocean City
Charles Ludlam
Ridgely Horse Show
Chile
Georgetown
Del
Blades & Company
Easton
Fverngam’s Denton
Bill Fleetwood
TP Raakueses
Duwnny
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