Walker Georgetown Speedway winner in rainout NASCAR feature
Paul Walker driving the DeSoto powered Plymouth No. 40 won the 25 lap NASCAR sanctioned feature at Georgetown Speedway in 12 minutes 1.2 seconds after a tight duel with J. R. Jones. Race incidents involved Morgan, Tucker, Ellingsworth and Maddox with multiple wrecks and plus several heat races and a powder puff derby. The 1700 fans witnessed a dramatic first start with near identical car positions throughout the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
J. R. Jones
Speedway
Walker
Horace Williams
Johnny Martin
Ralph Smith
Norwood Ellingsworth
Jim Hayes
Norris Reed
Bob Tester
Doug Morgan
Lawrence Tucker
Tom Johnson
Bob Maddox
Maddox
Morgan
Jr. Parker
Parker
Dick Maddox
Dick Kelly
Bob Hanna
Plymouth
Tucker
Dean Pelton
Paul Walker
George Harrison
Jr. Collins
Pierce Hammond
Pie Truitt
Harry Steele
Pris
Farm Front This Week Soil Bank Sign-up Extended
The final date to enter acreage of allotment crops into the 1956 Soil Bank Reserve was extended to July 27, per Chester S. Bradley, chairman of Maryland’s Stabilization and Conservation Committee. The extension helps farmers plan. Land in the Reserve may be seeded to grass or legumes other than soybeans. small grains may also be approved. Soybeans are excluded to avoid harvest as beans after January 1, 1957. Land already in soybeans at signing may remain until October 1, 1956 to allow green crop maturation before plowing.
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Soil Bank
Chester S. Bradley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Bradley
Adams Cross Roads Social Roundup in Local Notices
Mrs Edna Adams hosted guests with Mr and Mrs Lester Workman on Thursday. Mr and Mrs James Fretterd held a family dinner Sunday. The Custworths of New Jersey visited Charles Johnson and family Sunday. Nancy Lee and Cheryl Lynn Dennis of Seaford stayed with grandparents Earle and Louise Robinson. William Dennis of Seaford visited Robinsons Sunday. Bobby Fountain and Frederick Bailey attend two weeks National Guard training in Bethany Beach Delaware. Edward Bailey's wife visited Newark sister Darwin Savage in Greenbridge Pennsylvania Saturday. Charles Fretterd visiting his parents James Fretterd Sr and family. James Fretterd and family hosted a family picnic last Sunday. Earle Hawk and family and Joe others were also mentioned.
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Edna Adams
Lester Workman
James Fretterd
Randal Custworth
New Jersey
Charles Johnson
Nancy Lee
Cheryl Lynn Dennis
Seaford
Earle Robinson
William Dennis
Bobby Fountain
Frederick Bailey
National Guard
Bethany Beach
Del
Edward Bailey
Darwin Savage
Greenbridge
Charles Fretterd
Earle Hawk
Joe
Bailey Family and Guests Prominent In Event
Bailey and family join Miss Shirley Elliott and Mr and Mrs Edward Bailey for a social gathering.
Prediction of American economy in 1975 by Dr. Marcus Nadler
Dr. Marcus Nadler of New York University predicts that Americans will adapt to changing economic and political conditions, embracing new philosophies and improving them. He argues the economy rests on demographics, research, and management willingness to take risks and adopt new labor relations methods to ensure steady evolution without violent upheavals.
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America
New York University
Marcus Nadler
United States
Sergeant First Class Meredith trains cadets at ROTC camp
Fort Belvoir Virginia hosts Army engineer technique training at an ROTC summer camp with Sergeant First Class Donald Meredith supervising cadet instruction. Meredith, son of Norman Meredith of Federalsburg Maryland, joined the Army in February 1946.
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Fort Belvoir
Donald Meredith
Ann
Route 5
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Meredith
Norman Meredith
Federalsburg
Army
Soldier From Chestertown Joins U S Army Unit In France
Nancy France Army Pfc Carroll A Simpler recently arrived in France and serves as a clerk in the 7839th Army Unit. A 1955 May enlistee, he completed basic at Fort Jackson and was last stationed at Camp Lucas Michigan. He is 21, son of Mr and Mrs James A Simpler of Henderson and formerly worked for Latex Incorporated in Dover Delaware.
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Nancy
France
Carroll A. Simpler
Rose
Chestertown
7839Th
Simpler
Fort Jackson
S. C
Camp Lucas
Mich
James A. Simpler
Henderson
Latex Incorporated
Dover
Del
Why There Cannot Be Another War Feature
In a stirring July issue of The American Weekly, W L Laurence outlines a future era where war is impossible. Thearticle, carried in color gravure alongside The Baltimore Sunday American, presents a hopeful, world-famous science writer’s perspective on lasting peace and a transformative era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Laurence
American Weekly
Baltimore Sunday American
Midshipman Inspecting Navy Jet Aboard Carrier Ta-
Service short naval academy midshipman Philip S Love son of Mr and Mrs William E Love of Denton inspects a Navy jet fighter aboard the anti submarine aircraft carrier USS Ta misread text ends abruptly on ship name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Academy
Philip S. Love
William E. Love
Denton
Navy
Naval Academy midshipmen voyage on Tarawa to Nova Scotia
Junior class from the U S Naval Academy sailed aboard the Tarawa from June 17 to July 7 for a training cruise to Nova Scotia. They conducted deck flights and were moved by high line to a destroyer for a day of small ship handling instruction, spending six days in Stairfax. Shanghai Pierce, a large Texas cattleman with a loud voice, could shout orders from his front porch to workers a mile away at the cattle pens.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Tarawa
Nova Scotia
Stairfax
Shanghai Pierce
Texas Leads Nation in Sulphur Production
Texas accounts for about eighty percent of U.S. sulphur output, underscoring the state’s dominance in the mineral trade. The figure reflects wide mining activity and sustained demand from industrial sectors nationwide.
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Texas
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Georgetown
Milton
Marauder
Cilla Ellingsworth
Helen Collins
Janie Records
Time
Mid - City
F. A. Yeates
Marian Robinson
Rfd 2
Greenwood
Journal
Sunbeam
Ronson
Schick
Norelco
Remington and Lindy’s
Sunbeam Electric Razors
Gustav
Denton, Maryland
Tidewater Inn
Easton, MD
Hastings
Miramar
Ocean City
Maryland
Boardwalk Apts
Jo Lynne
LLY
Racing Association
Harrington, del
Annapolis
Tony Accetta
Yankee
Minnow
Will’s Sporting Goods
Mercury Simaattree Craft Boats Trail
Franklin ST
Clark
Chrysler
Lewis Motor CO
6Th & Gay Sts
Denton, Md
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