Georgetown Race Headed By Martin Conrad And Martin Lead
Georgetown Speedway hosted a Saturday night stock car feature with Johnny Martin of Lewes Del driving No 39 winning the 25 lap main event in 11 minutes 37.5 seconds just shy of last year’s record. Paul Walker, Horace Williams, George Harrison and Jim Hayes trailed in the top positions as heat races and a wreck driven by Starry Dunbar halted action briefly. Several incidents including a broadside collision involving Lew Mood and Vince Conrad occurred with minimal injuries and another crash ending a race early. overall the event drew a windy, well-attended crowd and produced a fast, competitive program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Speedway
Johnny Martin
Lewes
Del
Johnny
Tom Brown
Paul Walker
Walker
Martin
Horace Williams
George Harrison
Jim Hayes
Harry Dunbar
Elwood Tucker
Frankie Schneider
Lew Mood
Vince Conrad
Vince
Lew
Russ Warrington
Med Smith
Bob Kincaid
Sonny Fenimore
Windy Bailey
O. K
Sandy Montella
Montella
Lawrence Tucker
Dick Maddox
Paul Jones
Bill Dickerson
Chevrolet
John Jester
Bill McGinnis
Plymouth
Norris Reed
Jack Hart
Starry Dunbar
Dunbar
Nascar
Reed
Maddox
Ray Kable
Pee Wee Pobletts
Buck McCardell
Kable
Charles Herbert
Bob Welch
Howard Starkey
Bill Baughley
J. R. Jones
Norwood Ellingsworth
Williams
Starkey
Bill Boughley
Jones
Sweikert Garners 500 Vukovich Killed In Race
Curly haired Bob Sweikert from Indianapolis won the Memorial Day 500 mile race, earning about $75,000 at the victory dinner. Vukovich from Fresno died in a fiery wreck after leading 50 of the first 56 laps. seven cars wrecked in the crash, injuring several drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sweikert
Indianapolis
Vukovich
Fresno
Cailiff
Roger Ward
Johnny Boyd
Richard Wolf
al Keller
Cal Niday
Sweikert
Hayward
Calif
Pobletts First In Delmar Stock Car 50
Pee Wee Pobletts of Randallstown Md won the Delmar Raceway 50 lap stock car show promoted by Bill Clagett after rainouts on the Delmar asphalt. Ray Kable led early before Pobletts took the lead, with Ed Lind say third and Paul Walker fourth, in a 23 minute 235 second race over 25 miles. Minor spins involved Buck McCardell and Johnny Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clagett
Delmar Raceway
Pee Wee Pobletts
Randallstown
Ray Kable
Kable
Ed Lindsay
Paul Walker
Preston Welch
Buck McCardell
Johnny Martin
Horace Williams
Jim Hayes
Norris Reed
McCardell
Martin
Bob Kincaid
Local families share visits and birthday celebrations
Reliance residents Mr. and Mrs. Benson Towers and family visited Mrs. B. B. Allen. W. G. Holbrook spent Tuesday in Baltimore. Hopkins Cohen birthday gathering included L. H. Thomas family guests Easton Milford attendees. Ellen Butler hosted Loraine Harris overnight. Many relatives gathered at Stafford and Diggs households for weekend visits. Bernard H. Thomas of Washington College visited grandparents in preparation for Arlington trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin Anderson
Kalama- 200
Mich
Walter Clement
Western Maryland College
Anderson
Michigan
Wm. Chandler
Washington
Creighton Carmine
Lee Noble
Kay Noble
Salisbury
Bethesda
Methodist Church
W. E. Bonner
Carlton Dukes
Frazier Circle
Lloyd Cannon
W. H. Cannon
W. Joseph Harris
Baltimore
E. J. Harris
Patty Payne
Rachel Baylor
Hagerstown
John Payne
Hayward Dean
Claymont
Del
Florence Dean
Fred Edgell
DuPont Thrift Plan Aims to Stock Seaford Employees
DuPont will add 25 cents to every dollar saved by Seaford plant workers under a new voluntary thrift plan. Employees choose monthly payroll deductions directed into U S Savings Bonds with company contributing 25 percent to a stock trust. Trust funds buy DuPont stock for each participant, with dividends reinvested. After four years savings bonds are delivered in installments and stock held for four years before delivery. Eligible are two years or more service workers who may exit anytime but lose company contribution if within first year. Regulatory approvals expected by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford DuPont
Seaford Nylon Employees’ Council, Inc
Emil O. Johnson
DuPont
U. S
Puppy Love Poses New Problem For FCDA
A report notes that teenagers exchanging school rings pins and tokens of affection could affect Civil Defense. The FCDA objects to using Identification Tags as a symbol of young love saying the practice is not in the public interest or Civil Defense planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FCDA
Joe
Joan
Love
Civil Defense Office
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Lipase Causes Rancid Milk Flavor in Dairy
University of Maryland chemist Dr. Mark Kenney explains lipase breaks down butterfat to produce free butyric acid, giving milk and butter a rancid flavor. Cooling milk to about 40 F slows activity, but temperatures above 50 F trigger rapid rancid development, a risk noted by farm equipment makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Kenney
University of Maryland Dairy Department
Dr. Kenney
Gas consumption to rise sharply by 1975 report says
Report No 20 America by 1975 forecasts broad gas use gains. Residential nonheating up 50 percent and residential heating 320 percent. Overall gas use expected to rise 138 percent across sectors. Commercial up 150 percent, industrial 100 percent, pipeline fuel and losses 133 percent. Cited by the National Association of Manufacturers from the President's Materials Policy Commission June 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
National Association of Manufacturers
Preston Community Club Hosts Bridge Evening
Mrs Edna Carmine hosted three tables of bridge last Wednesday. Guests included Mrs J Howard Gillen Sherman Conn Mrs Isabel Evans Fairlawn N J and Mrs E A Atwood Wyckoff N J. Several residents and out of town visitors visited local families over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Parker
Bridge
J. Howard Gillen
Sherman, Conn
Isabel] B. Evans
Fairlawn
N. J
E. A. Atwood
Wyckoff
H. C. Houghtaling
James Douglas
Nassawadex
Ruth Garey
County Fire Report For The Month Of April
Woods and grass fires kept Caro line firemen busy during April as they answered 23 calls including 7 chimney 2 chicken house 5 woods 5 grass 1 automobile and 3 miscellaneous fires. Volunteers logged 383 manhours 187 miles traveled 2675 feet of 1 hose 800 feet of 114 hose and 195 feet of ladders. Estimated loss was 950 dollars with 300 dollars insured Federalsburg led in alarms with 12, Denton and Goldsboro followed with four each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Federalsburg
Denton and
Goldsboro
Self-Employed Driver Liable for All Social Security Taxes
A bus operator who contracts with a school board to transport students is considered self-employed and must pay the full Social Security tax. The board does not withhold or contribute a percentage of Social Security taxes for contract transportation services.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgetown
Conrad
Pobletts
Delmar
Hobbs
L. H. Thomas
Denton
Seaford
Hercury
NEW
Kiekhaefer
H.p
Will's Sporting Goods Store
Franklin St
Delmar, Delaware
Preston
Community Club
Edna Carmine
John A. Kuhn
N. Main St
Jewelers
Salisbury, MD
WICRO
Purina
Maryland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!