Elliott Wins Delmar Century Trip In Modified Stock Car Race
Tommy Elliott of Boynton Beach Florida won the 100 lap NASCAR sanctioned Modified and Sportsman Stock Car race at Delmar Raceways earning 400 dollars and double points. Jack Choquette finished second after a mid race pit stop as Frank Schneider earned first Sportsman car. No major crashes. track heat preserved tires and few mechanical failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Elliott
Boynton Beach
Fla
Delmar
Elliott
Jack Choquette
Choquette
Frankie Schneider
Horace Williams
Joe Jackson
J. R. Jones
Lucky Lux
Ken Marriott
Ken
Nascar
Lillian Hill
Elliottr
Schneider
Ray Kable
Emanuel Zervakis
Leo Vierkorn
Paul Walker
Bob Hill
Bob Malzahn
Lawrence Tucker
Chuck Lattuca
Ed Lindsay
Vernon Kirk
Bob Tester
Sam DiRusso
Johnny Roberts
Hugh Painter
Bob Osiecki
Lou Thomas
Sportsman
Howard Starkey
Jim Hurtubise
Grandstand
Tom Brown
Starkey
the Journal
Residents and visitors mingle in Ridgely area notes
Local social column records numerous visits and moves among Ridgely residents and friends from Queenstown Dover and Philadelphia. Memorial Hospital Easton lists William Cummings and Mrs Howard Pratt as patients while Bible School at the Methodist Church opens June 14 for two weeks. Other entries note trips to Centreville Denton Chincoteague and Washington Zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cummings
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Tilghman Knotts
Judy
Queenstown
Charles Hammond
Lewis Petters
Churchville
Louis Lane
David Walls
J. D. Davis
Passaic
N. J
Beatrice Bower
Betty Moore
Beverly
Brockton
Mass
Ridgely
A. C. Snowberger
Elacar
Eugene W. Slaughter
Camp McGuire
Frank L. Slaughter
Howard Pratt
Helen Ringgold
Roger Ringgold
Delia Thomas
Edward Stephens
Rehoboth Beach
Margaret Laird
Dover
Harry Laird
Mary Laird
Leonard Sparks
William F. Green
Centreville
George Walls
David Taylor
Denton
Lulu Dengler
Ruth Dengler
Birdsboro
Ross Simon
William Hosback
Cook’s Point
Cambridge
Are You A Success As A Wife Feature
A promotional teaser for The American Weekly June issue invites readers to take a simple test to measure success as a wife and homemaker. It promises a revealing feature on evaluating qualifications and potential shortcomings in domestic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Weekly
Magazine In Color
Federalsburg Edges Caroline High 1-0 In Thin Contest
Federalsburg defeats Caroline High 1-0 as McCrea holds the visitors to two hits and a walk. Wright belts a solo homer in the second to supply all the offense. Tom Fallin allows two hits with no walks for the Rockets. A faulty interference call and a hidden ball trick featured in a tense finish. Federalsburg ties Preston for the league lead in the 1954 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline High
Federalsburg
Preston
Fed
McCrea
Carolineans
Wright
Denton
Daws Lane
Buck Roberts
Roberts
Tom Fallin
Culhane
Rockets
Murdoch
Caroline
Fallin
D. Lane
Mandrell
O. S. Todd
Wood
Fretterd
Callahan
Spicher
Federalshare High
Waldis
Marvel
Dean
Stoffle
Shaw
Tilghman
Social Security Representative To Visit Denton Court House
Social Security Administration official Mr. O Regan will be at the Denton Court House on Monday June 7 starting at 10 a m to assist residents with benefits and eligibility questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security
O’regan
The
Social Security Administration
Court House
Denton
Schneider Makes Second Georgetown Sweep
Fireball Frankie Schneider of Lambertville New Jersey led a NAS CAR sanctioned Georgetown Speedway program on Friday night winning the 25 lap main and adding two earlier heat victories. He started 11th in a 15 car field, carved through traffic, passed Paul Walker after a tangle, and held a three car length lead as the checkered flag fell in 12 minutes 8 seconds. Other notable results included Paul Walker second, Bob Hill third, and Dick Twilley winning the Amateur heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Schneider
Lambertville
N. J
Georgetown Speedway
Frankie
Paul Walker
Schneider
Paul
Tom Brown
Bob Hill
Car 15
Trice
Grandstand
Ray Cumens
Lawrence Tucker
J. R. Jones
Walker
Hill
Dick Twilley
Elwood Tucker
Dick Maddox
Pete Mitchell
Miles Edge
Med Smith
Bill Walker
Ivins Sprints to Seconds in Oak Orchard Outboard Racing
Earl C. Ivins Jr wins two seconds in A-Hydro and A-Utility classes at the Indian River Volunteer Fire Co sponsored outboard races on Sunday at Oak Orchard Delaware. He piloted boats Pawnee and Flying Tiger to record times after years of poor luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Ivins, Jr
Indian River Volunteer Fire Co
Earl
Pawnee
Flying Tiger
Oak Orchard
Del
Vukovich Takes Second 500 At Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich of Fresno California wins his second consecutive 500 mile Indianapolis race finishing in 3 hours 49 minutes 17.27 seconds at 130.840 mph. Jimmie Bryan of Phoenix takes second one lap behind, with Jack McGrath South Pasadena third, as 150000 fans watched a 214 mile brick and asphalt oval race. Ten relief drivers supported the field while Vukovich ran without one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Cal
Indianapolis Speedway
Wild Bill
Sam Hanks
Jimmy Bryan
Jack McGrath
Vukovich
Bryan
McGrath
Jimmie Bryan
Phoenix
Ariz
South Pasadena
Troy Ruttman
Salem
Ind
Mike Nazaruk
North Bellmore
N. Y
Freddy Agabashian
Albany
Don Freeland
Los Angeles
Paul Russo
Hammond
Larry Crockett
Columbus
Cal Niday
Pacomna
Harrington
Speedway
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A. E. Fletcher
Fred J. Wright
Alton Billmeier
C. Elsie Billmeier
Optometrists
Sprapee
Trdhiyf
Grace Vernon Smith
Baltimore Sunday American
Gale Electric Company
Royer
Barto
N. Harrison St
Haston, Maryland
Georgetown
Ivins
Piney
Marc
Mercury
Wiail’s Sporting Goods Store
Franklin St
Indianapolis
S. Georgetown
Diamond Supply CO
Leslie Wyatt
Denton, MD
Greensboro
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