Forbes to appear at Ocean Downs Hi-Los star honored
Hi-Los Forbes, monde champ pacing star known from Ocean Downs, will be honored during Ocean Downs 20 night meet opening August 10. Owners the Wagners bought the horse for 240 dollars, and Forbes has earned over 33 thousand dollars. The meet will feature the $1,500 Delaware Pace with at least 73 nominations across divisions.
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Hi-Lo
Forbes
Ocean Downs Raceway
Ocean City
Seashore Oval
Earl E. Conley
Ocean Downs
Roosevelt Raceway
New York
Maryland
Rosecroft Raceway
Oxon Hill
Laurel
Earl M. Wagener
Landover Hills
Hi- Lo
Jim Stokley
Lexington
Henry Clukey
Harrington
Del
Wagners
Roosevelt
Mac Forbes
Hi-Lo’s
Delaware
New Capital Speedway to Run Saturday Night Races
Promoter Townsend Tomlinson announced New Capital Speedway five miles north of Dover on U S 13 will shift weekly stock car racing to Saturday evenings starting this week to avoid conflicts with nearby tracks. Six races nightly feature a 25 lap main, with first race at 8 30 p m. Recent Friday action saw Joe Fleetwood winning the feature after outlasting Francis Haslan and John McCardle in a tight finish. Haslan won the opening race, and McCardle later placed second in another.
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Townsend Tomlinson
New Capital Speedway
Dover
U.S. 13
Eastern Shore
Delaware
Capital
New Capital Raceway
Joe Fleetwood
Francis Haslan
John McCardle
Haslan
Fleetwood
McCardle
Ed Barr
Bill Billings
Dave Platt
Rich Christopher
Bill Walker
Bill Davis
Hassan
Friend Ramsey
al Nagshaw
Ramsey
Langshaw
Ballard Hall
Sprint Cars at Delmar Raceway This Sunday
United Racing Club sprint cars return to Delmar Raceway for a Sunday program on June 21 featuring a 25 lap feature after three 10 lap heats and a 15 lap consolation. Qualifying at 12 30 pm with first race at 2 pm. Expected star Buddy Powers of Philadelphia drives Frank Weidner’s Ford six conversion. Other entries include Mike Magill, Steve Yanigan, Tony Ronit, Bud Olsen, Charlie Miller, Bob Whitbeck and more across the field.
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Delmar Raceway
United Racing Club
Buddy Powers
Philadelphia
U.R.C
Ted Horn
Indianapolis
Powers
Delmar
Buddy
Frank Weidner
Mike Magill
Haddonfield
N. J
Steve Yanigan
Allentown
Frank Anfuso
Tony Ronit
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hunter Riley
Tony Duebel
Bud Olsen
Paulsboro
Charlie Miller
Emanus
Bob Whitbeck
Syracuse
Nick Fornora
Danbury
Art Purcell
Bronx
Harry Eckert
Margertville
Worship and social notes from Hickman church
The Hickman community notes a Sunday worship at 9 00 am led by District Superintendent the Rev Preston Spence and church school at 10 00 am Tiny glimpses show visits from Miss Barbara and Andria Moore of Bridgeville and other local families visiting relatives in Chester Washington Millsboro Federalsburg Harrington and Bridgeville with brief mentions of health travel and a music recital at Caroline High School.
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Preston Spence
A. m
Barbara
Andria Moore
Bridgeville
Lawrence Drummond
Dianne
Allen Drummond
Howard Drummond
Sadie Brown
Leonard Covey
Federalsburg
Carl Parker
Herman Hignutt
Connie Sue Hignutt
Sam Andrew
Chester
Georgie Bowdle
Washington
Charlie Stevens
Lawrence Cannon
Preston Beauchamp
Harrington
Mary Ellen Moore
Millsboro
Jo Ann Breeding
Governor Bacon Health Center
Frank Breeding
Katie Parker
Preston
William Croll
Shirley Scott
Caroline High School
Carolyn
Brenda Drummond
Andrew Moore
Denton tops Greensboro 5 to 1 as rain affects games
Eastern Shore Baseball League results show Denton defeating Greensboro 5 to 1 on Sunday. Trappe and Ridgely games were postponed due to wet grounds.
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Eastern Shore Baseball League
Denton
Greensboro
Trappe
Ridgely
Wet Grounds
Schedule Sunday Games Denton Ridgely Bay Greensboro
Sunday schedule lists Denton at Ridgely Bay and Hundred at Greensboro with game times set for 2 30 p m.
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Denton
Ridgely Bay
Greensboro
Georgetown Speedway to Race Thursdays in Daytona Beach
Georgetown speedway, under NASC AR sanction, shifts to Thursday evenings starting June 25 with no race on June 19. Track owners Charles and Russell Herbert promise a top notch card on the 25th featuring Schneider, Martin, Campbell, White, Walker, Johnson, Delaney and others, with a record car count expected.
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National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc
Daytona Beach
Fla
Georgetown Speedway
Charles and
Russell Herbert
Schneider
Martin
Campbell
White
Walker
Johnson
Delaney
Try-Out Camp And School At Centreville Opens for Local Teens
The Philadelphia Athletics announce a baseball try-out camp and school at Centreville on June 30th and July 1st for boys aged 16 to 22. Two daily sessions start at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Participants must bring uniforms and shoes. John Dutch Brennan, the A's local scout, leads the camp with Joe Bird assisting.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Centreville
John “Dutch” Brennan
A’s
Joe Bird
International 200 At Langhorne Opens Sunday
Speedway champions of many descriptions arrive for the first running of the International 200 at Langhorne Speedway Sunday afternoon. Entries have begun to arrive and continue on page 6 for more details.
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Langhorne
Local social notes from Hillsboro and connections in Delaware
Hillsboro hosts include Mr and Mrs Mike Williams and families from Chestertown and Sadlersville plus Mr and Mrs Thomas Cruickshank for Mr Cruickshank's birthday. Nearby visitors reveal travel to Baltimore Wilmington and Georgetown with updates on Mr Short's recovery and several families visiting kin in Ridgely Wilmington Chesterton and Chester Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Williams
Chestertown
John George
Tommy Cruickshank
Lewis Cruickshank
Sadlersville
James McDowell
Eareckson
Hopper
Washington
Thos. Cruickshank
Cruickshank
Eugene Knott
Harry Slaughter, Jr
Easton
W. Marsh and Sons
Georgetown
Del
Jack Ballard
Wilmington
Luther Short
Short
Mary Rowe
William Sherwood
Wilmingon
Roe MacSorley
Connie Stoops
Norman Wilson
Ridgely
M. W. Beaven
Rufus Hutchinson
Salisbury
Milford Kline
Carl Parker
Chester
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Hickman
Sallie Wroten
The
Journal Today
Coca-Cola Company
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc
Coke
Bay Hundred
Ridgely Greensboro
Dad
Gustav Good
Chicago
Baltimore
At Royal
Camden
Staly
Pittsburgh
Pace
Akron
Union Sta
Grang
Cincinnati
Fos Informacy
tExington
Louis National Limited
Pia
Wime
Ashington
Lorge
Hillsboro
Nascar
Dodge
Bamberger Motor Sales
2Nd Street
Denton, Md
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