Bryant Stars In Big Stock Car Feature At Georgetown
Earl Bryant of Portsmouth Virginia roared from 15th to win the NASCAR sanctioned big stock car feature at Georgetown Speedway covering 35 laps in 16 minutes 17.3 seconds. Horace Williams led early before Bryant claimed the lead on lap 12 and finished five car lengths ahead amid a dramatic start with spins and a red flag. The program also featured 10 lap heats and a 10 lap consy with drivers such as Carl Henderson, Jim Hayes, J R Jones, Paul Walker, and Johnny Martin among the top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bryant
Portsmouth
Horace Williams
Georgetown Speedway
Bryant
Tom Brown
Bud Harrington
Bob Hanna
O. K
Jim Hayes
Dlay
Hayes
Carl Henderson
Paul Walker
Johnny Martin
J. R. Jones
Tommy Johnson
Norris Reed
Jack Hart
Windy Bailey
Bob Kincaid
Jerry Jenkins
Federalsburg
Jr. Parker
Bill Johnson
Kincaid
Dean Pelton
Stanley Clark
Alvin Cordrey
Gilbert Shane
Bill Elliott
Ridgely News Highlights Local Visitors and Events
Ridgely residents are noted in a roundup of social visits and community activities. Memorial Hospital returns for Grace Vernon Smith and Clayton Montgomery. guests include Mrs. Frank Flounders, Mrs. Woodrow Gillis, Mrs. Mabel Feeney, Mrs. Elsie Hanrahan, and many others from Easton, Houston, Chestertown, and Bethlehem. The Ridgely Lions Club and Junior Homemakers Club plan six week free supervised recreation at Ridgely Community Park starting July 9, with Mrs. Carroll leading activities for children and teens, including crafts, sports, and talent showcases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Gillis
Mardela
Mabel Feeney
Pittsville
Frank R. Flounders
Elsie Hanrahan
Victor Kirsch
Long Island
Charles Warren
Easton
Lee Covey
Richard Yost
Eileen Webb
Houston
Del
Yost
Frank Slaughter
Ida Frampton
Second Ave
East
Jack S. Redden
Jack
Aberdeen
Redden
Anderson Redden
Fred Spence
Chestertown
Ellis Spence
Barbara Covington
Charles King
University of Maryland
College Park
Harvey Renninger
Winnington
Rose Morris
Sarah Rentzmer
James Ockey
Bethlehem
James Walker
J. A. Mitchell
Edna M. Detwiler
Theodore Gelletly
Williston
Miss Detwiler
Grace Fay Gelletty
James Shively
Dover
George C. Austin
Wesley Hong
Elmira
N. Y
Irma Imler
Julia Stancliff
Mary Wharton
J. L. Stevens
Denton
Ross Simon
Beatrce Bower
Leonard Sparks
Clara Dean
Albert Sparks
Centreville
Clayton W. Montgomery
Memorial Hospital
Iaston
Joseph A. Cox
Glenburnie
Harry V. Branford
Ridgely Methodist Church
Mr. Cox
Frederick Eyster
D. D
Frederick
Potomac Synod
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ridgely
W. S. Carroll, Jr
Weekend visits and a fatal crash near Easton
Boonsboro residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ramsburg and others visited family and friends in Denton Centreville and Easton. A weekend car crash near Easton left L Hopkins Thomas and Tommy Lee severely burned and unconscious with Thomas sustaining third degree burns and Lee in concussion. Both were hospitalized at Memorial Hospital Easton as friends wished them a speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Lord
California
Paul Maloney
Ann Butler
Greensboro
Clara Stafford
Russell Stafford
Denton
Roland Towers
Tommy
Danny
T. H. Towers
Easton
Kenneth Ramsburg
Lewis Butler
Lewis Adams
New Jersey
L. Hopkins Thomas
Tommy Lee
L. H. Thomas
Memorial Hospital
Thomas
Denton Social Notes From Local Residents
Susie Noble reports Denton social contacts as families visit and travel. James Drummond with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Drummond heads to Kentucky for several days. Various local visits include Isaac Noble, Woodrow Passwaters, Floyd Messick, Clarence Porter, Horace Adams, and Drummond grandchildren. Betty Brown departs for Fort Bragg North Carolina for an extended stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P
James Drummond
Lawrence Drummond
Kentucky
Isaac Noble
Woodrow Passwaters
Denton
Jesse Trotto
Michael
Harrington
Floyd Messick
Edward Fountain
Preston
Joshua Porter
Clarence Porter
Beverly
Horace Adams
Carolyn
Brenda
Diana
Allen Drummond
Howard Drummond
Betty Brown
Fort Bragg
N. C
Maryland Farmers Watch Corn And Soybean Markets In 1955
Maryland farmers should monitor corn and soybean prices as the government takes over corn on May 15. Some on farm prices around $1.68, vs the $1.74 loan price, could offer savings by avoiding shelling and delivery costs. Soybeans loaned at $1.99 per bushel for green and yellow beans. May 4 Baltimore prices at $2.99 delivered. Loans mature May 31. failure to pay off transfers soybeans to CCC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chester S. Bradley
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Bradley
Commodity Credit Corporation
Baltimore
CCC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Georgetown
Grace Vernon Smith
Lawrence Wright
Memorial
Hobbs
Boonsboro
W. G. Holbrook
J. Owen Knotts
Joseph H. Johnson
Minnie Dukes
Bernard H. Thomas
Holly
Ellen Butler
Franklin Perry
Emmett Maloney
Bobby Pippin
Caroline High School
New York
Lewis Motor CO
Gay Streets
Hickman
Susie Noble
Mr. J. N. Drummond
Virginia
Mercury
Kiekhaefer
Mark
H.p
Will's Sporting Goods Store
Franklin St
Maryland Farm Front
Nascar
Pimlico
Maryland Jockey Club
Belvedere and
Park Heights
Frost-Free
Westinghouse
Breeding & Nichols
Newspaper
Ralatye
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