Walker's Ford Car 4-D wins fifth stock car feature
Paul Walker of Milton Del drives Car 4-D to his fifth stock car win at Georgetown Speedway in a 25 lap feature full of crashes. Johnny Martin led early before Walker seized control, with Williams 2nd, Blankenship 3rd, Jones 4th, and Ellingsworth 5th. Time 11 minutes 54.35 seconds amid multiple wrecks and restarts involving Kincaid Maddox Reed Bryant Patterson Townsend and others.
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Russ Townsend
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Tom Johnson
Dick Maddox
Windy Bailey
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Tom Brown
Elwood Tucker
Orioles September home stand shapes 14 dates 19 games
The Orioles announce a 14 game home stretch at Memorial Stadium in September facing seven AL foes including Red Sox Yankees Indians Tigers White Sox Athletics Senators and ends September 18. The slate features two doubleheaders and special events Kiwanis Day Firemen’s Night and hoped-for strong gate totals to reach 900000.
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Wee Tommy Tucker Wins In Charter Powerboat Race
More than eight thousand spectators watched the Chester River regatta as Eddie Aleksandrowicz of Baltimore won the 266 cubic inch Hydros for the new Old Charter Trophy at speeds around 75 mph. Wallace Rowland, Havre de Grace, set a world record in 136 cu in hydroplanes with 62.543 mph in Cavalier II. Officials hailed the return of powerboat racing on the Eastern Shore and Chester River Club commodore Brian Kane urged a repeat next year.
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First permanent iron works built in Massachusetts in 1645
A historical note records the first permanent iron works established in Massachusetts in 1645 marking an early industrial milestone in New England. The exact site and operators are not detailed, but the achievement highlights early colonial metallurgy and economic development.
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Four for three that's what you get with WV Savings Bonds
An advertisement touts West Virginia Savings Bonds offering a $75 E Bond that will yield $100 in nine years and eight months. It invites readers to subscribe to The Journal for more details.
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Harris Leads U S to NATO Rifle Championship Win
Pvt. Ernest Harris Jr. of Denton helps the 2nd Regiment 3rd Battalion 5th Infantry Division win NATO’s Prix General LeClerc small arms matches at Wahn Germany with a new team record of 1,977 points. France is runner up. Harris is a 1954 Caroline High School graduate.
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