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Impressive Iowa tales mix speedway and Ike visit
A report from Spencer notes Leon DeRock of Mason City preparing for speedway auto races at the Clay County Fair on Sept 4, amid talk of his Emory Collins engine potential. Parallel items recount Hilmer Larsen’s favorable Ike visit, livestock ribbons, child rearing notes, and a comic police encounter with a race car driver.
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Leon DeRock
Mason City
Iowa
Clay County Fair
Spencer
DeRock Ia
Emory Collins