Stanley Steamer incident near Stonington
An elderly couple avoided a collision when a Stanley Steamer near Stonington turned to let a horse and buggy pass. The old man declined help with the horse and asked the motorist to escort the animal past the car. A separate vignette shows Tony applying for a West Side bindery job stating he has never been arrested because he has never been caught.
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New England
Stonington
Tony
West Side
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
High-brow soprano Mimi Benzell thrills Hollywood clubgoers
Mimi Benzell, 26 year old Metropolitan Opera soprano, performs a boogie beat set at Cocoanut Grove in Hollywood. She mixes opera with nursery rhymes and square dance tunes, ending with her signature bumps. The public reaction is playful curiosity about her Met status and possible film offers.
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Hollywood
U.P
Mimi Benzell
Metropolitan Opera
Cocoanut Grove
Metropolitan
Benzell
The
Met
Patrice Munsel-drew
Opera
Princess Pat
Pat
Miss Benzell
Mets
Miss Benzel
Community Travel and Memorial Day Visits Across Indiana
Mrs Onda Riley Lyons and son Marus of Danville spent Memorial Day weekend with various relatives in Valparaiso Cory Cory Schantz and others. Several families including Grounds Grounds Grounds Workman Farrowine Butler Sehneider Moore Tidd and Gamper visited relatives across Indiana in Bloomington Vincennes Clay City and Owensville.
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Onda Riley
Marus
Danville
Lil
Bernard Bair
Valparaiso
Dennis Grounds
St. Bernice
Lee Grounds
Cory
Merlin Grounds
J. E. Slimp
Lynn
Curt Workman
Leonard Smith
Daughters
Farmersburg
James Farrowine
Eva Schantz
Richard Sehneider
Indianapolis
William Butler
Owensville
Richard Gregg
Claren Moore
Ilinois
Katie Moore
Ford Tidd
Sgybrook
Harold Gamper
Wendell Lake
Vincennes
Cooper
Clay City
Sam Jones
Record purse tops $200000 in 500 mile Memorial Day race
Indianapolis June 1 1950 participants in the 500 mile Memorial Day race shared a record purse of 201035 with Johnny Parsons winning 57458 63 and last year's total 179950. Holland 51575 63 in second and Mauriose earned 15268 63 for third.
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Indianapolis
Johnny Parsons
Bill Holland
Holland
Mauriose
Cecil Green
Jose Chitwood
Duke Dinsmore
Speedway
Erwin Wolfe
Chitwood
Tony Bettenhausen
Wolfe
Better Than a Deficit Chicago Whales Seeks Tax Refund
James R. Whales hopes for a government income tax refund check of 4 cents. Toweel outpaced 33 year old defending champion Ortiz as he sped around the ring. Toweel, from Frenomi near Johannesburg, has never lost a pro bout or been knocked off his feet in a pro or amateur career.
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Chicago
W.P
James R. Whales
Ither
Toweel
Ortiz
Frenomi
Johannesburg
Local Group Funds Auto Speedway Here
A new motor speedway is being built northeast of Linton by racing enthusiasts with an inaugural program on July 4. Manager H. M. Johnson leads sponsors planning Sunday afternoon events after the opening featuring roadster and stock cars. Track sits half a mile north of Humphreys park with a half-mile semibanked track and a quarter-mile oval inside. Events may include midgets and micro-midgets, weighing about four hundred pounds with high speed motors. Car builders and local fans from Linton sustain years of auto racing interest since 1922. An opening race date is planned for July 4, with stock car dates tentatively set for July 9, subject to safety rules.
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Linton
H. M. Johnson
Humphreys Park
Tne Speedway
William L. Croxton
Les Bailey
Bailey
Speed’ Brookshire
Ervin Jackson
South African Wins World Bantamweight Title
Vic Toweel of South Africa, a 23 year old carpenter, captured the world bantamweight championship from Manuel Ortiz in Johannesburg in a 15 round decision. Ortiz admitted the young challenger would likely hold the title long. The bout marked South Africa’s first boxing world champion.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
U.P
Union of South Africa
Vic Toweel
Manuel Ortiz
Ortiz
Vic
Toweel
el Centro
Cal
Dan
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Bennett Cort
Harley-Davidson
Bills Cycle Shop
A Street
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ALSOP
Francis Haseman & Son Insurance Office
Peoples Trust Co
KLINK
Ind
Holden
City Servicee
Corrner
Walter Wolfe
Rkenols Wolfe
Otay Ship
Ansco Film
Kroger
Daily Citizen
Xavier
Seexing
Xavier Cugat
Lorraine Allen Cuegat
New York
California
U. S. Testing Co., Inc
Omer Keghoe
ABC
Pepsi Cola Bottling CO
Vincennes Ind
Pepsi Cola ¢ Y, Incw
York
Alan Mayer
Smmy Demaret
Wanner
Trevre
5Unds Auto Speedway
Arnold Johnson
Arnold
Joe Henico
Brown
St. N. W
N. Main
Shutis Feed Store
Linton, Ind
Hannum Motor Sales
Hudson
Hastings Maytag Appliances
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