Custom Auto Show Set at LeSourdsville Lake June 10 11
Enthusiasts will attend the 8th annual tri state custom auto show at LeSourdsville Lake on June 10 and 11. The Middletown Pacemakers Club sponsors the event with over forty five cars expected. Trophies will be awarded across eight classes including custom sedan pickup hot rod roadster competition sports car and antiques. A mountain lion cub note follows about house cat size with two inch wide feet.
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LeSourdsville Lake
Middletown
LeSourdsville Lake Sees Record Attendance in 1961 Push
LeSourdsville Lake draws nearly one million visitors yearly and managers Berni-Murry Inc. expect 1961 to surpass that mark. A $250,000 improvement program has been completed to make the park the state’s most popular destination.
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le Sourdsville Lake
Berni-Murry Inc
LeSourdsville
LeSourds‘ville
Amusement Rides Flourish at LeSoursville Lake
LeSoursville Lake amusement zone offers Water Scooters Dodgems Merry-Go-Round Whip Cyclone Roller Coaster Rock O Plane Tilt a Whirl Octopus Scrambler Ferris Wheel and Wild Mouse. Kiddieland features Old Lady in the Shoe Century Flier Tubs of Fun Jack Rabbit Coaster and more.
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LeSoursville
Kiddieland
Roman helmet becomes Toledo Art Treasure
The Toledo Museum of Art has acquired an ancient Roman parade helmet dating from the era of Christ. The silver helmet, decorated with gold foil, likely originates from the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and is among a few surviving examples.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo Museum of Art
Axis In Record Try Next Week
NASA says test pilot Joe Walker will attempt to set a new speed record with the X15 rocket plane at Edwards Air Force Base next week. The tentative flight would reach 3 400 miles per hour, about 300 mph faster than the existing record set by the X15 on March 30.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Joe Walker
Hazards Of Quick Temper In Lockport Car Window Attack
A Lockport man suffered hand and wrist cuts after punching the window of another motorist’s car during a brief dispute over right of way. A physician treated his injuries. no charges were pressed. A passenger said the man swung at someone but forgot the window was between them.
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Lockport
N. Y
Rath elected Erie County executive after comptroller tenure
Edward A. Rath won the Erie County executive post following years as county comptroller. After his campaign headquarters closed, the Main Street site was taken over by a phonograph record firm called Budget Records.
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Appropos
Buffalo, N.Y
Edward A. Rath
Erie County
Main Street
Phonograph
Budget Records
Lake Is Well Water High-Pressure Pumps Feed City Lake
Six wells pump millions of gallons into LeSourd ville Lake each season. About 12 million gallons are pumped daily. Three wells supply fresh drinking water for the amusement park.
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LeSourdsville Lake
Big Bands to Play at Stardust Gardens This Year
Stardust Gardens will host top bands this year including Tommy Dorsey under Warren Covington Ray McKinley with Glenn Miller Sammy Kaye Bud Morrow and the Dukes of Dixieland Les Shepard and his orchestra open May 13 with weekly dances after Memorial Day Wednesdays free for ladies.
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Stardust Gardens
Tommy Dorsey
Warren
Covington
Ray McKinley
Glenn Miller
Sammy Kaye
Buddy Morrow
New Orleans
The
Dukes of Dixieland
Les Shepard
Wayne Squires
Clyde Trask
Karl Taylor
Buddy Rogers
Lenawee Firemen's Demo Costs $1700. Stearns Dies Suit Fails
A Lenawee County firemen demonstration near Adrian cost $1700. The Stearns Manufacturing Co. sued for damages over wooden dies used as scrapwood in the display, and a jury ruled in favor of the company.
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Adrian, Mich
Lenawee
Turnpike Tops Le Lourdsville Lake 1960 Ride Popularity
The Turnpike was the leading ride at Le Lourdsville Lake in 1960 with over 125000 patrons. The Scrambler followed with about 100000 riders, and the new Wild Mouse is expected to contend for first place this season.
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A. Heinrich
Ottfried Raithel
LeSourdsville Lake
Heinrich
LeSourdsville
le. Lourdsville Lake
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