Auto Races Open Tomorrow At Frederick Track
Rain or shine the six event speed program will launch tomorrow at the Frederick track. Seven top dirt car drivers tour from Toronto to Springfield with flying starts and a Mooney Ford entered by Frederick Motor Company driven by Cleo Surkes. Two o clock marks opening as midway exhibits and free air rides start, the crowd anticipates a sold out grandstand despite track conditions.
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Warthime
Frederick Fale
Dificuit
International Moteur Contest Association
Toronto
Ottawa
Quebec
Trenton
Springfeld
Mass
Speed King Lampkin
Fair Management
Mwe
Mooney
Feartor Ol
Frederick
Auto racing on a half mile dirt track described
A historical note explains the creation of the International Motor Contest Association to promote safe professional auto racing at fairs. It covers track standards, car specifications, and the high speed achievable on half mile dirt tracks. The description emphasizes safety, policing, and the appeal of short track events.
Paying for the Home Remedies Advertised Patients Pay
A reader recalls two years of doctor visits and medicines for a stomach ailment. The ad touts Mayra Wonder Remedy as a harmless treatment that cleans the intestinal tract and relieves digestive issues, claiming cures from stomach to liver ailments and promising refunds through a cooperative drug store network.
Guess Who Cars Farther Away From Spectators
The piece notes that track surface and turns influence last mile speed and that early turn degradation slows times yet sustains racing interest. It reports 47 drivers registered with the International Motor Contest Association and comments on professional drivers, safety, and broader auto racing events in multiple states and cities.
Racing Demand Sparks Half Mile Track Fever
Walter Hempel reports that half mile tracks ignite demand for faster auto racing, arguing 60 mph is possible on longer courses and reflecting the rise of professional racing in this country. In Philadelphia, Dorothy Brennan, 8, was fatally injured when struck by a freight train near Thirteenth and Luzerne streets. surgeons amputated both legs at St Luke's Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Dorothy Brennan
Lugerne Street
St Luke's Hospital
Thirteenth
Luzerne Streets
Judge freights smoker bias in Pittsburgh jury case
In Pittsburgh on October 20 Mia Elea ner C. Merts objected to a juror’s smoking as she protested being confined in a smoke filled jury room with eleven men. Judge James B. Drew excused her from service stating he could not interfere with the “time honored custom” of smoking by the jurors.
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Pittsburgh
Mia
Eleaner C. Merts
ASA
Cuir
James B. Drew
Talesmen Iemalt Sahil
Thay Datibergte
Lost Cane Returned to Owner in South Market Street
A black cane with curved handle marked with an owner’s name was found by a Mast Patrick Street resident and returned to Dr. John McGill of South Market Street. The note mentions learning daily but forgetting some things.
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John McGill
South Market Street
Restrictions on land purchase by whites on the Cmoa Islands
A note states that only 180 whites remain on the Cmoa Islands and that the entire population is 088. It declares that whites are forbidden from purchasing land.
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Cmoa
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Frederick Motor Co
Ford
J. C. Simpson
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
International Motor Contest Association
Canada
Springfield Trenton
Association
Recerie
Grandstand
Faroisher
Guess
Springfield
Mags
Texas
Atlanta
Des Moines
Illinois
Detroit
New York State Fair
Marshal Fordine
Foch
Ier
Mar
Mullinix & Bentz
North
Simca Ey T Street
Frederick, Md
Carty
Carty’s
Carty’s Christmas Furniture Savings Club
Carty Furniture Store
Patrick St. Gast — “Frederick, Meal
Central Trust Company OF Maryland
Emmitsburg, Md
Monrovia, Md
Maryland
Myersville, Md
Thurmont, Md
Union Bridge, Md
Allen G. Quynn & CO
Xince Club
Confidentia
Sur Offs
Will Flautt Company
Weet Patrick St
Brish
Frederick, Mc
GEO. S. Rodock & Son
Carroll St
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