Derby Demolition at Great Frederick Fair Draws Crowd
Derby participants collided and smashed cars Thursday night at the 123rd Great Frederick Fair drawing a near capacity crowd. Thurmont driver Jim Shuck prepares his 1967 Pontiac sponsored by J J Ketterman Inc. It is Shuck's first time in the derby. Leanna Duvall waits in the Powder Puff heat for women drivers.
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Frederick Fair
Jim Shuck
Thurmont
J.J. Ketterman Inc
Shuck
Leanna Duvall
Sam Yu
County Fair Livestock Auction Sets Record Prices
Bidders from Frederick to Woodsboro paid top dollar for 4-H cattle lambs and pigs at the county fair auction. Mary Jane Spalding and Stacy Brashear led winning bids for grand champions while George Mezardash and RF Kline purchased multiple top animals. The event included harness races and beef, sheep, and swine judging with a large turnout, traffic adjustments, and continued sales by local clubs.
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Tommy
Billy Wagner
Tovedah Y Aevedoes
Wagner
Miss Spalding
Bill Baker
Creagerstown
George’s Super Thrift
Woodsboro
George Mezardash
Sheryl Davis
Miss Davis
Cloverettes
Dan Poole
Jefferson
Stacy Brashear
Rose Hill Manor 4-H
FFA Club
Mezardash
Bob Meunier
Thurmont
Lam
Maryland
Virginia Sand Co
RF Eline
Frederick
Doug Favorite
Rocky Ridge
Bill St. Clair
Kemptown
Tommy Kline
R.F. Kline
Mary Jane Spalding
Charlie Ruby
R.F Kline
Ruby
Rocky Ridge 4-H Club
Brad Etzler
Giant Food
Etzler
Johnsville 4
George Bollinger
Frederick County
Miss Hevner
James Keyser
Myersville
Powder Puff and Derby Bring Tears at Frederick Fair
At the Great Frederick Fair, Margaret Baker of Hagerstown won her second Powder Puff derby, while her daughter Carrie Lynn, 4, cried as she watched her mom crash through five cars. The men’s 11 car final saw Richard Lochner of Frederick Gas Co. win $250 after a tense stand with Chuck Staley, while one spectator was treated and released.
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Frederick Fair
Margaret Baker
Hagerstown
Carrie Lynn
Frederick Fairgrounds
Carrie
Frederick
Richard Lochner
Chuck Staley
Jug Bridge
Lochner
Frederick Gas Company
Russell Long
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Staley
Frank Garvin
Lynn Gassett
Brookville
Dane Barber
Rockville
Jimmie Willis Jr
Larry Baker
Agerstown
Sonny Remsburg
John Davis
Mount Airy
Jerry Taylor
Fire log and ambulance calls span 12 hours ending 10 p.m.
Fire reports include auto and house fires at multiple locations such as 4 10 p.m. Juniors 14 E 2nd St, 8 12 p.m. Uniteds Juniors Citizens at 15 Basford Road, 5 02 p.m. Jefferson Carroll Manor Brandenburg Bollow Road Raritan Park, and 8 34 p.m. Wolfsville. Ambulance calls total Emergencies 18, Routine 0. An AP item notes a Tokyo hitchhiking anecdote about Japanese drivers aiding foreigners.
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City 13Th
East ST
E. 2Nd ST
Uniteds
Citizens County RI
Basford Road
Jefferson
Carroll Manor
Brandenburg Bollow
Raritan Park
Wolfsville
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Billy Webb
Free
Fairgrounds
Justin Horman
Charles Drenning
Frederick Messianic Congregation
White
Fairview Ave
Frederick, Md
the News
Riday
Sabillasville
Tokyo
Japan
Massao Yuri
Suntory International
Plushes
Dour
Hace
Arpets Unlimited
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roy Rogers
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