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DriverI toial►rill be seen »unty Fair’s Jg the auto he will be raeter.sstioa isone of the drivers the wn.from active er 25 years in the staff , which is Winkley ofacing, Incv rig the three e Fair andvaluable) substitute hat .Is one suits. TheShreveport,speedway-before he a modelfirst man ternational ion champ-a row. He 2350 and t Keokuk, s feat by ‘ 1954 andSeason PollJoimni Beaud Frenchman” alap stock carBurdickst came up htwderbird nd turnedist on the E the driv-otildn’t be mpetitxon.“know-it ds as, he ond placestandings dent early tlinost cte-Keep Ra!n FamihTo Drive Pace Car at Fair*round thestions any ause -they iows whattill racing, nk as one either the day, Sept. pt 15, ,orn on Fri-Diivtng the official pac* cor for Friday's stock car races at the Clay County Fair will be pretty Betty Skelton, who holds the women’s world speed record ot 145444 utiles an hour In a Chevrolet Corvette. Miss Skelton will appear here through the courtesy of General Motors and the H and-N. Chevrolet company of Spencer. In addition to her record-breaking automobile driving. Miss Skelton also holds the unofficial world speed record for propeller-driven aircraft, 42S.5 miles per hour in a P-51 Mustang, two altitude records in a Pipes Cab plane and has won the International Aerobatic championship for women (stunt flying) three times in a row. She also holds the AAA world speed record for women at 143.44 miles an hour.; Seatsof LearningThe United States has 12SU25elementary schools, 23,746 highschools, and 2,889 accredited colleges, with 1,242,249 teachers to staff them.No Income Taxer- Although Puerto Rico is a part of the United States, Its citizens have no representation In Congress, so they do not pay income taxes to the United States.nd See Usr\California’s FlowersOf some 30.000 different flowering plants in the United States, about one-sixth are. found in California, which has more than any other state.Bottler-ButlerWhen it comes to the Burdicks of C believe in keeping family.In fact, the entin | be on hand for thi j stock car raees at tb ; ty Fair, Friday, S* they expect to \va j quite a bit of the $3 j money which will blt; It’s quite a novel that has no parall history.First off are the drivers — Bob andThe domestic -servant in charge of the wine cellar years I years old is Bud's nago was caUed the Bob? SthLf an?Bud’s brother. He ois the origin of the English word “butler.t*ms SteiSpsa1956 Fords that ti And to make the plete is Grandpa 1 is Bob's grandfathf father of Bud and ‘ the work in the \ cars. .To make the wl Burdick promotion, ualiy brings his wi of the other grande! to the races.Bob has had the on the track this yi Been 'finishing hij every race he has lt;Bud has been la! arily when he hat emergency append he is on the mend be back in action « Sept. 14.Bob has success!from motorcycle r, model stock cars. I
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Spencer Daily Reporter
Spencer, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 06, 1956
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