Residents and visitors frequent Kokomo and area on Tuesday
Omer Pollock and many others visited Kokomo on Tuesday. Several residents attended the Hughes Ridnour land case trial and others stopped by for business or visits. A driving mare was lost west of town and local churchgoers were urged to Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Neff
Marion Ridnour
Hughes- Ridnour
Kokomo
J.W. Cooper
Victor
Hughes-Ridnour Land
Mr. Tague
Stutz Driver Wears Smile In International Sweepstakes Entry
Len Zengel, driver of Stutz entry number two, prepares for the second annual 500 mile International Sweepstakes at Indianapolis next Memorial Day. A former National racing team member, he won the 1911 Elgin National Stock Chassis road race and the 1910 Fairmount Park race in Philadelphia. Billy Knipper will serve as relief driver for the 600 mile race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Zengel
Stutz
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Zengel
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Billy Knipper
Auto Speed 1 Greater Road Race Record Seen at Santa Monica
Indianapolis experts expect a faster average speed in the Memorial Day 500 Mile Sweepstakes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after Tetzlaff and Bragg drove the Fiat to a 78.50 mph mark at Santa Monica. The longer 2000 mile Indianapolis race may test higher piston displacement and greater pace, with Tetzlaff and Bragg as teammates in Fiat cars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Santa Monica
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Tetzlaff
Fiat
Speedway
Yetzlaff
Caleb Bragg
Mavity Family Attends Lebanon Funeral of Uncle John Spiggles
Wesley Mavity and his wife visited Lebanon Indiana over the weekend to attend the funeral Sunday afternoon of Wesley Mavity’s uncle, John Spiggles.
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Howard Armstrong
New Carlisle
Ind
A. 8. Thompson
Wesley Mavity
Lebanon
Mr. Mavity
John Spiggles
Speedway legends clash in Santa Monica classic field
The article profiles contenders in the Santa Monica speedway classic with riders like Mulford and Burman among top favorites. It notes past 500 mile races near Santa Monica, hometown drivers, and Burman’s unknown yet potentially record breaking 1464 horsepower car.
Race Time at Indianapolis 500 Draws Dealers to City
Vic New ibis or Chieveo automobiles dominate talk as Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the National 500 race. George M. Dickson, GM of the National car maker, says the event is a major show and dealers from many brands will visit local factories up to ten days before race day. Only two Indy-made cars entered so far, the National 40 and the Stutz, with dealers for Marmon Marmoun Mais Premier Cole Henderson Waverly Pathfinder also planning factory tours. This 500-mile event turns Indianapolis into a national auto show focused on practical brass tacks.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
George M. Dickson
Tat
Dickson
Indianapolis
Moving picture show opens with well attended opening night
The moving picture show conducted by Will Cochran and Geo. Kinder opened Monday evening with a fair crowd in attendance for the opening number. Jack Raipe of the Jeffras Cloak Co of Cincinnati was in town Monday evening and Tuesday morning taking orders for his line.
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Will Cochran
Geo. Kinder
Jack Raipe
The
Jeffras Cloak Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
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C. E. Evans
Grant Rideour
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Bluffton
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John Swemn
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D. G. Ridnour
Hughes-Ridnour
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Michigantown
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