Soap Box Derby Through the Years at All American
The piece chronicles the All American Soap Box Derby from its 1947 tenth anniversary through the mid 1950s, noting record fields, prominent winners like Kenneth Holmboe and Donnie Strub, and celebrities such as Jimmy Stewart and Dinah Shore. It covers venue changes at Derby Downs Akron, rule refinements, scholarship boosts, and iconic moments including Joe Lunn’s Rambling Wreck and Eisenhower’s telegram tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Kenneth Holmboe
Charleston
W. Va
Tony Penuelas
San Diego
Jimmy Stewart
Joe Louis
Jimmy Doolittle
Germany
United States
Donnie Strub
Warren, C
Fred Derks
Derby Downs
Jack Dempsey
Wilbur Shaw
Marathon joins Sicily oil search venture with partners
Marathon Oil Co joins Ambassador Oil Corp and AGP in a 9000 acre Sicily exploration venture in southeastern Sicily drilling a joint well five miles east of Ragusa fields. The venture involves three firms and targets oil and gas resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Ohio
Marathon Oil Co
Ambassador Oil Corporation
AGP
Sicily
Ragusa
Two New Wells In Nebraska Amid Mixed Drilling News
Kimball County reports two productive field wells marking the only productive drilling in Nebraska this week. Projects at Owl Field and Haack Field show initial production and ongoing pump tests. Other counties report both successes and failures as operators pursue wildcats and field development with several new permitted locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball County
Nebraska
Pan- American Oil Co
Owl
Smith
Toitek Drilling Co
Haack
Sage Oil
Cheyenne County
Baird
West
Sidney Draw
Sterling Drilling Co
Cortney
Eddy Field
Platte Valley Oil Co
Burch Exploration
Red Willow County
DeKalb Agricultural Assn
Sioux County
Sun Oil Co
Kearney County
Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Cheyenne
Stuarco Oil Co
Skinner ° Corp
Zach and Turnbull
Phelps
CSW
Nebraska - Colorado
Kimball
Midwest Oil Corp
Kosch
Murfin Drilling Co
Regal Drilling Co
Red Willow
Burch Exploration Co
Silver Creek
McConahay
Lincoln
World Enterprises Inc
No. 1
State
Stoeppelworth Drilling Co
Richardson
Elmer Duerfeldt
Duerfeldt
CNW
License Renewal Requirement for Youth Drivers
A statewide rule requires any person 20 years of age or under to renew their drivers license between September 1 and October, regardless of when the license was issued. The renewal fee is set at four dollars.
Derby Gains Popularity Plus Community Support
A 1957 program marked the 20th All-American anniversary with 159 sponsoring cities sending champions to Akron. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Dinah Shore, George Montgomery, and Jimmy Stewart attended. Terry Townsend of Anderson won the Europe trip scholarship. In 1958 rules allowed more costs beyond the $15 limit, and 160 young sters competed in 1958. Entertainment stars and 1959 crowds highlighted the event with Barney Townsend winning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Butch
Williamson
Charleston
W. Va
Derby Downs
Darwan Cooper
Williamsport
Ronald Reagan
Andy Devine
Paul Winchell
Little Joe Lunn
Columbus
Little Joe
Jimmy Stewart
Joe E. Brown
Edgar Bergen
Chevrolet
Freddy Mahler
Muncie
Ind
Dinah Shore
George Montgomery
Don Ameche
Captain Video
Wilbur Shaw
Scott
W.J
Bill” Power
Dick Kemp
Los Angeles
Jack Carson
Lou Costellon
Bud Abbott
Bob Cummings
Eisenhower
Rochester
N. Y
Richard Rohrer
Jon Hall
Otto Graham
Bob Sweikert
Indianapolis
Ireland
Akron
Norman Westgall
United States Army Band
Snooky Lawson
Roy Rogers
Europe
Dale Evans
Philippine Islands
Terry Townsend
Anderson
Bruce Overbey
Jake” King
Venezuela
Pat Boone
Guy Madison
Eddie Bracken
Slim Jim Miley
Richard Nixon
Barney Townsend
Barney
Art Carney
Jimmy Dean
Wendell Corey
W. G. Bill Powers
Jack Izard
All American Soap Box Derby Chronicles of Winners
The piece recalls 1961 to 1963 All American Derby history with winners Fred ric Lake and Richard Dawson from South Bend and Wichita, the involvement of stars Eddy Arnold and Bonanza cast members, Chevrolet executives reshaping derby leadership, and record entries and crowds for the 25th and 26th anniversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredric Lake
South Bend
Ind
Canada
Germany
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
The
Phillipines
Hawaii
Dale Robertson
Craig Stevens
Andy Williams
Wichita
Kan
Richard Dawson
Richard
United States
Philippines
Eddy Arnold
George Maharis
Martin Milner
Peter Brown
Robert E. Cook
Chevrolet
Izard
David G. Rummel
Derby
Overbey
Gary
David Mann
Lorne Green
Dan Blocker
Michael Landon
E. E. Buckler
Cook
Harold Conrad
Duluth
Minn
Arthur Godfrey
Rock Hudson
Paul Anka
Paul Lynde
John Russell
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Marathon
Morrison
Jim Lodes
Frank B. Morrison
Sidney
Lodes
Sidney Jaycees
State of
State Capitol
Telegraph
Nebr
Secretary of State
Dhe Family Store
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