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* *■ ’ * * 7 , Vj s if -'-‘i* .w,CHUCK ARNOLD.lt; -» * .‘‘t-*# « | /w «. I,•4 1 ,lt; V*' r - «4*. •.* J VCHARLIEM1LLERJIM DE MARCOFRED MEEKERMemorial Day auto racing, a tradition with countless thousands, will be featured at the Altamont Fair grounds Monday afternoon.Slated under the aegis qf Ed Otto, one of the nation's foremost speed producers, the NASCAR sanctioned championship racing program will offer five midget and three sports car races. Climaxing the program will be titular 25-lap sweepstakes in both divisions. The first race starts promptly at 2:30 p. m., with opening qualilying time trials set for 1:30p. m.The thrill-packed auto races seen at Altamont in past years might well be exceeded Monday' when such famed midget drivers as Chuck Arnold, NASCAR champion from Stamford, Conn.; Art Gottier, West Chester, Pa., veteran; pre-war midget ti-tleholder Charlie Miller of Philadelphia, and other notables igrace the starting field.Arnold, Miller and Gottier will wheel fleet and expensive Offenhau-feer cars. A big entry list is expected, as it is the only NASCAR midget race scheduled for the day..Among other prominent midget speed stars entered are Floyd Fan-saaw, Brooklyn; Bob Washington, Islip, N. Y.; Charlie Ross, Passaic, N. J.; Dick Ulbiicht, Andalusia, Ala., and Wimpy Ervin, Plainfield, N. J.Box seat tickets are on sale at the Maplewood Inn, Altamont (telephone 7946), and at Baum’s Newsroom in Schenectady.I Court Refuses Petition T oRACING STARS — Chuck Arnold, Charlie Miller, Jim DeMarco and Fred Meeker wifi vie for midget honors when Ed Otto stages a combined midget-sports car racing program Monday, Memorial Day, at the Altamont Fair grounds. Time trials at 1 p. m. Racing events at 2:30 p. m.% Restrain School BondsStatement prepared by Borden H. Mills, attorney, for Guilderland Central School District Board of Education.* * *The action brought by Edward G.Rpnnptt and Marvin P TCnnll .flcrainst
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Altamont Enterprise
Altamont, New York, US
Fri, May 27, 1955
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