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Middletown Soap Box Derby Feats Local Boys
Bales of hay and a snowy fence lined Middletown East Avenue as 32 youngsters raced homemade soap box racers. Sponsored by the Middletown Jaycees and R & Chevrolet, the event selected the area winner to compete in Akron Ohio in August. Paul Marcellus and Robert Bacco reached the final heat with Marcellus from Sullivan County winning by a length in a 161pound car, earning a plaque and a $500 savings bond. Second place earned a $25 bond, and Fredrick Kemp Jr. won a bond for best designed car.
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Middletown
East Avenue
Middletown Jaycees
Chevrolet
Akron
Ohio
Paul Marcellus
Robert Bacco
Parksville
Sullivan County
Fulton Street
Marcellus
Fredrick Kemp, Jr
Rockwell Ave