King Ballantine, royal goodwill ambassador of the Ballantine Breweries, Newark, New Jersey, presents the Ballantine trophy to Allen White of Milford, winner of the “King Ballantine Stock Car Race” at Norwood Arena on Saturday night. August 27. At right Is W. S. Plummer, president of the Norwood Arena.
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Saturday To Be Guadalcanal Day At Norwood Arena Featuring Suribachi Battle-This Day In Norwood History-August 4, 1949
Expect New Assaults On Speed Records Tonight Speed records will again be threatened at the Norwood Arena stock car races tonight and Saturday night as a result of cooling and handling innovations in cars that have already broken speed marks twice and three times at the Norwood track. Sixty cars will be on the track…
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Norwood Arena Adds Thursday Date For Stock Car Racing-This Day in Norwood History-July 14, 1949
This Day in Norwood History-July 14, 1949-Norwood Arena Adds Thursday Date For Stock Car Racing
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High-Speed Daredevilry Set to Roar Into town-This Day in Norwood History-June 28, 1949
An Indy 500 racing icon brings a roaring congress of daredevils to Norwood Arena for a night of mid-air flips and high-speed crashes.
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First Stock Car Marathon Slated At Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-April 1, 1949
The Norwood Arena will add an exciting page to auto racing history April 18 and 19 when it inaugurates its 1949 season with a thrill-packed Stock Car Marathon —.the first event of its kind ever held. The starter’s flag will whip down at noon, April 18, to send thirty or more drivers off on a…
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Midget Auto Races At Norwood Arena-This Day In Norwood History-August 20, 1948
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Four Race Cars In Bay State Competition Locally Owned-This Day In Norwood History-August 6, 1948
Building And Repairing Of Racing Cars Means Plenty Of Hard Work Although midget auto racing is a comparatively new sport to hundreds of local residents who were first introduced to it this year with the opening of the Norwood Arena on Route 1, to a small group of Norwoodites it has long been of such…
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Bronco Bill Schindler At Norwood Arena Monday-This Day In Norwood History-July 31, 1948
This Day In Norwood History-July 31, 1948-Bronco Bill Schindler At Norwood Arena Monday
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Morton Downey To Sing Here Sunday-This Day in Norwood History-July 21, 1948
Will Be Featured Entertainer At 10-Act Stage Revue At The Arena Morton Downey world-famous tenor who has established an enviable record in every phase of the entertainment field will come to Norwood next Sunday evening July 25. when he will appear as featured entertainer in a two-and-a-half hour, 10-act stage and radio revue at the…
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Norwood Arena To Present Huge Ten-Act Show July 11-This Day in Norwood History-July 7, 1948
Movie And Radio Headliners To Be Seen In Vaudeville Extravaganza At New Route 1 Plant In a country that is just now feeling the effects of a powerful inflationary trend, Norwood, and in particular the Norwood Arena stands out as one of the bright spots. The management, in an endeavour to show that the best…
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Grand Opening of Norwood Arena-This Day in Norwood History-June 14, 1948
12,000 Jam Arena At Midget Racing Inaugural Monday The long‑awaited debut of the Norwood Arena drew an extraordinary crowd of twelve thousand spectators on Monday night, marking what officials described as the largest turnout ever recorded for any event in this region. The Grand Opening featured a full slate of midget auto racing on the…
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