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All Articles Archives - August 2017

Louise Summerfield Hartwig

Published August 31, 2017 Submitted by: Renee

Cowgirl Louis Summerfield Hartwig, a former Springfield resident, was killed while riding a bronco in the Tex Austin Chicago Roundup in 1926. More

Larry Phillips

Published August 1, 2017 Submitted by: Renee

A 1968 Fairgrounds Speedway race was won by Larry Phillips by doing a sweeping power slide to get by Bob Perry and leader Lloyd Tabor at the same time. George Baxter finished second, Don Kordalis, third and David Goldsberry was fourth place.
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