Whiteface marathon - In the Whiteface Mountain memorial marathon held Labor Day, Harold Boulton, 24, of Lake Placid and Luzerne, New York, defeated seasoned amateur and professional mountain climbers from various parts of the country in the remarkable time of 1 hour, 13 minutes and 25 2-5 ...

Wilmington field day - With Gordon Marshall in charge of the arrangements, committee plans have been perfected for a field day and picnic to be held in Wilmington on Sept. 5. Residents of other Adirondack towns are invited to join the newly organized chamber of commerce and the residents ...

Horse show begins - Fifty exhibitors have entered the third annual Lake Placid horse show, which opens at 1 p.m. today. They will attend a horse show breakfast at the Stevens House this morning. A steak roast on Lake Placid is planned after the last event this evening. Boats will leave ...

Whiteface highway - The project of an automobile road up Whiteface Mountain is again before the public. This time it is in the nature of a petition to be signed — a petition asking Hon. M. Y. Ferris, state senator from this district, and Hon. Fred L. Porter, member of the Assembly from ...

Potato Queen - Lake Placid’s sports world pays unique honor to mountain farmers Thursday, Aug. 19, when Yvonne Sherman, distinguished champion figure skater, is enthroned here as queen of the Adirondack Potato Growers Association. The tall 18-year-old brunette beauty was 1947 national ...

No on more gas - There is no provision in the regulations for rationing gasoline that provides for transportation to recreational areas; that was the answer received by Lake Placid and Saranac Lake officials to a petition for gas exemption in this area. The petition was drawn up at a ...