Urges Construction of New Track at Helena, Arkansas, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-02

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Urges Construction of New Track at Helena Arkansas ArkansasHOT HOT SPRINGS Ark May 31 The Helena Ark World daily newspaper has urged editorially that Helena seek a pro ¬ posed 2000000 race track for eastern Arkansas as West Memphis citizens de ¬ bated the merits of such an enterprise in their midst midstCalling Calling on Helena to invite backers of the racing plant to set up house in Phillips County scene of racing many years ago the World pointed out that Helena is only 65 miles south of Memphis and would welcome the statecontrolled track by a responsible syndicate syndicateThe The Memphis Commercial Appeal has opened a campaign against establishing the plant at West Memphis directly across the Mississippi River from the Tennessee Metropolis


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