San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
WEST TEXAS To.
HOLDFA|R OCT. 8.
At SAN ANGELO.
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Grand Parade and a Public
q Wedding will Be
Features. .&E
A LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT
Sheep and Goat Raisers to
Hold Convention Dur
ing Same Week.
A LIVESTOCK EXHIBIT

morning, October S. The great six.
day program of entertainment, educa-
ton and amusement which will fo.,
low during the Eleventh West Texas
exposition will be fittingly ushered
in by a variety of floats, decorated
cars, equestrian feats and exhibitions
- that will forecast the many events 10
come.
Automobile races, polo games, foot
ball games, world series returns, horse
races, prize fights, a baby health con-
ference, and numerous events includ-
ing stock and farm products dis
plays will make w one of the great
est fairs ever held in Texas.
Lake View, Mullen. Wall, Van
court, Scherz, Christoval, Tankersley,
Grape Creek Miles and Sonora are
among the communities already signed
up for au exhibit at the All-West
Texas Exposition at San Angelo,
October TO Is. inclusive. Space for
these communities will be reserved in
the exposit building, according to an
nouncement made by Mrs. Ida Chit
wood, home demonstration agent, and
Dor Brown, county agent.
p For the first time in the history
Of the San Angelo Fair there VIII be
show every night at the fair
grounds. Instead of turning the WIS.,
itors loose" on the streets this year
six big feature attractions have
been planned for the night entertain
ment of 1923 fair guests. The pro-
gram in detail follows:
Wedding Feature.
Monday night: A real wedding will
be staged in =. front of the grand
stand, where a West Texas couple
will be united in matrimony with all
West Texas as their wedding guests
and everybody wishing them well.
Every thing the bride and groom wear
everything necessary for the we'd
ding from the license to the services
OF the minister, will be furnished
this lucky couple. 1t will be the
biggest wedding in West Texas this
year.
Tuesday night: West Texas, the
home of the polo pony and the quar-
ter horse, will have its first horse
show in number of years. 1t will
be a big feature event-one that 'ev-
0eryone interested in horse flesh will
be anxious TO witness.
Wednesday night: "Fite Mite" A
wrestling match. four free boxing
bouts, and battle royal will be the
treat in store for fight fans. In
a ring directly in front of the grand
stand and under the glare Of power
full spotlights the fastest array Of
fistic talent in West Texas will rcr-
form. Those who want TO sit at the
ringside may secure ringside seats
down on the track where they will be
in the big middle of things. Com
pany e of the 141st Infantry. San
Angeles National Guard unit, is
sponsoring this performance.
Thursday night: San Angelo mer-
chants have been sending their buy
ers TO New York every season for
years and many persons have realized
long ago that the latest Paris ere
tons found their way TO San An
gelo ms quickly as TO any other Tex
as city, but when the "Mannequins"
pass in review in front Of the grand
stand. everyone will know that San
Angelo is the style headquarters of
the West"
Milk Wild Cow.
Friday night: Did you ever milk
wild COW: Did you ever see one
milked: If you haven't you've missed
the biggest western vaudeville act ever
created. Milking a wild COW Will be
one of the features Of Friday night
rodeO in front of the grandstand 1t
is certain that Friday will be a big
night at the fair grounds.
Saturday night: Tut. tut. What
do you know about the tomb of the
good King Tutankhamen: If you will
get good grandstand seat Saturday
night, the whole history of this an
cient Pharoah will be made as sim
pie as the first grade primer. It'll lie
big night-bring the ladies'.
This year even larger premiums are
hung up for the horned and hoofed
aristocrats Of the range. The off.
cial annual show of the Sheen and
Goat Rasers' Association of Texas
will be held in conjunction with the
fair which is giving away S21O0 III
PRS i'll this division alone, insuring
the greatest show of its kind ever held
in the Southwest. The Concho Here
ford Breeders Association Feeder Calf
Sale and the Texas Hereford Associa-
tons annual sale will be business
gatherings of interest TO all cattle
men.
Three days Of polo will answer the
lnslStent demand OF the thousands
who saw this most thrilling sport last
year.
Better Babies Conference.
For the benefit of fair patrons and
in the interest of promoting better
health for the babies there will be
free Baby Health Conference held in
San Angelo during Fair Week, Octo
Der S TO IL. This is TO be held un-
der the supervision Of Bureau OF
Child Hygiene, State Board of Health,
Austin. One of the expert trained
nurses of the organization will be ON
hand. The physical examinations
will be made by physicians who arc
members of the Tom Green Medical
Society and dentists of the San An
selo Dental Society.
The examination of babies will be
gin at 8 o'clock Monday morning, DC
tober 8. at the Elks' Club rooms and
VIII continue Tuesday and Wednpsda,
mornings and possibly thru Thurs
day morning il all babies entered have
not been previously examined.
All babies under three years NAV
exc entered for this free examination
result Of which will be careful |
Brabulated for the benefit of par
a gr. Suitable awards will be made |
burialfe San Angelo Fair Association |
two boy babies and the two