The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-05
FARMERS ARE
= HONORED AT
STATE FAIR
Ex-Board Members Also
Are ExpoSitivn'S Guests
Today.
THIRTY AT LUNCHEON
FRIDAY Is Dedicated to City
of Indianapolis; Chill
Hits Crowds.
THIRTY AT LUNCHEON

half of its annual life. and today
officials buckled down to the re-
manning four days of hard work in
presenting the seventy-sixth yearly
conglomeration of displays and eX-
hibitS. They had before them the
job of seeing what could be done
about breaking the attendance rec
ord set last year.
The first two days Of the eight
day run this year were record
breakers, but Labor day fell 1000
short of the figure for the same day
last year. Even with this, the at
tendance was still 1,100 up on 1927
until Tuesday night, when the at
tendance took a drop of slightly
more than 5000, corr pared with the
same day last year. The fair has
been patronized by 124,702 persons
who paid to get in this year, as
compared to 126,834 in 1927.
Farmers Day at Fair
The extremely cool weather at
nights has been the cause of q
slackening in the Attendance, fair
officials said. Persons who are en-
ioyably comfortable in the after
noon find shirt-sleeves and no vests
pretty chilly in the evening.
Today was Farmers and Ex-
Board Members Day at the fair
and out State crop raiSers. former
Governors, who sit as ex-officio
board members and others who
aided in presenting fairs in the past
will be the guests Of honor.
Thirty of these men, now living
In the State, have been invited to
attend the annual luncheon held In
the Administration Bldg, at noon
Among the State executives who
'Mhave been invited are: Governor Ed
aekson former Governor Emmett
VF. Branch of Martinsville and
former Governor Warren T. McCray
of Kentland.
Invite Former Members
Former members of the Indiana
board who have been invited are: j.
LYNN Van Alta, Lafayette; William
M. Blackstock, Lafayette; j. w. La
Grange, Hanover; S. F. Max Puett,
Rockville; Edward S. Truell, Cory
don; Dan c. Reed, Attica; S. r.
Spohn, Goshen; H. L. Nowlin, hld1-
annapolis; A. A. Cast, Akron; T. w.
w. Sunman, Spades; Charles N.
Iindley. Salem; Charles L. Smith,
Montpelier; A. B. Carter, Indian
apolis: L. Walter Breaks, Craw-
fordsviIe; Cornelius O'Brien, Law
renceburg; S. o. Dugan, Indian
apolis; w. G.. Himmelwright. Frank
fort: G. w. Hickman, Lafayette;
Charles ]. Murphy, Indianapolis; G.
r. Kemper, Columbus; H. M. Mo-
berly, Shelbyville; L. B. Clore,
Louisville, KY; M M. Cof1ng, Gov
. ington; E. w. Pickhardt, Hunting
burg; I. Newt Brown, Franklin;
John Isenbarger, North Manchester,
and William M. Jones, Fairmont.
Present board members headed by
Levi P. Moore of Rochester, also at
tended.
The daily Judging of horses and
cattle in the coliseum and sheep
and swine judging in the respective
arenas was on the program today.
The second horse-pullinC contest
started in front of the grand stand
at 9 a. M, and the daily horseshoe
pitching contests was under way an
hour before that.
indianapolis Day Friday
Grand circuit races, vaudeville,
horse show at Z p. m. and the Fly
ing x rodeo performance also were
on the days entertainment list.
Preparations are being made at
the Playground for gaia day Fri
day, which will be known as Indian
polls day, when Mayor L. Ert Slack
and his city hall family will be on
the ground from morning until
night. Society will get its inning
that evening when the annual dress
parade" of prominents in Indian
apolis and Indiana will be held In
the Coliseum at the horse show.
The Indianapolis day affair will be
preceded by a parade sponsored by
the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
The auto races Saturday after
noon will be regular big time" stuff,
fair board officials have promised.
Thirty cars are entered and among
. the drivers are some of the best
Adirt track wheel turner's III the
Country.
Elimination trials will be held
Saturday morning under direction
Of H. George Clark, general man
ager of the American Open Racing
Association. Only the fastest cars
will be permitted to take the track
In the afternoon for the five sched-
fuled races,
Famous Drivers on Card
Among the drivers who have en-
tered are Howard Wilcox and Bill
Cummins of Indianapolis, and Will
bur Shaw, who will drive the Whip
pet, which clicked 141.2 miles pei
hour at Daytona Beach, Fla, re-
Gently.
The Blackford County, horse
shoe pitchers won five games Tues
day, making total of fourteen
games won and none lost for the
team. Hamilton County was run
ner-up in Tuesdays pitching.