Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
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gram is TO be run off at Also D.. m.
and fireworks are scheduled for
$50.
BY request the pageant is to be
given for the second time Saturday
night. This will be staged in the
auditorium.
In the poultry division, the Cor
puus Christi H~atcheries with an ex-
hibit Of 200 birds was awarded first
honoIs Friday.
K. 5. Denning, also OF Corpus
Christi, won the first prize OF best
single bird with a white leghorn
cockrel valued at $500.
One of the greatest crowds that
ever attended the Valley Mid Winter
Fair was on hand Thursday afternoon
and night. Persons who have beer
connected with the fair for several
years said that they have never seen
more people in the grounds at one
time.
They started arriving early Thurs
day. By noon there was a line OF
automobiles moving slowly toward
the fair grounds from practically ali
directions. This line had turned into
a parade a little later.
By the time the automobile races
and football game were well under
wav the crowd had increased 10 a
point that It was difficult to walk
any place in the entire grounds be
cause Of the steady. flowing ebb and
tide Of humanity in every section OF
the grounds.
Parking Space Filled
All Of the parking space in the
grounds was taken. All Of the park
ing spaces outside the grounds were
taken, and automobiles were parked
along both sides Of the highway, two
or three rows deep. and in all vacant
lots on back as far MS the railway
crossing. almost a half mile from the
Fair grounds.
II have been with the Fair for
many years. and | have never seen
such a crowd on any one dav during
my experience with H." President
Sam Bolts said.
The Thanksgiving crowd was taken
BY the officials as an indication OF
continued large attendance, with
specially interesting features during
the remainder Of the fair. The in
NllLQiloU mas OeP0 IniS wear
into five days, instead Of being held
over seven as in the past. and the
program for these five days is a busy
one.
Editors See Fetc
During the afternoon members Of
the Texas Editorial Association, who
had been In convention in San An
tonic. paid a visit to the Valley Fair
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Accompanied by a number Of Valley
editors. and officials Of the Central
Power e. Light company, who were
hosts Of the editors az noon yester-
day. they went through the exhibits
and saw other parts of the Fair
Thursday afternoon. before return
ing 10 San Benito.
The San Fenito Municipal band
furnished plenty OF music Thursday
for the Fair. starting the dav out
with a concert on the streets Of the
city. and then playing at the grounds
and at the races during the remain
der of the day.
Saturday night the Valley Fair will
come 10 a close. The special at
fractions Saturday are gatherings Of
railway men. the Missouri Picnic and
Southern Pacific bands. delegations
Of Matamoros and Reynosa school
children and officials who will give
a program in the auditorium at Z
o'clock Saturday afternoon. horse
races az the Fair ~grandstand starting
at the usual time. 2:30. and the reg
ulsr attractions OF the Fair.
One or the features OF the grand
stand entertainment Thursday after
noon was the rolling pin throwing
contest. with five women entered.
Mrs. w. r. Parker Of Harlingen
heaved a rolling pin 80 yards to win
first prize OF SIS.