The border vidette., 1928-11-10
STATE FAIR NOVEMBER 1918

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 8.-The
greatest exposition in the his
tory of this state. the twenty.
fourth annual Arizona State Fair
will open here on Armistice Day,
Monday. November IL. and con.
tinue for seven days.
Seven days of real thrills and
unrestrained joy; seven days and
nights of popular amusements
are promised visitors to this
years State Fair. Opening on
Armistice Day, with a $25 900
grandstand program, the big
show will continue up to, and
including Sunday, when the
championship auto races will be
staged.
More exhibits, more grand
stand attractions, and more shows
and rides on the amusement zone
than ever before, will greet visi.
tors to this years exposition, J.
P. Dillon, secretary of the big
show, announced.
The exposition will open daily
at 9 a. N. and remain open until
midnight. The many exhibition
buildings will remain open until
9 p. m. while the big amusement
zone, with its thousands of dazz-
ling colored lights. will be in
operation until midnight.
Fifteen exhibition buildings.
showing, the greatest products of
Arizona, and the nation. will be
open during the seven days.
There will be interesting exhi
bits of cattle, dairy products,
swine, sheep, and goats, poul
try, boys and girls club work,
apiary, fine arts, domestic art.
domestic science, agriculture and
flowers.
Just naming the departments,
the secretary pointed out, doesn't
mean a thing. I'VE will have
the greatest mineral exhibit in
the south west, the biggest poul
try show ever seen In Arizona,
and floral show that will 60
down in State Fair history" be
said.
ASK the people to visit every
building on the grounds, and see
for themselves what wonderful
products we have in Arizona.
Tell them to visit the amusement
zone, take in the grandstand
program; in other words, see the
whole show. It will be the best
we have ever had" And with
that parting shot. Secretary ].
P. Dillon again plunged into the
work of having the exposition
ready for its opening on Monday,
The grandstand program, a.
three hour affair, is costing $25,
900 and will feature the greatest.
array of talent ever presented in
any single celebration in Ari-
zOna.
Ten nationally known circus
acts, including the world renown
Nelson family. and Swan Rigens
and her diving girls. will be pre-
sented daily. These two acts
are being the highest paid in the
country today, it was said.
Harness races. with the fastest
trotters and PAGERS ip the west
in action, will be on the pro
gram. The feetest horses of
California, Oregon. Colorado,
and Arizona will compete daily
for prizes.
Running races will be on the
pragram after an absence of
several years. Fast horses, clev.
er jockeys, and real prize money
is expected to bring the sport
of kings" back to Arizona to
stay.
An aerial circus, featuring
caredevil stunts and parachute
jumping, will be a daily attrac
tion.
Auto races, Offering $4,000 in
prize money, will hold the lime
light on Sunday, the closing day
of the State Fair. The regular
grandstand program will be pre-
sented in conjunction with the
races, it was announced.
Special programs will be pre-
sented on Armistice Day, Nov.
IL, the opening day of the State
Fair; on Wednesday, which will
be known as Indian Day; and on
Friday. Children's Day, it was
announced.
Daylight fireworks and spe
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