Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-25
FAIR GROUND
BEEHIVE OF
PREPARATION
Many F eatures Of
Ninth Exhibit
Now Ready
Especial TO The Herald)

HARLINGEN, Nov. 25-In pre-
paration for the opening Tuesday
morning. the Valley Mid-W Winter
Fair grounds were beehive Of in
dustry over the weekend and in
dications were that the gates would
be thrown open on the most i'm
pressive collection Of exhibits and
entertainment features ever staged
in the South.
ARRANGEMENTS were completed
for all Of the leading attractions,
which run the gamut from Ernie
Young's revue, brought, to the fair
grounds at a cost Of more then
$4,000, to the John Francis carniv-
al shows. and additional features
were being added hourly. The fair
opens Nov. 26 and closes Dec. !.
Coronation a Feature
Coronation Of the Queen. which
Is to be the high point Of the Tues
day program. to be staged at the
auditorium beginning at 8 p. m.
is to be the outstanding social
event Of the six days. This preSen-
tation being staged by the Walter
j. DAILY Production Co. Of Houston
and San Antonio. OF which Her
bert Bernard Is art director, Is to
be presented in an elaborate Louis
XIV setting. The queen, whose
identity is being kept secret until
Tuesday night, is to be crowned in
all her glory a--d an elaborate pro-
gram OF dances VII be presented
for the entertainment of Her Maj
esty and all her guests. "A charge
Of 81. sl.50 and 50 is being made
for this event, the tickets being
good for admission TO the fair
grounds after z p. m. Tuesday even
ing.
These tickets will be on sale from
/ TO z p. m. at the Harlingcl cham
ber of commerce all day -onday
and Tuesday.
Football Game Tuesday
Other attractions OF the opening
day include a district champion
ship football game to be played at
2:30 p. m. between Harlingen and
Kingsville highschcol teams.
furrias. Rio Grande City. Roma and
Sharyland day. also KiwaniS day.
Football day, and american Legion
day. A band concert at 10:30 a. m.
by the Mission municipal band will
open the entert ent. The ex-
hibits will be in place and be open
for inspection and at 1915 D. m.
Valley-wide Kiwanis luncheon
will attract members Of tha- or
ganization from all South Texas.
Special Events Daily
Every day of the fair will be
equally filled ith special attrac-
tions. including horse races by the
finest talent ever brought South, a
rodeo. q Boy Scout circus, q ten
mis- tournament. I checker tourna-
ment, a fiddlers contest and other
features including two presenta-
tions daily Of the revue and the
carnival attractions each day.
Arrangements were completed
Saturday for q visit TO the fair
on Saturday OF the Southern Fac
ific band, John r. Floore, manager
announced. This musical crganiza-
ton Of 65 musicians, clothed In
new uniforms. will arrive on Nov
80. The Missouri Pacific also will
have a fine band at the fair on
the same day. this organization
making the trip from Palestine to
assist in the celebration.
A special feature of the Satur-
day program will be a public we'd
ding at the auditorium. This will
be an added feature to the Ernie
Young revue and the contracting
parties are prominent Valley young
people.
The Winter Garden Follies. Err
ME Youngs revue. brought direct
from a long run in Chicago as the
daily auditorium attraction of the
fair. will be presented every after
noon and night except Tuesday
during the exposition. A complete
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