The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-31
STATE FAIR TO
OPEN ON Dot AT
8 TOMORROW
Indiana'S Greatest Show to
Draw Thousands Over
Weekend.
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travelling with Wlde-Open throttle,
he will roll his car over and over;
and. above all, he will present his
famed triple ski-jump in an auto
mobile. While performing this last
exploit he has injured himself
seriously no less than fifteen times.
Judging to Go On
Horses, cattle. sheep and swine.
all will be judged in their many
ramifcationS Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Vaude-
Vile. concerts, polo, horse -ShoWs and
musical comedy will be there to re-
gale the sporting and sophisticated.
Nor will the scholar and business
man lack attractions to engage
their full attention. Fifty-one In
dianapolis firms and many compa-
MES throughout the state will show
their wares in the Manufacturers
building in the greatest state fair
exhibit of all time.
Special community exhibits dis
PLAYING the wonders of the home
town will be offered by Terre Haute.
Huntington, Marion, Hartford City
and Lebanon.
One automobile manufacturer is
out to show his competitors a thing
or two. He promises to have one OF
his sedans suspended from the CELL
ing by a cable attached to a single
spoke. Those who care to may
pass underneath.
Dog Show to Be Held
Ford's Louisvillians, a band COM
posed of employees in the Kentucky
Ford plant, will sooth minds dis
traught with the wonders of me-
chanical ingenuity every afternoon
and night in the Manufacturers
building.
The annual dog show will be held,
and in the same building will be of
fered the equally annual cat show.
Here a possible feature is denied
customers as fair officials cate
gorically deny that representatives
of the two exhibits will be permit
ted to mix freely They will be there
on different dates.
The cat show, however, does
promise to exhibit some felineS so
curious that limited space does not
permit their description here.
Old rivalrys will fair again. For
the last two years Indiana univer-
sity has walked away with the board
of agriculture trophy offered to the
winner of a Purdue-I. U. alumni
fair attendance contest. Three VIC
tories mean permanent possession,
and the Boilermakers do not intend
to let Indiana get that cup.
The Purdue alumni will meet in
giant mass meeting at IL Wednes-
day in the Purdue building; but l. U.
is not without her tricks and plans
to put the trophy in the spot where
she wishes she had the old Oaken
bucket.
The Parade of Champions
Wednesday will be Education
day" Then spectators will have an
opportunity to view the achieve
ments of Hoosier schoolboys and
girls. A parade Of champions will
De featured dG IL III Jll6 ulOI lllIlS
with every indication that not less
than $500 high school pupils will
appear in the line of march Of
youngsters who have excelled in
some particular line of endeavor.
The parade will be led by a va
riety of bands including a NAM
moth group from Grant county
which will include no less than 300
instrumentalists. Each and every
champion will receive a certificate
of award from Dean Henry L.
Smith of l. u, newly-elected presi-
dent of the National Education As
ISOLATION
For fishermen, there will be fish
from Indiana lakes and streams;
and for hunters there will be game
brought from state parks. The con-
servation department has spared no
expense on this exhibit which will
bring to many a sportsman dreams
Of open seasons.
Advance ticket sales indicate ALL
time record crowds. There will be
something for everyone at this
years state fair.
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