The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-28
STATE AWAITS
GALA OPENING
OF GREAT FAIR
Indiana's Progress in All
Lines to Be Shown at
Annual Event.

Indiana will display her wealth
and fertility in agriculture, industry
and commerce when the Indiana
State Fair opens its doors SATURDAY.
at the Playground.
Every phase of Indiana's progress
from a struggling pioneer state TO
a busy, diversified Midwestern ag-
ricultural and industrial state will
be exhibited. Premiums will total
$114,778
Grand Circuit light harness rae
ing, educational displays, cattle,
swine, poultry, dogs, sheep, rabbits,
agricultural products. horticulture,
Horticulture, apiaries. fine arts. do
mestic arts, cooking. home economics,
amusements, mechanical exhibits
and boys and girls work are in
Guided in the gigantic show.
Sunday Is Indiana Day
Saturday will be boys and girls
club day and children under II will
be admitted without charge botn
Saturday and Sunday, which has
been designated as Indiana Day.
In addition to the regular features
there will be a Sunday school in the
new Indiana University exhibit
building, a gasoline rodeo during the
afternoon and night in front of the
grandstand and horse show in the
Coliseum beginning at 7:30 Sunday
night.
The Labor Day program Monday
will include the Grand Circuit
harness races, a colorful review of
the fair at 7:45 p. m. before the
erandstand, a horse show, dog
show and the Purdue University
students Judging contest.
Similar features will be presented
Tuesday, Governors and War Vet
Grams Day.
School Progress Is Subject
A log cabin school of a century
ago and today's modern instruction
center will depict the progress of
Hoosier education during the educa-
tional and children's day program
Wednesday.
Thursday will be dedicated to the
farmers and Friday is to be known
as indianapolis and Manufacturers
Day.
Admission charges are so cents
during the day and Is cents after
p. m. for adults, and IS cents for
children under IL. Children under
II will be admitted free when &C
companied by adults Saturday, Sun
day and Wednesday.
General admission to the grand
stand will be Is cents after 6 p. m.
and Sunday and so cents at all
other times. The night admission
fee to the Coliseum is so cents.
Floor Space Sales Up
Already, the buildings and lots at
the Playground have begun to fill up
with machinery and exhibits. The
carnival show is waiting on a rail-
road siding to open the blaring Mid
way Saturday.
The displays in the Manufacture
ers' Building will be built around the
theme, Fifty Years of Progress"
with comparative butcher shops,
groceries and washing and sewing
machines.
More floor space for exhibits in
70
been sold than any time since the
boom year of 1929, E. Curtis White,
building director, said today. In
addition to diversified displays from
practically every community in the
state there will be an automobile
show in the pit in the center of the
building.
CCC to Give Exhibit.
In line with programs for rural
electrifcation, Purdue University
will present an exhibit of electrical
devices applicable to farm commun-
tiles.
The Indiana Civilian Conservation
Corps under the supervision Of Brig.
Gen. William K. Naylor, command
ing Officer, will present an educa-
tional exhibit explaining the work
done by more than 10000 Hoosier
CCC boys.
Tomorrow and Friday afternoon
the fair will be advertised downtown
by pair of Brown County steers
hitched to an old-fa5hioned buck
board parading on Monument Cir
Gle.