, 1935-11-20
FAIR TO OPEN
ON WEDNESDAY
Exhibits, Parade A N d
Coronation TO Be
Highlights
Especial 60 The Herald)


HARLINGEN, Nov. 20.-Prepara-
tons for the Valley Mid Winter
Fair are moving along at a faster
tempo with the opening, wednes-
day, Nov. n only a week ahead. The
fair will last five days through
Monday, December 2.
Already the fair grounds are
showing considerably more activity
as workmen r busy putting the
buildings in shape. Not only is the
main exhibit building being repaired
but an entirely new structure has
been erected Immediately to the
east in which the dog show viii be
housed. Last year the dog show was
held for the first time but in a
building at the rear Of the audit
orium. 1t was such a success and so
popular that it was decided to move
1t facing the midway.
Other departments also are pre-
pairing for record exhibits including
poultry, fruits, vegetables. arts,
crafts and many others. There will
be community exhibits in which
the various towns will be permit
ted to advertise themselves. There
also will be a department for poul-
try, livestock, work done by All
club boys and girls, home dem
onStration clubs and schools. Val
ley artists will again have a depart
ment and Of course there will be the
citrus fruit and sub-tropical fruits
exhibit, bigger and larger than ever.
Automobile firms are planning an
exhibit Of new models and there will
be demonstrations of the latest farm
and orchard equipment.
There will be a big crowd on OPEN
ing day which also will be Town
send Day, when all the followers OF
the Californian'S old age pension
plan are invited : o'be present. DIR.
Townsend himself has been invited
to attend.
The coronation OF the queen Of the
fair will be held Wednesday night,
November q at the Harrington high
school auditorium. A rehearsal will
be held Tuesday night, November 26,
according to Mrs. 5. r. Jennings.
general chairman. The coronation
will be followed by the queens ball
which will be open to the public. A
number Of organizations will give
private dances in honor of the queen
and her court on other dates.
A big parade will feature the
Thanksgiving program. The parade
will be held downtown Thursday
morning, November %. Numerous
churches. schools, civic organizations
and business firms will be represent
ed. Prizes Of 500, $50 and SIS are to
be given to the best floats in the
parade. Many Valley bands are to be
represented.
Friday. Nov. 20 will be children's
day and prizes in the baby show will
be awarded in front Of the grand
stand. Several hundred children
have been entered in the contest.
There also will be a children's
pageant that day in which prizes will
be given for the best costumes and
best decorated bicycles.
MONDAY WILL DC the last Cay OF the
fair and the Cameron County Vol
ture Of the Forty and Eight has ar
ranged for one Of the largest fire
works displays ever seen in the VAL
ley. The fireworks have already been
ordered for Monday night at the fair.
A rodeo is to be staged at the fair
by Henry Carlisle and Howard Craig
with special performances on
Thanksgiving and Sunday after
moons.
The Loos carnival has been en-
gagged to show during the fair and is
expected to arrive a day or so in adj
vance Of the opening.
As in the past years, there will be
no admission charge to the fair
grounds.