, 1935-11-28
FAIR
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evening were also In the process
sion.
The community exhibit awards
we're made late Wednesday. Browns
ville's port display winning first
prize, with La Feria second and
Edinburg third.
Thousands OF children and their
parents are TO swarm over the
Valley Fair grounds Friday fer
school children's day, an annual
event at which children are accord
ed special privileges. This year ii
Is featured by the Million Dollar
Baby Pageant" held In front of the
grandstand at 2 O'Clock by Verne
NeWcomb, director.
Examination Of children 70 be in
the pageant was completed We'd
nesday at the Madison hCtel. A corps
NJ local physicians assisted BY nurses
from the Valley Baptist hospital ex-
amined each or the three hundred
and more babies entered in the show.
Prizes were TO be awarded in each
Of five divisions for boys and girls
with nc entry over five years old.
"A pageant open 10 children up TO is
years IN which prizes were offered
for the best costumes and best dec
rated bicycles, also was planned.
Cups were 70 BIZ awarded IN the
baby show, and we're on display in
windows OF the chamber "A COM
merce downtown Some Of the prizes
were 70 90 TO the healthiest babies
on the basis Of the physical exam
nations made by the doctors. Other
prizes 20 TO the prettieSt children
and still others 10 the most pop
ular children. this last competition
being decided on the basis Of the
number OF tickets sold 70 the grand
stand for the baby show.
Friday and every ether dav also
will be featured BY the j.. George
LOGS Greater United Shows with free
performances daily. One Of the free
acts will be the flying fishes. dare
devils al the air darting from trap
eye 70 trapeze and landing in nets
strung below. Another thriller will
- Valencia. who performs wonders
on a l35-foot pole.
Saturday viii be All-Valley Day
and Sunday Spanish War Veterans
Day. There will be a special vet
Grams program 40 10 o'clock sun
Gay mcrninE and lasting until noon.
The rodeO being staged IN front Of
the grandstand by Henry Carlisle
and Howard Cragg will be repeated
Sunday afternoon and night.
Monday will be last day Of the fair
but also will be replete with attrac-
tons. including a fireworks display
Monday night In front Of the grand
stand. The Forty and Eight, secret
fun organization within the Ameri-
can Legion, has purchased $500
worth OF fireworks which will be
set off at that time. The Forty and
Will hold a wreck or initia-
ton and the victims will be tor
tured IN lull view OF the public.
In addition 10 the special fea-
lures available from day to day al
the lair there Will be the usual
permanent attractions such as the
various exhibits. The Valleys finest
products Of soil and factory are on
and various comn~nities
have prepared beautiful exhibits.
The grandstand was filled for the
Townsend club program Wednesday
and speakers declared that the move
ment was lust In its infancy and that
long an intensive campaign
be carried on for member
T~Ownsenditcs Have Day
Several thousand Townsend pen
sion plan adherents were at the fair
Wednesday which had been set aside
as Townsend Day. There was q par
ade and a booth Tor registration pur-
poses.
J. /. Coursey Of Harrington. recent
" elected president o. the 18th Con-
gressional District Townsend or
.ganization, presided over the gather
.ng az the grandstand. He called on
Rev. r. II. Wheeler Of san Antonio /
Tor the invocation and there was a
ak BY DR.. Carl <. Lunn Of Weslaco.
18th congressional district secre-
AIRY. Lunn introduced William Ro-
andSrr, college student. who made
N appeal 70 the younger people.
The principal talk was inside by
O. Rail Of San Antonio. for
ner minister. who outlined A four
1oint program Of Townsend bene-
Its. He said that the plan not only
bring back prosperity and
lelp pay the national debt but would
ring security TO the aged. q. w.
I'll, who was scheduled to speak.
net appear.
4 band played at intermission and
he crowd was IN high good humor
a light north wind breezing
nto the grandstand made some OF
he shirt-sleeyed uncomfortable.