The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-05
Midway Still Busy
Place; Today
Last One
Grounds damned
at Attractions
Friday

Legionnaires and Ypsilanti resi-.
dents are agreed that the tenth an
nual Fourth OF July celebration was
one OF the most successful ever
staged here and today. midway at
fractions and rides were still going
at a rapid pace as young and old
attempted to get in that final bit
OF entertainment before the shows
pack up TO move to new quarters
for next week.
Tremendous Crowd
The tremendous crowd which
viewed the parade al IL o'clock
Friday adjourned to the grounds
at Recreation Park where midway
attractions and mechanical rides
were the chief form OF entertain
ment. Ray Augustus. OF the Amer
lean Legion said today that over
10000 souvenir programs were given
TO adults at the parade and grounds
Friday.
The midway was ten feet wider
this year than last and the crowd
was so immense that II was Inn.
possible to reach ticket booths of
the attractions without elbowing a
path.
Crowds Respond
Officials had planned the biggest
day OF entertainment on Friday and
one OF the largest crowds ever ex-
perienced at Fourth celebrations
attended.
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
members who conducted parking
lots on tie grounds we're busy all
day. Members said that the cars
did not come in and park all day
but we're in a couple Of hours and
then driven out. ANY number OF
/ the people came In two and threa
times during the day. Change aprons
which the members at the entrance
/ gates for parking lots wore, were
heavy with half dollars and quae
/ tiers.
The afternoon program was cir
msxed by the free exhibition OF
musical and dancing groups from
the foreign settlements OF Detroit
/ IN coloriul costumes. At 4 o'clock
I activities were suspended en- the
grounds while the talk OF President
Roosevelt was broadcast over tho
[ public address system.
The evening entertainment fea-
tured the final showing OF the pag.
cant America on Parade" After
the spectacle performance. a dis-
play o. hreWoTkf for which the
Legion had paid $500. brought ex.
Carnations OF prslse.
"One OF the most impressive
sights ! ever saw was the way
EDDY NcEnn5n, local aviator, de-
acribed the fireworks az be viewed
them from his airplsne late Friday
night.
He and bis passenger. Miss Esther
Goodwin, Nere NJ 500 feet and
although the rockets seemed at
iimes 20 come close 70 the ship,
Mf. McEnnsn reported they had
al least 100 feet 70 spare. The dis
plays looked Ike giant umbrellas,
and after they had gone of. tho
clouds Of smoke fingered
4 free aerial act in tue afternoon
and evening In the east end o. ths
grounds attracted numberiess pat
rOns.
Winner o. the electric cooker
given by the American Legion Aux
llisry Unit 2s2 vas J. y Rosa
Dearborn. The car given by the post
was won by F. J. Pulver. Detroit
Compliment Workers
Legion Commander Edbard Arnei
and Harold Augustus. Fourth chair
man COMMUNICATED today workers
who voluntarily gave their time and
services for work which IL neces-
sary part Of every entertainment
and who usually DO not receive
mention to tho public
Some Of these workers are lester
Miller financial work for the pa
rade; Ray Augustus. publicity: Carl
Johnson, propertie Tor the pageant.
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