Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-04
Outstanding Entertainment Program
Planned for Patrons of the North
Montana State Fair and Rodeo

With II years of successful fairs be-
hind them the North Montana State
fair and rodeo committee have again
prepared six days and seven nights Of
entertainment from Aug. 2 through
Aug. 8.
Beginning Sunday night there viii
be a premiere horse show from z
o'clock to 10 o'clock. The Great Falls
Saddle club will be host to the Saddle
club members from other cities in the
state. Special entertainment numbers
are planned with horses in the gated
jumper and harness classes on exhibit
Monday, Aug. 3, the first official day
Of the fair will be School day again,
with an expected 10000 children on
the grounds. A special free program is
arranged for them at 10 o'clock in the
morning in front of the grandstand
with exciting hippodrome acts and
band music The children will again
be the guests Of the Montana Flour
Mills Co., and each will be given free
admission. Governor. Ford will be
guest of the fair that day with
special handicap race being run in his
honor. Seven other races are planned
for the afternoon with special enter
tainment between races. Monday night
will be the opening night for ION to
Victory" military stage performance
presented by Barnes-Carruthers. 1t is
the same show that was featured at
the Great Midwestern State fairs in
1941, and is proclaimed to be the most
gorgeously costumed and the best bal
anced outdoor musical comedy ever
produced.
Tuesdays program starts with the
western and cowboy parade downtown
at 10 o'clock. This parade is a colorful
display of the old west and will be
led by the Blackfeet Indian band in
native dress. Leo Cremer brings his
famous outlaw horses and steers into
the arena that afternoon for their
initial performance at one of the big
gest competitive rodeos in the north
west. Eight races viii also be run dur
ing the afternoon.
Butte folks will be given a welcome |
at Wednesdays fair with the special
Butte handicap being run in the aft
ernoon.
The Montana State fair salutes the
youth of America, the All club mem
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Falls youngsters have special parade |
with their pets downtown at 10 O'Clock
in the morning. The All members will |
be guests of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co., and they will have a spe-
cial All club parade in front of the
before the afternoon pro-
gram. Thursday night the program is
changed with entirely new costumes,
scenery and acts.
The biggest race of the fair falls on
Friday when the North Montana State
fair 81 900 derby viii be run with ex-
citing semi finals in the rodeo during |
he afternoon. The Future Farmers of
America will be guests of the Royal
Milling Co., and Rocky Mountain Ele-
,ator Co. for the day.
Victory day is Saturday, the final
zig day Of the fair, when there is an /
About effort on the part of the fair
committee to give their guests the very
,est in entertainment. The victory
handicap will be run in the afternoon
md the rodeo program promises to
,e thrilling as professional hands in
he rodeo world compete for top
money. The grand finale for the fair
will be a pyroblitzlrieg Of victory fire.
works in front Of the grandstand after
he evening performance displaying
many beautifully lighted timely scenes.