The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-08-26
Committee Plans Complete for
Libby Fdir-CeIebrdtiOn Event


and everything points to a biggest
and best yet" two days of fair and
celebration, according to Ed Dut-
ton, advertising manager for the
big event
Sid Escott, parade chairman says
this years parade will be the long
est and best ever seen in Libby
Owing to the fact that more money
has been allotted to the parade
fund, prizes for this event have
been increased as follows:
Best decorated float, lst SIS; I'd
$50; Sd, $25 All other prizes will
be as previously advertised. The
lineup and route of the parade
will appear in next weeks West
ern News.
There will be two ball games
daily, the teams playing for a gen
erous purse. Sunday Libby will
cross bats with Bonner while Tekoa
Wash, and Simshuck Bros. team
from Spokane will meet. Both Bon
ners and Libby have winning teams
this year and their game promises
plenty of action and thrills. The
two Washington teams are also live
teams who will add materially to
the interest of the baseball games.
The first game Sunday is called at
! 100 D. m and Monday at 200 p. m.
Each year the agricultural, live
stock and home exhibits increase
and show improvement. This year
more and larger prizes are being
offered and the exhibits should also
be corresrOndingly greater and bet
ter Additional prizes in these de
partments that have not been listed |
elsewhere include a sack of mash |
for the grand poultry prize and a |
25-lb bag calf pellets each for the
beef and dairy prizes in the calf |
show These prizes are given by |
The Robertson Feed Store. Tinker's |
Service is offering an auto tank
full of Chevron Supreme gasoline
for the best six ear exhibit of corn,
either field corn or SweetcOrn; and
as a second prize, a complete RPM
oil change.
Another added prize is for all
children under IL years of age en-
tering the parade, each of whom
will receive a ticket to the show.
These tickets will be given through
courtesy of The Dome Theatre and
the Fair Board.
Saturday evening preceding the
formal opening of the Fair, All
Demonstrations and the Judging
Contest will be held at 1880 in the
High School building. The same
evening at 900 o'clock flower judg-
ing will be held at the Ball Park.
The ball games Sunday open the
formal sports program with the
gates opening at 1890 p. M and
the first game beginning at 100
o'clock
The Sunday evening program be-
gins at ZOO p. m. with music and :
acts at the Ball Park Bill Haney, ;
magician from Great Falls. will be
present to entertain the big crowd T
that evening In addition to the ,
there will be plenty of !
ocal talent, including a Little Ger r
nan Band, to round out the even /;
ngS entertainment This band will :
also appear in the parade and other 7
lines during the celebration. 1t is I
IN Andy Gompf production and +
knows its pretzels." "And don't o
orget the big street dance on Min h
rial Avenue" added Ed Dutton. 1t 4
will be Sunday night after the en-
at the Ball Park c
Monday mornings program from c
200 a. m. till IL Noon, will be free +
o all and will consist of log saw +,
ng, chopping contests, races and a
ther sports. This program will be E
n front of the grandstand n
Following the parade which is i
cheduled for Loo o'clock, the first +,
all game will be played, with the II
lnal game being called for 400 n
m. f,
Monday evenings program at the
tall Park will feature Leo Filippini Z
nd his accordion, with Lois Half
APP, acrobatic dancer and accordion r
It. Charles Luedke, Magician from +
Iissoula, will also add to the Mon
ay evenings entertainment The
rOgrams the two evenings, alone
re said to be worth more than the VI
omission price to the entire cele- d.
ration and fair W
Immediately following the reg %
lar program at the Park, the Lib ~
Y Fire Department will award its ~ ~
riZes, which will be the closing p.
1ent of another big celebration. a.
Dexter Shaurette. secretary. of u
ie Fair Board states that immed- pr
tely after the Fair and celebra- = "
on, the board plans to publish a "
st of all who donate to the big u
yent and list the amount of each IT.
)nation. III
The Western News will publish Pc
Ext week any further details that c t,'
e available regarding the two 81 81
lys celebration and fair, and mean III III
lille urges one and all to meet vi
cir friends in Libby September -
& 6, the DAYS of the big event. op
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