The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-08-27
THE TRADITIONAL COUNTY FAIR

The 1Os Noble county agricultural exposition has been
and always will be fair strictly for the farmers and this
Sept. 3, 4, and will be exception
The fair will open at the Playground Thursday and
continue for three days and nights
1t is long drawn out process preparing for this fair
and for several weeks Secretary j. Kyle Wakenshaw and
members of the board of directors have been working and
perfecting plans and events that the county fair might
again be the for the farmers and their families
where they gather for three days from far and
view the Stock CATTLE handwork and crafts of their neigh
borS.
The county fair lot the farmer and he also
spends weeks in preparation for this event 1t cannot
be under estimated and in books still looms the most
important event of the year in this county
Walkenshaw said today that all livestock entries would
close Saturday. Aug 20 at $50 and all other entries
will close on Wednesday, Sept. at $50 p.
1t also announced today that due to the small
number of local Boy Scouts would be impossible them
to direct traffic this year in the past Scout executive
Robert Lambert had planned to set small Boy Scout
in the oval of the Playground but these plans have
been abandoned.
The popular horse pulling will officially
open the calendar of events for the fair which begins next
Thursday morning The horse pulling contest slated to
at 100 o'clock and in the past it is expected
Brady Archer, Alfred Brown and Wyatt Bates will be
superintendent in charge of this contest There i'm
portant change All horses will be weighed that morning
the R. D. Buckley Feed instead of the R. c. Moore
lumber company in the past
Ernie Benedict and his range riders will be presented
Thursday evening at 800 o'clock in front of the randstand
for the first of three big night attractions
Friday morning at 900 o'clock, the judging of dairy
and Al club cattle will be made followed by the judging
of sheep swine horses and poultry The grain Seeds
eabes fine arts home economics and oranges will also
be judged at the same time.
There purse of $4OO for the 224 pace 22
and the 218 pace Friday afternoon. Racing will begin
promptly at 100 o'clock.
The horse on extreme west side of the fair
ground has been remodeed this past week and this should
take of the overflow of horses that is expected
Friday evening at 800 o'clock the world championship
contest and tournament of thrills will probably pack
the grandstand with overflow crowd Joe Chtwood and
his rough riders figure this show and he is perhaps
of the most popular performers in this section
Beef cattle at the Noble county fair will be judged
Saturday morning at 900 o'clock.
Promptly at 100 o'clock, the racing program will get
way with the first heat of the 224 tro This will be
followed by the PIP pace and the 2:18 trot
The 101st Noble county fair will be brought to close
with the presentation of international Folies beginning
at 500 o'clock. This is grille show and it bound to
draw a capacity crowd for this alone.
of the fair who will be largely responsible
for its Alfred Brown, Dewey Caldwell A
Rich Joe Parrish, Hugh Cox L. E. Hedge, O. j. Lorenz
G. B. Long, Howard Gill; John Walters Wyatt Bates N H
Bigley, Brady Archer, J. K. Walkenshaw and Frank
Radcliff
In addition to all of the above there is still the floral
hall and midway with it's rides and amusements, refresh
ments stands and games of chance
Add them all together and you have the makings of
the 1O1st Noble county fair Sept. 3, A. and S.
Plan to attend You won't regret it AS in the past
expected that all business places will close Friday
afternoon for the fair with of them again closing