Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1956-07-31
Plain City Fair
Opens Wednesday


The Plain City independent fair
will open this Wednesday August
1st., and continue thru Saturday
August 4th There will be four
days and nights of activity.
Members of the Fair Board all
expect this years fair to be a rec
ord breaker in all departments, if
they have favorable weather They
base their opinion on the record
number of entries which were
made at the office of the Secretary
prior to deadline which was mid
night last Saturday. Board MEM
bers have gone all out in the pro-
motion of the Junior Fair just as
they have for the past several
years. In this department there
will be numerous special awards,
and trophies. Cash awards, prem
iums, showlnanship awards, scho-
larships and in some cases the win
ners will be qualifying for partici-
patton in state contests. The Jun
ior Fair will have boys and girls
from both Madison and Union
county competing for the liberal
prizes and awards.
HARNESS RACING AT NIGHT
Top feature on the program each
night will be the harness races.
With an entirely new lighting sys-
tenn having been installed the track
will be one of the best lighted ov-
ais in the Central part of Ohio.
There viii be $1,000 offered in
purses and some of the fastest
horses in the country are entered
at the Plain City meet. There will
be four races each night, with $500
purses for each and trophies to be
awarded the heat winners. They
will close out the fair Saturday
night with an outstanding pro-
gram. Racing fans will see the 2:2O
PAGERS and trotters in action and
the free for all pace and the free
for all trot. If the track is in good
shape the track record may be
lowered a bit in the free for all
events for there are several horses
entered capable of going better
than the 2:04 mark There will be
pari-mutual betting, starting gate
and photo finish. Post time will be
8:15.
NEW FARM MACHINERY
Country people will be greatly
surprised when they see the mann
mouth display of new farm mach
inery. There will be seven dealers
with big exhibits of latest and
most modern farm machinery and
farm equipment. Many of the piec-
es of machinery and equipment
will be on display for the first
time any where.
NEW RIDES ON MIDWAY
For the young folks and the
grown-ups, there will be plenty of
fun on the midway The Gooding
Amusement Co. has promised all
new rides and Midway which will
be jammed and packed with shows
games. contests and excitement.
There will be round and square
dancing every night.
The Plain City Fair is one of the
few independent agricultural expo
sitions in Central Ohio, but this
has been one of the most success
full community fairs in the country.
For the past ten years the fair has
been growing and showing no def
cit at the end of the year Fair
Board members are determined to
keep it on a paying basis and at
the same time they are making
many improvem ents on the
grounds and to the fair in general.
All Junior Fair exhibitors will
be given season passes and family
tickets are available for those folks
who want to attend all four days.
There is a big saving for parents
who want to take their families to
the fair, if they secure a family
ticket
WINS GIFT CERTIFICATE
Mrs. Julia Galloway, 63 North
Walnut ST., West jefferson, was
the winner of the 500 merchan-
disc gift certificate given by the
Electric Shop during their 35th
anniversary sale.