Kentucky State Fair Beef Show to Award $40,000 Premiums
The seventeenth annual Kentucky State Fair in Louisville will feature $110,000 in prizes for livestock and agricultural exhibits with $40,000 allotted to the Beef Cattle and Fatted and Feeding Cattle departments. Top brokers have consigned multi carloads of steers and heifers for public auction during fair week, and judges will select cattle from Union Stock Yards to attract feeders and dealers. The event aims to surpass prior fairs with strong Hereford, Shorthorn, and Aberdeen Angus showings and a $3,000 Kentucky Futurity for these breeds.
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Pitr
Stite Fair
America
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William Daniels
Chicago
Kentucky
I. Kremer
Kentucky State Lair
Auto Racing Set To Thrill State Fair Crowd In Louisville
The State Fair in Louisville features two days of automobile racing on the track in front of the grand stand with stars from American and foreign circuits aiming for new records. Notables Sig Rugdahl Fred Horey Jules Ellingboe Leon Duray Ray Lampkin return with updated mounts including Hughdahl with a rebuilt Fiat Six and Lincolns new pace.
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Sam
Louisville
Sig Rugdahl
Fred Horey
Jules Ellingboe
Leon Duray
Ray Lampkin
Hughdahl
Lincoln
Neb
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Horey
Eulingboe
Wildcat
Duray
Case Racing
George Clark
Lambkin
Reduced Rail Rates for State Fair Excursion
The State Fair Management announces a special rail excursion rate from Kentucky and Cincinnati to Louisville for the fair. One and one half fare applies to round trips on tickets costing 25 cents or more, with sales September 6 to 12 and arrivals by September 3, final limit September 15. The Kentucky State Fair catalog quotes total premiums reaching 110000.00, expected to attract farmers and stock breeders with notable awards.
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State Fair Management
Southern Passenger Traffic Committee
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Jellico
Commonwealth
Scientific Scoring for Baby at Fair
The piece notes a shift to scientifically studying infant health alongside livestock, tracing roots to 1908 and Mrs. Frank De Garmef, with Kentucky starting in 1913 at the State Fair. It highlights Babies Health Contests as vital fair features and invites entries via State Fair Secretary Faust T. Kremer in Louisville.
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Frank de Garmef
Mothers’ Health Congress
Louisiana
Kentucky
Faust T. Kremer
Republic Building
Louisville
Celebration at Pennington Chapel Sunday School event
The Pennington Chapel Sunday School holds its annual celebration at Charles Reising's grave on Saturday September 13 1919. All Sunday Schools are invited to attend. An especial program and speeches by Nellie Davis Rev J G Moore Clarence Quebbeman are planned.
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Charles Reising
Nellie Davis
Red Cross
France
J.G. Moore
Corydon
Clarence Quebbeman
Morgan Township
Chas. Reising
Kentucky Women Attend Fair With Local Hosts
Misses Mildred Albin and Gertrude Basham of Brandenburg and Marguerite Lawson of Posey township visit Mr. and Mrs. Wheat and Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Smith east of town to attend the Fair.
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Mildred Albin
Gertrude Basham
Brandenburg
Kentucky
Marguerite Lawson
Posey Township
C. M. Wheat
Nathan Smith
Public Sale Near Corydon Junction Details Farm Lot
An auction advertises a September 10 1919 public sale at a Morgan township residence near Corydon Junction listing two 4 year old geldings several other horses cattle hogs farming gear and bales hay and grain items include binders mowers planters wagons harness and tools. Terms offer cash for under 5 and nine month credit for larger sums with a five percent cash discount.
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Morgan Township
Corydon Junction
Farrow
Corydon
Dixie
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