Dauphin Summer Fair Opens Next Thursday
The Dauphin Summer Fair announced a July 11 start with new grandstand acts. Harness racing returns with an added thriller feature the Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers and the Saskatoon Girls Pipe Band reappears after two years. Four grandstand shows daily plus Friday and Saturday entertainment include Hubert Castle mid mid Ringling act, The Four Mid-nite Sons, Frank Santry Gem of Jugglers, Bobo and Jojo Barnett clowns with dog act Trixie, Claire Rouse musical comedy clown with varied costumes and one man band routines.
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Jimmie Lynch
Saskatoon
Bobo
Jojo Barnett
Trixie
Amalso
Claire Rouse
Rouse
Wizard of the Taut Wire at Dauphin Summer Fair
Hubert Castle known as the bounding tumbling sensation of the tight wire makes his debut at the Dauphin Summer Fair. The event runs July 11 to 13 with eight major rides and eight feature shows on the midway including Auto Speedway Octopus Tilt A Whirl and two Ferris wheels. Mr Sullivan reports railway cars purchased last year enabling the fair’s expanded attractions.
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Hubert Castle
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Sullivan
Laughs Provide Sure Barometer of a Good Time at the Fair
The Dauphin Agricultural society fair promises a laugh a minute with a rip roaring time at the grandstand and midway. Hot water booths will be built for patrons. Side shows include the French Casino Hollywood Revue Circus Side Show and Monster Reptiles. The Hollywood Revue directed by Mildred Kestall features fourteen performers in lavish lighting. Doc Freckleton will present the French Casino with a group of beauty contestants. The Circus Side Show showcases new acts from Europe and the U S. The Wallace Bros Midway offers the Motor Maniacs free act praised in major papers.
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Fair Board of the
Dauphin Agricultural Society
Congress of Athletes
Mildred Kestall
Canada
Doc Freckleton
C.N.E
Toronto
Europe
United States
Wallace Bros
Gem of Jugglers Frank Santry at Dauphin Summer Fair
Frank Santry performs a highly unusual act with clever comedy at the Dauphin Summer Fair. The grandstand display on July 11 12 and 13 draws crowds as Santry becomes a sensation.
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Frank Santry
Dauphin
Santry
Race horses to headline Dauphin fair Friday events
The Dauphin summer fair hosts a horse racing program with more than 50 entries from Western provinces and North Dakota. Friday July 12 will feature three events across nine heats with $250 purses each, under the Canadian Trotting Association rules. W L McGregor of Brandon is the starter and presiding judge. local judges are Dr H L Caldwell and D McArthur.
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Dauphin’s Fair
W. L. McGregor
Brandon
H. L. Caldwell
Dauphin
D. McArthur
Gilbert Plains
James Brydon
McArthur
R. P. Eastman
Western Provinces
North Dakota
Manitoba
B. C. Goodhand
R. Johnston
J. Brydon
Death Dodgers thrill show at Dauphin Summer Fair
Jimmie Lynch presents the Death Dodgers at the Dauphin Summer Fair with a grandstand program of stock sedan stunts. The act includes a sedan over a two ton truck, aerial crashes, ski jumping, and a Roman steeple chase, all designed for maximum thrills and potential danger.
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Lynch Laboratory of Speed
New York
Firewalls and Courage Train Boys in Public Exhibitions
Lynch explains that boys proving courage and mental agility start in track training. By readiness for public demonstrations they are thoroughly trained, capable of handling emergencies with lessons from long experience.
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Lynch
Popular Admission Prices At Exhibition Grounds
The agricultural society again arranges admission prices for Friday and Saturday at the outer gate. Thursday admission is free. Children under 14 enter free at all times, and cars receive free admission.
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Outer Gate
The
Agricultural Society
Freaks and marvels at Wallace Bros. Deng Sa Sree shows
Wallace Bros. presents the 1940 World's Fair Freaks at Deng Sa Sree July 11 through 13 under Deurbin Agricultural Society auspices. The lineup includes medical and scientific acts, mentalists, magicians, hypnotists, mind readers, and rapid illusionists, offering entertainment for all ages and tastes.
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Wallace Bros
Deng Sa Sree
Deurbin Agricultural Society
Saskatoon Girls Pipe Band Returns for Dauphin Fair
The Saskatoon Girls Pipe Band is reengaged for the Dauphin Summer Fair July 11 12 and 13. They wowed crowds at the Dauphin exhibition two years ago and at the Canadian National Exhibition Toronto and the New York World's Fair. They will perform Happy Holland and Rhapsody in Pink with new specialty numbers and their signature grandstand presentation.
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Saskatoon
Dauphin
Toronto
Ont
Canada
Happy Holland
Saskatoon Girls Pipe Band Unique in North America
The Saskatoon Girls Pipe Band features 11 pipers and 9 drummers with an average age of 16. Eleven year old Faye Gordon plays full sized bagpipes and is the youngest member as the group prepares to perform at the Dauphin fair under Miss Nellie Small.
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Girls’ Pipe Band
North America
Saskatoon Girls
Faye Gordon
Saskatoon
Dauphin Fair
Nellie Small
Lynch Death Dodgers Rated Biggest Draw at Dauphin Fair
Jimmie Lynch plans over 20000 dollars in rolling stock and show properties to travel to Canada for summer 1940. His entire production will be at the Dauphin Fair to headline the Saturday grandstand on July 13. The 1939 show thrilled grandstand crowds and drew millions at prior venues including the New York World's Fair.
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Dauphin
Jimmie Lynch
Lynch
Canada
Dauphin Fair Board
United States
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Harold Green
Royal Alexandrian Orchestra
Juggler Supreme
Bobo’ and
Jojo" Barnett
Trixie” Clowns
Wonder Dog
Wizard of the Taut Wire
Death Dodgers
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