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Circus Hall Of Famewards CommitteemanLeonard V. Farley, curator of the Hertzberg Circus collection in the San Antonio Public Library of San Antonio, Tex.,- today was appointed a member of the national awards committee of the Circus Hall of Fame of Sarasota.years, Leonard Farley brings to our committee a wealth of knowledge that will aid materially Inselecting outstanding persons of the circus world for the highest honor that can be bestowed upon them/* Sabattini said.1. irFarley replaces the late Col. B. J. Palmer of Sarasota andDavenport, Iowa. The appointment was announced by Victor Sabattini, president of the Circus Hall of Fame.Members of the national awards committee each year elects a few specific personalities famous in circus history for permanent enshrinement in the Circus Hall of Fame. The committee is made up of business and professional men and women whose keen interest in circus lore has qualified them as circus historians.“As curator of the Hertzberg Circus collection for the past fourFarley’s first circus job was m the press department of LewisBrothers Circus out of Jackson, Mich., in 1937. Over the years he has had considerable press and radio experience with numerous shows and circuses.iThe national awards committeeof the Circus Hall of Fame will meet Thursday through Saturday at Joplin, Mo., for the annual convention of the Circus Historical Society.It meets again in Colorado Springs. Sept. 8-9 as a part of the annual convention of the Circus Fans Association of America.lt;(
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Sarasota News
Sarasota, Florida, US
Wed, Aug 02, 1961
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