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CIRCUS HAS RECOMMENDATION FROM CIVIC HEADSFamily Circu? Now on Its 49lhWith the arrival In Sallisaw of Jerome Haniman contracting agent of Cole Brothers cii(pus, arrangementshave been completed with the city officials and local merchants for the parade and exhibitions of this old-time favorite in Sallisaw on October. 21.Mr. Harriman carries letters from chamber of commerce organizations mayors and city clerks of various cities where the show has exhibited this season. endorsing the entertainment offered, and c»)mmenting on high-class personnel of the organization, In many instances, welcoming the show back at its earliest convenience.He is very emphatic in his denialthat circu parades have been abandoned, and claims that while one ctrc^ is too stingy to give a street parade, his maxi^ers have taken the opposite view and have increased the streetl^eaht • of the 6oie Bi^thers circus until now H Is the largest one in existence; they figure the parade is the show window of the exhibition, with exactly the same object in vilt;?w that causes a merchant to display his wares; another object of the parade Is to give' Joy to many poor children whose only Iglimpse of the world’s wonders is the' tlmc-honorcd circus procession; all' dens and cages are wide open, so thatl all may see the many animals from every clime; five brass bands dispense real music, along with the largest steam callope ever constructed, while20 clowns furnish the comedy. 1At the circus grounds after the parade. the visitors are entertained, while waiting for the doors to open at 1:00 o’clock, after which, an inspection of the menagerie is in order; practically every known jungle animal is represented. also many denizens of the Artie regions, the entire collection of 400 beasts being a complete education in animal land. At 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. the performances start and from the opening spectacle to the closing overture, the air, the rings and the trackarc filled with acrobatk, aeriaUsts, clowns and performing ahimaii' df tUI kindis, accompanied by the best band in circusdom.Mr. HaiTiman informs us the Cole Bi'othrrr, circus Is the only large organization booked Into this territory this season; also there are non sched-lilcd within forty mlie.s of this city, and that hLs show will positively parade and oxhlblt here on the date above men-ticncd. whether rain or shine. The parade is at 11 a, ni. The doors open at 1 and 7 p. m.Now ,thot we have a highway engineer and the drought has been broken, there just aren’t any good alibis left The maintenance department should be quickly overhauled and put upon an efficient basis and the moisture will make It possible to benefit those who travel wheh the roads are dragged, graded and surfaced. Capt. Losh knows roads and road building and he knows Oklahoma and Oklahomans. It looks like an ideal selection. —Bartlesville Examiner.
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Democrat American
Sallisaw, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Oct 04, 1929
Page 6
Full Page
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RI, USA 24 Jul 2018
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