Sheesley’s Mile-Long Midway To Return To Huron State Fair
The Mighty Sheesley Shows return to the 1940 South Dakota State Fair in Huron with 15 shows and 17 riding devices. A mile-long midway will unfold across Labor Day week, featuring 3,400 lights and modern tents and stages. The fleet of 40 double-length freight cars travels from other fairs, arriving Sept. 1 and dismantling after Sept. 7.
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Sheesley
Huron
South Dakota State Park
Mighty Sheesley Enterprise
South Dakota
Secrenate C. B. Hansen
Arive
Sheestey
State Fair Midway
Midway Enterprise
State College To Show Beef Cattle State College To Show Beef Cattle
The 1940 State Fair beef exhibit from the State College animal husbandry department will be among the largest. Officials say 17 head of beef cattle and nine herds of sheep will be shown, plus purebred Percheron horses. The beef lineup includes four Shorthorns, three Herefords, seven Aberdeen Angus, and three East of Dorset? cattle. Sheep displays include four Hampshire, three Southdown, and two Rambouillet. The stock stays at State College for classroom instruction and judging. Surplus breeding stock will be kept to compare college quality with other breeders. State College officials consider exhibiting some animals to compare with state breeders.
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State College Animal Husbandry Department
Brookings School
State Tallege
Penitentiary Display At State Fair Planned
Warden Jameson again coordinates inmate crafts for a booth at the State Fair in Huron from September 2 to 7. Officer Schmitz leads setup, with a full penitentiary display plus a separate showcase to be shown at the fair.
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Siou Falls
G. Norton Jameson
Huron
P. J. Schmitz
Schmitz
Ice Light From Chilled Ice Reported
NEW YORK August 27 Crackad ine will emit light as glows and flashes when ice is chilled to the temperature of liquid air. Frances G Wick of Vassar College reports experiments proving the ice light in the Journal of the Optical Society of America. The light is time visible only in the dark after cooling.
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New York
Frances G.wick
Vassar College
The
Optical Society of Ameriica
Tim
Rating Driving Reaction Time At State Fair Exhibit
The Actna portable reactometer will be exhibited at the 1940 South Dakota State Fair by Regina Casualty & Surety Co and the South Dakota meter patrol. Sponsored by H. M. Ward, the device tests reaction time under real driving conditions. The exhibit runs Sept 2 to 7 in the horticulture building, inviting the public to learn how stopping distance grows with speed and the split second needed to react.
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Nora M. Hott
South Dakota
Actna
South Dakota Meter Patrol
Regina Casualty & Surety Company
Hartford
Conn
State Motor Patrol
H. M. Ward
Huron
Aetna Company
United States
Ward Sail
Health building clinics at State Fair open sessions
Specialists in child care conduct a baby clinic at the State Fair public health building starting Monday Sept 2. The schedule covers ages six months to two years and two to six years with immunizations for diphtheria and smallpox. The 4-H Chile boys and girls clinic begins Monday at 9 am, with appointments for physically handicapped youth up to 21. Exhibits include the American Dental Association Red Cross National Dairy Council and tuberculosis association plans.
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State Fair Grounds
Florence Walker Englesby
State Fair Public Health Department
Chile
American Dental Association
American Red Cross
National Dairy Council
South Dakota Division of Public Health
Site Tuberculosis Association
Ice light and triboluminescence described in sugar study
The piece explains dark adapted vision and ice light phenomena such as phosphorescent glow from unknown sources and triboluminescence in sugar crystals. It notes energy release from crystal bonds creates electrical discharge and neon-like light, with variations by flavor and temperature.
Complete Line Of Farm Machinery At 1940 State Fair
Farmers eyeing new machinery will find a vast display at the 1940 South Dakota State Fair in Huron September 2 through 7. The machinery row will feature five major firms with two new additions, including the Minneapolis Morine Plow Company and the J I Case Company, plus demonstrations by exhibitors. J C Dexter of Huron is in charge of the machinery department.
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South Dakota
Huron
F Machinery Row
C. B. Hansen
iMinneapolis Morine Plow Company
J. I. Case Company
Allis Chalmers Company
International Harvester Company
John Deere Company
J. C. Dexter
Haron
State Fair Machinery Department
Unusually Fine Display Of Dairy Breeds At State Fair
D H Jacobsen reports a strong dairy cattle display at the South Dakota State Fair with prizes for Ayrshires Guernseys Brown Swiss Holsteins and Jerseys. Judge J B Fitch from Minnesota will preside. The schedule includes milking derby dairy shows and breed judging on Sept 2 3 4 and 5 with events in the Dairy Exhibit Building and a model airplane exhibit as added attraction.
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Dakota
R. A. Cave
Garryman
J. B. Fitch
University of Minnesota
South Dakota
Ayrsshire
Ayrshire
Jersey
Guernsey
State Division of Inspections
State Dairy Association
Storvick
Mason City
Iowa
Shibits Slarvick
Hot Competition Seen In State Fair Dairy Department
State Fair dairy contests grow keener each year with Supt D H Jacobsen of Brookings noting South Dakota butter and cheese makers compete for cash prizes and trophies. Creamery butter champions receive a loving cup and cash prizes up to 15, while daily butter prizes total 6 to 1. Exhibitors may earn 24 for Cheddar or Young America Chinese. Grand champion awards total 12 with 8 and 5 for second and third. Cheese scoring emphasizes flavor texture color and finish with butter scoring details noted.
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State Fair Dairy Department
D.H. Jacobsen
Brookings
South Dakota
State Fair Creamery
Joplin Woman Quips About Cowboy Romance In Laramie Postmaster Tale
A Missouri woman in Laramie accuses the postmaster of arranging a dress for a "lonely cowboy" and suggests possible correspondences. She jokes about being "ugly as sin" amid a rambling letter to the Laramie post office. A nearby note mentions a New Guinea expedition reporting three foot rats.
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Ornery
Laramie
Wyo
Joplin
Frank
New Guinea
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P. J. Scarbro
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South Dakota State College
Grandstand
My, Scarbro
Howard W. Blakeslee
AP Science
Fitch
Starvick
D. H. Jacobsen
S. D. State Fair
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National Speleological Society
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