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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1976
Page
3
Norman Rech, parade chairman, reports 70 units entered for Friday’s parade in Court House Square. Entries include floats from numerous communities, commercial floats, civic and military groups, church groups, and 4-H and FFA units.
The Harper Herald notes Fredericksburg High School’s Sweepstakes Award winning band under Director Bull Brady with assistant directors Mr and Mrs Wilburn Meier. The Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association float collection, winner of many blue ribbons for 60 years, leads the parade followed by horse drawn units. Parade marshals include Judge Victor Sagebiel and Walter Ottmers of the Texas National Guard Color Guard. The Exhibition Hall will host 38 inside and 14 outside commercial exhibitors with capacity filled.
The Gillespie County fair in Harper on Friday August 27 1976 features 6 exhibits from the Agriculture Dept and 6 Club exhibits plus a Wool and Mohair show and a Quality Pork Carcass contest. The new Livestock Exposition Building will host cattle sheep goats swine and poultry as entries flood in ahead of the opening. Rides from the Gene Ledel Carnival set up inside the fairgrounds with a Thursday formal opening and possible Wednesday setup.
Congressman Bob Krueger and entertainers Bob Hope Minnie Pearl appeared to aid the Nimitz Museum and Nimitz Hotel restoration. Upcoming events at the Fairgrounds include the Hunter-Jumper Show September 10 to 12 State Spinning Bee September 16 to 18 and Apple Fest September 18 to 19 with a parade to start August 27 along Nimitz Avenue Courthouse square to Main Street and back to the Nimitz Center.
The Ledels host a three day Fredericksburg fair with rides such as ferris wheels and the Whip plus new adult and child attractions. Food tents near the exhibition hall offer drinks and meals. Free dances feature The Wagon Aces, Faron Young and Scottie and His Beer Hounds. Horse racing runs daily beginning 2 p.m. with the Gillespie County Derby and Jockey of the Year awards. The event draws on local families and notable sponsors from Johnson City to El Paso.
Hill Country Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts will host a meeting in Junction on Monday August 30 at 9 45 a m with principal speakers David Firor NACD southern representative and George C Marks state conservationist from the U S Soil Conservation Service Both come from national and state agencies to discuss district activities and programs Joining them are Joe Antilley and Kenneth Kuykendall outlining association actions Seventeen districts are members and the Upper Llanos district along with Hill Country will host the event
Tickets for Friday include two dollar general admission with free entry for all school children and seniors 65+. Reserved and box seats cost three dollars, both including grounds access. All box seats are sold out and no extra dance admission is required beyond the fair grounds ticket.
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