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Fair Closing 'today Has Best Total-AttendanceItRecord of OverThe most successful fair in I Ik* history of the Washington t ounty I’air Association closed f.iis afternoon with a record breaking crowd for the last dav. v-. hich is usually marked by smal* i; eipts, concluding four days of racing, carnival and exhibits v. hich attracted a total at tend nine estimated to exceed 2(1,0(10I'liitrs«ta was the biggest day, attracting an attendance exceed ing 1*000 and breaking all records in grand-stand receipts. Karl) in ‘he ufternoon Indue ft. I*', (’anip-bell, in charge ot tickets, cfused down admittance to the grandstand and hundreds Here turned ,• nay while several thousand others lined the railing separating the ground*- from the track or vnrmrd the Midway and exhibit halls, booths and tents.UOVKKNMKNT FI.IKItS \KKIVK'I lie expected arrival of guv -lt; rnment airplanes Has perhaps the greatest attraction yesterday and hhen at 2:30 p. m. the fliers had not appeared and a feeling of disappointment had settledoxer the grandstand, the birdmen made a picturesque approach from 'lie south, circling again and again over the town and the fair Grounds. \fter several attempts to alight on so small a field, landing at the Fair Grounds h as abandoned and was made in .t*ud at l.'niversity Farm, a mile . nd three quarters from town.Itoth itirdmen From Overseas \ he fliers here are I.sent, K I .-.nith, f the 50th Aero Squadron American Kxpeditionury Forces, atei S t Kdgur, h irst Aero Squadron, foi ,'ierly chief niechanie with the Am m i. •in fir -1 are, ( 'apt,am Kiv. m I* men served two years oversea* Tie planes they use are tin- ftnti-b 1*11 ) ' (the big 1 ifHaviland lot* horse I ever), equipped with Atnenca Liberty motors. They are consider a* iy larger than any planes prcviou* I. seen here, having a wing pica1 of feet.i he airmen left Memphis • .lt;*lt; • day morning at u•’to o’clock Imf »-xI er 'dnced motor trouble at l.m o' lt;where they tnade a landing, leavm-at 2:20 and arriving here at : o . o’clock. The trip from Memphis, »lt;■ tuul flying time, consum'd two a? ! «ne quarter houis 'ifsv flier wi ■? uin here until Satur lay aftoi• con, vvliTi if the xveathmaide they will return to Faik I lt;i I his afternoon they guv* a dm.• 1 ‘ ration at the hair Ground-- anII ok up a number of na-.-' iic i i i *1 flightsA *1, Flowers, secretary, I 1. vot'lesjnp chair man of ouiu'^uci .; e* amusementm; W * 4veyi oln-epnii man of the speed comin it ’ , 1'h ( ifiipneli. ehutrmar of tickets: Y. *1. ! • i. chairman of town-it p i its; I G. tombs, chairman o' • ci mu i rounds, and Art Lewis ...nan advertising, are ununa.o s m saying that tin- hair ha:* • the biggest, 1 *est and most sue ce ful” of any previous effort, and • I enthusiast!* ioo -tin. foi th« l '1 , U noal Fan.' 11 Nettleship said the aft e I nooti ‘ •' e realize that in quantity, • • dio.ls did riot come up to st.undarn i*. there is an excellent reason for tii - whith in no way reflm t upon (to rm i •*mt of the farmer ot town.sprop!! ihoc condition* this .Vein ate a i in mill ‘ind many producers v\l,o ha peeled to bring t heir ag r u uH ut ;2 ,.i -'diets for exhibition at tin- la-:0 merit were unable to do so, owim, to imrl age of labor which made1 ) ohsilde for them to leave the•a on or to have t ., iy product pi-ji.*i-d for display. A sugar shortbeyond the control of the lmn»• vo'i materially cut lt;town the canning *■ xt iini, wiiti war and reconstructin' i ti.lt |c- have so oci tlpled tin '■ m, hat tain y work, embto:d'*i y. lt;• i v r had little plalt; t in t hen h «•’i , ttic last fair, and work ixhd fi i at the last hair was hatred from , err • this year, materially cuttui■ r, i x iiitut - in tins lireI lie Association has worked tiree -tiv to make the J an the sucre--1 F was and is confident of the i i jtr 1 lt;d interest of the enure count-,, ii I in one go-at county wide - toIhi! h.i^e-terday’s Hating I'rogrami csterdHy’s rul ing pilt;giam at tic . - , was:'I l*ot W dt on M ■ *, i egor hi : l.oid lleiiun, second; Showman, th.r I 2:21 1 1lee for all Face Kt-Wance, fit •* i it ,e Hall, second ; s i I rlt; i mi il: , i I *0 ii. Time 2:Halt Mile (f o.o-olutmu I Idle SI.a, I * i e k i * I*, *• ondi Myrtle Mat id I one ..1.Mil.- and 70 yards Jim Wn-n 'nit; Shadraeh, second; Mattie v t - n d ; Yopuedo, foui 11- line I o1 e and urn m* it ! r or. Lot I -r iy , fit*, I .ox1 I hi I urni in ■ Fay Me, thud, Km. a I , to lt;* *Over x2.»W0 Offered in Fri/c• v II priz* » havt* hei-.o awai dlt;-i !- .lt; ‘u entire list has no lieen seem 1 -l puh|p-ut lop to- w . r d- ■•*1 * - r-1 i d by t lie t iiiinl ( |pii 11, p;, -i i! ar.it the Stock I v.liioi! in pa.\ it lt;it a re as foi low sI ri/es \ warded for ( lull Wort*.!• dozen jar s of rust and a » -ili- h 11 st, Hi at id ||.inks, Jor i*•lt; md, Ullie AI erty, Ln.-roir! t.i*d, t n-ie Jyi k ,oi 1 in, oln, four t -thirteenth, iiitlusi'. i Mart hu Svvut, i t i oln; Marie Beaty l.-ncoln; N;ih.m? ii - r, I ncoln Midi IYonm.i.i-l. Springdale, lt;a (imn-i , H :M Mutf muster, Spiny fy te ; Margir.! 111,ffmaster , Springdah . I .ilhao Smi' i 11g• • I• . ( Fea* ef u! '« ,1 it -v i , I'm I uch, !.ir,lt; oi* M. !-.a \i. hi'■’ ;,i iiigdule, Inez lt;nr * . Fay lt;-tt*. 0, , Kdna (imdd, ( Ml HillUr at exhibit by prod : (»* u; Ja .•on. Lincoln, best jar ,! neana fu 1
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Fayetteville Democrat
Fayetteville, Arkansas, US
Fri, Sep 26, 1919
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