Anna Fair Opens Monday With Five Days Of Entertainment
The seventieth annual Anna Fair starts Monday Aug 8 and runs five days and nights of entertainment. A speed ring and horse show are listed among featured events.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1949
Page
4
Anna Fair Sets Stage for 70th Show With Expanded Exhibits
The Anna Fair will overflow in cattle heavy horse sheep and hog divisions with tents. Premiums total over 36000 and nightly stage shows by Fleckles and Company. Queen contest among Union county girls to be decided Friday night with five candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleckles and Company of
Chicago
Ryland FE. Pearl
Ray Kettman
Shelbyville
Kettman
Houston
Boston
Pearl
Sam Duty
E. P. Owen
Roy Brown
Mr. Owen
L. B.tuthill
Owen
George Owens
George Owen
Anna Fair Association
E. P. Owens
Union County
Association
Betty Wall Leads in Contest for Anna Fair Queen
The Anna Fair queen contest heads to its final stage with Betty Wall leading. Betty, a junior at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, is followed by Alma Smith of Alto Pass High School, Joyce Cox of Anna, Betty Womick from Jonesboro, and Betsy Bacon of Anna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Wall
Anna-Jonesboro
Anna Fair Queen
Cecile Wall
Betty
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
Alma Smith
Dewey Smith
Alto
Joyce Cox
Anna
Betty Womick
Jonesboro
Betsy Bacon
George Bacon
Drury Thomas Phillips Family Back from Western Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Phillips returned home Wednesday from a two week vacation across California and several Western states. Various local families and friends hosted visits and Sunday gatherings in Shawneetown and nearby towns, including Rev. Gentry of Herrin and many relatives from Carbondale Herrin and Eureka Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Phillips
Rudi Holland
Thomas G. Phillips
California
Percy Gentry
Herrin
Drury
C. D. Brooks
Carbondale
Ray Nicholison
Bob Holder
Dutch Ridge
Lawrence Maushardt
Earl Maushardt
Bert Brooks
Florence Holliday
Ola Chapman
Maxine Hagler
Cora Rich
Wilbur Brown
Baby
Floyd Brown
Som
Larry
Elbert Bush
Wagner
Harold Bush
Earl Maushardt J
George Patrick
Errin
Vernon Stanley
Finleyville
Minnie Stanley
Johnny Stanley
Shawneetown
M. H. Moulton
Fran Smith
Earl Crowell
Eureka
Will Crowell
Addie Crowell
Antioch Community
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R. L. Shannon
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Robert L. Rich
L. B. Tuthill
A. F. Bruchhauser
Roy A. Brown
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E. Broadway
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