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State Fair Opens Friday For 10 Days
The Illinois State Fair in Springfield begins a 10 day run with record cash prizes of 316 404 across 6137 contests A 366 acre grounds refresh features the new Illinois building Officials led by Gov Adlai Stevenson will open with a ribbon cutting and events include a children’s day pageant and a queen selection Politicians visit for rallies with Vice President Barkley and Sen Lucas on the program
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