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FINAL PLANS BEING MADE FOR WALWORTH EXPOSITIONWill Be Held at Elkhorn Next Week, Exceptional Program Will Be OfferedElkhorn, WJAug. 27—Final arrangements are now being mnde In preparation for the raising of the curtain of Walworth county’s 93rd exposition to be held nt Elkhorn Labor day week.Entries are pouring in rapidly. An effort is being made to have everything in place one day earlier than usual. All exhibits must be in place Sunday noon and judging will commence Monday morning. The Art hall has been remodeled, enabling it to present an attractive display of art work, needle work, baking and canning, A 50x00 foot tent erected where the art hull formally stood will house farm products, plants and flowers. The stock parade will take place in front of the amphitheatre at 1:15 Thursday.Sol’s Liberty Shows will be the main feature of the midway. They are coming out with somo new rides this year and ft complete change in shows. All season tickets have two coupons attached that can be used on any rides Tuesday afternoon by any child under 14 years of age.A most complete entertainment program has been arranged. There will be two baseball games Sunday afternoon, and one game each forenoon on the remaining days. The Walworth county championship will be fought out Wednesday forenoon and the winning team will lmve the honor of playing the House of David Thursday forenoon. Ten bands will make up the musical program. A different high school band will play each half day. The Delavnn American Legion drum and bugle corps will give a drill in front of the amphitheatre Thursday night and the Hoi ton-Elk horn band will give concerts every afternoon and evening. Five high class circus acts have been engaged for the afternoon and evening shows and for the first time in the history of the fair, patrons will be given a complete change in radio artists each night. Two hundred and two on tries composed of: the best harness horses to be found in the north central states guarantees harness horse fans a wonderful speed program. There will be three races each day excepting on Tuesday there will be two ham css races and several pony races.The fair will be honored with Governor Albert a. Schmedemann as its guest Thursday. He will deliver an address in front of tlu' amphitheatre that afternoon.
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Freeport Journal Standard
Freeport, Illinois, US
Mon, Aug 27, 1934
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