The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-09-27, Page 16Snow, Rain, Mud, Cold Winds
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HURON COUNTY QUEENS—New reigning monarch over Huron County’s large
i-griculture industry is Rosemary Dobson, centre, of R.R. 1 Kirkton, Runners-up
in the contest, held during the Junior Farmer Variety Show Wednesday night,
were Barbara Tuckey, upper right, and Marilyn Bisset, upperjeft. Gwen Simp
son, lower left, and Barbara Aillisoh were among the candidates.
4-H BEEF CLUB SHOW—Chilly winds didn’t affect 4-H members who staged their Achievement Day program
before large crowds. Biggest livestock competition came in the beef club, shown here in the process of being
judged. Gerald Wallis, R.R. 1 Granton, won both champion calf and' showmanship
neck on the way to the show.
It snowed in the morn*
ing, rained in the after
noon; the grounds were a
muddy sea and the wind
was bitterly cold—but it
didn't stop young and old
from having fun at Exeter
Fair on Thursday, These
pictures prove it.
Though the mud was
six inches deep, kids stood
in it for hours waiting for
midway rides and eating
floss and candy apples.
Women lost their high
heeled shoes, men had to
scurry home for their rub
ber boots, baby byggies
and trucks Mike go* mired
in the muck.
Hundreds brayed the
biting' winds to watch the
4-H .calf club competition
and the horse show.
Booths were quickly sold
out of hot dogs and cof
fee.
Other spectators, not so
daring, took shelter in the
arena and enjoyed, visit
ing the trade fair displays
and the inside competi
tions.
It all goes to prove that,
whatever the weather,
people love a fall fair.
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4-H GRAIN AND CORN WINNERS—Two' winners'of the six 4-H club competitions
at the fair display their prize exhibits. Gordon Strang, Jeft, topped the grain
club and Robert Down, right, was winner of the new corn group. Jim Dougall,
R.R. 1 Hensail, won the sugar beet competition and Norman Hyde showed the
best birds in the poultry club. Over 100 boys and girls competed.
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COLORFUL MAJORETTES—Dashwood .Band, led by this group of drum major
ettes, was one of four hands which provided music for the school and float
parades. The majorettes are led by Kathy Kalbfleisch, former SHDHS student,
who now leads the Mustang band at UWO.. Nearly 1,000 children marched in
the school parade, one of the largest ill history, Floats were fewer, however.
MUD, MUD EVERYWHERE—Fair-goers had to strad
dle boards to get across the greasy race track to the
midway at the fair and some of 'them found it to
be quite a task to keep shoes .clean. Even when they
got across, they found lots more mudmud
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FUN ON THE MIDWAY—Mud-soaked ground didn’t prevent kids from getting a
thrill of the ferris wheel. They stood in line in six inches of watery muck to got
tiekets for midway rides, Ferris wheel and merry-go-round did a land-office
business and candy floss was the most popular treat of the day, Ono tent in the
midway, operated ,b.v a cvnsv, was. ordered off.the grounds by police.—T*A Photos
LOCALS WIN HORSE FRIZES—Quito a number of
local horsemen entered the saddle class competitions
in the horse show and carried off top prices. Maureen
Stewart, above, is shown going through one of the
tests in the trail horse section. Hunter class of the
show had to be cancelled because of, mud.
FOR A PANDA BEAR—Games of skill yvere popular on the midway dhd this
booth, which gave away hundreds, of panda bears, was busy all afternoon. The
gamblers above are trying to put rings on pop bottles. Midway attractions were .
fewer this year because of the rain but those which did operate did a brisk
business, 'Several trucks owned by the midway operators became mired in the '
mud and had to be pulled,put, by ■tractors............................ j