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Show SATURDAY MARKED CLOSE OF UTAH EXPOSITION Utah's Centennial Exposition closed last Saturday midnight after af-ter a 16-weeks' program of events commemorating the 100th anniversary anniver-sary of the settlement of Utah. Opened June 2, the carnival played to both large and lean crowds. The more than 604,813 persons who visited the grounds through Friday fell far below the 1,000 000 anticipated at its conception. con-ception. Bad weather, which sniped consistently at the big fair got most of the blame from Sheldon Shel-don R. Brewster, exposition production pro-duction manager. David O. McKay, chairman of the Centennial commission, commended com-mended the "many men and women wom-en who labored so willingly to make the event a success." He particularly cited David H. Thomas, Thom-as, chairman of the Utah State Fair board and Mr. Brewster, for their part in the "transformation and beautification of the fairgrounds." fair-grounds." During its three months, the event featured many top entertainers. enter-tainers. County exhibits were entered en-tered by 25 of the state's 29 counties. coun-ties. Eact of the western states sponsored displays as did numerous numer-ous government departments and bureaus. Some 35 Utah industries sponsored exhibits. Art exhibits, including the well-attended well-attended "100 Years of American Painting" exhibit from eastern art galleries, and flower shows set what is believed to be the longest continued flower exhibit in this country. There were five home arts exhibits, ex-hibits, each commanding considerable consider-able attention. The midway, acclaimed ac-claimed by visitors for its large variety of entertainment ran throughout the exposition. Two statewide rural youth organizations, or-ganizations, Future Farmers of America and 4-H clubs, conducted state conventions at the grounds. Each held miniature "fairs within a fair" in conjunction with their meets. |