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Show l THE OLD Parades in Salt Lake City during the July 24th celebrations have been traditional since pioneer days. Pictured is a group of Indians marching in an early-day parade. Days of '47 and Pioneer Days Head July 24th Pageantry tion in the Utah capital city. A bullfight demonstration will be the highlight of the Ogden rodeo, along with a herd of wild buffalo and a few other "death defying" acts. In addition an . all Arabian horse show is scheduled in the Salt Lake County Fairgrounds July 20-21. There will be two main programs beginning at 7:30 p.m. each night. annual performance of this citizen citi-zen produced pageant, dated this year for July 20-22. Another feature of the Pioneer celebrations will be good old western rodeos. Excellent shows are scheduled for both Ogden and Salt Lake City. Dale Robertson, Robert-son, star of the TV show "Wells Fargo," will be the key attrac- Days of '47 and Pioneer Days celebrations in Utah cities and towns will highlight the upcoming upcom-ing July 24th observances in the Beehive State. In Ogden's pageant, "All Faces West," a musical drama, world-famous world-famous baritone singer Igor Go-rin Go-rin will star. This is the twelfth D. James Cannon, director of the Utah Tourist and Publicity Council, has asked Utahns to get out and see some of the historical attractions of their area while attending holiday functions. In the Salt Lake area, for example, ex-ample, local citizens as well as visitors can take a little extra time to visit This is the Place Monument, Temple Square, the newly restored Beehive House, Pioneer Museum and Village and other historical points of interest. inter-est. Parades will also be among the biggest attractions of the holiday celebrations. There will be three parades in Salt Lake City beginning with the "Grand Horse Parade" on Main Street, July 18. This parade, billed as the "only all horse parade in the nation," will feature more than a thousand horses from all over the west. Other parades in the Utah capital city will be a youth parade pa-rade July 19 and the traditional Days of '47 parade July 24. Similar Simi-lar parades will be held in the Pioneer Days Celebration in Ogden. Og-den. Parades have been traditional tradi-tional on the July 24 fiestas since the early pioneers first began commemorating their arrival in the valley. By the 1880's three mile long parades were common. Pageants, too, have been a part of the celebrations, with local talent re-enacting the arrival of the pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley. In Salt Lake City this year the traditional pageant will be held in the Tabernacle July 23-25, with Broadway star and former Utahns Suzanne Storrs playing the lead role. ' CHAVEVOU K Gillette S&l.BLUE.BLADE OOUBU EDGED DOUBLE ECONOMY FITS All GILLETTE RAZORS THE NEW Modern parades in the Days of '47 celebration in Salt Lake City extends for miles and lasts for hours. They are among: the largest in the world. ' |
