Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-16 | Page 21 | Ceremony to Mark Saturday Opening of Utah Exposition

Ceremony t to Mark Sat Saturday Opening 1 Of Utah Exposition j Miss Utah to Launch 1948 Fair More Events Entries Expected B By Dan Valentine You can enter everything from froma a a. beautiful daughter to a jar of pickles in the 1948 Utah state fair which opens at the fairgrounds fairgrounds fairgrounds fair fair- grounds Saturday With Gov Herbert B. B Maw and andI Salt Lake Mayor Earl J. J I Glade Glade watching Marilyn Robinson of Ogden Og- Og den the den the 1948 Miss Utah Utah will will cut the ribbon at the main fairgrounds fairgrounds fairgrounds fair fair- grounds gate gat Saturday afternoon at 1 pm p.m. to officially open this years year's exposition Sheldon R. R Brewster secretary- secretary manager of the fair explained ined Thursday that the Utah state fair is really reany the schoolroom of I Ithe the state Wider Knowledge He pointed out that every Utahn can come away from the fair with witha a wider knowledge of the industry industry industry indus indus- try agriculture and business that helps make Utah one of the leading leading leading lead lead- ing states in th the thc nation According to reports this years year's fair will surpass the mammoth spectacle of the 1947 Centennial exposition Three times more space has been allotted to outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door exhibits and the entries in inthe inthe inthe the various arious prize competitions ha have ve increased considerably Mrs Pearl Hunsaker director of the home arts exhibits reminded all aU entrants that midnight Wednesday was the headline for all aJl entries The deadline for all aU Utah girls expecting to enter the Miss Utah contest is midnight Saturday The Utah state fair has retained much of the flavor of the old old- time county fairs and at the same time has kept pa pace e with the modem modern modern mod mod- em ern trends in entertainment This years year's fair fair- will feature as always wide state competitions in canned goods baked goods jellies and iams jams made home-made clothing There will b be sawing log-sawing contests contests contests con con- tests weight-pulling weight competitions and and the cream of the states state's livestock livestock livestock live live- stock will be on exhibition in the barns on the fairgrounds S Children will win have two special days at the Utah state fair this f r year All An Salt Lake City school pupils will wm be given a holiday Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day to enable them to take advantage advantage advantage tage of their day while schools in the county will vIll be dismissed at noon Tuesday for county school schoolchildren's childrens children's day Events of special interest to to the youngsters have been planned They Include a model airplane contest and a show by the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- jeep posse Monday Archery competition is planned for Fri Fri- day