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Show MANY ENTRIES ASSURE UTAH A SUCCESSFUL FAIR A continuous flow of entries in all exhibit departments -livestock, agriculture and horticulture, horticul-ture, art and education, women's work and child welfare and boy and girl club work have assured assur-ed Utahns of their greatest of all state fairs this year insofar as displays of stock, products and handicraft is concerned. Fair officials see in the large number of entries, which have already been so heavy as to bring demands for additional display space, a reawakening of widespread wide-spread interest in the Beehive state's annual fair event after its two years, intermission. Stock-growers, Stock-growers, agriculturists, h o m e -workers and many others have by word and letter welcomed Utah's big show back to the ranks of going state fairs. Their welcome back is being bolstered by lively interest and by the extensive ex-tensive filing o entries in all exhibit departments. "Everything happening in connection con-nection with the coming Utah state fair shows clearly how much the annual event has been missed during the past two years by exhibitors and visitors alike," said William C. Winder, president presi-dent and chairman of the executive execu-tive committee of the state fair board. "Its renewal of activities is being welcomed everywhere. And it is good to know that Utah's state fair ranks so high throughout the country." Of equal interest to fair visitors visit-ors this year is the fact that much attention is being paid to the amusement features that will help make a visit to the big show thoroughly enjoyable from a purely entertainment standpoint. stand-point. Several spectacular and thrilling circus and vaudeville acts will be seen daily in the grandstand arena, with equally sensational athletic and race events also provided as amusement amuse-ment and sports features. Seldom Sel-dom if ever has such an array of entertainment been offered at a state fair. Utah boys and girls are evincing evinc-ing keen interest in the exhibits planned for the junior department depart-ment under the supervision of George Abbott of Tremonton. Members of the Future Farmers of America and Four-H clubs are showing especially active efforts ef-forts toward making their exhibits ex-hibits in the various departments better than ever before. Hundreds Hun-dreds of dollars in cash awards await the winning entrants. Mrs. Elmer G. Smith of Tooele, supervisor of the women's work and child welfare department, reports widespread interest in displays of needlework, cooking, etc., to be made by women of the state. All space in the manufacturers' man-ufacturers' building has been taken, also in the agricultural buildnig. Added facilities are being be-ing provided for later entries. |