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Show State Fair Promises Unprecedented Calendar of Thrills, Entertainment The Utah State Fair, Sept. 12 through Sept. 20, has adopted a ONE-FAIR GATE policy for 1953. Admission to the grounds will include general admission to the grandstand attractions, without extra tickets, according to an announcement an-nouncement made today by J. A. Theoband, manager. The one-fare one-fare gate will include everything but the Coliseum show, carnival carni-val and carnival attractions. All tickets to the Holiday on Ice of 1954 include a ticket for the outside gate and come under the free general admission to the grandstand, according to Mr. Theobald. For this year's Fair the greatest array of grandstand entertainment entertain-ment in the history of the inter-mountain inter-mountain west has been arranged ar-ranged for. Every effort is being made to provide entertainment in front of the grandstand, from the opening of the general grounds gate at 10 o'clock each morning, until the closing each night following the Coliseum show. The morning shows in the grandstand arena will include a parade of champions in all classes of livestock, with an explanation ex-planation by the judges for their decision, as well as announcement announce-ment of the winner's names. The grandstand attractions can only be classed as collossal, and will hold forth both afternoon and evening. The greatest fireworks fire-works display ever put on in Utah will close each evening performance. per-formance. A balloon ascension and parachute para-chute drop will conclude each af ternoon performance. For the opening day on Saturday, and continuing Sunday and Monday (Children's Day), Jimmie Lynch's Devil Death Dodgers in the greatest great-est thrill show in the country will perform both for a matinee in the afternoon and an evening show. But the greatest show of all times at the Utah State Fair, according ac-cording to Manager Theobald, will be a recognized ski jumping contest which wiil be put on both for the matinee and evening show on the final two days of the fair, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and 20. A ski jump 150 feet high will be erected on the grounds, and this will be covered with snow made from ice, and some of the top jumpers, including includ-ing jumpers who have taken part in the Olympic ski jumping contests in Normay will participate. partici-pate. The take off from the 150 foot high hill, will be approximately approxi-mately 25 feet high, and it is expected ex-pected that leaps through the air of 125 to 150 feet will be possible. This event is under the direction direc-tion of the Engen Brothers, well known Utah ski champions. |