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Show 1 : County Fair Is Planning For Better Queen Contest! Two Night Rodeos To Highlight Entertainment Two night rodeos and an improved im-proved Miss Duchesne County contest received the approval of the fair board and committees last Friday night, as they met at the courthouse in Duchesne to plan the annual event that is scheduled for Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1. According to Weston Bates and Max Hartman, co-chairmen of the 1956 fair board committee, a report re-port from Mrs. Douglas McKinlay and Mrs. Dick Bastian, co-chairmen of the Miss Duchesne County Coun-ty contest, indicates a change in the rules should accelerate interest inter-est in the contest. The age has been lowered to 17 years, and the appearance in a bathing suit has been removed in county contests. con-tests. They felt these changes would offer encouragement to some, who in the past, were reluctant re-luctant to enter. They are working work-ing on a more entertaining program pro-gram as a pant of the opening night's feature of the fair. The fair board and Dick Bastian Bast-ian president of the Roosevelt! Ropinf? Club, agreed to terms for two nights of rodeo activity for Friday and' Saturday. The Roping Club will supply the man-power and the stock and will direct the I rodeo program each night. The board must supply feed for the stock; take the tickets, and get the grounds in good shape. They will split the net on a percentage basis. To Build float The annual parade this year will j again be held on Saturday at 1 pm with Mrs. Arnold Robbins (Continued on Back Page) if PIONEER DAYS RODEO . . . (Continued From Page 1) musical chair contest. Every effort will, be expended to have additional seating facilities facili-ties to accommodate 1500 more people. Present plans call for parking all cars back away from the fences, especially on the north side of the arena- Bleachers will be set up on the south and east which are being borrowed from the city and Union High School. |