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UTH" THEME
GIGANTIC
TE FAIR
By RALPH BELL
want to see big, sprawling, dynamic, miraculously
a an display, you'll want to visit the State
30 through September 9, in Sacramento. This
the state's 92nd, will accent youth. To symbolize
are the hope of the future, the Fair has erected on
the entrance to
building, a lmge
from a great Red-
the statue of
carved from the ohl-
things, a giant
work of Sculptor
tries, the 17 foot
in form, por-
reaching toward
a sense the statue
California, the
state.
activities of youth
September 5, when the Dairy
Queen will be crowned in a col-
orful ceremony. Milking demon-
strations will be held daily at the
model dairy barn.
FRUITS AND NUTS
One of the Fair's finest fea-
tures is the magnificent display
of fruits and nuts in the Agri-
cultural Building, crops w h i c h
bring the State more than $400,-
000,000 annually. Also on display
will be colorful exhibits of vege-
YOUTH STATUE CARVEN FROM SEQUOIA •
up in all the
the big show
events that ap-
ages and tastes.
HOW
the great Live-
With 4000 anim-ls
rich prizes.
have its innings
participation
Division of t h e
Hundreds of
and members of
vie for some $31;
in addition to
and special
their livestock, farm
and horticul-
dairying plays in
be pointed up
exhibits and
on Dairy Day,
tables, which account for $375,-
000,000 of the State's income, and
golden grain, part of California's
annual $509,000,000 field crop in-
come. Lumber, mining, shipping,
transportation and many other
facets of California's many-sided
economy will also be on dispjay
in this building.
Thirty-seven California coun-
ties and fifteen foreign Nations
will have special displays at the
Fair.
A wine show will car atten-
tion to the 137,000,000 gallons of
choice wines California produces
for an annual income in excess
of $100,000,000.
BRILLIANT HORSE SHOW
More brilliant than ever, the
Fair's horse show this year will
feature the Nation's outstanding
riders and drivers, competing for
GROOMING A CHAMPION-Howard Wackman and Beverly Coupe, 4-H Club members of
Grove, prepare sheep for competition at the Cafffornia State Fair at Sacramento.
coveted trophies and more than
$35,000 in stakes.
Thrilling speed boat races will
be staged on the Fair's racing
nmat on Sept. 2 and 9.
Some of the Nation's top stage
talent will present the dazzling
and entertaining night theatrical
spectacles, produced on the mir-
acle stage in front of the grand-
tand.
California's fashing mirror,
which reflects the State's $400,-
000,000 apparel industry, will
give full reflection at the fair so
milady can keep abreast, or even
ahead, of the world trend in
styles. Fach evening the l,'air
presents the Pageants of Cali-
fornia Fashions on the stage of
the Open Air Theater.-
lelNE ARTS
In tbe field of fine arts, the
lVair's 815,000 Art Show is now
recognized nationally as a major
event and arJdsts vie for its .
accolades
Although the Fair's 207 acre
site is a masterpiece of land-
scaping brotight to full flc, ral
maturity jtst at Fair time, the
ttall of f'lowers with masses of
bloom banked against cascading
waterfalls and running brooks,
is a super attraction.
The immense scope of Califor-
nia's food processing industries
will be featured in the Foods
and Hobbies building.
Exciting new developments in
agricultural machinery will be
on display in the Farm and
tlome Equipment building.
ATOMIC POWER
The force that one day may be
harnessed to industrial ma-
chines-atomic energy--will be
another exhibit subject in this
building.
Everything in the home appli-
ance line from can openers to
television sets will be on display
in the Homes and Appliances
building.
One of the new attractions this
year--the Junior California
Museum will be housed in the
Regional Building where a
wealth of exhibits portraying
plant and animal life in Califor-
nia may be seen.
Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company will display
some of the new miracles in
communication in an ingenious
exhibit in Governor's Hall.
DOZEN BANDS
Music by a dozen bands, antics
of strolling clowns, dancing, in-
cluding a Folk Dance Festival,
will be among the special enter-
taimnent. Among the great en-
FIREWORKS--Fiery thistles against dark skies flash over lhe
California State Fair in Sacramento. Spectacular fireworks
will be nightly feature at the annual festival.
tertainers to appear will be Den-
nis Day, the great radio tenor;
Rafael Mendez, the world's fore-
most trumpeter; Patricia Lynn,
featured singer with big musical
shows and Bozo, the clown, be-
loved of children throughout the
Nation.
The great Gayway, complete
with dozens of thrill rides, amus-
ing sideshows and raucous pitch-
men, will add its own zestful
flavor, accentuated by the ap-
petizing odor of frying ha
burgers and onions.
Faailities will be ready to care
for hundreds of thousands of
visitors. Shaded areas have been
reserved for those wishing to
bring picnic lunches. There will
be seven major restaurants on
the grounds, six others handling
various types of foodstuffs and
many specialty food stands.
All Fair attractions, with few
exceptions, are free to those who
have paid the low admissiorl
price of 50 cents to the grounds.
Children under 12 are admitted
free.
READ THE
CLASSIFIED ADS
IN
"The Market Place"
Page Issue
You may find a bargain there.
or you may be reminded of
something you have to sell.
Put The Market Place to work
for you. Try a classified ad in
MAGAZINE CALIFORNIA.
MAGAZINE CALIFORNIA--PAE 3
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