Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 36, DeMotte, Jasper County, 5 August 1949 — LAKE COUNTY FAIR TO BE BIGGEST EVER [ARTICLE]

LAKE COUNTY FAIR TO BE BIGGEST EVER

Crown Point, Ind. What promises to be the biggest and most spectacular fair in the history of Lake County will be staged at the fairgrounds from Aug. 22 to 28. The 89th annual Lake County’s Central States Fair will be seven days and nights featuring agricultural, home economics, commercial, 4-H, and other exhibits. In addition, the fair offers a full three-day card of harness racing, a horse-pulling contest, society and western horse shows, special events, a complete carnival and other thrill-packed activities. “We feel this will be the biggest show in the history of Lake County,” N. E. Leep of Highand, president of the fair association, said. A total of $31,000 in premiums will be awarded, the largest prize money ever to be given at any previous fair. Thirty dealers from Lake County and from other sections of the midwest will display their latest farm equipment. It is estimated that about a half-million dollars in equipment will be on view to the thousands of visitors. Added attractions of the fair will be the Central State’s Revue, a fireworks display, the Ward Beam Automobile Thrill show, the auction of 4-H beef cattle, and a sensational western rodeo. Superintendents of the various departments are Harvey Busselberg of Hebron, maintenance; C. D. Root, Sr., of Crown Point, concessions? Ralph Tilton of Lowell, police and parking; Gilbert Opperman of Hammond, grandstand; < J. Hiram Johnston of Crown Point, horse races; Dr. William D. Weis of Munster, director of health and sanitation. Also Nora Busselberg of Hebron, fine arts; Martin Howkinson of Cedar Lake, mechanical j exhibits; L. R. Carrier of Merlillville, commercial exhibits; Earl Bailey of Lowell, beef cattle; George Clark of Lowell, dairy cattle; Kenneth Guse of Crown Point, horse show; Bert Strickland of Crown Point, draft horses; Minor Collins of Lowell, hog and sheep; Bert Homes of Crown Point, poultry. Also Clayton E. Lutes of Ham- | mond, pigeon; H. E. Luther of Hammond, rabbit; L. E. Cutler of Crown Point, 4-H club; Charles' Aylesworth of Crown Point, 4-H agriculture; Mrs. Harold Love of Lowell, 4-H home economics; Tom Meeker of. Crown Point, agricultural and Ray Bailey of Lowell, horse pulling contests. Other officers of the fair society beside Leep are Roy Pattee

of Lowell vice president; Ray Rudoph of Crown Point, treasurer, and George Neises of Crown Point,