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394 TEXAS ALMANAC 1958-1959
State Fair of Texas, $35 millions of grounds, buildings and equipment.
the first exposition in 1886. Rapid mechani- for permanent improvements on the fair-
zation of Texas farms and ranches has main- grounds and for operating costs. The Fair's
tained the popularity of this type of exhibit, board of directors is composed of 48 leading
One of the most impressive projects of the Dallas businessmen who take an active part
Fair is its Rural Youth Day. The youth ac- in the operation of the exposition.
tivities program now attracts more than 100,- DALLAS NEWS SPORTS AND
000 4-H Club members, Future Farmers VACATION SHOW
and Future Homemakers to the Fair on one The Dallas News Sports and Vacation Show,
single day. They come from every section held annually in the Automobile Building at
of Texas. the State Fair Grounds, has attracted an at-
The crowds at the Fair are sometimes as tendance in excess of 150.000 each of its last
spectacular as the sights they come to see. It three years. Attendance for each of its seven
it not uncommon for over 250,000 visitors to annual displays has exceeded 100,000.
attend the Fair on one day. The show is staged annually by The Dallas
The State Fair of Texas is an Independent, Morning News as a public service, with all
nonprofit, self-supporting institution which surplus funds going to the Dallas Park Board
neither requires nor receives any subsidy for to be used for the purchase of animals for
its operation from city, county, State or Fed- Marsalis Park Zoo. The 1958 show will be
eral Governments. All net proceeds are used held April 12-20, inclusive.
Texas Fairs, Expositions and Festivals
List below was compiled from membership Bay City.-Rice Festival, Oct.; Splash Day and
list of the Texas Association of Fairs and Ex- Boat Races, April; Fat Stock Show, Feb. or
positions, and from questionnaires from the March.Fair and Rodeo, Oct.
Beaumont.-South Texas State Fair, Oct.
Abilene.-Fat Stock Show, March; West Texas Beeville. Annual Feeder-Breeder Show.
Fair, Sept.; Central Texas Dairy Show, April. Bellville. Fair in Oct.; Livestock Field Day, May.
Albany.-Fort Griffin Fandangle, historic pageant. Belton.-Fair and Rodeo, 5 days ending July 4.
Alice.-Coastal Bend Livestock Show, Oct. Big Spring.-Howard County Fair, Oct.
Alpine.-Intercollegiate Rodeo, April; Annual geo- Blanco.-Blanco Valley Fair, Aug.
logical expedition into Big Bend. Boerne.--Kendall County Fair, Sept.
Amarillo. Tri-State Fair, Sept. Bonham.-County Fair, September.
Angleton.-Brazoria County Fair, Oct. Bowie.-Montague County Fair, Sept.
Anson.-Cowboy Christmas Ball, Dec. 21, 22, 23. Brady. July Jubilee and Horse Races, July 2, 3, 4.
annually; Jones County Singing Convention, first Breckenridge.-Senior Rodeo, June; Junior Rodeo,
Sunday in April. Labor Day; Miss Breckenridge Pageant, July 4.
Archer City.-Annual Livestock Show and Rodeo. Brenham, Brenham Maifest, May; Bluebonnet
Athens.-Old Fiddlers Contest. Trails; County Fair, Sept.; Salt Grass Trail;
Austin.--Austin Livestock Show, March; Univer- Trek to Old Washington-on-the-Brazos, March 2.
sity of Texas Annual Roundup. Bridgeport.-Wise County Fair, Sept.
Ballinger.-Junior Livestock Show, Jan. Brownfield.-Harvest Festival, Oct.
Bandera.-Bandera Stompede, May. Continued on Page 396
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