—Lancaiter Farming, Saturday, September 20. 1975 12 The Ephrala Fair, now in its 37th. consecutive year will officially open Sep tember 23 and continue through the 271 h, It is Penn sylvania's largest street fair. One of the big events on the program is the annual parade held September 24., starting at 7 o'clock. Rain date is the following evening at the same time. The largest and most colorful parade in eastern Penn sylvania is comprised of more than 123 units, which attracts more than 60,000 spectators. High school bands, marching groups, majorettes, floats, pageant queens, and Mrs. Lancaster County Flrechief con testants, will be included in the parade. A carnival spirit will prevail throughout the five day event along the midway stretching for several blocks with eating stands, rides, concessions and free en tertainment at the band stands each evening during fair week. Visitors to the fair will see many interesting displays of products from farms, or chards and gardens • 57th ANNUAL EPHRATA FAIR SEPT. 23-24-25-26-27 All Agriculture Activities and Exhibits including farm machinery, livestock, and crops will be in "Tent City” at the Ephrata Community Park. ★ FARM EQUIPMENT EXHIBITORS * Penn-Jersey Harvestore Systems, Inc. RDl.New Holland Heritage International Inc. 1054 S. State St, Ephrata A. B. C. Groff, Inc. 110 S. Railroad Ave, New Holland Farmersvilie Equipment, Inc. RD2, Ephrata Roy H. Buch, Inc. RD2, Ephrata Stauffer Diesel, Inc. 312 W Mam St, New Holland John L Stauffer RD2, East Earl, PA Chester Oberholtzer RD4, Lititz, PA Bomberger’s Store Elm, PA FARM CALENDAR OF EVENTS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Pork Chops Barbeque Dinner 5 to 8:00 P.M Machinery Exhibits Open 4:30 P.M Adult Tractor Driving Contest 5 30PM Crop Exhibits Received 6-9 00 PM Pig Chase 8 00 PM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 Poultry Judging 10 00 AM Cloister FFA Tractor Driving Contest 2 00 PM Jr Market Lamb Show Judging 4 30PM Street Fair Parade 7 00PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 FFA Judging Contest 10 00 AM Jr Market Hog Show Judging 4 30PM Garden Tractor Pulling Contest 7 00 PM FFA &4-H Baby Beef Judging 7 30PM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Carcass Lamb Auction 6 45 P M Cow Milking Contest 7 00 PM Junior Dairy Cattle Show Judging 7 30 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Hog Sale 9 30 P M Area FFA Tractor Driving Contest 10 00AM Exhibits Close 1 OOP M Largest flower*, vegetables, fruit, home baked and canned goods, crafts, art, models and needlecraft which is displayed In store windows, railroad station building and exhibits tent. "Tent City" located In the F.phrata Community Park area will display Baby beef, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, tobacco, grain, seed and forage. Tractor driving, judging of livestock and contests will be conducted daily. Agricultural and farm segments of the fair, ac tually the foundation on which the fair was built, will be centered in Tent City. It is there that contests are programmed which draw several thousand persons. There will be a pig chase and a cow milking contest in which prominent local citizens participate and provides lots of fun. There will be a tractor driving and garden tractor pulling contest. A swine sale and a carcass lamb auction is slated and those visiting this section of the fair will find many displays and exhibits of absorbing interest. On Thursday afternoon, parade at Ephrata thousands of school children started In IW3, ** thousands on hand to see the jam the rides area of the for Thursday night with dcllgncd noaU midway, known as "Kiddles women meters of the as the small Day", when a special county nrc company ana c do wn. reduced rate Is offered to auxiliaries vicing for the jy hrflUli them, to enjoy the thrills of crown, at 6 P-™- Thc v M | ss Lancaster Lancaster County Fire Chief Contest. Baby Parade at 2 p.m. held inauguraica m Wednesday Evening, September 24th, IV/5 RAIN DATE • Thursday Evening, Saptambar 25th, 1975 Parade start* to line up at the Ephrata High School at 6 30 P.M. and moves at 7.00 P.M. _ . « u The line of march will be from the Ephrata High on Oak Boule vard to West Fulton Street, west on Fulton Street to east Mam Street to Park Avenue, north on Park Avenue to Che" u , J s ' “ (JJS on Chestnut Street to Church Avenue, south on Church Ave ™Vw«?nn Street, east on Locust Street to Lincoln Avenue, to East Mam S,re ® f ’™ ’ ° f Mam Street to Lake Street, south on Lake Street to East Fulton Street, west on Fulton Street to South State Street, south on State Street to Queen Street, west on Queen Street to disband. FLOATS - Commercial - Most Beautiful Most Original Non-Commercial Most Beautiful Most Original Youth Organizations - 4-H Clubs, FFA, Boy Scouts, etc. Best Appearing Marching Unit in Uniform: Majorettes, Twirlers, etc Ist Best High School Band (including Band Front) Trophy Trophy Trophy Trophy Trophy Trophy Featured Female Twirler Trophy Featured Male Twirler Trophy Best Drum Majorette Trophy Best Drum Major Trophy BANOS - Calendar of Events Tuesday Bake Sale . . 11 00 AM. Pig Chase Pork Chop Barbecue 500 PM. (Upper Ball Diamond) Adult Tractor Driving Contest 5 30 P M. (Lower Ball Diamond) Poultry Judging Cloister FFA Tractor Driving Contest (Lower Ball Diamond) FFA Judging Contest Kiddies' Day Jr Market Hog Judging (Upper Ball Diamond) Garden Tractor Pulling Contest . .700 P M (lower Bail Diamond) Pork Chop Barbecue Carcass Lamb Auction (Upper Ball Diamond) Cow Milking Contest (Upper Ball Diamond) Hog Silo .. . 930 AM Presentation of Band Trophies 130 P M (Upper Ball Diamond) Bab/ Parade . 200 P M Area FFA Tractor Driving Contest 10 00 AM Miss Lancaster County (Lower Ball Diamond) Scholarship Pageant Entertainment (Midway) ROUTE OF PARADE PRIZES 2nd 3rd Wednesday 10 00 AM. Jr. Market Lambs Judging (Upper Ball Diamond) Street Fair Parade ... 700 P M (Front/Zmn's Super Market Lot) 200 P.M Thursday 10 00 AM 100 PM to 5 00 P M 4 30 PM Friday 5 00 PM 6 30 PM 7 00 PM. Entertainment (Midway) Saturday Ist 2nd 3rd $lOO.OO $50.00 $25.00 100.00 50.00 25.00 100 00 50.00 25 00 50.00 25.00 15.00 Ist 2nd 3rd 4th $35.00 $25 00 $15.00 $lO.OO Ist 2nd Trophy 4th 4-H and FFA Baby Beef Judging (Upper Ball Diamond) Mrs Lancaster County Fire Chief Contest Dairy Cattle Judging . (Upper Ball Diamond) 3rd Trophy 6th Trophy Sth 8 00 P.M. 4.30 P.M 7 30 PM 800 PM 730 PM 8 00 PM 8 00 PM 800 P.M held In the high school auditorium on Saturday night starting at 8 p.m. This pageant haa produced a Miss Pennsylvania ond a Miss America of 1954, Evelyn Ay Scmpicr. Produced by the local JayCccs it Is con sidered one of the finest preliminaries to the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant held in the state. The pageant is the final event on the program and annually at tracts a sell-out crowd from all sections of Lancaster County, The five day event attracts more than 200,000 persons each year. Premium books and schedule of events can be obtained at local stores in the area. 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