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Flesherton Advance, 14 Sep 1949, p. 3

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•f ♦ ♦ . Fall Fair Time In Ontario ♦ . ♦ -1 1 reaiiing The new grandstand at Dresden was filled almost to capacity when the Black and White Calf Oub paraded their entries. In the photo above. from right to left, are the following entrants with their animals: â€" Don Perry; Delbert Chinnick; Mary Jack; Glen Clackett; Jack Grant; Don Brodic; Jim Boyle; Leo Marchand; Bill Brodie; Norman King; Jack Millard; Bob Harris. Dresden is very proud of the new grandstand which has a total seating capacity of 2.500 and plenty of space in the rear of the building for booths and refreshment stands. C!-'frmcr! at the racing com- mittee. Burton Harris of the Ingersoll .\griculruni! Society, supervised a host of details with amazing efficiency. As a matter of fact, it was with some difficulty that Burt, was persuaded to slow down IcnfC enough for your roving photo- grapher' to snap h's n •-••••«. A > Busy E.:ecuttve â€" Harry Eilerjr, President of the IngersoU North and West Oxford Agricultural Society, is to be consrralulated on the .top-notch Fair held at IngersoU this year. Harry was one of the busiest men on the Ijrounds. Apart from his activi- ties as President, he had his own display to look after. The Pictures Shown On This Page Were Taken By The Photographer As A Public Service •*V." en A F>!!er Isseds A Fr.end" â€" L>;ier picuire shows the luue uuile â- â- exhibitor" ui i..e . Contest, looking properly nervous â€" as what man wouldn't. Below â€" another view of the young- sters nwnit-ng: "decision of the itu'ges â€" v.ho certainly had their work ci't o"t pvilviiv; a cl-o'ce. Fretty Miss â€" ]oan ironsides took top honours with her v. :,y. Wiliie U'tnkie, at the IngersoU Fair, Miss Ironsides will <how \\ illie W inkie at London, .\ylmer. and numerous other F;i-rs during the coming month. They will be a hard combination to heat as they proved at IngersoU. when thev won the R. Sitni^son Special. Willie VSinkie was a perfect model. He posevl with the air of a veteran trooper, and seemed possessed of unlimited patience. ♦ •A ^^^\^^:s^^^â- 4^.^^^•^^^.l.^.v. \v^ -t A ChaiupTons In The Boys' and Oirli* Dairy Calf Club at Dresden are shown above. Ke.uliug torn left to right are Ann Sterling, who placed first; Lee Montgomery, 2nd; and Tommy Davis, d. Lee Montgomery also captured the title of Champion Showman. The Calf Club was onf ti the biggest drawing cards at the Fair, and Murray Jack, the Club Leader, may well be proud •f the showinj; that tht boys and ^la aad their entries mad*. ' Vr.aners Of Tht Baby Cbnteat At EfresdSi ire shown above. Reading from left to right they are hu«ne Miner Karen Ctark and Bonnie Let Eden, placing 3rd. 1st and 2nd, respectively, 1 he judgM had a difficnlt task, as it provet.1 almost impossible to pick the winners. Bonnie L«4 *den.^« runner up, took tht whole thuig in her stride and placet! 2nd without even batting a* ayt. Karen Clark, the ch^molon, beamed with quiet confidence throughout the entire proceed- inffs. Byron Eugene Miner hails from Ostrander.

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