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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1951)
3rd Annual LEGION CELEBRATION 1 -BIG DAYS-2 - SATURDAY t SUNDAY, JULY 14 I 15 By NATIONAL AIR SHOWS COLUMBUS, OHIO Adults $1; Children Under 12, 50c (INCL. TAX) — GATES OPEN 10:30 A.M. SUNDAY, JULY 15th - Starting 2 P.M. “HI”—AERIAL SKY WRITING — BOLT FROM THE BLUE — ’ Smoke Trail Power Dive from 10,000 Feet with Aerial Bombs. AERIAL SHARP-SHOOTING — Rod Joceyln, 1950-'51 International Aerobatics Champion Pilot, Flying 200-hp. Great Lakes Special. WORLD’S SMALLEST AIRPORT — I i Car Top Landing and Take-Off by Kip Mone. NEW WAY TO CATCH A PLANE — j Red Grant in Transfer fTom Speeding Car to Plane in Flight via Rope Ladder. CHAMPIONSHIP AERIAL ARTISTRY — Capt. Rod Jocelyn ... 37 Maneuvers in 10 Minutes. MAN WITH WINGS — Red Garnt. Sensational Dare • Devil, Riding the Top Wing of Kip Mones' 450 Boeing Special in Loops, Slow Rolls, Etc. 1,000-FT. WATCH DROP — Dropping a Shock-Proof Watch Provided by Johnson Jewelry, O'Neill. BAT-WINGS — 10,000-Ft. Jump by Red Grant COMEDYBATICS — By Joe Spook PLENTY OF BASEBALL O’NEILL ROCKETS vs. INMAN TOWNERS Saturday, July 14... 2:30 P.M_North Diamond O’Neill LEGION MIDGETS vs. Lynch LEGION MIDGETS Sunday, July 15... Airport... Before Air Show O’Neill Legion JUNIORS vs. Atkinson Legion JUNIORS Sunday, July 15... Airport... Following Air Show LUNCH SERVED AT AIRPORT Also Featuring America's No. 1 Aviation EVENT ANNOUNCER BILL SWEET "Sill Bweet” of Jack Mosley’s "SMILIN’ JACK” Famous Comic Strip 1 Big PARADE --100 Floats r SATURDAY. JULY 14 - 2 P. M. 4 CLASSES — CLASS I - Business Firms; CLASS II - Churches & Extension Clubs; CLASS III - 4-H Clubs; CLASS IV - Miscellaneous 1 ★ PARADE WILL FORM I P.M. AT FIRST & DOUGLAS ST. ★ 5 TROPHIES O'NEILL MUNICIPAL BAND ★ POPULAR UNIFORMED BAND WILL LEAD MILE-LONG PARADE WHITE HORSE TROUPE 3 SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCES ‘ All Free!... Matinee Saturday, 3 P.M. - Evening Performance, Saturday, 8 P.M. - * Evening Performance, Sunday, 8 P.M.... On Lots West of Legion Club ★ Directed by Cal and Ruth Thompson ★ Roman Riding ★ Specialty Acts Carnival ... Concessions ... Rides * f i——I —£> i ■■■ in M i .1. , , i DANCING Both Nights at the Legion Ballroom ★ Music by ACES of RH\”THM ORCHESTRA ★ Admission: $1 Per Person (Tax Incl.) | LOTS OF ENTERTAINMENT! — Sponsored by — FUN GALORE! Simonson Post 93, American Legion