Sixty years ago, the 110th Annual Lorain County Fair opened on August 23, 1965. Above is the promotional ad that appeared in the
Journal a week before the opening.
Headliners that year included two performers from the Lawrence Welk Show on TV – JoAnn Castle and Myron Floran, as well as Walt "King" Kovaz and His Auto Daredevils.
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| JoAnn Castle promotional photo of Sept. 1965 |
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| A 1967 King Kovaz program |
The first day of the Fair on August 23rd was commemorated with a special Gene Patrick cartoon on the front page of the
Journal.
The
Journal provided excellent coverage of the Fair that year, with lots of reports and full-pages of photos.
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| August 23, 1965 |
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| August 26, 1965 |
At the conclusion of the Fair, the
Journal did an interesting thing: send a reporter to find out whether the Fair helped or hurt local businesses.
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| August 28, 1965 |
I enjoyed the Gene Patrick cartoon in particular - fun, corny and very much of its time.
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