Negroes Have Day At Athens Exposition
Athens, Texas
Sept 19 1928
Wednesday was negro day at the East Texas Cotton Palace. Inspired
by the showing made in agricultural products by the negroes,
local business men raised sufficient money to place a negro
county agent to the field and he was inaugurated Wednesday.
Judging was completed in all departments by noon. Murchison was
awarded first place on community exhibit out of fifteen entries.
Porter Luker of Murchison won first place in
individual farm exhibit with sixteen entries.
Judges were unanimous in their opinion that the exhibits this
year are among the best ever shown at the palace. Sixty and
seventy pound watermelons were numerous while the corn exhibit
was excellent. Henderson County has won first place in corn at
the State Fair at Dallas for the last ten years and W. A. Dunn,
the corn king, has again assembled an exhibit of corn that will
be taken to the State Fair from here.
Athens Howitzar company under command of Capt. J. P. Pickens,
will give a demonstration in trench warfare Thursday.
Friday the Sunset Bisons of Dallas play the Athens Hornets.
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