Record #:

17121

Author(s):

Coates, Albert

Abstract:

In 1937 the State Department of Agriculture decided to operate the State Fair as a state institution. Dr. J. S. Dorton of Shelby was given the job of running it. He is an experienced fair operator having run the Shelby Fair since 1924. For the first time in its history the 1937 State Fair operated at a profit under Dr. Dorton's direction.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 6 Issue 18, Oct 1938, p25

Subject(s):

North Carolina State Fair (Raleigh)