MSSU Archives & Special Collections Exhibits: Sports Show 1956 Show

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1956 4-State Sport(s) Show

The 4-State Sport(s) Show in 1956 was the second show. On this page are newspaper articles about the show, notes from the committee that ran the show, and the financials of the show. 

Crowds Throng Memorial Hall as Four-State Sport Show Opens

This article mentions the boat parade that will be occurring and that there was a total of 62 cakes for the baking contest with Joyce Huff, 16 years old, and Carol McCormick, 17 years old, winning. 

Four-State Sport Show Opens Tonight at Hall

This article mentions there will be a forty-minute floor show and that there is an estimate for a high attendance this year. 

Four-State Sport Show Here Ends; 15,000 Attended

This article wraps up the 1956 Sport Show by giving different totals to show attendance and use of attractions: about 15,000 people attended, 312 fish were caught, and 230 ducks were caught. 

The Four-State Sports Show

This article explains the reasoning behind the sport show, with a focus on how it supports the Willing Workers for Wildlife movement, a 4-H club program. 

Report of the Entertainment Committee - 1956 Sports Show

This report lists the acts of the program that ran during the sports show including: what the act was, who was doing it, and how long it would last. Also in the report are the expenses paid for the performances. 

Report of the Entertainment Committee - 1956 Sports Show Page 2

This report lists the acts of the program that ran during the sports show including: what the act was, who was doing it, and how long it would last. Also in the report are the expenses paid for the performances. 

Financial Summary 1956 4-State Sport Show

A report that breaks down the expenses and income of each activity category and administrative task for the 1956 show.  

Financial Summary 1956 4-State Sport Show Page 2

A report that breaks down the expenses and income of each activity category and administrative task for the 1956 show.  

Financial Summary 1956 4-State Sport Show Page 3

A report that breaks down the expenses and income of each activity category and administrative task for the 1956 show.  

Financial Summary 1956 4-State Sport Show Page 4

A report that breaks down the expenses and income of each activity category and administrative task for the 1956 show.  

Financial Summary 1956 4-State Sport Show Page 5

A report that breaks down the expenses and income of each activity category and administrative task for the 1956 show.  

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