51.   She had sung, but she had sung at the Silver Slipper in Las Vegas, in lounges, at state fairs.

52.   Simonds remembers her father became ill in September, cutting short a Labor Day trip to a state fair to come home.

53.   Sure, the state fair had Little Richard in the music hall, but the Republicans had Vic Damone in the Orrin Hatch tent!

54.   Tanya Tucker and Barbara Mandrell started as teen-agers, Parker-Adair reminds, singing in talent shows and making promotional appearances at state fairs and the like.

55.   The Ash Kicker will be at schools, country and state fairs, rodeos, parades and other public events throughout the state.

56.   The atmosphere surrounding Busch Stadium is as festive as a state fair.

57.   The Iowa caucus has become as traditional and homespun as the Iowa state fair.

58.   The meat packer bought thousands of animals last year from exhibitors at county fairs, state fairs and events such as the American Royal in Kansas City.

59.   The multicolored ribbons were one part of a pilot project that affected all non-livestock contests at the state fair in August, he said.

60.   The state fair will take place in May in Los Angeles.