Glimpses of Hohenwald's Past

August 23, 1951

Lewis County Schools opened for the 1951-52 school year with full attendance. “It now appears that approximately 70 will be enrolled in the new band being organized and soon as the instruments are available the racket will get under way.”

E.R. Bralye’s Circus, featuring “a mighty array of big time vaudeville circus acts,” was announced as the grandstand attraction at the 1951 Lewis County Fair. Admission was $0.75 for adults, $0.35 for children under 18, and there was no charge for children under 5.

The continuation of the Annual Lewis County Fair was a community concern. It wa...