Beware the Fair

View from the ferris wheel of the midway and rides at the County Fairgrounds during the 1978 Stompede.
View from the ferris wheel of the midway and rides at the County Fairgrounds during the 1978 Stompede.

In 1938, the Weekly Line-up column warned locals about getting taken in when playing games of chance at the fairs. I’m pretty sure that this practice still exists at fairs and midways as always, but also made the leap to new technology, where people online act as shills in public forums and other places.

Researched & written by Kathryn Auger

 

July 21, 1938 - blog2
DHT July 21, 1938
DHT - July 21, 1938
DHT – July 21, 1938

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