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DAILY PROGRAM OF EVENTS

The Management reserves the right to make necessary changes in events.
Listen for Announcements. 

SUNDAY - AUGUST 19th

Announcers: 
JACK STORY, Chief
WALTER T. BONNEY
DALE McINTYRE
TED WINTERS
Sponsored by The American Steel & Wire Co.
Exclusive Radio and Broadcasting Rights
Columbia Broadcasting System
Television--Station WJBK-TV
Downtown Press Headquarters: Book-Cadillac Hotel
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Longines--Official Watch

9:30 A.M. GROUND EXHIBITS--U.S.  Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines.
12:30 NOON BAND.
12:40 P.M. DAVE BINNS--Comedy Act.
12:50 P.M. CONTINENTAL MOTORS TROPHY RACE--Consolation Race.
1:10 P.M. NATIONAL PARACHUTE JUMPING CONTEST.
1:40 P.M. OFFICIAL OPENING-- U.S. Air Force
         INTRODUCTIONS--By F.C Crawford, President Air Foundation, and C.J Reese, President Aero Club of Michigan.
1:50 P.M. HELICOPTER SPECIALTY ACT and feature by MARILYN RICH, "Original Helicopter Girl."
2:00 P.M. U.S. NAVY and MARINES--Flight Demonstration.
2:20 P.M. CARO BAYLY--1950-51 Women's International Aerobatics Champion.
2:30 P.M. ALLISON JET TROPHY RACE--Arrival of Winners from Indianapolis.
2:40 P.M. U.S. AIR FORCE--Flight Demonstration. *
3:10 P.M. THOMPSON TROPHY JET SPEED EVENT.
3:25 P.M. INTERMISSION--Band.
3:40 P.M. PRESENTATION--Allison Jet Trophy Race Winner. Thompson Trophy Jet Speed Event Winner. 
3:50 P.M. U.S. ARMY--Aircraft Demonstration.
4:20 P.M. ROD JOCELYN--1950-51 Men's International Aerobatics Champion.
4:30 P.M. CONTINENTAL MOTORS TROPHY RACE--Final Race. 15 Laps of a 2 1/2-Mile Course.
Winner [[blank line]]
Second [[blank line]]
Third  [[blank line]]
4:50 P.M. PRESENTATION--Continental Motors Trophy Race Winners.
5:00 P.M. COLE BROTHERS--Aerobatic Trio.
5:10 P.M. BAND--Finale.
          GRAND PRIZE DRAWING.

*Boeing Airplane Co. and General Electric Co. (Gas Turbine Division) have combined to have the U.S. Air Force demonstrate the outstanding new B-47 bomber. It is through the cooperation of these two companies that such a plane is produced and publicly presented here.

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Transcription Notes:
Unsure if the stanza on the right side of the page directly under AUGUST 19th is a continued list of the Sponsors.