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LiVG_ remainder of the Stanley-Black administration saw no changes in the personnel of
Bd by the board which, in 1916, consisted of Hessrs. Cohen, Cooper, Harris, Bassett,
y_ Ti Hornsby, Letterle, Frcman, Reneker, and Blackburn. J. L; Dent, appointed secre-
pOurth tary in 1915, was succeeded in 1915 ‘by F. J. Kremer. L. B. Shropshire gas_
trick, assistant secretary, and Mrs·Christy Park, secretary of the board.
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3)wilj 1919-25 Edwin P. Morrow, Governor. “W. T. Hanna, Frankfort (1920-24), com-
3CtOT’ missioner; Thomas Poe Cooper, Lexington, director. In 1920 R. J. Bassett, of
Farm- Leitchfield, was appointed to succeed J. R. Rash; Lewis M. Lebus, Cynthiana, to
3, and succeed J. N. Elliston. The board during the Morrow administration consisted of
lg TC- Messrs. Hanna, Cooper, Harris, Bassett, Hornsby, Letterle, Froman, Lebus and
Blackburn. The executive committee for management of the fair comprised Messrs.
Hanna, Letterle, Harris, Blackburn, and Lebus, for the board; and Messrs. James
jounty. E.“Ni11son and Joseph Burge, for Louisville. p
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1 lggg _ 1925-27 E@££2EmL_gasop Fields, Governor. Clell Coleman, Mercer County,
1, and (1924-28) commissioner; Theres Poe Cooper, director. Governor Fields, in 1925,
’.SuC_ appointed W. Tate Bird, of Shelbyville, to succeed Thomas E. Hornsby; P. B.
,l&C€d _ _Gaines, of Carrollton, to succeed H. H. Froman; and J. M. Finch, of Helena Sta-
Desha tion, to succeed Lewis H. Lebus. ln 1925 the Governor appointed J. R. Rash, Jr.,
l. and to succeed R. J. Bassett; in 1926 Charles C. Wheeler became successor to J. L.
F&rm_ Letterle. The board, so changed, was made up in 1927 of Messrs. Coleman, Cooper,
,, and Harris, Rash, Bird, 7Bee1er, Gaines, Finch, and Blackburn. The State Fair execu-
,riCt_ tive committee comprised Hessrs. Coleman, Cooper, Letterle and Harris, for the
lankin board, and Messrs. H. W. De Funick, J. B. Banes, D. B. G. Rose,`W. S. Campbell,
_ James E. Fahey, Caldwell Norton,`W. N. Hanna, Joseph Burge, An D. Allen, Colonel
reggiy Smith, T. Bailey, Joseph E. Priddy, and William E. Horrow, for Louisville and the
€Or€_ state at large. During the_period James E. Fahey served’ as secretary. L. B.
Shy. Shropshire was assistant secretary in 1924-25, succeeded ·in 1926-27 by R. R.
Gmand Haffner and M. C. Theisen. ln 1926 Shropshire became supervisor of exhibits,
S€S_ which position he held to and including the year 1955.
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d. 1927-51 Flem D. Sampson, Governor. Newton Bright, Henry County (1928-52),*
commissioner; Thomas Poe Codper, director. ln 1928 Governor Sampson appointed
rank- W}`W. Wash, of Lawrenceburg, to_succeed _W} Tate Bird, and John D. Littlejohn, of
igned Maysville, as successor _to J. M. Finch._ ln 1929 F. G. Clay, of Winchester, suc-
pro- ceeded Fred R. Blackburn, and in 1950 Nash Smith followed F. G. Clay, while Dr.
ining . J. L. Vallandingham succeeded P. B. Gaines. The board of 1951, so reconstituted,
, and consisted of Hessrs. Bright, Cooper,_Harris, Rash, Jr., Wash, Wheeler, Val1an—
, and dingham, Littlejohn, and Smith. TV. Tate Bird became secretary in 1928; in that
ppel- year the assistant secretaryship was abolished and its duties merged with those
, ex- - of the supervisor of exhibits, ia charge of L. B. Shropshire.
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1951-55 Ruby Laffoon, Governor. Eugene Flowers, Logan County (1952-56),
commissioner; Thomas.Poe Cooper, director. In 1952 Governor Laffoon made four
BEEQE appointments to the board. 0. C. Whitefield, of Nadisonville, replaced V. J.
)unPY Harris, appointed in 1915; C. J. Cronin, Jr., Louisville, succeeded Charles C.
1. H. Wheeler; C. 0. Graves, Georgetown, followed. Dr. J. L. Vallandingham and Cham-
¥TTiS bers Perry, Wount Olivet, replaced John D. Littlejohn. ln 1954 Clyde Smith, of
xnon; Barbourville, succeeded Noah Smith. ln 1955 still another change brought C.
suc- Hanna, Shelbyville, to the board in place of W. W.`Wash. As reconstructed the
that board consisted of Messrs. Flowers, Cooper, Whitefield, Rash, Jr., Hanna, Cronin,
; Poe Jr., Graves, Perry, and Smith. Garth Ferguson was secretary during the period.
>eri— L. B. Shropshire was supervisor of exhibits.
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