Jam packed. That’s the only way to describe Bloomburg’s Main Street parade opening the Cullen Baker Country Fair. Off in the distance at left is the famous three-story Bloomburg State Bank building, the second town building built in 1916.
names.But their view is clear.As members of the Cullen Baker Country Fair parade they are very comfortable to be celebrating life in Bloomburg.
Staley Cash, Donald Hodges and Henry Hodges say they are the best fried pie friers. And the pubic for the Cullen Baker County Fair each year seems to agree. These fair volunteers order some 1,500 of the pies. Each year, the public rushes to get one of the
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The Bloomburg Cullen Baker Country Fair is really all about memories and history, meeting friends and finding something unusual to enjoy eating or playing with or maybe purchasing.
Thousands came to Bloomubrg this past Saturday for the 50th annual anniversary (1974-2024) of the fair.
The first fair drew between two and three thousand people. So did this one, even on a rainy day. Some 165 vendors set up their tents and got down to the business of greeting the public. After all, this is still one’s old hometown, and Bloomburg is still blooming.
Take a look at the several photos and stories that follow. And here’s a listing of town history. Celebrating that first fair were the following businesses and organizations.
-- Vernon Lummus Grocery -- Ray Sullivan’s Exxon Station -- Edward O’Kelly’s Car Wash. and Washateria -- Haynes Service Station -- Lester Westmoreland’s General Merchandise Store -- First State Bank -- The Masonic Lodge Building -- Billy Bray’s Blacksmith’s Shop -- Post Office -- City Hall -- The new Fire Station -- The Beauty Box with operators Bobby Sue Harrist and Johnnie Ruth Lummus -- Well kept homes, two churches (First Baptist and Methodist), Chamber of Commerce and the fire department. Active school PTA and local civic organizations.
This listing was composed by the Bloomburg Historical Committee in its publication “Bloomburg, U. S. A. in Cullen Baker, Country.” Members were Evelyn Haynes, Helen Hunt, Mabel Hurt, Cleon Chamblee, Myrtle Hanson, Raymond Puckett and Mildred Cash.
“All contributed to a smoothly operated little town,” the report said.