The Barnum Festival's annual observance of Fairfield Day brought out a record crowd Sunday, July 2, 1972, at Jennings Beach with as many as 20,000 people reported participating and observing in the various events and festivities.
The highlight of the day was the tug-of-war competition between the town's two public high school teams, a performance by the Fairfield Colonades, a karate demonstration, field games for youngsters, and a visit from the Barnum Festival Royal Family. Music was provided by the Virgin Island Steel Band, and there was a community sing-a-long, too.
Both the girls' and boys' Roger Ludlowe High School tug-of-war teams pulled their Andrew Warde High School rivals through a pit of mud to win the tug-of-war contests. Each of the winning teams received trophies from Peter Januska, chairman of the event.
Fairfield's current Assistant Fire Chief, George Gomola, finished first in the pie-eating contest, while sixth-grader Richard Linley, who would eventually win a state award for drafting as a freshman at Andrew Warde High School in 1975, finished first in the corn-husking contest.
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Please sign the AWHS Guest Book.
Visit the Andrew Warde High School Gift Shop.
Watch the AWHS 1976 vintage "film".
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