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Dailey Bros. Routes 1944-1948
1944 1945 1946 1947 1948Routes courtesy of Bob Cline.
Dailey Bros 3-Ring Railroad Circus 1944
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April
1 - Gonzales, Texas Sunday 3 - Yoakum, Texas 4 - Giddings, Texas 5 - Cleveland, Texas 6 - Lufkin, Texas 7 - Noacogdoches, Texas 8 - Jacksonville, Texas Sunday 10 - Palestine, Texas 11 - Crockett, Texas 12 - Conroe, Texas 13 - Navasota, Texas 14 - Bryan, Texas 15 - Hearne, Texas Sunday 17 - Marlin, Texas 18 - Mexia, Texas 19 - Ennis, Texas 20 - Waxahachie, Texas 21 - Cleburne, Texas 22 - Comanche, Texas 23 - Coleman, Texas 24 - Goldthwaite, Texas 25 - Lampasas, Texas 26 - Belton, Texas 27 - McGregor, Texas 28 - Clifton, Texas 29 - Weatherford, Texas Sunday May 1 - Decatur, Texas 2 - Bowie, Texas 3 - Henrietta, Texas 4-5 - Wichita Falls, Texas 6 - Seymour, Texas 7 - Stamford, Texas 8 - Electra, Texas 9 - Vernon, Texas 10 - Quanah, Texas 11 - Childress, Texas 12 - Memphis, Texas 13 - Clarendon, Texas Sunday 15 - Dalhart, Texas 16 - Liberal, Texas 17 - Pratt, Kansas 18-19 - Hutchinson, Kansas 20 - Newton, Kansas Sunday 22 - Arkansas City, Kansas 23 - Winfield, Kansas 24 - Eureka, Kansas 25 - Emporia, Kansas 26 - Ottawa, Kansas 27 - Iola, Kansas Sunday 29 - Chanute, Kansas 30 - Pittsburg, Kansas 31 - Nevada, Missouri June 1 - Pleasant Hill, Missouri 2 - Warrensburg, Missouri 3 - Sedalia, Missouri 4-5 - Jefferson City, Missouri 6 - Booneville, Missouri 7 - Marshall, Missouri 8 - Lexington, Missouri 9 - Leavenworth, Kansas 10 - Atchinson, Kansas Sunday 12 - Fall City, Nebraska 13 - Nebraska City, Nebraska 14 - Red Oak, Iowa 15 - Creston, Iowa 16 - Ottawa, Iowa 17 - Fairfield, Iowa 18-19 - Burlington, Iowa 20 - Galesburg, Illinois 21 - Moline, Illinois 22 - Muscatine, Iowa 23 - Comanche (Clinton), Iowa 24 - Maquoketa, Iowa Sunday 26 - Monticello, Iowa 27 - Decorah, Iowa 28 - New Hampton, Iowa 29 - Postville, Iowa 30 - Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin July 1 - Richland Center, Wisconsin Sunday 3 - Portage, Wisconsin 4 - Janesville, Wisconsin 5 - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 6 - Sheboygan, Wisconsin 7 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin 8 - Appleton, Wisconsin Sunday 10 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin 11 - Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 12 - Marshfield, Wisconsin 13 - Wausau, Wisconsin 14 - Antigo, Wisconsin 15 - Green Bay, Wisconsin Sunday 17 - Menominee, Michigan 18 - Escanaba, Michigan 19 - Iron Mountain, Michigan 20 - Iron River, Michigan 21 - Ironwood, Michigan 22 - Ashland, Wisconsin Sunday 24 - Wadena, Minnesota 25 - Fergus Falls, Minnesota 26 - Crookston, Minnesota 27 - Rugby, North Dakota 28 - Minot, North Dakota 29 - Willston, North Dakota 30 - Plentywood, Montana 31 - Glendive, Montana |
August
1 - Dickinson, North Dakota 2 - Mandan, North Dakota 3 - Jamestown, North Dakota 4 - Lisbon, North Dakota 5 - Oakes, North Dakota Sunday 7 - Aberdeen, North Dakota 8 - Watertown, South Dakota 9 - Brookings, South Dakota 10 - Huron, South Dakota 11 - Mitchell, South Dakota 12 - Yankton, South Dakota Sunday 14 - Sheldon, Iowa 15 - Cherokee, Iowa 16 - Lemars, Iowa 17 - Storm Lake, Iowa 18 - Ft. Dodge, Iowa 19 - Iowa Falls, Iowa Sunday 21 - Cedar Falls, Iowa 22 - Manchester, Iowa 23 - Dubuque, Iowa 24 - Oelwein, Iowa 25 - Clarion, Iowa 26 - Carroll, Iowa Sunday 28 - Boone, Iowa 29 - Dunlap, Iowa 30 - Blair, Nebraska 31 - Fremont, Nebraska September 1 - York, Nebraska 2 - Hebron, Nebraska Sunday 4 - Concordia, Kansas 5 - Wymore, Nebraska 6-7 - St. Joseph, Missouri 8 - Manhattan, Kansas 9 - Abilene, Kansas Sunday 11 - Herington, Kansas 12 - Salina, Kansas 13 - Osage City, Kansas 14 - Osawatomie, Kansas 15 - Eldorado, Kansas 16 - Needesha, Kansas Sunday 18 - Independence, Kansas 19 - Coffeyville, Kansas 20 - Fort Scott, Kansas 21 - Parsons, Kansas 22 - Carthage, Missouri 23 - Monett, Missouri Sunday 25-26 - Springfield, Missouri 27 - Rogers, Arkansas 28 - Fayetteville, Arkansas 29-30 - Ft. Smith, Arkansas October Sunday 2 - Clarksburg, Arkansas 3 - Russellville, Arkansas 4 - Morrilton, Arkansas 5 - Conway, Arkansas 6 - Malvern, Arkansas 7 - Nashville, Arkansas Sunday 9 - Hope, Arkansas 10 - Camden, Arkansas 11 - El Dorado, Arkansas 12 - Arkadelphia, Arkansas 13 - Benton, Arkansas 14 - Bald Knob, Arkansas Sunday 16 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 17 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri 18 - Blytheville, Arkansas 19 - Holly Springs, Mississippi 20 - New Albany, Mississippi 21 - Tupelo, Mississippi Sunday 23 - Corinth, Mississippi 24 - Decatur, Alabama 25 - Tuscumbia, Alabama 26 - Cordova, Alabama 27 - Anniston, Alabama 28 - Talladega, Alabama Sunday 30 - Roanoke, Alabama 31 - Sylacauga, Alabama November 1 - Columbus, Georgia 2 - Troy, Alabama 3 - Andalusia, Alabama 4 - Union Springs, Alabama Sunday 6 - Opelika, Alabama 7-8 - Montgomery, Alabama 9 - Selma, Alabama 10 - Demopolis, Alabama 11 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama Sunday 13 - Laurel, Mississippi 14 - Hattiesburg, Mississippi 15 - Natchez, Mississippi 16 - Brookhaven, Mississippi 17 - Mendenhall, Mississippi 18 - Columbia, Mississippi Sunday 20 - West Point, Mississippi 21 - Kosciusko, Mississippi 22 - Grenada, Mississippi 23 - Canton, Mississippi 24 - Hazelhurst, Mississippi 25 - McComb, Mississippi Sunday 27 - Morgan City, Louisiana 28 - New Iberia, Louisiana 29 - Lafayette, Louisiana 30 - Opelousas, Louisiana December 1 - Eunice, Louisiana 2 - Crowley, Louisiana |
Home run to Gonzales, Texas. Season's mileage 13,919.
Dailey Bros. 3-Ring Railroad Circus, 1945
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March
31 - Gonzales, Texas April Sunday 2 - Eagle Lake, Texas 3 - Yoakum, Texas 4 - Cuero, Texas 5 - Victoria, Texas 6 - Alice, Texas 7 - Falfurrian, Texas Sunday 9 - Edinburg, Texas 10 - Elsa, Texas 11 - Harlingen, Texas 12-13 - Brownsville, Texas 14 - Mercedes, Texas Sunday 16 - McAllen, Texas 17 - Kingsville, Texas 18 - Sinton, Texas 19 - Bay City, Texas 20 - Beaumont, Texas 21 - DeQuincy, Louisana Sunday 23-24 - Alexandria, Louisana 25 - Monroe, Louisana 26 - Bastrop, Louisana 27 - McGehee, Arkansas 28 - Helena, Arkansas Sunday 30- Little Rock, Arkansas May 1 - Little Rock, Arkansas 2 - Texarkana, Texas 3 - Sulphur Springs, Texas 4 - Greenville, Texas 5 - Pittsburg, Texas Sunday 7 - Tyler, Texas 8 - Corsicana, Texas 9 - Gatesville, Texas 10-11 - Waco, Texas 12 - Taylor, Texas Sunday 14 - Laredo, Texas 15 - Crystal City, Texas 16 - Uvalde, Texas 17 - Del Rio, Texas 18 - Sanderson, Texas 19 - Alpine, Texas Sunday 21-22 - El Paso, Texas 23 - Deming, New Mexico 24 - Lordsburg, New Mexico 25 - Globe, Arizona 26 - Safford, Arizona Sunday 28-29 - Tucson, Arizona 30-31 - Phoenix, Arizona June 1 - Casa Grande, Arizona 2 - Mogales, Arizona Sunday 4 - Douglas, Arizona 5 - Alamogordo, New Mexico 6 - Carrizozo, New Mexico 7 - Santa Rosa, New Mexico 8 - Tucumcari, New Mexico 9 - Dalhart, Texas Sunday 11 - Trinidad, Colorado 12 - Walsenburg, Colorado 13 - Del Norte, Colorado 14 - Alamosa, Colorado 15 - Pueblo, Colorado 16 - Salida, Colorado Sunday 18 - Montrose, Colorado 19 - Delta, Colorado 20 - Grand Junction, Colorado 21 - Rifle, Colorado 22 - Glenwood Springs, Colorado 23 - Canon City, Colorado Sunday 25 - Colorado Springs, Colorado 26 - Boulder, Colorado 27 - Longmont, Colorado 28 - Loveland, Colorado 29 - Ft. Collins, Colorado 30 - Windsor, Colorado Sunday July 2 - Cheyenne, Wyoming 3 - Sterling, Colorado 4 - Ft. Morgan, Colorado 5 - Sidney, Nebraska 6 - Scotts Bluff, Nebraska 7 - Douglas, Wyoming Sunday 9 - Casper, Wyoming 10 - Thermopolis, Wyoming 11 - Worland, Wyoming 12 - Lovell, Wyoming 13 - Cody, Wyoming 14 - Laurel, Montana Sunday 16 - Sheridan, Wyoming 17 - Gillette, Wyoming 18 - Newcastle, Wyoming 19 - Edgemont, South Dakota 20 - Deadwood, South Dakota 21 - Crawford, Nebraska Sunday 23 - Alliance, Nebraska 24 - Broken Bow, Nebraska 25 - Grand Island, Nebraska 26 - Holdrege, Nebraska 27 - Hastings, Nebraska 28 - North Platte, Nebraska Sunday 30 - Kearney, Nebraska 31 - Columbus, Nebraska |
August
1 - Norfolk, Nebraska 2 - Sioux City, Iowa 3 - Onawa, Iowa 4 - Hawarden, Iowa Sunday 6 - Spencer, Iowa 7 - Perry, Iowa 8 - Council Bluffs, Iowa 9 - Atlantic, Iowa 10 - Newton, Iowa 11 - Oskaloosa, Iowa Sunday 13 - Peoria, Illinois 14 - Decatur, Illinois 15 - Robinson, Illinois 16 - Bloomington, Indiana 17 - Linton, Indiana 18 - Beford, Indiana Sunday 20 - Seymour, Indiana 21 - Lawrenceburg, Indiana 22 - Hamilton, Ohio 23 - Piqua, Ohio 24 - Zenia, Ohio 25 - Delaware, Ohio Sunday 27 - Bucyrus, Ohio 28 - Alliance, Ohio 29 - Ravenna, Ohio 30 - New Philadelphia, Ohio 31 - Moundsville, West Virginia September 1 - St. Marys, West Virginia Sunday 3 - Sistersville, West Virginia 4 - Barnesville, Ohio 5 - Uhrichsville, Ohio 6 - Coshocton, Ohio 7 - Lancaster, Ohio 8 - Washington C. H., Ohio Sunday 10 - New Albany, Indiana 11 - Elizabethtown, Kentucky 12 - Glasgow, Kentucky 13 - Bowling Green, Kentucky 14 - Gallotin, Tennessee 15 - Columbia, Tennessee Sunday 17 - Springfield, Tennessee 18 - Clarksville, Tennessee 19 - Hopkinsville, Kentucky 20 - Madisonville, Kentucky 21 - Henderson, Kentucky 22 - Princeton, Kentucky Sunday 24 - Dyersburg, Tennessee 25 - Fulton, Kentucky 26 - Jackson, Tennessee 27 - Mayfield, Kentucky 28 - Paducah, Kentucky 29 - Murray, Kentucky Sunday October 1 - Paris, Tennessee 2 - Dickson, Tennessee 3 - Murfreesboro, Tennessee 4 - McMinnville, Tennessee 5 - Tullahoma, Tennessee 6 - Fayetteville, Tennessee Sunday 8 - Dayton, Tennessee 9 - Harriman, Tennessee 10 - Somerset, Kentucky 11 - Danville, Kentucky 12 - Lexington, Kentucky 13 - Shelbyville, Kentucky Sunday 15 - Frankfort, Kentucky 16 - Maysville, Kentucky 17 - Ashland, Kentucky 18 - Huntington, West Virginia 19 20 - Keyser, West Virginia Sunday 22 - Cumberland, Maryland 23 - Martinsburg, West Virginia 24 - Winchester, Virginia 25 - Woodstock, Virginia 26 - Harrisonburg, Virginia 27 - Staunton, Virginia Sunday 29 - Covington, Virginia 30 - Charlottesville, Virginia 31 - Waynesboro, Virginia November 1 - Buena Vista, Virginia 2 - Rodford, Virginia 3 - Bedford, Virginia Sunday 5 - South Boston, Virginia 6 - Martinsville, Virginia 7 - Danville, Virginia 8 - Reidsville, North Carolina 9 - Lexington, North Carolina 10 - Burlington, North Carolina Sunday 12 - Raleigh, North Carolina 13 - Selma, North Carolina 14 - Fayetteville, North Carolina 15 - Wilmington, North Carolina 16 - Mullins, South Carolina 17 - Florence, South Carolina Sunday 19 - Dothan, Alabama 20 - Enterprise, Alabama 21 - Ozark, Alabama 22 - Luverne, Alabama 23 - Evergreen, Alabama 24 - Atmore, Alabama |
Joe Rossi, bandmaster.
Dailey Bros. Big Railroad Circus and Complete Menagerie, 1946
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April
13 - Gonzales, Texas Sunday 15 - Columbus, Texas 16 - Brenham, Texas 17 - Cameron, Texas 18 - Temple, Texas 19 - Navasota, Texas 20 - Conroe, Texas Sunday 22 - Huntsville, Texas 23 - Palestine, Texas 24 - Jacksonville, Texas 25 - Lufkin, Texas 26 - Macogdoches, Texas 27 - Athens, Texas Sunday 29 - Mt. Pleasant, Texas 30 - Paris, Texas May 1 - Bonham, Texas 2 - Denison, Texas 3 - Sherman, Texas 4 - Denton, Texas Sunday 6 - Westherford, Texas 7 - Eastland, Texas 8 - Abilene, Texas 9 - Stamford, Texas 10 - Seymour, Texas 11 - Bowie, Texas Sunday 13 - Wichita Falls, Texas 14 - Vernon, Texas 15 - Memphis, Texas 16 - Childress, Texas 17 - Quanah, Texas 18 - Floydada, Texas Sunday 20 - Lamessa, Texas 21 - Lubbock, Texas 22 - Plainview, Texas 23 - Amarillo, Texas 24 - Borger, Texas 25 - Pampa, Texas Sunday 27 - Clovis, New Mexico 28 - Roswell, New Mexico 29 - Carlsbad, New Mexico 30 - Pecos, Texas 31 - Odessa, Texas June 1 - Monohans, Texas Sunday 3 - Las Cruces, New Mexico 4 - Socorro, New Mexico 5 - Belen, New Mexico 6 - Santa Fe, New Mexico 7 - Las Vegas, New Mexico 8 - Raton, New Mexico Sunday 10 - Gallup, New Mexico 11 - Winslow, Arizona 12 - Flagstaff, Arizona 13 - Kingman, Arizona 14 - Needles, California 15 - Barstow, California Sunday 17 - Las Vegas, New Mexico 18 - Cedar City (1 show), Utah 19 - Milford, Utah 20 - Filmore, Utah 21 - Nephi, Utah 22 - Provo, Utah Sunday 24 - Ogden, Utah 25 - Brigham, Utah 26 - Logan, Utah 27 - Pocatello, Idaho 28 - Idaho Falls, Idaho 29 - Dillon, Montana Sunday July 1 - Butte, Montana 2 - Bozeman, Montana 3 - Billings, Montana 4 - Lewiston, Montana 5 - Great Falls, Montana 6 - Shelby, Montana 7 - Browning, Montana (Sun.) 8 - Kalispel, Montana 9 - Cutbank, Montana 10 - Havre, Montana 11 - Malta, Montana 12 - Glasgow, Montana 13 - Sidney, Montana 14 - Plentywood, Montana (Sun.) 15 - Williston, North Dakota 16 - Minot, North Dakota 17 - Devils Lake, North Dakota 18 - Grafton, North Dakota 19 - Grand Forks, North Dakota 20 - Crookston, Minnesota 21 - Grand Rapids, Minnesota (Sun.) 22 - Fosston, Minnesota 23 - Cass Lake, Minnesota 24 - Cloquett, Minnesota 25 - Superior, Wisconsin 26-27 - Duluth, Minnesota Sunday 29 - Mankato, Minnesota 30 - Windom, Minnesota 31 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
August
1 - Watertown, North Dakota 2 - Marshall, Minnesota 3 - Willmar, Minnesota 4 - Morris, Minnesota (Sun.) 5 - Fargo, North Dakota 6 - Valley City, North Dakota 7 - Jamestown, North Dakota 8 - Bismarck, North Dakota 9 - Dickinson, North Dakota 10 - Glendive, Montana 11 - Miles City, Montana (Sun.) 12 - En Route, South Dakota 13 - Mobridge, South Dakota 14 - Aberdeen, South Dakota 15 - Redfield, South Dakota 16 - Mitchell, South Dakota 17 - Sheldon, Iowa Sunday 19 - Ottumwa, Iowa 20 - Knoxville, Iowa 21 - Osceola, Iowa 22 - Red Oak, Iowa 23 - Hamburg, Iowa 24 - Clarinda, Iowa Sunday 26 - Creston, Iowa 27 - Centerville, Iowa 28 - Kirksville, Missouri 29 - Moberly, Missouri 30 - Mexico, Missouri 31 - Marshall September 1 - Louisiana, Missouri (Sun.) 2 - Keokuk, Iowa 3 - Washington, Iowa 4 - Fairfield, Iowa 5 - Indianola, Iowa 6 - Iowa Falls, Iowa 7 - Independence, Iowa 8 - Dyersville, Iowa (Sun.) 9 - Freeport, Illinois 10 - Dixon, Illinois 11 - Pontiac, Illinois 12 - Bloomington, Illinois 13 - Hoopeston, Illinois 14 - Watseka, Illinois 15 - Danville, Illinois (Sun.) 16 - Vincennes, Indiana 17 - Flora, Illinois 18 - Taylorville, Illinois 19 - Beardstown, Illinois 20 - Canton, Illinois 21 - Macomb, Illinois 22 - Quincy, Illinois (Sun.) 23 - Alton, Illinois 24 - Lincoln, Illinois 25 - Mattoon, Illinois 26 - Duquoin, Illinois 27 - Murphysboro, Illinois 28 - Anna, Illinois Sunday 30 - Centralia, Illinois October 1 - Herrin, Illinois 2 - Paducah, Kentucky 3 - Fulton, Kentucky 4 - Cairo, Illinois 5 - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Sunday 7 - Sikeston, Missouri 8 - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 9 - Paragould, Arkansas 10 - Blytheville, Arkansas 11 - Jonesboro, Arkansas 12 - West Plains, Missouri Sunday 14 - Springfield, Missouri 15 - Rogers, Arkansas 16 - Fayetteville, Arkansas 17 - Fort Smith, Arkansas 18 - Russelville, Arkansas 19 - Conway, Arkansas Sunday 21 - Batesville, Arkansas 22 - Wynne, Arkansas 23 - Forrest City, Arkansas 24 - Stuttgart, Arkansas 25 - Pine Bluff, Arkansas 26 - Camden, Arkansas Sunday 28 - Eldorado, Arkansas 29 - Fordyce, Arkansas 30 - Benton, Arkansas 31 - Malvern, Arkansas November 1 - Arkadelphia, Arkansas 2 - Hope, Arkansas Sunday 4 - Marshall, Texas 5 - Longview, Texas 6 - Mineola, Texas 7 - Terrell, Texas 8 - Greenville, Texas 9 - McKinney, Texas Sunday 11 - Mexia, Texas 12 - Waxahachie, Texas 13 - Cleburne, Texas 14 - Dublin, Texas 15 - Lampasas, Texas 16 - Llano, Texas Home run to Gonzales |
Opened at Gonzales, Texas, Saturday, April 13th. Closed at Llano, Texas, Saturday, November 16th. Show train traveled 15,979 miles, using 21 railroads. Longest move was 403 miles, Raton, New Mexico, to Gallup, New Mexico, vis Santa Fe R. R. Shortest move, Superior, Wisconsin to Duluth, Minnesota, 7 miles.
The circus exhibited 52 days in Texas, 10 in New Mexico, 3 in Arizona, 2 in California, 1 in Nevada, 8 in Utah, 2 in Idaho, 15 in Montana, 11 in North Dakota, 11 in Minnesota, 1 in Wisconsin, 5 in South Dakota, 16 in Iowa, 9 in Missouri, 22 in Illinois, 1 in Indiana, 2 in Kentucky, 17 in Arkansas.
Due to high winds it was impossible to raise the canvas at Clovis, New Mexico. Account of the Polio scare show was prevented from filling the advertised dates at Lemmon, Aberdeen, Redfield in South Dakota and Kirksville, Missouri was passed for the same reason. Account of the railroad strike the show camped in Amarillo, May 24th and 25th, and cancelled the dates at Borger and Pampa. Severe storm at Billings, Montana, blew the big top all over that city and the surrounding hills. For two weeks performances were given with side-wall only. After many weeks annoying delay the new big top canvas arrived. It had been contracted for the previous December.
Acting as mail agent, Mrs. Bertha Drane is a walking post office for the Dailey Circus. She gets all circus mail at the post office and delivers it to the individuals personally. She also collects the mail on the show. At the end of the season the circus employees give her a purse of money for her accomodating service.
Dailey Bros. Big Railroad Circus and Complete Menagerie, 1947
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April
12 - Gonzales, Texas Sunday 14 - Eagle Lake, Texas 15 - Giddings, Texas 16 - Groesbeck, Texas 17 - Corsicana, Texas 18 - Tyler, Texas 19 - Mt. Pleasant, Texas Sunday 21 - Paris, Texas 22 - Texarkana, Texas 23 - Shreveport, Louisiana 24 - Monroe, Louisiana 25 - Talulah, Louisiana 26 - Vicksburg, Mississippi Sunday 28 - Jackson, Mississippi 29 - Meridian, Mississippi 30 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama May 1 - Bessemer, Alabama 2 - Attalla, Alabama 3 - Dalton, Georgia Sunday 5 - Rome, Georgia 6 - Cleveland, Tennessee 7 - Knoxville, Tennessee 8 - Johnson City, Tennessee 9 - Asheville, North Carolina 10 - Spartanburg, South Carolina Sunday 12 - Gastonia, North Carolina 13 - Hickory, North Carolina 14 - Salisbury, North Carolina 15 - High Point, North Carolina 16 - Danville, Virginia 17 - Greensboro, North Carolina Sunday 19 - Raleigh, North Carolina 20 - Durham, North Carolina 21 - Burlington, North Carolina 22 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 23 - Martinsville, Virginia 24 - Roanoke, Virginia Sunday 26 - Pulaski, Virginia 27 - Lynchburg, Virginia 28 - Petersburg, Virginia 29 - Suffolk, Virginia 30-31 - Norfolk, Virginia June Sunday 2 - Portsmouth, Virginia 3-4 - Richmond, Virginia 5 - Charlottesville, Virginia 6 - Staunton, Virginia 7 - Harrisonburg, Virginia Sunday 9 - Frederick, Maryland 10 - Martinsburg, West Virginia 11 - Hagerstown, Maryland 12 - Chamersburg, Pennsylvania 13 - Lebanon, Pennsylvania 14 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania Sunday 16 - Pottsville, Pennsylvania 17 - Shenandoah, Pennsylvania 18 - Milton, Pennsylvania 19 - Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 20 - Olean, New York 21 - Corning, New York Sunday 23 - Sayre, Pennsylvania 24 - Ithaca, New York 25 - Auburn, New York 26 - Rome, New York 27 - Little Falls, New York 28 - Gloversville, New York Sunday 30 - Glens Falls, New York July 1 - Rutland, Vermont 2 - Bellows Falls, Vermont 3 - White River Jct., Vermont 4 - Laconia, New Hampshire 5 - Portsmouth, New Hampshire Sunday 7 - Bangor, Maine 8 - Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 9 - Houlton, Maine 10 - Fort Fairfield, Maine 11 - Van Buren, Maine 12 - Fort Kent, Maine Sunday 14 - Millinocket, Maine 15 - Dexter, Maine 16 - Skowhegan, Maine 17 - Waterville, Maine 18 - Rumford, Maine 19 - Lewiston, Maine Sunday 21 - Portland, Maine 22 - Nashua, New Hampshire 23 - Concord, New Hampshire 24 - Woodville, New Hampshire 25 - Montpelier, Vermont 26 - St. Albans, Vermont Sunday 28 - Burlington, Vermont 29 - Malone, New York 30 - Norwood, New York 31 - Ogdensburg, New York |
August
1 - Watertown, New York 2 - Fulton, New York Sunday 4 - Poughkeepsie, New York 5 - Hudson, New York 6 - Newburgh, New York 7 - Port Jervis, New York 8 - Perth Amboy, New Jersey 9 - Freehold, New Jersey Sunday 11 - Bridgeton, New Jersey 12 - Long Branch, New Jersey 13 - Plainfield, New Jersey 14 - Phillipsburg, New Jersey 15 - Morristown, New Jersey 16 - Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Sunday 18 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 19 - Coatesville, Pennsylvania 20 - Lancaster, Pennsylvania 21 - Lewistown, Pennsylvania 22 - Clearfield, Pennsylvania 23 - Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Sunday 25 - Latrobe, Pennsylvania 26 - Washington, Pennsylvania 27 - Moundsville, West Virginia 28 - Fairmont, West Virginia 29 - Clarksburg, West Virginia 30 - Sistersville, West Virginia Sunday September 1 - Cambridge, Ohio 2 - Alliance, Ohio 3 - Warren, Ohio 4 - Meadville, Pennsylvania 5 - Sharon, Pennsylvania 6 - Ravenna, Ohio Sunday 8 - Bucyrus, Ohio 9 - Van Wert, Ohio 10 - Plymouth, Indiana 11 - Logansport, Indiana 12 - Marion, Indiana 13 - Frankfort, Indiana Sunday 15 - Crawfordsville, Indiana 16 - Bloomington, Indiana 17 - Greencastle, Indiana 18 - Lafayette, Indiana 19 - Kankakee, Illinois 20 - Streator, Illinois Sunday 22 - Galesburg, Illinois 23 - Hannibal, Missouri 24 - Kirksville, Missouri 25 - Chillicothe, Missouri 26 - Maryville, Missouri 27 - Falls City, Nebraska Sunday 29 - Beatrice, Nebraska 30 - Fairbury, Nebraska October 1 - Marysville, Kansas 2 - Abilene, Kansas 3 - Beloit, Kansas 4 - Ellsworth, Kansas Sunday 6 - Hays, Kansas 7 - Colby, Kansas 8 - Norton, Kansas 9 - Phillipsburg, Kansas 10 -Belleville, Kansas 11 - Clay Center, Kansas Sunday 13 - Ottawa, Kansas 14 - Marion, Kansas 15 - Newton, Kansas 16 - Eldorado, Kansas 17 - Iola, Kansas 18 - Pittsburg, Kansas Sunday 20 - Parsons, Kansas 21 - Joplin, Missouri 22 - Vinita, Oklahoma 23 - Claremore, Oklahoma 24 - Ft. Smith, Arkansas 25 - Wagoner, Oklahoma Sunday 27 - Coffeyville, Kansas 28 - Winfield, Kansas 29 - Anthony, Kansas 30 - Alva, Oklahoma 31 - Woodward, Oklahoma November 1 - Cherokee, Oklahoma Sunday 3 - Enid, Oklahoma 4 - Guthrie, Oklahoma 5 - Pauls Valley, Oklahoma 6 - El Reno, Oklahoma 7 - Hobart, Oklahoma 8 - Duncan, Oklahoma Sunday 10 - Stephenville, Texas 11 - Brownwood, Texas 12 - Temple, Texas 13 - Cameron, Texas 14 - Seguin, Texas 15 - Gonzales, Texas |
The show train traveld 12,442 miles. . . . Thirty one railroads were used and twenty-five states were covered. Not a single performance was missed. Not a Sunday date was played. The shortest move was six miles, Norfolk to Portsmouth, Virginia. The longest jump was 235 miles from Fulton, New York to Poughkeepsie. Average daily move was 65 miles. . . .
There were three deaths among the circus family and three weddings. According to the accurate diary kept by Hazel King, the lead stock of the show, including the sixteen elephants, ninety horses and other stock traveled on foot, walking from the show train to the lot and returning at night an added distance of 618 miles. Not any serious stormas annoyed the show, in fact the weather man seemed to cooperate with the Dailey Bros. Circus all season. Mrs. Bertha Drane is mail agent.
Dailey Bros. Big Railroad Circus and Complete Menagerie, 1948
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April
12 - Paducah, Kentucky 12 [sic] - Hopkinsville, Kentucky 14 - Central City, Kentucky 15 - Springfield, Tennessee 16 - Clarksville, Tennessee 17 - Bowling Green, Kentucky Sunday 19 - Glasgow, Kentucky 20 - Lebanon, Kentucky 21 - Richmond, Kentucky 22 - Lexington, Kentucky 23 - Maysville, Kentucky 24 - Ashland, Kentucky Sunday 26 - Charleston, West Virginia 27 - Logan, West Virginia 28 - Huntington, West Virginia 29 - Portsmouth, Ohio 30 - Chillicothe, Ohio May 1 - Athens, Ohio Sunday 3 - Parkersburg, West Virginia 4 - Marietta, Ohio 5 - Zanesville, Ohio 6 - Mt. Vernon, Ohio 7 - Newark, Ohio 8 - Cambridge, Ohio 9 - Wheeling, West Virginia 10 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 11 - Altoona, Pennsylvania 12 - Cumberland, Maryland 13 - Hagerstown, Maryland 14 - Winchester, Virginia 15 - Carlisle, Pennsylvania Sunday 17 - York, Pennsylvania 18 - Sunbury, Pennsylvania 19 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania 20 - St. Marys, Pennsylvania 21 - Dubois, Pennsylvania 22 - Bradford, Pennsylvania Sunday 24 - Olean, New York 25 - Hornell, New York 26 - Elmira, New York 27 - Owego, New York 28 - Binghamton, New York 29 - Oneonta, New York Sunday 31 - Albany, New York June 1 - Glens Falls, New York 2 - Rutland, Vermont 3 - Burlington, Vermont 4 - Ogdensburg, New York 5 - Massena, New York Sunday 7 - Watertown, New York 8 - Oswego, New York 9 - Newark, New York 10 - Lockport, New York 11 - Batavia, New York 12 - Dunkirk, New York Sunday 14 - Sandusky, Ohio 15 - Tiffin, Ohio 16 - Kenton, Ohio 17 - Bellefontaine, Ohio 18 - Sidney, Ohio 19 - Greenville, Ohio 20 - Delphos, Ohio 21 - Hartford City, Indiana 22 - Elwood, Indiana 23 - Wabash, Indiana 24 - Warsaw, Indiana 25 - Elkart, Indiana 26 - Sturgis, Michigan Sunday 28 - La Porte, Indiana 29 - Michigan City, Indiana 30 - Crawfordsville, Indiana July 1 - Bloomington, Indiana 2 - Bedford, Indiana 3 - Terre Haute, Indiana 4 - Milford, Indiana 5 - Danville, Illnois 6 - Decatur, Illnois 7 - Springfield, Illnois 8 - Jacksonville, Illnois 9 - Moberly, Missouri 10 - Columbia, Missouri Sunday 12 - Mexico, Missouri 13 - Kirksville, Missouri 14 - Quincy, Illnois 15 - Fort Madison, Iowa 16 - Burlington, Iowa 17 - Washington, Iowa 18 - Davenport, Iowa 19 - Clinton, Iowa 20 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa 21 - Perry, Iowa 22 - Plattsmouth, Nebraska 23 - Red Oak, Iowa 24 - Hamburg, Iowa 25 - St. Joseph, Missouri 26 - Trenton, Missouri 27 - Centerville, Iowa 28 - Ottumwa, Iowa 29 - Newton, Iowa 30 - Iowa City, Iowa 31 - Vinton, Iowa |
August
Sunday 2 - Waterloo, Iowa 3 - Charles City, Iowa 4 - Cresco, Iowa 5 - Mason City, Iowa 6 - Marshalltown, Iowa 7 - Carroll, Iowa Sunday 9 - Columbus, Nebraska 10 - Norfolk, Nebraska 11 - Hawarden, Iowa 12 - Mitchell, South Dakota 13 - Redfield, South Dakota 14 - Brookings, South Dakota Sunday 16 - Watertown, South Dakota 17 - Milbank, South Dakota 18 - Wahpeton, North Dakota 19 - Grand Forks, North Dakota 20 - Grafton, North Dakota 21 - Devils Lake, North Dakota 22 - Rugby, North Dakota 23 - Williston, North Dakota 24 - Glasgow, Montana 25 - Havre, Montana 26 - Shelby, Montana 27 - Whitefish, Montana 28 - Sand Point, Idaho 29 - Coeurd' Alene, Idaho 30 - Ephrata, Washington 31 - Wenatchee, Washington September 1 - Everett, Washington 2 - Bellingham, Washington 3 - Auburn, Washington 4 - Cle Elum, Washington Sunday 6 - Kennewick, Washington 7 - Pendleton, Oregon 8 - Baker, Oregon 9 - Weiser, Idaho 10 - Nampa, Idaho 11 - Boise, Idaho Sunday 13 - Twin Falls, Idaho 14 - Burley, Idaho 15 - Idaho Falls, Idaho 16 - Montpelier, Idaho 17 - Rock Springs, Wyoming 18 - Rawlins, Wyoming Sunday 20 - Laramie, Wyoming 21 - Cheyenne, Wyoming 22 - Greeley, Colorado 23 - Fort Collins, Colorado 24 - Boulder, Colorado 25 - Colorado Springs, Colorado Sunday 27 - Sterling, Colorado 28 - North Platte, Nebraska 29 - Kearney, Nebraska 30 - Grand Island, Nebraska October 1 - Hastings, Nebraska 2 - Concordia, Kansas Sunday 4 - Hiawatha, Kansas 5 - Atchison, Kansas 6 - Lawrence, Kansas 7 - Topeka, Kansas 8 - Emporia, Kansas 9 - Chanute, Kansas Sunday 11 - Witchita, Kansas 12 - Kingman, Kansas 13 - Larned, Kansas 14 - Dodge City, Kansas 15 - Liberal, Kansas 16 - Pratt, Kansas Sunday 18 - Hutchinson, Kansas 19 - Wellington, Kansas 20 - Independence, Kansas 21 - Fort Scott, Kansas 22 - Lamar, Missouri 23 - Springfield, Missouri Sunday 25 - Joplin, Missouri 26 - Rogers, Arkansas 27 - Fayetteville, Arkansas 28 - Poteau, Oklahoma 29 - McAlester, Oklahoma 30 - Holdenville, Oklahoma Sunday November 1 - Okmulgee, Oklahoma 2 - Ada, Oklahoma 3 - Shawnee, Oklahoma 4 - Chickasha, Oklahoma 5 - Lawton, Oklahoma 6 - Altus, Oklahoma Sunday 8 - San Angelo, Texas 9 - Abilene, Texas 10 - Weatherford, Texas 11 - Cleburne, Texas |
The show train traveled 16,329 miles for the season as compared with 12,442 miles in 1947. Average run was 83 miles. Shortest run was Parkersburg, West Virginia to Marietta, Ohio, 14 miles. Longest run was 250 miles, Altus, Oklahoma to San Angelo, Texas. Thirty one railroads were used, twenty seven states covered and one hundred and ninety four days were played. This 1948 the show exhibited seven Sundays. Lost one complete day at Hawarden, Iowa account of bridge wash-out on the C. & N. W. R. R. Several late matinees from several causes and two afternoon shows completely lost. Several stands were scheduled for only one performance. . . . Not a single railroad accident during the season. Several minor accidents, most serious being the upsetting and burning of one of the cook house trucks while loading at Fort Madison, Iowa. An unusual amount of sickness hit every department of the show. Both of the proprietors were seriously ill, in fact both had a narrow escape from a fatal ending. Mrs. Davenport was taken to the hospital at Lockport, New York on June 10th, and underwent a very serious major operation and did not return to the show until July 13th. A few days later Ben Davenport was rushed to the hospital at Trenton, Missouri July 26th . . .
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