Circus Historical Society
Mills Bros. Circus Routes
1942 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1960
Mills Bros. 1943, route with staff, performers
Routes courtesy of Bob Cline.
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1942
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April
25 - Painesville, Ohio Sunday 27 - Willoughby, Ohio 28 - Bedford, Ohio 29 - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 30 - Mogadore, Ohio May 1 - Minerva, Ohio 2 - Salem, Ohio Sunday 4 - Wellsville, Ohio 5 - Toronto, Ohio 6 - Yorksville, Ohio 7 - Mingo Junction, Ohio 8 - Saint Clairsville, Ohio 9 - Cambridge, Ohio Sunday 11-12 - Zanesville, Ohio 13-14 - Newark, Ohio 15 - Westerville, Ohio 16 - Marysville, Ohio Sunday 18 - Bellfontaine, Ohio 19 - Richwood, Ohio 20 - Bucyrus, Ohio 21 - Bluffton, Ohio 22 - Delphos, Ohio 23 - Hicksville, Ohio Sunday 25 - Auburn, Ind. 26 - Garret, Ind. 27 - Angola, Ind. 28 - LaGrange, Ind. 29 - Ligonier, Ind. 30 - Warsaw, Ind. Sunday June 1 - Goshen, Ind. 2 - Breman, Ind. 3 - Valparaiso, Ind. 4 - Chesterton, Ind. 5 - Hobert, Ill. 6 - Harvey, Ill. Sunday 8 - Lockport, Ill. 9 - Naperville, Ill. 10 - Sandwich, Ill. 11 - Batavia, Ill. 12 - Barrington, Ill. 13 - Belvidere, Ill. Sunday 15 - Sycamore, Ill. 16 - DeKalb, Ill. 17 - Rochelle, Ill. 18 - Marseilles, Ill. 19 - Wilmington, Ill. 20 - Steger, Ill. Sunday 22 - Watseka, Ill. 23 - Paxton, Ill. 24 - Rantoul, Ill. 25 - Westville, Ill. 26 - Paris, Ill. 27 - Marshall, Ill. Sunday 29 - Rockville, Ind. 30 - Clinton, Ind. July 1 - Frankfort, Ind. 2 - Monticello, Ind. 3 - Knox, Ind. 4 - Plymouth, Ind. Sunday 6 - Wabash, Ind. 7 - Elwood, Ind. 8 - Hartford City, Ind. 9 - Tipton, Ind. 10 - Alexandria, Ind. 11 - Gas City, Ind. Sunday 13 - Bluffton, Ind. 14 - New Haven, Ind. 15 - North Manchester, Ind. 16 - Columbia City, Ind. 17 - Napanee, Ind. 18 - Syracuse, Ind. Sunday 20 - Mishawaka, Ind. 21 - Elkhart, Ind. 22 - Three Rivers, Mich. 23 - Sturgis, Mich. 24 - Coldwater, Mich. 25 - Marshall, Mich. Sunday |
July
27 - Charlotte, Mich. 28 - Hillsdale, Mich. 29 - Adrian, Mich. 30 - Delta, Ohio 31 - Bryan, Ohio August 1 - Napoleon, Ohio Sunday 3 - Ottawa, Ohio 4 - North Baltimore, Ohio 5 - Perrysburg, Ohio 6 - Maumee, Ohio 7 - Freemont, Ohio 8 - Port Clinton, Ohio Sunday 10 - Norwalk, Ohio 11 - Willard, Ohio 12 - Ashland, Ohio 13 - Medina, Ohio 14 - Loraine, Ohio 15 - Oberlin, Ohio Sunday 17 - Wellington, Ohio 18 - Shelby, Ohio 19 - Galion, Ohio 20 - Carey, Ohio 21 - Upper Sandusky, Ohio 22 - Mount Gilead, Ohio Sunday 24 - Kenton, Ohio 25 - West Liberty, Ohio 26 - Pigua, Ohio 27 - Miamisburg, Ohio 28 - Xenia, Ohio 29 - Franklin, Ohio Sunday 31 - Brookville, Ind. September 1 - Cambridge City, Ind. 2 - Greenfield, Ind. 3 - Greenwood, Ind. 4 - Franklin, Ind. 5 - Martinsville, Ind. Sunday 7 - Spencer, Ind. 8 - Bloomfield, Ind. 9 - Beford, Ind. 10 - Loogootee, Ind. 11 - Washington, Ind. 12 - Oakland City, Ind. Sunday 14 - Mount Carmel, Ill. 15 - Lawrenceville, Ill. 16 - Robinson, Ill. 17 - Newton, Ill. 18 - Effingham, Ill. 19 - Saint Elmo, Ill. Sunday 21 - Vandalia, Ill. 22 - Pana, Ill. 23 - Taylorville, Ill. 24 - Hillsboro, Ill. 25 - Staunton, Ill. 26 - Edwardsville, Ill. Sunday 28 - Nameoki, Ill. 29 - Ferguson, Mo. 30 - Troy, Mo. October 1 - Montgomery City, Mo. 2 - Hermann, Mo. 3 - Union, Mo. Sunday 5 - Sullivan, Mo. 6 - Salem, Mo. 7 - Mountain Grove, Mo. 8 - Willow Springs, Mo. 9 - West Plains, Mo. 10 - Thayer, Mo. Sunday 12 - Calico Rock, Ark. 13 - Batesville, Ark. 14 - Newport, Ark. 15 - Augusta, Ark. 16 - Wynne, Ark. 17 - Marianna, Ark. Sunday 19 - Forrest City, Ark. 20 - Earle, Ark. 21 - Marked Tree, Ark. 22 - Trumann, Ark. 23 - Paragould, Ark. 24 - Monette, Ark. Sunday 26 - Rector, Ark. 27 - Ashland, Ohio |
Winter quarters, Ashland, Ohio. Total mileage 5,583.
Staff: Jack Mills, owner-manager; Jake Mills, owner-manager; Harry Mills, supt. concessions; Ida Mills, treasurer; Rose Mills, asst. treasurer; Mary Mills, concessions stand; John Wall, supt. transportation; Charles Brady, master carpenter; Arthur Leonard, master mechanic; James McGee, announcer, boss ticket seller; Jack McFarland, banners, 24-hour man; J. C. Critchfield, front door; Clyde Widener, equestrian director; Milt Harriot, asst. equestrian director; Whity Nickoloff, asst. electrician; Albert Relms, boss property man; Bill O'Day, asst. boss canvasman; Fred Holoway, elephant man; Harry Cone & Paul Rife, grooms; Wm. Kempsmith, cook; Floyd Boilan, asst. cook; Mrs. C. H. Woolrich & Francis Widener, reserved seats, gates.
Advance Staff: James Dewey, general advance rep.; Robert M. Burns, general publicity rep.; L. H. Jones, brigade boss; Ed Walker, W. M. Vandergriff, Billy Griffith - billposters & lithographers.
Band: C. H. Woolrich, director; Joe Rossi, solo trumpet; Joe Pomelio, clarinet; Fred Masco, trombone; Andy Anderson, clarinet; Jamie Burnham, baritone; Geo. Harris, trombone; Jack Fogg, bass; Tommy Osborne, cornet; Bill Sternberg, double drums.
Clowns: Kemp Smith, Albert Powel, Willie Clark, Jimmie Anderson, Barney Aronson.
Side Show: Guy Smuck, manager; Joe Levine & Earnie Weingarten, tickets
Allen Rice, novelty stand; Coy Elkins, popcorn stand; Deacon Albright & Butch Eagan, candy butchers.
Performers & Wild West: Clyde Widener, Dora Widener, Danny Galote, Cal Townsend, Mrs. Cal Townsend, Mattie Powell, Mary Rossi, Princess White Cloud, Princess Red Cloud, Evelyn A. Rossi, Chief White Eagle, Johnny Pringle, Jr. Townsend, Robt. R. Reynolds.
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1950
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April
16 - Circleville, Ohio Sunday 18 - Chillicothe, Ohio 19 - Wash. Ct. House, Ohio 20 - Hillsboro, Ohio 21 - Wilmington, Ohio 22 - Osborn-Fairfield, Ohio 23 - Camden, Ohio Sunday 25 - Urbana, Ohio 26 - Piqua, Ohio 27 - Lima, Ohio 28 - Kenton, Ohio 29 - Delaware, Ohio 30 - Columbus, Ohio Sunday May 2 - Marion, Ohio 3 - Galion, Ohio 4 - Upper Sandusky, Ohio 5 - Millersburg, Ohio 6 - Uhrichsville, Ohio 7 - Massillon, Ohio Sunday 9 - Hubbard, Ohio 10 - Niles, Ohio 11 - Barberton, Ohio 12 - Hudson, Ohio 13 - Kent, Ohio 14 - So. Euclid, Ohio Sunday 16 - Norwalk, Ohio 17 - Bowling Green, Ohio 18 - Adrian, Michigan 19 - Jackson, Michigan 20 - Coldwater, Mich. 21 - Auburn, Indiana Sunday 23 - So. Whitley, Indiana 24 - Huntington, Indiana 25 - Kokomo, Indiana 26 - Richmond, Indiana (matinee only) 27 - Elwood, Indiana 28 - Crawfordsville, Indiana Sunday 30 Charleston, Illinois 31 - Tuscola, Illinois June 1 - Taylorville, Illinois 2 - Litchfield, Illinois 3 - Stauton, Illinois 4 - Alton, Illinois Sunday 6 - Jacksonville, Illinois 7 - Springfield, Illinois 8 - Clinton, Illinois 9 - Pontiac, Illinois 10 - Ottawa, Illinois 11 - Princeton, Illinois Sunday 13 - Galesburg, Illinois 14 - Monmouth, Illinois 15 - Burlington, Iowa 16 - Muscatine, Iowa 17 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa 18 - Dubuque, Iowa Sunday 20 - New Glarus, Wisconsin 21 - Monroe, Wisconsin 22 - Beloit, Wisconsin 23 - Delavan, Wisconsin 24 - Racine, Wisconsin 25 - Kenosha, Wisconsin Sunday 27 - Whitewater, Wisconsin 28 - Madison, Wisconsin 29 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin 30 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin July 1 - Appleton, Wisconsin 2 - Shawano, Wisconsin Sunday 4 - Green Bay, Wisconsin 5 - Stevens Point, Wisconsin 6 - Wausau, Wisconsin 7 - Merrill, Wisconsin 8 - Marshfield, Wisconsin 9 - Sparta, Wisconsin Sunday 11 - LaCrosse, Wisconsin 12 - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 13 - Rice Lake, Wisconsin 14 - Spooner, Wisconsin 15 - Superior, Wisconsin 16 - Ashland, Wisconsin Sunday 18 - Ironwood, Michigan 19 - Iron River, Michigan 20 - Kinsford, Michigan 21 - Escanaba, Michigan 22 - Ishpeming, Michigan 23 - Munising, Michigan Sunday 25 - Manistque, Michigan 26 - Sault St. Marie, Michigan (nite only) 27 - Sault St. Marie, Michigan 28 - St. Ignace, Michigan 29 - Cheboygan, Michigan 30 - Petoskey, Michigan Sunday |
August
1 - Boyne City, Michigan 2 - Traverse City, Michigan 3 - Cadillac, Michigan 4 - Manistee, Michigan 5 - Ludington, Michigan 6 - Muskegon, Michigan Sunday 8 - So. Haven, Michigan 9 - Benton Harbor, Michigan 10 - Allegan, Michigan 11 - Hastings, Michigan 12 - Charlotte, Michigan 13 - St. Johns, Michigan Sunday 15 - Saginaw, Michigan 16 - Owosso, Michigan 17 - Flint, Michigan 18 - Pontiac, Michigan 19 - Mt. Clemes, Michigan 20 - Trenton, Michigan Sunday 22-23 - Pt. Clinton, Ohio 24 - Fremont, Ohio 25 - Sandusky, Ohio 26 - Avon Lake, Ohio 27 - Garfield Hts., Ohio Sunday 29 - Sharon, Pennsylvania 30 - New Castle, Pennsylvania 31 - Butler, Pennsylvania September 1 - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania 2 - Tarentum, Pennsylvania 3 - Washington, Pennsylvania Sunday 5 - McKeesport, Pennsylvania 6 - Uniontown, Pennsylvania 7 - Connellsville, Pennsylvania 8 - Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania 9 - Somerset, Pennsylvania 10 - Johnstown, Pennsylvania Sunday 12 - Altoona, Pennsylvania 13 - Tyrone, Pennsylvania 14 - State College, Pennsylvania 15 - Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16 - Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania Sunday 19 - Corning, New York 20 - Cortland, New York 21 - Norwich, New York 22 - Utica, New York 23 - Ft. Plain, New York 24 - Albany, New York Sunday 26 - Poughkeepsie, New York 27 - Peekskill, New York (three performances) 28 - Pt. Chester, New York 29 - White Plains, New York 30 - New Brunswick, New Jersey October 1 - Trenton, New York Sunday 3 - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 4 - Ephrata, Pennsylvania 5 - York, Pennsylvania 6 - Hanover, Pennsylvania 7 - Westerminster, Maryland 8 - Bethesda, Maryland Sunday 10 - Fredericksburg, Virginia 11 - Hopewell, Virginia 12 - Suffolk, Virginia 13 - Williamsburg, Virginia 14 - Cradock, Virginia 15 - Elizabeth City, North Carolina Sunday 17 - New Bern, North Carolina 18 - Greenville, North Carolina 19 - Goldsboro, North Carolina 20 - Wilson, North Carolina 21 - Jackson, North Carolina 22- Roxboro, North Carolina Sunday 24 - Danville, Virginia 25 - Burlington, North Carolina 26 - High Point, North Carolina 27 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina 28 - Lexington, North Carolina 29 - Charlotte, North Carolina Sunday 31 - Shelby, North Carolina November 1 - Spartanburg, South Carolina 2 - Greenville, South Carolina 3 - Anderson, South Carolina 4 - Laurens, South Carolina 5 - Aiken, South Carolina Sunday 7 - Barnwell, South Carolina 8 - Newberry, South Carolina 9 - Columbia, South Carolina 10 - Bishopville, South Carolina 11 - Marion, South Carolina 12 - Whiteville, North Carolina Sunday 14 - Wilmington, North Carolina Season ends |
Highlights
Wisconsin Passes First Resolution Honoring Circus.
Foremost among many honors accorded Mills Bros. Circus in '49 undoubtedly ws the Joint Resolution, endorsing the circus and recommending it to Wisconsin's citizen, passed in official session by Wisconsin's Senate and Assembly after attending night performance at Madison, June 28. More than 300, including Wisconsin Governor Oscar Rennebohn, Lt. Gov. George Smith, the legislators, state, county and city officials, Wisconsin circus fans attended dinner given by circus between shows. It was the first such resolution ever passed anywhere so honoring a circus.
Another major event was the season's opening banquet at Circleville, April 16, attended by nearly 350 fans, committeemen, local, county and Ohio officials, press and radio representatives, and friends.
The '49 season of 30 weeks and two days was the longest in the show's 10-year history. Other hightlights:
The matinee performance on the Richmond (Ind.) State Hospital Grounds, limited to the 1600 patients, and the first circus performance ever devoted exclusively to patients, with the public excluded; opening of Wisconsin's Senate and Assembly with prayer by Rev. Doc Waddell, Mills Bros. Chaplain for LIfe; life story of Rev. Waddell in July issue of Cornet magazine; two-day visit by Life photographers at New Glarus, Wis.; services at graves of William Coup, Delavan, Wis., and William Linney, Ft. Plain, N.Y.; Geroge Duffy's historic circus party for 1600 youngsters at Ft. Plain; visits by the wife of the Michigan governor and party at St. Ignace and by countless civic, county and state officials, clergymen, 33rd Degree Masons, school authorities, and members of circus fans groups; and numerous hospital benefit shows, including Crippled Children's Hospitals.
Clown Alley: Producer, Alex Brock. Clowns: Jack LaPearl, James DeCobb, George Cook, Merle Cook, Eddie Doyle, Phil Enos, Alice Enos, Art Swanson, Bob Rogers, John Burditt, Vic. Reinz.
Electrical Department: Supt., Arthur (Hard Times) Leonard (9th season). Robert Chappell, George (Blackie) Harmon, Robert Carrick.
Mechanical Department: Supt., Don Mann. Ray Haddix, Max Little, Joe Furlong, Mark (Pistol Pete) Binkerd, Glenn Ingalls.
Menagerie: Supt., George Suitca. Harry Cone (9th season), Russell Streets; Bill Bouten.
Ring Stock: Supt., Roland (Blackie) Diller. Edward (Bill) Brandt, Orin J. Holden, Joseph Toth, James Downey, Guy Wtzel, Lloyd Andrews, Leo Creasy, Russ Hoon, Aden Agen Eldon Swisher (dogs) Dave Rowlands (watchman).
Concessions Department: Supt. Harry Mills. Mary Mills, cashier, checker-upper; Max Gross, asst. supt.; Mrs. Allen (Bunny) King, popcorn; Mrs. Ray (Jay) Goody, candy floss; Clinton Hall, snow cones; Richard Bevins, menagerie stand; Frank Patrick & Donavon Spencer, novelties; Neal Casterline, midway lunch stand, and Owen Wiggins, asst.; candy butchers: Alex Lax, Robert Parnell, Archie Lambrich, Luther Steep, William Kilby, Richard Roland, Russell Summerline; Lee Crawford, Ray Lyke, Obert Nutter, Joseph Cooper, Marion Standard.
Dining Department: Stewart, Mark Roe. Cooks: R. B. Dallas, Orvell Wooster, Frank Sterzinar, R. L. Gage. Water truck: Stanley (Whitey) Blinn. Campfire and Washers: Harry Boots and Albert (Whitey) Koepke. Waiters: Orville (John) Kibbey, Tim Webster, Joe Nardechia, Bob Harper, Arthur Chichester, Joe Harkin, Bob Palmatier, Frank Gust, Lenzi Burgess, Joe Harkness.
Property Department: Supt., Michael Callahan. Don Fillion, Floyd Thomas, Hilman Graham, Art Maughan, Warren Casterline, Glenn Chamberlain, Bill Keaner, Bob Sterns, Jack Smith, Raymond Cass, Earl Conners, Jack Mitchell, Marcel Beaujeu.
Side Show: Manager, Sol Berry. Tickets: Proctor Baughman, Ray Goody, Sanford Burnstein, Donna Drew. Attractions: Larry Benner, maginican, inside lecturer; Prof. Ben, ventriloquist; Waldo, Human Ostrich; Hindu Torture Bos, Punch & Judy, Musical Novelty King, Paper Tearing Artist. Side Show band, Randolph Martin.
Canvasmen: Clarence (Blackie) Wilson, boss. Joseph Brown, Tom Dawson, Walt Budzik, Winfred Parker, Alfred Curry, Oscar Chandler, Roy Hooks, Willie Williams.
Big Top: Supt., Charles (Bardy) Bensel (9th season); assitant, Thurman (Nappy) Jenkins. Canvasmen: Ronald Dunn, George Dawson, Harold Love, Bob McDonald, Harold Appling, Tom Vaden, Robert Farmer, Frank Jones, Ralph Sears (stake & chain), Henry Baumgartner, Raymond Shine, Moses Johnson, Roosevelt Harris, Rabbit Miller, Charles Hall, Clarence Parker, Chester (Kid) Wolf, Kid Stripe, High Point Slim, Chicago Shorty, Greenville Ralph, Amos White (stake driver).
Other Departments: Reserved seats: Ethel Brady (9th season), Supt.; Proctor Baughman, downtown supt.; Allen King, Helen Henshaw, Mrs. Robert Mills, Mrs. Jack LaPearl. Ushers: Charles (Baldy) Holland, supt.; Bob Westphal, Steve Kulin, Carl North, Raymond Radcliffe. Front Door: William (Shorty) Douglas, supt.; Otto Houba, Joe Malons, John Lower. Gas & Tires: Carl Woolrich, Glenn Ingalls, Jack LaPearl. Wardrobe: Mrs. Alex Brock, Mrs. Cook, Mrs. William Pugh, Mrs. Bert Wallace. 24-hour Men: Robert Chalmers, Jack Lee.
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1950
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April
15 - Circleville, OH 17 - Chillicothe 18 - Greenfield 19 - Wilmington 20 - Xenia 21 - London 22 - Columbus 24 - Bucyrus 25 - Galion 26 - Mansfield 27 - Massillon 28 - Barberton 29 - South Euclid May 1 - Warren, OH 2 - New Castle, PA 3 - Youngstown, OH 4 - Rochester, PA 5 - Pittsburgh 6 - Uniontown 8 - Brownsville 9 - McKeesport 10 - Beaver Falls 11 - Niles 12 - Akron 13 - Canton 15 - Lorain, OH 16 - Parma 17 - Berea 18 - Bellevue 19 - Fremont 20 - Lima 22 - Fort Wayne, IN 23 - Elhart 24 - South Bend 25 - Niles, MI 26 - Benton Harbor 27 - Michigan City 29 - Gary 30 - Elgin, IL 31 - Rockford June 1 - Muscatine, IA 2 - Davenport 3 - Burlington 5 - Fort Madison 6 - Keokuk 7 - Moberly, MO 8 - Centralia 9 - St. Charles 10 - Alton, IL 12 - Columbia, MO 13 - Jefferson City 14 - Sedalia 15 - Independence 16 - Lawrence, KS 17 - Leavenworth 19 - Hiawatha 20 - Falls City, NE 21 - Nebraska City 22 - Lincoln 23 - Fremont 24 - Omaha |
June
26 - Council Bluffs, IA 27 - Atlantic 28 - Boone 29 - Marshalltown 30 - Waterloo July 1 - Dubuque, IA 3 - Janesville, WI 4 - Beloit 5 - Fort Atkinson 6 - Delavan 7 - Burlington 8 - Kenosha 10 - Waukegan, IL 11 - Racine, WI 12 - Milwaukee 13 - Waukesha 14 - Baraboo 15 - Tomah 17 - Mauston 18 - Black River Falls 19 - Menominee 20 - Rice Lake 21 - Superior 22 - Ashland 24 - Merrill 25 - Wausau 26 - Appleton 27 - Oshkosh 28 - Fond du Lac 29 - Beaver Dam 31 - Sheboygan August 1 - Green Bay 2 - Marinette 3 - Gladstone, MI 4 - Ispeming 5 - Manistique 7 - Sault St. Marie 8 - Cheboygan 9 - Petoskey 10 - Traverse City 11 - Manistee 12 - Montague 14 - South Haven 15 - Holland 16 - Grand Haven 17 - Grand Rapids 18 - Ionia 19 - Lansing 21 - Bay City 22 - Oxford 23 - Ann Arbor 24 - Dearborn 25 - Trenton 26 - Monroe 28 - Toledo, OH 29 - Port Clinton 30 - Oberlin 31 - Medina |
September
1 - Maple Heights, OH 2 - Avon Lake 4 - Painesville 5 - Columbiana 6 - Steubenville 7 - Monessen, PA 8 - Dormont 9 - Johnstown 11 - Altoona 12 - State College 13 - Lewistown 14 - Harrisburg 15 - Pottstown 16 - Norristown 18 - Upper Darby 19 - Camden, NJ 20 - New Brunswick 21 - Madison 22 - Irvington 23 - Bloomfield 25 - Elizabeth 26 - Hackensack 27 - Plainfield 28 - Phillipsburg 29 - Allentown, Pa 30 - Reading October 2 - Lancaster, PA 3 - Columbia 4 - Gettysburg 5 - Hagerstown, MD 6 - Westminster 7 - Baltimore 9 - Hyattsville 10 - Alexandria, VA 11 - Fredericksburg 12 - Williamsburg 13 - Newport News 14 - Norfolk 16 - Tarboro, NC 17 - Wilson 18 - Louisburg 19 - Henderson 20 - Durham 21 - Mebane 23 - Greenboro, NC 24 - Winston-Salem 25 - Thomasville 26 - Mooresville 27 - Rock Hill, SC 28 - Gastonia, NC 30 - Gaffney, SC 31 - Spartanburg November 1 - Greenville, SC 2 - Greenwood 3 - Columbia 4 - Denmark 6 - Orangeburg 7 - Walterboro 8 - Charleston 9 - Augusta, GA 10 - Hartsville, SC 11 - Camden 13 - Sumter |
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1951
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April
14 - Columbus, OH 16 - Newark 17 - Newcomerstown 18 - Zanesville 19 - Logan 20 - Middleport - Pomeroy 21 - Gallipolis 23 - Wellston 24 - McConnelsville 25 - Lancaster 26 - Chillicote 27 - Washtington C. H. 28 - Hillsboro 30 - Cincinnati May 1 - Dayton, OH 2 - Troy 3 - Greenville 4 - Sidney 5 - Marin 7 - Mansfield 8 - Galion 9 - Lima 10 - Van Wert 11 - Ottawa 12 - Findlay 14 - Monroe, MI 15 - Wyandotte 16 - Mt. Clemens 17 - Oxford 18 - Dearborn 19 - Ann Arbor 21 - Jackson 22 - Lansing 23 - Grand Rapids 24 - Battle Creek 25 - Elkhart, IN 26 - Niles, MI 28 - LaPorte, IN 29 - South Bend 30 - Gary 31 - Blue Island, IL June 1 - Homewood, IL 2 - Cicero 4 - Elgin 5 - St. Charles 6 - LaSalle 7 - Kewanee 8 - Galesburg 9 - Moline 11 - Cedar Rapids, IA 12 - Waterloo 13 - Grinnell 14 - Newton 15 - Knoxville 16 - Des Moines 18 - Fort Dodge 19 - Storm Lake 20 - Sheldon 21 - Sioux City 22 - Council Bluffs 23 - Omaha, NE |
June
25 - Lincoln, NE 26 - Shenandoah, IA 27 - Atchinson, KS 28 - Topeka 29 - Raytown, MO 30 - Independence July 2 - Moberly, MO 3 - Columbia 4 - Kirkwood 5 - East St. Louis, IL 6 - Alton 7 - Springfield 9 - Decatur 10 - Lincoln 11 - Peoria 12 - Bloomington 13 - Aurora 14 - Rockford 16 - Janesville, WI 17 - Madison 18 - Portage 19 - Waupun 20 - Oshkosh 21 - Green Bay 23 - Fond du Lac 24 - Milwaukee 25 - Racine 26 - Kenosha 27 - Waukegan, IL 28 - Melrose Park 30 - Lafayette, IN 31 - Kokomo August 1 - Indianapolis, IN 2 - Anderson 3 - Portland 4 - Fort Wayne 6 - Defiance, OH 7 - Bowling Green 8 - Toledo 9 - Sandusky 10 - Lorain 11 - South Euclid 13 - Barberton 14 - Tallmadge 15 - Canton 16 - Uhrichsville 17 - Youngstown 18 - Warren 20 - Sewickley, PA 21 - Woodsfield, OH 22 - Monessen, PA 23 - Greensburg 24 - Indiana 25 - Dubois 27 - Bradford 28 - Emporium 29 - Lock Haven 30 - Berwick 31 - Wilkes-Barre |
September
1 - Scranton, PA 3 - Hackettstown, NJ 4 - Samford, CT 5 - Bridgeport 6 - New Haven 7 - Hartford 8 - Brattleboro, VT 10 - Springfield 11 - Barre 12 - Winooski 13 - Rutland 14 - Bennington 15 - New Milford, CT 17 - Clifton, NJ 18 - Woodbridge 19 - Somerville 20 - South River 21 - Pennsauken 22 - Mount Holly 24 - Bristol, PA 25 - Media 26 - Conshohocken 27 - Phoenixville 28 - Allentown 29 - Reading October 1 - Lebanon, PA 2 - Lancaster 3 - York 4 - Carlisle 5 - Hanover 6 - Chambersburg 8 - Hagerstown, MD 9 - Thurmont 10 - Frederick 11 - Overlea 12 - Rockville 15 - Silver Springs, MD 16 - Arlington, VA 17 - Manassas 18 - Orange 19 - Fredericksburg 20 - Hopewell 22 - Colonial Heights 23 - South Norfolk 24 - Portsmouth 25 - Ahoskie, NC 26 - Enfield 27 - Louisburg 29 - Smithfield 30 - Graham 31 - Asheboro November 1 - Albermarle, NC 2 - York, SC 3 - Union 5 - Barnwell, SC |
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1952
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April
14 - Greenville, OH 21 - Sidney 22 - Urbana 23 - Columbus 24 - Chillicothe 25 - Portsmouth 26 - Kenova, WV 28 - Beckley 29 - Dunbar 30 - Parkersburg May 1 - Wheeling, WV 2 - Fairmont 3 - Morgantown 5 - Waynesburg, PA 6 - Washington 7 - McKeesport 8 - Homestead 9 - Library 10 - Sewickley 12 - Steubenville, OH 13 - East Liverpool 14 - Canton 15 - Kent 16-17 - Cleveland 19 - Wadsworth 20 - Crestline 21 - Bellevue 22 - Fostoria 23 - Findlay 24 - Lima 26 - Piqua 27 - Muncie, IN 28 - Rushville 29 - New Castle 30 - St. Mary's, OH 31 - Delphos June 2 - Wyandotte, MI 3 - Ypsilanti 4-5 - Detroit 6 - Port Huron 7 - Flint 9 - Saginaw 10 - Lansing 11 - Hastings 12 - Grand Rapids 13 - Muskegon 14 - Holland 16 - Niles 17 - Peru, IN 18 - Indianapolis 19 - Lafayette 20 - Paris, IL 21 - Tuscola 23 - Dekalb 24 - Park Ridge 25 - Zion 26 - MIlwaukee, WI 27 - Madison 28 - Baraboo 30 - Janesville |
July
1 - Rockford, IL 2 - Batavia 3 - Lombard 4 - Gary, IN 5 - Plymouth 7 - Dayton, OH 8 - Zanesville 9 - Cambridge 10 - Massillon 11 - Cuyahoga Falls 12 - Geneva 14 - Erie, PA 15 - Dunkirk, NY 16 - Jamestown 17 - Gowanda 18 - Albion 19 - Niagara Falls 21 - Rochester 22 - Canandiagua 23 - Bath 24 - Waverly 25 - Towanda, PA 26 - Wilkes-Barre 28 - Livingston Manor, NY 29 - Carbondale, PA 30 - Honesdale 31 - Johnson City, NY August 1 - Norwich, NY 2 - Hamilton 4 - Fulton 5 - Rome 6 - Utica 7 - Herkimer 8 - Johnstown 9 - Fort Plain 11 - Cooperstown 12 - Schenectady 13 - Glens Falls 14 - Troy 15 - PIttsfield, MA 16 - North Adams 18 - Greenfield 19 - Holyoke 20 - Easthampton 21 - Springfield 22 - Pawtucket, RI 23 - Hyannis, MA 25 - Hyannis, MA 26 - Fall River 27 - Bristol, RI 28 - Taunton, MA 29 - Canton 30 - Plymouth September 1 - Woonsocket, RI 2 - Norwich, CT 3 - New London 4 - Milford 5 - Bridgeport 6 - Stamford |
September
8 - New Milford, CT 9 - Danbury 10 - Croton-on-Hudson, NY 11 - White Plains 12 - Englewood, NJ 13 - Hackensack 15 - Summit 16 - Paterson 17 - Morristown 18 - Livingston 19 - Dover 20 - Westfield 22 - Lambertville 23 - Asbury Park 24 - Manville 25 - Bordentown 26 - Gloucester City 27 - Camden 29 - Philadelphia 30 - Media October 1 - Media 2 - Conshohocken 3 - Ardmore 4 - Hatboro 6 - Cornwells Heights, PA 7 - Bethlehem 8 - Allentown 9 - Quakertown 10 - Philadelphia (Overbrook) 11 - Phoenixville 13 - Harrisburg 14 - Fairfield 15 - Hagerstown, MD 16 - Martinsburg, WV 17 - Winchester, VA 18 - Charles Town, WV 20 - Annapolis, MD 21 - Washington, DC 22 - Mt. Ranier, MD 23 - Washington, DC 24 - Arlington, VA 25 - Orange 27 - Fredricksburg 28 - Ashland 29 - Richmond 30-31 - Newport News - Hampton November 1 - Suffolk 3 - Smithfield, NC 4 - Warrenton 5 - Raleigh 6 - Sanford 7 - Southern Pines 8 - Troy 10 - Greensboro, NC Season ends |
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1953
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April
18 - Greenville, OH 20 - Dayton 21 - Richmond, IN 22 - Muncie 23 - Huntington 24 - Bluffton 25 - Lima, OH 27 - Ft. Wayne, IN 28 - Defiance, OH 29 - Van Wert 30 - Wapakoneta May 1 - Sidney, OH 2 - Columbus 4 - Mansfield 5 - Canton 6 - Mayfield Heights 7 - Lakewood 8 - Euclid 9 - Brooklyn 11 - Ashtabula 12 - Conneaut 13 - Erie, PA 14 - Corry 15 - Titusville 16 - Warren 18 - Oil City 19 - Butler 20 - Rochester 21 - Steubenville, OH 22 - Pittsburgh, PA 23 - McKeesport 25 - Oakland, MD 26 - Cumberland 27 - Bedford, PA 28 - Greencastle 29 - Waynesboro 30 - Fairfield June 1 - Lutherville - Timonium, MD 2 - Baltimore 3 - Greenbelt 4 - Brentwood 5 - Silver Spring 6 - Lexington Park 8 - Glen Burnie 9 - Essex 10 - Aberdeen 11 - Wilmington, DE 12 - Media, PA 13 - Hatboro 15 - Philadelphia 16 - Ambler 17 - Brooklawn, NJ 18 - Camden 19 - Pleasantville 20 - Asbury Park 22 - Trenton 23 - East Orange 24 - Mountain View 25 - White Plains, NY 26 - Norwalk, CT 27 - Fairfield 29 - Wallingford 30 - New Britain |
July
1 - Willimantic, CT 2 - New London 3 - Cranston, RI 4 - Middletown 6 - Worcester, MA 7 - Ware 8 - Westfield 9 - Thompsonville, CT 10 - Holyoke, MA 11 - Stockbridge 13 - Pittsfield 14 - Rensselaer, NY 15 - Altamont 16 - Amsterdam 17 - Utica 18 - Cooperstown 20 - Watertown 21 - Oswego 22 - Syracuse 23 - Newark 24 - Geneseo 25 - Brockport 27 - Buffalo 28 - Orchard Park 29 - Westfield 30 - Girard, PA 31 - Geneva, OH August 1 - Garfield Heights, OH 3 - Fostoria 4 - Marion 5 - Troy 6 - Connersville, IN 7 - Columbus 8 - Indianapolis 10 - Champaign, IL 11 - Decatur 12 - Normal 13 - Washington 14 - Canton 15 - Peoria 17 - Rockford 18 - Dundee 19 - Lombard 20 - Park Ridge 21 - Palatine 22 - Park Forest 24 - Milwaukee, WI 25 - Fond du Lac 26 - Appleton 27 - Beaver Dam 28 - Madison 29 - Monroe 31 - Prairie du Chien September 1 - East Dubuque, IL 2 - Clinton, IA 3 - Moline, IL 4 - Iowa City, IA 5 - Belle Plaine 7 - Toledo 8 - Des Moines 9 - Atlantic 10 - Council Bluffs 11 - Omaha, NE 12 - Lincoln 14 - Manhattan, KS |
September
15 - Topeka, KS 16 - Emporia 17 - Augusta 18 - Oxford 19 - Wichita 21 - Wichita 22 - Ponca City, OK 23 - Cushing 24 - Oklahoma City 25 - El Reno 26 - Chickasha 28 - Shawnee 29 - Okmulgee 30 - Tulsa October 1 - Muskogee, OK 2 - Ft. Smith, AR 3 - Russelville 5 - Hot Springs 6 - Arkadelphia 7 - Pine Bluff 8 - El Dorado 9 - Magnolia 10 - Texarkana 12 - Homer, LA 13 - Monroe 14 - Alexandria 15 - Lake Charles 16 - Jennings 17 - Franklin 19 - Napoleanville 20 - Hammond 21 - Plaquemine 22 - Thibodaux 23 - Harahan 24 - New Orleans 26 - Mobile, AL 27 - Pensacola, FL 28 - Panama City 29 - Tallahassee 30 - Live Oak 31 - High Springs November 2 - Clearwater, FL 3 - Plant City 4 - Bradenton 5 - Osprey 6 - Tampa 7 - Arcadia 9 - Hollywood 10 - Fort Lauderdale 11 - Del Ray Beach 12 - Lake Worth 13 - Riviera Beach 14 - Vero Beach 16 - Bartow 17 - Haines City 18 - Dade City 19 - Leesburg 20 - Gainesville 21 - Orlando 23 - Ormond Beach Season ends |
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1954
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April
17 - Greenville, Ohio Sunday 19 - Eaton, Ohio 20 - Franklin, Ohio 21 - Piqua, Ohio 22 - Sidney, Ohio 23 - Springfield, Ohio 24 - Columbus, Ohio Sunday 26 - Mansfield, Ohio 27 - Canton, Ohio 28 - Akron, Ohio 29 - Rittman, Ohio 30 - Wellington, Ohio May 1 - Sheffield Lake, Ohio Sunday 3 - Norwalk, Ohio 4 - Bellevue, Ohio 5 - Clyde, Ohio 6 - Perrysburg, Ohio 7 - Temperance, Michigan 8 - Ypsilanti, Michigan Sunday 10 - Port Huron, Michigan 11 - Flint, Michigan 12 - Mudland, Michigan 13 - Owosso, Michigan 14 - Lansing, Michigan 15 - Battle Creek, Michigan Sunday 17 - Kalamazoo, Michigan 18 - Benton Harbor, Michigan 19 - Buchanan, Michigan 20 - Elkhart, Indiana 21 - Laporte, Indiana 22 - Michigan City, Indiana Sunday 24 - Gary, Indiana 25 - Elmhurst, Illionis 26 - Arlington Heights, Illionis 27 - Park Ridge, Illionis 28 - Rockford, Illionis 29 - Park Forrest, Illionis Sunday 31 - Kankakee, Illionis June 1 - Logansport, Indiana 2 - Kokomo, Indiana 3 - Elwood, Indiana 4 - Noblesville, Indiana 5 - Indianapolis, Indiana Sunday 7 - Fort Wayne, Indiana 8 - Van Wert, Ohio 9 - Celina, Ohio 10 - Lima, Ohio 11 - Urbana, Ohio 12 - Delaware, Ohio Sunday 14 - Bucyrus, Ohio 15 - Shelby, Ohio 16 - Ashland, Ohio 17 - Strongsville, Ohio 18 - Wickliff, Ohio 19 - Ashtabula, Ohio Sunday 21 - Girard, Pennsylvania 22 - Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania 23 - Sharon, Pennsylvania 24 - New Castle, Pennsylvania 25 - Elwood City, Pennsylvania 26 - New Brighton, Pennsylvania Sunday 28 - Ambridge, Pennsylvania 29 - Etna, Pennsylvania 30 - McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania July 1 - McKeesport, Pennsylvania 2 - Greensburg, Pennsylvania 3 - New Kensington, Pennsylvania Sunday 5 - Kittanning, Pennsylvania 6 - Butler, Pennsylvania 7 - New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 8 - Dubois, Pennsylvania 9 - Brookville, Pennsylvania 10 - Clarion, Pennsylvania Sunday |
July
12 - Oil City, Pennsylvania 13 - Titusville, Pennsylvania 14 - Corry, Pennsylvania 15 - Jamestown, New York 16 - Brocton, New York 17 - Orchard Park, New York Sunday 19 - Rochester, New York 20 - Geneva, New York 21 - Auburn, New York 22 - North Syracuse, New York 23 - Yorkville, New York 24 - Fort Plains, New York Sunday 26 - Renssalaer, New York 27 - North Adams, Massachusetts 28 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts 29 - West Stockbridge, Massachusetts 30 - Westfield, Massachusetts 31 - Chicopee, Massachusetts Sunday August 2 - Ware, Massachusetts 3 - Clinton, Massachusetts 4 - Framingham, Massachusetts 5 - Canton, Massachusetts 6 - Whitman, Massachusetts 7 - Middleboro, Massachusetts Sunday 9 - Sandwich, Massachusetts 10 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 11 - Orleans, Massachusetts 12 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 13-14 - Onset, Massachusetts Sunday 16 - New Bedford, Massachusetts 17 - Newport, Rhode Island 18 - Fall River, Massachusetts 19 - Pawtucket, Rhode Island 20 - Attleboro, Massachusetts 21 - Oxford, Massachusetts Sunday 23 - Palmer, Massachusetts 24 - Simsbury, Connecticut 25 - Thompsonville, Connecticut 26 - Meriden, Connecticut 27 - Derby, Connecticut 28 - Wilton, Connecticut Sunday 30 - Hackensack, New Jersey 31 - Little Falls, New Jersey September 1 - Dover, New Jersey 2 - Morristown, New Jersey 3 - New Brunswick, New Jersey 4 - Woodbridge, New Jersey Sunday 6 - Long Branch, New Jersey 7 - Trenton, New Jersey 8 - Easton, Pennsylvania 9 - Allentown, Pennsylvania 10 - Greenland-Sumneytown, Pennsylvania 11 - Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Sunday 13 - West Chester, Pennsylvania 14 - Pottstown, Pennsylvania 15 - Phoenixville, Pennsylvania 16 - Media, Pennsylvania 17 - Chester, Pennsylvania 18 - Wilmington, Delaware Sunday 20 - Bel Air, Maryland 21 - Baltimore, Maryland 22 - Wheaton, Maryland 23 - Falls Church, Virginia 24 - Suitland, Maryland 25 - Lexington Park, Maryland Sunday 27 - Abbotstown, Pennsylvania 28 - Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 29 - Altoona, Pennsylvania 30 - Jamestown, Pennsylvania Season ends Home run to Jefferson, Ohio |
Mills Bros. Circus Route, 1960
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April
16 - Jeffreson, OH
18 - Canfield 19 - Canton 20 - Barberton 21 - Hudson 22 - Willowick 23 - Brunswick 25 - Amherst 26 - Tiffin 27 - Bowling Green 28 - Defiance 29 - Toledo 30 - Livonia, MI May 2 - Inkster, MI 3 - Trenton 4 - River Rouge 5 - Walled Lake 6 - Royal Oak 7 - Roseville 9 - Port Huron 10 - Flushing (Fling) 11 - Saginaw 12 - Lansing 13 - Grand Rapids 14 - Muskegon Heights 16 - Niles 17 - Mishawaka, IN 18 - Hobart 19 - Schererville 20 - S. Chicago Heights, IL 21 - Lincolnwood 23 - Wilmette 24 - West Chester 25 - Evergreen Park 26 - Itaska 27 - Lansing 28 - Elbirn 30 - Pontiac 31 - LeRoy June 1 - Pana, IL 2 - Charleston 3 - Brazil, IN 4 - Indianapolis 6 - Peru 7 - Fort Wayne 8 - Lima, OH 9 - Covington 10 - Greenville 11 - Richmond, IN 13 - Springdale (Cinc.), OH 14 - Forestville (Cinc.) 15 - Dayton 16 - Fairborn 17 - London (W. Jefferson) 18 - Hilliard (Columbus) |
June
20 - Bucyrus, OH 21 - Marion 22 - Mansfield (Belville) 23 - North Olmstead 24 - Geneva 25 - Erie, PA 27 - East Aurora, NY 28 - Lewiston 29 - Fairport 30 - Syracuse July 1 - Vernon, NY 2 - Utica 4 - Watervliet 5 - West Stockbridge, MA 6 - Chicopee 7 - Shelburne Falls 8 - Ayre 9 - Burlington 11 - Reading 12 - Lynn 13 - Hamilton 14 - Natick 15 - Dracut 16 - Canton 18 - West Bridgewater 19 - Hingham 20 - Wareham 21 - Middleboro 22 - Walpole 23 - Plainville 25 - Thornwood, NY 26 - Ardsley 27 - Ossinning 28 - New City 29 - Suffern 30 - Blauvet August 1 - Lyndhurst, NJ 2 - Wayne 3 - Paramus 4 - Hopatcong 5 - Little Falls 6 - Florham Park 8 - Raritan 9 - Clinton 10 - Scotch Plains 11 - wanamassa 12 - Belmar 13 - Trenton 15 - Pennsville |
August
16 - Runnymede 17 - Stone Harbor 18 - Williamstown 19 - Warwick Township, PA 20 - North Wales 22 - Dunmore 23 - Wilkes Barre 24 - West Hazelton, PA 25 - Emmaus 26 - Blandon Bath 29 - Newark, DE 30 - Middletown 31 - Dover September 1 - Harrington, DE 2 - Rehobeth Beach 3 - Georgetown 5 - Lake Shore 6 - Westminster 7 - Jessup 8 - Langley Park 9 - Lisbon 10 - Fairfax, VA 12 - Colonial Heights 13 - Kempsville 14 - Suffolk 15 - Hopewell 16 - Fredericksburg 17 - Warrenton 19 - Leesburg 20 - Brunswick, MD 21 - Thurmont 22 - Gettysburg, PA 23 - Mount Holly Springs 24 - Mechanicsburg 26 - Jeannette 27 - Monongahala 28 - Baldwin (Pittsburgh) 29 - Bridgeville 30 - Wexford October 1 - Moon Run, PA 3 - Wellsville, OH 4 - Toronto 5 - Barnesville 6 - Cambridge 7 - Newcomerstown 8 - Dover 10 - Uniontown Season ends |
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