HOXIE BROS CIRCUS--THE EARLY YEARS

Hoxie 1961 was the first circus that Bill and I trouped on.

We had just graduated from High School

Borrowed our Dad's 1959 Impala and spent a couple of weeks clowning on the show.

The show only had one clown that year. He had to be one of the funniest guys, in or out of make up. His name was Frank Cheshire, from Valdosta and must have been in his 80's then.

A real old-time clown and he was also the arrow man for the show.

Made his own arrows with shoe polish and paper plates! 1961--Hoxie Bros Midway
Ticket Office-1961

Hoxie-Bardex Light Plant

Most of these pictures from the Sept.-Oct. Bandwagon Magazine 1992