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Courtesy photo Six exhibitors that won their respective species competed against each other in the Overall Showmanship Competition at the U.P. State Fair Augu
One family can trace ties to WSU dating back to the early 20th century. Pat Cavanaugh said his father, Ed Cavanaugh, attended WSU in the 1930s. He roomed with one of the university’s notable alumni, and their friendship continued for a lifetime. For a year, his father roomed with Edward R. Murrow, a broadcast journalist and war correspondent. As depicted in the movie “Good Luck, and Good Night,” Murrow always had a cigarette in his hand, Pat said. The two roommates did not have extra money to spend on new suits, Pat said. Instead, when Ed went on dates, he would trade with Murrow so i...