• A demonstrator at the pavilion had separated 9,000 eggs by June 7, breaking only three yolks in the process. One heckler spent two hours trying to get the young lady rattled. Finally, she "accidentally" dropped an egg on his shoe.
• Three or four hundred of the seven thousand balloons covering the entrance hall to the pavilion had popped by June 8. Only between five and ten are replaced daily due to visitors throwing items at them. The Upholsterer's Union believed he should belong to their organization.
• The pavilion awarded Eileen Stopher the title "Wheatheart of the Fair."

Wonder Wheatfield

The Wonder Bakery exhibit planted the first wheat field in New York City in over one hundred years. The 11,000 square-foot plot of land contained 13,500 cubic feet of top soil from Long Island farms and peat moss from Sweden. The field produced seven bushels for its summer crop.

To ward off any intruders, Jean Spadea, mannequin artist, designed "the scarecrow of tomorrow" –– Penelope Shoo and introduced her to the general public on June 14. The New York Times labeled her "the hussy scarecrow of Wonder Baker's wheat field." Alice Marble, the world's leading female tennis player commented on Penelope: "What a forehand that girl would have. Too bad she's in the wrong racket."

When it rained, the wheat field farmer's placed an umbrella in Penelope's hand to protect her Hattie Carnegie gown. The fair police "escorted" Miss Shoo to the Operations Building when they discovered her among a group of slightly tipsy revelers. To ward off further drunken escapades, the pavilion's watchmen carried the scarecrow into the pavilion. However, over time, Penelope began to show wear – her pink panties and brassiereless bosom became uncomfortably exposed to all.