"The world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, proved an attraction which drew one of the largest crowds ever assembled on the Columbia Public Square when he appeared at the Lerman Bros. store Monday afternoon. . .

"Wadlow, who is 8 feet 8-1/4 inches tall, even made Columbia's tall Mayor, Ralph Hurt, look like a midget in comparison.

"It was evident early in the day that an unusually large number of people could be expected and long before the appointed hour of Wadlow's arrival every available parking place on the Square was taken and cars lined the streets approaching the center of town for several blocks. The crowd was estimated at several thousand and compared with the numbers here on Fair days."