LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
PARAGOULD, ARK.
PARAGOULD SOLIPHONE
WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 8, 1920
RESEARCHED BY : TINA EASLEY
I HOPE YOU ENJOY !
LET YOUR MIND WANDER BACK TO A MORE PEACEFUL , RELAXING TIME , WHEN FAMILIES , FRIENDS AND COMMUNITIES COME TO CELEBRATE A HOLIDAY EVENT. IMAGINE THE CROWDS OF PEOPLE THE LAUGHTER AND THE WAY THE MEN AND WOMEN DRESSED IN THEIR SUNDAY'S BEST . THE PICNIC BASKETS PACKED WITH HOME COOKED FOOD . THE CHILDREN PLAYING AND ENJOYING THE DAYS FESTIVITIES.
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IDEAL WEATHER CHARACTERIZED MONDAY'S EVENT
LABOR DAY PROGRAMME BROUGHT OVER THREE THOUSAND TO PICNIC GROUNDS
PRIZES FOR EVENTS AWARDED
YESTERDAY WAS A IDEAL DAY FOR OUR LABOR DAY EXERCISES AND PROGRAMS. THE PARADE FORMED AT THE CORNER OF THIRD AND HIGHLAND LED BY BILLIE MIDDLETON AS MARSHAL , FOLLOWED BY THE PARAGOULD BAND , AND THE VARIOUS FLOATS . SEVERAL OF THE SCHOOLS WERE REPRESENTED ; MORNING STAR , BARD , CENTER HILL , DISTRICT 58 , NORTH END , PALESTINE , OAK GROVE AND MILLER SCHOOLS HAD VERY ATTRACTIVE FLOATS.
THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WERE AWARED
RAILROAD MAINTENANCE OF WAY - FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST FLOAT
CARPENTERS - SECOND PRIZE - $15.00
PAINTERS - THIRD PRIZE - $10.00
TWO OF THE SCHOOL FLOATS DREW A PRIZE OF $15.00 EACH
ALBERT CREWS RECEIVED A PRIZE OF A $30.00 WRIST WATCH FOR SELLING THE GREATEST NUMBER OF LABOR DAY BUTTONS 665 TOTAL .
LEONA BOONE WAS AWARDED SECOND A $18 PARASOL PRIZE FOR SELLING 600 BUTTONS
THELMA HOLMES THIRD PRIZE A LAVALIERE FOR SELLING 589 BUTTONS
THE AIRPLANE AFTER MAKING A FEW FLIGHTS IN THE MORNING , GOT DISABLED AND WAS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
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HUNDRED YARD DASH WINNERS UP TO 20 YEARS
WALTER CRUTCHER - PRIZE $2.00 CASH BY PURITY SHOP , $3.50 TIE BY JOSEPH'S
HUNDRED YARD DASH 35 TO 100 YEARS OLD
SHAVING SET BY R.C. GRIZZARD - PROF. BLAYLOCK OF HALLIDAY
TWO HUNDRED YARD DASH 30 TO 100 YEARS
$3.50 CAP BY GARDNER GROCER CO. , $3.00 PAINT OR WALL PAPER BY PARAGOULD PAINT & WALL PAPER CO. - OSMER ARNOLD
POLE VAULT - ALL AGES
$3.50 IN CASH BY LABOR DAY COMMITTEE - FRED BISHOP
STANDING HIGH JUMP
$2.50 CASH BY FIRST NATIONAL BANK - WALTER CRUTCHER
STANDING BROAD JUMP
K.K. SAFETY RAZOR BY MERIWETHER'S HARDWARE - FRED WATKINS
RUNNING HIGH JUMP
$3.50 CAP BY CLYDE MACK MERCANTILE CO. - CLYDE PHILLIPS
RUNNING BROAD JUMP
$5.00 IN GOLD BY SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO. - WALTER CRUTCHER
LADIES FOOT RACE
LEIGH'S TOILET WATER BY EDWARDS DRUG CO. $3.25 ALUMINUM WATER BUCKET BY PEOPLES FURNITURE CO. - GRACE GROOMS AND DORA SLAYTON
PIE EATING CONTEST
$2.50 BY NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE - PRINCE DOUGHTY
EGG RACE BY LADIES
FIENCE TOILET WATER BY KIRBY DRUG CO. - MARINE BUCHANAN
BALL THROWING BY LADIES
BOX OF CANDIES BY INMAN DRUG CO. - MRS. RAYMOND McCOY
GREASY POLE CLIMBING BY BOYS
$1.00 BY J.T. AGEE , $1.00 BY FREEMAN'S SAMPLE SHOE STORE , $1.00 BY WYATT'S FURNITURE CO. - TRINITY CLIFFORD
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