1939 Labor Day Association History
Weather – Warm and clear
Attendance – 50,000
Rumble’s Rides & Shows provided the carnival rides for the Celebration and
Sidney Belmount Reveue provided the free acts at the fairgrounds.
Union Parade entries will be judged by Henry J. Maurer of Boonville, IN
The Labor Day Association Parade will be broadcasted starting at 10:00 AM.
Sunday night Talent Show winners were tap dancers; Guy Freeman & Norma Helms
and singers & guitar players Rex & Jean Besing
Henry J. Fritz is the Chief Parade Marshall.
No admission charge to get into fairgrounds or into the grandstand
Master of Ceremonies–Louis Austin, Vice President of UMWA District 11
 
 
Parade Lineup
Color Guard
Chief Parade Marshall–Henry J. Fritz
Labor Day Association Officers;
President–D. A. Keimer
Vice President–Harvey Roegetter
Treasurer–Marcus W. Robinson
Recording Secretary–Joe Beatty
Princeton Mayor–Talbert C. Fowler
Princeton City Council members
Speaker Carriages;
Phillip LaFollette
Alexander F. Whitney
Larry Branden
Amalgamated Clothing Workers # 338
Bakery and Confectionary Workers #280
Barbers # 170
Barbers # 751
Carpenters # 274
Carpenters # 694
Carpenters # 935
Common Laborers # 403
Common Laborers #1256
Highway Employees #93
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers # 16
Maintenance of Way #755
Meat Cutters #246
National Window Glass Cutters
Painters #325
Painters #373
Painters #444
Paper Mill Workers #370
Radio Workers #1002
Radio Workers #1110
Restaurant Workers #615
Retail Clerks #416
Retail Clerks #912
Teamsters #644
Teamsters #655
Teamsters #896
Typographical Workers #488
Typographical Workers # 594
United Auto Workers # 265
United Mine Workers of America # 114
United Mine Workers of America # 1244
United Mine Workers of America # 1259
United Mine Workers of America # 1396
United Mine Workers of America # 2343
United Mine Workers of America # 3437
United Mine Workers of America # 4149
United Mine Workers of America # 4343
United Mine Workers of America # 5179
United Mine Workers of America # 5584
United Mine Workers of America # 5604
United Mine Workers of America # 6192
United Mine Workers of America # 6263
United Mine Workers of America # 6669
United Mine Workers of America # 6873
United Mine Workers of America # 7028
United Mine Workers of America # 7539
United Mine Workers of America # 8718
United Mine Workers of America # 8720
United Mine Workers of America # 8721
United Mine Workers of America # 9023
United Packinghouse Workers of America #328
Vincennes Window Glass Cutters

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