1945 Labor Day Association History
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Attendance 50,000

 

Parade Marshall

Mertis Underhill
60 Unions in Parade
6 bands
5 drum & bugel corps
Parade Lineup VFW # 2714
Princeton City Police
Princeton Fire Department
J.G. Pebble Princeton Mayor
Princeton City Council
Labor Day Association Officers
President Robert Tuley
Vice President Oscar Tyring
Treasurer Henry Mason
Recording Secretary Joseph O. Batey
United Mine Workers of America # 3437
United Mine Workers of America # 4343
United Mine Workers of America # 5179
United Mine Workers of America # 5584
United Mine Workers of America # 6669
United Mine Workers of America # 6873
United Mine Workers of America # 8542
UPWA # 172
Sears Robuck
Carnival Rides
Sunlight Oil
Princeton Band
Boonville Band
Moose Heart Float
Horses
Standard Oil Company

 

 

Best Union Float–1st Place–$100–UMWA Local # 5488
BEST Union Float–2nd Place–$50–UMWA Local # 7693
BEST Union Float–3rd Place–$25–UMWA Local # 1396
Attendance Award Over 100 Members–$50–UMWALocal # 3437
Attendance Award Under 100 Members–$50–UMWA Local # 7741
Best Dressed Union–1st Place–$100–UMWA Local # 5179
Best Dressed Union–2nd Place–$50–UMWA Local # 3437
Best Dressed Union–3rd Place–$25–UMWA Local # 7693
Attendance % Award–1st Place–Loving Cup–UMWA Local # 5179
Attendance % Award–2nd Place–$50–UMWA Local # 7441
BEST Civic Float–1st Place–$60–Princeton Moose Lodge # 354
Best Civic Flaot–2nd Place–$40–Princeton Salavation Army