1969 Labor Day Association History
Weather – Good
Attendance – 20,000 to 25,000
Yabroudy Carnival Rides of Evansville, Indiana will provide carnival rides; 6 Adult Rides & 12 Toddler to Teenager Rides.
W.A.Fread Decorating will decorate grounds.

The City of Princeton will furnish a Calliope for the Parade & will leave it on Fairgrounds to play on Parade Day.

Color Guard will be made up of Boy Scouts from all over Southern Indiana.

Kathy Johnson will sing National Anthem.

 

Labor Day Queen

Marla Sue Marsee, 16 years old of Petersburg, Indiana

 

Queen Pageant Committee

Mary Wilhite, International Association of Machinists #1459
Charles Harden, United Mine Workers of America #352
Riley Aigner, United Mine Workers of America #9926

 

Parade Awards

Best Union Float – 1st place – UMWA #4343
Best Union Float – 2nd place – UMWA #5179
Best Union Float – 3rd place – -UMWA #1189

Best Dressed Union Uniform – 1st place – -UMWA #5179
Best Dressed Union Uniform – 2nd place – UMWA #5584
Best Dressed Union Uniform – 3rd place – -IAM #1459

Best Business Float – Princeton retail merchants

Princeton Area Firefighters #1634
Speakers Committee Milton Board, United Mine Workers of America #5584
Orville Black, United Mine Workers of America #5179
Mary Wilhite, International Association of Machinists #1459
Ernie Racine, United Packinghouse Workers of America #172
Finance Committee Jim Clark, United Mine Workers of America #1189
Riley Aigner, United Mine Workers of America #9926
Bud Green,
Ernie Racine, United Packinghouse Workers of America #172
Marion Green, United Mine Workers of America #5179
Howard Smith, United Mine Workers of America #5179
Joan Deffendall, Glass Bottle Blowers Association #179
Orville Black, United Mine Workers of America #5179
Clyde Donelson, United Mine Workers of America #5584
Milton Board, United Mine Workers of America #5584
Hob Boyles, United Mine Workers of America #9926
Talent Show Committee Joan Deffendall, Glass Bottle Blowers Association #179
Orville Black, United Mine Workers of America #5179
Dave Jenkins, United Mine Workers of America #1189
Jim Clark, United Mine Workers of America #1189
Sacred Services Committee Ernie Racine, United Packinghouse Workers of America #172
Mary Wilhite, International Association of Machinists #1459
Joan Deffendall , Glass Bottle Blowers Association #179
Melvin Williams, United Mine Workers of America #5584
Ground Committee William Whitehead, United Mine Workers of America #5584

 

Parade Line-up

UPWA #172
UMWA #352
GBBA #179
IAM #1459
UMWA #1189
UMWA #5584
UMWA #5179
UMWA #9926
UMWA #4343
UMWA #1038
UMWA #1015