1929 Labor Day Association History
Weather – Good

This is the first year Boonville has hosted the Celebration.

The Parade started at Main & Water Streets at 10:00am

On June 25 a meeting was held to vote on where the Celebration will be held in 1929. Boonville and Petersburg were the only 2 cities to ask for the Celebration. Princeton has held the Celebration the past 3 years and didn’t ask for it this year. Boonville was awarded the 1929 Celebration.

Rumble’s Carnival will have 3 rides and 8 shows on the grounds.

On August 18th a meeting was held to draw for Parade pictures at the Boonville C. L. U. Hall.

Cash Prizes will be given out for floats and a loving cup will be given to the union will the highest number of members in the Parade.

A special train will run from Princeton, Francisco, Oakland City, Winslow Velpen and Huntingburg, Indiana all for $ 1.50 round trip.

Chief Parade Grand Marshall is Henry J. Fritz of Princeton, IN.

There will be 10 bands in the Parade;
Princeton High School band-Director Arthur Dragoo
Princeton Legion Band-Director Professor Irvin L. Oster
Boonville High School
Oakland City Jr. Band-Director Delmond Cole
Spurgeon High School Band

Boxing Matches
Joe Lynn formerly of Princeton, IN. vs Mickey Flahnagan of Louisville, KY.

The Parade started at Main & Water Streets at 10:00am

 

 

Honor Guard
Boonville City Police
Chief Parade Marshall-Henry F. Fritz
Labor Day Association Officers;
President — Elmer Whitman
Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Boonville Mayor — A. C. Bryan
Boonville City Council
Speakers Carriage
William Settle
Van Bittner
B. M. Jewell
Carpenters Union # 935
Carpenters Union # 694
Boonville High School Band
Carpenters Union # 732
Electrical Workers Union # 876
Brick Masons Union # xxxx
Painters Union # 444
Plasterers Union # 114
Railroad Shop Crafts Unions
Princeton Legion Band
UMWA Union # 5122
UMWA Union # 5604
UMWA Union # 5423
UMWA Union # 1244
UMWA Union # 3437
UMWA Union # 3457
Princeton High School Band
UMWA Union # 5584
Oakland City Jr. Band
UMWA Union # 352
Spurgeon High School Band
UMWA Union # 5179
UMWA Union # 1396
UMWA Union # 4149
UMWA Union # 4343
UMWA Union # 5065
UMWA Union # 2777
Printers Union # 488
Bakers Union # 280
Barbers Union # 751
Butchers Union # 246
Businss floats

 

Best Union Float – $50 – 1st prize – UMWA Union # 352
Best Union Float – $25 2nd prize – Railroad Shop Crafts Union
Attendance award – $50 & Miners Loving Cup – UMWA Union # 3457
it is awarded to Miner’s Local with highest % of members in Parade.
Union with largest # of members in attendance – $50 prize – UMWA Union # 5179
Union with 2nd largest # of members in attendance – $25 prize – UMWA Union # 352
Best Business Float – $50 1st prize – J. C. Penny
Best Business Float – $25 2nd Prize – Style Shop
Best Business Window Display – $15 Prize – Alva Levi

 

Ed Stamps
John Tremper
Onis Rudolph

 

George Martin of Boonville, Indiana
Theodore Kays of Princeton, Indiana
Arch Smith of Princeton, Indiana

 

Elmer Whitman – Labor Day Association President of Princeton, Indiana
Andrew Witherow of Oakland City, Indiana
Thomas J. Davis of Princeton, Indiana
Howard Harvey of Princeton, Indiana