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to repel bombers reported by detec- 945,0|tors and lookout*. 000; «40,000 Witness | ’0™tive f cast i inclu Wi -. qTEN THOUSAND VOLUNTEER11 REMEN IN ELLWOOD CI'T V 000 fi PAGEANT: PRIZE WINNERS. CaFiremen MarchandELLWOOD CITY, Aug. 10—lt;/Pf— Po Witn bands blaring ana fifes shriek- 1680mg, approximately 10,000 volunteerliremen and friends paraded todayWn.le 40,000 persons looked on andcbee red. . I * ■ v' . u...Ac .The annual spectacle of the Western Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen's Association attracted 127 companies,131 trucks, squad and official cars, ii marching units and 43 bands, drum and bugle corps. It required two CLC hours and 40 minutes to pass a giv- sen point. | ^1Winners of PriittLargest uniformed fire company I Ft with band: New Kensington. I govtBest appearing uniformed company: Arnold.Fire company coming longest distance in stat with. 20 or more men:Point Marion.Best appearing fire company withown band in uniform: Monessen. theBest appearing company with own foredrum-bugle or lire-drum corps: Ta- Arentum. PubLargest and best appearing brass outband: Beaver Falls. inKLargest ad best appearing drum- ^ A bugle corps: Brackenridge. abLargest and best appearing Junior band in uniform: Kittanning. ™Largest and best appearing junior jusi drum-bugle corps in uniform: Turtle Creekthe den to 1 T hav liniV(Largest and best appearing uniform- Qu»ed womens auxiliary: South Fayette.|Finest appearing triple combination * pumper; Wilkins and Beaver Palis, Itie. yrifti • I jut?Finest appearing hook and laddertruck: Monaca. thrLargest and best appearing firecompany out of state: Adena. Ohio. .Monessen won the race for heavj type trucks of more than 750 gallons capacity, covering the nine-tenths mile j course from a standing start in one ^jn minute 11 seconds.Wilkin township, Winner of last] ayear’s annual water battle, will compete tomorrow with Glassport Number One for this year’s title. The win-1 sej ner will meet Glassport Number two y company next year in Monessen. prlt;poiin
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Somerset Daily American
Somerset, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 11, 1939
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