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40-Float Parade On Holiday -■-Highlight Of Civic DaysThe hi Illicit of Civic Days —Ihc Fourth of July Parade—I will lake place Thursday at 2 p.m., ram or shine.Forty finals—1 lie largest num. bcr In a long lime—will be in-j eluded in the six-division line I of march from Summer SI root (o thp' Upper Common. Most ofi the floats represent local com*' panirs and organizalons.Thursday's forecast is for-mostly .sunny skies and no im-' port ant changes in temperature, Parade day lias consistently been blessed by good wenther.Lester R. Kimball will serve as chief marshall for this—ihe eighth annual—Civic Days Far-ade. Frank H. Norton Is chief of staff. Geofge ft, Wallace Jr.! is honorary marshal and Mayori WjlHnm G, Flynn, honorary chief of staff.Miss Paula Foresman—Miss Civic Days lfHft— Dnd lier two princesses will be among theparade’s chief atiraclions.Military units, dignitaries, bands, marrhins units, clowns, antique cars and equestrian mv. its are all included in llle order of march. It may come as pood news for some snectators that sirens have been banned in the parade in order not to confuse mailers in the event of a trueemergency.At the end of Ihn parade, i Genr'ie R Wallace Jr. will pre ’sent outstanding citizen awards to as yet unidentified recipients. 'The presentation by Wallace, the first year recipient of the. award, will take place nt the! reviewing stand. •Thursday will also he high- j lighted by the annual llagerty. Memorial Road Hace. which will he run this year from in front of the tfernnrdian Bowl to -the Fitchburg AirpoiV Karting at fi p.m.A band concert is si a led at (he airport ai 7:3n p m The I 'i I eh burg Military Baud will offer selections preliminary to the si aging of a giganlic fireworks display, beginning at 10 p.m. anti concluding at midnight. .The highlight of Tuesday's Civic Hays’ action was a softball game at Coolidgc Pa rk between the Fitchburg Masonic Lodges and Fitchburg Council 99, Knighls nf ColumbusThe Knights defealcd t h e Ma?ons u to fl behind the pitching of Jim Moore with Bob Kelly and Roger Kielty in re« lief. Bud Erickson was the fos* mg pitcher as the Knights battered him and relief huriers (■Jordon Speed and A1 Shat tuck for is bits. The Masons challenged tlu* Knights for a re-match, sometime in August, which will be for the benefit of the Jimmy Fund,
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Fitchburg Sentinel
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Jul 03, 1968
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