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CHiU'gc $0*0 aim womhocould charge $625, making aBig JuneteenthCelebration WillAttract ThousandsmubelieshchjcluItioi6WImemeCFPThe vanguard of an expected 16,000 to 20,000 visitors has arrived at Comanche Crossing at Lake Mexia for the annual Nineteenth of June celebration.Elijah Burks, director of the Mexia district for tb* Nineteenth of June organization, said that people have already arrived at the huge campsite from ail over the state and from several other states,Officially, t h e celebration doesn’t get underway until June 17 and then it is scheduled to run for three days, Unofficially, it started Friday night and a big dance was slated Saturday night with music by the H. C. Griffin band und^r ih® direction of James Price,Burks reported thut all con^ne cessions stands are open and;an “you can buy just about any- Uv tiling you desire in tti® way offood.' ’The celebration, which wui last almost a week, will include be boating, contests and other games. A public address sys-|F( torn will bo set up to help par- su cuts find lost children among Bs the crowd. Thfcre will also bo j br 10 special police officers on du-.st ty, Mr. Burks sald. ...... i'nImgfordieor1beDr1pr101Wi
Newspaper Details
Mexia Daily News
Mexia, Texas, US
Sun, Jun 16, 1968
Page 5
Full Page
Clipped by
Denton P.
TX, USA 21 Dec 2021
Other Publications Near Mexia, Texas
Mexia Weekly Herald
Mexia State Herald
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