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HOMEWOOD FETE IS BIG SUCCESSatwMfRM«mbtr* of thf Homewood Bail' c* n«s* umk.iutm announced yeater- di , day that the aid# mt*rest and Targ* attendance prosed the home-I coming celebration worth whileStarting off with a three-mile #o{parade at 2 h p. m. July i theft*celebration continued until mid- ^ eight Saturday. July 4. The free n' entertainment «aa excellent, and ^ the firemen* dance* were a sue* *l jcea* *All concessions report good patronage and the citizens feel there was a real homecoming spirit \ more desirable to Homewood than ® anything ei*e could haie been and * that next year there will be even * greater enthusiasm for the event Edward Giteraonke w as adjudged the champion whisker-grow-er, K Frank Gum us was awarded the h booby prise for the shortest beard uFirst prise for the best float was won by the Homewood theater, d second went to Ray * Barber shop tl and third to Community Pharmacy b | The best-costumed man was R v H. Gansber«tn. who dressed as U Uncle Sam; second prise went to b Charles Ball, as Daniel Boone The 0 t best -costumed women were M.uAnne Howe »n a “Gone With the Wind” dress; Mrs. M. Hunter thelady with the green umbrella, took •econd prise The most comical costume taking first prise was Aunt Jemima, characterized by Mrs. N Sexton: 1 ; G. Evans, second. John Lath way. third. tFirst prize for the best chil- f dren's costume was won by Shirley * Rice who rode a “covered wagon ^ bicycle: Richard Cullen and Marsha Messerachmidt. an old-fash- , • ioned couple, took secondWalter Lueder, Jr„ of the Chi* , .: cago Heights Sons of the AmericanLegion Drum and Bugle Corps *] was considered the best drum mayor ( and took first prize: ’Butch' --------- ----- prize ------Gass, of the South Shore Post band, second.1* In non-motor floats, the Lock- j y | man Shoe Store took first prize and Leonard’s Place, secondI Special prizes were aw arded by t b Colonel and Mrs. Nelson Morris for iy the Bov Scout and Girt Scout floats: Joe Sells tumbling group «- and Ray Stelter'a Meat market alii so received special prizes.r
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Hammond Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Wed, Jul 10, 1940
Page 10
Full Page
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