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Friona Maize Days Celebrates Elevator-Filling Crop
Friona hosts Maize Day festivities featuring a 10 a.m. parade with about 3 111 spectators and the crowning of Carolyn Murphree 1972 Maize Day Queen. A 2 000 crowd enjoys a free barbecue marking the 50 000th plate served since 1956 and a Saturday air show at Benger Air Park headlined by Jim Franklin. The event also showcases art displays by Joan Dell and a Friona Fine Arts show with prizes and a square dance fundraiser for the library.
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Carolyn Murphree
Iona High School
Murphree
Curtis Murphree
Friona High
Teresa Ingram
W. S. Ingram
Debbie Benge
W. S. Benge
Miss Ingram
Miss Benge
Friona High School
Benger Air Park
Jim Franklin
Lovington
N.M
Franklin
Swift Ingram
Amarillo
Bobby Speed
Vega
Friona Volunteer Fire Department
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commercce
Joan Dell
Lubbock
Aesticnes
Juan Dell
Friona