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Juneteenth Observance Tells 110 Year Old View
Ed Sanders of Sandy Community prays at sunrise service while Etta Farrell of Waco attends the annual Memorial Service. The event spans pavillion and campground with thousands visiting. Shorty Rankin of Mexia and Jack Coleman of Fort Worth renew a life‑long friendship as festival bingo hints at creeping commercialism.
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Ed Sanders
Sandy
Etta Farrell
Waco
Shorty Rankin
Mexia
Jack Coleman
Fort Worth
Coleman