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Mexico Memorial Day Parade Honors War Dead
Under blue skies a Mexico Memorial Day Parade drew a good crowd from Church Street to Academy Street Cemetery. Awards went to Browniewirl Scouts for best float and Astarta Triangle Girls for second. best bicyclist Richard June, best girl cyclist Sherry Cutler. Prizes for horse, Paul Stott. best girl Julie Weone. Marshals Oscar Berry and William Freeman led three Mexico Academy bands Matadors Junior Mascots. Fire equipment from Mexico and New Haven joined civic groups and Scouts. The ceremony featured readings of Flanders Field and Gettysburg Address, a main address by Rev James S Scovil, and taps by Myron Barnes and Keith Willis. Francis Fressie presided as emcee.
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Mexico
Church St
Academy St
Brownieweirl
Astarta Triangle
Richard June
Mark Green
Sherry Cutler
Lauri Bradway
Paul Stott
Douglas Stevenson
Julie Weone
Nan Leonard
Oscar Berry
William Freeman
Mexico Academy
Central School
Wallace Mitchell
Burton Ramer
Arthur Clawson
Thelma Mead
Myron Barnes
Keith Willis
David Moot
The
Baptist Church
Francis Fressie