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KLAN DAYTUESDAYBIG K. K. K, PARADE LAST TUESDAY EVENING.LARGELY ATTENDEDBand, Airplane And Fireworks Help-1 ed In K. K. K. Celebration jHere. !The Ku Klux Klan Day Celebration held here Tuesday and Tuesday evening was largely attended by many from over the county and adjoining countries. The celebration was held north of Sigourney at the Leroy Crow place and a basket dinner was served and refreshment stands were erected. Speaking was the entertainment during the afternoon. Large numbers of oars from other counties were here for the day and an estimate of the crowd could not be given.rj In the evening a parade was held Mai eight o’clock, with several Klan members in their regalia, on horses, and many cars were decorated and in e | the parade also, the parade was head-d j ed By the foiid ffftd the Amertlcan. t flag. It came up Main street, around i | the square, and down Jefferson street f | out to the Crow farm, where the 1 fireworks was then enjoyed, several - hundred cars going out for the festi-i vities.1
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Keokuk County News

Sigourney, Iowa, US

Thu, Oct 16, 1924

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