Plano Celebrates Centennial with Parade and Civic Events
Opening ceremonies led by centennial president David McCall and Mayor Norman Whitsitt kicked off Centennial Week in Plano. Dignitaries attended as entries ranged from antique cars to a stuffed polar bear in the parade, with judging at Park Mall and a gala program in the Downtown Shopping Center featuring music, displays, and coin auctions.
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Plano
David McCall
Norman Whitsitt
Park Mall
Jackin-the-Box
KYAL
VFW Post
Saddle Club
Ford
Plano Cyclery
U.S. Naval Recruiting Station
Garland
American Legion Auxiliary
Cowboy Shack
Hella Shrine Temple Oriental Band
Plano Amateur Radio Klub
Anthony Burton
Plano High School
Wanda MedAuary
Dallas Model
Plano Business and Professional Women’s Club
centennial
Centennial Hospitality Center
Piano Arts League
Old-Time Town Meet Monday in Plano City Council
Plano hosts an old-fashioned town meeting Monday at 7 00 pm in City Council Chambers. Voters will decide on ordinances at the session sponsored by the Plano City Council with safety officers present. The Marchers recall Civil War units and centennial festivities proceed with religious heritage events and a large Centennial Fair across from Gibson Ave K.
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Gibson's
Ave.K
Plano Jaycees
Gloria Cline Crowned Miss Plano Centennial Queen
Gloria Cline was crowned Miss Plano Centennial Celebration Queen at Wilson Junior High, with Barbara Purnell named first princess. The event crowned other contestants and announced prize options including a Hawaii trip or $1,000 cash.
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Gloria Cline
Plano
Wilson Junior High
Barbara Purnell
Cline
Hawaii
Acapulco
Caribbean
Jane Brown
Tina Glenn
Jenna Lutes
Plano City Hall
Richland College
Gloria
Texas
Purnell
Plano High School
Barbara
Evolution of Plano Star Courier Era in Local Press History
A historical overview traces Plano's newspaper lineage from 1884 with the Plano Review and Plano Inquirer to the Plano Star Courier. It covers founders and owners including Riddgell, Baskett, Cottress, Harper, Livingston, Purdy, Coleman, McChesney, Aldridge, Horn, Logsdon, Bagwill, Wankan, Custer, Sherrill, Dorsey, and Taylor, the 1969 shift to twice weekly then daily, and the transition from hand setting to linotype as printing evolved.
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Star Courier
Riddgell
Plano Review
David Craighead
J.B. Baskett
Cottress
Harper
Plano
Star
R.H. Coleman
Plano Courier
Nancy McChesney
Courier
Wankan
John Custer
Bagwill
Custer
E.L. Sherrill
Scott Dorsey
O.L Taylor
Dorsey and Sherrill
Taylor
Piano Daily Post
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Dickey’s
National Re-enactment Society
Good Douglass Battery
C.S.A
Mississippi River
Emmitt Clem
Bowman Cemetery
Hospitality Center
Harrington Park
all ladies of
Brown
Jane
Glenn
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Gamma Iota
Mattie Lee
Star-Courier
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