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Fireworks Display Draws Large Crowds and Scout Support
Approximately 9 000 attended the annual fireworks demonstration sponsored by the Scouts. The event at Grove field near the fairgrounds featured 42 set pieces, one hour fifteen minutes, with help from four FERA workers and police detail. Captain Emmett led traffic control and liability insurance was covered by the Scouts. A street parade and free movie show for 1 200 children organized by Kiwanis and Warner Brothers Maryland Theatre followed, with Y M C A Junior Band and Moose Drum Corps providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Calvano
Special Fireworks Co
Hoboken
N. J
NRA
Uncle Sam
Niagara Falls
FERA
Calvano
Emmett
J. Walter Layman
L Cok
John B. Ferguson
Paull Shields
L.R. Voris
Scout Council
Perry F. Prather
Clarence Emmert
Leslie Lakin
Douglas Mims
Fair Board
Kiwanis Club
Warner Brothers’ Maryland
Moose
I. M. Wertz
Edgar c. Jones
Prospect
Washington Streets
Frank Boucher
Carl. G. Newell
Williamsport
Raymond Holnger
Conomac Park
Potomac River
Pen-Mar Park
Braddock Heights