President - Charlie Wyatt (USWA #104)  
Vice-President - Brenda Vincent (UA #136)   
Treasurer - John Wright (SM #20)   
Recording Secretary - Kim Musgrave (IBEW #16)  
122nd Labor Day Celebration, August 29 - September 1, 2008,  Pike County 4-H fairgrounds, Petersburg, IN
Labor Education Foundation
Indiana AFL-CIO

62nd Labor Day Celebration
September 5 - September 6, 1948
Boonville Fairgrounds, Boonville, IN


Sunday - September 5, 1948
 
2:30 PM SACRED SERVICE

Speaker:

The Rev. Onis Chapman, pastor of the General Baptist church of Oakland City Ind.

Singers:

(1) The Boonville High School Singettes, under the direction of Lee O. Zeig, Superintendent of schools;
(2) Joan Blackford and Joan Schmidt of Lynnville, Ind.
(3) The Luttrell Trio of Petersburg, Ind.
(4) The Norlog Quartet of Lynnville, Ind.

Committee: Roscoe McKinney, A.L. Thompson and Elza Blackford.

8:00 PM

BIG AMATEUR SHOW - 12 Big Acts

Committee: Oscar Tyring, Milton Board and Charles Powers.


Monday - September 6, 1948
 
10:00 AM THE BIG PARADE - Master of Ceremonies - R. L. Turley
  National Anthem - Mrs. Thelma Simon
10:45 AM ADDRESS BY: Hon O. G. Rudolph, Mayor of Boonville
11:00 AM Barber Shop Quartet of Evansville
11:30 AM ADDRESS BY: George Harvey, Farm Bureau
1:00 PM BAND CONCERT
1:30 PM ADDRESS BY: A. V. Burch, Ind. State Auditor
2:30 PM FREE ACT
2:45 PM ADDRESS BY: William J. Sneed, International Board Rep, UMW of A
3:30 PM FREE ACT
4:00 PM HORSE SHOW - 5 Ring
- 5 Gaited Professionals
- 3 Gaited Professionals
- Western Class
- Western Parade Class
- Pony Class
7:00 PM BAND CONCERT
7:45 PM ADDRESS BY: Louis Austin, District 11 UMWA of A
8:15 PM FREE ACT
   
A new automobile is to be awarded immediately following the free acts Monday night.
Music for the Celebration will be provided by the Boonville, Oakland City and Princeton Ind. High school
bands and a Boonville string band.
The entertainment program will include Kay Kaiser's Revue, eight free acts. Blue Grass State Shows
will be the principal midway attraction, along with many concessions and other features.
Free admission to the fairgrounds, free parking and plenty of ice water will be available.


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