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

1960 Labor Day Association History
Weather - Good

Attendance - 25,000

1,500 in Parade, 12 unions in Parade, 29 floats, Parade starts at 10:00am

12 contestants in beauty pageant.

Dues are $1.50 per member

Labor Day Queen Sharon Grable of Oakland City, Indiana
Attendance Awards Over 100 - loving cup - 1st place - UMWA # 5179
Under 100 - loving cup - 1st place - UMWA # 7693
Parade Awards Best Dressed Union Uniform 1st place - UMWA # 9926
Best Dressed Union Uniform 2nd place - UPWA # 172
Best Dressed Union Uniform 3rd place - UMWA # 1016
Best Union Float 1st place
Best Union Float 2nd place
Best Union Float 3rd place - UMWA # 5584
Best Business Float 1st place - Beauchamp Motor Parts of Oakland City, Indiana
Best Business Float 2nd place - Citizen's State Bank of Petersburg, Indiana
Parade Line-up UMWA # 352
Gibson County Central Labor Council
UMWA # 5179
UPWA # 172
UMWA # 7693
UMWA # 1189
Wholesale & Retail Clerks # 416
UMWA # 4343
Lady Garment Workers # 307
UMWA # 5584 Mt Olympus High School Band marched with them
UMWA # 9926
UMWA # 9023
UMWA # 1016
IAM # 1459
Sacred Services Committee Stuart Cox, United Mine Workers of America # 352
Roy Richerson, United Mine Workers of America # 352
Ozzie Shultz, United Mine Workers of America # 352
Speakers Committee Felix Fleener, United Mine Workers of America # 5179
Ellis Truitt, United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Bob Maikranz, United Packinghouse Workers of America # 172
Queen Pageant Committee Maurice Coleman, Chairman United Mine Workers of America # 5179
Louis Gieselman, United Mine Workers of America # 5179
June Williams, International Association of Machinists # 1459
Pat Mason, International Association of Machinists # 1459
Ellis Truitt, United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Mertis Underhill, United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Ed Bailey, United Mine Workers of America # 1016
Chief of PoliceLee Hart, United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Audit Committee Bob Maikranz, United Packinghouse Workers of America # 172
Pat Mason, International Association of Machinists # 1459
Bill Fleener, United Mine Workers of America # 5179
Publicity Committee Bob Maikranz, United Packinghouse Workers of America # 172
Pat Mason, International Association of Machinists # 1459
Ellis Truitt, United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Louis Gielselman, United Mine Workers of America # 5179
George Martin, United Mine Workers of America # 1189
Advance Ride Ticket Committee Adrian Reinhart, United Packinghouse Workers of America # 172
Ellis Bass, United Mine Workers of America # 9926
Arthur Moffett, United Mine Workers of America # 5584
Frank Henager, United Mine Workers of America # 5179
Louis Gieselman, United Mine Workers of America # 5179
Louis Guerin,
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