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Mineral Wells News
Souvenir Edition
Mineral Wells, Texas Tuesday May 7, 1957
page 4
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SCHEDULE OF DAILY EVENTS
Palo Pinto County
Centennial Celebration
May 4th to 9th, 1957
Friday, May 3
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8:30 P.M. -- Crazy Water Hotel Roof -- Teenagers
Centennial Dance
9:00 P.M. -- Baker Hotel -- Centennial Queen's Presentation Ball
-- Music by Horace Puckett.
10:30 P.M. -- Baker Hotel -- Presentation of the Centennial Queen, The
Duchess of Palo Pinto County, and their court.
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Saturday, May 4 -- Centennial Parade Day
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All Week - Jay Cee Carnival -- Rides and midway
behind City Hall.
Historical Windows -- All downtown merchants.
12:00 Noon -- Reviewing Stand, 1st and Hubbard -- Official opening
ceremonies, followed by Band Concert.
3:00 P.M. -- Mammoth Centennial Float Parade
7:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Pageant Prelude -- Band Concert
8:15 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Premier performance of the Palo Pinto
County's "Palocade" and coronation of Centennial
queen. A tremendous pageant spectacle depicting the highlights of
Palo Pinto County's history in a thrilling and spectacular manner.
9:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Mammoth Fire Works Display
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Sunday May 5 -- Centennial Worship Day
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3:00 P.M. -- Court House, Palo Pinto -- Unveiling and
dedication of Pioneer Memorial
8:00 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Public Worship Service -- Principal
speaker, Dr. W. R. White, President of Baylor University
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Monday May 6 -- Old timers
and Pioneer Recognition Day
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12:00 Noon -- City Park -- Basket picnic -- All
residents and former residents invited.
1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. -- City Park -- Visitation
period.
3:00 P.M. -- City Park -- Fiddlers contest
7:45 P.M.-- Miller Stadium -- Pageant Prelude -- Ceremony honoring
oldest residents and pioneer families.
8:15 P.M. -- Second performance of pageant spectacle, "Palocade."
9:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard -- Free round and square
dancing in the street -- Music by Vern's Rythmaires
9:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Mammoth Fire Works Display
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Tuesday May 7 -- Civic, Fraternal and
Patriotic Organizations Day
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1:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard --
Program of Entertainment by W. O. W.
1:30 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- Program by Mineral Wells Lions Club
2:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- Program by Zonta Club
2:30 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- Musical program by Mineral Wells Rotary
Club
3:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- Program by American Legion
3:30 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- Musical Program by Mineral Wells Kiwanis
Club
4:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- Program by Home Demonstration Groups
7:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Pageant Prelude -- Band Concert
8:15 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Third performance of pageant spectacle,
"Palocade".
9:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Mammoth Fire Works Display
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Wednesday, May 8 -- Belles and Beards Day
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2:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard --
Preliminary judging of Men's Beards -- 10 Classifications.
3:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard -- Centennial Belles
Style Show of Authentic Old Dresses and Costumes
7:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Pageant Prelude -- Band Concert
8:15 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Fourth performance of pageant spectacle,
"Palocade".
9:00 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard -- Free round and square
dancing in the street -- Music by Vern's Rythmaires
9:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium - Mammoth Fireworks Display
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Thursday, May 9 -- Young America's Day
Note: The paper is torn and unreadable in some
areas of this section
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10:00 A.M. -- Downtown -- Kiddies pet, costume and
decorated vehicle parade
10:45 A.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard -- Awarding of parade
prizes
11:15 A.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- 1st and Hubbard -- Kindergarten parade
and "Small Fry" tricycle races
1:30 P.M. -- Reviewing stand -- Entertainment from all schools of Palo
Pinto County -- Folk (unreadable section) musical groups (unreadable
section)
3:30 P.M. -- Reviewing Stand -- (unreadable section)
7:30 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Pageant Pre (unreadable section).
Awarding of prizes Brothers of Brush, Whiskers and (unreadable section)
of Centennial Belle Costume judging.
8:15 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Final performance of pageant spectacle,
"Palocade."
9:45 P.M. -- Miller Stadium -- Final Mammoth Fireworks Display |
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