Greene County, Arkansas - Centennial Edition 3

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	No matter the occasion, Paragould has always loved a parade.		town in Arkansas" was scheduled is not said. But whatever
			they were celebrating, the pictures certainly show a town
	"Three spectacular parades," read an advertisement for Paragould's		having a good time.
	1902 street fair, an event featuring "six big days of interest, a whole		Through the years, Pruett Street has been a silent witness to
	week of solid fun, something doing every minute."		parades celebrating the 4th of July, Labor Day and Christmas,
			the challenge of patriotism and the end of war, its Diamond
	The Sept. 22-27 event was said to be the town's first free street		Jubilee and, later this week if all goes as planned, its 100th
	fair and carnival and included "big imported free attractions" and a		birthday.
	"twentieth century midway" plus elaborate commercial and industrial		Noted on the courtesy lines of the pictures is the
	displays. Just exactly why this "great week of festivities in the best		photographer to whom they are credited, if known.

McHaney/Photo courtesy Talma Buchanan Hayes

Photo by Ostrander's Gallery/Photo courtesy Bob Meriwether

The Paragould Street Fair September 22-27, 1902, featured An up-close look at Paragould's brass band: Standing from left, Dr. R.C. Grizzard, director,

a parade along then unpaved Pruett Street. At top, the city's Bore Osborn, Peck Long, Campbell Bell, Dr. F.C. Johnson, R.W. Meriwether,

brass band leads the way as floats and horses approach in Newt Beard, Frank Keefe, Red Tansil and Sid Johnson.

the background. Above, people crowded onto Pruett during Sitting from left, J.B. Avera, Bob Cupp, Doc Maddox, Dick Mooring,

the festivities, perhaps as part of the parade John Glasscock Earl Tansil and Bill Trice.


McHaney/Photo courtesy The Big Picture files	McHaney/Photo courtesy Pearl McHaney

Paragould celebrated the switching-on of its new "White Way" of 76 street lights in a		A Labor Day parade was said to be the occasion for this early 1900s float of Little Bo Peeps.
big way July 4, 1916


McHaney/Photo courtesy Talma Buchanan Hayes	McHaney/Photo courtesy Fran Jones

Paragould marched toward thee train depot to send its boys off to		And sped down Pruett Street to celebrate the armistice that would bring
World War I.		them home.


Photo courtesy the Big Picture Files		Child Art Studio/Photos courtesy Bill Hunter

An old copy of The Big Picture tentatively identifies this	Paragould's week-long 75th birthday party July 20-26,	1958, started each week-day with a Diamond Jubilee parade.
photograph as a farmer's parade in support of striking
Cooper's Union workers at the local mills.


McHaney/Photo courtesy Talma Buchanan Hayes	Photo by Ostrander's Gallery/Photo courtesy Bob Meriwether

The Paragould Street Fair September 22-27, 1902, featured		An up-close look at Paragould's brass band: Standing from left, Dr. R.C. Grizzard, director,
a parade along then unpaved Pruett Street. At top, the city's		Bore Osborn, Peck Long, Campbell Bell, Dr. F.C. Johnson, R.W. Meriwether,
brass band leads the way as floats and horses approach in		Newt Beard, Frank Keefe, Red Tansil and Sid Johnson.
the background. Above, people crowded onto Pruett during		Sitting from left, J.B. Avera, Bob Cupp, Doc Maddox, Dick Mooring,
the festivities, perhaps as part of the parade		John Glasscock Earl Tansil and Bill Trice.