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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION CAPERS WELCOME, FOLKS, IT'S wonderful to have you with us," is the message of welcome extended by Mayor W. C. Burrell to Franklinites ?.*id visitors with the opening of "Homecoming Day" Saturday. The Centennial Quartet ? B. B. Scott, the Rev. Bryan Hatchett, Cur tis Pearson, and, Henry Wilkie ? ren der a few notes pr<or to the dedica tion of the city building. WHILE HOLLAND McSWAIN, Centennial co-chairman, welcomes citizens to Thursday's dedication of the city building, Got. Hodges (far left) makes welcome use of a cowboy hat he was presented. Others on the platform braving the swelter ing heat r.re Judge George B. Patton, Mayor W. C. Burrell, Weimar Jones, and Rep. G. L. Houk. ATTACKING PANS OF GREEN BEANS in the bean string ng an?, breaking contest are a lot of determined women. FRANKLIN S MAIN STREET during a lull in activities. OLDEST MAN to take in Franklin's birthday party was Wil liam "Uncle Billy" McCoy, 96, and he didn't miss a thing. Here he talks over some man stuff with "Davy Crockett" (Alton Sutton i. EDITOR Weimar Jones explains the purpose of the Centennial a.t the i Thursday dedication of J the city building. NEED ANY LESSONS, ladies, in the manly art of bean breaking? A COUPLE OF YOUNGSTERS take life easy and hold down choice se.-.'.s for Friday afternoon's "Parade of Progress" on Main Street. Mho's Out Yonder?" 'Miss Centennial" hopefuls await derision cf judges.
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