June 2, 1976
Donegal High School drum majorettes and marching band in the Marietta
Memorial Day parade.
Stehman’s IGA donates 48 flags
The MYAA marches down Market St. in the Marietta Memorial Day parade.
Marietta Memorial Day parade
Students from Grandview
Elementary School carried
48 flags of America in the
Mount Joy Memorial Day
and birthday parade on
Saturday.
The flags were pur-
chased by Stehman’s IGA
market to be donated to the
Mount Joy Historical Soci-
ety as a contribution to
Mount Joy's bicentennial
celebration. Each flag de-
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Forty-eight flags of America were carried by Grandview students in the Mount Joy
Memorial Day parade. The flags are a gift from Stehman’s IGA.
picts an historical moment
in our country’s 200 year
existence.
Of special interest to
residents of Lancaster
County is the flag of the
Hanover Associations. This
flag reflects the willingness
of Lancaster County volun-
teer troops (The Hanover
Associations) to fight for
independence from Great
Despite the light rain
and the threatening clouds,
the parade in Mount Joy.
went on as scheduled. The
marchers apparently did
not have their spirits
dampened.
There were five divisions
in the parade that followed
Main Street from Angle to
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Rain doesn’t stop Mt. Joy parade
Joy Vo-Tech School; 2nd
prize-First Assembly of
God Church; 3rd prize-a
tie--Achorns and Cub Scout
Pack #136.
Prizes for the Adult
Division: 1st prize-the Gib-
son Girls; 2nd prize-Jay-
cees, 3rd prize-a tie--Rotary
and Mount Joy Welcome
Wagon.
Donegal School District and
Ken Brandt, State Repre-
sentative. Rev. Robert
Murphy, pastor of Donegal
Presbyterian Church was
the Master of Ceremonies.
The Vo-Tech float con-
sisting of a Liberty Bell,
made of brick will be
entered in the July 4
parade planned for Phila-
Park Avenue.
Prizes were awarded to
the Youth Division as
follows: 1st prize-Mount
Prizes were: $50.00;
$25.00; $10.00 respectively.
Judges were: Ragnar
Hallgren, superintendent of
delphia. A brick company
will sponsor the float in
that parade.
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The Gibson Girls sang as their prize winning float rolled down the street in the
Mount Joy parade.
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Britain in the year 1774.
The flag bears the slogan
“Liberty or Death’’ and
features an illustration of a
rifleman ready for battle.
These 48 flags of Ameri-
ca will be on display in
Stehman’s IGA market dur-
ing the month of June.
Then they will be turned
over to the Mount Joy
Historical Society.
Florin Fire Company put on a zany show in the Mount Joy Memorial Day
parade.