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Show Paragonah Golden Anniversary Celebration April 2 Paragonah is planning a special spec-ial celebration to be held on April 2 in honor of the golden anniversary anniver-sary of Paragonah being an incorporated in-corporated town. The actual date of the incorpor. ation was April 3, 1916 which marked the first town government. govern-ment. The first mayor or town president was William P. Barton and the board of trustees included includ-ed William Edwards, J. J. Jones, E. M. Owens and James W. Barton. Bar-ton. The present town president, H. Revere Kobinson, has donated a beef which will be barbecued for the occasion. The Paragonah DUP organization organiza-tion is in charge of arrangements for a program which is scheduled lor 2:30 p. m. in the Cultural Hall This will be followed by a beef barbecue dinner with the Relief Society in charge of the serving. There will be an old time dance in the evening. All residents of the town are invited to attend the affair and an invitation is also issued to all former residents who might be able to attend. |