Wellston High School - X Ray Yearbook (Wellston, OH)

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I here were many old fashioned and modern games played during the week. On men’s day the male species of our town participated in such events as pole climbing and puggle stick fights. They wore beards and early century clothing or spent time in the local stockade. On women’s day the local females marched through town on a suffrage march which ended with most women being locked up in the stockade. They entered baking contests and oddly enough a male won third place in the pie baking division. The younger dignitaries in town had their day also. They rode rides, danced in the streets, and were allowed to stay out past curfew. Perhaps the two events which caused the most excitement among the younger generation were the bicycle races and the greased pig contest. Reliving the Past 10 The greased pole climb, puggle stick fights, and bicycle races were some of the main events the people participated in during the Centennial.

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Queens and Court Reign Over Week-Long Festivities. Wellston’s Centennial queens and court reigned over the festivities of the week-long celebration. The Wellston High School Student Council ran a general store with many novelties and souvenirs being sold to the general public. The town was under a cloud of joy and laughter with all people participating in the parades and games. Downtown Wellston was Mocked off for the Centennial festivities. 9

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Centennial Parade—Glimpses Of the Past To keep with the general spirit of the celebration, the townspeople started early in the summer f) reparing for the up-coming festivities. Men, women, and children got into the swing of things by dressing in old fashion garb. The men grew beards a n d mustaches. The women fixed their hair in buns and wore long dresses and sun bonnets. 11