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Published November 17, 2007 11:23 pm - Transcript Staff Writer PURCELL -- The City of Purcell celebrated Oklahoma's Centennial and the city's 120th... Purcell celebrates state's centennial and city's 120th anniversary The Norman Transcript Transcript Staff Writer
PURCELL -- The City of Purcell celebrated Oklahoma's Centennial and the city's 120th birthday Saturday with a parade and other historical events. Community members showed up downtown and at the public library for the festivities. Dorothy McBrooms got in line on Main Street Saturday afternoon to watch the parade. The centennial is an important holiday to celebrate, she said. She watched the centennial program on OETA Friday evening and thought about how far Oklahoma has come, she said. Some felt it was good enough to participate in activities the early pioneers might have. Al Musgrave went deer hunting Saturday morning and then ate turnips and pumpkins. "I felt like it was my duty to go deer hunting," he said with some irony. Musgrave said his grandparents homesteaded in Cleveland County. So, perhaps he did know how best to celebrate the Centennial. The parade started a little after 1 p.m. on Main Street in Purcell. It featured classic cars, tractors, motorcycles and various community organizations. The Purcell High School band performed, as well. The families of statehood pioneers were recognized in the morning. There was a costume contest and a human star was recreated. Reproductions of old town scenes were available on postcards sold by the Purcell Tourism committee. The Purcell Post Office also had a substation for those wanting the date on a canceled centennial stamped envelope. Julianna Parker 366-3550 jparker@normantranscript.com 
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