OCTOBER 23, 1963
Sycamore's second annual Halloween Pumpkin Festival, sponsored by the Sycamore Lions Club, will be rewarded with an appearance on a TV show, and in color, too.
Two of the children whose pumpkin exhibits are deemed worthy will be chosen Sunday evening, Oct. 27, to appear on the Top O' the Morning WGN-TV program in color on Monday morning, Oct. 28. (Color TV a big deal back then. OK, kids, get to carving those pumpkins!! They still have the Pumpkin Festival in Sycamore.)
The Sycamore Halloween Pumpkin Festival will begin with a parade made up entirely different from that for the high school homecoming. There will be few, if any, floats, but there may be some nerve-shattering costumes designed to scare the wits out of the timid or bring tummy-wobbling laughter.
(The parade is now probably the highlight of the festival and one of the biggest in northern Illinois. It is held on the Sunday, the last day.)
Like, Boo!! --DaCoot
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