Yesteryear by Sammy Way: Brownies enter 'The Magic Forest' float in Iris Festival parade; roses planted to honor 4 outstanding women

By SAMMY WAY
Sumter Item archivist and historian
Posted 3/12/22

75 YEARS AGO - 1947

Aug. 19 - 25

- Three American Legion Junior baseball teams arrived in the city for the sectional tournament which will get under way at the Municipal Park. First to come was the Little Rock, Arkansas, team, which arrived by …

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