Taft Oildorado

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Past Grand Marshall's
1930
Original Councilmen:  Fred O’Brien
Harry Hopkins (Taft’s first Postmaster)
1935
Honored Guest and Grand Marshall, C. C. McKee and Frank Merriam
Community Luncheon: Address by Governor, State of California, Frank F. Merriam
1940 Harry Hopkins, former mayor – 1915-1917 and Taft’s first Postmaster
1945 (No celebration... World War II)
1946 Honored all former mayors in front of city hall.
1947 Five old timers: Mrs. Fanny (Ma Williams) Myers, W. L. Adkisson, Harry Hopkins, Fred O’Brien, B. F. Hiniken.
1950 Lt. Governor Goodwin Knight
1955 The 1955 Oildorado Celebration dedicated to the hardy pioneers of Taft. Four Grand Marshals: Joe Spellacy, Fred O’Brien, Estes Kofal, A. B. Smith.
1960 The former mayors of Taft: Stanley Kerr, Glenn Black, John Perryman and Clarence Williams.
1965 Director, State Department of Water Resources, William Warne
1970 Director, State Department of Water Resources, William Gianelle, 1970 Oildorado celebration dedicated to Clarence Williams, twice Oildorado President and former Mayor of City of Taft. "Honorary Grand Marshall's Billy Wilson and Sina Dunne."
1975 The 1975 Oildorado celebration was dedicated to Walter M. Keene, President of the 1946 and 1947 celebrations and publisher of the Daily Midway Driller. J. T. McGuire the 1950 President of Taft Oildorado.
1980 Bill Rintoul
1985 Norman Crouse
1990 Vance Webb. 1990 Oildorado dedicated to Ray Bradley
1995 Roy Garratt
2000