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Minco Band

A dated 1939 Minco band photograph and its identifications name director Milton Shedick and a substantial roster, with percussion, clarinet, saxophone, cornet, tuba and baritone evidence. Exact institutional sponsorship and the original photograph or newspaper provenance remain open.

Community
Minco
Historical setting
Oklahoma
Ensemble
school/community wind-brass-percussion band — exact institutional sponsorship unresolved
Earliest reviewed evidence
1939 — dated group photograph
Later reviewed evidence
1939 — only verified activity point
People named in the sources
Milton Shedick (director); Odell McClure (drum major); named roster includes Mary Ellen McComas, Ramona Rice, Bobby Harley, Davaleen Black, Marylin Woodworth, Rose Mary Wegener, Charles Eden and James McConnell

What remains uncertain

Earlier organization and later continuity unresolved

High for identity, Minco location, 1939 date, director, large named roster and visible/identified percussion, clarinet, saxophone, cornet, tuba and baritone evidence; medium for original photograph/newspaper provenance and complete roster.

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