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Twelfth Tri-State Festival, 1944

Evidence note · high confidence

What the evidence supports

Advance notice anticipates 2,323 students and a 30-organization parade; entries came from Oklahoma and four other states.

These are planned/registered figures, not verified turnout or 30 Oklahoma bands.

Confidence detail: high. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.

The Haymaker, April 26, 1944, p. 1