Miss Williams Crowned Queen Of Lions Rodeo



from The Malakoff News

Friday, July 8, 1960

In the Saturday night judging, Miss Ann Williams, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. B. C. Williams, was chosen the 1960 Queen of the Malakoff Lions Club's first annual professional rodeo. Miss Williams was sponsored by the Tanner Motor Company.

As the contest winner, Miss Williams, a sophomore in the Malakoff High School, was presented the Queen's Crown and other gifts at the hands of the local civic organization.

The judging, it was announced, was made upon the manner in which the contestants were presented, and the originality of the floats and their adherence to the central theme. The judges were chosen from the out of town visitors whose identity was not revealed.

The presentation of the queen's crown was made by Mayor Joe Barnett, and Neal Lawson assisted in presenting the gifts to the other contestants.

Many out of town visitors attending the showing here were high in their praise for the numerous floats that were entered in the parade by local business establishments. Some said they were very nice, indeed, and that they were among te best they had seen in this section of the state.

The other eight contestants and their sponsors, furnishing parade floats were as follows: Sherry Nell Phillips by Phillips Food & Appliances; Carolyn Cade by Kirby's; Donna Drake by Drake Oil Company; Mary Shumate by Monroe's Café; Rita Cherry by Humphries Insurance and Miss Helen McClain; Mickie Ferguson by the Athens Riding Club; Nancy Phillips by Citizens State Bank; and Wendy Lamb by Royall & Waller Chevrolet Company.

These eight young ladies, for their participation in the rodeo event, were presented with silver belt buckles bearing gold emblems.


Submitted by Britt Thompson

If you have any information on Malakoff history please contact Britt, he is the correspondent for The Malakoff News Looking Back Column.


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