OCR Text |
Show I Enters National . . . '" 3 :: . - - 4 I Sam Francis Sam Francis Takes First in State, Wins Trip to Fla. Appearing in the recent state Farm Bureau talent contest, Sam Francis of this city, a son of Mrs. Barbara Francis, took first place with his impersonations of prominent pro-minent actors and entertainers and was given an expense-paid trip to Miami Beach, Florida where he will enter national competition com-petition leaving December 4. Mary Best of Springville was his accompanist ac-companist in the state finals. A graduate of the Springville high school and former student of the BYU, Sam won first place- in competition with contestants from 19 counties. He had previously won the Utah county contest and has appeared in numerous programs and other entertainments throughout through-out this area. In the speech contest, Gerald Jones of Provo took first and will also go to the finals in Florida. |