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Show , 4 , I . V . Y I . , , y ; xi. ' 4 ; j ix Y s i , n : i j 1 i N X Y , ' - n 1 x ' i y -xri X '"" -'A- ; J' ivLUi'1 it) -s. YiC"aYT 1 I 1 ACIl year America crowns a new crop of queens, beau-J beau-J teous maidens clioscn because they photograph well and will draw attention to whatever celebration they "rule." Often more sliow is made of the queen than of the celebration itself. This year's crop of queens is easy to look upon and advertises everything from strawberries to stamps. In New York members of the coffee industry dubbed Joan Carson (left) "Miss Coffee" and crowned her with a symbolic wreath of coffee blossoms. About the same time, cherry growers at Traverse City, Mich., picked comely Josephine LaFranier (right) to be queen of their national cherry festival and had her pose fingering a cluster of the red fruit. I - : , ." i :j - - - X li- - 1- 7 . At Bangor, Me., pretty Florence Mitchell teas picked Queen of the Bangor-Brewer daisy day, sponsored by the stale of Maine and local organizations. This is the "official picture" of daisy day and the mirrors are to help you decide whether Florence is wearing a daisy hat or a daisy crown. Really not very important, but it's an excuse for a picture. t - ''&&$"- i .y. . ., i . , s - S ! X- " -' x - ? h 4f A J,., Queens are sometimes lough hombres, sometimes have royal names. An example is Lois Mulqueeney, crowned "hostess" of the annual rodeo at Livermore, Calif. She backs up her invitation with a pair of wicked-looking wicked-looking shooting irons. i J ' - ' " ' V Jiyi. ,.;, .,... ..a ;ri Mary Bovard jumped out of a packing case at many a civic organization meeting In advertise adver-tise this year's Lou Angeles market mar-ket week, over which she ruled firmly but graciously. fc.. " - :r , f ; ',."' ".X-'Vi-C " t ? ' " .y-.-, , -r , . J X- Y- 2ir'-"'r'. j'-".i -if-A5; '.;X ' rY :v .A - -'w;-: --.iv ' - , . , A i . vav rx y, .-. v. a, i I, t"t 4"- t, X Ay.vA'A: :: ' '"i'i iliss Slam pa from Tampa is Wilma Arline Sullade of Tampa, Fla., who icore a gown made tcith more than 8,000 postage stamps to publicize publi-cize the Latin-American stamp exhibition being held in Tampa next year. Lack tiny stamp on the dress was hand-sewn. Y. ' x J Wallace, N. C, named Louise Bob-in Bob-in noil queen of its strawberry festival, claiming that while queens may come and go, she is llie most luscious of them all. The festival marked the end of M'allace's spring harvest. r;Y YtY ' 'L A ' a!r4:f - , ;x-' ; i -Y i !1 X-' VA ' J AJ ' S" ' ' r rvi-1- 'YY.A ( r,''r! -i ' YY V ( Y '' $ jl j 'TX. : r" -( - Y1 ' j - x -xYi YA . fYl''Y'; ' Y Every girl likes to be queen of the May, a custom tchich dates back several centuries to medieval England. One of the l'J3f May queens j was Miss Mary Brophy, being crowned by Miss Joan Lally at Mary- 1 mount college, Bridgeport, Conn. Maids of honor are usually runners-up in queen contests. Not all queens arc popular selections and "politics" often enters into the contest. ; " . . . ! ( ; Y Y- ' ' a-' Z --wi Y -Yr !. - " ' v.. . f r t, . , 1 j. - - r : ; i ..j ,1 ' 1 r ...e ' X . ' X .-'-Y ' I I . i ''' , I ! L:A:XA . !-. : Each year California picks its "outdoor j girl" at the Salinas rodeo. Among this year's j competitors for the queenshi p was June ( Vendergast of San Francisco, shou n here as I she demonstrates her horsemanshij) ability. I She iron the title. j I U x jA i 1 -y tY 1 rp-Y A.' V' A X!YY;Y Yl1 Betty Creen was given the title "Model Model" by judges in a contest sponsored by the I'ucific advertising club. Advertising models, of course, were the com pctitttrs in this battle of beauties. i -. :; 'y:.,, : ! t . A 1 1 aI A ' Y X v j I Y I I :Mt ' YaY I XA 7 Y---' .-- Y? ' v ' IX'X, J x I i ! -1 1 ; ! H J v : p . .; !Y V 77iis yar Margaret Chaffee lias crowned America's first mimosa queen at Morgantown, IS. C. Like all real queens, she had her court of honor for tho festival ball. |