Show kids kid S day king and queen mag mfg A 1 1 A V selected from among several hundred boys and girls as an inspiration to all underprivileged children tco leo smith 10 shreveport la and karen ash 6 muscatine iz IE ere cre named king and queen of national kids day 0 E 1 son executive secretary ot of kiwanis international announced this eek I 1 P the boy king will reign on the observance date saturday nov 19 as a symbol for all american youth while the queen will represent those who have overcome serious ailments or other handicaps to enjoy Inor I 1 normal nial lives the shreveport boy eighth in a family of nine children I is the son of a widow mrs emma smith described as a typical 1 am american er ican youngster of the huckleberry finn type he was chosen on the basis of leadership displayed last summer at a kiwanis boys camp for underprivileged children at lake caddo near shreveport 14 w the pretty blue eyed queen is the daughter of mr and mrs harold ash little karen recovered from a rare heart ailment in may alay 1949 following an extremely delicate surgical operation funds to make possible the operation were sponsored by the muscatine kiwanis dub club now a healthy girl karen is a pupil at st marys school in k Ju Catine and leads a normal lifee in ever way |