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BEAUTY WINNERPetite Brunette (woes to Cam-bridge Festival as '’Mis* Janesville”A petite brunette, five foot three. Miss Pearl Eichacker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Eichacker, lu6 Pleasant street, is Miss Janesville at the 26th annual Cambridge Harvest Festival which opened Thursday. Twice daily Miss Janesville will parade at Cambridge while the contest is being held to select Miss Wisconsin. The final judging takes place at 7 p. m. Friday. Beauties from scores of Wisconsin cities and towns are competing. Janesville held the finals at the Jeffris theater, Wednesday night. One thousand attended the contest and the WCLO revue.Miss Janesville was accompanied to Cambridge by WCLO staff artists who are providing some of the principal numbers of entertainment at the festival. Janesville merchants contributed to the success of the project. Before Miss Janesville left the city she visited the Mari-nello Beauty Salon, where Mrs. Frances Quinlan personally supervised the work. The Smart Shop provided the sports outfit which Miss Janesville wears for traveling.Chooses White Bathing Suit Since she had such good luck in the suit which she wore at the Jeffris Wednesday night. Miss Janesville is again appearing in an all w'hite bathing suit, which enhances her ivory skin and accentuates the luster of her dark hair. Her evening gown, which will be worn at the Thursday night parade in Cambridge, is simplicity personified—pink organdie long anil full of skirt with tight fitting waist.The Big Shoe Store donated the foot wear that Miss Janesville is appearing in at the festival.Miss Wisconsin will represent the state at the national beauty contest which will be held in Atlantic City, N. J., in September, at which time Miss America will be named. Miss Wisconsin will receive a complete wardrobe and will have all of her expenses paid to Atlantic City. Four other prizes will be awarded at Cambridge, which will include trips to the Century of Progress and wrist watch for the beauty who ranks fifth.J. H. S. Grad of ’33 Miss Eichacker was graduated from the Janesville high school in June, 1933. She has been employed at the Kresge store this summer and expects to work at the Parker Pen company the first of September. Miss Eichacker is of French and German descent.Miss Gladys Bellerichards was given second place in the local contest and Miss Althea Block, third. Others who took part were the Misses Wilma Kay. Thelma Wellen-kotter, Frances Thurler, Lillian Berry, and Kuth Stendel.Judges were Orren Louden, Washington, D. C., portrait photographer; Louis P. Hartley, proprietor of Mid-West Photo Service; an l Audrey Medaris. dance instructor. The contestants who paraded on a runway that extended down , the middle aisle of the theater were trained by Penny Nebel, legitimate stage dancer.WCIjO Stars Appear Big time entertainment was presented by radio artists from WCLO, preceding the beauty contest. Headliners in the radio world, the performers gave a miniature revue that was snappy, informal, and appealing. Bill Robinson, production manager of WCLO, formerly of station WLW, Cincinnati, O., was master of ceremonies. His number, a travesty on “The Shooting of Den McGrew” was the hit of the show. Sidney Bliss read the Rcbert Service thriller while Mr. Robinson did ' the pantomime. (A newcomer to Wisconsin, Penny Nebel, featured dancer with “Good News.” “Five O'clock Girl,” “By Bye Bonnie” and entertainer with Guy Lombardo, put on a breezy song number with Bill Robinson and later appeared in a novelty ( dance number.“Our Nell,” Miss Nell Colby, Fort 1 Atkinson, whose tri-weekly pro- 1 grams are popular with southern Wisconsin fans, gave her inimitable lt;: interpretation of the torch song and c an individual Impersonation of an * Englishman.Throughout the festival WCLO 1 artists are appearing in the large radio tent that is a feature of this ^ year’s midway. In addition to i members of the Bureau who appeared at the Jeffris are Jerry j Todd and his gang. Sally Saucer, and Myrah. WCLO’s friendly advisor, known to thousands in this rommunitv.
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Aug 17, 1933
Page 5
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