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AIKEN STANDARD AND REMEW, Wednesday, Oct 4, 1950ViScenes fromI « ,the Third Annual Aiken Cottonestivali4QUEEN OF THE COTTON FESTIVAL—Miss FrancesPafUe Bouknight, 17-year-old daughter of Mrs. William M. Bouknight of Johnston, S. C\, sits majestically on l^er throne after being chosen queen of the 1950 Cotton festival at the Cotton ball in Warrenville Friday night. Miss Bouknight was chosen from 21 contestants. On the queens right is. Miss JEIilda Lamb, last year's festival queen. MissPatsy Mays, left, Aiken hostess queen, presided until the new queen was named. Miss Bouknight was hostess queen at the lohnston peach festival, and represented her citvat the Sumter and Hampton festivals. She was crowned1 * *by Sam Swint. president of Cranitevillc company. (RobertWilkinson photo.)“GWINE TO tonTHE COTTON BALL -This “sea of cot-float conveys an old Negro “mammy proudly looking over her “children before sending them out to the Cotton ball. The young ladies are appropriately dressed incotton clothes from head to toes. More than 20,000 people witnessed the third annual Cotton parade that was held in Aiken Friday afternoon. (Robert Wilkinson photo.)iSS*lt;•mmmii• • • 'v.V • • • •v.%• Www;^v;:^v,vyVvav.;h;*x$V,VAW*-• vK* a1.;.*........W«v. rIvXyX ./ ■' A.y.*•X-• • •»;s%y;w:v;lt;.N»yiigix• •§5I;:;x'•V.l.VMirii■Mb•• *•••:x*:.x‘ylt;'Xxlt;v#3 K®ky.V.V.Xvw.x-x*:-:¥x*x-;X:Xy.v• • •\-y.y£WmmmmmzmmBft*Xv!vX‘Xv: X.Si*:IHK••V.W':«■*vSXK:x oiHH•y.wvv.y.y.vv’v*AV«.».'O • tmmiiF•Vi5:-:«^i¥PSvX;vf.vi■MPv.'X'X* ■mm1» rXlt;:*IP-*¥X• • •»• •::::::::::x:::?-:v:*x-:-% x*: • ; ^:-xfi*Aij • • •Smmwy!'X».r.*.vXxlt;.mmndka^iA i'iVigigp• • a a• ••••.y.IT'S Tf IE WINN AH!—The abo\e float. sponsored Iv the Gia :iitc\ille company, was named best in the professional class in the Cotton festival parade Fridas'. The float carried cotton from the field to the finished product—cloth.A tinv reproduction of the Gianiteville mill of 1515 andthe present mill, was located in the center of the float. The girls on the rear of the float wear cotton dresses made from cloth manufactured In Cranitevillc company. The float was entitled. “From. Cotton to Clothing Right Here at Home. (Robert Wilkinson photo.)—Photos Courtesy of The Augusta Chronicle.W-PROTECT AND PRESERN'E-One of the manv beautiful0floats in the third annual Cotton festival parade is pictured above. The float urges all to “Protect and Preserve Our American Wav of Life.” Symbolizing the armed might ofour country arc Tom Lybrand. left, and 1 homAs Sims,right. “Miss Liberty” is portrayed by Miss Louise I^enz. (Robert Wilkinson photo.)ws t%»r,Wf *,vv»y
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Aiken Standard and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Oct 04, 1950
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