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By LOLA ORR Limestone County’s new Maid of Cotton is pretty Ann Holland of Elkmont, 19-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Holland. Her identity was revealed Wed nesday afternoon at the annual Farm Bureau meeting at Belle Mina. She was crowned and pre sented a bouquet of red roses by Miss Katie Sue Merideth of And alusia, 1964 National Maid of Cotton. Carolyn House, 18-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward House of Athens, was selected alternate, Mrs. Billy Maples, chairman of the Maid of Cotton committee, presented Miss Holland with a $50 check, and Miss House with S202 The winners and other con testants (Betty Agee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd King Agee Sr., Alice Battie, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Beattie Sr. Joan _ Collier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Collier, and Julia Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lest er Holmes) wore cotton frocks and corsages of glitteried cot ton bolls. THE GIRLS were judged Tues day prior to a banquet at Athens Country club, Mrs. John Collier and Guy Roberts of Decatur and Mrs. Truitt Vann of Huntsville were judges. Miss Holland, a five feet, nine and one-half inch brunet, is a sophomore at Florence State with an English and library science major. She will compete in the district finals in Hunts ville. The date is to be announc ed later. She was sponsored by Athens Limestone Chamber of Commerce. Miss House will enter Auburn University this fall as an art major after completing one year at Athens College. She is a blonde and is five feet, seven and one-half inches tall. Her sponsor was Oakdale Home demonstration club. Following the Tuesday night banquet in honor of the contest ants, Miss Meredith spoke infor mally, stressing the importance of the cotton industry and the important role the Maid of Cot ton plays, not only in her own county and state but throughout the United States and the world. She stressed two reasons for con tinuing the Maid of Cotton pro gram: product promotion, as cotton is so vital to economy, and it creates good public relations and image projection. She urged the girls never to forget that they are ambassadors of good will; she reminded that they were not just beauties, not just tal ented, not professional models, but they were to be a ray of sun shine every day and promote friendship. Billy Maples presided at the banquet and introduced guests. Olin Looney, president of Farm Bureau, recognized cormittees and expressed appreciation for (Continued on Page Two) ANN HOLLAND
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Athens Alabama Courier
Athens, Alabama, US
Thu, Jul 29, 1965
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