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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
3
Avery Brundage, president of the American Olympic Committee, predicts the United States will send one of the best teams to Berlin for the 1936 Games. He notes many new stars, veterans, and solid amateur ideals, with basketball and canoeing joining the program.
The Princess presents its weekly amateur contest starting at 8 15 pm with 15 local contestants including The Brady String Band Neville Oatman Cleo Plunkett James Wayne Ross Raychelle Chappel Travis McDonald and Mary Katharine Higgs The Kohala Boys perform music pieces but do not compete Patrons receive vote cards at entry and winners are announced Friday with a new group of contestants. Three cash prizes weekly and a final grand prize of 25 dollars. Entrants may join at Yucca or Princess theaters or attend a Saturday 9 to 11 am rehearsal.
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