Miss Florida Pageant Spotlight on City Events Schedule
The Miss Florida Pageant unfolds statewide with rehearsals at Municipal Auditorium and field trips for Groups A and B. Events include breakfasts at New Terrace Hotel, dinners at Dutch Pantry and Colony Beach Club Resort, interviews at Lido Casino, and finals at Municipal Auditorium with coronation at the same venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elevision Pictures
Lido Beach Casino
North US 41
Municipal Auditorium
New Terrace Hotel
Dutch Pantry
South US 41
Colony Beach Club Resort
Golden Buddha
North US
Morrison's
Main Street
Lido Casino
VFW
South Pineapple
New Terrace
Colony Beach Club
Longboat Key
Triton Hotel
Repeat Contestants Vie For Miss Florida Title
Three contestants Karolyn Bagg Judy Bradley and Sandee Noel compete again for Miss Florida honors. Lenora Slaughter notes repeat attempts aid experience while profiles show Bagg representing University of Florida with jazz dance talent Bradley returning as Miss Orlando and Sandee Noel at Palm Beach Junior College with interpretive jazz dance talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karolyn Bagg
Judy Bradley
Sandee Noel
Florida
Lenora Slaughter
University of Florida
Res
St. Petersburg
Karolyn
Fraternal Order of Police Assn
Sandee Noel Dance
Palm Beach Junior College
Trophies And Awards For Miss Florida Finalists
Trophies and valuable awards will go to the top five Miss Florida finalists and a congeniality prize. Contestants choose Miss Congenially. Prizes include $500 plus an appearance contract with Manco Corporation for Miss Florida 1960. Shoes, dresses, cosmetics, and hair styling packages accompany the awards and appearances across Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manco Corporation
Samoset
Florida
Manco
David H. Smith
Lynn
Mass
Montgomery - Roberts
Sarasota
Miss Florida 1960 pageant sponsors shape local entrants
Talent scouts and sponsoring groups in Sarasota coordinate the Miss Florida 1960 competition. Local clubs supply contestants from home towns while Jaycees entries span Tarpon Springs to Panama City. Participants come from Bradenton, Biscayne Bay area clubs, and veteran and city publicity groups provide support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Sarasota
Ted Newhall
Atlantic City
Jaycees
Tarpon Springs
Tampa
Orlando
Miami Beach
Miami
Lakeland
Hialeah
Fort Pierce
Dunedin
Green Cove Springs
Hollywood
Jacksonville Beach
Winter Haven
South Miami
West Palm Beach
Clearwater
Winter Park
Coral Gables
Panama City
Chamber of Commerce of
Bradenton
Boynton Beach
University of Florida
Fort Lauderdale
Plans for Central School modernization progress in Sarasota
Plans for improving Central Elementary School advance with architect Jack West drafting modernization schemes. State Education Department approval is required. The district reports 491 pupils, up 66 from last year, with some work slated for summer while out of session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Elementary
Sarasota County
Jack West
State Department of Education
Miss Florida Contestants Draw Official Numbers
All of the 29 Miss Florida Pageant entrants receive official numbers for picturing and staging. The list names contestants by number, hometown, and planned act from baton twirl to piano and monologue, featuring Wylene Jones with Duval County and Charlotte Joerg of Winter Park among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Butler
Coral Gables
Annette Baker
St. Petersburg
Betty Zumwalt
Ray Pines
Nancy Alday
Sarasota
Katrina Ledford
Hialeah
Linda Pruitt
Bradenton
Gail Gustafson
Clay County
Linda Couch
Tampa
Helen Smith
Clearwater
Charlotte Joerg
Winter Park
Boys State Delegates Hear Florida Officials
In Tallahassee the 529 Florida Boys State delegates moved into the Capitol for talks by Gov. LeRoy Collins and Cabinet members in the House chambers. Delegates chose 36 senators and 86 representatives to form the mock legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Florida
Capitol
LeRoy Collins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Florida
Marion McKnight
South Carolina
Nancy Purvis
United States
Viviane Woodard
Paula Savage
Paula
South Washington Boulevard
Jantzen
Montgomery-Roberts
West
Marty Links
Emmy Loud
Miss
Miss Fort Pierce
Wylene Jones
Duval County
Baton
Georgianna Stonecipher
Mary McCutcheon
Peggy White
Carolyn Alston
Englewood
Pinky Clough
Sandra Guthrie
Virginia Reynolds
Leesburg
Palm Beach
Brenda Godwin
Kathy Magda
Marilyn Hillier
Jo Anne Everts
Katherine Classen
Lin
Diana Brooks
Lois Williams
Elaine Pascal
Flair
Eke Ay
General Spaatz Bivd
Elgin
Benjamin Moore
Ernest Sears
School
PH. Ri
Auto — Home
Woody Jones
First
J. H. Cobb
Ic. Electrical Contracting
Central Ave
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Main ST. LO
Bee Ridge RD
Venice Ave
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