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Miss Southern Illinois Beauty Pageant Names 12 Entrants
An even dozen area girls enter the Miss Southern Illinois Beauty Pageant in Herrin May 25 at 8 p.m. at Herrin High School gym. Sponsored by the Herrin Jaycees, tickets range from 50 cents to 1.75, with door prices at 75 cents for children and 1.25 for adults. Entrants include Joan Shannon of West Frankfort and Marta Baker of Metropolis among others, each presenting talent from guitar to dance and vocal performances.
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Herrin
Herrin High School
Herrin Jaycees
Joan Shannon
West Frankfort
Marta L. Baker
Metropolis
Barbara Ann Thomeczek
Alton
Nancy R. Hestand
Marion
Rita K. Malone
Thompsonville
Jodi LaRue Griffith
Janet Lea Jones
Anna
Vicki Lee Bearden
Robyn Elaine Benton
Linda Lou Thompson
Carbondale
Joann Rauback
Sherry Lynn Wolff
Markham
Miss Shannon
Thomeczek
R. A. Thomeczek
Marquette High School
Tkomeczek
Southern Illinois University
Miss Hestand
Marion High School
Wayne S. Hestand
Hestand
Miss Malone
Johnston City High School
Louise Malone
Rt. 1
Malone
Vocational Technical Institute
Miss Griffith
Dean Griffith
Charlene Griffith
Miss Jones
Lee Jones
SIU
Miss Bearden
Lila Magnotti
Wallace Bearden
Miss Benton
James W. Benton
Benton