1941 Apple Festival Queen Shenandoah XVIII

From TIME magazine, June 9, 1941

Her Majesty Queen Shenandoah XVIII receives the royal crown from Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., able young Director of Priorities in the Office of Production Management.  Proud and honored is comely Mollie Foulkes Lee to be chosen the eighteenth Apple Queen in the traditional ceremony of the Shenandoah Valley.  This elaborate pageant is held each year...just as the pink and white apple blossoms unfold their rare beauty...to celebrate the blessings of the coming apple crop in this green and fertile valley.

Queen Shenandoah XVIII, in real life beauteous Miss Mollie Foulkes Lee, descendant of one of the old South's most aristocratic families, poses with her court amidst the blossoms in the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival held annually in Winchester, Va.

Regally ensconced on her patriotic throne, Queen Mollie smiles at the 50,000 excited Apple Blossom Festival guests who throng Winchester for the Fete.  Over 1200 youthful actors took part in the spectacle highlighting the two-day program at Handley High School.

His Excellency, James H. Price, Virginia's popular governor, chats amiably with Princesses Elizabeth Ann Davis and Lois Elaine Kibler, among the prettiest of Queen Mollie Lee's court...as balmy breezes gently sway the Shenandoah Valley apple blossoms.

At the Queen's Ball, genial, smiling Benny Goodman clarineted his way into the hearts of many a glamorous southern belle.  Entertained by The Benny and his world0famous orchestra, guests to Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival kicked and cavorted and Virginia Reeled till the wee small hours of the morning.

A Princess and a Cadet obviously enjoy the mellow melodies of Benny Goodman and his orchestra.  Princess Jane Giesen from Bradfort, Va., dances with Cadet L.G. Chase of proud Virginia Polytechnic Institute.  As the last musical strains died away - Festival guests made a beeline to local "eateries" for a steaming bowl of taste-tingling Heinz Soup and a snack.

Making a visit to Heinz Vinegar plant at Winchester, Queen Mollie learns that apples, just like those to which the Shenandoah Festival pays homage, are used in preparing sparkling amber-clear Heinz Cider Vinegar and spicy Heinz Apple Butter.  Wine-red, firm, juicy, perfectly shaped...these apples are pressed for their pure juice which is made into vinegar and aged in wood like fine old wine.  When it reaches the peak of flavor, this vintage vinegar is bottled...ready to give zest to salads and greens.  Ask your grocer for Heinz Cider Vinegar today and see how the tangy goodness of ripe, red apples adds life to your favorite salads.

January 2, 1955 SUGARBOWL Ole Miss vs. Navy

These clippings are from
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
NEW ORLEANS STATES

Sunday, January 2, 1955

Miss Janet Kerne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leo J. Kerne of Thibodaux, and a student at St. Mary's Dominican College, is crowned Miss Sugar Bowl by Bernie J. Grenrood, president of the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, during halftime ceremonies at the Navy-Ole Miss game Saturday.  Among the top Naval officials who saw the Middies defeat the Rebels were (right photo) Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas (left) and Admiral Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations.

Miriam Stevenson, Winnsboro, S.C., beauty who won the Miss Universe contest last summer, rides the Long Beach float in Saturday's Tournament of Roses at Pasadena, Calif.  More than 200,000 fresh flowers decorate the float.