Evening star. [volume], September 11, 1948, Page A-5, Image 5

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'Miss America' Field
Of 55 Beauties to Be
Narrowed to 15 Today
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 11.
—Beauties from the South, West
and Midwest were prime favorites
today to become the new Miss
America.
The field of 55 young women from
43 states, 0 cities, Hawaii, Puerto
Rico and Canada will be narrowed
to 15 finalists by the judges today,
and one of this group will be
crowned beauty queen of the land
some time late tonight.
Preliminary rounds of the bathing
suit, evening gown and talent show
were concluded last nlgth with a
“Carmen” from Montana and a
gorgeous Georgian the respective
talent and bathing suit winners.
Patti Anne Luer, 18, from Ana
conda, Mont., dressed in a flaming
red Gypsy costume, won the talent
division with a song and dance from
“Carmen.” Miss Luer, 5 feet, 6
inches tall, with light brown hair,
has had voice instruction for three
years.
The bathing suit division went to
Miss Atlanta. Jerry Lpng. Her vital
statistics—34-inch bust, 24-inch
waist, 36-inch hips, brown hair and
hazel eyes.
Miss Long credited her winning
lines to plenty of sleep, exercise
and a well-balanced diet.
The Montana and Georgia girls
and four other winners in Wednes
day and Thursday night’s prelimi
naries are the leading favorites for
berths in the final field of 15. Three
other probabilities for the finals are
the winners of the evening gown
division for eaoh night. These win
ners. however, are not announced
by the judges.
The other preliminary winners
were: •
Bathing suit—Vera Ralston of
Wichita, “Miss Kansas,” and Bea
trice Shopp of Hopkins, “Miss Min
nesota.”
Talent—Dorothy Free of Chatta
nooga, “Miss Tennessee,” and Mari
lyn Robinson of Ogden, “Miss
Utah.”
Mrs. Barbara Walker Hummell,
the beauteous Sunday school teach
er from Tennessee who won last
year's Miss America title, will place
the crown on the head of the new
queen in the climax of the five-day
pageant.
The 15 finalists share in the $25,
000 worth of scholarships, with first
prize worth a $5,000 scholarship and
also a $3,000 automobile.
Blast Links Ex-Councilman
To Cleveland Policy Ring
By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Sept. 11.—Former
City Councilman Thomas J. Davis
today was charged with promoting
(gambling as police probed further
into a TNT explosion that wrecked
(his car and home Wednesday.
Davis and three others accused
; of the same offense were arrested
yesterday when police raided what
; they described as a clearing house
in Bedford Township.
Adding machines, evidence show
ing a day’s receipts of $2,400, and
other paraphernalia were confis
cated. Detective Lt. Martin P.
Cooney reported.
Later, he remarked: "Maybe Davis
TO TELL HOSPITAL’S STORY—Miss Janet McLaughlin of the
Westchester Apartments displays the first of a series of posters,
calling attention to the role of hospitals in the community.
Copies will be displayed throughout the Capital, beginning
Wednesday, under auspices of the Hospital Council of the
National Capital area. _ —Star Staff Photo.
will tell us now who did the bomb-1
ing."
After the blast, Davis admitted
he was connected with the policy
business and linked the bombing to
these operations. Lt. Cooney said
his gambling interests were spread
through Lorain, Elyria, Akron and
Cleveland.
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