Martin Digital History

Crowning Miss Music, 1952

Item

Title

Crowning Miss Music, 1952

Description

Published in the Stuart News (20 March 1952) with the caption: "Miss Patricia Berry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Berry of Stuart, was crowned Martin County High School's 'Miss Music of 1952' as the feature event of a music queen contest-ending variety show at the school Friday night. Votes were 1 cent each and the girl gaining the most financial support was determined as the winner. Proceeds from the queen contest campaign totaled $981.29 and go to the band for spring trip expenses. The eight candidates were (left to right) Joyce Harrell, Jeannette Benson, Nancy Johnson, Miss Berry, Pat DeWageneire, Anna Mae DeLoach, Jane Morrison, and Sally Backus. John Fulton was contest manager."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Contributor

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white print; 5x4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-014-006
2024.014

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Crowning Miss Music, 1952,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/4893.