The Key West Citizen Newspaper, November 26, 1953, Page 6

Conch Bowl Festival Wiil Mark New Era In Key West Sporting Scene BEAUTEOUS MISS ERME VALDEZ. 16 Roberts Lane. is among the Winner will reign over Lions Club-sponsored Cor Dec. 3-4-5. From this angle, Miss Vaides stacks up a winner. THE title of “Conch Bow! Queen.” here MISS YVONNE MOORE. 217 Telegraph Lane, Key West High School sophomore, is a highly rated candidate for the crown She is « member of the Key West Flag Twirlers Squad. BLONDE, PETITE DOROTHEA PINDER. 1021 Watson Street. @ strong contender for title. tudent and popular member of Key West's younger She's a Key West High Football, Gals Will Vie For Attention In Lions Classic n Key West sports history will be reached Dee. une Marines and the Pensacola Naval Air Sta- the second annual Lions Club sponsored stor the benefit of the March of The high point 4 when the Camp tion football tear Conch Bow! class Dimes polio fund Interest is not confined to West and the south with specia the city and at least Key but is sweeping Florida excursion busses poised te bring fans into one major broadcasting system is slated to air ® foott the game for south But, it won't be tion of Key Westers festival parade and © ment and outboard « which will be vying for the attes @ three day Conch Bow! rung Saturday December 3 with a gala Sunday, December 5 with a golf tourna vboat races in Garrison Bight Queen Te Be Selected Kt woulda't be a proper festival without a Queen. Lions Club officials are remedying that situation — they are cur- tently conduct @ contest to choose a beauty who will be given the title “Conch Bow! Presently, there are seven entries im the contest with expected before the November 30 deadline, In addition to the Queen, 2 group of ladies in waiting will be choses, The hug rede which will kick off the festivities Promises to | greatest ever in Key West. Featuring floats, bana ts, the line of march will move down Duval Street from South to Greene Streets, Gele Parade On Thursdey Six local organizat heve indicated that they will have floats im the the Lions whe will enter their Goat. Others are Beta Sigma Phi sorority, the Elks Club and their Chamber of Com Queen f the d marching w Parade auxiliary or Merce and the Key Wes DOES, the Junior Outboard Motor Club. “Conch Bowl” | Starting time for the parade is 7 p. m. Bands will include the Key West High School, Douglass School and the Navy's Fleet Sonar Schoo! Band. The Marine Barracks will have their color guard on tap for the affair, joined by the Sonar School and Arthur Sewyer Post 28, American Legion. Many Ster Players Friday sight will see the football action taking place at the Wick ers Field Stadium. It will mark the first meeting between the two teams, who are rated high among the nation’s service teams. Their lineups are studded with former stars from the countrys college campuses who have joined the colors. A highlight of the three day affair will be the halftime show at the football game featuring the Miami High School's “Million Dol lar” band, They are rated among the top prep school musical organ) zations in the country. They'll stage the same show they did for foot ball fans at the University of Florida in Gainesville recently An idea of the magnitude of their show may be had from the fact that they have $13,000 in costumes for their performance. Other Entertainment Features Saturday evening will see twe free dances. One of them siated to be held at the Elks Club, will feature a free floor show with local entertainers offering their talent for the festival. Sunday morning ot 10 a. m. there will be 2 golf tournament at the Key West Golf Club links on Stock Island and that afternoon at 1p. m., the Key West Outboard Motorboat club will sponsor « pro gram of races in Garrison Bight. A host of celebrities will be on hand for the affair including top Navy officials and Senators George Smathers and Harvey Kilgore. In addition to having a whale of a time during the Conch Bow! festival, Key Westers will have an opportunity to give the March of Dimes Fund « boost —it is the organization who aided so much | during the city's recent pole situat wa. MISS LAVONDA SAWYER. %2) « her official contest photo. Con teams, as well as dances, outboard ; ark haired beauty , Poses for cameraman tn E t je toot game between top service ney and gigantsc parade. MISS LONA ALLEN. who alrearty holds the title of Miss Key Ww 1953, & among the seven entrants in the contest. sup will serve as Ladics-in- Waiting. These Camp Lejeune Marine Gridders Will Fight For Victory Over Pensacola Goshawks In Conch Bowl Game REX BOGGAN will be ot 0 tackle spot wh . an th © Le- jeune Marines run into the Pe —_ annual Conch Bow! class t versity of Mis , . ¢ ator warm b THE LEATHERNECES + s nty of trot a. 205-p ! depth in the fullback po sition—end they sre plenty big. le. They are: Don Scardini, 200 pounder of 1 nd Marine This quartet of tine plungers Ono. Bili Hayes. 25 Or BT of Turtle Creek, Penne, oe¢ Moward Hostethes, Elkhart CAMP LE JEUNE HALFBACK RAY SMITH saw action with Otlah ma Universit hes year's Orange Bowl choice, An T-pounder, he runs, posses and kicks with equal facility Geshewks will be hard put to stop his hard-running tectict, na Sportewriters a to Ne ar