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Bathing Beauty Contest
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Elevated view of crowd at E.H. Myrland's Farm's Sky Lodge at the bathing beauty contest at the dedication of a new swimming pool at the resort which opened in the fall of 1948. More than 300 airplanes and 1500 persons attended. The three finalists of the contest were Mrs. Dick (Mary Jo) Bennett, Middleton; Evaline Stange, Beaver Dam; and winner, Rosemary Schwebs, Neenah.
June 19, 1949
Newhouse, John
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