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'''June 07, 1955 Spokesman-Review Page 21:'''
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[[File:1955-06-07-sc-p21-community-day-large-turnout.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]'''Reardan’s Community Day Attracts Large Turnout'''

REARDAN, Wash., June 7.—Almost
1000 people, former
residents and persons from
the surrounding communities,
joined forces to make Reardan’s
12th annual Community day a success.

The day's activities began with
a street parade. The American
Legion color guard led the
procession followed by the high
school band, majorettes, children
pets and vehicles,
floats, horses and riders.

Special cars carried persons
who had celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary or had reached
their 80th year.

W. J. Colville, chairman of the
Community day, crowed Phyllis Meyer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Meyer, as queen. She was
sponsored by West Deep Creek
Grange. Her court included
Beverly Sobeck, Waukon, and Janice
Hendrix and Gwen Janett, both of
Reardan.

The Davenport-Reardan Junior
Legion baseball team played the
Cheney Junior Legion team and
won with a score of Reardan-
Davenport, 5, and visitors, 4.

A talent program was held in
the evening, including instrumental,
vocal and dancing numbers.
An Indian dancing group came
from Wellpinit. The four best
numbers selected were by Joan
Janett, Dennis Bogart, Robert
Wassum and a mixed quartet,
Cherryl Jacobson, Verla Dicky,
Jerome Tierney and Bill Mahrt.

'''Queen Named Princess'''

Phyllis Meyer, the queen of
Community day, also was selected
Reardan princess for the Lincoln
County fair in September.
The day’s festivities concluded
with a dance in the American Legion
hall.

There were 250 entries in the
fourth annual Community day
flower show. Mrs. Harry Anyan
was the sweepstakes winner for
receiving the most blue ribbons in
arrangements and horticulture divisions.

Mrs. Glen Garber won the tri-color
ribbon in horticulture and
Mrs. George Zwainz the tri-color
ribbon in arrangements.

The theme of the flower show
was “American, the Beautiful,”
sponsored by the Reardan Home
and Garden club.

Prizes awarded in the parade
included: Class A division, West
Deep Creek Grange, first; Spring
Creek Grange, second, and the
Reardan churches, third.

The Davenport Chamber
Commerce won first place in the
visiting entries and Lakeland Village
won first in the visiting
junior division.

Class B winners were: Rainbow
Girls, first; Happy Homemakers,
second; Spring Hill Dairy club
and the Reardan Cub Scouts, tied
for third, and Edwall Boy Scouts,
fourth.

Junior parade winners were:

Girls’ vehicles—Abbi Michael, first; Cindy
Coinelle, second, and Yvonne Humphrey,
third.

Boys—Randy and Jim  Krupke, first;
John Garber, second, and Jerry Puls, third,

Pets—Linda Garber, first,

Boys’ costumes —~ Craig Oehlschlaeger,
first; Roger Peterson, second, and
Dan Hudkins, third.

Girls' costumes—Molly Garber, first;
Helen Walborn, second, and Lynette Wagner,
third.

Novelty—Frank and Ned Landt, first
Davenport Cub unit, second and Bobby
Klatt, John Landt and David Barnard, third.

Junior division—Pauleen Collier,
first; Gayle Huffman, second, and Suzanne
Meyer, third for girls, and Nicky Hein,
first; Eddie Williams, second, and Jim Puls,
third, for boys.

Horses, women’s division—Louise Mulbach,
first, and Winnie Lou Puls, secondd.

Horses, men’s division—Ralph Williams,
first Earl Williams, second, and Lane
Dahlin, third.

Best matched pair—Winnie Lou Puls and
Jim Puls.
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