1955-06-07-sc-p21-community-day-attracts-many

June 07, 1955 Spokesman-Review Page 21:

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.