The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1959 Page: 2 of 12
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Page 2 — The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, March 12, 1959
Valley Beauties Vie In Cover Girl Contest Tuesday
pounds and is 5’ 2%” tall, j 1 ->^iBiii of La Feria High School.’ j
Among this seventeen year WlSM Cathy Youna is the Pharr- > Becky is President of FI!A.
Dwyce Engstrom, pretty
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
W. Engstrom, is represent-
ing Harlingen Chapter of. the
FFA as Cover Girl candi-
date. Miss Engstrom has blue
eyes, blond hair, weighs 107
pounds and is 5’ 2%” tall.
Among this seventeen year
old Senior’s honors and acti-
vities are FFA Sweetheart in
1958 and 1959, cheerleader,
Football Sweetheart 1957 and
1958, Student Council, Senior
Class Council, FHA, Y-Teens,
Cotillion Club, Methodist
Youth Fellowship, class fav-
orite 1957-1958 and Powder-
puff Football.
Kathryn Hughes, 17 year old
Junior, is the nominee of the
Edinburg FFA chapter. Mi'ss
Hughes is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hughes of
Edinburg. Miss Hughes was
selected most Beautiful Fresh-
man, most Beautiful Sopho-
more and FFA Sweetheart.
She is also Treasurer of Sub-
Deb Club and twirler in band.
Kathryn has brown hair and
eyes, weighs 103 pounds and
is 5’5” tall.
Cathy Young is the Pharr-
San Juan - Alamo FFA Chap-
ter selection for Cover Girl
honors. This popular 18 year
old Senior at Pharr-San Juan
Alamo High School has brown
hair and eyes, weighs 104
pounds and is 5 feet 2 inches
tall. Cathy’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon P. Young.
Actively engaged in school
functions, she is a member of
the National Honor Society,
Student Council and Annual
Staff, Program Chairman of
Y - Teens. FFA Sweetheart,
Miss Bearette, President of
District and Sub District
Methodist Youth , Fellowship,
was awarded D.A.R. Award,
Rotary Girl of the month,
President and Vice President
of F.H.A., District Treasurer
of F.T.A., State treasurer of
Bluebonnet Girls State, Fresh-
man favorite and Freshman
Class Treasurer.
E3& - a mmm
Becky White, 16 year old
Junior, is the nominee for
the La Feria Boys’ 4-H Club
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of La Feria High School.
Becky is President of FHA,
•belongs to Cotillon Club. Lib-
rary Club, Order of Rainbow
and Y-Teens. Her parents
are Mr. and Mrs. John White.
She has brown hair and eyes,
weighs 120 pounds and is 5’3”
tall.
The H a r b e n it o 4-II Club
proudly present Miss Ann
Ziilafro as Cover Girl nomi-
nee, and rightly so for she
is a pretty 17 .year old Sen-
ior with blond hair, blue eyes
is 5’7!4” tall and weighs 115
pounds. Ann was the Duchess
of the Junior Class FFA
Greenhand Sweetheart 1958-
59, winner of the Port Mans-
field Redfish Bay Beauty Con-
test 1958, member of Y-Teens
for 4 years, Post Worthy Ad-
visor of the San Benito Order
of the Rainbow for Girls, dis-
trict chairman of the South
Texas Presbytery, and a
member of the Lower R i o
Grande Valley Cotillion Club.
She is the daughter of Mi-,
and Mrs. Jack Ziilafro.
-o--
Donna FFA Chapter’s choice
for Cover Girl is attractive
Pat Whittle, 17 year old sen-
ior at Donna High School. Pat
has blue eyes, brown hair,
weighs 105 pounds and is
5’3V2”. Among her honors
are Future Farmers of Amer-
ica Sweetheart 1958-59, Band-
4 years, twirlers, 1 year,
Reporter, 1 year, Y-Teens, 3
years, Service Chairman, 1
year, FHA, Girls Athletic-
Assn. 3 years, Sophomore
Class v Favorite, Methodist
Youth Fellowship and church
pianist. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Whittle.
-o-
One of the most popular girls
in school, 17 year old Shirley
Ann Payne, is the nominee of
the Donna Girls 4-H Club. A
Senior this year, Miss Payne
has been honored many times
for her talent. She is Hidalgo
County Gold Star Girl, was
chosen to attend 1958 Blue-
bonnet Girls State, vice chair
man of County 4-H Council,
Editor of school annual trea-
surer of National Honor Soc-
iety, “A” Girls Basketball
team, Secretary of Hidalgo
County Program Building
Committee, Secretary of Drill
Team, vice - president of
Donna Girls 4-H club, choir,
Y-Teens, G.A.A. “Tomahawk”
staff, member of Quill and
Scroll ' and reporter of the
Senior Class. Miss Payne is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Mrs. G. H. Payne
Marilynn Jo Wood, talented
Senior in Donna High School,
has been selected Cover Girl
candidate by the Donna 4-H
Club. Marilynn is 18, has
brown hair, blue eyes, is 5’6”
tall and weighs 115 pounds
She was chosen Texas Gov-
ernor of Bluebonnet Girl’s
State, student body president;
state 4-H vice - president,
Drum Major of Band. Senior-
class vice president. Junior
class president, Sophomore
class president, District Stu-
dent Council Secretary, Bes^
all around 1958, most beauti-
ful .1957. Sophomore Favorin'
and received Babe Ruth
Sportsmanship Award and
Donna Farm Bureau Queen
1957. She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wood.
--——o-
Kathryn Ann Schlessiger is the
17 year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Schlessiger of
Lyford. Miss Schlessiger, a,
senior this year, is the nom-
inee of the FFA Chapter of
Lyford High School. Miss Sch
lessiger has been kept busy
in her school career because
of her popularity. She is FFA
Sweetheart, Twirler 4 years.
Drum major 2 years, Class
officer 2 years, Band officer
Junior and Senior year, FHA
President, Senior year, FHA
District officer 2 years, Dele-
gate to FHA State meeting,
and State Nominating Com-
mittee 1 year. She was also
in the Science Club Sopho-
more year, Annual staff, Sen-
ior year, All Valley Cotton
Style Show 1 year, and Bas-
ketball 2 years. Miss Schles-
siger has blond hair, green
eyes, weighs 120 pounds and
is 5 feet 2 inches tall.
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Elaine Goolsby, lively 17 yeai
old Senior in San Benito Hig]
School, was named a candi
date by the San Benito FF7
Chapter. Elaine is 5 feet 41/
inches tall, has brown ban
and eyes and v : >s 11
pounds. Elaine’s -cti\ ties
include Freshnu. . uoir, mb
rarian, 2 year* The bans
Queen of Fr. ,hman mass,
years Mmquers, Fieshmai
Duchess of Homecoming
AcapeLa Choir for 3 year
vcam, President 2 years
O wholic Youth Organizatioi
'' years, Head Cheerleadei
ras worked 2 years on thi
-Vews of Teens for San Benit
News, Student Council 1 year
Church Choir 2 years, Sub
stitute Cheerleader Junio
- year, English Achieveinen
Award Junior year, Quill anc
Scroll 1 year, Business Mana
ger Greyhound Growl staf
for 2 years, Mofst Frierjdl;
Girl senior year, FFA Sweet
heart senior year, first rur
ner - up for Homecomin;
Queen and Letterman Sweet
heart. She is the daughter o
Mrs. Glenn Golsby.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 12, 1959, newspaper, March 12, 1959; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1065214/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.