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Vol. 17 No. 30
Donna Jean Book
Captures Dairy
Princess Title
Effervescent, ebullient and
teary-eyed, Donna Jean Book
was crowned Lancaster County
Dairy Princess Thursday night at
the Farm and Home Center. Over
250 guests witnessed the pageant
in which the daughters of 12 local
dairy farmers participated.
Miss Book’s parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Roy A. Book, R.D. 1,
Ronks. They have a herd of 125
Holsteins.
Runner up in the contest was
Rhoda Stauffer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Stauffer, R.D.
1, Ephrata. The title of Miss
Congeniality was won by Sharon
Kreider, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Noah Kreider, Jr., R.D. 3,
Manheim.
This year, as in past years,
Mrs. Robert Gregory provided a
good deal of the motivating force
Rhoda Stauffer, left, and Sue Kauffman congratulate
Donna Jean Book as she was named Lancaster County Dairy
Princess Thursday night at the Farm and Home Center.
and energy for the running of the
pageant. She is chairman of the
Princess Committee.
A panel of judges interviewed
each of the contestants during the
day, watched the girls answer
questions of master of
ceremonies Harry Kauffman,
and announced their decision
shortly after 10:00 p.m
Kauffman is director of public
relations for the Philadelphia
Dairy Council. Judges were
Joyce (Mrs. Marlin) Shenk, 1962
Lancaster County Dairy Prin
cess, Boyd Gartley, farm
relations director for Inter-State
Milk Producers, Philadelphia,
and Richard Wanner, editor of
Lancaster Farming.
Miss Book will represent the
County in the state contest at
Harrisburg in September. And
she will be making public ap
pearances throughout the year on
behalf of the dairy industry. Miss
Book is a 1972 graduate of
Conestoga Valley High School
where she was a member of the
honor society. She is employed as
a secretary by Nolt Rambler,
Inc.
Rhoda Stauffer, runner-up, is a
senior at Ephrata High School.
She is active is sports programs
and plans to attend college,
majoring in physical education,
after graduating from high
school. .
Miss Congeniality, Sharon
Kreider, is a junior at Manheim
Central High School. She’ll spend
this summer working in the
family dairy store, which
celebrated a grand opening
yesterday.
Other contestants were Patti
Baltozer, Veronica Bare, Ralene
Harbold, Carol J. Kettering,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 17,1972
Grassland Chapter Awards Presentations
Special awards were presented
to FFA members during the
monthly meeting of the
Grassland FFA Chapter meeting
Monday night
Michael Martin, son of Mr. and
Mrs Robert E. Martin, New
Holland RDI, received the Victor
F. Weaver FFA scholarship
award from Allen Tate. This
award is presented annually to an
outstanding student in the field of
poultry. As part of the Poultry
Man of the Year requirements,
Martin wrote and submitted an
essay. He received a $2OO cash
prize.
Keystone Farmer ‘citations
were presented to four students.
Receiving citations were: Nelson
Martin sonof Mr. and Mrs Clyde
Martin, East Earl; Carl Musser,
son of Mr and Mrs David
Musser, Mohnton, Gary Stauffer,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Stauffer,
Vogensville, and Dale Weiler, son
of Mr. and Mrs Mervin Weiler,
Elverson.
The Leon M. Gray bill
Memorial Scholarship was
presented to Dale Weiler by Mr.
Stan Dean This award is
presented for outstanding
leadership, scholarship, and
character.
Clifford Day, FFA advisor,
presented the DeKalb
Achievement award to Nelson
Michael Martin, left, accepts a plaque and a check from
Allen Tate in recognition of his having received the annual
Victor F. Weaver FFA Scholarship Award.
$2.00 Per Year
Martin for his outstanding
achievements in the FFA Martin
also was the recipient of the Star
Chapter Farmer award, an
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