Seventeen-year-old
June Smith, of Westfield Road, Knottingley, was elected Knottingley
Carnival Queen at a dance in Knottingley on Friday. June, who works in the
warehouse department of Jackson Bros. Ltd., will be crowned by a show
business celebrity on Carnival Day on July 3.
At Friday's
event, organised by the Knottingley and Ferrybridge Gala Charities
Committee, June was selected from 17 entrants and received the Carnival
Queen sash from the retiring queen, Miss Joan Tunningley. Miss Smith’s
chief attendant was also selected, she is 16 year-old Janet Ramskill, of
Ashcombe Drive, Knottingley.
The Judges
were the manager of Jackson Bros., Mr. L. Minter and Mrs Minter; sales
manager of Pollard Bearings Mr. F. Price, and Mrs Price; and the
Superintendent of the Ferrybridge Power Station, Mr. Stone, and Mrs Stone.
Guests included Cr. O’Brien and other councillors and officials. They
were welcomed by the president of the Gala Committee Cr. C. Tate.
