This pageant is for girls from birth to 12 years of age. There are seven age divisions and all contestants must live in Arkansas to be eligible to compete. Deadline to enter is November 1. Check-in time is 1 p.m. There will be a queen and three alternates in each division.
Local merchants have entry forms.
Ward voters are invited to a free breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 7 to 9 a.m. at Dude s Place. The breakfast is sponsored by Marrice Jackson, Glen Walden and Jerry Smith. Menu will be biscuits and gravy, ham, eggs, and coffee. Dude s Place is at the junction of Arkansas hwys. 319 and 38 in Old Austin.