Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-03
TO enter
CON TEST
IN EAST
Local Girl Has Splendid
Chance to Capture Miss
America" Crown.
Sc n DIS GRATITUDE
Many Friends Here Pleas
ed at Success of Popular
School Student.
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 3 Billie
Copeland Of Ventura today wears
the crown OF Miss California,
1927"
She was selected by eight Judges
from 50 of the most beautiful girls
in the state to be California S rep
rescntative at Atlantic City next
month.
At the same time Linda Burrage,
1t FL Centre, was chosen as Miss
Southern California, 1927. E" She
also will go east.
\ In event Miss Copeland is unable
Nto compete in the pational event
! the judges decided Bertha Wheel,
Santa Cruz, should take her place.
Amo Ingraham, Hollywood is the
alternate for Miss Southern Cali.
fornia
Supremacy happy. Won title
Miss Southern California last
night NV gratitude to all Imperial
Valley"
This telegram received this morn
ing by Fred Nebel-Thau, tells the
Story of "Our Indy So triumph
at San Francisco, when the FL Cen
tro girl was chosen to 60 east as
one OF California s entries in the
annual miss America beauty
contest to be held at Atlantic City.
To say FL Centre residents are
proud OF Linda Burrage is to put 1t
mildly, judging from the calls the
Press has received today asking
how the local girl made out at San
Francisco. News of her success
seems 10 please her friends as much
as it must please the young lady
herself
"Our Indy" first attracted at
tention last fall when Boyce Ateh
Post, American Legion, sponsored a
Miss Imperial Valley contest IN
connection with the Armistice Day
celebration at which she was de
claIed the winner.
Last month she entered III the
beauty contest at Venice as -" Miss
Imperial Valley backed by the
Associated Chambers of Commerce,
getting ninth place in list Of sew.
eral hundred entries. Later she re-
turned to Ell Centre to defend her
title in the Los Angeles Express,
West Coast theaters contest, and
again was declared a winner
Winner Now Her Substitute
A week ago she finished second
IN a contest at the Metropolitan
theater in Los Angeles. At that
time the newspapers asserted the
q packed applause for the Holly,
rood entry prevented sour Indy
from being declared winner. That
this statement was true is evident
from the fact that Linda S substi-
fute, in case anything should pre-
vent her going to Atlantic City, is
Miss Ingraham, the Hollywood en-
try.
"Our Indy" is student at Cen
trail Union high school, and is pop
ular with her classmates as well as
with the entire population of I'm
perial Valley, her charming manner
and demeanor being as winsome as
her beauty. She is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Burrage, who
reside in this city, though at pres
ent the family is on the coast fol
the summer.
w. j. Clements, member of the
city council, stated today that for
nal recognition Of the honor wor
by Linda will be taken by the city
city council at tonight s meeting, III
the form Of a complimentary tele
gram to her.
, There is plenty of reason to hope
that Linda may win the highest
honor at Atlantic City, the title OF
"Miss America" in the opinion OF
those who have followed her sue
cess. No true Californian Will ad
nit that any other place can pro
duce girls more beautiful than this
state, and the California entry II
always considered strong one al
Atlantic City.
A"Our Indy" will leave for 1.-The
east the latter part of this month