On this date in 1960, The Andy Griffith Show, debuted on CBS. Read more about it at this previous “This Month in North Carolina History”: October 1960 — The Andy Griffith Show.
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The Andy Griffith Show: Fifty Years Later
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National Golden Queen, where are you?
Posted in Memorabilia Moment, tagged national golden queen festival, orval faubus, selma nc, shirley bagwell, tobacco on October 3, 2010 | 7 Comments »
“A major promotion during 1956 was the National Golden Queen Festival, presided over by Queen Shirley Bagwell. Many beauties from the four major tobacco raising states entered the Queen’s contest, and Governor [Orval] Faubus of Arkansas was a key speaker….” – From “Selma’s Colorful Century, 1867-1967″ (selmanc.info) Whatever happened to the National Golden Queen Festival? [...]
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