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| Front page of the June 24, 1973 Journal |
Fifty years ago in the summer of 1973, Lorain was celebrating the selection of its own
Cheryl Yourkvitch as Miss Ohio and looking forward to her competing in the Miss America pageant that fall. It was a nice time in the city, as her achievement was a unifying force. Everyone was rooting for her.
(Her selection as Miss Lorain County in May of that year was the subject of a post here.)
In the days following her winning the Miss Ohio crown, Cheryl's story played out in the Lorain Journal with regular coverage.
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From the June 25, 1973 Journal
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| From the June 26, 1973 Journal |
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| From the June 26, 1973 Journal |
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| From the June 27, 1973 Journal |
By the end of July, Cheryl was busy with preparations for the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.
Journal photographer
Tom Whittington did a nice job documenting a "Day in the Busy Life of Our Miss Ohio," with his photos accompanying an article by
Marsha Vayhinger that appeared in the paper on July 29, 1973.
As this blog looks back on that special time in her life, here's hoping that she's currently doing well and enjoying good health and happiness.
3 comments:
I like how they used to print your full name and address back then.Nothing like helping out a full fledged psychopath a little bit by giving them free info to hunt you down and stalk you.When did the papers quit this practice?
It might have been after the Journal did the article about the girl who worked the night shift stop the railroad trestle, and some guy went up there and raped her.
I think her brother was in my class of 78. Dennis Yourkvitch
Jeff Rash
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