05/03/69 New Miss Roanoke Valley crowned tonight

6972 MISS ROANOKE VALLEY WLM. 5/3/69 (ROLL FILM) A NEW MISS ROANOKE VALLEY WILL BE CROWNED TONIGHT IN THE COMPETITION AT CAVE (TAKE FILM) SPRING HIGH SCHOOL. twelve GIRLS FROM AREA HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES COMPETED FOR THE TITLE AT THE MISS ROANOKE VALLEY PAGEANT, EMCEED BY THORNTON MARSHALL. TALENT COMPETITION WAS AMONG THE EARLIER EVENTS, IN THE PAGEANT, SPONSORED BY THE ROANOKE COUNTY JUNIOR WOMENS CLUB. THE EVENT IS A PRELIMINARY TO THE MISS VIRGINIA PAGEANT, WHICH LEADS IN TURN TO THE MISS AMERICA COMPETITION. SPECIAL GUESTS INCLUDED THE REIGNING MISS VIRGINIA--CHERIE SUZANNE DAVIS, AND THE REIGNING MISS ROANOKE VALLEY -DEBORAH LOUGH. CHANNEL 10S TOM MORRISON INTRODUCED MISS RO. VALLEY 2 (FILM ROLLING) THE CONTESTANTS. THE THEME OF THIS YEARS MISS ROANOKE VALLEY PAGEANT WAS "THE FESTIVAL OF DANO," COMMEMORATING AN ORIENTAL HOLIDAY. (LIVE ON)