1966 Peach Festival brochure

Title

1966 Peach Festival brochure

Accession Number

2023.13.1

Accession Date

February 14, 2023

Accession Creator

David Lovegrove

Depositor

Found in collection

Description

Brochure for the 1966 Peach Festival including an itinerary and photos of previous Peach Queen Barbara Harris

Date

June 8-11, 1966

Format

printed brochure

Storage Location

General Archive Box #5 Folder #10

Language

English

Text

(front)
1966 South Carolina 10th Annual Peach Festival
Greer, S. C.
In conjunction with the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce

(inside)
Greer welcomes you to the 10th annual South Carolina Peach Festival June 8-11
(photo captions)
"Queen travels throughout southeast promoting S. C. peaches shown here with Senators Russell and Thurmond"
"Queen Barbara Harris with her royal court"
"$500.00 Kiss -- Coca Cola's Waddy Anderson gets queenly kiss. The company awards $800.00 in scholarships each year."
"Greer Coin Club presents gold coin to queen"
"Crown for a new queen"
"Nationally famous judges pose with their choice"

(back)
Greer Welcomes you to the Tenth Annual Peach Festival
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, June 8
8:30 a. m. -- Peach Festival Golf Tournament, featuring 150 top S. C. professionals and amateurs -- Greer Country Club
2-4:00 p. m. -- Registration of Queens, Greer Chamber of Commerce
5:00 p. m. -- Presentation of awards to Golf Tournament winners -- Greer Country Club
5:30-7:00 p. m. -- Director's Tea -- Lloyd Hunt's residence
7:30 p. m. -- Queen's Banquet -- Greer Senior High School
Thursday, June 9
9:30 a. m. -- Press and Swim Party; Presentation of visiting queens and contestants
12:30 p. m. -- Rehearsal for contestants -- Greer Senior High School auditorium
3:30 p. m. -- Jetport tour for contestants; Greenville-Spartanburg Jetport
7:30 p. m. -- Beauty pageant preliminaries -- Entertainment by Visiting Queens -- Greer Senior High School.
9:30-11:00 p. m. -- Swim party and dance
Friday, June 10
11:30 a. m. -- Rehearsal for contestants -- Greer Senior High School
1:00 p. m. -- Queen's luncheon
2:30 p. m. -- Visitation to merchants
8:00 p. m. -- Beauty pageant finals; Presentation of 1966 South Carolina Peach Queen and her Court -- Greer Senior High School
Saturday, June 11
9:00 a. m. -- Greer Coin Club Show -- Greer Recreation Center
8:30 p. m. -- Peach Festival Drag Race -- Jaycee Drag Strip

Greer, South Carolina
Progressively Meeting Today's Challenges of Growth and Advancement

Relation

Related sources are all from the 1966 Peach Festival and are kept in same archival box

1966 Peach Festival Golf Tournament plan

1966 list of former Peach Festival Queens

Officers and Directors of the 1966 Peach Festival

1966 Peach Festival program