) ~ I Q lM ( BOROUGH OF MORECAMBE &HEYSHAM Jlj--- . 'V vl SUPER SWIMMING STADIUM i;iri 111 i'i n i'i i iri 111 u i PUBLISHED by MORECAMBE CORPORATION PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT Printed by THE VISITOR MODERN PRESS 'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllll GRAND FINAL Simtutji Bispatfh MORECAMBE MTIOML itAl iliii !itU TV IOVTFST In association with Mecca Dancing: and JButlins Holiday Camps WEDNESDAY, 26lh AUGUST, 1953 Price - Sixpence ) FOREWORD By CHARLES EADE, The Editor of the " Sunday Dispatch." Parading today will be 40 of Britain's most beautiful girls, truly justifying our claim that the " Sunday Dispatch- Morecambe " National Bathing Beauty Contest stands supreme. Programme of Events At the first final in June, 1945, I promised that no effort would be spared commencing at 1.30 p.m. to make the competition world famous, and each year has seen its popularity and influence increasing. Now the title of Band of 1st Battn. King's Own Royal Regiment Miss Great Britain," with its £ 1,000 1st Bandmaster L. Morley, A.R.C.M. prize and the Sunday Dispatch silver rose bowl, is the most coveted of all awards. These beautiful girls have today been EXCERPTS FROIvl THE " 1953 WATER SPECTACLE." chosen from thousands of entries, and the Presented by Jack Payne and Will Hammer. Produced by Joseph winner will surely be a worthy representa­ Cunningham. tive of Great Britain in the " Miss World " contest to be held in London later this year. So with this final of 1953, I feel that George Senior at the Hammond Organ. the promise I made eight years ago has been kept. THE PAGEANT OF BEAUTY, 1953 EDITION The search for Britain's most beau­ tiful bathing belle starts in the winter Presenting the FINALISTS in the famous "Sunday Dispatch-Morecambe" months, when from the Photographic National Bathing Beauty Contest. Section, Miss Ireland Miss England, Miss Wales and Miss Scotland are chosen. (a) Introduction of JUDGES and PLATFORM PARTY. Again this year, in association with Mecca Dancing, heats have been held in (b) PARADE and FINAL ADJUDICATION. cities and towns throughout Great Britain and Ireland, while personal appearance heats have also taken place during the summer in this Swimming Stadium. (c) ANNOUNCEMENT of JUDGES' DECISION. A new feature of the contest is the appearance of finalists from Buflin's Holiday (d) PRESENTATION of PRIZES by Camps at Skegness, Pwllheli, Filey, Ay re, Clacton and Dublin. Through these different THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF MORECAMBE AND sections we have made it possible for girls everywhere to enter the contest. HEYSHAM (Councillor E. Park, J.P.). During the year famous stage and screen stars such as Betty Jumel, Norman CHARLES EADE, Esq. Evans, Hal Monty, Five Smith Brothers, Lester Ferguson, Derek Roy, Jimmy Hanley, Max and Harry Nesbitt, Reg Dixon, Victor Seaforth, Dave Morris, Arthur English, BUD ABBOTT and LOU COSTELLO. Eddie Gray, Peggy Powell, Vic Oliver, Petula Clark Jimmy James, Betty Driver, Alec Pleon, David Hughes, Joan Rhodes, Derek Bond, David Whitefield and Karen Greer, FURTHER EXCERPTS from the 1953 WATER SPECTACLE have judged our heats. They have carried out their jobs with great integrity, and have upheld the high standard of judging for which the contest is renowned. To the 40 finalists I wish the best of luck, and each will know that in selecting the winner the judges, those famous Americans Abbott and Costello, and myself, will have carried out the task with scrupulous fairness. PREVIOUS WINNERS 1946 Miss JUNE RIVERS Manchester 1947 Miss JUNE MITCHELL Birmingham 1948 Miss PAMELA BAYLISS Northern Ireland 1949 Miss ELAINE PRYCE Bolton Northcliffe House, Cxdz 1950 Miss VIOLET PRETTY Birmingham London, E.C.4. E 1951 Miss MARLENE DEE Henley-on-Thames 1952 Miss DOREEN DAWNE London "lis Ma O^IQO0--. > ,Z • %" ^ "-:' .. R/|c % & SHETR(NC ILFORD ) PRESENTING THE FORTY FINALISTS The following ta'ble gives you personal details regarding each of the 41 finalists. During the parade and judging the competitors will be indemnified by the numbers which are given below. No. Name and Home Town Age ft. st. lbs. Bust Waist Hips Hair Eye 1—IRIH'ODA McVEIlQH, Holywood, N.I 18 5 4 8 6 34 24 34 Fair 2 PATRICIA SAUNDERS, Watford 19 5 7 9 1 35 24 354 Fair 3—HAZEL ROPER, Whitchurch, nr. Cardiff 18 5 3 7 2 33 23 33 Brunette Hazel 4—JOYCE 'ROSS, Inverness 21 5 5i 9 3 36 24 36 Brown Blue 5—'PATRICIA CAMERON, Glasgow .... 20 5 5* 8 13 36 23 35 Brunette Hazel 6—JOSEPHINE ILAIMIPLOUG'H, Bridlington 23 5 6? 9 2 36 25 36 Brown Blue 7—'MARION IH'OOPEiR, Finchley 20 5 4 8 5 34 23 36 Blonde Hazel 8—SHBI'LA FRANK, South Shields 21 5 4 9 3 37 26 37 Brown Blue 9—BR ENDA 'M'E'E, London 20 5 6 8 10 35 23 35 Fair Blue 10—JOYCE COOKE, Brighton 20 5 7 8 12 35 23 35 Blonde Grey 1 1—MARGARET IMcCA'RTHY, Edinburgh ... 20 5 5 8 10 36 24 36 D/Brown Green Grey ,2 - HAZES GTVENS, Balfast 23 5 6 9 0 36 24 38 Brown Blue 1 3 DOROTHY (PEAK, Fleetwood 17 5 4 8 10 36 23 364 D/Brown Green 14—AIILEEN KEARNEY, Stockport 19 5 4 8 2 36 24 36 Fair Blue ib SYLVIA HARRIS, Birmingham 22 5 64 9 2 36 24 37 Blonde Hazel 1 6—BARBARA WILLI AMIS, Cardiff 17 5 5 8 6 36 22 36 Brown Brown 1 7—JEAN PERGU'SO'N, Liverpool 22 5 7* 9 3 36 24 36 Fair Brown 1 8—IRA'UlL'INE ANDRESS, Brighton 21 5 H 8 10 34 24 36 L/Brown Blue Grey 19—ELIZABETH LEWIS, Birmingham 17 5 3 8 8 34 23 35 D/Brown Blue 20—LAURA BLLIS'ON-DAVI'S, London 24 5 6 8 10 35 23 36 Blonde Blue 21 PAULINE OWEN, Ormskirk 19 5 6 9 6 36 244 37 L/Brown Grey 22-JUNE W'RAY, Heysham 22 5 5 9 2 36 26 37 D/Brown Blue 23—'PATRICIA GREEN, Oldham . 23 5 5i 8 9 36 23 36 L/Brown Hazel 24—AUD'REY KING, Fleetwood 18 5 3 8 4 33 22 35 Blonde Blue 25—JUNE WOODCRAFT, London 21 5 7 9 0 36 24 36 Fair Green 26—'PAMELA BAXTER, Morecambe 19 5 4 9 0 34 25 37 Blonde Grey Blue 27—SALLY SINGLETON, Garstang 19 5 7 9 7 36 24 36 Fair Blue 23 PATRICIA GOSNEY, Leeds 20 5 6 8 8 36 24 36 Brown Green 29—PATRICIA ANC'E'LL, Cumnock 19 5 8| 9 1 1 37 24 37 L/Brown Blue Grey 30—PATRICIA ADAM, Richmond, York-. ... 20 5 7 9 0 36 24 36 Brown Brown 31—JEAN BA'R'NETT, Liverpool 19 5 5i 9 2 37 25 38 L/Brown Brown 32—SIDNEY WALKER, Fleetwood 20 5 4i 8 4 354 23 354 Black Dark Brown 33—<MAR'I A BHBERING, Newbury 22 5 4 7 12 34 22 35 Fair Green 34—MARJORIE GILES, Liverpool 21 5 8 9 8 38 24 364 D/Auburn Hazel 3b- MARY MAXWELL, Glasgow 21 5 5 9 1 34 23 35 Brown Blue 36—MARLENE HONOR, London 18 5 74 8 10 354 25 37 Fair Blue 37—'MAUREEN 'HOWARD, Rainham 21 5 7 9 4 36 234 34 Brown Blue 38—JANET SCOTT, Bournemouth 17 5 6 8 9 36 23 36 Fair Blue 39—DIANA FARRI'NGTO'N, Southport . 16 5 5 9 54 35 25 36 Blonde Blue 40—iMOI'RA O'lFA'RRELL, Dublin 20 5 8 9 0 37 22 36 Blonde Blue Grey ) The Prizes These are the magnificent prizes which will be presented to the winner of today's great final— a cheque for ONE THOUSAND POUNDS and the costly " Sunday Dispatch " solid silver Rose Bowl, which the lucky recipient will retain as a permanent memento of the most wonderful day of her life. Second and third prizes of £100 and £50 respectively will complete the major awards. Generous cash prizes have been awarded in the preliminary contests, and each of today's finalists failing to win one of the three main awards will receive a consolation prize of £10. The total prize fund in this greatest of all bathing beauty competitions is almost £2,000. All the visiting finalists have been invited to spend the week of the Grand Final as guests of the Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp Ltd., and their travelling expenses have been borne by the Corporation of Morecambe and Heysham. The finalists thus enjoy an additional prize—a healthy, happy holiday. The finalists are also entertained during their stay and will tonight be the guests of the Mayor and Corporation at dinner. ;o *1* 705 5 5 XV 2601 y</// Wiqsw - National BatkiRg Beauty Cogfefry/ •yWr Oqc Thousand * 1,000-0-0~ - 1 ""Hffftbfit tip- itbnbv aminmt. Sujaufnir . - ' PI HASH si Ok THE «ece»T>r rue #00? or fwi# CMFQU* BUD ABBOTT AND LOU COSTELLO 9 ******* BUD ABBOTT, the straight man of the pair, was born in the Barnum and Bailey circus where both his parents were working, his father as advance manager, and his mother as a bare-back rider. He later became cashier in a burlesque theatre. LOU COSTELLO, the little round fat one, was originally a prize fighter, and after several different jobs he bought a second-hand car with his savings and set ott tor Hollywood. His first job was as a stunt man, and in one film he had to double tor Dolores Del Rio, jumping from the second story window of a burning building, e landed in a hospital bed and that was the end of his career as a stunt man.