The rodeo will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 27, 28 and 29.

Blanks may be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce office, 112 North Third, and must be returned to the office, when completed. Each contestant is required to furnish either a 5x7 or 8x10 glossy print of herself in western clothing.

To be eligible for competition, entrants must be 16 to 21 years old, never married and sponsored by an organization or merchant. Membership in a roundup club is not required.

There will be an award for the contestant who sells the most rodeo tickets. And in case of a tie for queen, the girl selling the most tickets will be named queen.

Queen contestants will be judged 50 percent on horsemanship, 25 percent on poise and personality and 25 percent on appearance.

The girls will be judged on horsemanship at 6 p.m. Friday, August 28, in the arena. Spectators are welcome. There will be no admission charge. Poise and personality. and appearance will be judged at the queen's luncheon.

The coronation will be at 7: 15 p.m. in the arena preceding the final performance of the rodeo on Saturday, August 26.

Hostesses for the queen contestants this year will be members of the Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club. They will accompany contestants on all public appearances and will be assigned in alphabetical order to the contestants as entries are made.

Bob Long is rodeo queen contest chairman with Mrs. Neita Rogers, representing for the third year the Ponca City BPW Club, co-chairman.

Chickasha Girl Winner Of Rodeo Queen Title
Miss Carla Watson of Chickasha was announced as queen of the 1970 101 Ranch Rodeo here Saturday evening.

She was presented with two dozen roses and a saddle in a ceremony preceding the start of the third and final performance of the annual rodeo.

First runner-up for the honor was Dede Elkan of Bartlesville. Sue Ann Anderson, Cushing, was second runner-up; Robbie Willerton of Tonkawa, third runner-up, and the Miss Congeniality title was won by Jeanne McClung, Newkirk.

Miss Elkan ,received a $100 check and Miss Anderson a pair of boots, and both also were presented with trophies along with the queen and Miss McClung.

A table model radio went to Miss Willerton and an engraved trophy buckle was given to the ticket sales winner, Nancy Kelly of Ponca City who sold 734 rodeo tickets.

Miss Congeniality was selected by a vote of the 13 queen contestants.

The queen contest was judged 50 percent on horsemanship, 25 percent on poise and personality and 25 percent on appearance.

The new queen succeeds Beverly McAnally of Coyle, who reigned the past year. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Watson, she graduated from Chickasha High School last spring as salutatorian of her class. A member of the Oklahoma and National honor societies, she will attend the Oklahoma College of Liberal, Arts in Chickasha this fall on a full scholarship.

The queens have been guests at luncheons and dinners the past week, during which time they boosted the 101 Ranch Rodeo.

Area girls were guests of the Rotary, Kiwanis, Noon Lions and Ponca City Business and Professional Women's Club for luncheons and dinner. Thursday the out-of-town girls were entertained by the American Business Club.