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D7943-6
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- 1939-02-12 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On Saturday evening February 11, 1939, Peggy Mason was crowned Queen Peggy the First at the eighth annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival held at Paradise Inn on Mt. Rainier. The carnival included both downhill and slalom competitions and a dance in the evening. Peggy was a 17-year-old Lincoln High School student, and unlike several previous queens, she actually enjoyed skiing. l to r: Don Cooney, Junior Chamber of Commerce, attendant Mary Meinert, Peggy Mason on throne, and attendant Jane Carlson. (T. Times, 2/13/1939, p. 1).
Tacoma Winter Carnival (Tacoma); Mason, Peggy; Meinert, Mary; Carlson, Jane; Paradise Inn (Wash.); Cooney, Don;