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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, April 17, 1993                   TAG: 9304170323
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C5   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: DUBLIN                                LENGTH: Short

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NEW RIVER PAGEANT SET FOR MAY 22

The 20th annual New River Valley Fair Pageant will be held May 22 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds, the week before the annual fair gets under way.

Rachael DeHaven of Pulaski will be pageant director, with assistance from Teresa Baker of Floyd.

Contestants are now being sought. They must be between the ages of 16 and 22, residents of Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Giles, Bland, Wythe or Carroll counties or the cities of Radford or Galax, or attend a college or university in the region.

The winner will get a $1,000 scholarship, with $500 to the first runner-up and $250 to the second runner-up. Further information is available by calling 980-4626 after 5 p.m. Entry forms must be postmarked by May 14.

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