Miss Platte County Fair Anita Jean Vanetti, Parkville, was chosen 1978 Missouri State Fair Queen Friday night in Sedalia. She was chosen from a field of 42 competitors for the State Fair title. Judging was based on personal interviews, evening gown and talent competition.
Worm races created a lot of excitement at the Platte City branch of the Mid-Continent Library Monday afternoon. Approximately 20 children between the ages of 4 and 14 tried out the new type of racing. The children were seated in a circle around a cardboard track, the first worm to race from the outer edge of a two-foot wide circle to the bull’s eye circle in the center was the winner. The owners could only give encouragement to their worm by tapping on the cardboard behind the worm, the rest was up to the worm.
A family dinner honored Mrs. Elizabeth Goodpasture’s 87th birthday Sunday at the Lewis and Clark Park. About 40 relatives attended. Her daughter, Mrs. Minni Couchman, of Marion, Ind., came the greatest distance for the occasion.
The Platte City varsity football team will have a scrimmage Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Everybody is invited to attend. Bring soap as a donation.
