South Yorkshire Times, July 3, 1943
Holiday Queen
For Conisbrough Week of Revelry
Seven judges at Denaby Miners Welfare Hall on Wednesday elected 19 year old Miss Iris Smith, a canteen assistant at a works canteen at Denaby, as Beauty Queen for Conisbrough Urban District Holidays at Home Week (August 8th to 14th). There were 16 entrants for the competition, and the judges (Dr. J. W. Donnell and Mesdames E. A. Birch, A. Smethhurst, N. Hulley, H. K. Vickers, J. Bell and M. Carr) awarded points for physical beauty, deportment, speaking voice, and natural characteristics.
Miss Smith, youngest daughter of Mrs and the late Mr. S. Smith of 47, March Street, Conisbrough, is a very attractive girl, with wavy brown hair and a charming personality. She captured the hearts of the large audience at her first appearance, and should be a popular queen. She is not without experience of public work, being organist at Conisbrough Wesleyan Chapel and a member of Conisbrough Youth Committee.
Runner up in the competition was Miss Margaret Gregory (20), of Gasworks House, Burcroft, Conisbrough, who will be chief attendant when the queen is crowned at a carnival at the Miners Welfare ground on August 9th. Other attendants chosen were Miss Florence Raynor (19), 61 Warmsworth Street, Denaby; Miss Rose Dawson (18), 12 Thrybergh Terrace, Denaby; and Miss Mary Richardson (16½), Denaby Main Institute.
From about 20 competitors, child attendants chosen were: Jack Clark (6), 65 Ivanhoe Road, Conisbrough; Harold Dudley Mee (10), 46 Firbeck Street, Denaby; Stanley Coe (7), 39 Church Street, Conisbrough; Audrey Tomlinson (9), 74 Doncaster Road Conisbrough; Ann Robinson (6½), 6 Conan Road, Conisbrough; Ann Curtis (7), 12 St Andrews Road, Conisbrough; Ada Best (7), 17 Denaby Avenue, Conanby; Sheila Coe (4), 39 Church Street Conisbrough. The queen and attendants will receive presents of savings certificates and stamps given by the Holidays at Home Committee and Mr. J. Walton, of Denaby, and the queen will also be provided with her gown and train.
Organiser of the competition was Mr. H. K. Vickers. Mr Spruce was chairman, and Messrs. J. W. Morris and J. Best supervisors. A concert completed the programme.