Displaying great agility, a variety of motions, and a baffling change of pace, Roy Deal of Landis was last night chosen by the acclaim of the audience as the winner in the finals of the statewide Charleston contest at the Concord Theatre. He will receive a silver loving cup, properly engraved for his exertions. The cup will be on display at the theatre next week.
Second place went to Peggy Simpson, local favorite, who failed only by the margin of a few handicaps of winning first prize. On the first ballot it seemed that she was sure to win, but on the 10th her supporters became fickle and she was relegated to second place.
Fred Sweat, also local talent, came in for third place when the audience refused to let sex make them play favorites. He was chosen from between two girls, and over them. His spiral gyrations were the feature of his Charlestoning.
The last place in the money was awarded to Miss Lucile McCorkle, a dainty lass from Charlotte.
The winners of the childrens’ contest, the finals of which took place yesterday afternoon, were presented to the audience. They showed why they had been chosen winners by answering the applause of the crowd with a few snappy steps. They were; Mildred Barbour, Concord, first prize, and two pupils of Miss Helen Powell of Charlotte, second and third prize winners, respectively.
From page 4 of The Concord Daily Tribune, June 10, 1926
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