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September 22, 1956
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Sharon Kay Ritchie, 19-year-old former Miss America 1956 from Grand Island, Neb., will marry 32-year-old singer and amateur golfer Don Cherry in Denver tonight, wearing her pageant gown and crown.
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Last Year's Miss America To Wed
DENVER - Sharon Kay Ritchie, who as an 18-year-old college student became Miss America of 1956, will marry Don Cherry, 32, singer and amateur golfer tonight.
Miss Ritchie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Ritchie of Grand Island, Neb., will wear the gown in which she crowned her successor, Marian Ann McKnight of
The former Colorado Women's College student also will wear her own Miss America crown.
Now 19, Miss Ritchie met Cherry, one of the country's leading amateur golfers, while making a personal appearance in his home town, Wichita Falls, Tex.
DENVER - Sharon Kay Ritchie, who as an 18-year-old college student became Miss America of 1956, will marry Don Cherry, 32, singer and amateur golfer tonight.
Miss Ritchie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Ritchie of Grand Island, Neb., will wear the gown in which she crowned her successor, Marian Ann McKnight of
The former Colorado Women's College student also will wear her own Miss America crown.
Now 19, Miss Ritchie met Cherry, one of the country's leading amateur golfers, while making a personal appearance in his home town, Wichita Falls, Tex.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Romance
What themes does it cover?
Love
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Miss America
Wedding
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Don Cherry
Personal Appearance
What entities or persons were involved?
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Don Cherry
Forrest Ritchie
Marian Ann Mcknight
Where did it happen?
Denver
Story Details
Key Persons
Sharon Kay Ritchie
Don Cherry
Forrest Ritchie
Marian Ann Mcknight
Location
Denver
Event Date
1957
Story Details
Sharon Kay Ritchie, former Miss America 1956, will marry Don Cherry, a singer and amateur golfer, in Denver. She met him during a personal appearance in Wichita Falls, Tex., and will wear her pageant gown and crown for the wedding.