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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1962)
1 t - l ,11- -fi i!; "r"- MedfordWtribune ' M KOKOH D. cTh KCiONTsL'NOAY. AUGUST 1!). mfi2 ss yqi I- s fe m " V Vxi' -j V a31, vV J 1 'TOT i V '4-, - . W ,"3 Among Marty Wyatt's many hobbies is sewing, and here she repairs a garment for her sister, Laurie, 12. Clippings from the Miss Oregon and Miss Rogue Valley contests decorate the din-'i ing room walls of the Wyatt home. The girls are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wyatt, 403 South Fourth street, Jacksonville. n 4 -H 1 Tw"'''i!'"''T''T'''5''P Hk , i x vv''t vv k N I M " 4 Although physical beauty is of importance in the Miss America pageant, talent and personality are also major elements in the choice of winner. That Miss Wyatt has a good measure of all three is proven by the fact that she was voted Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants in the Miss Oregon contest at Seaside. II i .0 Vliss Oregon 1962 li V . X 1,1 5 I V' '- -i I v .4X-' fX -v?':4M,v it :Jxz ?nX?X, v ,A'I JyLvi x ??C?"-Vv rxH- V. . ,:XvT- " 0; 4 ' E Vx'H , ii;.-.1. y X . . x i4vTli4rf Many years a dancer, Miss Wyatt limbers up in this manner for practice at her home in Jacksonville. At the Atlantic City contest she will perform an interpretive jazz dance to "Love Walked In," which she also did for the other two pageants. In prepara tion for the contest the tall college student has studied with a dance instructor in Seattle. Other preparations for the eastern contest include selec tion of a wardrobe in Portland and general pageant orientation. .. . W.t-Muiiir.(il-iia-ri 1 Martha Louise Wyatt, a charming brunette from Jacksonville, was named both Miss Rogue Valley and Miss Oregon earlier this summer. Her always active life has become frantic since then, with numerous public appearances and trips. As Miss Oregon, she will travel to Atlantic City, N. J., the first part of September to participate in the Miss America pageant. 4 L ' i"' " t: rM, i ix , frH'xu - r r 2 xl , "'Mil i -J i I ?.".. ''.'!' a' " - .X - tX'J ' . ',.-, . 'X i X-: -.ifc X.-X-X' - . w -;. -' . - - - ...... Four children have grown up in the Floyd Wyatt home in Jacksonv.lle. including Miss Oregon for 1962, and the home has long been a center of youthful activity. Neighborhood children are enthusiastic about Miss Wyatt and enjoy sharing her fun. Here group of children greets her as she returns f'om a trip out. Miss Wyatt has wo-ked with ch.ldren in several projects, including the Young Life program. She hopes to go into social work when she firihes her education at South?!;? Oregon college. I rJ. - ft . '' ', I x ' ' v- v.1 , " ' f i. , r , X, f At home in kitchen as anywhere else, Martha Wyatt often cooks. She has had recipe collection since she was in high school, and eflen adds new ones from her mother' meals. In addition to indoor hobbies, she enjoys hiking, skiing, and skindiving. 5
