Summary
Martha Gallagher Zalusky placed third in a five-woman judging at Ludington’s 1973 Centennial Homecoming. Her letter says she wore her mother’s old hat and brown satin dress and received a silver tray and a color photograph.
Evidence and limits
This is a letter-based recollection of an off-island event, not an official contest record. The identity is kept source-bounded rather than merged with other Gallagher records.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Horns.”Martha Gallagher Zalusky’s letter says Ludington’s July Centennial included beard and moustache judging, where she placed third among five women wearing her mother’s hat and dress; it names no official results record.