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Event

Ludington Centennial beard and costume judging (1973)

Also 1973 Ludington Centennial beard judging

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
ErasModern era

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

  1. 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.