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He Kissed Her Voice Queen Rides Bus South, Flies North
John Powell Cooper (above), 5-year-
old son of Former Governor and Mrs.
Prentice Cooper, kissed Queen Ann on the
left cheek at the Celebration on Stake
night—making the Minneapolis Miss a
person honored by two Governors. Her
box, supplied by L. C. Fritssche, teas
next to the Cooper Box. John Powell’s
father also at one time U. S. Ambassador
to Peru after his 3 two-year terms as
Governor (a Tennessee record) and Ke
was also president of the Stale Constitu­
tional Convention in 1958. His mother
is the former Hortense Powell of Nash­
ville and Johnson City—tvho served as a
United Nations information aide in Paris,
France; also represented this country in
an official capacity in Cuba; declined an
invitation to pilot airplanes across the
Atlantic as a ferry pilot during World
War II. She has been president of the
Shelbyville City Schools P-TA, is Shelby
Chapter Regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and a member of
the Church of the Redeemer Episcopal. Voice Celebration Queen Ann Birnstiel, 24, of Minneapolis, Minn, gases intently
at action on the track during Stake Night—seated in her box directly in front
of Governor Buford Ellington—who had just pinned a red rose on her shoulder.
On the left is President Charlie Goldswig of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Dayton ,
O., who teas her official host as honor guest of the Tennessee Walking Horse Assn,
of Florida on Friday night at the Bridle Restaurant. Behind Goldstoig is Mrs. Marianne
Hawkins, secretary-treasurer of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders & Exhibitors*
Assn., (Le wisburg). On her right is Mrs. Ben A. Green, Voice Editor Secretary, who
accompanied Miss Birnstiel to the Florida association dinner party. She also wears
a red rose pinned on. her by the Governor.
On the right, looking at his program, is R. Milchel McClure, past-president of
the Tennessee Walking Horse Assn, of California, the world’s largest dealer in
Chevrolet cars and trucks—and owner of Mr. Millionaire and Ballerina C, two of
the greatest shoiv horses ever seen on the Pacific Coast. Miss Birnstiel showed her
love for the Tennesee Walking Horse by riding 900 miles to Shelbyville by bus.
She had her return ticket, but ivhen the Voice Secretary, Mary Frances, discovered
her, she decided to roll out the red carpet and get Ann back to her destination by-
airplane. This teas accomplished through the cooperation of Vice-president Gray-
don Hall of Southern Airways, Atlanta, Ga., an ardent owner-lover of the Tennes­
see Walking Horse.
News stories about “Queen Ann” icere published in the Shelbyville Times-
Gazette, the Nashville Tennessean and Minneapolis newspapers. She boarded an
American Airlines plane at Nashville, changed to Northwestern airlines at Cincinnati
—and teas welcomed home by relatives and friends.
“Ben and I felt rather responsible for her because she made the trip after
reading all those Celebration stories in the Voice,” said Mrs. Green. “Shelbyville
always has a Celebration Queen so ice just decided for the Voice to have one repre­
senting our subscribers all over this nation, Canada, Alaska, Mexico and the Republic
of Panama.”
'Life's Greatest Thrill/ First Timer Goldswig Says
He said it surpassed watching the
He rode in the Celebration Owner-
Amateur Gelding Class Thursday Dempsey-Firpo world’s championship
night before more than 10,000 roar­ heavyweight fight; the Indianapolis
ing spectators and the 62-year-old auto races that he often attends; the
veteran of the world’s most exciting Army-Navv football game; World
Series battles to decide the baseball
events declared:
“This first ride in the Celebration champions; the Kentucky Derby; golf
matches—and all the whole wide
is my greatest thrill.”
scope of sports that bring excitement
to a person.
Tells Florida—Ohio Members
President Charles Goldswig told
this to fellow members of the Tennes­
see Walking Horse Assn, of Florida
when they met Friday, Aug. 31, at
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