1940 Festival

Wolfe’s Nursery Advertisement for the 1940 Peach and Melon Festival

Top: 1940 Royalty float featuring Queen Zanette Stephenson and King Dale Cook.  Another Queen candidate Helen Insall, is on the front right of the float.  Queen Zanette is photographed seated among a load of watermelons on Market Street (Gonzales Street).

Josey Beth Allen  in formal dress performed a melody of Stephen Foster music at the festival coronation.

F.T. Daniell showing off De Leon peaches for the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

(L-R)  The Dutchess of Lubbock, Betty Redwine, Marilene Smith and Polly Terrill show off De Leon Peaches

The coronation of Queen Stephenson and King Dale Cook, held in the City Hall.  Zanette Stephenson received 268,500 votes for Queen with Helen Mohon receiving 161,800, Helen Insall 13,000, Polly Terrill 10,400 and Aza Lee Golden 10,000.

The Higginbotham Bros. float.