The Mystery Writers of America, which was founded in 1945 in New York City and soon expanded to other locations, in its early years used to throw what they called a Clues Party. In November 1947 the party was in Chicago, and the MWA awarded the title of Mystery Girl to the woman who performed best in a scream test—as opposed to screen test. Four contestants—Marybeth Prebis, Betty Rosboro, Bobby Jo Rodgers, and Portia Kubin—let fly with their most bloodcurdling screams, and the winner was Kubin, above.
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Literature, Books, 1940s, Screams, Grunts and Other Exclamations
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Category: Animals, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, 1940s
Virginian-Pilot - Oct 13, 1961
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1960s
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Tradesmen, Manual Laborers, and Skilled Workers, 1950s
Miami News - June 5, 1951
Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin - June 10, 1951
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1950s
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1940s, Dance
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Sports
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Music, Technology, Twentieth Century
Highland Park News-Herald - Apr 24, 1953
Los Angeles Southwest Wave - May 10, 1953
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1950s
Los Angeles Evening Citizen News - Feb 14, 1955
Casper Star Tribune - June 24, 1955
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
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