QUEEN ALBERTA

 

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Harvest Queen, Alberta Galleron and her Court - 1950

 

With the advent of the Gallo contract and some assurance of financial stability, it was time for the Galleron Brothers to start their families. Virgil Galleron married Alice Acquistapace and Paul Galleron married the Calistoga beauty he had fallen in love with before the war, Alberta Loraine Lawson. Both brothers brought their brides home to the Galleron ranch. In September of 1950, Paul's bride, 24 year old, Alberta Galleron was crowned queen of St. Helena's Harvest Days Festival. The event was a huge draw for tourists, and additional publicity was secured for the Harvest Festival when Queen Alberta and her court were interviewed by Dean Maddox on KFRC's "Breakfast at the Cliffhouse" in San Francisco. One of the official duties of Queen Alberta, was to cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony for Napa's new freeway. Queen Alberta and her court were the first to cruise the new two lane freeway in an open convertible driven by Mayor Owen Seavey.

 

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