Brief mistruth found

In the June 24 York Sunday News, in the Local "In Brief" column, page C1, the brief states, "The only Miss Pennsylvania to have won the national contest was Evelyn Ay . . . ." A simple, quick Google check is all that needed to be done to see that was not the case. Other Miss Pennsylvania's include: 1924 Ruth Malcomson; 1935 Henrietta Leaver; 1936 Rose Coyle; and in 1940 Frances Burke.

Granted, this topic is not important considering all that is happening in the world, but when such a blatant mistruth appears in your paper, one has to wonder just how many other mistruths we are being fed. I don't think it's too much to ask for "truthful" reporting, regardless of how minor the subject.

Beth Matthews
Spring Garden Township

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