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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1948
Page
3
Lillian Pentz, 18, a honey blonde contestant in Western Ontario beauty trials, faced a wardrobe mishap when her zipper refused to zip during the judging prelude. The dress was secured with a pin and she proceeded to qualify for the finals set for Labor Day.
Barbara Ann Scott with her mother Mrs. Clyde Scott met U S consul-general H Earle Russell and secured a U S visa for use early in the fall. She arrived in Toronto for a flying visit before returning to Brockville Ontario. She plans trips to Hollywood and New York to pursue film work. She explained the diamond ring from George Fulford Jr. was a friendship gift not an engagement.
Lady Banting widow of Sir Frederick Banting and pioneering medical figure becomes the first Canadian woman elected to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. She trained in a London hospital over the past two years and said July exams surprised her, doubting the result was anything but a fluke.
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