Much Lucre Is Offered Homemaking Contests Are Paying Off Well
National contests lure housewives with large prizes from Pillsbury and Singer. Pillsbury bake off offers up to 100000 in prizes with 25000 to the grand winner. Mrs America awards a 1300 savings bond plus car kitchen gear and a Florida vacation for her family. Singer sewing contest finalists in Manhattan vie for 25000. Many entrants plan to pay mortgages educate children or buy a mink coat with winnings.
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New York
Florida
Ellinor Village
Ormond Beach
Fla
Manhattan
United States
Canadas
Twirlers to Compete In State Fair Contest
Baton twirlers of all ages may enter the 1957 National Baton Twirling Association State Contest at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday August 31. The event starts at 1 00 p m in the 4 H Exhibition Building Auditorium with about one hundred medals and trophies valued near 500 awarded to top twirlers. Spectators free. Entries divided into six divisions including beginners advanced girls and boys flags duets and corps. The contest is under the supervision of the Indiana State Fair Publicity Department with Miss Janice Ramsey hostess and Mrs Earl Dose of Noblesville adviser. Further information and entry blanks available by writing to Baton Twirling Contest Indiana State Fair Indianapolis 5.
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Earl Dose
Noblesville
Indiana State Fair Publicity Department
Janice Ramsey
Indianapolis
Miss Ann Hastings to Be Installed as Worthy Advisor
Miss Ann Hastings will be installed as Worthy Advisor of the Linton Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls at the Masonic temple in Linton at 8:00 PM Saturday. The public is invited to attend the ceremony.
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Ann Hastings
Linton
The
Order of Rainbow
Masonic
Bloomfield Man Fined for Stop Sign Violation
Bert Cox, 55, of Bloomfield, fined $1 plus costs totaling $15.75 in Frank C Dean’s Bloomfield justice court. He was arrested May 30 for failing to observe the stop signal at Main and Washington streets.
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Bert Cox
Bloomfield
Frank C Dean
Main
Washington Streets
Pet population estimates in United States
The United States is estimated to have about 22.5 million dogs and 26.5 million cats. The figures reflect nationwide pet ownership patterns and indicate dogs and cats are the dominant companion animals.
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United States
Two Hearings in Bloomfield Court and Small Quiet Sanctions
In Bloomfield justice Frank Dean held two hearings. James A. Flynn of Lyons posted a $1,000 bond on a peace bond affidavit filed by his wife Minnie K. Flynn and was released. Donald Shields of Bloomfield pleaded guilty to reckless driving, fined $5 plus costs or $19.75, after an auto collision in the town’s south part.
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Frank Dean
Bloomfield
James A. Flynn
Lyons
Minnie K. Flynn
Donald Shields
Shields
The Solar Day Length: Only Four 24-Hour Days Annually
A historical note explains that the actual solar day spans 24 hours in reality for just four days each year. The rest of the year shows deviations due to Earth's rotation and orbital dynamics as observed in the era.
Band Parents Meet to Discuss Fourth of July Carnival
Members of the Linton Stockton Band Parents club will meet at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in the band room at Linton Stockton High School to discuss carnival plans and other business. Mrs. Virginia Franklin urges all members to attend. The Northland College library in Ashland Wisconsin houses a replica of George Washington's birthplace at Wakefield Virginia.
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Linton-Stockton High School
Virginia Franklin
Northland College
Ashland
Wis
George Washington
Wakefield
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