Bread Wins Grand Bake Off in Washington Contest
Mrs. Frank H. Schnuelle of Crab Orchard Nebraska won $25,000 in Pillsbury’s Washington bake off. A farmer’s wife famed for practical bread, she plans to reinvest part of her prize in the farm and can still milk a cow if needed.
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Washington
Frank H. Schnuelle
Crab Orchard
Neb
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Department
Josephine Ruipley
Christian Science Monitor
New York City
Texas
New York
Cozy slipper socks pattern and farm life reflections
The notice promotes a red sequin slipper sock pattern by Laura Wheeler, with mail instructions and a price. It also shares farm life anecdotes, praising bread making, household efficiency, and Department of Agriculture studies on home cooking versus ready meals, featuring Mrs. Schmelle from Crab Orchard Neb.
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Laura Wheeler
Boz
Eighteenth St
New Toronto
Remembering a Week of News and Domestic Chores
A reminiscence describes a week spent listening to United Nations speeches on a TV, while busy with canning and pickling at home. The writer notes daylight saving time, night lights, and hosting elderly guests with small comforts to ease restless nights.
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U.N
Diefenbaker
MacMillan
Khrushchev
United Nations
Birds Enjoy Rain Among Doves and Sparrows
A rain after six weeks brings a lively morning at GingEr Farm with a dozen juncos around a puddle and many sparrows near the feeding station. Bluejays harvest sunflowers while starlings darken the lawn as Juncos and sparrows swarm the station and Ditto stays indoors.
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Ditto
Children sewing pattern ad from early catalog
Daughter with twin charmers learn beginner easy sewing for school and party. Printed Pattern 4892 offers children sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with wide skipping skirts and big bows. Send fifty cents and pattern order to Anne Adams New Toronto Ontario.
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Anne Adams
Eighteenth St
New
Toronto
Ont
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Nancy Anne Fleming
Julies Stokes
Ginger Farm
Canada
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