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Belle of Vernon Flour Delights Vernon Baking Sale Tale
Dear Friends report from Bugscuffle Texas on January 22 1921 recounts a Vernon cooking school week with cakes bread and a Belle of Vernon flour promotion at a charity sale. Rich the auctioneer sells prizes including loaf bread and angel food cake as townsfolk cheer for Belle of Vernon flour amid bidding and remarks on local Kell Mill investments. The piece notes many prizes won and a lighthearted crowd enjoying the event while lamenting some missed wins.