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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1923
Page
3
Mr Geo P Lillard of Arlington Texas renowned breeder will judge the Duroc Jersey hogs while Mr Wagner and Mr Kelly of Denison will judge the poultry department at the Whitewright District Fair.
Exhibits show Doughnuts Cash Indicated and Blue Ribbon with 2nd Red 1st and White Ribbon 3rd. Weeees.
The list details ribbons and prizes for sheep with categories for best boars and sows by age, champions, and multiple crop entries. Cash values range from two dollars per class to two fifty for champions, plus prizes for peck and bale displays in crops and vegetables.
Mrs Frank Wright supervises the division awarding blue red and white ribbons for vegetables fruits and meats. top entries include Lima beans carrots peppers squashes parsnips lye hominy soup mixture best general display canned goods and fruitberries best can of steak chicken pork with list of other canned goods and fruits noted.
Listed Class 12 entries from the Dept of Preserves and Needlework led by MRS. LESTER HAILE include preserves from strawberry to watermelon rind, fruit jellies and pickles, plus a wide set of embroidered and crocheted textiles. Numerous best display and dress items follow, with pies and general displays noted as final prizes.
OSCAR BOW Superintendent announces Blue Ribbon second Red Ribbon third White Ribbeor prizes. One dollar premium awarded for first cock bird of each breed. Classes include Cock Hen Cockerel Pullet and Pen with four birds plus a cock or cockerel.
Cotton show results list awards in class 8. Best 3 stalks varieties, best fifty bolls, best ten pounds lint cotton, best ten pounds seed cotton, and best single stalk of cotton are announced as top honors.
Superintendent I Q Poindexter announces cash prizes for best ten ears in various corn categories. Blue Ribbon for white dent, red, strawberry dent, yellow dent, and popcorn prizes set at $2.00 each, with Best Ear of any variety also at $2.00.
MISS CORALEE ECHOLS, Superintendent. Awards include best plain hand sewing, best machine sewing, best three-piece sheet and pillow cases in tatting trimmed, crochet trimmed, and embroidered forms, plus best white embroidered towel and best colored embroidered towel.
Indicated and Blue Ribbon, second place Red first cas: sorghum molasses. ribbon cane molasses. bee honey.
Class 15 entries overseen by Dairy Products Department Superintendent F. E. Wittitoe awards include best pound of country butter best pound of dairy butter and best milk exhibit with prizes totaling one dollar.
Class 16 culinary syllabus lists Mrs Jack Everheart as superintendent. Items include white salt rising loaf bread white yeast loaf bread roll varieties Graham brown loaf nut raisin loaves plain biscuits and a range of cakes from fruit and angel food to devil's food nut cocoanut caramel ginger and all chocolate.
Rules govern all departments and exhibitors must follow them. Judges decisions are final with protests allowed only in defined cases. Exhibitors may distribute materials at their stands under contract restrictions and must enter items in their true owners’ names unless crafted by maker.
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