NEWS FROM LONG AGO
October 17, 1919
PRIZE WINNERS in The Fair Held Oct. 15th: (Continued from last week) CLASS 6 – MISCELLANEOUS: (1st prize $2.00 and 2nd prize $1.00) Best ½ bushel of Peanuts, any large variety: Walter Ray - Best 6 bunches of Spanish Peanuts: B. G. Dotson and M. M. Ridgeway - Best 3 stalks of Soy Beans: John Barron and W. H. Lavender - Best 3 vines of Velvet Beans: S. A. Hunt and M. M. Ridgeway - Biggest Pumpkin: D. H. Quinn and J. D. Black - Best ½ bushel of Stock Peas: J. D. Black - Best ½ bushel of Soy Beans - J. D. Black
CLASS 7 – WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT: (1st prize $5.00, 2nd prize $2.00) Best display Vegetables from home garden: Mrs. D.P. Hunt and Mrs. W. H. Lavender - Best display Canned Goods in glass, including fruit, vegetables, pickles, preserves, jellies: Mrs. Fred Rhodes and Mrs. W. H. Lavender - Best pound of Butter: (Prizes $2.00 and $1.00) Mrs. W. C. Gillis and Mrs. D. P. Hunt - (Prize for next group: $1.00) Best quart can of Beans in glass: Mrs. C. E. Staples - Best pint or quart can of Corn in glass: Mrs. D. P. Hunt - Best quart can of Tomatoes in glass: Mrs. Henry Moss - Best quart can of Soup Mixture in glass: Mrs. Clad Hunt - Best quart can of Beet Pickles in glass: Mrs. J. H. Johnson - Best quart can of Cucumber Pickles: Mrs. M. F. Bagwell - Best quart can of Pear Preserves: Mrs. W. H. Lavender - Best Glass of Apple Jelly: Mrs. C. E. White - Best glass of Blackberry Jelly: Mrs. C. P. Barrett - Best glass of any other kind of jelly: Mrs. Henry Moss
CLASS 8 – CLUB BOYS’ DEPARTMENT: Best 10 ears of Corn by member of Boys’ Corn Club, round trip to State Fair ($15.00): Julian Black - Biggest load of Cotton Seed sold in Ackerman that day ($5.00): Troy McCafferty - Best pig by member of Boys’ Pig Club, round trip to State Fair ($15.00): David Weeks - Second best Pig by member of Boys’ Pig Club ($5.00): Spurgeon Weeks - Best 3 hills of peanuts by member of Boys’ Peanut Club ($5.00): Victor Reed
CLASS 9 – SPECIAL PRIZES OFFERED BY W. R. IRVING: Best grade bale of Cotton sold in Ackerman on day of Fair ($10.00): J. B. Strawbridge - Biggest load of Cotton Seed sold in Ackerman that day ($6.00): Tom Robinson - SPECIAL PRIZES ON FRUIT ($1.00) Best plate of Pears: Mrs. D. P. Hunt - Best quart of Pecans: Miss Clara Moss.
