Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-10-20
OUR GIRLS WINNERS
AT MISS.-ALA. FAIR

Returns from the Mississippi-Ala-
bama Fair at Meridian show Lafayette
County girls and women made them
selves a record which shows that La
fayette county led in their winnings
over any other county in the two
states.
Miss Ethel B. Smith, from Beat g.,
won $500 cash, and this is not all
the honor of being the best cook in
two states. This little girl two years
ago won sweepstakes at the State Fair
at Jackson, and was awarded a $4,000
silver loving cup.
The other prizes captured by Miss
Doney's girls and women are as fol-
lows: CANNING-String beans, 1st
prize, Miss Julia Wooten, Beets End
prize Miss Julia Wooten, Tomatoes 1st
Miss Julia Wooten; lBackberries, 1st
Miss Julia Wooten; Peaches, 1st Miss
Julia Wooten; Pears, End Miss Julia
Wooten.
Miss Pauline Harris won in the fol-
lowing: Tomato paste 1st, tomato
ketchup 1st, green tomato mincemeat
End, soup mixture second, creole sauce
1st, canned pimentos 1st, dried pears
1st.
Miss Ethel Smith won three second
prizes in the poultry judging contest
for judging leghorns, red and rocks.
She also won third place in the butter
judging contest.
William Reynolds won on his best
honey, best beeswax, and best story on
.bee-keeping. Thelma Harding won 1st
prize on her exhibits of green pickle,
chill sauce, mustard pickle, cucumber
pickle and canned orange peel.
Miss Ruth Ray won second prem
iums for better onion pickle and crys-
talized watermelon rind. Mrs. w. d.
Porter won 1st prizes on preserves,
pickles, and second prizes on jelly and
canned vegetables Mrs. Amy Doney
won 1st prize ON vinegar.
In the Booklet exhibit Pauline Har-
ris 1st prize, and Thelma Harding End,
for booklet on canning; Pauline Harris
won 1st on poultry booklet; dairy
booklet 1st by|Eddie Kate Crouch and
End by Elizabeth Walker.
In the household arts exhibit: best
needle basket, Mrs. L. A. Johnson; pot |
filters, 1st Lorene Jones, End Julia
cup towels, 1st Lorene Jones,
md Julia Wooten; acp and apron, Ju-
la Wooten; work cap and apron, 1st
Bessie Gean, End Helen Saunders;
aundry bag, 1st Ruth Goolsby; Inf.
ap and apron End Pauline Harris;
chool dress 1st Elizabeth Walker;
ew uniform End Elizabeth Walker;
ewing bag 1st Mildred Hale; night
ress, 1st Elizabeth Walker; woman's
ress End Mrs. Hugh Worley; chill
ren's school dress, 1st Mrs. Wess
'ulmer; child's remodeled clothing,
[rs. Rosa Smith.
1st year canning, End Julia Wooten;
I'd year canning, 1st Pauline Harris.
It year poultry record End Pauline
arris; End year poultry record, 1st
nth Goolsby; Srd year poultry, 1st
Walker; 1st year dairy, 1st
race Ales; End year Elizabeth Walk
!, Bird year Eddie Kate Crouch.
Scretary's record for girls. 1st
essie Gean; dairy record by women,
t Mrs. ]. w. Walker; women's club !
cretary's book 1st Mrs. Lawson
iley. Dried corn exhibit, 1st Ruth |
y; dried okra exhibit, End Ruth /!
". !
Poultry Exhibit: Barred Rocks 1st [
llet, Elizabeth Walker; 1st cockerel, !
izabeth Walker. Rhode Island Red, +
pullet, Ethel Smith; list cockerel, 1
lett Massie; End cokerel, Eva Rails; |
] pullet, Ethel Smith, White Wy-I |
1otte 1st pullet Leorie knight, 1st |
:kerel Leone knight; White Rocks |
:. Amy Doney won on 1st best pen,
3 on best White Rock pen, on best
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