The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-27
MANY BABES AT
STATE FAIR ARE
PRIZE WINNERS
Tiny TaylorDille Miss
Declared Cham
pion.

Springfield, Ill, Aug. 27.-Pau-
| line Patricia Pence, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert R. Pence of
Taylorville, is Illinois champion
baby. Little pat, who is IL
months and % days old, scored
99.5 in the Illinois Better Babies
conference" at the state fair.
Springfield, Ill, Aug. 27.-Baby
Pat. grand champion of the CON
ference, scored a point higher than
any of her competitors in any of
the classes.
Honors were almost evenly divid-
ed between city and rural babies
in the five divisions.
When Carl Robert Fox of De-
catur and Francis McQuiere of
Springfield tied for high honors in
the city class of third divisions,
Governor Small decided that each
should receive a full award.
The boys are too fine," the gov
ernor said. "to split the single
award. Mothers of children like
these deserve the highest praise
and the highest honor that the
great state of Illinois can bestow
for such perfect specimens of child
life"
Awards Made.
Championships were awarded as
follows:
Division 1 (6 to II months)-
City boy-Charles Cowden Mac
Namara, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. d.
MacNamara, Springfield, 9S.
City girl-Pauline Patricia Pence.
99.5.
Rural boy-Charles Edgar Wal
ters, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wal
ters, Girard, 9S.
Rural girl-Frances Janet Thom-
as, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas, Maryville, 9s.5.
Division No. 2 az to et
months)-
City boy-Charles Edward Nor
ton, Jr., son of Charles E Morton,
Jacksonville, score 9S.2.
City girl-Dorothy Louise Scott,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ray
mond Scott, Springfield, score 97.4.
Rural boy-Walter Lee RAIDER,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer A. Rad
er. Rural Ionte No. 2. Springfield,
Rural girl-W1lma Deo Montgom-
cry, daughter of MIR. and Mrs Elmer
L. Montgomery, Green View, score
9S.
Division No. cages "a to So
City boy-Robert Carl Fox. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Fox. Decatur,
Ill, score 9S.5.
Francis McQuiere, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas ]. McQuiere, |
score 9S.5.
City Culinary Stuart Baird, |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. SeIar H. |
Baird. Springfield, score 985.
Rural boy-Roy Allen Bliler, son /
Of Mrs. Ross BIiler, Blue Mound. !
score 9S.5.
Rural gir1-Mfldred Virginia Ma
gel, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Casper H. Magel, San Jose, score
81.
Division No. 5 (36 to As months
Of age)-
City boy - Orville Sherman
Greene, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. S.
Greene, Decatur, score 80.
City girl-Martha l. Boyd, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ira Boyd,
Springfield, score 9S.5.
Rural boy-Milton A. HertZman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John A Hertz
nan, San Jose, score 96.5.
? Rural girl-Eloise Montgomery,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Z.
Middletown, score
,S.5.
Division No. 5 cages 48 months
o so months)-
City boy-Ernest Wilbur Yocom,
ION of MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Yo-
;om, Springfield, score 95.
City girl-Mildred Loarine Bo-
,aski, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Bogaski, Springfield, score
l8.5.
Rural boy-Donald Henry Teel,
,on of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Teel,
2ushFille. score 81.
Rural girl-Ada' Rose Myers,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon G.
ayers, Mason City. score 97.4.
Twins in Limelight-
Highest scoring pair of twins:
Wendell Clayton Loury. score
6.3.
Kendell Carroll Loury, score as.
Ages 2 years, months. a days;
verage 96.4; children of Mr. and
frs. Elmer W. Loury. Laomi. Ill.