The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-28


the Department of Recreation
were broken-if not in numeri-
cal strength. at least in un-
bounded enthusiasm-when 1877
children from both sides OF the
tracks logged their beloved
dolls 10 the annual Doll e. Buggy
Show, and went home with SIS
prizes after as thrilling an after
noon as any have spent in
months.
There were Raggedy Ann
dolls; dolls with cracked faces;
dolls with missing limbs; scalped
dolls; stocking dolls; Red Cross
dolls; Dixieland Nanny dolls,
and those great, big gorgeous
creations "a inches tall with
natural hair, lifelike eyes and
voices that sounded for all the
world like the plaintive plead
ings of someone's darling.
In addition to the dolls them
selves-a grand and glorious
collection-there were the doll
buggies. Here and there was an
expensive full-size perambul-
ator; but more often a home
made, hand-painted stroller on
two wheels made from soap
box by Big Brother. Some dolls
came in cradles and bassinets,
others in laundry baskets.
One Junior Red Cross Nurse"
rode up in a buggy festooned
with patriotic garlands, with n
real War Bond displayed on It..
That was Donna Penzien's entry
at Dickinson School.
Joyce Engelbrecht showed up
at Lincoln with her doll in a
decorated buggy, and the doll
wearing a dress II years old.
In fact, all her clothing had been
used by the Engelbrecht family's
babies.
Sandra Bryson, OF Lincoln,
displayed a doll "a years old.
Her aged grandmother had made
the dolls clothes.
So one can readily see what
a task was faced by Chief Judge
Mrs. Robert Silbar and play
grounds officials in matching
up one entry's ingenuity. beauty
and attractiveness against the
other. To muddle them more,
dozens of young boys showed up
with dolls!
Numerically and otherwise
the show was great success,
with active Lincoln playground
leading all schools with an entry
of 54 dolls and buggies and a
list of II winners. The other
playground entries were: Will
son. 81; Griffith, 6; Dickinson,
%; Grant, IL and Donaldson, 81.
The winners received trade
slips and all entrants received
a gift of chewing gum. The win
ners were:
DICKINSON - Buggy: Bar
bara latham, IL; Audrey Elso,
nine; Donna Penzien, six; Carol
Peltier, six; Mamie Bartle, eight;
Dolls: Joyce Anderson, six; Judy
Anderson. three; Hope Millar,
seven; Warren Richburg, four.
WILSON - Buggy: Edwinna
Smith, nine; Sally Bobcean,
three; Sue Bobcean, eight; Rose
mary Van Nicer. seven; Dolls:
Marilyn Munt, five; Herman
Brunke, 10; Mauvette Schmidt,
five; Dixie Maxwell. four.
GRIFFITH-All Glasses: Fay
Whitsitt, four; Geraldine Mial,
nine; Pauline Stroh, IL.
GRANT - Buggy: Joan Tes-
key, six; Anita Hickman. seven;
Patsy Batson, five; Dolls: Gail
Titus. eight; Joyce Titus. five;
Carolyn Brand, nine; Betty Gay
Baxter, 10.
DONALDSON-Buggy: Shar-
on Shoup, seven; Letitia Degan,
seven; Susan Pat Brew. five;
Lorraine Rachow. three; Dolls:
Betty Dubbs, four; Kathleen
Stadler. five; Ann Louise Pet
roski, five; John Rachow, six;
Sonny" Buckholz. nine; Phyllis
Frank, IL.
LINCOLN - Buggy: Shirley
Dreimiller, 13; Betty Babe, two;
Joyce Englebrecht. 10; Mary
Beth Duprey. three; Kathleen
Griffin. seven; Mary kalten-
bach. 10; Virginia Johnson, six;
Dolls: Bobby McInerney. six;
Ann Cross, 10; Mary Vernier,