Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 13, DeMotte, Jasper County, 25 February 1949 — BAKING CHAMP [ARTICLE]

BAKING CHAMP

Chicago, Feb. 24. America’s 1949 champion baker of cherry pies will leave Chicago for Washington today to take a pie for President, Truman. , She is stocky, brown-eyed Betty Latimer ,of Fredonia, N, Y., an 18-year-old high school senior. Betty out-sifted 14 other teenagers in the 17th annual National Hatchet club cherry pie baking contest yesterday. Second place winner in the contest was Mardelle Clarkson. 16-year-old high school sophomore of Dope re. W is. Sara Su'e Phygley of Carlisle, Ind., came in third.""