History
1919 Cooking Contest
A cooking contest was held by D.W. Pote and Son in 1919, to determine who was the best cook in Guthrie, Adair, Madison and Dallas counties. Boy Scout Committee: Noel Brennan, Orlo Tharp, Herchel Braught. (Click images to enlarge)
 August 15, 1919 Mrs. Emma Nelson, Mrs. Floyd Brinton, Mrs. Mary E. O'Brien, Mrs.Carl Vonstein, Mrs. Allison Shelley, Mrs. Earl Schmidt, Mrs. Guy Lenocker, Mrs. Forest McPherson, Mrs. Albert Haworth, Mrs. Roy Moore, Grace Foster, Mrs. Roy Leeper, Mrs. J. O. McCleary, Mrs. Joe Johnson, Mrs. Lon Mills |
 August 29, 1919 Mrs. Emma Nelson, Mrs. Floyd Brint Mrs. A. Shelley, Mrs. Emma Nelson, Mrs. Floyd Brinton, Mrs. Mary E O'Brien, Mrs. Carl Vonstein, Mrs. Earl Schmidt, Mrs. Guy Lenocker, Mrs. Forest McPhersonMrs. Albert Haworth, Mrs. Roy Moore, Grace Foster, Mrs Roy Leeper, Mrs. J. O. McCleary Mrs. Joe Johnson, Mrs. Lon Mills |
And on September 5, 1919 the winner was announced,  Boy Scout Committee: Noel Brennan, Orlo Thorp [sic? Tharp], Harold Thulin, Walter Gray, Arthur Foglesong, Herschel Braught. | |