How about these for a fine bunch of youngerster? They were the prize winners in the American Legion’s baby show last week.
Starting at the upper left hand corner and reading across: Columbia’s grand prize baby, Emma Ann Varner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Varner, 2008 Marion street; Columbia’s most beautiful girl baby, Margaret Eve Bueschel, 2000 Barnwell street; Columbia’s most handsome boy baby, Harry Wayland Hiott, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hiott, 2701 Preston street; Columbia’s most prefect baby girl, Betty Jane Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Watson, 3116 Fifth avenue; Columbia’s most perfect boy baby, Augustus Henry Hayden, 3rd, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Hayden, Jr., 520 Sims avenue, Children under six months of age: Grandprize baby, Fred Hilbrun Crouch, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Crouch, 1212 Senate street.
Second row (left to right) under six months of age: Most perfect girl baby, Evelyn Juanita Haltiwanger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Haltiwanger, 1215 Pendleton street; most perfect boy baby, Robert Jones, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jones, 2234 Park street; most beautiful girl baby, Catherine Louise Reid, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Reid, 2412 Cypress street; most handsome boy baby, Joe Warren Joyner, son of Mrs. Mahala Joyner, Lexington. And next, children six months to one year old: Grand prize baby, Bobby Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith, 2305 Richland street: most perfect girl baby, Myra Joyce Rose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Rose (Almena Alice Byrd Rose), Blaney.
Third row (left to right), six months to one year: Most perfect boy baby, Cordelle Lee Bragg, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bragg, 1507 Gregg street; most beautiful girl baby, Barbara Ann Hiott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.H. W. Hiott, 2701 Preston street; most handsome boy baby, John Michael Leaphart, 3501 Central avenue. And next, children from one to two years old: Grand prize baby, Alexander Hamilton Gilbert, Jr. , son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gilbert 1218 Daley street; most perfect girl baby, Nancy Jean Partridge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Jones Partridge, 103 Marion street; most perfectly boy baby, Ernest Melton Shull, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Shull, 1009 Fifth street.
Fourth row (left to right), one to two years: most beautiful girl baby, Catherine Mary Wasser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Wasser, 1903 Assembly street; most handsome boy baby, Ollie Willie Mefford, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Mefford, 2510 Laurel street. and next, children from two to three years old; Grand prize baby, Agnes Irene Higbe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Higbe, 1720 Blanding street; most perfect baby girl Marjoriehanks Dove, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B Dove, Sixth Ave., College Place; most perfect baby boy, Samuel Reginald Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Coleman, 5000 Main street: most beautiful girl baby, Jane Melonee Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Harrison, 4575 Main street.
Fifth row left to right, two to three years: Most handsome boy baby, John Homer Mathias, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mathias, Lexington. And next, children three to four years old: Grand prize baby, Evelyn Louise Grier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grier, Jr., 2715 Lee street: most perfect girl baby, Eugenia Mae Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Smith, 2305 Santee Avenue: most perfect boy baby, Furman Leroy Anderson, so of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Anderson, 98 Walker avenue; most beautiful girl baby, Faye DeVault Rucker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rucker, 2578 Gervais street: most handsome boy baby, Foster Hamilton, 3rd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Hamilton, 601 Maple street.
Bottom row (left to right), children from four to five years old; Grand prize baby, Frances Carolyn Freeman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Freeman, 1105 Maple Street: most perfect girl baby, Jane Robertson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Robertson, New Brookland; most perfect boy baby, Raymond Gaines Halford, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Halford, 311 Southwood road: most beautiful girl, Thressa Raynor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Raynor, New Brookland; handsomest boy baby, William Richard Catheart, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A Cathcart, 800 Pickens street. And next: Prize twins, Patricia Brown and Betty Brown, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Brown, 1829 Green street.

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