Gardening Circle Meets At Thornton
Both the flower and vegetable competitions were judged by Mrs Ferguson at the monthly meeting of the Gardening Circle of the Thornton Women’s Institute. There was a good attendance, which was presided over by Mrs Arbuckle. Competition results:— Best flower, Mrs McDonald 1, Mrs Arbuckle 2; best vegetable, Mrs Arbuckle 1, Mrs McDonald 2; men’s buttonhole, Mrs Arbuckle 1, Mrs Tooke 2; National emblems, Mrs Arbuckle 1; naming flowers in garden, Mrs Branch 1.
When washing clothes add a few spoonfuls of paraffin to the water in Which they are boiled. This removes stains left by cream, vaseline, or oils of any sort. It also whitens the clothes.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 40, 19 September 1949, Page 7
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113Gardening Circle Meets At Thornton Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 40, 19 September 1949, Page 7
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