Bakery Unit
The local commercial bakery of Deming, New Mexico was established in 1934. At the time of the picture, it required seven trucks to serve an estimated 70,000 people in four neighboring towns.
Baked products industry
Mrs. Samuel Weston, Mr. Pillsbury, and Margaret Truman at Pillsbury's Third Annual Baking Contest
At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Margaret Truman looks on as Mrs. Samuel P. Weston, Grand Prize winner in Pillsbury's third Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, helps Philip W. Pillsbury to a bite of her prize-winning Starlight Double-Delight Cake. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury Family.
Margaret Truman, Philip Pillsbury, and Mrs. Samuel Weston at Pillsbury's 3rd annual Baking Contest
At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Margaret Truman cuts a slice of Starlight Double-Delight Cake for Philip W. Pillsbury. The cake won Mrs. Samuel P. Weston the Grand Prize in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. Left to right are: Mrs. Weston, Mr. Pillsbury, and Miss Truman. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.
Mrs. Ruth Andre, Mrs. Samuel Weston, and Mrs. Pillsbury at Pillsbury's 3rd annual Baking Contest
At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Mrs. Ruth Andre, Director of Pillsbury's Home Service Center, offers Mrs. Philip W. Pillsbury a sample of the Starlight Double-Delight Cake that won Mrs. Samuel P. Weston the Grand Prize in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. Left to right are: Mrs. Andre, Mrs. Weston, and Mrs. Pillsbury. From: Truman Home - Album, "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand national Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.
Mrs. K.E. Cooper, Margaret Truman and Philip Pillsbury at the 3rd annual Pillsbury Baking Contest
At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Best-of-Class winner in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, Mrs. K.E. Cooper (right) of Silver Spring, Maryland, receives the congratulations of Margaret Truman and Mr. Philip W. Pillsbury. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.
Jack Meili prepares an entry into the Pillsbury's 3rd National Baking Contest, Waldorf-Astoria, New York
Naval Reservist Jack Meili, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, gives special thought to his recipe for "Hot Ziggities," at his cooking station in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, as his entry into the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family. From: Truman home.
Mrs. Teresita C. Ward prepares an entry in the Pillsbury's 3rd National Baking Contest, Waldorf-Astoria, New York
Mrs. Teresita C. Ward of Honolulu, Hawaii, stirs an ingredient into her jam-and-cake dessert at her cooking station in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, as her entry into the Third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. The Grand Prize is to be awarded by Margaret Truman during the awards luncheon. From Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.