Contests

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.

View of the ballroom floor during the 3rd Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, showing contestants preparing their entries at cooking stations. 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.

One hundred contestants in the third Pillsbury Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest march to their ranges in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, to begin the day's baking. 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.

Senator Kenneth McKellar, Tennessee, President of the Senate, raises the hands of the victors, the youthful Quiz Kids in a bond show contest with four Senators at the Mayflower Hotel. Left to right are Robert Burke, 14; Harve Fischman, 15; the Senator; Joel Kupperman, 9; and Richard Williams, 15. From: Beth Gore