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Pages past - June 14

On this date ...

1952: Frank Decatur White was preparing to lead the annual free cooking school to be held at the Lyceum theater in Clovis.

White was "a nationally known demonstrator, home economist, dietitian, lecturer and author," the Clovis News-Journal reported.

White believed there was "romance in the kitchen" for anyone who liked to make food look good and taste good, the newspaper reported.

"Every cook can be an artist," he said.

1952: Christopher Columbus Mardis, a Bailey County pioneer who served as the county's first county and district clerk, had died at age 92.

Mardis had lived in the county 44 years.

1952: Dunlap's was hosting its summer sale in Clovis.

Ladies silk shantung suits were $15.

Peasant blouses were $2.

Pages Past is compiled by Editor David Stevens. Contact him at:

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