As the newspapers reported itCalifornia's state freckle contest

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Wednesday, September 22, 1926

Lighter close · the freckle championship

As printed: State Freckles Contest Opens In California

ContextA California town's fall fair has thrown open a statewide freckle contest, with entries limited to boys under fifteen who can show at least one. A juvenile film star will judge, and the rules were announced early enough that some contestants spent the whole summer cultivating rather than bleaching.

Imperial Valley Press · El Centro, California · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
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