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Cynthia had first visited Oregon on a dare.
“We’re eighteen,” Bea had said pointing at the advertisement in the San Francisco Chronicle. “We’re single and we may never see each other again.”
“That’s because you are going to Vassar College. Do you even understand how far away New York is from everything?”
“Farther than Oregon.”
Cynthia looked at the advertisement again. It was a small inset on the second to last page of the Daily Statistics section.
Redhead Roundup
in Eagle Cove, Oregon
Aug. 5-6, 1939
Beauty Contest
Most Freckles Prizes
Cutest Baby and more!
Skate by the Sea
at Hummingbird Roller Rink
It featured a drawing of a woman with long hair and a tight bathing suit diving into the sea. The entire advertisement had been printed in red.
“They put it on the same p
