May 1949

Harry S Truman was president.

Israel is admitted to the U.N.

Death of a Salesman won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Point of No Return by John P. Marquand was bestselling fiction book in the US.
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The number one song on the Billboards singles chart was “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” by Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra.
 
Workbasket Magazine was titled “The Workbasket Home and Needlecraft for Pleasure and Profit” and the annual subscription rate was $1.50.

It had no table of contents then but is primarily crochet patterns; Crochet Lace for your Petticoat, Birthday Tablecloth (on the cover), Petal Star Doily, Embroidered Band on a Crocheted Apron, a Crochet Edging, a Carnation, Rick Rack Dish Mat and a Pineapple Pincushion.

Other projects included a Knitted Bonnet with a Wired Brim, a Flag Quilt, and a Tatted Table Runner.
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This month you’ll choose between the Carnation and the Pineapple Pincushion.   I wanted to make the Rick Rack Dish Mat an option but I don’t have enough rick rack to do one.

Voting for the Carnation vs Pin Cushion will be up until midnight Friday.