The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1960 Page: 7 of 15
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•—-ROCKDALE (T#x.) REPORTER
April 7. 1H0
EVERYBODY'S INVITED
TO JOIN IN ROCKDALE'S ANNUAL
EASTER EGG HUNT
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WHICH BEGINS FRIDAY APRIL 8
In order to make your Eester shopping in Rockdale more enjoyable . . . and profitable, too . . . these Rockdale
merchants are having an "Egg Hunt." The "eggs" are MISPLACED MERCHANDISE in the show windows of
the participating stores. All you have to do is go around and look in the show windows of iach itore, find the
MISPLACED ITEM, and fill In the blanks below. For initance it you find a bag of sugar in a drygoods ritore
vou have found an "egg." Drygoods stores don't nell sugir. Fill in all the blanks and then bring to this news
paper or any of the participating stores. JUST LOOK WHAT YOU MIGHT WIN:
1st Prize:
2nd Prize:
3rd Prize:
To the Person
who finds the Most
Correct "Eggs —
In Merchandise
from Participating Stores
To the Person who
Finds the 2nd Largest
Number of correct Eggs"
To the Person who
Finds the 3rd Largest
Number of corroct "Eggs '
$
10 Cash
AND
ALL THE
$
CONTEST ENDS FRIDAY, APRIL 15
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE IN BY CLOSING TIME FRIDAY,
APRIL 15. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED SATURDAY.
OFTS*
CONTEST RULES
(1) Anyone may enter except
employees and families of this
paper and participating mer-
chants.—Only One prize will
be awarded to any one family.
(2) Contestants must see all
windows and list only one
misplaced item per window.
(3) A 'misplaced item' is any
article not normally sold by
the merchant.
(4) Entries must be made on
this blank or facsimile, one
entry per Person. Additional
Entry Blanks available at par-
ticipating stores.
15) The number of correct an-
swers on an entry will deter-
mine the winners. In case of
tie the entry showing earliest
date and time of submission
will win. Each entry must
show date and also hour and
minute it was turned in. In
the event two or more entries
have the same number of cor-
rect answers and also bear the
identical date and time (hour
and minute submitted) prizes
will be divided among the
contestants involved. No dup-
licate prizes will be awarded.
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J. B. WHITE CO.
Dry Goods - Ready-to-Wear * Shoes
—OUR GIFT-
7.95 LADIES DRESS
Misplaced
Merchandise
SKRIVANEK'S DRUG STORE
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Presi nption Specialists
OUR GIFT—
3.95 METAL
CANNISTER SET
M isplaced
Merchandise
B&B MINIMAX DRUG STORE
We Give SAT I Stamps
OUR GIFT
M1RKO ELECTRIC
POP CORN POPPER
7 95 VALUK
Misplaced
Merchandise
MEHAFFEY'S
Dry Goods - Shoes - Ilcady-to-Wcar
OUR GIFT
5.00 SPORT SHIRT
Misplaced
Merchandise
RED S HUMBLE STATION
"See Red for Best Tire Deal in Town"
-OUR GIFT—
$5 GOLDEN ESSO GASOLINE
M isplaced
Merchandise
McVOY GROCERY & FEED
Groceries-Mcats-Produce-Purina Feeds
—OUR GIFT—
BIG EASTER RABBIT
3.93 VALUE
Misplaced
Merchandise_________ __________________________
HODGES CLEANERS
AND MAN'S SHOP
Fashionable Men's Ready-to-Wear
- OUR GIFT-
NEW SPRING SHORT SLEEVE
5.00 SPORT SHIRT
M isplaced
Merchandise _ .. __
WHITE AUTO STORE
Tires - Batteries - Appliances
‘ Your Money Back if you can buy it else-
where for less."
- our GIFT-
CROQUET SET
5.49 VALUE
Misplaced
Merchandise ____________
PREWITT DRUG STORE
Prescription Druggist
OUR GIFT—
CHOICE OF LADIES OR MAN S
5.00 BILLFOLD
Misplaced
Merchandise_________________________
WINN S STORES. INC.
5c and 10c
Complete Line of Easter Goods
- OUR GIFT -
10-GALLON
PLASTIC TRASH CAN
5.90 VALUE
Misplaced
Merchandise
W. T. PEARSON & SONS
Hardware - Furniture - Appliances
OUR GIFT—
4 9) General Electric Kitchen Mate
ELECTRIC CLOCK
M isplaced
Met chandisc
K. WOLENS
DEPARTMENT STORE
Dry Goods - Shoes - Ready-to-Wear
- OUR GIFT—
10.9;') Value
19) PIECE SET
SILVER SERVICE
Misplaced
Met chandisc ____________________
CITY FOOD MARKET
Fine Foods - Meats - Vegetables
- OUR GIFT
5.00 IN GROCERIES
Misplaced
Me rchaiuliso
HEAVEN-TOSEVENTEEN
Children's and Teenager's Fashions
Infants Wear
—OUR GIFT—
5.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE
Misplaced
Merchandise
WEEMS SUPER MARKET
Finest Foods — Lowest Prices
—OUR GIFT—
50-FT. GARDEN HOSE
7 year guarantee — 5.95 VALUE
Misplaced
Merchandise
WESTERN AUTO
ASSOCIATE STORE
Guaranteed Home and Auto Supplies
—OUR GIFT—
REG. 8.95 SPORTSMAN
ELECTRIC LANTERN
Misplaced
Merchandise
E. M. PEEBLES & SONS
Hardware - Furniture - Appliances
—OUR GIFT—
5.50 KA-BAR
POCKET KNIFE
Misplaced
Merchandise
THE ROCKDALE REPORTER
Printing-Office Supplics-Officc Machines
—OUR GIFT—
10.00 EASTER RSV BIBLE
Misplaced
Merchandise
THIS IS ROCKDALE'S
EASTER GIFT TO YOU!
TRY FOR IT—NOW!
NAME _
ADDRESS
DATE
PHONE NO.
TIME OF ENTRY
• Hour and Mlnul# *h«n turned in to Storo)
EVERY ELIGIBLE MAN,
WOMAN, CHILD SHOULD
ENTER CONTEST
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 7, 1960, newspaper, April 7, 1960; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693626/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.