Evening Star Newspaper, September 30, 1935, Page 16

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1935. r { Contest == \ - BEGINS Mon., Sept. 30, ENDS Sat., Nov. 2, 1935 The Packard Five Passenger Touring Sedan. America’s newest and finest motor car. 8 cylinders, 120 inch wheel base, spare wheel, body ventilation. The latest offering of America’s oldest and largest The winner of the fur coat in this contest can manufacturer of fine motor cars. On display at Packard Show Room, Connecticut Ave. and S St.,N.W. select any fur coat of their choice in cither of > ’ g Washington's two leading Department Stores THIS jAMAZING NEW CONTEST Just tell us in 30 words or less why you prefer Crosse & Blackwell’s Fine Foods ERE is all you do. Ask your dealer for a Crosse & Blackwell Contest Blank. Then write on this blank in your own way why you prefer the fine food products bearing the Crosse & Blackwell label. It’s all so simple and easy. You don’t need to be clever. Tell us in your own words what you would tell a friend or neighbor. Just say in 30 words or less, “I prefer Crosse & Black- well’s fine foods because.............."" The rest is up to you. If you can write, you can enter this contest. Be sure to print your own name and address and that of your grocer plainly on the contest blank. Then send it to Washington Contest Department, The Crosse & Black- well Co., Baltimore, Maryland. At the same time, enclose five labels taken from five different Crosse & Blackwell foods or reasonable facsimiles of five different labels. The three winners in this contest who are chosen by the judges will be awarded the three grand prizes and at the same time, the owners or managers of the grocery, deli- catessen or department stores (food departments) where the winning entry blanks were secured will be given similar articles, identical to the prizes awarded the win- ning contestants. For instance, if the judges award you the Packard Automobile, the grocer named on your win- ning entry blank will also receive a Packard Automobile. Read the Rules. They are so simple that even a child can follow them. The store where you secure your contest blank will also give you a list of the Crosse & Blackwell foods he carries, suggesting some convenient combina- tions you may want to try. If you do not already havean - assortment of Crosse & Blackwell products at home, you can select a number from this list and put them to the “taste test” before filling out your contest blank. You can send in as many blanks as you care to while the contest lasts. R_emember one of the three Grand Prizes goes to you, if the Judges decide in your favor and an identical article will be given to your grocer who helped you by furnishing your entry blank and telling you about C & B products. Here is a list of C & B products offered in more than 600 grocery stores in Washington and vicinity for you to select from. Get your entry blank from your grocer TODAY. Ask your dealer for a Crosse & Blackwell Contest Blank. Write on this blank in READ THESE SIMPLE RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST Fine Foods. The three judges will be Wilbur Van Sant—President, Van Sant, Dugdale C & B Cream Soups— Tomato, Mushroom, Onion, Opyster, Celery, Shrimp, Spinach, Green Pea and Asparagus C & B Tomato Juice C & B Catsup C & B Chili Sauce C & B Stews—Beef Stew, Kidney Stew, Lamb Stew and Irish Stew C & B Corned Beef Hash C & B Jams—14 varieties C & B Jellies—11 wvari- eties of fruits C & B Marmalade C & B Date and Nut Bread C & B Chow Chow C & B Hors d’Ouevres Pates for sandwiches and appetizers C & B Anchovies and An- chovy paste C & B Kippered Herring C & B Relishes C & B Malt and Tarra- gon Vinegar C & B Fig Pudding C & B Sauces C & B Plum Pudding C & B Mince Meat C & B_Fruit Drinks thirty words or less why you prefer Crosse & Blackwell’s Fine Foods. Then print your name and address plainly and the name and address of the ‘firocery, delicatessen or department or other store at which you secured your Contest Blank. Then put the blank in an envelope and send it with five labels taken from any five different Crosse & Blackwell products (or reasonably well drawn facsimiles of such labels) to Wash- ington Contest Department, The Crosse & Blackwell Co., Baltimore, Md. The contest opens on Monday, September 30, 1935 at 7 A. M. and closes at 12 mid- night, Saturday, November 2, 1935. All entries must be postmarked not later than midnight of the closing date. There are three prizes. They will be awarded to the three successful contestants in the order decided by the judges. In addi- tion to these, three identical articles will be given to the proprietors or managers of the stores from which the winning entry blanks were secured. The first prize is a new Pack- ard automobile. The second prize is a Fur Coat worth $260.00. The third prize is a Philco Radio Receiver, retail value $100.00. All entries will be judged on the basis of sincerity, forcefulness and suitability for later use in advertising Cross & Blackwell’s and Company; Miss Betsgv Caswell—Editor of the Woman’s Page of the Washington Star; Earl H. Eastman—Manager of Ad- vertising Department, The Crosse & Black- well Company. Their decisions will be final. This contest is open only to persons living in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia and in cities and towns within fifteen miles of the Washington City Limits, It is subject to all Federal, State and Local regulations. All entries and the contents thereof become the property of The Crosse & Blackwell Company. You may send as many entries as you wish during the life of the contest provided that each entry is on a separate contest blank and is accompanied by five different Crosse & Blackwell labels (or reasonably well drawn facsimiles of such labels). The names of the prize winners will be selected and the rizes delivered to the winning contestants Eelore Friday, November 22nd. Names of winners will be published in the Washing- ton Evening Star on_or before that date and announced over Radio Stations WRC and WMAL. Any one ml% enter except employees of The Crosse & Blackwell Com- pany, their families, or their Advertising Agents. Address all entries to Washington Contest Department, The Crosse & Black- well Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Clip and save these rules for reference ROSSE & BLACKWELL Good things to eat since 1706 ‘ )