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Newspaper

Bradenton Herald

Location

Bradenton, Florida, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1927

Page

8

Mystery suitor pauses Billy Wells amid prize contest

In a Curtis store contest for twenty prize winners Nyda Lomax Winnie Shelton and others face suspicion as T Q announces a second contest. Billy Wells meets a poised stranger whose foreign bearing hints at a new romantic tension while the glove sale unfolds.

Milly Wells Big Curtis “Store Tishtewett Bille Clay Curtis Clay Billy Baily Bitty Berein

Prize Winners Stir Colfax Society in Curtis Store Event

In Colfax a Curtis Store contest rewards ten prize winners including Miss Annette Truman and Billy. The scene centers on flirtations and whispered intrigue as winners receive notes and rumors swirl about a mysterious sponsor and a private office award. Leila Sampson confirms her prize amid dressing room gossip.

Curtis Annette Truman Colfax Billy T. Q Julie Barker T. Q. Curtis Leila

Fantastic prizes in a fanciful contest

In the elevator to T. Q.'s private office the eight prize winners gather around the empty desk. The unnamed narrator notes the tension as Leila Sampson and others check their fortunes. Billy confirms her loss by counting the names on her fingers and finding she did not win.

T. Q Billy Leila Sampson

San Marco Plans Biggest Outdoor Celebration in April

The San Marco Corporation led by president Von Polenz announces a major outdoor celebration set for late April through May 1. The two week event will feature a carpeted tournament speed boat regatta row boat races swimming and diving contests and a mammoth fish fry.

von Polenz San Marco Corporation

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