How to Be a Winner in a Great $10,000 Adwriting Contest
A Bridgeport Telegram reader guidance column outlines how to craft successful ads for a $10,000 Zain Adwriting Contest. It highlights advertisers from Spectors on Fairfield Avenue to Rockwell stores, Boston coffee, and local brands, urging writers to pick standout features of each merchant. The piece steers contestants to describe interesting, unusual, and amusing showroom items and services while leveraging names like Spector’s and Pianos and Phonographs Maquuet. It emphasizes practical angles such as milk, ice cream, laundry, and home goods to spark compelling ads. It also notes regional shops and brands across Bridgeport and nearby streets to inspire prize-winning copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Bridgeport Telegram
Aoand
Hollands Far
Boston
Hollands
Br Miner
Read
Tullock
Mars
A. W. Burritt
Tel
A.W. Burritt Company
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Hailey’s
Pei Aw Hailes
Ruhr Forces to Quistay Germany Says Miller
Fragmented OCR reads as a wartime notice mentioning Miller and Ruhr forces. It lacks clear dates or places and is heavily garbled. The readable bits reference Germany and military action but provide no verifiable specifics for a solid summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
Germany
Miller
Bridgeport Adwriters Contest Rules Read Before Writing Ad
Bridgeport Post Telegram outlines a 1988 Zain Adwriting Contest open to nonprofessional writers. Writers may enter multiple ads about any advertisers, with separate entries, and prizes focus on ideas over grammar or layout. Winners published weekly. grand prize requires ads about all advertisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport Post-Telegram Zain
Bridgeport
S of Ely
Zain Adwriters Prize Contest Opens For Ads This Week
Readers urged to submit brief ad ideas for merchants listed below with pen and paper. Winners share 456 prizes this week plus a grand 508 prize for campaigns across all merchants. Submit handwritten ads to The Telegram or The Post before the end of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
Ynor
Mran
Une
Telegram
The
Post
Sunday Post
Civic Luncheon Invite Opens City Improvement Meeting
A public noon luncheon invites Bridgeport residents to join Commerce Civic Affairs for a constructive city improvement discussion. Citizens, business leaders, and officials will review progress, share queries, and propose ideas to guide the committees’ work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TMS Mace
Commerce Civl
Stritfield
Bridgeport
Civins
Trier
Princess Paola Writes About Europe and Public Affairs
A garbled OCR fragment suggests Princess Paola wrote about European topics, geopolitics, and notable figures including Athens, Europe, and public notices. The text mixes names and places with unclear phrases, indicating a political or cultural discussion without coherent context.
Outline of History text continues with dense political musings
The fragmented OCR passage follows H G Wells Outline of History, debating civilizations Mesopotamia and Africa, echoes of colonial views, religion, trade, and social order. It alternates critique of populism, war, and progress with scattered names and places, reflecting wartime editorial tone and editorial-era concerns.
Merchants Participating In the Main Ad Contest
A historic ad contest list shows participating merchants in Barnum with businesses across categories like Buicks auttomobiles, accessories, the A L Schavoir Co, Toy and yarn shops, banks, bakeries, grocers, and service providers. It cites Rockwell & Co for a women and children's shop, Modern Electrical Equipment Co, and various distributors for products from milk to canned goods, bread, flour, furniture, jewelry, and phonographs, with addresses on Main and Broad streets and assorted local landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BUICK
Arthur I. Clark Co
Main Street
Barnum
Atto Accessories
Quaker Cord
A. L Schavoir Co
Fairfield Avenue
Manter's Baby Shop
BANK
First National Bank
Main
State Streets
Adams & Roth Bakine Co
Miner Read & Tullock
Rockwell & Co
Nobie
Rexall
State
Hindle Drug Co
Modern Electrical Equipment Co
Broad Street
Phresto
Comstock Willett Co
Mast Grocers
Diamond Ruttling Co
Minor Read & Tullock
Hawke
Barnung
Pringeport Hydraslic Co
Hadley Co
Broadstrest
Newfield Church Bible School Opens Today
The Newfield Methodist Episco pal Church opens its second season of the Daily Vacation Bible School this morning at 9 o clock for two hours daily five days a week until July 28. The program includes Bible stories memorizing prayer and folk songs with industrial training and trades education in later sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfeld Methodist Episeo
Secont
Doroth. Runcer
Medle Sherman
Minor Harwond
Julia Hilddinegrom
Mea Harrison Knoth
Fanny Hatch
Mudley Clarke
Alisa Huntaril
Kindergarter
Geldinite
William Abort
Tmogas
Mra Wow
McCullough
Dseios
Summer Schools Open Today for Backward Pupils
Schools begin sessions for struggling pupils with day programs run by the Youth Welfare Association in cooperation with the Board of Education. Superintendent Jane AL Young will inspect progress as students resume studies ahead of September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Septembhey
Yootana Twa
Jane AL Young Wal
School attendance notice for YM and YWCA buildings
Fifth and sixth grade and seventh and eighth will attend the main buildings of the YM and YWCA. The older half of the cohort will also attend the main school. Abbattonf is referenced as part of the YM education structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shah
Irjs
Bamtim Serviercant
Y. M
Y. Wlec
Liam Abbattonf
Y. M. and
I Educa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zain
Spectors
Rhein
Izy Bain Street
Mitchell
Polis Theatre
Yo Progray
New Haven
Keane
Taely Stars
Haberdashery
Adams
Mather
Bridge Rea
Seussoner
New York
Artur
Eptakut
Strovnir
A. Paul
Anil Nain
Rankins
Maenier
Cmain Street
Carne Bone
Mtg
Campe Thutas
Ori
Peo Ag
RockWell'n
Amp
Mridgepnetraglic Company
Tr Fairfield
Fem
Hindle Drug
Nrideene
Igo
Harmony Cold
Sheffield Linches
Sheffield Pine
Main Streat
John Street
Sporting Génsis
Ure
Bridreport
Eversi
Ysrore
Telestars
Handy and Enamels
Boston Varnish Company
Pridgeport
Conlin & Co
Bim Street
Dis Street
Crocker
Spector's
Modern Bivete Company
Sroad
Cannon Streets
Oproduua
Piquette Piano Company
Tlermont Patras
Blaise Pant
Phaidon
Lake Michigan
Tate
Fear Vfervagg
Lake Street
AMD
Wang Ravi
Foy
Ian
Tronsinurd
Paze Oney
Nanapanrr
Post Publishing Company
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Princess Paola
Bette
Burane
Chinege
Europe
Athens
Mil Andy Posteri
Celine
Caean
Epg
Iris
H. G. Wells
Outline OF History
Perry
Vel Pal
Frantier Ainbs
Mpeg
Aga Alenur
Pete
Carer Chentti
Cite Caines
Austin
Ratiles
Jia
Menes
Mirrow
Umadn I
Farkidh
Groene
Igarian Teritory
Salon Il
Bulgaria
Tekin
Selagre
Dito Besar
Lapis
Munich
Ene
Poland
Yce Bisvreia
Hontiers
Germargy
Danzig
Phine
Danube
Elbe
Oden
Vistula
Arments
Negara State
A. W. Burritt Co
Knowlton
Neuss
Barnuane & Co
Pinuette Piano Co
Cannon Barnum
Sheffield
Batti
John
John Irving
Barnum Boo
Newfield Church Bible School
Johnson
Tey
Buyroom
Jon
Stratfield
Stratfield Hotel
F&a. Castwell, Mgr
ARGUS
PRT
Oman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!