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Fun! Excitement Galore! Something Doing All Day! Cash Prizes! AWAITS YOU ON 77 $150.00 IN PRIZES! See and Hear the Thrills and Lights—Music—Dancing—Contests—Fun PRIZES FOR THE FOLLOWING OLD FIDDLER CONTEST Best string band, $7.50 cash prize; best fiddler and partner decide the winners of the contest (judges’ decision final). $15.00 CASH PRIZES (guitar) $5.00 cash; best fiddler $2.50 cash. Judges ‘will WOOD CHOPPING CONTEST First. prize, $3.00 cash; 2nd prize one axe; 3rd prize one axe, Axes given by Freeman Hardware Company and Carter Furniture and Hardware Store. Each contestant will be timed as the number of minutes it takes to chop the log completely through. Each contestant must bring his own axe to use in the contest. 3 PRIZES HOG CALLING CONTEST First prize $2.50 cash; 2nd prize $1.00 cash. Contest will be judged as to th All contestants must call three or more times. (judges’ de decision final.) $3.90 CASH 2 best voice, distance voice carries (volume). HUSBAND CALLING CONTEST 2 PRIZES First prize cane chair (given by Marcus Furniture Co.); 2nd prize $1.00 cash. Judges will decide the contest by voice, distance voice carries (volume) most original call. (Judges’ decision final.) 2 PRIZES ROOSTER EATING CONTEST = _ _____ Take a look at the rooster: the question is: HOW MANY GRAINS OF CORN WILL THE ROOSTER EAT IN THREE MINUTES. The one guessing nearest to the correct number of grains of corn the rooster will eat in three minutes wins the contest. ROOSTER FREE to the one guessing nearest to the rooster’s correct weight. (In case of a tie the contestants must divide the rooster), 1. P| WINDOW SHOPPING CONTEST. == First prize $2.50 cash; 2nd prize $1.50 cash; 3rd prize 75¢ cash. In each merchant's window there will be a number placed on some item of merchandise. The contestant will fill in on the entry blank THE FIRM’S NAME, THE NAME OF THE ITEM THAT THE NUMBER IS ON, AND THE NUMBER, Entry blanks and the contest box will be on the street. ‘ OTHER PRIZES: Largest Family, Largest Person, Tallest Man, Tallest Woman, Oldest Person, Youngest Child, Oldest Twins, Youngest Twins, Oldest Automobile, Car Bringing the Most People, and dozens of other prizes. See Thai onts rsday’s Leader Call for bargains being advertised by Front Street merch Tune in on WAML, your radio station, for other particulars of the events. The Following Places of Business United to Help You Enjoy Shopping on Front Street Saturday J. W. Andrews Cafe Long Bass, Jeweler Buntin’s Bankrupt Store Carter Furniture and Hardware Store W. M. Carter Lumber Co. Carriere Furniture Co. Lonnie Creel’s Freeman Hardware Co. The Hub Store Laurel Cash Store Leader Store Lott Furniture Co. Laurel Drug Store (cd.) Tony Liberto Marcus Furniture Co. McDonald Drug Store Pearson Geddie Piggly Wiggly No. 2 Pollock's Planters Produce and Supply Co. Sanders Service Station Smith’s Cash Store W. P. Smyly Spot Cash Grocery Store Superior Cash Store Wharton’s Grocery Lewis Winn Auto Parts Co. Winn’s Garage Shop on Front Street Saturday! “4-H CLUB MEMBERS REGISTRATION BOOTH WILL BE ON FRONT STREET!”
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Leader Call
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Wed, Apr 18, 1934
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