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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1971
Page
1
A promotional notice proclaims a single Wednesday event with every item priced at least four percent lower than the prior Tuesday. It highlights many items reduced further, all merchandise drawn from regular stock, with numerous unlisted items. No mail, phone, or COD orders accepted.
A flood of deeply discounted merchandise fills Downtown Second Floor sections with dresses, pant suits, and wardrobes from North Star and Las Palmas. Prices drop from original high tags to as low as 7.99, 12.99, and 16.99 across apparel and accessories, including after five dress ensembles and polyester dresses, with convenient cross-store discounts across Plaza Shoe and Budget Dresses.
Readable items include shawls shells scarves dresses gloves candles trays cheese boards and trays from Downtown Main Floor Plaza and North Star Third Floor with reduced prices on jewelry costumes gloves and decorative pieces. Numerous price cuts list orig prices and sale amounts.
The ad lists numerous dresses from 9.99 to 12.99 for Carlette and other makers, with marked down prints and 2-piece sets. Juniors wearables include vests skirts pants and two-piece sets with prices cut from 14 to 10.99. Also featured are discounted candies and chocolates from Barton's with assorted 8-oz to 12-oz sizes and price cuts.
Lingerie downtown at Main Flor Plaza features Nylon gowns robes slips and briefs with broken sizes and original prices. Numerous junior and regular items include bras bikinis culottes shifts and pants in various colors and fabrics priced from fractions to several dollars in a clearance style listing.
The Foundations Bra Bar on the Downtown Main Floor Plaza offers numerous undergarment items. Listings include various girdles, body suits, and jumpsuits from brands like Maidenform, Vanity Fair, Sillskin, and Warner with prices shown as sale figures.
Readable items show children’s wear on sale downtown including boys vests 5 orig 5 and 7 10 sets, sailor outfits, toddlers dresses, pants and skirts. Brands include Paris North Star and Miss Robin with multiple original prices and sale figures across sizes 3-14.
A garbled catalog entry lists various toys and prices, including Monogram models 1.77, eight Match Box car cases 3.99, eight Finger paint sets, Swingy dolls by Matal at 14.99, Adventura Boy by Remco 3.99, Dawn furniture sets 6.98, Barbie cale sets 4.99, Hasbro Adventura in Lights 12.99, work benches 5, wood school rooms 4, and Jr Gymnastix 15.99, among others. Several items reference Negro dolls priced 2.99 to 5.99 and a mix of brands and toy types with inconsistent formatting.
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