Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1942 — Page 9

MONDAY, AUG. 17, 1042

THE ALL-AMERI

A THRILLING CONTEST TO DELIGHT Tt CONTEST FANS OF INDIANAPOLIS

Conducted by Ameriea’s Distinguished Newspaper Serviee

IT STARTS TODAY! Mail Your Solutions On Entry Form in Lower Right Corner

TODAY, you are invited to enter a new, delightful contest,—THE ALL-AMERICAN PUZZLE CONTEST. You can enter TODAY by using the Entry Form provided in the lower right corner of this page. Ml your entry on or before midnight, Thursday

of this week, August 20th.

You can win a First Prize of $10,000, or any of 99 other cash prizes. You win by solving the puzzles and submitting your answers in accordance with -the rules.

Here is a contest of skill—with puzzles based on names of famous American men and women, names o Ahrilling American locations, names you have loved since your earliest recollections,—names, many of

$15,000 IN PRIZES fst Prize $10,000

-2nd Prize . . . . $2,000.00 AthPrize...ss1.:4...:°500.00 SthPrize . . «v1.0. 250.00 6th Prize . «uses 0 es $250.00 TthPrize sss 0:0 1 110» ¥250.00 8th Prize . . + «v1: *100.00 Oth Prize . . «ov v0 00. $100.00 {0th Prize . .. +. «+. $100.00 ‘Next 90 Prizes, Each *5 . . 450.00

Total 100 Prizes . . *15,000.00

America’s Greatest Newspaper Contest Service Is Conducting

THE ALL-AMERICAN CONTEST

THE ALL-AMERICAN CONTEST is being directed in its entirety by America’s foremost newspaper contest service — The Publishers Service Company, the same organization which has conducted the majority of the large puzzle contests for most of the nation’s leading newspapers for more than 18 years, and in which contests millions of dollars in prizes have been awarded.

Your Own Individual File »

~ An individual file will be established for each contestant. In the contestant’s private file, his or her solutions will be carefully filed and safe-guarded throughout the contest. Upon receipt of the Entry Form containing the solutions to the 1st Week's Series of puzzles, additional series of puzzles as issued, will be mailed to the entrant,

them, on. the tip of your tongue. BUT—can you find those names in the puzzles?

Mail Entry Form By Midnight Cy Thursday, August 20th

You solve six puzzles each week in this contest, in accordance with the rules. The six puzzles offered for solution each week are called a “Series.” The 1st week’s Series is printed on this page, at the right. An official Entry Form on which to send in your soldtions to these six puzzles is printed in the lower right corner of the page. This Entry Form should be ‘mailed before Midnight, Thursday, August 20th. THE ALL-AMERICAN Contest is bit announced today in the world’s largest newspaper Sunday Magazine Section, The American Weekly, In addition it is hing announced in other leading American newspapers. ; The contest is open to you and ‘every member of your family. You can ‘enter. by using the Entry Form on this page. The moment your entry is received, your own private file will be established and the various puzzles of the contest, as issued, WILL BE MAILED TO YOU.

fo Sure You Understand How to Solve the Puzzler

We provide on this page a SAMPLE PUZZLE with a brief explanation of how to solve the puzzle of the contest. Be sure to read this explanation carefully before you try to solve the puzzles at the right. There is only one correct solution for each puzzle. Neatness does not count in this contest. Furthermore, if it is obvious that you haye arrived at the correct solution of the puzzle, then no trivial or irrelevant mistake in spelling will count against you. Every reasonable consideration will be given the contestant consistent with fairness to all other contestants.

Send In Your Solutions Weekly In Series of Six

Note carefully that in this contest you solve a Series of puzzles EACH WEEK, and that you send in your solutions WEEKLY. The first week’s Series of puzzles is printed on this page. Solve these puzzles and send in the ENTRY FORM before Thursday Midnight. August 20th. EACH WEEK, as the contest proceeds you solve an additonal Series of. puzzles and send in your answers WEEKLY, All of your solutions, as received, will be placed in your own individual private file.

Enclose 15¢ in Coin With Each Weekly Series of Answers

When sending in each series of answers, the rules require that you enclose 15 cents in coin. When winners are announced and prizes awarded, each contestant who has submitted the solutions - for a complete group .of puzzles will receive a volume of “This Is Your America,” compiled and edited by Gurdon Simmons and R. L. Meyer, & collection of the outstanding newspaper feature articles published in: American newspapers during the past five years. This volume is yours, in accordance with Rule No. 7, regardless of any cash prize you win and irrespective of any prize won.

How to Solve The Puzzles "Be sure to read this explanation carefully

before you try to solve the 6 puzzles Ag right side of this page.

(SAMPLE. PUZZLE)

Note: the San pie pudle above. It was purposely made: easy to show you how to solve the puzzles. Notice that there afe Several objects illustrated and also that there are several plus and mins signs/ which means that you add or subtract. Let’s solve the puzzle together. The first object is a WATCH. . Therefore, write down the letters W-A-T-C-H. Next you are told to add the letter O, and by so doing you have W-A-T-C-H-O. Then you see a minus sign followed by a COT, which-means that you deduct the letters C-O-T. That leaves you W-A-H, from which you are then to deduct H, leaving you W-A, Next you are told to add S and HINGE, giving you W-A-S-H-I-N<G-E. : To that add TOP and the letter N, and you have. W-A-S-H-I-N-G-E-T-O-P-N. Take away EP as directed, and you have thé name of the Father of our Country, WASHINGTON.

This Is YOUR Contest

Here is a contest of, by and for Americans . . . featur-

ing the names of the men and women who have made

America great and are making it ever greater.

Here is a contest in which the names of Great Amer-

‘icans have been ingeniously puzzle-ized . ... to intrigue and entertain you, and to bring you great prize-winning opportunities. A contest packed with thrills . . . not only the thrill that comes with solving clever puzzles, but the thrill of “recognizing names that mean and have meant so much "to America . . . the thrill that comes with the recollection of the great deeds of patriots, statesmen and pioneers. As you proceed from puzzle to puzzle you will be filled with pride at the roster of illustrious names that flash before you: ‘And you will find this contest not ‘only a grand way to win big money, but a means of refreshing _+ your . memory of America’s greatest heroes, and America’s stirring episodes.

Start Now! Win $10,000.00 Ist Prize

- Decide to enter this contest now. Here is a thrilling Spportimtiy for those ‘who relish a contest of skill. Solve six puzzles on this page, and mail your entry by He ONIGHT. THURSDAY, August 20th. The moment we BE Address your ee A weekly es 0 es. your e AMERICAN CONTEST, P. O. BOX TRINITY STATION, NEW YORK, N. Y.

THE RULES—Please Read

“1, - The All-American Puzzle Contest is open to EVERYBODY with the exception of employees and relatives of employees of the organizations specified in Rule No. 9,

2° A group of 120 puszles will be offered for solution. The solutions to these puszles will be names of men,

women, localilies and in tory of cidents well known in the his-

of $10,000.00 i in Cash or in Defense 99 other prizes will be paid t hele submissions, lev he = sontest i accordance with these oti

puzzles will be issued f | wee - series ul six; and contestants os Solution. te nx ol submit solutions EACH week’s series 16 BR Share mI at aly ingut e anot testants should he

6. Neatness will not count. Do not decorate yous answers. Just submit your solutions’ in accordance with the rules. In case of ties, if two or more per-

"sons tie in submitting the correct solutions to the first

(1,000 1st Prize, $2000 2d Prize, $1000 34 Prize

One Hundred Cash Prizes Totaling $15,000,000.00!

3 the list of prizes printed at the de of this page Note the substanish prizes that can become yours in delightful contest. And note, too, a fascinating pastime it is to solve azzles of this contest.

See if you can solve the puzzles above. But first be sure to read the explanation in the center of this ‘page under the heading, “How “to Solve: the Puzzl Then find the great American each puzzle represents.

Mail Entry Form Printed Below I! f Later Than Midnight, Thurs. Avg. 20 3

CRILL re YOUR. SOLUTIONS CAREFULLY - ON THIS OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

_ OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

~ ALL-AMERICAN

P. 0. Box 88, Trinity Station, New York, N. ¥.

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