The Washington times., 1938-11-11
MIDNIGHT NOV. 13
is DEADLINE IN
RIPLEY CONTEST
IA Grand Prizes Offered
For Strange Facts


can mail your Believe 1t or Not
and qualify for one of the ma,
tional grand prizes in Ripley's Ma.
tional All-American Believe 1t or
Not" contest.
Those whose entries are post,
marked after midnight, November
13, 1888. lose all chance to win
one of the IA amazing prizes Of
fered for the best Believe 1t or
Not" facts.
It takes no tedious work to
enter the competition. There are
no puzzles to solve or essays to
write.
You owe yourself a chance at
one of these prizes.
NATIONAL GRAND PRIZES
New 1889 Buick Special Sedan,
the most beautiful Buick ever
built.
Two 16-day Caribbean cruises
aboard modern Grace Line
steamer.
All-expense. three-day visit at
the New York Worlds Fair 1888
trip to New York via a United Air
line Mainliner, with rail transpor-
tation to nearest Mainliner stop.
New York stay at the PennSyl-
vania Hotel.
All-eXpense, three-day visit at
the San Francisco 1889 Golden
Gate Exposition. Trip to San
Francisco will be on United Air
lines Mainliner, with rail trans
portation to nearest Mainl1ner
stop.
HOLIDAY IN MIAMI
One weeks holiday in Miami,
Fla, as guest of the luxurious
Everglades Hotel. with flight to
Miami via the great Silver Fleet
of Eastern Airlines.
One weeks holiday at the popu-
lar Sun Valley Lodge, Sun Valley,
Idaho, with trip to Sun Valley via
United Airlines.
Three-day tour of the Warner
movie studios as guest OF Warner
Brothers. Introduction to famous
motion picture stars. Trip to
Hollywood, Calf, on big flag
ship of the American Airlines,
with rail transportation to nearest
flagship stop. Hollywood stay at
the Beverly Hills Hotel.
CRUISES TO BERMUDA
Two four-day cruises to Ber-
muda aboard the S. S. Monarch OF
Bermuda or Queen of Bermuda
Of the Furness line.
Round trip flight from New
York to Bermuda aboard a huge
Pan-A m erican AirWayS clipper
ship for an all-expense week end
in Bermuda as guest of Belmont
Manor Hotel.
New Philco mystery control
radio-phonograph combination IN
gorgeous console cabinet.
Two sets of the Book of Knowl-
edge" in de luxe edition.
CHOICE OF PRIZES
If you mail us your Believe 1t
or Not" tonight it will be on time
to qualify for the national grand
prizes. If you already have sent
us a Believe 1t or Not" in this
contest and have thought OF a
better one in the meantime, send
that one in, too. The more the
merrier.
If you are named first national
prize winner by Mr., Ripley in
this contest you will be given
your choice Of the prizes above.
If you are named second prize
winner you will be given your
choice of the remaining 13. and
so it will go until all the prizes
have been claimed.
Don't forget that November 13
Is the last day. The Bible says
"The last shall be first" Your
chances of winning this contest
are as good as on the first day, so
don't let the lateness of the hour
keep you away.
READ THIS CAREFULLY
All you have to do is to write
legibly some surprising unbelieV-
able fact-on one side of the pa
per only, pleaSe-sOme fact which
you think would make a good
Ripley drawing-you don't have
to draw it-add any proof or eX-
planation necessary and mail it
before midnight tonight to the
'Believe 1t or Not" Contest Edi-
tor of the Washington Times.
Remember that your entry has
to be 100 per cent American-must
be about or originate in North,
Central or South America, the
nearby islands or U. S. possessions.
Read these simple contest rules:
/. You may submit as many believe
1t or Nots'' as you wish. All entries
must originate in or concern facts
about North, Central, South America
the nearby islands and United States
possessions. You do not have to sub
nit any drawings or sketches. Write
legibly on one side of thepaper. Hav
your name and address on each sheet
of paper if you send in more than one
Each entry paset contain the explana
tion or proof of its truth. No response
biIity can be held for return of entries
2. Contributions will be judged dali!
for local prizes wherever such loca
prizes are awarded. No contribution
will be considered which is mailed afte
midnight November 13.
8. Where local prizes are award ed
the contestant agrees TO accept the ind
rnent of the local paper in the award
ing Of the daily prizes All contribution
will be forwarded to MT. Ripley 10 com
pete for the National Grand Prizes Th
contestant agrees TO accept Mr.. Ripley
judgment on the grand prize winners a
final Fourteen National Grand Priz
winners will be named.
4. The first National Grand Prize wir
ner will have his choice of any of tn
list of awards: the second prize WHINE
will choose from the remaining przel