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president H. H. MEYER SHAWANO, WISCONSIN Wisconsin, Illinois vice-president L. A. LUEDTKE FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA Minnesota, north dakota south dakota advisory committee A. B. HILL PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA Pennsylvania and atlantic seaboard Virginia, west Virginia JOHN T. SKOLFIELD GARDINER, MAINE Connecticut, new england new york ROBERT H. WESTBROOK RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA California, pacific southwest directors G. W. ASPINWALL HAWKEYE, IOWA iowa JOE B. BAKER MCGEHEE, ARKANSAS arkansas, louisiana Oklahoma tri-state, texas K. o. CAYCE, JR. HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY Indiana, kentucky FREDERICK J. GARTNER WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN Michigan CARL E. GRAEFF DAYTON, OHIO ohio MELVIN KRAEMER MARYSVILLE, KANSAS Missouri, nebraska western A. R. MANNO MEDFORD,OREGON intermountain, montana, mountain states, north coast pacific northwest GEORGE M. SILCOX RIDGETOWN, ONTARIO Canada RUPERT B. WATSON ATMORE, ALABAMA alabama, carolinas florida, georgia Mississippi, tennessee national retail hardware association Mr. A1 Freeman Publicist, The Sands Freeman Company UU9 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, California Dear All We finally have the name of the winner of the Jackpot Prize contest who will be spending five days at The Sands Hotel. His name is Walter F. Barker. He is an employee of the Geo. Worthington Com- pany, a large wholesale firm in Cleveland, Ohio, and he is a resi- dent of Detroit, Michigan. He works in this area as a salesman for the Geo. Worthington Company. I do not have his Detroit address, but he can be reached through the Geo. Worthington Company in Cleveland. Merely address him Mir. Walter F. Barker, The Geo. Worthington Comp ary, 802-832 St. Clair Avenue N. W., Cleveland 1, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Barker have not yet advised us of their vacation dates. However, they will let us know very soon and I will be in touch with you to confirm these dates. They also plan to bring with them at their expense their seven year old daughter, and I have indicated to Mr. Barker that the daughter will be permitted to share their room accommodations. We have written up a report of Mr. Barker's winning the Jackpot Prize contest and it is on the press at this time in our Hardware Week report. An entire page is devoted to this contest. It shows The Sands Hotel and an inset picture of Mr. Barker, the winner, and plays up the idea of The Sands Hotel as a luxury resort hotel in Las Vegas. As soon as we get copies off the press I will send you a number of them. Enclosed are tear sheets from the June issue of HARDWARE retailer which previews the winners in all the Hardware Week contest. You will note we have devoted a considerable portion of this report to the Jackpot Prize contest and the winner. This issue of HARDWARE retailer has now been mailed out to approximately b0,000 hardware retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and industry people. comprised of thirty-seven state and regional hardware associations and Canada 964 north Pennsylvania street indianapolis 4 ?╟≤ Indiana June 12, 1956 managing director RUSSELL R. MUELLER Publishers of HARDWARE RETAILER