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Show Hundreds Send Items to Paper j In Every Mailj "What Did You See" letters are j reaching. The Telegram in every mail. j Hundreds of Telegram readers are j proving the contention of the "What jl'Ml Y"" """ "''or thai nearly every, : person encounters some unusual Inrl-I Inrl-I dent dally and that. In the main, these Items of about-town news are worth 'passing on. Some contributors hav I submitted as many as five such Incidents. Inci-dents. Winners of the first week's contest are coming hack for more. Most of the contributors have caught the swing of what Is wanted: short, snappy summarU'S of strange trivialities. triviali-ties. Only the fifteen most unusual Incidents Inci-dents reported will bo printed. Hut, from the quality and number of contributions con-tributions received for the second week's contest, selection will be extremely ex-tremely difficult. The contest closes Thursday night, and Indications are that at least another hundred letters will be received before that time. The Telegram pays 1 each for the contributions printed. Aside from the prlre money there are many Inducements Induce-ments for any person to compte. It arfords an opportunity to lest your (powers of observation, your ability to I w rite, your wit. ' There is consider-I consider-I uhle satisfaction to be gained from the I knnwledKC that you can write out I briefly the facts of some experience; report what happened without losing the favor, and make others sense the uppeal the Incident made to you. Set down the most unusual occurrence occur-rence you have observed this week, keep the report under inrt words and mail to the "What Did You See" editor. The. Telegram. |