The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1921 Page: 3 of 18
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MORNING APRIL '6 1921.
SoriM Texas' Grcatcct Spring
South Texas aicctfSpri:y
time Bargain EttZ
time Bargain Event
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George C Clayton
FIRST FLOOR.
Buytr and Manager. ShMt
Will Hav Entlr Charga
of tha Flrak Floor Today
I hare asked erery
the floor to "et busy" today
and help me break some high
ales records and without ex
ceptlon they are teady with
the ' greatest bargains this
first floor has eter offered. '
$12.00 Men's Shoes si
$9.97
Men's Brown Kid Oxfords
rery neat stylish shoes and
extra special Tallies at this
price during the rest of the
week'; a
pair.........
.. $9.97
$16 Women's Pumps at
$11.95
In brown satin and suede
combinations; single 'Strap
pumps Louis heels; very
pretty and extra special: a
pair during-
aale .......
$11.95
$2.50 Silk Stocking l
$1.19
All pure silk full fashioned
and made with high spliced
heels: offered in black white
brown and several fchados of
gray; a pair extra
$1.19
special .......
S1.B0 SILK 8T0CKINGS So
Made with a seam; high
spliced heel and reinforced
toot; black white navy and
brown; extra
special
.... 89c
50c Box Stationery t
19c
Excellent quality Lawn Fin-
ish Stationery in bows; of-
fered in choice of lavender
pink blue and white; your
choice during sale
box
19c
$35 Men's Spring Suits
$27.95
All-Wool Three-Piece Spring
Suits In complete range of
shades. These are . Hirsh-
Wickwlre Suits and offer an
extra special opportunity at
this sale
$27.95
price
$225 Alum dodo t
$1.29
Leather and SUk
Bags
halt
Pearl Beads aU lengths halt
price. ; '
83o Children's Purses..... 4
. 1J0 BAG TOPS Tortoise
shell silver green and Q
i gold finish . r.:.;-. -01 y
$lk5a$20iys'Suas
$9.87
Medium weight fabrics: nest
pattern; several ' styles; sites
8 to 17 years; extra A af
special choice .. V $ v.O f !
Six 100Yard Spools
J. & P. Coats Best '
Spool Cotton "
Two 100-Yard
' Spools Best
SincTTsread
15c Pink Lingerie Tape;;. lie
J9c Colored Wash Braid. t1o
25o Amber Hair Pins .;.toe
Be Wire Hair Ptns S
v too Card Pearl Buttons... 16o
.: ft
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More Days of mese (Greatest Bargains in Sprbg"MercKdise;Ever Offer
: 7Wo'or;CMdTkt:W6uId Prac bee Rfeal Economy
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Miss R L. Wiseh
. MEZZANINE FLOOR
Buyer and Manager 'Beauty
Parlor Will Have Charge
of Mexzanlns Floor Today
I can not remember a time
in all my years with the W. C.
Munn Company that we were
all so enthusiastic as Just
now during this sale; We are
certainly after the banner for
the ' messaatne and we will
win any one up here will tell
yon so. Come and help us.
$5.00 SwHche Sell for
$1.98
There are only 75 Switches in
the lot. all of them good full
and SO inches long; all shades
of brown; your choice during
sale or as long as
they last each . . .
$1.98
30c 40c 50c 60c Pop-
ular Sheet Musk
i Sells for
27 c
' Or 4 for 1X0
New Music npt a lot of old
wornout songs and instfumen-
tal numbers; you will like
them and they are certainly a
bargain at this price.
Player Piano Rolls
Half Price
One special lot of about 100
rolls all of them good; you
will like them; choice while
they last at HALF PRICE.
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Pianos
Extra Special
Here is the rarest kind of an
opportunity to buy you a fine
Piano or Player Piano at ex-
treme reductions from the
price you would ordinarily
pay. Choice in mahogahy and
oak cases Kimball Pianos
Mehlin Pianos and other good
ones.
$950.00 Pianos at..... 1750.00
$850.00 Pianos at. .1. $450.00
$800.00 Pianos at. ....$500.00
$800.00 Pianos at . . . .$540.00
$450.00 Pianos at $400.00
Used Pianos
$600 JM) Used Piano. at.$300.00
$500.00 Used Piano at. $275.00
$500.00 Used Piano at. $228.00
If you do not care to pay all
cash we will arrange conven-
ient terms toiv you. .
Walter Diedrich
Shoe R.palf Department
Who Wine the Banner
and Cash Prlxe for' ;
the Greatest iW V :
orease Monday. :
It is "certainly pleasure
tor all ot us over here to
know that we have won
the banner for the greatest
Increase over ' last year's
business tor Monday. We
are not going to let ftp a
minute so yea folks will
have t look-out If you
wtr during the Test ot the
sale i " -hv4
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ONLY A FEW OFllHE RARE BARGAINS LISTED HERE
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Mrs.EC Keyser -
MAIN STREET ENTRANCE
Buyer : and Manager Neok
wear Ribbons Will Hsve
Charge of Main 8treet
. Annex Today .
We are sure to win the
banner and prise tor some of
the Main street entrance &
pertinents tor today's in-
crease. We are all offering
such bargains as you' have:
never seen anywhere else.-
Help us win.
$1.98 Collars and Sets
73c
Dainty Lace Collars and Sets
Organdy Collars roll or
square also Vests in nets
with la.ee trimmings and lace
roll collars In cream and
white or embroidered roll
collars and sets in "je
cream; choice ....... I OC
89clbirRibloiit
53c
Ribbons for hairbows and
sashea in moire taffeta and
Jacquards; blue pink yellow
lavender; also in stripes; 5
Inches wide; a yard M
during sale wOC
39c Handkerchiefs
19c
In fancy lawns Dainty
Handkerchiefs In plain white
or with colored borders;
choice during
19c
sale
10c Amour's Bath
Soap 5c
30c Packer's Tar Soap... 19c
30c Resinol Soap ........ 19o
30c Cutlcura Soap 19o
15c Woodbury's Soap v.. 16c
15c Sayman Soap ...... .lie
16c Armour's Peroxide
8oap . .5 . . . . . V; .Ho-
18c Stork Castile Soap... 14c
35c Certified Witch Hasel
Soap ......14c
$1.00 Coty's L'Origan Pace
Powder .Me
75c Hudnut's Three Flower
race Powder......... 69c
$1.60 Sweet Orchid Face -
Powder ....i.;.....$l.1
$1.00 Fiancee Face Pow-.
dor . e . 78o
$1.75 DJer Kiss Face Pow-
der ........... ;..-l4s
75c DJer Kiss Face Pow- ''
der ...... i......;.. 58c
60c Mavis Face Powder. .Mc
50c Palmolive Face Pow-
der i..38e
$1.50 Arty's La Boheme "' "
Face Powder .....'.$143
76c Luxor Face Powder. .5Se
50c Luxor Face Powder.. 87o
50c Klcaya Face Powder. 3Se
50c Nadine Face Powder.SSo
$1.00 Arty's Lilac Face.
Powder i...... 7So
35c Mavis Talcum ....... tfa
30c Laselle's Massattaand
Sweet JPea Talcum. 11e
18c Sylvan Talcum 14c
2Se Trailing Arbutus Talc. .170
60c Arty's La Boheme Talc.38o
$L9S Lace and Embroid-
ery Points 1
$1.49
Just received new assortment
Embroidery Points la blue
white pink eta also excel-
lent selection in Jkces; regu-
lar price $1.98; f jq'
during sale ...'.w -Jl.1!
Ic50 Women's Umbrellas
Rain or sun ; Umbrellas : In
navy brown bladk. red and
green; ivory has- aa
dies; choice each. 7I.O J
Sv.AlSiik'GloVes'ar'
It-button lengths- in brown .
pongee ana wnue; sou color
stitching; pair M ja
during sale ...
$1.SS Chamoisets Glores
it-button - In i gray pongee
natural white' and . brown;
self -colon stitching; Just 3Q0
pairs ; choice while r -toft-they
last iiUC
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J.RayHm
TEicAS AVE. ENTRANCE
Buyer' ano Manager Men's:
Furnishings and Hats
Will Have Charge of the
Texas Ikvenu. En-
trance Today.
' I am sure that the Texas
avenue entrance will have the
banner for today's Increase.
Tou men can certainly save
some money right here. Come
in and help us win.
$6 J7.SOMen' ShlrU
I $3.79
BATES STREET SHIRTS
Every man knows these won-
derfully satisfactory gar-
ments; perfect fitting hand
tailored in excellent quality
woven madras; regular $8.00
and $7.50 kind sell- do r A
ing during sale at. v I V
$iM;'tSM ShirU
$W5
In mercerised and madras-
fancy! Shlrtsl French cuffs
full cut perfect fitting. Bates
Street and Piccadilly made;'
extra special for
this sale
$1.95
$150 $3.00 Shirt
A
$1.89 .
-ArroW Shirts white soft or
stiff cuftsy In madras Oxford
and cotton crepes. f QQ
Choice 1.011
$1.50 $2.00 Shirt.
08c
In percales and madras soft
cuffs every Shirt an extra
special at this OQ-
price .. '. 5JOC
Linen Handkerchief s
75c All Linen Kerchiefs 39c
85c All Linen Kerchiefs 49c
11.00 All Linen. Kerchiefs 69c
$1.35 All Linen Kerchiefs 69c
$1.60 All Linen Kerchiefs 79c
$1.75 All Linen Kerchiefs 98c
$3.00 All Linen Kerchiefs $U9
$3.50 AU Linen Kerchiefs $1.49
$3.76 All Linen Kerchies $U9
$3.00 All Linen Kerchiefs $1.79
$350 All Linen Kerchiefs $1.99
$4X0 MEN'S UNOERGAR-
' MENT8 Fancy fiber knee
length athletic (1 QQ
style; special each 7l.fO
: 2M MEN'S UNION 8UIT8
. k-Lisle short sleeves and
ankle lengthj . d 0
1j00 MEN'S UNION SUITS
.Ckwd grade nainsook ath-
letic .knee - CO-
length ; 03 C
$1i5 BALBRIGQAN SHIRTS
OR ORAWERS Bleached
or natural ankle length;
short or long sleeves; AC-
during sale fvC
M "SEALPAX" SHIRTS
OR ORAWERS A garment
during. the sale ' 89 C
81.00 Night ihirts at 79c
75e Gym Shirts at...59o
$160 SM PAJAMAS Plain
or fancy summer weight Pa-
isr.ffSi'i $1.95
$150 S5J00 PAJAMAS Plain
colors or fancies ; with or
without Silk ttogs; n J-
' during sale ..... $LfUO
UM MERCERIZED PIBER
SILK PAJAMAS With or
without silk frogs; $n e
extra special ... vJUD
$9 $10 Silk Pajamas. . .$8.85
$14 All Silk Pajamas. ;.$7.88
$1S Heavy Silk Pajamas $948
7J''FtSy
;Kf"i$3e79 v"4::
In all sises and styles excel-
lent ouallty Felt HaU in alt
desirable shades n iq
each . . t ........ . . 9 v . I F
$5.00 STRAW HATS Leg-
horns all desirable styles
and sixes' '; dn AC
each . . 4 V . . ? 0. f
Can Afford to Miss the Opportiiiity
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A. T. Compton
"-) SECOND FLOOR
Buysr and Manager Piece
Good. Departments Will
: Have Charge of Second
. Floor Today .
a We have the greatest floor
In the store here the second
and we are sure that we can
outnumber the whole store In
the way of bargains. Piece
goods art needlework 'elec-
trical goods wall paper sll;
verwsre. cut glass sewing; m
chines all here and the rar-
est of values all the way
round. Come to the. second
and help us win.
$150 Genuine Im-
ported Pongee . .
98c v
33-inch genuine imported Pon-
gee; excellent in quality; very
attractive ; regular -selhjJ - at
$1.60; but during the AO I
sale only a yard MyQVf(
10-4 Bleached i .
Garza Sheeting ; ?
Good soft finish; free of dress-
ing. Extra special during the
sale only at a AQ-
yard t3C
50c Figured Voiles '
29c
38-inch figured Voiles In
nary gray tan brown and
black grounds with small fig-
ures or floral designs; regular
price 60c yard; but
during sale special . .
29c
50c White Flaxoo. i '
29c
36-Inch White Flaxon in small
and medium cheegs also
stripes; makes excellent
dresses for women and chil-
dren; regular price. 50c yard.
Special during aa
sale LuC
Extra Special
56-inch French Serge
$2.28
56-inch All "Wool Navy Blue
French Serge; oh Wednesday
Only extra special
' $2.28
a yard . ....i
Art Needlework
Specials '
$1.50 CRETONNE. PILLOWS
All. desirable colors; special-
ly priced for OA-
sale vyc
98c CRETONNE SCARFS in
tan blue and rose; OA
specially priced each. 0rC
$3.98 CHILDREN'S DRESSES
Stamped and completely
made; voiles flaxon and ging-
hams; ready for i Jif
embroidery each...$1.4f
Wall Paper
Extra Special Values for- the
remaining four days of this
' sale only.; . f ...;. ...
18c Wall Papers. ...f J4ov
35c Wall Papers. .14q
30c Wall Papers. .....'c.ltlao
35c Wall Papers.... 19o
40c Wall Papers........ 82Ho
60c Wall Papers..... 29o
-tec Wall Papers..... .34
76o Wall Papers.. .49o
$70SriMhi.
$570
8Undard Rotary jewing Ma-
chines; several styles: the On-
est that ; mdney can buy'
choke cash or easy terms of
$5 cash and (5 $C7 CA
. monthly . 9leUU
the People of Houston and SoiithTexas
Mrs. Nettie Morrisey
THIRD FLOOR ' v
Buyer and Managsr Millinery
Will Have Chsrgs of the :
Third Floor Todsy .
Every one of us here on the
third are after the banner for
Wednesday and If we domt
break every former high sales
record 111 miss mygus. The.
rarest bargains I ever saw
and on the finest merchandise
ever for this spring and sum-
mer. : ' ' .
$18.50 Spring HaU
$6.95
All newly arrived. Just two
hundred of them in MUans.
Li sere. Hair Leghorn and
i Brocaded Crepe; large araell
or medium sues; new' trim-
med and in all colors; choice
aaoc : n 1 '
--$7.50410 Banded
L&OTelty Straws Rough Braids
r.iut IImm larva ' mall nr
.medium shapes.'- handed '. in
grosgraln ribbons; all colors.
$19.75 Dresses Sett for
$12.45
Silk Foulard Excellent qual
ity in attractive floral de
signs; all newest models and
not a dress but Is extra spe
cial at this price; each $12.45.
$59.50 Suits at $37.50
In Woolen Serges and Trioo-
tines. Spring weight in nayy
blue; most-' attractive new
models that will appeal to any
woman; -choice $37.50.
$7.5048.50 Jersey Pet-
ticoaU$5.19 Just 100 of them; plain or fan
cies: hme with fancy collars;
excellent quality and a real
surprise at this price; each
S5.19. "
$9.754120 Georgette
: Waists $7.97
"Georgette Crepe In light
.shades flesh and black; all
.new models;-: only 175 ot
them; choice; during sale.
$15:
SUk Skirts $8.79
Satin Baronette Skirts Solid
colors and few brocaded; reg
ular $13.60 and $15.00; extra
special at $8.79.
$3.50 Corsets $1.79
Back lace Thompson's glove
fitting; pink and white; sizes
up to 33 inclusive Extra spe
cial flJS.;:. .. -
BUST.CONFfNERS AT 37e
Front ana naac closing; pins;
sixes 33 to 43 inclusive. Extra
special each 37c '(
.$4 Silk Teddies 42-97
Lace trimmed and tailored
styles; excellent quality Crepe
de Chine. During the sale
choice $2.97. ; ( - .
$10 Night Gowns 97c
Plain or trimmed with laces
tucks etc; excellent styles. In
flesh and white Tory special
Children's Dresses all
8ises I. to years; lace and
raffle trimmed; many differ-
ent styles and ' colors;. '' your
choice 30 per cent off during
the sale ol.:vr';''-
for Big Sayings
- C. AScfanidt
FOURTH FLOOR
Buysr'and Msnsger Heusefu
nlshlngs and Toys Will
y Hsve . Chsrge - of the
Fourth Floor Todsy
. We won the banner for. Sat-
urday's Increase. but we are
going to make one big try for
it again today and the
bargains in Housefurnlshings
listed below are but compara-
tlrely few ot )he great num-
ber up here ' on the fourth.
Come on up here! '
Six bars Star. -Soap
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Six bars Clairette
21c
24c
Doao
10c Toilet Tissue 4
nils during sale.
25c
$2 AlvimmumRice .
' -v;; Boilers';'
Iw'wjijartlsise. extra'ouaBty
aluminum unusual value at
regular price $2.00 each but
durms5riale ntra-; 01 . CQj
special at . v it . '
50 ft werruig Kettle
KMJuart Aluminum Preserv-
tag Kettle ; excellent qnalltr
highly polished; good strong
ball well secured; 'd QQ
extra special each..e91eO?
SkmetsSpedals
Cart" Iron Skillets ground
and polished Wagner made;
you can not buy. better the
world ever;. extra specialist
these prices.' -
$1.2$ No sise Skillets. $1M
$1.40 No. 7 sise Skillets. $1.19
$1.60 No. 8 slie 8kJlleU.$1i9
Moth Proof Bags
SPECIALS
Very well made ot extra tough
Manilla and offered with ce-
dar and white tar odor; per-
het for eliminating moths and
for storing your wjnter cloth
ing. - .
$2.00 Bags overcoat sise
at each . . . i .$139
$1.75 Bags women's suit .
else aL each ...... ..!U9
$1.26 Bags men's suit
'. sise at each ........ $1X
$3.75 Clothes Baskets
$29
Oral shape strong durable
Willow Clothes Baskets; ex
tra special price 0 QQ
during: sale each. ..eJAi.Oy
Clothes Harnpers
SPECIALS
Willow Clothes Hampers
well made with strong wood
bottom in round square
oval or three cornered
shsDes. Extra special at
these prices -A' s '
$4.50 sixes sell tor. .$3.3 '
$8.50 sises sell for.$3J9 :
$8.60 sises sell for;.$.4t
$3.50 Waffle Irons. ;u; .$2.8
$1.30 Enamel Milk Pahs$1.00
0c Enamel kWaahv Ba-.
sin - i ' S5c
60o Enamel. Trying
Pans 4Se
80c Tea-TCettles ....... SSe
11.25 Dust Pans
40c Dust Psns 29c
35c Dust Pans I . . . . . 10
85c Wash Boards SSe
$150 Waste Baskets . . . .$1.09
$1.76 Waste BaSkeU . . v. $19
$1.00 Waste BaskeU ... .$1.
SSe Galvanised Pails v SOe
45c Galvanised Pails .. 35o
V 65o Galvanised Pails . . 4Se
. $0d Oalvanlsed PaJIa - '. 80s
75c Galvanised Palls . . SOe
lOo Scrub Brushes .V.y Be
$1.75 Wash Tubs ......$1.3
41.60 Wash Tubs ...V..;.S1
$1.35 Wash Tubs .o...S1M
11.00 Wash Tubs S7e
$7.00 Wash BeUerSi.v.S5J'
$8.00 Wash Boilers. Wi . . H4
7No Man
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CK. Reese :
FIFTH FLOOR ! ' 1
Buyer snd Msnagsr Furniture
Will Have Charge of Fifth
". Floor today ; v :
" The fifth floor has been
making Furniture Rug and
Dranerv historv for the W. C
Munn Company all during Ihis
sale and we are going to win
that banner on today. It
there Is anything in our line
that you need .come on up.
$55HaynesMattita
$28.50
Genuine Haynes Mattress
the finest made lifetime
guarantee : against - lumping
and packing; best quality cot-
ton and ticking; you cant
buy a better: mattress the
world over; let ua tell you
about them; ; $OQ CA
each........... vaiOidJ
$450UTingRooa
- . Suite : ' -
$275;00C '
Three pieces mahogany fin-
ish 8-foot - settee large
straight and arm chair 6 pil-
lows very high grade valour
in mulberry deep spring con-
struction; ! removable cush-
ions; extra (07c
special ....... Vs. I J v J
$450 Laying Rooa r
r " t Suite
$225.00
vThree-plece.i Suite; Queen :
Anne design; : mahogany; 6-
foot settee straight and arm1
chair deep spring cushions
removable ; ex- d 9 g ' a
tra special. fLLOA J
- $200 Uring Room ' v-
Suftewfvfi;
$100.00 '
Brown Reed Living . Room '
8uitc three pieces 6-foot set-
tee arm chair and rocker; up-
holstered In excellent quality
cretonne; extra special dnr-
Km$100.CD
$135 Breakfut Rma
v- Suite ''-:-; j'
$62.50 : .
Five-Piece . Breakfast Room
Suite table and four chain.
excellent quality brown irory
reed with solid oak top table;
very' handsome and extra
special at this dCO FA
ssle price . V 9va.9U -
ICS WHton Rup at
. $103.00 ; :
Seamless Wilton Rugs 9x13
feet. In richly harmonious col-
orings and designs suitable
for use In all rooms; extra
special choice during sale
C .. .... $103.00
$125 Drapery Madras
Genuine Imported Scotch
Madras. 36 inches wide all
desirable shades; extrn. spe-
cial yard during sale fn.
only ..........
50c Ret Nets at ;
38-Inch Filet Net r In white or
ecru shades; mall attractty
designs; specially priced a
yard durlat r. ;: -V-;. 9f'
sale C&d
200 VOILE In white ot ecru
very attractive even weave ;
extra peclal; during i A
sale a yard JLV.
26o CURTAIN RODS-Brs- !.
gooseneck style tor wlndo" 1
up to 4$ Inches wide; spec' '
'during salevv;-.!' f ....
only 1.. ....... ...... I'-.
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