Unlocking the Archive: Who remembers Woolworth's White Hat specials

Chillicothe Gazette

Who remembers the local Woolworth's store?

What about Woolworth's big May Sale with its White Hat specials?

Pictured from left to right: Mgr., William Morrisey; Olive Minnix, Loraine Dixon; Phyllis Cooper, Marilyn Alexander, Barbara Kuntz, Mary Lamb; Edna Koska, Julie Jones; Mr. Morris Kinnamon; Betty Koska; Gloria Spriggs; Pat Brown and Ruby Denney.
Pictured from left to right: Mgr., William Morrisey; Olive Minnix, Loraine Dixon; Phyllis Cooper, Marilyn Alexander, Barbara Kuntz, Mary Lamb; Edna Koska, Julie Jones; Mr. Morris Kinnamon; Betty Koska; Gloria Spriggs; Pat Brown and Ruby Denney.

This week's archive photo comes from May 1970.

According to the Gazette on May 15, 1970, the Woolworth Co. was giving away five Dodge Challengers at the end of May throughout the United States. The Challenger pictured locally was provided by Shawnee Dodge.

In May 1970 the local Woolworth's store was advertising its White Hat Specials and the chance to enter a contest to win a Dodge Challenger.
In May 1970 the local Woolworth's store was advertising its White Hat Specials and the chance to enter a contest to win a Dodge Challenger.

To see more of our local archive photos from previous weeks, go to www.ChillicotheGazette.com and search for the keyword: Archive.

If you have suggestions of what you would like to see from our archive, let us know at tshipley@gannett.com

This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Unlocking the Archive: When you win a car at Woolworth's

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