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WAR BONDS AS A LOTTO

This poster for a War Bond Drive, which was signed by men as they bought one or more $25 bonds, would not only help America recover from its massive war debt  but had more personal implications, as it offered each entrant a chance for a quick ticket home.  The drive was conducted December 10 through 13, 1945

Grand prizes 3 men would win an early ticket home
Second prize 1 would win a phone call to the home front on Christmas Day, 1945
Third prizes 8 men would win free trips to Paris
Runners up and many others ...

We do not know who the winners were or what the "many other" prizes were but we suspect that the drive probably brought in quite a bit of money.

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