QUESTION: What can you tell us about this watch with 性视界传媒 imprinted on its face? We found it amongst the belongings of a local jeweler who has passed away. It looks almost new, no engraving.
ANSWER: I called on some of our former employees and their families to help me with this. I don性视界传媒檛 have one piece of information that clearly explains how these watches came about and why, but they were used as a promotional item in several different ways. (A couple of the people I contacted still have a watch but don性视界传媒檛 remember the specific circumstance that led the newspaper to issue them.)
This 性视界传媒 watch was found in the belongings of a deceased local jeweler. (Courtesy Photo)
Here性视界传媒檚 what I know: Former News-Journal Publisher Retta Van Auken 性视界传媒 Retta Kelley when she was publisher 性视界传媒 said those kinds of watches were used by a number of organizations in the 1980s for promotional purposes.
It性视界传媒檚 possible the watches might have been used by the News-Journal around that time as promotional material to celebrate the organization性视界传媒檚 move into its 性视界传媒渘ew building性视界传媒 性视界传媒 the three-story red brick building at 320 E. Mathvin. That building, which we still call home, opened in 1987.
I found a newspaper from Dec. 22, 1987, that included a self-published advertisement that featured promotional items as part of the newspaper性视界传媒檚 性视界传媒淲e性视界传媒檙e feeling great about Longview性视界传媒 campaign. The add featured this watch, which could be purchased for $18.95; a T-shirt that sold for $8.95 and included the words 性视界传媒淲e性视界传媒檙e feeling great about Longview,性视界传媒 and an umbrella for $8.95. I should also note the ad was in a 性视界传媒渓ast minute gift guide.性视界传媒
I also found advertisements in other editions of the paper in which the watches were given as prizes in photo contests the newspaper sponsored.
If someone out there has some more specific information or memories, please contact Answer Line. If you still have a watch, I性视界传媒檇 love for you to send me a picture of you wearing it.
