Carrollton Shopping Village

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The Carrollton Chronicle for Friday, October 3, 1958, featured the opening of the Carrollton Shopping Village at Josey and College.

	Carrollton Shopping Village officially Opens Merchants in the Carrollton Highlands Shopping Center will go all-out this week end as they celebrate the formal opening of the village Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct 2-4. During the three-day celebration event, special purchases hae been made to serve the large crowd expected and all merchants in the center are offering bargains galore in order to celebrate the grand opening.
	Bradford Rexall Open Touching off the grand opening fever in the center was the opening of Bradfored Rexall Drug Store, the newest firm to locate in the village. The modern 6,000 sq. ft. self-service drug store has set Friday and Saturday as their formal opening but will take part in the day earlier activities, according to Sonny Bradford. Besides its larg floor space, he new drug store has self-service and checkout facilities in every department except prescription and at its modern up-to-date fountain. Free Prizes Bradford Rexall will give away a host of free prizes with registration being the only requirement. According to Mr. Bradford, the prizes will be given away on Saturay, October 11, with "no strings attached - just register." Among the free pizes will be a $300 Shetland pony complete with saddle to sme lucky winner. Other prizes include a Remington Roll-Electric Razor, Hi-Fi record player in zipper leather carring case, Sunbeam hair dryer, Brownie Hawkeye camera set, and other valuable merchandise. Registeration for prizes started early this week and will continue throughout the celecration. Visitors may register each and every time they enter the Rexall store, Mr. Rexford said.
	TG&Y Locates First Store During the formal opening of the Carrollton Highlands Shopping Center this week end, October 2, 3 and 4, will be featured many specials in the TG&Y Store including items for each member of the family. William Edwards is manager of the modern departmentalized 5 cent to $1 store which was opened for business on March 21. It boasts of the following special depatments: Dry Goods, Toy, Horticultura Household and Gifts. The TG&Y chain has better than 130 stores operating in eight southern and southwestern states. The local store has a spacious 8,400 square feet of floor space that is summer and winter air conditioned for the comfort of the customer. The Carrollton unit has all the latest in merchandisng fixtures and is 100% self service. Mr. Edwards stated that TG&Y thinks that the possibilities in this locality are extremely bright and is most happy to be growing and expanding with the area.
	A&P In Center The Carrollton Highlands Shopping has the modern 15,000 square foot A&P Super Market to serve the people of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Lewisville, Lake Dallas, Plano, Addison, Renner, Grapevine, Coppell and other cmmunities in northern and northwest Dallas County with the many every day bargains offered in all stores in the chain. Special featues are self-service meat department, separate tobacco counter, and store-length fresh vegetable department. One feature of importance is the electrically controlled exit door that operates automatically. Eric Wiegand is the manager of the new store after being connected with the company for 20 years, many of them spent here in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch area. He is also a Carrollton City Councilman and active church and civic work. O. I. Black is vice-presiident of the nation's oldest and largest chain of food stores-having been founded in 1859-and in charge of the operations in Carrollton. Mr. Wiegand has extended a inviatation to allo residents in the local trading area to visit the store during the formal opening week end, October 2,3, and 4. He indicated that parking space for more than a thousand cars in located adjacent to the new A&P Store.
	OTHER FIRMS Other firms in the Carrollton Centering offering specials during the celebration event are Galchutt Hardware, Asa Johnson's Magnolia Service Station, Kohl's Dairy Mart, and Hunt's Cleaners and Laundry. These merchants have extended a special invitation to the general public to be on hand this week. Besides the special prices on merchandise some of them are offering free rides for kiddies on various days.