Area merchants Homecoming brings more than just a parade and a football game to Happy Valley. For local merchants, it brings the hopes of increased sales as thousands of alumni return. Anticipating crowds, businesses have been stocking up on all kinds of Penn State gear. MACHOS AO PM.-MID. 2 112 WEST COLLEGE = AVENUE 234-1031 DIVISION OF HOTEL STATE COLLEGE & CO. „ I I • y ;... 1 .1 Youivlnmited ,-, TO OUR ANNIVERSARY SALE LAST THREE DAYS 1 , Il e I First Purchase $5.00 off Second Purchase $lO.OO off Third Purchase $15.00 off Each Additional Pair is an additional $15.00 off. Example: Buy 3 Pairs and Save a Total of $30.00. Buy 4 Pairs and Save $45.00. 20% OFF entire stockof HANDBAGS _....._ i ini i, ....: :.-.- .. ~.. ......._ 7 - .. 0. iy: Q fi l fi • r s yc 9. 1 Hours:Open Daily 9:30 to 6:00 ki ........ 126 E. College Ave Thurs. 9:30 to 8:30 .....•••• SHOES 238.6625 Sat. 9:30 to 5:30 • Sun. 12 to 4 By MICHELLE LESTER Collegian Staff Writer Local businesses expect to hear the Nit tany Lion roar and cash registers ring as alumni pour into State College this weekend for Homecoming '9l. Stores located on College Avenue antic ipate more business than normal this weekend because of alumni returning for homecom ing. "We anticipate alumni coming in early this weekend to look around and see what has and has not changed since the last time they've been here," said Steve Long, manager of the University Book Centre, 206 E. College Ave. Managers of the other bookstores agreed. "Business will be a bit more intense this hope weekend," said Elizabeth Wilson, a manager at the Penn State Bookstore. "It's a very exciting time." "We'll treat it as a football weekend, only a little bit larger," said Norm Brown, pres ident of the Downtown Business Association and manager of Student Book Store, 330 E. 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The Daily Collegian Thursday, Oct. 17, 1991- Because of the returning alumni and the excitement of the football game and parade, "anything Penn State" will sell this week end, Long added. "We expect to sell lots and lots of Penn State sweatshirts and T-shirts, and if it's cold, hats, scarves, and gloves," Wilson said. Although she agreed that homecoming is like any football weekend, "the spirit is different, because of the parade and all the alumni returning," Wilson said. Lions Pride, 112 E. College Ave., also expects this weekend to be profitable, said manager John Marsden. The store will sew special alumni patches on sweatshirts by request, and will sell Penn State merchandise, Marsden said. "We're just trying to get everything in stock for the weekend," he added. adidas 97 SPORTS. WATCHES •a 20.00 value! •while supplies last! ATHLETIC :• CLOTHING! Take an additional 2 00 OFF our already LOW PRICES on all CHAMPION SPORTSWEAR * All First Quality - Always! 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