The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-08-24
THREE BOYS ARE
PROUD WINNERS
OF RADIO SETS
Many Boys take up Journal Radio
Offer. Not too Late Yet to
Get Dandy Receiving Set

When the Journal announced last
week that it would give away Radio
receiving sets free, little did it real
ize what flood of replies it would
get. Subscriptions literally poured
in, beginning the first thing Friday
morning and continuing up to the
present. Soon after the Journal of
fee was opened Friday morning,
Pierce Latimer, Jr., started the fire.
works by bringing in six subscrip-
tions. And he never let up until
he brought in the last one to get a
radio set, Monday morning.
A race developed early between
Pierce and Campbell Petty, as to
who would be the first to win a set.
The race was hotter than a Cobb po-
litical race. But when the Journal
Office opened Monday morning they
were both up here with the remain
der of their subscriptions so we had
to call it tie. Both these boys did
splendid work for their sets and de-
serve to be commended for their fine
work.
Another hard worker entered the
race Saturday in the person of Rob-
ert Benson. Robert went right af-
ter them and became the proud pos
SCISSOR of the Little Marvel Tues
day afternoon. Robert did not stop
with this but continued to get sub
scriptions and now has enough to get
an extra pair of phones. We con-
graduate you, Robert!
Many other contestants have not
yet completed their quota but who are
coming right along. Maurice Wolf,
Sterling Claiborne and Lawrence Mi
lam are going strong. If these boys
will keep up like they have started
we will be able to announce at least
three more winners by next week.
Another boy has entered the race
from Acworth. Harold Goodwin wrote
yesterday announcing himself as a
The Journal is glad to
see other boys in other towns taking
interest and hope to have several
entrants from both the country and
other towns.
When the reporter approached the
boys for their first interview for a
story they were rather
free in their praise for the sets.
81 certainly am glad | tried, and
while I haven't finished my antenna
yet, know she will work like a mil
lion dollars" said Pierce Latimer. az
want to thank all my friends who
helped me win this" he added
When we asked Campbell if it
was worth trying for" he replied
in most emphatic manner, "Well l
should say so. | can hear over it
fine. / would advise any boy to try
for a set because it is easy to get
to the Marietta Journal.
Everybody wants to take it and all
old subscribers want to renew.
want you to thank all the people who
were so nice to me in subscribing"
he said.
Robert was just as pleased as the
others and said, 81 know / will like
it. It surprised me how easy it was
to win set. Everybody wants to
help you and sure want to thank
Them for helping me-"
1t is not too late to enter the race
yet, so if you haven't already enter
ed come on in. You will enjoy it
and win fine set at the same time.
All that is necessary to win one of
these sets is to get twenty-five sub
to the Journal, either new
Or renewals. When you get a sub
;cription bring it up to the Journal
office and we will give you a receipt
for the subscriber and give you cred
It. When you have secured your
twenty-five, the set is yours.