San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-26
VOTE
AVALANCHE
DESCENDS
Breckenridge Supporters
Swell Schools Total
With 268 Ballots.
1t all came out of a clear sky.

II al Sanic out VI cieur SKY.
But it must have been in the air,
that Main Avenue Brackenridge rival
ry, on the eve of the Thanksgiving
game.
Up in the studio of VICAR all was
serene with the breckenridge Glee
Club broadcasting a program, when
Bob Jones called in and said he would
cast ten votes for Breckenridge School
in the Elephant contest.
Well, everybody applauded that, but
inside of minute in came another call
from Robert Harris who phoned in ten
votes for Main. Then the fireworks
started
BRENNAN TO RESCUE.
The announcer explained that all
of the schools were in a contest to get
the most votes in the Elephant fund
drive and that each ten cents con-
tributed to the Elephant fund was
good for a vote.
Then Earl Post said he would give
30 cents to the Elephant fund snd give
the votes to Breckenridge. The Glee
Club gave another yell. George PAT
rott. a patient in the P. and s. Hos
pital. phoned in ten votes for Brack-
ebridge. Elaine Tingle said she would
donate dollar to the Elephant fund
and give the ten votes to Bracken-
ridge.
Just then. Wallis Brennan, popular
baritone over VICAR. temporarily put
n ston to the Breckenridge steam roller
by phoning in ten votes for Main.
AND STILL THEY PHONE.
Burward Relder sent in three FOR
Breckenridge. Ben Overton boosted tho
South Side school along five more
votes in the name of Mildred Over
ton.
Mrs. Leon G. Wolfe. former Brack-
enridge student, sent in ten votes for
her school. Jesse Jordan, 1920 Burle-
son, a former student, sent in five
votes for Breckenridge.
Fritz Guenther and T.. s. Jones be-
sent in five votes each for the South
side school. Then along came Richard
Livingood and planked down five
votes for Main.
W. s. Golf. GIL st. James street,
phoned he was enjoying the program
and said his 7-year-old boy wanted
everybody to know that Fannin school
was going to win that first prize of
5000 and the privilege Of naming the
big elephant.
AVALANCHE STARTS.
Russell Golf. 627 st. James street,
phoued in five votes for Breckenridge.
Goldie Havinder, $50 Washington
street. not to be left in the rear,
phoned in two votes for Bonham
school.
And then the avalanche started. The |
patients out at the base hospital to
whom the Breckenridge glee club had |
its program started TO phone |
in votes. Private Tits sent ten; Pri- |
vate Johnson. five Private Brint five |
Sergeant Nobber sent 20 whole votes,
and Private Rocks sent ten.
Well. the glee club let out another |
yell and the program was stopped for |
a cheer. Then the announcer said he
would give the winning school of the
game three or four min
utes to give n yell over VICAR Thurs
day night.
FUN JUST STARTING.
And just then Sarah Elizabeth Nc
Intosh, POS West Woodlawn. phoned
in five more votes for Travis school
and added To the 30 she had brought
up to The Light earlier in the evening.
And that put Travis school way up
near the top.
But the fun was just getting under
way.
Mildred Mueller, phoned in five
votes for Emerson School which is
standing in second place.
John Able finally got the station
which had been so busy taking votes
and said he would add 10 more for
Breckenridge which Mathew Dodra-
iefka Of the Medical Detachment,
First Infantry, matched with 10. Then
Albert Hook, 1909 Nolan Street,
Dhoned in 10.
Now. IL these voters will either
,ring up the money and fill out one of
he Light coupons published every day
alongside the Elephant story and mail
hem in, the schools will be given their
proper standing in the contest column.
Altogether. here is the way the vote
stood at the end Of the program
Breckenridge. 26S; Main, %; Emer-
ION. .: Travis, 5; Bonham, 2.
Nail or bring your votes in to the Ele-
,hant Editor of The Light, and then
listen in Friday night from s to 0 for
he Elephantics when there are to be