Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
5000 VOTES
nov GIVEN IN
$lPURCHASES

4Aie Two mIll1ou marx wa reach
"a Saturday morning by five candi-
dates In the Booster Club" cam
paign now In progress throughout
4 city. Ladies competing for the
E0rd sedan. living room suite, radio,
wrist watches and other prizes Of
Tered by merchants OF the club are
receiving an increased number Of
votes daily as interest in the cam
paign becomes more general.
Beginning Monday and continu-
Ing through Saturday win be the
second period OF the Booster Club"
campaign. During this period mer-
chants OF the club viii give 5000
votes with each dollar transaction.
Through the first period Of the cam
paign only 1000 votes were given
on each dollar cash purchase. with
the start Of the new period 5000
votes will be given on cash pur-
chases as well as payments on ac-
counts and trade card sales.
Headquarters Popular.
Brownsville and Valley people are
received in larger numbers daily at
the rest room and club headquarters.
HOG Elizabeth street, where the
three major prizes are on display.
The Ford sedan from Patteson
Motor Co., the living room suite pur-
chased from Edelstein's Furniture
Co. and the General Motors Radio
sold by Miller Radio shop have been
placed In the headquarters room 20
that friends OF the various candi-
dates may see the prizes they are
helping their favorttes win. The
white gold wrist watches, to be
awarded winners OF fourth. fifth and
sixth place In the contest may be
seen In the show windows Of Dorf-
mans JewelTy store.
Furniture used In equipping the
headquarters room Is furnished by
the Borderland Furniture co. Mer-
chants OF the club invite the public
to call at the club room and see the
display. A cold bottle Of DR.. Pepper
is served these who visit the room,
complimentary Of the veney Bottling
co. Through the ~@6sr OF the
vivier Music store q 1ulbransen
baby grand piano Is furnished the
club headquarters.
Saturday mornings posting Of
standing Of candidates showed Mrs.
3. A. Hinojosa had been given
2y328,00O votes which gave her al
lead over Miss Mary Isabel Young,
one OF the clubs most consistent
vote winners, who had 2,24l,00O
votes.
Miss Louise Scarlet. who has held
one or the first three positions on
the list nearly every day since the
beginning. was In third place with
2.2O9. 600 votes. followed by Mrs. r..
D. wilson who has 2, $4,000.
More activity and changing OF
places on the list OF candidates has
been. noted the last two days than
previously in the campaign This Is
due to more friends OF contestants
placino SUPPORT with their favorite.
standing.
Standing OF the candidates Satur-
day morning follows:
Mrs. Z. A. Hinojosa, 2,328.00: Mary
Isabel Young. 2,241 900: Louise Scar
lett. 100000: M. r.. D.. Wilson,
7,184,000: Mrs. G. Wick. 2.o96, 900;
Amy Bauer. 100000: Boots Black
burn, 1915. 900; Bernice Afford. L.
872, 600: Lee Gotorth. 1879. -: Ter
esa Mckenzie, 1,636,000; Lily Bowyer,
1880 600: Salome McAllen. 1850. 900;
Beatrice Friedman. 1.491, 600: Ade-
laida Lerma, 1.377.000; Gail &c
Davitt, 1,326,O00: Marie Workman,
1,243, 900: Margaret Rowe. 1919 600;
Mrs. L. s. Tabor, 1.183, 900; Adelaide
FOX. 1.140.000: Katherine Wilson,
l,021 900; Mrs. G. w. Weston, 972, 600;
sarita Young, 945 900; Gail Gil
more, $4,000; Helen Ross. $4,000;
Nary J. Groom. $50. 1000: Anastasia
Bray, 843, 900: Tacy Boorye, 10000;
Louise Bauer, 100000; Earnestine
Owens, Gas. 900; Eta Carol Thomas.
6zB.U0O: Maria Calderoni, $4,000:
Chris Bowie. $4,000: Aurora Nor
ales, $4,000: Pauline Singer, $4,000;
Rosa Cara, SOL 900: Mrs. Guy Bevil,
al. 900; Berta Palacios. 81 5000;
Katherine Cherry. $4,000: Char
lotte Holiday. s. $1,000. Conception
Garcia, $4,000. Marjorie Breeder,
$4,000 Mary vittitoe. 276.000:
Amelia Longoria. s 1000: Harriet
Boyd. 209, 900: Veronica Barron, 1885,
600: Rachel Barnes, 182. 900: Louisa
Perez. Isl. 900: Custer Yates. $4,000:
Mrs. Lucille Christian. $4,000.