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

The two million mark was reach
ca Saturday morning by five candi-
dates In the Booster Club cam
paign now in progress throughout
the city. Ladies competing for the
FORD 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 will be the
second period OF the Booster Club"
campaign. During this period mer-
chants OF the club will give 5000
votes with each dollar transaction.
Through the first period OF the cam
paign only 1000 votes we're 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,
11O6 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 ~favorites 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 Or. Pepper
Is served those who visit the room.
complimentary Of the v~ney Bottling
co. Through. the ~r OF the
vivier Music store a Oulbransen
baby grand piano is furnished the
club headquarters.
Saturday mornings posting OF
standing OF candidates showed Mrs.
+. A. Hinoiosa had been given
2,328,000 votes which gave her a
lead over Miss Mary Isabel Young,
one OF the csub's most consistent
vote winners. who had 2,24l,000
votes. -.
Miss Louise Scarlet. who has held
one OF the first three positions on
the list nearly every day since the
beginning, was in third place with
zoos. 900 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
PLACING SUPPORT with ltheir favorite.
standing.
Standing OF the candidates Satur-
day morning follows:
Mrs. r. A. Hinojosa. 2,328.00; Mary
Isabel Young. 2.24i 900: Louise Scar
lett, 2,209, 900; M. r.. d. Wilson.
2.1e4,OOO: Mrs. G. Wick, 2,096 900;
ANY Bauer, 100000; Boots" Black
burn. 1915, 900; BeTnice Afford. l.
go. 600: Lee Goforth. 1888. -: Ter
esa Mckenzie, 1,636.O0O: Lily Bowyer,
1855, 900: Salome McAllen, ~l,5oO,UOO;
Beatrice Friedman. 1.49l, 900: Ade-
laida Lerma, 1877. 900: Gail &c
Davitt. 1,326,O00: Marie Workman,
l,243, 900: Margaret Rowe. 1,2l9.0 600;
Mrs. L. s. Tabor, 1888 900; Adelaide
FOX, l,140,000: Katherine Wilson.
1.O2l 900: Mrs. G. W. Weston, 7 1000;
Sarita Young, GAS. 900: Gail Gil
more, $4,000: Helen Ross. $4,000:
Mary J. Groom. 868, 900: A~nastasia
Bray, 643, 900: Tacy Boorye. 10000;
Louise Bauer, 100000: Earnestine
Owens. SAC. 900; Eta Carol Thomas.
$4,000: Maria Calderoni, 604.OO0;
Chriss Bowie. $4,000: Aurora Nor
ales, $50, 900: Pauline Singer. $4,000:
Rosa Cara. SOL Mrs. Guy Bevil,
Al. 900: Be-ta Palacios. ABS 900;
Katherine Cherry. $4,000; Char
lotte Holiday. $4,000: Conception
Garcia, 343 900, Marjorie Breeder.
$4,000 Mary Vittitoe, 276,000:
Amelia Longoria. 2e1,0O0. Harriet
Boyd. 200, 900: Veronica Barron, 1884,
600: Rachel Barnes. 182, 900: Louisa
Perez, ISL. 900; Custer Yates. 10000:
Mrs- Lucille Christian. 10000.