Brownsville herald. [volume], February 17, 1929, Page SEVEN, Image 7

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(BEST IN U. S.
I FLIERS CLAIM
■browns ville Field Is
HMost Up-to-Date
HfetHead of Stinson
^B^Joncern Writes
I The Brownsville airport fast is re
■B eiving recognition as one of the
^Be»t in the country, nreordinz to
^^P'l'imons expressed bv fliers who
HB *»ve landed here and inspected the
Hitld. The courteous treatment nc
I^Horded visitors also i» remarked on
■B’y pilots of visiting planes.
'SSl Mayor A. B. Cole is in receipt of
|||l letter from W. A. Mara, secreta-y
Bf the Stinson Aircraft Corporation,
gH ho recently flew to this citv, in
H^B'hich the airport is described as one
Bf the "most up-to-date, best mmn
g|Bained airports" the writer had ever
■Been. The letter also rcr.krks on
■She courteous treatment rcceiv<*J.
Bn full, it reads:
gBI Courteous Treatment
'."■■B “About three weeks ago we left
■■•etroit flying a 8tinson Junior to
§||SCexleo City. In connection w:th
|Hvs flight, we stopped «t Browns
■tlle and not only found the .vr
■ *’< to be moat excellent, but also
^.•JSceived extremely courteous trent
H n?nt from Mr. Maulden, the mans
^SB-r of the airport.
“I do rot know whether letters of
Q^Ehis kind interest you or not. but
|^Bthe airport in ’Brownsville struck
IsBne as being one of the most up-to
JSdate. best maintained airports that
|hI have ever seen, and I was particu
Hiarly impressed by the spirit of co
BHoperation shown by the management
^Bof the airport.
“In landing in a great many
^Hniaces, it is necessary to spend much
BBtime in attempting to secure service
RjBand In obtaining gasoline and oil.
I^BErerybody was on the job nt
||BBrownsville and I am passing this
IBletter «f appreciation along to you
El for whatsver It may be worth. 1
^■understand that you are about to
IBplace contract for additional han
SB^'^ and I feel quite certain that
Hb V 3hnsville will be the principle
B JB of entry for planes heading for
^■xtxlco. I can at least tell you that
^■because of the nice treatment we
§B received, all Stinson plane* in the
^■future will travel to Mexico by way
IB of Brownsville"
W? Beat Field Seen
§B Richard H. Depew, Jr., sales en
^Bgineer of the Fairchilds Airplane
^■Manufacturing Corporation, New
SBYork, and E. R. Polley, vice presi
B dent of the Fairchilds Aerial Sur
vcya, Inc., New Tork, who flew here
Jrnduy, also expressed their sur
prise at the modern field here, de
claring it one of tike best they had
ever seen.
The olticials flew here in a seven
passenger, No. 71 cabin mail plane,
with a -XJO-horsepnwer Gasp engine.
They are on thair way to Tampico to
deliver the ship to tne Mexican Avi
ation company, to be used in the new
Mexico City-Brownsville air mail
line.
“Brownsville is destined to be
come one of the largest internation
al airports in the country,’’ said Mr.
Depcw. ‘‘The field is one of tnc
finest I ever landed on, and the ser
vice given is to be commended. The
city certainly can bo proud of ita
airport.”
M. P. Announces
Rate to Valley
The Missouri Pacific Lines are of
fering special Washington birthday
rates to the Lower Rio Grande Vhlley
from Texas and Louisiana points
beb, 21. The rat# will be 73 p#r
cent of one way fare for a round trip.
The return limit is set at Feb.
£6. Reports from New Orleans, Tex
arkana, Palestine, Waco, Ft. Worth,
San Antonio and Houston are to the
effect that large delegationa are ex
pected to take opportunity Oi these
rates.
Rates will apply from all points
Missouri Pacific Lines including I.
u. N., S. A. t. A G., and Gulf Coast
Lines.
Chris Craft
All-Mahogany
Runabouts
14 Models 22 to 38 feet and 8'i
te 200 horse power. 30 to 45
miles per hour. 92235.00 to
$15,000.00.
Runabouts Sedans
Commuters Cruisers
John N. Merrill
234 Levee Street
Brownsville, Texas
Phone 567
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Representative.
Also Oldtown speed boats,
wooden boats, yacht tenders,
and canoes.
Kvinrude and Elto outboard
motors.
,t Lvinrude inboard motors and
| pumping units.
Stroraberg-Carlson Radios.
THEIR TALK COMFOUNDS MERE MAN
Having d' fcated the eraclc mala debating team of the University of
Sydney, Australia, these members of the debating team of the Oklahoma
College for Women, Chiekasha, Okla., look for other male speakers to
conquer. The girl debaters are Ruth Saye (upper left), and Evelyn
Yeager (upper right), both of Dunean. Okla., and Wilma Jo Miller
(lower left), of Chiekasha, Okla., and Iris Williford (lower right) oT
Oklahoma City.
AID IS GIVEN
14 COUNTIES
Contracts Aggregating
$2,330,000 To Be
Awarded
At’STIK, Feb. 16.—h?*)—Fourteen
counties short in contracts aggre
gating f2.nuo.Out) for about 136
miles of road construction to be
awarded by tt e state highway com
mission Monday and Tuesday. In
addition there will be delegations
from a number of counties asking
aid, designations and relocations.
Among contracts advertised for
letting:
Childress county: 13.42 miles
grading and drainage Highway 5.
Hardeman county: 14.80 miles
concrete pavement Highway 6.
Randall county: 13.73 miles con
crete pavement Highway 33.
Hudspeth county: 3.22 miles grad
ing, drainage and concrete pave
ment, highway 1.
Kinney county: 0.17 miles grad
ing and drainage Highway 131.
Jim Wells county: 9.78 miles
Limestone surface course highway
12 A.
Refugio county: Steel truss over
Aransas river, steel truss over
Mission river, and 7.61 miles grad
ing, drainage and caliche base, all
on Highway 128.
Motley county: 13.60 miles grad
ing and drainage highway 28.
Taylor county: 17.89 miles con
crete pavement, highway 80.
Cottle county: Concrete overpass
highway 28.
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Find No Traces
Alleged Slayer
VERNON, Tex.. Fob? 1«.-(JD—Of
ficers tonight admitted they were
without a clue to the whereabouts
of Osye Jeffrey, one of three men
charged with murder yesterday aft
er the body of Herman Walden. 21,
was found near Hilltop, oil town.
Walden, missing since Sunday, was
shot to death.
Rawl Williams, one of the men ar
rested, was transferred to the Qua
nah jail today. Vernon Donohue wgs
held here. Both denied knowledge
of Jeffrey's whereabouts.
RIO HONDO
VALENTINE HOSTESSES
Mesdames Fox and Rounds enter
tained with a delightful Valentine
party Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Douglas Rounds. The
afternoon was spent in visiting and
about 5 o’clock a buffet luncheon was
served to the following: Mesdames
Morris Houghtling, Wilsey, Horace
Johnson, Pearly, F. Webster, Mercer.
John T. Ehlers, Garnet, Spears, El
mer, Seizer, Robert Bough, Reece,
Ed Fox. Douglas Rounds and Miss
Leona Kaatz.
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LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY
Lincoln’* birthday was celebrated
by the community church Tuesday
evening at the junior high school
building. A short program was ren
dered followed by an old-fashionad
spelling match, the words were ehos
en from the four gospels. Doughnuts
and cake were served by the Ladies’
Aid.
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LADIES AID MEETS
The Ladies' Aid met Thursday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Joe Yoe
man. Refreshments of coffee and
cake were served at the close of the
meeting.
• e e
GIVE PLAYS
Two one-act plays were given In
the auditorium entitled “Her Crown
ing Glories” and "But This la Dif
ferent.” Between acts Miss Julia
Wlekey danced “East Side Jig," Mrs.
Freshour gave a reading. Mr. Willow
by gave a few guitar selections. Mr.
Werner and Mias Woodside enter
tained. About forty dollars was
taken in.
• • •
PERSONALS
Joe Yoeman left on business for
Houston Saturday,
Mrs. Woodside left Thqndir for
Austin where she will undergo an
>pe ration.
M. and Mrs. Jasper Tueker and
wo children of Brownsville, Minn.,
ire visitign Mr. Jasper’e silter, Mrs.
Henry Ulrich.
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R‘ _ I home. We guarantee this shingle
R> — for a longer life than any other II
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If || MAILBOXES II
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1 JT II for your home and we want you l|V
■ f/ II to see our new boxes. Postman II
I | II drops your mail in from the out- llsl
* I side and you receive it on the in- 11 1
\ II 8id.e obviatin8 the necessity of
[hK-|| going out on the porch for your II
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11- M.
ACTION ASKED
ON RIVER BILL
#
New Mexico Governor
Requested Outline
His Attitude
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 — (£*» —
The attitude cf Gov. Dillon, Now
Mexico, on three house bills to grant
congressional consent to agreements
between New Mexico and other
states for division of the waters of
six rivers was asked in a telegram
3ent to him today by Representative (
Morrow, democrat. New Mexico.
Morrow pointed out to the gover- ;
| nor that toe bills had been passed
I by the house had been amended by
tnr state at the request of the New
Mexico state water commissioner,
and the amendment had not been
concurred in by the house.
The bills relate to compacts be
tween New Mexico and Arisona over
waters of the Gila and San Francisco
rivers; between New Mexico, Okla
homa and Texas, over the waters of
the Rio Grande, Pecos and Canadian
or Red rivers; and between New
Mexico and Oklahoma over the Ci
marron river.
“Do you favor the compacts here
tofore sent you upon the rivers of
New Mexico?" reed Morrow's tele
gram. “These bills were amended
in the senate at the request of your
water commissioner by amendment
inserted by Senator Phipps of Colo
rado.
“To this amendment the house has
refused to concur. This legislation
is important to the state of New
Mexico and has had my attention
for six years, and in which the mem
bers from Oklahoma and Texas have
ail concurred. The legislation would
have been signed by the president
and would now be a law if the in
terference of your commissioner had
not requested this change.
“With this amendment it appears
the legislation will fail.”
The amendment referred to would
take away the power of the depart
ment of the interior to participate
in the negotiations and to make a
report to congress. The same tele
gram was sent to Senator-elect Bron
son M. Cutting of New Mexico.
Resolution
Of Sympathy
Whereas. It has pleased the
Heavenly Father to call to his home
; above the spirit of Mrs. C. F. Hurst,
who departed this life on February
6, and though we must ho resigned
to this fate, we are deeply grieved
and keenly feel the loss of this
wonderful Christian character. As
a member of the Centrsl Christian
church and its various organisa
tions. she was an untiring worker.
For the welfare of her church and |
community, no task seemed too i
greet for solution and no detail too !
small for earnest consideration.
Through b.er Christian loyalty and
devotion she endeared herself to us
end her life to us was a blessing
and an inspiration.
Therefore, he it resolved that the
members of the Central Christfan
church of Brownsville denlore the
!o*s of this noble, Christian eblf
actcr and ertend to the grief-strl<*k
rn husband, parents and ether rela
tives oar deepest sympathy; and
that a cony of these resolution* he
•nrend unon the minutes of the
church records, and a copy he sent
to th« femilv and to The Browns
sillo HeraM for publication.
Signed.
MBB. MATTIF CFNTBT.
'IBB. .T. TT AMTTTTEWB,
MRS. R. ROT Rt’FF.
Committee.
SANTA MARTA
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PFRfiONAI S
Mr. and Mr*. T. R. Fh^n'c of Lib- I
-rty, Mo., wore visitor* of Mr. and |
Mr*. H. F. Kniser Fridav.
Mr. and Mr*. Truett Shipl-v of L«
Feria spent Sunday with Mr. and i
Mr*. P. M. Shipley.
Mr. and Mr*. B. F. Leak o* Mc
Allen visited Mr. and Mrs. H. F. |
K*l*«r Sunday.
Mr. and Mr*. J. C. Davi* vi-ited
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Klurk of Santa
Rosa Sunday evening .
Mr*. R. H Fmlthof Mercedes visit- |
eJ Mrs. H. F. Kaiser Friday.
The Methodist Missionary met !]
with Mrs. H. F. Kaiser Monday aft- f
ernoon. Mrs. Mock led the Bible
study. Refreshments were served
by the hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. Benge of Harlingen
h»ve moved back to their farm.
Mr. and Mr*. Walter Stockinr via- j
Ited Mrs. Curry of Raymondville i
Monday.
Mesdames Fansom, MeCannon,
Mock, Washington and Pavia attend
ed the W. M. U. meeting at La
Feria Tuesday afternoon.
B. Thomas of Raymondville spent
the week end with Mr. and Mra.
Walter Stocking. j
Wallace Harperter of Raymond
ville spent the week end with hia |
parents.
Miss Opel Gilstrap. supervisor
from the state department of educa- I
tion visited the school Wednesday. »
Mr. and Mrs. Rowe entertained :
the younger set with a party Sat
urday vening. _
Eat a Real Gama Dinner at
The Matamoros
Cafe
Mra. Emma Leonard
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| MERCEDES, TEXAS
Commencing on the Grounds
1:30 P. M. TUESDAY, FEB 19
Queen City Annex is a fine, high-grade residence addition with all conveniences such as
water, gas, electricity, paved and graveled streets. It is the fastest growing subdivision
I in the entire Rio Grande Valley—Some thirty new homes have already been erected in
Queen City Annex, with seven more homes to be started at an early date, which goes
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MERCEDES
Mercedes, termed the “Queen City of
the Valley” well deserves this name as it
is located in the exact center and is the
premier shipping point for vegetables and
fruit. It is a thriving city of some 8,000
people, and headquarters for the largest
privately owned irrigation company in tho
world, from whose system more than one
third of the entire Valley tonnage is ship
ped.
The school system is second to none,
with beautiful high school, junior high
school, and grammar schools. Beautiful
churches afford the people of practically
every denomination places of worship.
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There are three beautiful parks here.
Two are located in Mercedes proper and
one in the Quern City Annex. Paved high
ways lead north, south, east and west. A
new international bridge is located just six
miles south of the city.
Mercedes has never had a real estate
boom because all of the development here
has been made with Mercedes capital and
consequently it has steadily grown without
over development. Real estate prices con
stantly show a marked increase.
GOOD REASONS WHY I
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BECAUSE, Queen City An
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‘ water, gas, electricity, pav
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terms at your own price.
BECAUSE, lot purchasers in Queen
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This sale warr mti the attention of every contractor, homeseeker. and investor. Every lot that goes under
the hammer v *1 be sold, REGARDLESS OF PRICE, by Colonel F. F. Hilmer, a nationally known auctioneer.
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Owner
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