Brownsville herald. [volume], March 08, 1929, Airport Edition, AIRPORT, Page TWO, Image 16

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Aviatrix Learns to Fly
Army Ships—Notv Barred
LISBON, March 8.—OF)—Maria de
Lourdes Braga Teixeira, Portugal's
only air-woman is like a bird with
clipped wings.
“I want to fly, but I have no
plane,” she told The Associated
press correspondent wjho talked with
her at her father’s home. “Sitting
at home with my pilot’s diploma
on my lap will get me nowhere.”
Some day Maria de Lourdes
wants to own a big hydroplane and
fly it across the Atlantic to America,
but at present she would be satis
fied with a baby plane.
Portugal's airwoman is in an un
usual predicament. Although a li
censed pilot she cannot fly alone,
and that is her great ambition,
Portuguese regulations will net per
mit a civilian to fly alone in mili
tary planes, and as these were the
planes in which Maria de Lourdes i
received her training, she must
have someone with her even if she
takes full control of the machine.
There is no civil aviation school
in Portugal and it was only with
the greatest difficulty that the of
ficial barriers were zroken down and
ficial barriers were broken down and
ter, permitted to begin her training.
To assist the Portuguese girl in
realizing her ambitions, the newly
organized Portuguese Women’s as
sociation has inaugurated a fund for
the purchase of a plane for her.
i Big Profit Made By
Reporter Who Buys
Bridge For 19 Cents
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HOUSTON. Tex., March 8.—CP)—
Roderick J. "Watts, reporter, talked
! himself into an investment which
1 netted him 14,900 per cent profit.
Watts told Mayor Oscar Holcombe
recently that an abandoned bridge
on Buffalo Eayou ought to be re
moved. In an unwary moment he
i offered to buy it for a dime. The
I mayor and commissioners accepted,
I so Watts became the owner of a
190-ton steel bridge—provided he
could remove it in 90 days.
A few days passed and Watts
found he could not find a junk
dealer who would buy the bridge as I
it stood; neither could he raise I
enough money to junk it. So he i
sold out to Joseph A. Garson of a
steel company for $15. And now
Garson must worry about removing
the structure.
SCOUTS AID MARKING
COUNTRY’S AIRPORTS
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Boy Scouts throughout the coun
try are lending a hand in the gi
| gantic task of marking the nation’s
j airways. Scout officials are en
; couraging the air marking projects
! because they say that “young
; America’’ will benefit from most of
; this work as it takes to the sky.
Washington, D. C., scouts erected
first air marked embodying the
new specifications as recommend
; ed by the air marking committee of
: the department of commerce. The
marker is on the roof of a theater
j in a suburb of Washington. It is
i an arrow pointing to Bolling field.
RAIL INE PROPOSES
AIR LINE CONNECTION
The Delaware & Maryland rail
road company is considering the
establishment of passenger air
lines to connect Atlantic City with
Baltimore and Washington. Offi
cials say that they believe such a
service would meet the approval of
business nien and their families
who move to the seashore for
week-end rests, and desire fast,
comfortable transportation. A com
prehensive study of the proposed
project will be made before the
company reaches its decision.
; SELECT AIRPORT SITE
The mayor and other city offi
I cials of Charleston, W. Va., are con
; sidering the advisability of provid
i ing their city a suitable airport.
Several sites have been tentatively
i selected, but final choice will await
j the visit of a federal airport ex
| pert within a few weeks.
BETROTHED PAIR END LIVES
BERLIN.—Karl Baecher and his
fiance committed suicide because
! they were too poor to marry.
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I Every Pilot J
| On The Air Mail.I
1 . Must Be An Expert 1
1 The confidence the general public places in the abil- &
I ity of Airmail pilots is evidenced by the constantly in- B
h creasing flood of mail being sent by plane. The age B
I of specialization demands tha* every man be an ex- ■
m pert in his line if he would hold the public's confi- S
i dence.
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' / MARCH ^ Congratulations
on the opening
The month of the of t!ie.„
Aquamarine or Brownsville
Bloodstone denoting Air
courage‘_ Port
A most pleasing gift !
to any one would be
that of their birth
stone. Truly a token
that carries affection Gifts ;
and sentiment and r
one to be long remem
bered by the reci- Guaranteed
■yient- r Value |
That Become Heirlooms Important Gift . I
Day To Be
Exquisite hands that typify the Remembered i
gentlewomen may further be
beautified with most precious of Important Gift d a y
Jewels—the perfect sparkling month: s
diamond. Also betrothal rings Eemlmber those dear
in gorgeous settings of white gold i to you wit^ qjfts 0f
or platinum—dinner rings of dia- Jewelry. |j
monds combined with other pre- other im rtant days
cious stones—all play their part 2^ay pay
in lending the smartness that Mother’f Day
every woman desires. Graduation Day *
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m rp* . w inf . I Consult Dorfman I
1 hat Lend Ketmement consult Dorman for the ?
_ - most dependable advice
| si luA Idm/vAv concerning Diamonds. He
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w therefore best equipped to
give you valuable informa
tion. Depend on his coun
L • •- j - m ... sel and let him serve you.
The most appreciated of all, will
be your Gift of Jewelry ... for
any member of your family, your
wife or sweetheart. Nothing
will be cherished with more love
than the Diamond Ring, the ex
quisitely tiny watch, the strand »<>4« tutANTn »t.
of satin smooth Pearls . . . per- owhsvhjlc.TIex.
haps to be kept and passed down
through the generations. *W® spare no time or expense
to satisfy our customers
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BUILDINGS AT THE BROWNSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE|
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Brownsville’s municipal airport, pronounced one of the best in the South, will be the scene Saturday, March 9, of the formal inauguration of the American and Mexican air
In the seven months that have elapsed since the Brownsville municipal airport was financed, construction has progressed at a rapid rate, the city having expended
and it is not improbable that the air mail, passenger and express service to be inaugurated by the Mexican Aviation Co. will make necessary to construction of a third hangar.
Buildings already completed at the airport include a steel hangar 80 by 100 feet; a large garage to house ambulance and fire trucks; administration building, comprising
The lighting arrangement is in accord with the Triple A specifications of the Department of Commerce, including 72 boundary lights marking off the landing field, flood
buildings or other obstructions. All lights are controlled from the tower of the administration building.
The runway, which is 2,500 feet in length by 100 feet in width, extends northwest and southeast. It is constructed with a coarse grave base, fine gravel, which has been
The second hangar, on which work is irow under way, will be constructed entirely of steel with a concrete floor, the building to be 100 by 125 feet, with ft lenn-tc 14 by 120
The entire landing field has been drained and smoothed, and grass planted. It has been pronounced the best landing field in the south.
MAKES PERFECT LANDING AFTER THREE MOTORS DIE
When all three motors of his tri-motored monoplane went dead, carrying 12 passengers on a sight
seeing trip over Cleveland, Pilot Sam Taylor let his plane coast three miles as he looked for a place to
land, then brought her down to earth and made a perfect three-point landing in a back yard on the
outskirts of the cit3\ The plane crashed into two fences during the landing, but no one was injured.
Photo shows the crowd around the plane just after it came to earth.
GIRL TRAPS BLACKMAILER
CARDIFF, Wales—By direction
cf the police, Miss Mary Swift gave
Richard Davies marked money and
he was at once arrested by black
mailing her.
The Air Port
| Guests 1
I YOU’RE
WELCOME HERE!
—will find the typical
Brownsville hospital i t y
and courteous service at
The Snappy Cafe. Browns
ville people have come to
know that no cleaner or
more delicious food can be
found than at this spotless
restaurant.
Snappy Cafe
Across from El Jardin Hotel
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This space contributed by the Browns
ville Kiwanis and Rotary clubs com
jj memorative to the opening of the
1, Brownsville Municipal Airport and in- 8
auguration of International Air Mail 1 11
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Air Mail Has Been Brought to Brownsville’s Very Door
and Opportunity Is Knocking
With the official opening of the Brownsville Municipal Airport and the
inauguration of International Air Mail service Saturday, Brownsville is
on the threshold of the grandest opportunity ever presented to this
section.
The highways of tomorrow are the air lanes. The city that boasts an
airport will be a city of prosperity. Putting Brownsville on the Inter
national air mail route is the first step toward making it an air center.
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