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HACKNEY WINS
LAND JUDGMENT
Pfop^rty Damage Award of
$59,000 Made In 93rd
District Court
(Special to The Herald >
EDINBURG. May 14.—Judgment
for $59,500 has been returned against
the American Rio Grande Land &
Irrigation company in the suit of
John T. Hackney who alleged that
property owned by him was dam
aged by flood waters from the canals
of this company .by a jury in the
ninety-third district court here be
fore Judge J. E Leslie.
I The petition of Mr. Hackney al
leged that 693 acres of land valued
at $300 an acre was reduced in value
to $150 an acre by the negligently!
constructed system of canals and
levees of the American Rio Grande
Land and Irrigation company that
obstruct the natural drainage of
lands and failed to provide adequate
drains under levees and canals, re-1
suiting in waterlogging of the lands'
that destroyed tis market value.
The petition asked for damages
amounting to approximately S103,
950
Motion for a new trial has been
xnsde and notice of appeal given by
Attorneys D. W. Glasscock, of lier-1
cedes, O. P. Brown, of Edinburg and
L. J. Polk of Pharr, it was an- !
nounced.
Bennett and Anderson law firm
of Mercedes and Don A. Bliss oi
Edinburg represented Mr. Hackney
in the suit.
INEBRIATES GIVEN #
STIFF FINES HERE
The police s over-Sunday haul of
inebriates felt no mercy at the
hands of Corporatioon Judge A. A.
Browne Mondav afternoon. Four
of them received stiff fines which
they were unable to pay. They will
serve the fines out on the county
chain gang.
Steps toward settling several
other cases out of court also were
taken at the afternoon setting.
childress~f7remen
FIGHT SPARROW FLOCK
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CHILDLESS. May 16 (VP)—Fire
men of the Childress fire depart
ment were forced to fight sparrows
instead of fires recently.
The stuation aro>e when a flock
of birds found their way into the
fighter's sleeping quarters &t the
citv hall and started into disturb
their slumber. The irate men
nuseri the flock to beat a hasty
retreat.
BORGER GASSER IS
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE
BORGER. May 14—oP)—The blaz
ing gasser which illuminated the
country hereabout last night In one
of the oil field's most brilliant spec
tacles may be subdued soon.
A switch engine on an embank
ment within a short distance of the
well was In readiness for attempt
today to drag the white hot metal
of the rig away from the hole. Or
ville Wineman. oil field fire fighter
then will attempt to place 30 quarts
of solidified nitroglycerin in the
well, later to be exploded electrically
In an effort to muff out the flame.
Wineman spent last night studying
the problem.
Thirteen members of the crew who
suffered injuries when the well wu
Ignited are recovering.
BLAST WRECKS FACADE
OF HOTEL AT CORPUS^
CORPUS CHRISTI. May 14.—^
Workmen today were rebuilding the
facade of the seven-story Nueces
hotel, wrecked by an explosion of
gas In a drug store yesterday. Fire- j
men were of opinion gas had leaked ;
from a pipe and collected In the |
wall of the drug store, on the lower
floor of the hotel. Several people
were cut by .lying glass. Fire,
which followed the explosion, was
extinguished.
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EVICTIONS, PARADE MARK SOUTHERN TEXTILE STRIKE
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Mill owners hit back at striking textile workers at Gastonia. N. C.. by dispossessing those who lived in
company-owned houses. Meanwhile, in Elizabethton. Tenn., other textile strikers parade to show their
strength. View above shows furniture of an evicted Gastcnia family piled in gutter. Below', parade at
Eliabethton. Leading marchers is William P. Kelley «seen under flag), vice president of United Textile
Workers of America. Throughout march strikers were in range of machine guns atop plants.
McAllen
CHILDREN’S PARTY
Mrs. W. E. Crawford entertained
with a delightful children's party,
Wednesday afternoon at her home,
complimenting her little daughter,1;
Given, who celebrated her seventh i
birthday anniversary.
Different games were enjoyed
during the afternoon, after which a
huge birthday cake, beautifully iced
in pink, was cut and served with
pink ice cream and other dainties.
The personnel included Maxine1
McDowell, Verta Allen. Lucy;
Thompson. Dorothy Jeffreys, Silva'
Hankins. Ruth and Margaret Hersh. j
Givenevere Garner, Elizabeth An-|
derson, Marlon Davis, Stephen;
Jones, Jr., Doris Lynn and Ann
Odell Holland. Rose Mary Lena
shore. Betty Jean McMinn. Myrtle J
Lee. Katherine Moore. Phillis and j
Jean Samson. Katherine Miller .
Paul D. Miller. Jr., Billy Brown
Tom Vannoy. Chester Lester and J.1
W. Martin. John Earl Suttle, Cur
tis McGee and Ralph Cranford.
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LARGE BRIDGES GIVEN
An outstanding social event of the
week was the bridge party given!
Thursday afternoon at the Casa de
Palmas tea room by Mesdames A. A. j
Bonneau. R E. Frisbv. T. W. Dos- 1
ter. B. D. Kimbrough and homer
Isenburg. ,
The tea room was beautiful in its j
decorations of pink radiance roses!
and gladiolas and ferns carrying out j
a color scheme of pink green.
Several musical numbers were en- :
joyed, given by Mrs. William Payne,
pianist, and Miss Dorothy Bates
violinist.
Mrs. Robert Abbott received high
score prize. Mrs Stephen Jones, sec- j
ond high, and Mrs. P. M. Bonneau
the consolation.
Those assisting the hostess during
the afternoon were Mesdames Ste- j
phen Jones. H B Kelly, Whit Ro-!
gers. George Gaddy and Mrs. John
Vogler of Edinburg.
The personnel included 25 tables
of players.
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INFORMALLY HONORED
Mrs. C. H. Britton entertained
with an informal bridge party Wed
nesday afternoon at her home hon- j
orlng her sister Mrs. Ernest Polzin.]
of Corpus Christ, who is her guest. I
Mrs. Byron Beatty received high!
score prize and the honoree was
presented with a dainty gift.
The personnel included Mesdames1
C. L. Andrews. Byron Beatty, A. A.'
Bonneau. P. H Bowen. Corelv. H. i
Dismukes, V. J. Eckelkamp, H Erd
man. Milton Erriman. P. R. Hudson.!
E. H. Kennedy. J. A. Smithon. R. E ,
Whitsett. McClarv of Palestine. J
B. Warren and Miss Alta Belle Brit
ton.
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MERRY MATRON?
Members of the Merry Matrons'
club entertained their husbands
with a bunco party Tuesday eve
ning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. i
L. Anderson in Santa Rosa addi
tion.
C. H Britton and W. P. Yoakum
received the prizes for high scores
and J. A. Smithon the consolation
Those present were Messrs and
! Mesdames A. A. Bonneau, P. H
i Bowen. C. H. Britton, P. R. Hud
! son. J. A. Smithon. R E. Whitsett.
| W P. Yoakum and Mesdames E
! D. Kennedy and C. R. Moore.
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EVENING PARTY
j A delightful affair of Thursday
evening was the weiner roast fol
j lowed by a midnight theater party
: at the Palace with L. J Mason as
host, honoring Miss Mattie Lou
; Yelverton of Riverside, who is the
house guest of Mrs. Va! Folsom.
The guest, list included Messrs
and Mesdames Rhea Clark. Charles
I Bartllff, P. D. Moore. Tom Beels. R
E. Russell. Dr. and Mrs C. E Etoke
ly. Dr. and Mrs. S. Joe McKinsey
! and A L. Henry and Conrad
i Roitsch.
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HOSTESSES TO Y. W. A.
Mrs Farl Suttle and Mrs. George
Wilson were hostesses Tuesday eve
ning at the home of the former to
the members of the Y. W. A. of the
First Baptist church.
After the guests arrived they were
presented with letters by the post
man These were letters from the
Baptist missionaries of the foreign
fields, whic hwere read aloud and
furnished a most interesting pro
gram.
Mrs. H. M. Liles, sponsor of the
organization, had charge of the
business meeting, at which time
the following officers were elected:
President. Miss Bessie Rice; vice
president, Miss Jewel Ramsey; sec
retary-treasurer, Miss Virginia Ed
wards.
At the conclusion of the program
the hostess was assisted by Mrs. V
J. Eckelkamp in serving a salad
course.
Those present were Misses Etta
and Bessie Rice. Jewel Ramsey. Vir
ginia and Rosa Edwards. Laura Car
ter. Jessie Lee Liles. Bessie Ply.
Hassie Lynch. Gertrude Miller. Isa
bel Reaugh. Mesdames P D. Frisby.
N. L. Moore and H. M. Liles.
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FORTNIGHTLY CLYB
Mrs. Gail Hart entertained tha
members of the Fortnightly Bridge
club Wednesday afternoon at her
home east on the highway.
Mrs. W. N. McGee received the
club prize and Mrs. P. E. Montgom
ery the guest prize.
The guests for. the afternoon were
Mesdames J. R. Davis and P. E
Montgomery.
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PICNIC
Messrs, and Mesdames J. F Wil
son. Minnr Wilson. F. B Webb. F. P
Phillips. N. L. Moore, Bob Jolly. E.
J. Murphy. A. T. Roy, Robert Hen
derson. W T. Gartman. Mrs. W. B.
Pierce and Grandmother Taylor en
ioved a picnic and fish fry at the
Hidalgo pump Thursday night.
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HONOR MISS YELVERTON
An attractive party of Wednesday
afternoon was the bridge party
given by Mrs. C. E. Stokely and Mrs.
R. E. Russell, at the home of the
former, honoring Miss Mattie Lou
Yelverton of Riverside. Texas, who
is the guest of Mrs. Val Folsom
The The rooms were beautifully
decorated in cut flowers in vivid
colors.
Th° personnel. Included Mesdames
S. Joe McKinsey. Charles Bartliff
Tom Beels. Rhea Clark. Niles Esrev.
D. C. Perkins. Marvin Sneed. Val
Folsom. P. H. Moore, the honoree
and the hostesses.
Mrs. Clark was awarded high
score prize and the honoree was
presented with a dainty gift.
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BM EBONNET CLI B
The Bluebonnet club met Wed
nesday at Mrs. Joe Hammerly's with
17 members and two guests present.
Plans for the encampment were
discussed. A short Mothers' Dav
program was rendered, a number of
which was a talk on “My Mother."
by Mrs. Tom Bryson. This was es
pecially interestingly given and
caused comments about their moth
ers by many others.
Refreshments of sherbet and cake
were served by the hostess.
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PERSONALS
Homer Rowland and mother. Mrs
H. M. Rowland of Weslaco were
guests Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Rowland.
Charlie Therkilrisen left Wednes
day evening for Marlin, where he
wiil spend the, next four weeks.
Mrs. Horace Etchison and her
sister. Mrs. B. B. Hester, who has
been her guest for several days, left
Friday for Waco.
; Mrs. P. D. Frlsby and little daugh
ter. Clara Huie. have returned from
a visit in Arkansas, where they were
I guests of Mrs. Frisby's parents.
! Mesdames L. McGuire and E. E.
Bagby were to act as delegates from
the Hoit-Hammond club at the
meeting of the Valley Federation of
Women's clubs on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Osborn and
their guests. Mr. and Mrs. F. G.
Findley, spent Tuesday at Point Is
abel.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Goolsbee and
son. Jerry, of Sour Lake spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Ehlinger. They will stop in San
Antonio en route home.
Mrs. Val Folsom has as her guest
Miss Mattie Lou Yelvterton of Riv
erside, Texas.
A. S. Love of Tampico. Mexico, is
a guest at the home of J. Scott Ford.
Mrs. C. H. Britton has as her
guest her sister. Mrs. Ernest Polzin
of Corpus Christ i.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Meredith and
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hall spent the
v.eek-en'i in Laredo.
Mrs. P. M. Perkins is enjoying a
visit in Houston.
Mrs. F. H Lambert, who has been
the guest of her niece. Mrs. Horace
V. DSsmukcs. has returned to her
home in Mount Hope. Wis.
Mr. and Mrs. Everitt Moore have
gone to Chicago to spend the sum
mer. Mr. and Mrs. Cole Danley will
occupy the Moore home during their
absence.
Mesdames G. H. Stoner and W E.
Rhcades were among those who
spent the day Thursday in San Be
nito attending the school of Instruc
tion for the Valley chapter of the
Eastern Star.
Miss Florence Dos ter. who spent
the winter in McAllen, has returned
to her home in Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Findley, who
have been the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Osborn, left todya for
Milwaukee. Wis.
L. J. Cox spent Tuesday in San
Antonio on business.
Mrs. C. P. Samson left Tuesday
night for Temple. Texas, to be with
Mr. Samson, who expects to undergo
an operation. Jean Samson will be
(the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Gfiffin while her mother is away.
Among those who attended the
school of Instruction of the Valley
chapter of the Eastern Star at San
Benito Thursday were Mesdames P.
H. Bowen. John Ewing. K. W. Jones
E. D. Mathis, W. R. Yoakum. L. R.!
Coleman. Fred Knudson and B. F
Kelly.
LA GRANGE DEPOSITORS
WILL GET MONEY BACK
LA GRANGE. Texas. May 14 —
i.r.—Depositors on the First Na
tional bank, which closed its doors
here two weeks ago after a short
age of $180,000 had been reported,
will receive one hundred cents on
the dollar, the shareholders have
announced. At a- meeting yester
day the shareholders agreed to pay
80 per cent of the stock into the
treasury. This, with collections
which have been made since the
bank closed, will enabl** the in
stitution to open again for business
in a few days
CARTER TRIAL
SETF0RMAY22
—
! Valley Woman Facet 6 Char
ges For Violation of Quar
antine Rule
[
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. May 14 —The «« _ *
charges of violation of the quaran—I
tine rules and regulations file-""?
against Mrs. Flora Carter, resultur—»
from the campaign being *»*—». -
against the infestation of the 'f
relos fpjit fly In the Lower "jr1#
Grande Valley will be heard on May
22. it has been announced.
The ffrst date of hearing. May 13.
was changed due to the request of
lawyers in charge of the case. The
case will be tried before Charles S.
Collier, local justice of peace.
Mrs. Carter is a prominent grower
of citrus fruit near Mercedes The
complaint was filed against Mrs.
Carter by M. H. Ford, fruit In
spector.
It Is alegrd that fruit waa moved
from the premises of Mrs. Carter
and disposed of in the Valley after
the Morelos fly had been found tn
her orchard.
Interest is expected to be high in
the result of the case as this trial
is considered a test of the law un
der which plant quarantine control
and administration projects are
handled The penalty is a fine of
S100 in each care.
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advantages;of beauty,Tcomfort, safety/and
economy,»are!assuredithrough the use'of j
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versatile building material awaits your request.
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Formerly Hollow Building Tile Association
1400 ENGINEERING BUILDING CHICAGO,* ILLINOIS
Structural Clay Tile is manufactured in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley of Texas by the following firms:
VALLEY CLAY j MISSION BRICK
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;; ing.
I! We have never had any re-organization or con- \ \
; J solidations, but have sailed the rough seas of ♦
;; financial difficulty without any reverses.
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