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CROWD LAUGHS
AS BOYS DIE
11 English Youths Burn
During Mock Ceremony
Of Fighting Fire
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GILLINGHAM, Eng., July 12.—UP)
—While laughing thousands watch
ed what they thought part of a fire
fighting show, eleven boy naval
cadets and firemen were burned to
death here last night. Six were
seriously injured and were taken to
St. Bartholomew’s’ hospital in aid of
which the fete had been held.
A specially erected model house,
designed to be the scene of a gala
fire brigade rescue spectacle, be
. came instead the horrifying death
trap for the twelve to fourteen-year
old boys who had so eagerly taken
part in the festival.
The youngsters, dressed in clown
suits, made frenzied efforts to get
out of the flames, bringing only ap
plause from the crowd below all un
knowing that the realistic acting
had suddenly assumed tragic reality.
Cheer and Shoot
Fireman Jack Tabrett, who had
been the blushing veiled bride in
a previous mock ceremony, was
standing at the top of the flimsy
structure when flames suddenly
burst out at the bottom. The crowd
cheered and laughed, glad the spec
tacle had begun, but Tabrett knew
something was wrong for the flames
should have started at the top and
the building cleared of the actors.
In five minutes the flames had
destroyed the oil-soaked canvas, and
all that was left were the charred
bodjes of the youths and the gaunt
skeleton of the model house.
Frantic mothers and fathers
crowded the little mortuary here
this morning seeking the bodies of
their sons. One tall gray-haired
man stumbled from the hospital
where he had seen his 13-year-old
boy die from hums.
Bodies Charred
"Mv little boy’s clothes were all
burned and still smouldering as he
lay on the ground beside the blazing
mass when I got here," said the
grief-stricken man. "Only last night
he was asked to take part in the
mock-tragedy and was so happy
that he went, even though I asked
him not to."
The bodies were so charred they
we^ difficult to identify and only
five of the eleven dead had been
identified today including a man
motor driver who had taken part In
the festival. Ronald Mitchell, pre
viously reported dead, this morning
was still alive although critially in
jured.
.LONDON. July 12.—UP)—While
the dummy house fire horror was
taking place last night at Gilling
ham. there was a tragedy of fire in
another nearby Kentish town.
At Welling, only a few miles away,
a cinema theater caught fire from
the operators’ box and two were
burned to death and several Injured.
The audience was panic stricken
but all managed to escape alive, the
fatalities being the operator and his
assistant,
Pellagra Increase
Seen In Report of
>■' City Health Nurse
The monthly Public Health Nurs
ing association of Brownsville Fri
day issued its monthly report
through Mrs. Laura Houston, city
health nurse.
The report reveals an Increase in
the number of cases of pellagra
found here. In 1928. there was but
one death from the disease, and
there have been five deaths to date
in 1929 from this cause, and three
more active cases of which the as
sociation is aware.
During the past month, there were
88 births recorded and 29 netv in
fants visited. Eight tuberculosis pa
tients were visited. The association
donated 538 quarts of milk to needy
families.
M. P. MAGAZINE HEADS
ARE VISITING CITY
Malory McDonald and C. G.
Burke, associate editors of the Mis
souri Pacific Lines Magazine, are
in the Valley visiting the various
newspaper magazine offices.
They expect to join E. H. McRey
nolds. assistant to the president of
the M. P. Lines, here when he re
turns from Mexico City.
, STOP THAT ITCHING
Use Blue Star Soap, then apply
Blue Star Remedy for Eczema, itch,
tetter, ringworm, poison oak, dan
druff, children's sores, cracked
hands, sore feet and most forms of
itching skin diseases. It kills germs,
stops itching, usually restoring the
skin to health. Soap 25e: Blue Star
Remedy, fl.OO. Ask your druggist.
I Music and Children
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Parents at Fort Brown Concerts Urged To Keep
. Children Quiet at Band Concerts
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Parents who bring children to
the band concert at Fort Brown
Friday night are urged to keep
them from playing and shouting
around the bandstand while mu
sic is being played, Director C. F.
Waddington announced.
, During the past few weeks,
people have complained of inabil
ity to hear the selections on ac
count of the noise made by the
children, and although a sentry
has been placed near the stand,
the cooperation of parents also is
urged.
The band will play popular
numbers along with the regular
program Friday night, it was an
nounced.
The program:
March, “E Pluribus Unum,”
Jewell.
Selection, “Follow Me,” Fulton.
Waltz, “Heidelberg,” Mills.
Excerpts from “Algeria,” Her
bert.
Caprice, “Garden of Love,”
Sanglear.
March, “Tramp,” Jewell.
NEW CAFE WILL
OPEN SATURDAY
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White Kitchen In New Loca
tion Ready to Serve
Patrons
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The new White Kitchen; 419 South
Thirteenth street, will open its doors
to the public for the first time Sat
urday, James Lotus, part owner and
manager, announced Friday after
noon.
A model in modem equipment and
cleanliness, the new White Kitchen
is equipped to serve its patrons as
efficiently as any cafe south of
San Antonio, its owners declare.
The dominating color tone in the
place is white, and it is carried out
even to a white telephone and cash
register. The semi-circular counter
also is finished in white porcelain
as are supports for the 30 stools
and the walls and ceiling.
Lotus has installed nine white ta
bles, giving the place a total seat
ing capacity of 66 people.
Complete new equipment for the
kitchen has made it the most effi
cient in the Valley, Lotus said. All
refrigeration will be done electrical
ly and four large departments in a
huge box will take care of all fresh
and cured meats, eggs, vegetables
and sea foods.
A new neon electric sign has been
installed over the entrance. It will
be in red, blue and green.
Lotus said six men will be em
ployed to serve patrons in the new
location.
Brownsville Port
Exports $171,527
In Month of May
Exports through the port of
Brownsville during the month of
May totaled $171,527, according to
figures released by the San An
tonio district customs headquarters.
Imports for the same period were
valued at $33,887.
The total imports for the entire
district during the same period
were $874,304; exports $4,529,080..
Laredo led the entire district
district with $2,922,849 in exports
and $375,683 in imports. Eagle
Pass’ imports were valued at $375,
683 and exports at $819,912.
Budget Bureau Asks
Department Figures
For 1931 Estimates
WASHINGTON, July 11.—(AP)—
Preparation of the 1931 budget esti
mates asked for by the budget bu
reau from various departments this
month began today at the treasury
when preliminary figures prepared
by the customs and coast guard ser
vices were sent to acting Secretary
Mills.
Estimates for the prohibition bu
reau also have been submitted and
are understood to be the same as
contained in the 1930 budget and de
ficiency appropriation bill which
totaled $15,325,000. The coast guard
appropriation for 1930 amoupted to
$29,676,000 and the customs appro
priations was $43,180,500. ,
VALLEY IS ALLOTTED
SPACE AT STATE FAIR
Request of Valley chambers cf
commerce display space 200 by 200
feet at the Dallas fair has been
answered by J. W. Anderson, sup
erintendent of space and conces
sions, that this size is not avail
able. He can furnish any amount
of space in 100 fbot width, however,
IlG St&t£S
Exhibits typical of the Valley will
be placed on the lot. The Dallas
fair will be held Oct. 12-27.
Police Seek Fourth
Youth of Gang After
Toledo Family Gagged
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 12.—yP)—
Police here and at Wauseon today
sought the fourth member of a
gang which broke into the home
of Frank Shaffer, 61, bound and
gagged him and his wife, who is
52, and a niece, Mary Cramer, 14,
ana then tortured them in an ef
fort to secure $6,000 which they
believed to be secreted in the house.
Three youths accused of tortur
ing them were in jail at Wauseon
The men bound the three after
breaking into their home early
Monday morning. The leader told
Shaffer he had heard $6,000 was
hidden in the house and command
ed him to reveal it. Shaffer denied
the money was there, and they
burned him and the others with
matches in an effort to Ibrce him
to tell, Mrs. Shaffer broke her
bonds, ran screaming from the
house and the men fled.
City" "Briefs I
Due Back.—R. C. Graham, milk
inspector, is expected to return from
.his vacation in West Texas Saturday
or Sunday. #"
Here.—J. E. Bailey, general freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific lines
with offices in Houston, arrived here
Friday for a meeting with canning
interests.
Visits.—R. R. Rice of Aransas Pass
arrived Friday to represent the in
terests of the San Patricio Canning
company at a freight rate confer
ence.
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Poole Electric Service; motor wind
ing; moved to 439 10th St.—Adv. 14.
New Schedules.—Signs giving the
Brownsville - Corpus Christ! bus
schedules are being placed in all
Missouri Pacific depots along the
route. The schedules are two feet
square and are of metal and enamel
construction.
On Trip.—Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Heaner and baby, Musa, left Fri
day morning by motor for Laredo,
where they will spend several days
visiting Mr. Heaner’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Heaner.
Dawes Pays Visit
To MacDonald In
House of Commons
LONDON. July 12.—(7P>—Ambas
sador Dawes paid another visit to
Premier MacDonald in the house of
commons today. The subject of the
conference was not stated but pre
sumably it was resumption of pre
liminary conversations on the naval
question.
WEATHER SUMMARY
An area of high pressure crested
over the North Atlantic coast over
lies the entire country east of the
Rocky mountains except North Da
kota and western South Dakota
and Nebraska, where the pressure
is moderately low. The pressure is
also high over the far Northwest
and along the Pacific coast. The
semi-permanent “low” remains
centered over Phoenix and covers
the extreme Southwest. Rainfall
was rather general in south Texas
and all along the Gulf border.
Precipitation was also reported
from the lower Lake region, the
Ohio valley, Wyoming and North
Dakota. Slight to decided rises m
temperature were apparent from
the Rocky Mountains eastward
through the northern states to
New England.
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WEATHER BULLETIN
First figure lowest temperature
last night: second, highest tempera
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24
hours:
Abilene . 72 92 — .00
Amarillo. 68 94 — .00
Atlanta . 72 88 — .00
Austin. 72 90 .12
Boston . 66 80 — .00
BROWNSVILLE. 75 89 — .26
Chicago.70 72 — .82
Corpus Christ! .. 76 84 — ,74
Dallas . 74 90 — .00
Del Rio. 74 102 10 .00
Denver . 60 88 — .00
Detroit . 64 76 — .68
Dodge City. 60 92 — .00
El Paso . 70 94 — .00
Fort Smith. 72 90 — .00
Galveston . 76 86 — .18
Helena . 52 82 10 .00
Huron . 70 88 10 .00
Jacksonville .... 76 84 — .20
Kansas City .... 72 82 10 .04
Louisville . 70 86 — .02
Memphis . 74 88 — .00
Miami . 78 82 12 .06
Montgomery- 72 90 — .00
New Orleans ... 74 88 — .13
New York . 70 84 — .00
North Platte ... 72 92 — .00
Oklahoma City . 72 90 — .00
Palestine . 70 90 — .00
Pensacola . 76 82 — .24
Phoenix . 82 104 — .00
Pittsburgh. 68 86 — .00
St. Louis . 72 86 — 2d
St. Paul . 68 84 * — .00
Salt Lake City .. 68 88 — .00
San Antonio ... 72 86 — 36
Santa Fe . 54 76 — 00
Sheridan ....... 58 94 — .06
Shreveport . 74 94 — 00
Tampa . 72 88 — .00
Vicksburg . 72 92 — .00
Washington ..‘.. 68 84 — .00
Williston . 58 90 — .16
Wilmington .... 72 86 — . ’<xi
FLYERS PASS
THROUGH HERE
Panama-San Antonio Avi
ators Reach Kelly Field
After Stop Here
Lts. W. T. Lawson and L. J. Carr
arrived at Kelly field, San Antonio,
late Thursday night after hopping
off from Brownsville at 10 p. m.,
completing the last leg of their one
day flight from the canal zone.
They are the first aviators to
make the flight to the United States
from the canal zone In one day.
Capt. Ira C. Eaker twice made un
successful attempts to span the
distance between Brownsville and
the canal zone in one day.
Lieutenants Lawson and Carr were
returning from a 17-day experimen
tal flight that took them to Wash
ington, D. C., Miami. Fla., Havana,
Cuba, Belize, British Honduras,
Managua, Nicaragua, Colon, Pana
ma. Minatitlan, Mexico, Brownsville
and San Antonio. The primary ob
ject of their flight was to test the
accuracy of maps and prepare re
ports on extended cross country fly
ing.
Completing the flight twice un
successfully attempted by Capt. Ira
C. Eaker, Lieuts. Larson and Carr
landed at the municipal airport at
9:45 p. m. Thursady after flying
from Colon, Panama. They took off
23 minutes later for Kelly field,
San Antonio, their home station.
The flight came as a complete
suj prise as no advance Information
was given out. First knowledge of
the flight came in a wireless tele
gram Thursday afternoon a few
hours before the flyers set their
Curtiss E-3 down on the local field.
They took off at Colon at 3 a.
m. and made rapid progress across
Central America and Mexico. Al
though hampered by poor atmos
pheric conditions at times, their trip
was uneventful, the fliers stated.
Several stops were made in Mexico.
Shortly after receipt of the wire
less at the airport the field was
flooded with light, and preparations
to recondition the plane were made.
Within half an hour the drone of
the motor could be heard and the
their lights were sighted as they
crossed the R!o Grande. Despite a
somewhat wet field, the biplane set
tled down gracefully on the lighted
runway.
The flyers stated they could see
the airport lights from far off into
Mexico and they had no difficulty
in locating it.
The plane was oiled, refueled and
gone over within 15 minutes from
the time its wheels touched the
field. The flyers were given food
and the additional weather informa
tion received from the local bureau.
The flyers decided that ednditions
were favorable and climbed, into
their plane at 10 p. m. They took
off shortly afterward for Kelly field.
This flight marks the achieve
ment cfa goal that the U. S. army
has beeA striving to attain for some
time. That is, proving that a one
day hop between the United States
and the canal zone is practicable.
Captain Eaker twice attempted the
flight but fell short each time, due
it was said, to unfavorable weather
conditions.
12 Plead Guilty To
Vagrancy Charges In
Justice Courts Here
Deputy Sheriff S. M. Jester took
a hand in cleaning up Brownsville
and the county Thursday afternoon
when he herded 14 men and women
into Justices of the Peace Cain and
Kowalski’s offices and charged
them with vagrancy.
Judge Cain tried nine women and
three men, and all of them pleaded
guilty. The judge apparently was
convinced, for their fines and costs
were $23.75 in each case. Deputy
Jester hauled them off to jail,
when none could pay the court.
A complaint was filed agaisnt
two men in Judge Kowalski’s court,
but the cases were not tried.
No Attempt At Bond
Made By Austin Man
On Two Murder Bills
AUSTIN, July 12.—(JP)—(IF)—D. A.
Bush, for 23 years claim agent and
secretary of a local street railway
company, today had made no at
tempt to complete bond for two
charges of murder filed in connec
tion with the shooting of his wife
and her sister, Mrs. Ottie White,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Bush died yesterday of
wounds received the previous day
at her home. Her sister succumbed
several hours after shots brought
neighbors to the house.
filing of a divorce suit by Mrs.
Bush against her husband was be
lieved to have been responsible for
the shootings.
Potato Growers Ask
For Enforcement Of
Inspection Rules
A petition asking the county com
missioners’ court to place in effect
the law making potato inspection
compulsory is being circulated over
Cameron county by Fred Latham,
president of the Valley Potato
Growers association. Friday morn
ing Latham had obtained 705 names
to the petitfln.
The legislature has passed a law
making compulsory inspection of
potatoes optional with the counties.
The commissioners court has power
to place this law into effect.
The potato inspection service
maintained jointly in the Valley
heretofore by state and federal in
spectors has been optional with the
growers.
LEGI0NW1LL
MARK GRAVES
Credit Union Plana Made
And Drive Discussed
At Meeting
Grave markers for ex-service
men were ordered, and it was de
cided to form a credit union at the
regular meeting of the John Han
son post of the American Legion
Thursday night.
W. O. Washington and Ben C.
Clark, acting as a committee on the
headstone markers, reported that
the war department would donate
the stones to be used on veterans’
graves here. The meeting instruct
ed the committee to order the
markers. Approximately 100 will
be needed.
The credit union, which is for
the purpose of supplying members
with a plan of systematic saving
and making it possible for them to
take care of their own credit prob
lems, was authorized. An organ
izer will be here this month to get
the body started.
The committee which was to re
port on financing the trip of the
bugle and drum corps to the na
tional convention at Louisville de
cided to defer action to a later
date.
Plans for participating in a Val
ley-wide drive for members were
discussed. Each post will see that
its local newspaper is supplied with
news of the drive; radio announce
ments are to be made; auto stickers
are to be provided; cards placed in
business houses; and civic clubs will
be visited, under the plans out
lined.
COUNTY ENGINEER TO
ATTEND SCOUT MEET
County Engineer W. O. Washing
ton said Friday he probably will at
tend a meeting called by Mercedes
Boy scouts at Camp Perry Saturday
night at which a permanent scout
ers’ association of volunteer workers
in the Boy scouts of the Valley will
be organized. Its purpose will be
to further the work of scouting, and
it is expected a large number of
workers will be present. Washington
said.
FIGHT LOOMS
ON NEW BILLS
Lawmakers See Difficulty
In Passing State
School Amounts
* AUSTIN, July 12.—f/P)—Free con
ference committees from the sen
ate and house today grappled with
educational and departmental ap
propriation bills with the end of the
third special session just around the
comer.
The two houses yesterday adjust
ed their differences on eleemosy
nary institutions and rural aid, but
there was an expression of belief
among the lawmakers that there
would be more difficulty in agree
ing on the amount to be allowed
state-supported schools and depart
ments of government.
The senate lopped almost $1,800.
000 from its departmental measure
.Senator Tom Pollard, chairman of
the finance committee, said he did
not believe the cut would be agreed
to by bdth houses, since it would in
terfere seriously with the work of
several deoartments.
The conferees were spurred on in
their efforts by a sine die resolution
Dending in the house. The resolu
tion calling for adjournment Wed
nesday was passed, and its author
Representative Phil Sanders, later
recalled it from the table and made
an P.fctemot to amend the resolution
so the houses might be able to ad
journ tomorrow. A roll call reveal
ed no quorum in the chamber.
Gasoline Tester To
Be Demonstrated In
Brownsville Today
A gasoline testing machine,
which tells the automobile driver
how to stop the knocks in his mo
tor, will be demonstrated in
Brownsville late this evening at
Ethyl service stations, Dennett
Motor Sales and the Summit Pill
ing station.
The tester began its Valley run
Friday at 8 a. m. at Terry’s Stor
age Garage in Edinburg, visiting all
stations selling Etliyl gstsolie, in
cluding Junction Service Station of
McAllen, Liberty Service Station at
San Juan, Welden Service Station
at Weslaco, Queen City Service
Station at Mercedes, Palm Service
Station at La Feria, Siderius Ser
vice Station on the Harlingen
highway and Humble Service Sta
tion, San Beito.
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Rural School Heads
Asked to Serve On
Institute Committees
Mrs. W. R. Jones, county super
intendent of public instruction, has
sent out a bulletin to superintend
ents of rural schools asking them to
serve on institute committees and
inviting them to advise her when
they can meet to work out plans for
the annual teachers’ institute and
select a place where it will be held.
Mrs. Jones said the institute would
be held probably the latter part of
August.
Valley Bankers To
Be Guests Saturday
At Rio Grande City
ROMA, July 12.—The Valley
Bankers’ association will convene at
Rio Grande City on Saturday as
guests of the Rio Grande City
bankers and at night a banquet
will be tendered the association
members and their families at the
San Pedro club, San Pedro, Mexico.
According to George B. Marsh, of
the First National bank at Rio
Grande City, over 100 guests will be
in attendance. Through the cour
tesy of Mexican Consul I. Magana
of Rip, prande City, all passport
regulations will be suspended for
the association members and their
families on the above date.
PARKTOSEE
ROME RIERS
Yancey and Williams May
Fly Pathfinder To
French Capital
ROME, July 12.— OF) —Captain
Lewis A. Yancey and Roger Q. Wil
liams. accompanied by Undersecre
tary Balbo and Commander Fran
cesco de Pinedo, inspected the trans
Atlantic plane Pathfinder today
with a view to making a trip to
Paris shortly for the reunion of the
“Old Orchard Club.”
The Americans want to keep their
promise to the French fliers As
solant, Le Fevre and Lotti, that they
would have a reunion in Montmarte
if both crews succeeded in crossing
safely.
During the latter part of next
week the men will go to England,
will have their plane crated and will
then sail for home. The fliers also
hope to drop off at Bologna to visit
Major Flrrarin, noted Italian flier,
who is in a hospital there resting
after a minor operation.
The government called a mass
meeting of citizens of Rome to con
vene at 6:30 p. m., today "to render
homage to Roger Q. Williams, and
Captain Lewis A. Yancey, American
trans-Atlantic aviators.”
The meeting probably will make
the culmination of Rome’s welcome
to the two fliers. There will be
music with speeches by prominent
Italians. -’W
The aviators will be given a Wwh
decoration by the Italian goveni
ment, probably the orders of Saints
Lazarus and Maurice, when they
visit King Victor Emanuel next
Monday.
Their day yesterday was climaxed
with a personal and very intimate
luncheon with Premier Mussolini at
his Villa Torlonia. They were ac
companied there by Lieutenant
Commander Bellinger, and talked
shop with the Italian premier.
REJECTS BIBLE IN COURT
HEREFORD. Eng.—Andrew Mc
Kinnon refused to take the oath on
a Bible in court. _
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COMMENTS.
We are still enrolling students for
our summer term, while others are
purchasing their scholarships for
September enrollment, receiving a
liberal discount.
Our summer session will continue
right on until August 24, giving ten
days’ vacation, as FALL TERM op
ens Tuesday. September 3rd.
Miss Seerden has passed the 80
word shorthand test in President
Moothart's office.
Following students have recently
accepted office positions; they are
not graduates, but employers seem
satisfied with their work; Roy
Berry, Humble Oil Company, San
Benito; Julian O’Brien Giraud, Fi
delity Product Company; Jesse
Sloss, Skelton Aostract Company;
Nellie Brady, Judge O. C. Dancy;
Maria Cruz, McDermott Motor Com
pany; Waddell Johnson, Missouri
Pacific Railway; Georgt Jones, El
liott Real Estate Company, San
Benito; while Catherine Lawrence
and Doris Martinal have been doing
temporary office work, the latter
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with Judge Thomas Patterson and
the former with Lawyer Cofer.
Just to emphasize what PRESI
DENT COOLIDGE thinks of Busi
ness College work, will say that his
son, John, is at present attending
the Summer School of Business
Training in Harvard University.
Surely the young people of Browns
ville, and the Valley should arouse
themselves to the wonderful value
of a business educational training.
If it is worth while to the son of
the President of the United States,
it certainly should appeal to the
young people throughout the coun
try.
The business world offers as
great, if not greater, opportunities
for the ambitious young people than
the professional world.
Come! Let us have scores enroll
without delay. Give us six, nine,
or twelve months of your time, pro
perly applied, and you are qualified
to go on up the “ladder of success.”
What is your decision? —■ Adv, -*
Trust Powers
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A distinct honor has been conferred upon
this Bank by the Federal Reserve Board having
granted us fiduciary powers. It gives us the priv
ilege of acting as Trustee, Executor, Adminis
trator, Registrar of stocks and bonds, Guardian
of estates, Assignee, Receiver, or in any other
fiduciary capacity.
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This is the only National Bank in the Val
ley designated by the Federal Reserve Board
to act in this capacity. Our Capital and Surplus
of over $500,000.00 assures capable handling
of all matters entrusted to us.
LET US SERVE YOU
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MERCHANTS
NATIONAL BANK
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