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► THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR—No. 44 NOOfl EditiOll BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1929 NOOI1 Edition 5c A COPY,
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VALLEY
OUTBOARD MOTOR racing
stars oi Texas are gathered at
Point Isabel Friday preparing for
the two-day competition which will
net the winners more than $1,000
in cash.
The regatta is to be staged by the
Point Isabel Yacht club and is to
Include a third race by the Point
3^. el fleet of cat boats.
7*The event is of such importance
that railroads have granted excep
tionally low round-trip rates to
Brownsville over the week-end.
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Yacht club officials are prepar
ing to entertain a crowd of between
10.000 and 20,000 persons at Point
Isabel Saturday and Sunday.
Many of them are expected to be
visitors from points upstate with
the bulk of the crowd coming from
Valley points.
And there will be entertainment
of a thrilling sort. It is entirely
possible that new speed records will
• be established by the fast little
boats.
In addition to the races there
Will be water polo, a cabrito barbe
cue and various other special and
added features.
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HUG-THE-COAST highway en
thusiasts are going after comple
tion of that highway and it is up
to the Valley to help them boost.
The road would start at Orange
Texas, and extend to Brownsvil’s
through Corpus Christ!. Kmgsviile.
Kenedy county, Willacy county and
Harlingen.
Reduces the distance to up-state
points by many miles.
Lapel buttons are being distrib
uted on which is printed '1 am for
the Hug-the-Coast Highway. Texas’
most scenic route, from Orange tc
Brownsville, Texas.’’
Windshield stickers bearing the
same sentiment are to be distrib
uted later, according to Nat Wetzel
of Raymondville, wheel horse boost
er fer the road.
JKenedy county Is the only one
Si the entire route through which
ik> start toward building the road
has been made.
And officials of this county are
expected to begin work in the near
future. 1
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TARPON FISHING has been bet
ter at Point Lsabel this year than
tor many years past and as a re
sult the fame of the place is spread
ing to all parts of the United
States.
First came Bill Vogt, interna
tionally known fisherman, who
hung a monster Silver King. 1
Since then there has been a long
' line of successful tarpon fishermen '
representing almost every section cl
/ the country.
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Speedboats Arriving For Regatta
AVERAGE SHOW GIRL OF SCREEN
OUTBOARDERS
COMPETE FOR
SIOOOPRIZES
All Texas Sends En
trants For Races At
Point Isabel Satur
day And Sunday
• By HAL EUSTACE
The Herald Sports Editor
With the start of the Point Isa
bel regatta but one day off, out
board spedsters and catboats from
the racing centers of Texas began
pouring into the Valley Friday.
These boats are being brought In
by the train and by carriers.
A number of speedy crafts arrived
from Fort Worth Thursday. The
drivers are busying themselves with
familiarizing themselves with the
course and conditions at Point Isa
bel.
The major portion of the racers
are bringing their crafts in on
trailers.
ft,000 In Prizes
The outboarders will compete for
more than $1,000 in cash prizes on
Saturday and Sunday. The races
will get under way at 9 a. m. each
of the days. CUss B. C. and free
for-alls will be run each day. On
Saturday, firsts will pay $50, sec
onds $25, and thirds $10. On Sun
day, in classes F and C. firsts will
pay $150, seconds $75, and thirds
$25. In the class D race, first will
be worth $200, second $100 and third
$50.
Cream of Talent
The field of outboards constitute
the cream of the racing talent in
Texas. Approximately 50 crafts are
expected to enter the events, ac
cording to H. B. Hall of the Yacht
club. They are coming here from
Fort Worth, San Antonio, Corpus
Chrlsti, Houston, Galveston, Port
Arthur, New Orleans, Miami, and
several other cities, Fort Worth will
be well represented and a special
train service • f-om that city has
been provided for.
Among some of the most notable
racers who have entered are Bob
Trevault and 8teve Handcock of
Houston: C. D. Loe. Shreveport: 3.
A. Blanchett, Beaumont; Brudge
Kyle and Swanson brothers. Port
Arthur; Marlon E. Herring. Fort
Worth. W. H. Brown of Few Braun
fels; and Higgins Lunderstries of
New Orleans. All of these are of
exceptional ability and tne compe
tition for class B and D may pro
duce new records.
Cabrito B-brecoe 6
Valley speedsters expected te en
ter Include all of Brownsville. Geo.
Leonard, Harry Richardson. Buster
Monsees, Bob Sexton. Johnny Grif
fin. Hugh Biggs of Harlingen. Mc
Vean of Mercedes, Brooks of Rio
Hondo, and Brennan of San Be
nito.
These crafts are expected to push
the visitors hard.
Sunday afternoon at the conclu
sion of the races, all entrants and
officials as ‘ Ml as other guests,
will be entertained by the Yacht
club with a cabrito barbecue. Wa
ter polo will be played In the yacht
basin Sunday at 2 p. m.
Hotel accommodations were go
ing fast at Point Isabel and the
Bayview club Friday. Indications
were that a capacity crowd would
attend the two-day regatta.
Mercedes to Open
Schools on Sept. 9
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. Aug. 16—Public
schools will open here September 9.
according to an announcement by
E. H. Poteet, superintendent. The
first faculty meeting of the year is
set for 10 a. m. September 7.
Forty-one teachers have been em
ployed. an addition of seven to care
for the increased enrollment. All
principals here last year are re
turning. including N. W. Gay, W. j
Ed Perry, L. R. Graham. Joe R. Day i
and Jimmie Johnson.
Mr. Poteet spoke with gratifica
tion of the qualification of the
teaching staff enlisted this year, es
pecially with the number of teach
ers who are studying this summer.
Several are in Cc' imbia university
and the University .of Colorado
while practically every Texas sum
mer school has at least one Mer
cedes teacher, he saltL
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COMPLETE LIST
OF BIRTHS AND
DEATHS ASKED
(Special to The Herald > •
HARLINGEN, Aug. 16—Rep- *
resentatives of practicality all •
Harlingen organizations met •
here Friday and started a cam- •
palgn to secure more complete *
registration of hirths and deaths •
in this section. *
Similar efforts are to be put •
forth in other cities of the Val- •
ley in the near future. *
The meeting here was held in *
the chamber of commerce office •
starting at 9:30, and representa- *
tives of some of the organize- •
tions were Mrs. R E. Utley. Mex- •
ican auxiliary; Mrs. T. S. Her- •
rin, woman's chamber of com- •
meroe; Mrs. L. H. Moore, Amer- •
ican Legion auxiliary; Miss •
Adele Ronoeker, public health •
nurse; J. T. Foster, chamber of •
commerce; Jack Pickens, thea- •
aters. and others. •
Polk Homadvv. representa- •
tive of this county, also attend- •
ed.
An educational campaign dur- *
ing the week from August 19 •
to 26. inclusive, is planned.
VALUATIONS
INCREASED BY
$4,000,000
Commissioners Keep
Promise to Tax Pay
ers In Spite of High- j
er State Rate
The combined county and state
tax rate for Cameron county in 1929
will be $2.14 and assessed valua
tions will be approximately $48,439,
330, County Judge O. C. Dancy an
nounced Friday.
This is the same tax rate as was
assessed last year and valuations
have been increased approximately
$4,000,000 from the $44,443,439 valu
ations of 1928.
The commissioners court had
promised to keep the tax rate at
the same figure in a resolution
passed last January, but this will
be an actual reduction of county
taxes as an increase in the state
rate, expected to be about 8 cents,
will be absorbed in the county rate.
The exact county rate can not be
given until the state rate is set. The
countv rate last year was $1.50 and
likely will'be several cents below
that figure this year, depending
upon the rate set by the state.
Raise Bonding Capacity
In announcing the increase lm as
sessed valuations. Judge Dancy
points out that a large part of the
gain is a result of having let road
contracts in December. 1928. and
urges that like action be taken this
year.
The bonding capacity of the coun
ty will be increased at least $500.
000. Dancy believes and he suggests
that contracts for highway work be
let before the end of the year and
that the bonds be offered for sale
on Jan. 3. 1930. in order to prevent
assessing taxes against them for the
next year.
In this connection he suggests
that all contrnplated grading and
structures be included in the con
tracts let at the end of the year.
J. H. Strahle Named
In Citizen Contest
(Special to The* Herald*
MISSION. Aug. 16.—J. H. Strahle.
president of the Mission Rotary
club, member of the school board,
active worker in the local chamber
of commerce and builder of more
business houses than any other two
men in Mission, has been selected
as the "most valuable" citizen by
the American Legion, according to
Bill Morris, commander.
This award is in keeping with a
state-wide movement of the Ameri- j
can Legion, an organization which :
wishes to recognize those who are
giving unselfish service to the de
velopment of the community.
District Leaguers
To Meet at Mission
MISSION, Aug. 16 —The Epworth
league federation of the Browns
ville district will convene in Mis
sion on Saturday and Sunday, Aug.
24 and 25, according to Mrs. Geo.
Mitchell, sponsor.
The delegates from the entire
Valley section will come enmasse
Saturday, spending the night and
entire next day here.
An excellent program is being
prepared, with many good speak
ers. some of them of special note.
CHINA-SOVIET
CRISIS ACUTE
News Dispatches Report
Continued Clashes And
Lack of Agreement
LONDON, Aug. 16.—<**>—Renew
ed alarming aspects of the Chinese
Soviet crisis were reported in Reu
ters dispatches from Mukden. Man
churia today. Other sources relat
ed continued clashes, although ap
parently of minor character, along
the border between Russians and
Chinese and white Russian emigres.
A Reuters Mukden dispatch said
Chang Hsueh Liang, head of the
three Manchurian provincial gov
ernments, had ordered 60,000 Feng
tien troops to the Siberian border,
half to be commanded by Marshal
Wang Shih Chen at Manchuli and
half to be stationed in the east at
Suifenho < Pogranichnaya) under
General Ho Yu Kwan.
It was said 300 Russian marines
who had occupied two small towns
on the lower 8ungarl river had been
driven off. six Russians and two
Chinese dieiug in the conflict.
Some sources reported a lack of
agreement between the nationalist
government and the Mukden pro
vincial government. The Daily Maxi
in a Dairen dispatch said the cor
respondent Thixrsday visited Muk
den and found a complete ignor
ance of the condition of affairs.
Chang, the writer said, apparent
ly feared the Nanking government
was intriguing to overthrow him
since the Chinese, finding their po
sition untenable, sought means to
escape from their dilemma.
Flee* Pen to Wed;
Faces Second Term
HUNTSVILLE. Texas. Aug. 16.—
(JP)—Back in the penitentiary today
with the prospect of another term
after he finishes the present one,
Bruce Fowler, nevertheless, was a
married man. and it was to reach
the matrimonial state that he
broke out.
Fowler said he fled the prison be
cause he lxad “a girl waiting for me
to marry her.” The ceremony, he
explained, took place iu Wichita
Falls.
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Associated Press Photo
M&xine Cantway of Chicago has been selected the "average" show
girl of the talkies. She is 19 years old. has blue eyes and light brown
hair.
Pringle Girl Ran Out
Screaming Man Says
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 16.—(ff)—Testimony that Eunice Pringle, 17
fear-old dancer, was struggling to escape from the private office of Alex
ander Pantages as W. L. Gordon, prosecution witness, arrived at the
icene of the alleged attack upon her last Friday, was on record today in
the theatrical magnate's preliminary hearing on statutory charges.
‘BUY AT HOME’
DRIVE STARTED
. —
Jitney-Jungle Stores Ask
Valley People to Use
Own Products
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Aug. 16.—In view
of the fact that the lower Rio
Grande Valley can be made almost
self-sustaining, a campaign is be
ing launched to induce people of
the Valley to use their own prod
ucts.
The campaign is being launched
simultaneously In four cities of the
Valley, Harlingen. McAllen, San
Benito and Brownsville, by the Jit
ney-Jungle stores, according to
Nick H. McCarty, manager of the
Valley Jitney-Jungle company.
‘‘I recently became interested in
the large amuont of produce grown
in the Vailey, anil made an investi
gation of the matter.” McCarty said
"I find that the lower Rio Grande
Valley could be turned into a model
farm on a larg** scale—that is. that
it could become almost self sustain
ing, so far as foodstuffs and some
other household merchandise Is
concerned."
22 Available Products
McCarty said that his investiga
tion revealed 22 products of the
Valley available a* the present time
—during the rffseason. He will j
continue the investigation, and will j
begin an intensive campaign to In
duce Valley people to purchase their
own products.
The article, which he found In
investigation are lemons, bread
oranges, grapefruit. Jelly, beets,
beans, sauer-kraut, cabbage, spin
ach, turnips, mustard greens, toma
toes, honey, tomato paste, tomato
sauce, brooms, mayonnaise, sand
(Continued on page 9.)
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* uoruon, wno lesiuiea me gins
repeated screams drew him from his
office in the Pantages building, de
clared that as he reached Pantages’
office door Miss Pringle’s hand was
protruding. As he pushed the door j
open. Gordon said the girl half fell
out, then ran down the hall scream
ing for aid.
The witness declared that as he
looked in the door he saw Pantages.
Then a young woman came behind
him, attempting to "reach me and
close the door.’ Then, Gordon
stated, a "a young man in a blue
suit rushed past me into the room,
helped Pantages to his feet, and
slammed the doer." As the Pringle
girl ran out. he continuer, Pantages
said. "hush, close the door." Gor
don said he did not believe he could
identlfyl either the girl or man who
rushed in, explaining he "stood
dumb founded at the door of Pan
tages' office, after Miss 8prlngle
ran out screaming.'
TEXAS COMPANY WILL
PUT RIG OVER TEST
ROMA. Aug. 16.—A force of men
is busy this week moving the pipe
line of the Texas company which
furnishes water for the rig to a
point 1.000 yards north and west of
the last test of the company drilled
on the Guerra ranch five miles wes*
of Roma. The field superintend
ent says that the erection of the
drilling rig will be started this week
as soon as the water line is moved.
Oil activities in this locality have
revived considerably in the last two
weeks and Roma is the temporary
home of three geologisst and their
families, all employed by different
oil companies.
Drive Is Started
On Dove Hunters
Prank Clarkson. U. 8. game pro
tector. is now in the Valley co-oper
ating with Clarence Cole, state dis
trict game warden in a drive on
dove hunters.
They point out that although
whitewtng season is open, dove sea
son is not. The two already have
obtained several convictions in cases
of this kind. They are closely
watching the hunting license re
quirement also.
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George M. Husscr. manager or the 1
Better Business Bureau. Kansas I
City, I*J.. last week landed two, ac
cording to the Port Isabel Pilot. The
first was a cripple, having only one
eye and bearing other scars of bat
tle. But the second was a beauty
that put up a 40-minute battle for
his life. Husscr announced this
specimen would be mounted and
would hang in his office in Kansas
City.
That means that in years to come
there will be a lot of Kansas City
fishermen trying their luck on the
tarpon of Brazes Santiago pass.
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OIL. the magic wealth (not
health) fluid.
.ons that the
oil as one of
Northwest of Roma there are
activities which it is rumored ap
pear about to produce results.
In Brooks county at the site of
the Jones gas well, a drilling com
pany is reported to be under con
tract to drill eight 1500-foot weils
and three 3,000-foot wells with work
under way on the fourth at present.
There are no reports of the results.
Edinburg Ginners
Deny Short Weight
Eight ginners of Edinburg and
Edinburg territory are issuing an
inivtation to the public or to any
one interested to test their scales at
any time and ask that farmers
watch their cotton weighed at their
gins.
The ginners are issuing this in
vitation following the publication a
few days ago of a statement from a
state scale inspector that some gins
of the Valley have been weighing
cotton short.
Ginners of Edinburg find that in
variably the weights at their gins
are higher than at the compress.
T.hase weights are taken as the ac
tual weight of the bale of cotton,
ffcis. they say, is positive that the
tM* nrs are giving full weight at the
Shattered Glass la Useless
Bio Grande Valley Trust Company
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100 VALLEY WOMEN ATTEND
CLUB MEET AT HARLINGEN
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN, Aug. 16—A carni
val spirit ruled the quarterly meet
ing of the Valley Federation of Bus
iness and Professional Women’s club
at Harlingen on Thursday evening.
About 100 women from the various
clubs attended. . „ ,
The affair was held at the fair
grounds, a barbecue being the en
tertainment in place of the usual
banquet. Colored lights strung
through the trees gave a festive
air, and the newcomers were greet
ed by the strains of a band which
furnished music throughout the eve
ning.
Each club present contributed to
the merriment of the occasion with
a clever stunt. Mias Mildred Flinn
of the Harlingen club, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies. San Benito, the
•baby” club of the federation, put
on a "baby" stunt; the Mercedes
girls held a yo-yo marathon, and
the Edinburg organization gave a
take-off on their stunt which was
received with a great deal of mirth.
Brownsville showed the ’‘business
girl as she used to be.” Miss Zona
Taggart in shirtwaist. 1'ing skirt,
and sailor hat, and “the business
girl now,” Miss Effie Ingram, in an
extreme modern style, to the tunc of
"The Business Girl: She /Jn’t What
She Used to Be.” The striking con
trast was voted one of the best per
formances of the evening.
Miss Julia O'Brien announced the
conference for this district to be
held in Corpus Chrlsti some time in
November. No meeting of the Val
ley federation will be held in the
fall quarter because of this, the next
anting coming to February.
£
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Above is Miss Eunice Pringle,
16-year-old Las Angeles dancer,
who has charged Alexander
Pantages, below, millionaire
vaudeville magnate, with as
sault during a booking inter
view in his office. Pantages.
released on $25,000 bond, de
clares the action a “frame up"
because he would not book Miss
Pringle's dancing act.
MOSCOW MISSES
ZEP’S FLIGHT
Bad Weather Causes Graf
To Avoid Sailing Over
Russian Capital
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. Ger
many. Aug. 16.—(.-‘TV-The Zeppe
lin Works received a radio this
afternoon from the dirigible Graf
Zeppelin reporting her position as
over the village of Pojevska.
north of Perm, Russia, at 1:00 p.
m., central European time (7:00
a. m., E. S. T*. The wireless
concluded with the terse message
"Alls well on board."
MOSCOW. Aug. 16.—(/P>—Veering
northward to escape a gale, the
Graf Zeppelin. German air-liner,
today speeded across Soviet Russia
toward Tokyo and the land of the
Rising Sun. with its cargo of 20
passengers. 50,000 pieces of mail and
a crew of 50. Apparontly all was
well aboard.
At the time, the dirigible was 20
hour*, and 31 minutes out of Fried
richshafen. which it left at 4:34 a.
m. (10:34 p. m. Wednesday E. S. T.)
and had covered 1.245 miles at an
average of 60 miles an hour. The
last 340 miles, from Dwinsk. Latvia,
the ship took in four hours. 35 min
utes, an average of about 75 miles
an hour.
Avoids Moscow
At 3:00 a. m. (8:00 p. m. E. 8. T.
Thursday* the Graf Zeppelin radio
ed information to the Soviet au
thorities here it was compelled to
proceed north, avoiding Moscow be
cause of unfavorable weather. Prev
iously Dr. Hugo Eckener, its master,
asked and secured permission to
change the agreed upon itinerary in
this way.
It was believed here that pos
sibly Dr. Eckener. finding tail winds
which helped him northeastward at
the comparatively rapid rate of 75
miles an hour, felt obliged to take
advantage of them rather than
steer due eastward from the Lat
vian frontier over Moscow as he
had at first planned.
No Cities On Route
From Wischni-Wolotschok to the
Urals, if the crossing was made at
Bogolovskil as Dr. Eckener planned
I at his departure. It was approxi
mately 1,000 miles, the course east
ward and slightly north. There
(Continued on page 9)
SUSPECT HELD
FOUND TRYING
TO KILL SELF
Man Says He Had Hid
den In Railroad Yard
Since Fiendish Deed
Was Discovered
DULUTH. Minn . Aug. 16—(/TV
A man who said his name was Os
car Olson. 29. Duluth dock worker,
arrested by police today after he
had tried to commit suicide, has
confessed to slaying Dorothy Aune,
12-year-old Minneapolis girl.
Police said Olson confessed he
sought to kill himself to escape pun
ishment for the killing of the Aune
girl.
Olson’s story fitted all details
surrounding the death of the child,
Duluth authorities said. They have
requested Minneapolis police to
come here for further questioning
of OLson.
Olson said since the slaying of
the Aune girl some time Tuesday
night he has hidden In the railroad
yards in Minneapolis and late yes
terday "bummed” a ride on a freight
train to Duluth, arriving here to
day.
He had tied some rocks around
his neck and waded out Into the
pool up to his chin seeking to
drown himself, police said.
Reynosa Entry Free
To Tourist Travel
(Special to The Herald)
McALLEN. Texas. Aug. 16— Paul
Vela, secretary to D. M. Velasco,
chief of Mexican immigration serv
ice at Reynosa. in a letter to Whit
Rogers, secretary of the McAllen
chamber of commerce. Thursday In
formed Rogers that the new Mexi
can immigration regulations which
have been expected to go Into effect
for almost a month, will become ef
fective December 1.
The regulations, which embody
the issuance of passpol% to resi
dents of all American ports of en
try to Mexico, as well as residents
of other cities within 40 miles of the
International line, and the Issuance
of courtesy cards to all tourists de
sirous of entering Mexico, have
caused much consternation among
tourists as well as residents.
The first date was set as July 25.
but shortly before that date, the
time limit was changed to August
10th. The letter from Vela Thurs
day confirms the rumors, and the
border is again open to travel with
out any restrictions.
Merced*4* Receive*
New Fire Apparatus
CSnecial to The Herald.!
MERCEDES. Aug. 18—Mercedes
has a new fire truck, a six-cylinder,
double ignition. 105 horsepower
Amercian-La Prance machine, said
to be the first of its type with four
wheel brakes delivered in Tpxas.
The new truck has an 80-galIor
booster tank. It is to be tested out
for pressure, draft and pumping ca
pacity Friday afternoon, and firt
chiefs, officials, and firemen from
all Valley cities have been invited
to be present.
Mercedes ‘now has two trucks sta
tioned at the city hall, and one
small truck of the Mexican depart
ment. A new roadster was recently
purchased ior Fire Chief R. R. Tal
bert.
Convict* Take Car
And Elude Officer*
HUNTSVILLE. Texas, Aug. IS.—
Having commandeered a second au
tomobile. Elroy Roberts and Finas
Goree still were at large today aa
the trail of their dash from the Tex
as prison was sought by authorities
in nearby towns.
They encountered L. A. Kugera
and Miss Oladys James in an auto
mobile and forced Ku«era to diive
them to Beaumont. There they held
up H E. Wilkins, forced Wilkins
and his family to vacate his sedan
and took possession of it.
j THE WEATHER 1
For Brownsville and the Valley'
Fair tonight and Saturday.
For East Texas: Generally fair
tonight and Saturday. Light to
moderate easterly to southerly
winds on the coast.
RIVER FORECAST
There will be no material change
in the river during the next few
days.
Flood Present 24-Hr. 24-Hr.
Staxa Stage Chng. Rain
.Eagle Pass ..16 25 0.0 .00
Laredo . 27 -0.3 -O.l .00
Rio Grande . 21 4.7 +0.3 .00
Mission ....» 22 4.6 -0.1 M
San Benito . 23 7.0 -0.4 .00
Brownsville . 18 2.5 -0.5 .00
TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isa
bel tomorrow, under normal met
eorological conditions;
High.4:19 a. ra»
Low.7:35 p. m,
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
Sunset today .7:09
Sunrise tomorrow . 6:09