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This Is a Perfect Shopping Guide for Those Who Like to See Their Money Work
AUTOMOTIVE
STEVENSON MOTOR CO, Ino.
Brownsville. Texas.
——. . ..—■
FOR SALE
TWO FORDSON TRACTORS
In good shape.
Very reasonably priced.
Phone or see John B. Pucket.
Care Bio Orande Valley Trust Co.
1828 CHANDLER 7-PASS. SEDAN
This car la Just one year old and is In
excellent condition. Just the car lor
the land drives, and the price la low.
Think of this, only $365 00
H. A. DOUGHERTY MOTORS
Navarro at Augusta St*. Cr. 48M.
San Antonio. Texas.
T-220
PERSONAL
THE MEDICAL ARTS HOSPITAL Of
Edinburg. Texas, will start a new class
for student nurse* Sep*wnberl5 Any
one who deelrea to enter this *****
should write at once to Superintendent
of Nurse* Medical Arts Hospital. Ed
inburg. Texas. ____
lost and found_
LOST—In Went Brownsville. small
black, shaggy terrier: answer* to name
of Blackle. Reward. Mr*. *«• a.
Grisham. 1707 West Elizabeth »tr£‘tJ38
LOST AND FOUND J
LOST
18 plan books of houses. Liberal
reward offered for their return.
Frontier Lumber Co.
T-JM
•ieli* wanted
General Office Man
WANTED — Thoroughly experienced
general office man. must be combine,
tion aedbuntant and stenographer. en_
ergetlo, reliable, pood personality, with
A-l reference; prefer married man. Per
manent position and right Wlary to the
man that can quality. Apply at office.
Campbell Auto Supply Co.. Ban Benito.
Texas. T*17»
MAN OR WOMAN WANTED with am
bition and industry*, to introduce and
supply the demand for Rewletgh s
Household Products to steady users.
Several fine openings In San Benito.
Harlingen. Mission. Edinburg and Mc
Allen. and nearby towns. We train and
help you. Rawlelgh dealers can make
up to $100 a week or more. No expe
rience necessary. Pleasant, profitable,
dignified work. Write today. W. T.
Rawlelgh Co . D*pt. TX-8053. Memphis
Tenn. _ __T-l,
YOUNO LADIES 18-24 to complete
special advertising group covering en
tire U 8. Permanent, fascinating po- j
sltton. Salaries and commissions.
Apply Mr Merrill. Travelers Hotel.
T-224
WANTED- Maid for general housework.
Must speak English. Phone 1049-.L
T-242
Classified Business Directory
1 —
architects _
BEN V. PROCTER
V engineering CO.
Architect*— Engineer.
2C8 Merchant* Bank Blag
Phone 611
Brownsville. Texas
E. G. HOLLIDAY
Architect Builder
409 State Nat. Bank Bldg.
Phone 906
R. NEWELL WATERS
Architect
(.12 Security State Bank Building
Weslaco. Texaa
E. B. GORE
Civil and coneulUn*
Engineer
- 40. state National Ban* Bid*
tSL. 1071
MULDERS—CONTRACTORS
PROCTER & DUDLEY
General Contractors
528 Washington St.
Brownsville, Texao
Phone 627
E M. RIDLEY
1. General Contractor
Roads, Land Leveling,
Plowing, Sub-soilmg
WXQaVATIONS EMBANKMENTS
408 MERCHANTS NATO. BANK
BROWNSVILLE_
CASH REGISTERS
NATIONAL CASH £*oll5TJjI| C°
Registers bought, sold and
exchanged
W E. Sanders. Representative
phone 29. Harlingen. Tex. Box 905
" DRAY—TRANSFER
Mason Transfer &
Grain Co.
bonded warehouse
SEEDS OF ALL KINDS
fight and Heavy Hauling
WE MOVE ANYTHIN O
1106 Adams. Phone 189
• -
AUSTIN TRANSFER
COMPANY
Crating. Shipping. Hauling
Phones 421 and 51*_
ELE SPECIALIST
, M. LANDIN’
optometrist and Optician
BpicUlian* ID Straitening Crowed
Olaaaca Scientifically Fitted *
Miller Hotel. BrownarlUe.
4'—'" FLORISTS
THE FLOWER SHOP
L Cut flowers, pot plants,
funeral designs and
bouquets
1254 Elizabeth St.
Phone 1388
rowYER THE FLORIST, flower*
and funeral designs St. Charles
#wA Pita streets. Phone 77L
B •' HOTELS—CAFES
WHITE KITCHEN
Famous (or Ita
Cooking-Immaculacy
and Service
The popular place for
buelnese lunches
Utb between XI Ira he tb and
Washington
FINANCIAL
LOANS
On Us proved residence and buetneer
property.
Todd and Underwood
1037 Levee St
BrownevlUe. Texaa
MATTRESS RENOVATING
Let Us Renovate
Your Mattress
V7e make mattresses to order. All
repair work guaranteed
SOMMERS
12th and Adams
Phone 674
NICKEL PLATING
Electro-Nickel
Plating
We nickel plate bumper*, radiator*
headlights, etc. Also mirrors plated
VALLEY ELECTRO PLATING WORKS
IStb and Potk Phone S3
Brownsville. Texas.
OFFICE EQUIPMENT
ART M ETAL
FILING
Equipment
Maverick-Clarke Litho Co.
208 Merchants National Bank
Phone 617—Brownsville
Office Equipment and Supplies
HARGROVES STATIONERY &
BOOK STORE
Brownsville. Texas
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
THE TURNER BROWNSVILLE
ROOFING CO.. Inc.
We respectfully solicit your
re-rooflng as well as new.
Eighth and Railroad
Brownsville. Tex. Phone 1168
TYPEWRITERS
DAVENPORT Typewriter Exchange
(Brownsville s Typewriter House1
Distributors. New L. C. Smith “Si
lent” 8 and Late Corona 4 type
writers. Also sell Royal Portables
and “Factory" Rebuilt*—all makes
We repair all makes typewriter and
adding machines. 1112 Elizabeth
St. Phone 1105.
WOODSTOCK TYPEWRITER
BALES CO.
Typewriters—Adding Machines
Supplies—Repays
Phone 506—Harlingen
PROFESSIONAL
ATTORNEYS
RALPH A DUNKELBERO
Attorney at Law
Commercial Collections a Specialty
106 Seabury, George and Taylor
Building
Brownsville. Texas
Davenport, West and Ransome
Attorneys at Law
307-308 Merchants National Bank
Brownsville, Texaa
H. B. GALBRAITH
Attorney at Law
Merchants National Bank Bldg.
Brownsville, Texaa
J. T. Canales C. 8. Eldman, Jr.
CANALES AND 2IDMAN
Attorneys at Law
Real Estate a Specialty
303 Merchants National Bank
Brownsville. Texas
H. L. Yales
Attorney at Law
State National Bank Bldg.
Brownsville
REAL ESTATE
LOS EBANOS
Brownsville's Supreme Residential Dis
trict. carefully restricted, completely
improved Borne site* from 11200.00.
easy terms James-DicXlnson Co.
Realtors, corner SI Jar din Hotel Bldg.
Brownsville
F. W. Howard
REAL ESTATE AND RENTALS
Farm Property
Large Tracts of Citrus Lands
Arcade Bldg. Pbone 1090.
| CLASSIFIED
RATES and RULES
Advsrttarnsntt mu bs accepted
otar tbs telephone from telephone
subscriber* or from thosa baring
regular charge account* other
classified advertising must be ac
companied by cash.
Mo advertising accepted on an
‘until forbid** order. A specified
number of uuartioua must be
gives.
The Herald reeerves the right to
place all advertisements under the
proper classification, and reject
unclean or objectionable oopy.
Obituaries, resolutions, and cards
of thanks mil be takes at the reg
ular classified rate.
The publishers are sot responsi
ble for oopy. omission* typograph
ical error or any unintentional ar
ror that may occur, fartbn than to
correct in the next issue alter it is
brought to their attention. All ad
vertising orders are accepted on
this basis only.
Telephone No 8 end dictate your
advertisement to an experienced
classified writer.
To Insure publication same day
copy should be presented not later
than 10:30 a. in. Copy for Sunday
issues should be in not later than
1:30 p. m. Saturdays to insure
proper classification.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
RATES
10 words or lee* one in eeriion.30c
Over 20 word* one Insertion.
per word .Hit
Suosequent insertions run con
secutively. per word. ic
By month, per word.23c
Minimum for monthly rat* 10
words.
No classified advertisement ac
cepted for less than..30c
LOCAL READER RATES
Reeders, per count line. 20c—
Per Inch .giJO
Second and third days. 17c per
line; fourth, fifth and sixth dsn
13c per line; 7 consecutive day* t3c
per lln*
HELP WANTED
YOUNQ LADY possessing cashiernlg or
light office experience. Apply Miss i
Johnson. Travelers Hotel. T-224
WANTED—2 waitresses. Apply Chic.!
Inn, Mercedes. Phone 298. T-236
WANTED—Young American boy. liv
ing at home, wjio does not attend
school; light work. See Mr. Dawls 407
13th street. T-235
SALESMEN—AGENTS
SALESMAN—Married; drawing ac- .
count: must speak Spanish. Please do
not bother unless you can sell. Star j
Manufacturing Co.. Mercedes. T-184
SITUATIONS WANTED
AN OPPORTUNITY to get into some
thing different will be found under |
“Business Opportunities" In the Want'
Ads
GRADUATED ELECTRICIAN want* any '
kind of electrical work. Box 83 or I
phone 29. Weslaco. Texas. T-218 j
COUPLE WITH EXPERIENCE would
like position running club house Ad- !
dress T-804. care Herald. T-204
BUSINESS OPPOR^NITY
Sanitary Grocery
Store
and Meat Market
POINT ISABEL
Fine Opportunity
Priced Right
See
A C HIPP
Desel-Boettcher
Brownsville
FOR CALE
Modern Tourist Camp
on paved highway.
M. B Bourne, Sebastian, Texas.
_ T-222
FOB SALE-Cash business, netting bet
ter than 50 per cent, requiring few
hours per day. Consider part trade.
Box 5-H. Harlingen. T-237
FOR SALE CHEAP—Rooming and
boarding house furniture; doing good
business. 10221 and 1004 St. Charles
street, call or see Jess Jones, phone
623-W.T.131
FOR SALE—Interest and guaranteed
royalty in valuable patent, paying 10
per cent no $10,000 yearly. Need money
to finance other business P. O. Box
1053. San Benito. T.180
FINANCIAL
MONEY TO LOAN on city property
Sam Hughston. Maltby Bldg. 8-247
MISCELLANEOUS
PIANO TUNING, repairing! Factory
methods. Estimates free. C. H. Smith.
Box 961. Phone 637. San Benito.
* T-141
TIME WELL SPENT Is time devoted to
looking over the classified ads.
ARTICLES FOR SALE
2-PIECE DAVENPORT SET. lacquered
velour; like new. Half price. $50; I
Greencastle kitchen cabinet. $30. Phone
979-R. T-201
BRIOHT CANE HAY for sale; $17 per
ton. delivered. Phone 1393-W. T-241
COLT OAS LIGHTING equipment,
fine condition; bargain; also small um
brella tent. W. A Hodge. R R No 2.
T-2I4
FOR SALE—Three-burner Oil stove,
good as new. 1530 Garfield street.
Phona 1169-J. T-213
PAIR FOOTBALL SHOES, size 8. almost
new, 1248 W. Washington. T-218
4 DISAPPEARING brown bed?. 1 large
size mirror door, at a bargain. Phone
P79-R. T-201
FOR SALE—Practically new’ Royal port
able typewriter, alr-o West’.nghouse
electric fan. Phone 557. T-219
UPRIGHT CONNOR cabinet grand In
splendid condition Wonderful tone.
First $65 cash takes It. 413 Sixth street.
T-210
NEED HELP? Resd the Situations
Wanted column.
___..i
IT WTLL PAY you to read tha Want
Ads thoroughly every day.
TENOR BANJO for aaie; practlealv
new. Phone 400. T-177
NEW BABY GRAND PIANO reduced
to half price. A real standard make.
P. D. Hambly. Box 562. phone 868-M.
Brownsville. T-101
SLIGHTLY USED American slicing ma
chine. For quick sale $140 00. E. A.
Scott. Box 331, Harlingen. Tex. T-225
""real estate
FOR SALE or trade for Oklahoma city
property. 8 lota In Victoria Heights on
16th St., from Grant to Hava: ten of
the finest Naval orange trees in the
Valiev. 36 other varieties. 12 vears old:
4 room bouse and garage, orlca $5000 00.
some terms If desired E B. Gordon.
1(16 Hays St . Brownsville. T.185
REAL ESTATE
INVESTIGATE
SUMMIT PLACE
THEN INVEST
In BrownsrtUe'a new business
and residential sub-dlvtslon.
located on Uth and 14th
•treeta. one mile from Gateway
Bridge, on the main thorough
fare leading to the proposed
ship channel, municipal air
port. rich farming llstrlct of
El Jar din. and Boca Chlca
Beach Easy terms. Ten per
cent down, balance 5 years to
pay. Jease Dennett. phone427.
Brownsvtlle. Texas.
CALIFORNIA
Modern home. Ex
change for acreage, or
what have you. D- B.
Cargile, owner, Lath
rop, San Joaquin coun
ty, California.
Los Ebanos Lot
We nave oeen authorized oy cwner
to sell bis beautiful Los Ebanos lot
tor <1.000. terms can be arranged.
This Is an unusual sacrifice. Call
Mr Egan at James-Dickinscn
phone 499.
-_ 8-11*
FOK BALE
One 5-room bouse and two lots od the
corner of Washington and Palm Blvd
Will sell the lots with or without the
improvements. These are beautlfu>
lots and are being offered reasonable
P W Howard Phons 1090 T-12
FARMS FOR SALE
EVERY DAY there is a new list of ot
ters and wants la the Classified Sec
tion. Watcn it carefully and regularly
and get just what you waut.
40 ACRES pood rltrus land facing
P»ved highway: all In cultivation, to
close an estate settlement will sell at
$150.00 per acre. 1-2 cash.—Updcgraff.
La Ferla. Texas. T-226
Ah AUTOMOBILE is not so nard to
buy if you watch toi the bargain* of
fered in the ‘Automotive" columns of
the Classified Section
BEAUTIFUL 10-ACRE 5-year-old citrus
fruit orchard In well developed com
munity and on pavement. Only <1.200
per acre. Including 1929 fruit crop if
taken at once S C. Graham Ac Co.. '
phone 179. Brownsville. Texas. T-185
TWO 10.ACRE citrus orchards near'
Harlingen Trees about seven years old !
and have good crop of fruit now. Price |
reasonable. F W. Howard. Phone 1090 i
T-82
ONE 8-ROOM 2-story house with three
acres of land off Boca Chlca highway
three miles from town, at a sacrifice
K W Howard, phone 1090 * T-99
SACRIFICE—40 acres less than two
miles from K&rllngcn city limits and I
an road to be paved. All m cultlva- i
Item, fair set of Improvements and j
small citrus fruit orchard Only $150
per acre. Posrrsston at once. S C '
Graham & Co., phone 179, Brownsville. i
Texas. T-185 .
HOUSES FOR SALE
SACRIFICE—Nrw thoroughly modern
5-room house, best buy 1r Brownsville;
small down pavment. balance like rent.
See Mrs. Florence Stafford. 1719 Hayes
street, Victoria Heights. Phone 1075-M.
•‘-232
GOING TO MEXICO— Furnishing, lease
10-room apartment house, basement.
$1,000; some trade, located Ban Antonio.
Mrs D., Brownsville, telephone 1340-W.
. T-215
NEW 5-ROOM HOUSE on Garfield be
tween 15th and 16th. Victoria Heights.
Many bullt-ln features: exceptionally
well finished: cash, trade or terms Or
Spivey, Arcade Bldg._T-224
FOR SALE—Beautiful Los Ebanos
home, five rooms, large lot: built of
brick; wonderful exposure P^cert
right Terms can be arranged Call
Mr. Epan. James-Dlckinsoa Co Phon*
499 Home ohona 1398-W
lots for sale
BEAUTIFUL LOS EBANOS LOT
Southeast exposure, must be sold at a
sacrifice Phone 1398-W or call at No
1. Del Francis Apartments. Los Ebanos
6-117
BUY OR EXCHANGE
LARGE nine-room home. San Antonio,
modern In every respect. Large grounds.
Will consider good Valley property,
either grove or city. W. 8. Btgham. 939
West Craig Place. San Antonio. T-240
ONE ACRE in 5-year-old grapefruit
trees, now bearing <500 to <600 worth
of fruit, to t- de for etty lot. See Dr
Spivey. Arcade Bldg. T-170
RENTAL
FOR RENT— 50 acres potato land. Irri
gated. Call at 101 Adams street, or
phone 561. T.97
STORE SPACE—Suitable any kind bus
iness; good location on Levee street.
See R. E. Bolado. 13th and Levee.
T-193
APARTMENTS
APARTMENT FOR RENT—Reasonable;
one block from boulevard two blocks
from high school. Bath, .lights, water,
gas. Phone and garage. Apply 45 W
St. Charles, upstairs. T-175
3-ROOM FURNISHED apartment, ga
rage. 1133 W. Levee. Apply Marshall
Watson. State National bank. T-189
FOR RENT—Well furnished apart
ment: also south side sleeping room
Close tn. Phone 189. T-65
FOR RENT—New cool vpartm-nts and
rooms Phone 957-J. 8-170
FITCH APARTMENTS — Corner St.
Charles and West Eighth street; four
rooms beautifully furnished: delight
fully cool; Frtgldatre; gss. hot water;
hardwood floors throughout; garage.
Phone 558. T-132
FOR RENT—2. 3 or 5-room apartments
with gas. one block from poetoffiee.
Call 1227-W. T-231
2-ROOM APARTMENT; private bath;
screened porch; garage: modern con
veniences Phone 442. T-243
FOR RENT—2, 3 and 4-room apart
ments. modern and clean; also rlnale
rooms tn private home: convenient for
teachers; <4 and <5 per week; block
from high school. 46 First and Wash
ington.
T-230
NICE COOL 3-room upstairs apart
ment in private home. Private en_
trance. Water and light furnished
Suitable for couole only Near high
school. 153 Washington. Phone 26
T.616
NEW DUPLEX, furnished and unfur
nished Every convenience No 1112
West Elizabeth. Phone Carlos G. Wat
•oik T.L5
APARTMENTS
SWEENY APARTMENTS — Well fur
nished apartment*, southeast ex
posure; modern, electrical refrigera
tion. garage, maid sendee; everything
foe housekeeping. Phone 1038.W.
Flfet and Adams. T-113
ALONSO APARTMENTS—Nicely fur
nished. Corner Sixth and Levee
Phone 839. P-308
CONLEY APARTMENTS—Cool, and all
conveniences. 357 W. Levee or phone
947-a._ Q-214
WONDRTUL BARGAINS are offered
dally In the Classified Ads.
THREE-ROOM southeast apartment;
very attractive rental. Phone 946-W
6-80
WE HAVE both furnished and unfur
nished apartments and unfurnished
houses. Howard, phone 1090. T-103
FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnished
apartment; upstairs; all conveniences
1517 Madison. T-162
TWO ROOMS and kitchenette, con
necting bath; close In; private front
and back entranoe. 912 Levee. Phone
1226-J. T-211
.- — --—— —
FURNISHED ROOMS
ROOMS AND APARTMENTS— Reason -
ePle rates Glen wood Hotel. Phone 619.
P-118
FOR RENT to gentlemen, upstairs cool
room; nicely furnished; bath adjoin
ing; hot and cold water. 622 8t.
Charles street. Phone 858. T-206
FOR RENT—Large front bedroom
southeast exposure; also 2-room apart
ment. close in; gas furnished. 413
Sixth street. T-176
VERY COOL front room, hot and celd
water bath; very desirable Phone 485
-T-163
Ft RNISHED ROOMS—South exposure,
very close In; reasonable 942 Levee’
________ T-112
FOR RENT—Southeast bedroom with
bath adjoining. Suitable for lady; also
garage. Elizabeth and West 14th.
Phone 297-W. T-229
HOUSES
FOR RENT—8-room bouse; all con
venience* 8t Charles and Palm Blvd
Phone 896- W R-216
POR RENT—5-room furnished modem
house: paved street; 14th and Orant
Victoria Heights. Brownsville. Phone
I. 8. Seiner, Eagle Pass Lumber Co
Point Isabel. T-223
4-ROOM HOUSE—2 screened porches
gas. paved street, one block from Ju
nior High. 820 per month. Phone 247
T-182
SNtTO little furnished cottage. 220
West Ninth street: fenced yard rhade.
gas. price very moderate. Inquire next
door south. T-239
TWO COTTAGES-One furnished, one
unfurnished: close In. Attractive.
Phone 1264-W. T-233
FOR RENT
3-room cottages front p^rch Shower
hath* gas and itcrhts Third and 6t
Francis streets Phone 1190 T-ll
FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED house
near school Phone 613 T-133
FURNISHED BRICK HOUSE, very cool
Suitable Tor two families Phone M<**
Gentry. 241. T-212
--——--- i
FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED five
room cotjam For Information, phone I
577-,T ZT T-1S9
— —_-ra- ** —
ROOMS AND BOARD
READ the rental ads when In need of
a more desirable place to live.
BOARD AND ROOM In private family
for young manr Phone 552. T-4B
WANTED TO RENT
ACROSS the street or across the state,
a Herald Want Ad will find a buyer
for you.
IP TOD HAVE bouses ter rent list
them with Howard, phone 1090. T-103
LEGAL ADVERTISING
SHERIFFS SALE
THE STATE OF TEXAS. COUNTY
OF CAMERON:
Notice 1* hereby given that by vir
tue of a certain order of sale issued
out of the honorable 103rd judical
district court ol Cameron county,
on the 19th day of August, 1929, by
John P. Scanlan, cierk of said court,
for the sum of $383.57, together
wtlh interest thereon from July 26.
1929, until paid at the rate of 10
per cent per annum and costs of
suit, under a Judgment in favor of
James-Dickinson Farm Mortgages
company in a certain cause in said
court. No. 8132 and styled James
Dickinson Farm Mtg. Co. vs. W. C.
Covington et al: and for the further
sum of $7,706.16 together with in
terest thereon from July 26, 1929.
until paid at the rate of 10 per cent
per annum, placed in my hands for
service, I. W. F. Brown, as sheriff
of Cameron county, Texas, did on
the 21st day of August. 1929, levy
on certain real estate, situated in
Cameron county, Texas, described
as follows, to-wit:
All of farm block twenty-nine
(29) in share number twenty-eight
(28 • containing fourteen and 76-100
(14.76) acres of 1 nd more or less,
as said property appears on a map
entitled "Map of 1 Jardin Subdivi
sion of Brownell tract in i ■tition
share number twenty-eight (28) Es
peritu Santo Gr^.it. Cameron coun
tv, Texas” recorded in the Map or
plat records of said county in plat
book No. 5. pa*.e 36, and levied upon
as the property of W. C. Covington
et al and that on the first Tuesday J
in October. 1929. thr me being the
first da of said month, at the Court
House door of '"ameron county, in
the city of jwnsville, -.::as, be
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and 4
p m. bv virtue of .*id levy and said
order of sale. I will sell said above
described real estate at public ven
due. for cash to the highest bidder,
as the property of said W. C Cov
ington et al.
And in compliance with law, 7
give this notice by publication, in
the English lan-uage. once a week,
for three consecutive weeks imme
diately preceding said date of sale
in The Brownsvillv Herald, a news
paper published in Cameron coun
ty.
Witness my hand, this 21st day of
August, 1929.
By: L. A. JARGOU. Deputy.
W. F BROWN. Sheriff. Cameron
ctfunty, Texas.
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| First National Bank j
Brownsville, Texas
I "THE FRIENDLY BANK” I
eldest Bank in the Rio Grande Valley
I A CORDIAL INVITATION f
ta extended to the public to visit our plant and Inspect the careful
and thorough testing methods In use which assure only pipe of the
k'ghest quality being delivered to the purchaser.
For complete information address Owen M. Comb*
District Sales Manager
GULF CONCRETE PIPE CO.
P. O. Box 1051—Brownsville, Texaa
riant located et Ulalack Switch on Highway.
Tho Pioneer Concrete Pipe Manufacturers of Texas
Concrete Pipe for Irrigation, Drainage and Sawer System*.
PERRY L. KING & CO.
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Progress of Valley
• Surprises Visitors
Expressing surprise at the devel
opment shown by the Valley In the
past few years, a group of telephone
officials and their families left
Wednesday after spending several
days as the guests of Ed Mock bee,
manager of the local exchange.
William Swan, traffic engineer
for the 8. W. B. T. Co., with head
quarters at Dallas, said he had uo
idea the Valley offered so many fa
cilities for recreation, and that he
intended to return at every oppor
tunity. He was especially struck
with the possibilities of Point Isa
bel and Boca Chica. Swan was
accompanied by his wife and
daughter
others ii; the party included Mr.
end Mrs. John Pace of Haskell.
Texas. C. D. Kennedy, manager <?f
the Stromberg-Carlson Manufac
turing company of Kshsas City,
and M. E. Otto, now equipment en
gineer of tk-' Rio Orande Valley.
Pace, one of the oldest telephone
men In the state, has charge of
some 20 lndepe dent exchanges in
the vicinity of Haskell.
Prof. Ortiz Gives
Private Concert
A private concert was given Wed
nesday evening at the office of Dr.
G. R. Yantis by Prof. Antonio Or
tiz, well known violinist and or
chestra conductor of Monterrey.
Prof. Ortiz was accompanied at
the piano by his daughter. Mrs.
Aurora Ortiz Leyraud. Both have
been heard in concert here and in
Matamoros before. Songs were ren
dered by Mrs. Leyraud and a
younger daughter. The professor
is planning to send the 10-year-old
girl to Europe to study voice.
A group of friends and music
patrons were present at the con
cert.
Prof. Ortiz is going to open a
music academy here in addition l?
the conservatory that he maintains
in Monterrey. The local school will
be left in charge of his elder daugn
ter, an accomplished musician.
Mexican Generals
Sued By Government
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 29.—(/P1)—
Generals Gonzalo Escobar, Fran
cisco R. Manzo. Fausto Topete,
Juan Gualberto Amaya. Marcelo
Oeraveo. Francisco Urbalejo. Ro
berto Cruz. Ramon Yucupicio and
others including several former
congressmen arc named in the
damage suits for 103.000.000 pesos
lodged by the government in the
courts at Nogales and Vera Cruz,
according to special newspaper dis
patches.
The suits are to recover the al
leged cost to the government of
putting down the recent revolution
in which the defendants allegedly
were leaders, and most of their
property in Mexico has been seized
to hold as guarantee of payment.
Inspector’s Shot
Wild; Man Wounded
HOUSTON. Aug. 29.*—(JP)—Allen
Howard. 24, was in an improved
condition today at a hospital here
after being hot in the shoulder
yesterday by \>. H. Crook, federal
narcotic Inspector.
The shooting occurred yesterday
when Crook, with W. J. Patterson,
another narcotic agent, attempted
to arrest a man suspected of ped
dling narcotics. The suspect reach
ed for a gun and Crook fired at
him. the bullet going wild and
striking Howard. Crook said.
No charge was filed.
Cafe Operator Held
After Man’s Death
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 29.—
—Lew Watson. 30. of Oklahoma
City, a drilling contractor, was shot
and killed in a basement lunch
room in the downtown business dis
trict today.
Jim Deupree, operator of the
lunch room. w»as arrested. The
shooting was believed to have re
sulted from a drunken argument.
Prominent Artist
Of 90’s Ic Dead
OKLAHOMA CITY. Aug. 29.—<.P)
—Alton Packard. 59. artist, cartoon
ist. musician and lecturer, died at
a hospital here today.
Packard achieved a reputation in
the 1890's as a cartoonist and artist
for the Minneapolis Journal. Chica
go Times. Dayton Herald and the
Chicago Sunday Blade.
LEGAL ADVERTISING
SELECTION OF DISTRICT
DEPOSITORY
To all Banks. Banking Corpora
tions, Banking Associations, or
Individual Bankers in Cameron
County. Texas:
You are hereby notified that
Cameron county water improve
ment district No. 14. on the 19th
day of September, at 2 p. m., at Us
office in room 09. Merchants Na
tional Bank building. Brownsville.
Texas, will select a depository for
said district to act as such deposi
tory from the date of its qualifica
tion as such until the selection &
its successor in February 1930. All
bids shall be sealed and delivered
to the president of said district
prior to 10 o clock a. m. on Septem
ber 19th, and shall state the rate
of interest offered on the funds of
the district for the term afore
mentioned. and shall be accompan
ied by a certified check for five
hundred dollars ($500 00) as a
guarantee of the good faith on the
part of the bidder: and if the bid
is accepted, it wUl enter into the
bond provided by statute. The
board of diretcors reserves the right
to reject any c.- all bids submitted.
LUTE P. STOVER,
President of boa d of directors of
Cameron county water improve
ment district No. 14.
Attest: S. K. HALLAM, Sec’y.
(Seal)
8-29-5-12-3t—3522.
WESLACO OPENS
SCHOOL SEPT. 9
Faculty And Assignments
For New Year Are
Announced
WESLACO, Aug. 29 —The list Of
the Weslaco school teachers and,
their assignments have been an-i
nounced. Schools in the Weslaco
Independent school district will *
open Monday, September 0.
The faculty follows: E. E. Cham
ness, rupcrintendent; W. T. Bar
bee. principal Junior and senior
schools; I. E. Martin, physical ed- ’
ucation anl head athletic coach; J.<*
C. Odom, head of commercial de
partment; Miss Louise Black, head
of English department; Mrs. C. E.
Thompson. Spanish and mathe
matics; Mrs. W. W. Carrot hers,
Spanish and science; Walton Hinds,
assistant coach and teacher of
mathematics and science; W. W.
Ballard, English and science; C. M.
O'Neal, band: J. H. Thompson, his
tory and mathematics; Mrs. Irene
Heame Robertson, history; Mrs
Phil D. Dixon, librarian; Miss Ger
trude Streuer, home economics; *
Miss Eugenia Smith, supervisor of
public school music; Mlsr Kather
ine Erwin, public speaking; Miss
Virginia Campbell, health and
physical education; Miss Luclle Mc
Cord, Latin and history
Junior Faculty >
Teachers in the junior high
school are the following: Miss Mar
garet Sheffield. English; Miss Am
boline Foreman, mathematics; Mrs
F. C. McConnell, history and
health; Mrs. C. H. Hoge, geography,
English, civics; Mrs. W. B. Benton,
art and health.
In the Stephen F. Austin school
the teachers are: F. C. McConnell,
principal; Miss Mannie Wilson,
home room; Miss Gertie White
hurst. public school music and audi
torium; Miss Ada V. Williams, low
first grade; Miss Clara Brandon,
home room; Mrs. J. W. Carr, op
portunity room; Miss Helen Mac
Pherson, geography; Miss Mary
Louise Hensley, home room; Miss
Ruth Ewing, art; Mrs. Arthur Hen
ricksen, kindergarten; Miss Leila
Farrar, home room; Miss Willie
Mae Pearce, home root,.; Miss Edith
Shrode. health and physical educa
tion; Miss Thelma Gound, home
room.
Mexican School
Teachers of the Mexican school
are: Mrs. E. D. Ford, principal;
Miss Leolln Horton, home room;
Miss Adelle King, art and home
economics; Miss Frankie Thomp
son, home room: Miss Hazel Stone,
health and physical education; Miss
Evelyn Nevil, first grade.
Miss Donna Clark and Miss
Christine Yarbrough have not yet
been given assignments.
Physical Culture
Class Will Open
A physical culture school for
women and girls will be opened lr.
the basement of the Methodist
church Sept. 5 by Mrs. Joe In
gram.
Mrs Ingram has held classes heie
before and she is well known. She
is a sister of Bishop Clements, Val
ley ball player and scribe.
The physical culturist has studied
and taught this line for several
years.
The business girls classes will be
held on Monday and Thursday
from 6:30 to 7:30 p. m. The mat
rons will meet Tuesday and Friday
j from 9 to 10 a. m. Mrs. Ingram also
' is planning to open a class for
1 younge. girls.
VETERANS CITED
FOR GALLANTRY
WASHINGTON, Aug 29.—<*V
Award of silver star citations to two
Texans, Pierre F. Higgins of Fort
Worth and Emde H. Wright of Pea
cock. for gallantry in action during
the World war was announced to
day by the war department.
WEATHER SUMMARY
Barometric pressure distribution
j has changed very little throughout
1 the United States since last report,
i Light showers occurred within the
last 24 hours in extreme western
Texas, in Colorado ,and Utah, and
j at a few' other widely scattered
places in the eastern states. It was
cooler in the south-central states
this morning, but temperatures
were unseasonably high over most
of Texas yesterday.
WEATHER BULLETIN
First figures lowest temperature
! iast night: second, highest tempera
ture yesterday: third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24
I hours.
j Abilene . 72 93 — .00
! Amarillo . 66 86 — J*
I Atlanta . 70 92 — .01
I Austin . 76 103 — .00
Boston . 54 74 — .00
BROWNSVILLE ... 73 90 — .00
Chicago . 60 68 — .00
Corpus Christ! .... 76 90 — .0*)
Dallas . 74 98 14 .0*:
Del Rio . 76 98 — DC
Denver ... 60 80 — .18
Deiroit . 58 66 — .01
Dodge City . 62 88 — .01
El Paso . 64 92 10 .16
Port Smith . 64 94 — DC
Galveston . 78 94 — DC
Helena . 62 90 — .DC
Huron .54 £6 — DC
Jacksonville . 70 84 — DC
Kansas City . 64 80 — .00
Louisville . 60 78 — DC
Memphis . 62 82 — .Oil
Miami . 74 84 — 2\
M tgomery . 70 94 — .00
New Orleans . 76 92 — .0C
New York . 60 76 — .DC
North Platte . 58 86 — DC
Oklahoma City .... 62 92 — .0i
Palestine . 72 98 — DC
Pensacola .. 76 90 10 .0(
Phoenix . 76 104 — .0<
Pittsburgh . 54 64 — DC
St, Louis . 60 78 — DC
St. Paul . 60 84 — .Of
Salt Lake City. 68 93 — .01
San Antonio . 76 98 — DC
Santa Fc . 56 82 — DC
Sheridan . 66 88 — DC
Shrevc.iort . 72 96 — •OC,
Tampa . 74 88
Vtcksburgh . 64 90
Washington . 62 78
Willlston . 66 80
i Wilmington .64 9*
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