Brownsville herald. [volume], September 12, 1929, Image 3

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FRANK CALDWELL WINS LAST
‘BUSHEL OF WORDS’ CONTEST
Potatoes?
“That’s correct ’
“If that’s the word, then I can
Show you 120 good English words
that can be formed from the ratne
characters,’* in effect said Frank
Caldwell in his solution of The
Herald's concluding 'Bushel of
Words’’ contest. Caldwell produced
the words and as a result is S3
richer.
Second honors went up-Valley for
. a short jaunt to the home of Miss
Rachel J. Doan at San Benito. Sne
wa;»l words behind Caldwell with
a total of 103 Miss Doan will re
ceive two tickets to the Capitol the
ater for her efforts. Mrs. E. G. Lar
son, 1523 W. Elizabeth. Brownsville,
won third honors with a total of
102 words. She will receive two tick
ets to the Dittmann theater. Mary
Lena Hunter of El Jardin, was Just i
one word behind Mrs. Larson. Two
tickets to the Texas theater arc
hers.
Fifth, sixth and seventh went to
Wilma Naomi Triplett <98>, Browns
ville; Mrs. J. E. Penick <97». Wes
laco; and Jose Adame <94», Browns
ville. Each will receive two chil
dren's tickets to the Capitol ttfe
ater.
Honorable mention is given the
following; Pauline Marler, Maxine
Marler. Victoria A. del Ante. Mrs
T. T. Clegg. Jr., all of Brownsville;
Mrs. A. L. Douglas, Mission: Mrs.
Brooks Terry. Mercedes; Mrs. M. B
Higgins. San Eenito; Ruth Purl.
McAllen: Lillia French, Pharr, and
Mrs. Burton Hughes, Edcouch.
This concludes the ‘ Bushel of
Words’’ contest which has been
running each week for several
months.
| Cameron Courts |
Suits filed in the district courts:
8788. Frank Rabb. vs. J B Brown,
debt.
8789. W. T. Lisbon et al vs. Roy
C. Sethman. debt and foreclosure.
28TH DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. W. Cunningham. Judge
No orders.
103RD DISTRICT COURT
Hon. A. M. Kent, Judge
No orders.
COUNTY COURT
Hon. Oscar Dancy. Judeg
Suits filed:
1761. in re estate C. S Throck
morton, deceased.
1762, in re guardianship of Paul
Young, a minor.
COUNTY COURT ATLAW
Hon. John Klribcr. Judge
No orders.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
For Camero:. County. Texas
(Furnished by Valley Abstract Co.)
E B. Thompson to John C. My
rick. lot 4. block 32. O. T. Harlingen,
$3320.
Toman V Garza to Marv Moddie
Baize lots 3 and 4. block 83. O. T.
Harlingen. $10.
The Al Parker Securities Co. to
J. V. Stixrud, block 10. containing
10.36 acres Olmito Gardent tract 1.
$10,360.
Jas. Dick Farm Mortgage Co. to
Clyde H. Smith, lots 4. 5. 6. block
309. El Jardin re-subdivision share
30 Esp. Santo grant, $3375.
C. H. Jenks to N. Craig east 1-2
block 305. containing 20 acres San
Benito Irrigation Co. subdivision.
*10.
C H Jenks to N Craig west 1-2
block 3$5. San Benito Irrigation Co
subdivision. 20 acres. $1760.
E. C. Couch et al to D. Ward, lots
I end 2 blork 25, town of Primera,
$3<Jt
vwnrron County Realty Co. to
O. A. Vinke lot 59. block 3. Avon
dale addition. Harlingen. $10 .
Delta Irrigation Farms Co. to
Wm. H. Meyer by sheriff to J. P.
Ellis 17.34 acres out of block 252, '
San Benito Land and Water Co..
1681.62.
J. T. Foster et ux to W. ’y. Car
Special
HAT BOX
SALE
I
Friday and
Saturday
Only
Every round ha.
box in our store
will be sacrificed.
Any color leather
that you may de
sire.
This is your op
portunity to match
your case* with a
genuine leather hat
.box at a tremend
Ous saving.
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penter lot 13. block 4. Benoist addi
tion. Harlingen, $10.
Peter H Norregaard et ux to H
C. Harding, ract cast 10 acres lot
19. block 7. Citrus Gardens sub
division share 27, Esp. Santo grant,
$3214.
H. C. Harding, trustee, to Cuatrs
Dev. Co. north 5.12 acres lot 9,
block 3. Citrus Gardens subdivision
4. share 43 of share 19, Esp. Santo
grant, $10. ■
W. W. Stocking et ux to Antonio
Barreda 28 acres out of La Fcria
grant, $4000.
The National Land an dlnves:
ment Co. to W. E. Thomas and E.
H. Downs lot 7. block 4. Landrum
addition 1. San Benito. $1989 72.
B. W. Murphy to C. L. Casey,
lots 56 and 73, San Benito Land
and Water Co., Concepcion de Car
ricitos grant. $10.
A. H. Fernandez, trustee, to H W.
Hidalgo County
Jacob C. Bartel to Herman Ack
man lot 6. section 240, Tex. Mex.,
$10,000.
R. E. Brooks to A E. Olson and
Bro.. east 1-2 lot 15 and all lot 80,
portion 69 and 70. $9696.
Mestenas Water Co. to J. C. En
getman. Jr., north 1-2 of north 1-2
lot 5. section 76. Mo. Tex. $800.
Fred Adkins, trustee, to H. J.
Clark, lot 26. block 11, Cortez town
site. $200.
H. J. Clark to Western Telephone
Co. lot 26 block 11, Cortez townsite.
$1.
Clyde Hoggard et al by sheriff
tto W. R. Montgomery, lot 12. block
64 McAllen townsite lots 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14; 15 16; 26; 27;
28; 29 and 30 Eureka Acres subdi
vision and north 20 acres lot 10
section 254,'Tex. Mex.. $3000.
Southland Life Insurance Co. to
C. O Sheldon lot 15, block 42. Don
na. $2500.
A. J. Ross to Mozeile M. Ro«s
west 1-2 of north 1-2 lot 2. section
274. Tex. Mex.. $10.
Mont O. Calvert et ux to Frank
M. Mallincer et ux. 6 78 acres out
of east part lot 6 inn northeast
section Hidalgo Canal Co., subdivi
sion. $1500
J. A. Platt, trustees to West Se
curities Co., west 104 feet lot 13,
block 3. Donna. $5000.
Bert Rawlings et ux to Miguel
Castro lot 14. block 5. La Paloma
addition to McAllen. $250.
John H. Sharv to b.van E. Hem
bree 5 acres out of lot 36. dash 2
West addition to Sharyland. $3250.
Paul Apple et al by constable to
American Life Insurance Co. lot
I. block 7. Mo. Tex.. $1200.
T. W. King ct al by Constable to
American Life Insprance Co. east
20.66 acres north 40.66 acres lot 11,
section 27. Mo. Tex.. $600.
J. E. Colltim ct al by constable to
American Life Insurance Co., east
20 acres south 40 acres lot 8, block
3. Ilarding Gill subdivision, $600.
G. Pengilly et al by constable *o
American Life Insurance Co., lot
6, block 6. Mo. Tex.. $1200.
G. Pengilly ct ai by constable to
American Life Insurance Co. lot
8. block 7„ Mo. Tex.. $1200.
Frank Oberle et al by constable
to American Life Insurance Co. lot
12. block 4. Harding Gill subdivi
sion. $1200.
G. Pengilly et als by constable to
American Life Insurance Co. lot 7.
block 7. Mo. Tex. $1200.
B C. Bailey et al by constable to
American Life Insurance Co. lots !
7 and 10-A. block 7, Harding Gill
subdivision. $1500.
W. A. Joplin et al by constable to
American Life Insurance Co. lots
13. 14. 15 and part lot 10 south of 1
railroad in block 7. part lot 18.
block 8. south of railroad and lots
2. 3. 4, 5 block 9 Harding Gill sub
division f 12,000.
John Brand et als by constable
to American Life Insurance Co. lot!
12. block 12, Mo. Tex., $1200.
R. E. Dominey et al by constable
to American Life Insurance Co. let
14. block 11. Mo. Tex.. $1200.
T. H. Pevehouse et al by consta
ble to American Life I isurance Co.
west 20 acres of south 40 acres lot
8. block 3. Harding Gil subdivision.
$600
Letester Brook et rl by constable
to American Life Insurance Co., lot
4. block 7. Harding Gill subdivision
$1200.
Wm. Kciser et al by constable to
American Life Insurance Co., lot 10.
block 4. Harding Gill subdivision.
$1200.
German Fox ct al bv constable to
I
Kills Flies
and
i
American Life Insurance Co., lot
4. block 6„ Mo. Tex.. $1200.
F. H. Schlicht et al by constable
to American Life Insurance Co.,
| north 19.31 acres lot 7. block 4,
Harding Gill subdivision. $600.
C. T. Collier et al by constable
! to American Life Insurance Co., lot
15, block 6. Harding Gill tract sub
division, $1800.
W. E. Humphreys by constable to
American Life Insurance Co. vert
1-2 of west 1-2 lot 2, block 7, Mo.
Tex, $300.
W. J. Odom et al bv constable to
American Life In usance Co. let 16.
block 42. Mo. Tex . $1200.
Ben Schinopski'' by constable to
American Life Insurance Co., cast
1-2 of west 1-2 lc? 14 bloc’.: 20. Mo.
Tex. $300.
Chas. T. Hutson et al by consta
ble to American Life Insurance Co,
east 1-2 lot 14, block 26, Mo. Tex.,
$600.
D. F. Stevenson ct al by consta
: ble to American Life Insurance Co.
lots 10 and 15, block 31. Mo. Tex.,
$2400.
G. Pengilly ct al by constable to
American Life Insurance Co., lot 3
block 6. Mo. Tex.. $1200.
G. Pengiliy ct al by constable *o
American Life Insurance Co.. !>t
2. b’oek 7. Mo. Tex.. $1200.
W. H. Catlc.t et al by constable
to American Life Insurance Co.,
lot 8-A and 2. block 7. Hording Gill
subdivision. $1200.
J. E. Smith to Jodie Smith, lot 1C
block 23. Weslaco. S2S5.
J. E. Smith to Jodie Smith. 1193
acres farm tract lying south of Ca
nal West tract subdivision. $500.
Joseph D. Harshbarccr to Will vm
Warnke. lot 3. block 237, Tex. Mcx.
subdivision, $8000.
Retail Credit Men
To Meet In Austin
AUSTIN. Sept 12 — P—Nearly
100 secretaries of Texas Retail
Credit bureaus are expected here
for the organization's state con
vention October 21-23.
A feature of the sessions will be
a school of instruction where study
and instruction will be taken up
and quizzes on conducting credit
bureaus will lie given
Officers of the organization are:
C. C. Dinklc of Ore ■nvil'e. pr u
dent; G. O. Wendt of Tomnle. vice
president: Ethel B. Finks of San
Benito, secretary treasurer; and di
rectors. C. C Lewis of Waco. W. C.
Oenaro of Mineral Wells, Adolph
Grasse of San Antonio. Horace
Barnhart of Austin,
T. U. ENTRANCE EXAMS
BEGIN SEPTEMBER 14
AUSTIN. Sept. 12.—P Entrar.
examinations at the University of
Texas will begin Sept. 14. Registrar
E. J. Mathews has announced.
New students must have their
credits in the office of the reo. trar
on Sept. 10, Mr. Mathews said. Old
students will lx* required to present
a complete record of work cookie*,
when they register In cue a mu
dent has lost his booklet h * : h
ask the registrars office to make
him a duplicate.
A student v.ho is tinabP' to rr -•
ter on the regular rr*r •; ration d. v
Sept. 20 and 21. Cither because h
has no record of work booklet <•
for some other reason, will Un
forced to wait until Sept. 25 .
register.
CONFISCATED CAR .
TO BE AUCTIONED
A light sedan will he rv.v
off at the federal building S' .t .
It was ronfisea'erl tv* custom < of
ficers after bemg seiz'd whil" con
veying liquor. The auction will b
held at 10 a. m.
RUDY GOES TO STAR IN TALKIES
K V. :;e. center, of the heart-throb croontngs. departs from dear
old Breadway with his father, mother and brother for Hollywood, and
I soon his voice will be heard from the screen while hearts of the fair
flutter.
Mining Giant Salt
Dome Is Undertaken
GRAND SALINE. Texas. Sept. 12. !
I- A 1.400.000,000.0000 pound
1 fait dom*' soon will begin adding
to Texas’ mining income.
A 700-foot siiaft. 16 feet in diam
eter. is being sunk into the salt 1
h geologists have estimat
ed two or three thousand feet
< i and about a mile and a half
;n r’ > meter The shaft, Itr solid
red; salt, already has passed the |
160-foot depth and when it reaches
700 fo" three horizontal passage- 1
wavs are to be made.
The mine will have a rapacity of |
about 100,000 tom a year. By min
ing r.t that rate, operators estimate
i lie salt supply will last for 7.000
years.
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ENGINEER DONATES
BOOKS TO LIBRARY
W. O Washington, county engi
neer. has donated a number of
hoc!. - fr< .n his library to the
Brownsville public library.
The books are technical works on
engineering.
Renew' Your Health
By Purification
An z phjvician will tell you that
“Perfect Purification of the Sys
tem i.; Nature’s Foundation of
Perfect Health.” Why not rid
yourself of chronic ailments that
are undermining your vitality?
purify your entire system by tak
ing a thorough course of Calotahs.
—» 11 or twice a week for several
weeks—and see how Nature re
ward: you with health.
C; lotahs are the greatest of all
■y (c m purifiers. Get a familj
package with full directions. On
y 05 cto. at drugstore, (Adv)
BAND WILL PLAY AT
WASHINGTON PARK
A band concert will be given at
Washington park at 8:30 p. m.
Thursday by the Brownsville Mex
ican band, A. E. Munday, city man
ager. announces. The concert is
frf'e. and an interesting program is
: t ng arranged. Previous concerts
ai the park have proved popular,
being an added attraction to the
crowds who visit the park to watch
the fountain.
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FRUIT FLY
(Continued from Page Two.)
made under the auspices of the
department of agriculture, will be
defrayed by Armour, who has co
operated before in malting avail
able the vessel he has equipped for
biological or other scientific and
technical survey work.
Prom the survey it is expected
information will be gained as to!
| the behavior of the insect under
; the climatic and other controlling!.
factors of the Mediterranean area I
and the measures used there to
forestall crop losses.
Professor Quayle will be the
agent for the department, univer
sity authorities having extended his
approaching sabbatical leave to
start the work immediately.
He was drafted recently by the
secretary of agriculture to be one
of a special committee to make a
study of the fruit fly situation in
Florida. He has made personal
studies of the fly in different parts
of the world, including an extend
ed survey in the Mediterranean re
gion many years ago. ,
Indigestion Ended
At Small Cost
Stomach Antiseptic Acta
Promptly; Guaranteed
Indigestion is nearly always due
| to fermentation in the stomach and
I bowels. To stop it an antiseptic
is required. GORDON'S—the stom
ach and bowel antiseptic—stop*
fermentation promptly, dissolves
| the acids and poisons—soothes and
1 heals the inflamed and irritated
I stomach lining—makes the stom
j ach like new.
One dose will relieve indigestion,
| dyspepsia, gas, sour stomach,
| bloating, heartburn. Costs less
! than three cents a dose. Get a
! bottle today. If not benefited drug
gist will refund your money.—Adv.
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The way to the skin is
through the blood.
Strong, healthy Mood
nourishes the body and
fights against infection
and disease.
\ OU may be ^ lovely—clear skin—is within
happy, tOO. the reach of all. To those who
have lost it, hope is offered. You,
EVERY evening thousands ton, may have a beautiful skin,
enjoy themselves at dinner- n -e-petal in texture, pretty as a
parties, dances, theatre#, games, picture and without a single
clubs. Many thousands more are pimple.
denied the joy of such merriment Many thousands have regained
and happiness. their strength and charm by tak
Maybe this denial is due to a b.S.S. It is Natures own
skin trouble. First impressions blood to™c f°r ra,si"P !hc body’s
cannot be good without a clear P°w" ot resistance to disease, im
skin—first impressions are quickly proving the appetite, building
made and arc not soon forgotten. bnn flesh, and clearing the skin.
Old friends may excuse pimples 1 akc S.S.S. at naeal-time. ^ ou
and secretly sympathize, but new " ill be delighted with its blood
acquaintances may not he so char- building and tonic effect,
itable. Skin blemishes are not in- Ml Drug
V""P Nrither can • Stores sell
they be covered up.
They embarrass. the large
Hold people back. It is more eco
Steal away joy and comical,
happiness. Bi
SJSS is trade
* from fresh vege
table drugs aid
has a successful
record of over TOO
years back of it.
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I _ Ample stocks. ments.
Men’s and Young Men’s
New Pall Suits
Best custom-like making; tailored with special care to last long
and look well. Soft construction. The fabrics are very rich; mix
tures, checks, stripes, silk decorated weaves. New models for
young men. Styles of individuality for men. These suits fit;
they’re ready; don’t have to be made to fit. Suits for men and
young men, at —
*161 _ *201 '
__ , <<r, v “Cheney” Cravats in attractive new silks.
(Mens Emerson Every wanted pattern and color to
I,,v please men and young men. Each |
Snappy styles, as well as conservative "Interwoven’’ socks in solid and fancy
I models, in all the new fall colors. These patterns priced at. the pair
hats are styled to the newest ideas for 3Sc — SOc ~ 7Sc — $1 Oft
fall gjid winter. Excellent values at Ui v « v I ». V,
* A __ -m mg* Men’s "Hickok” belts and Beltograms
*4M and *5i -
MEN’S DRESS SHIRTS
New arrivals! Newest designs for fall! Expert
workmanship! All kind of materials of extraordin
ary good quality!
“Preferred" white broadcloth collar attached shirts.
A genuine bargain at—
$1.49
‘‘Preferred" novelty broadcloth collar attached
shirts, beautiful patterns—
$1.98
“Preferred" sta-firm collar attached shirts solid col
or and novelty patterns, each—
$2.29
*
“Preferred" tri-point collar attached' shirts. At
tractive nifty patterns, offered at—
$2.49 |
Fine quality shirts in fancy attractive patterns.
Large assortment here to select from. Each—
98c
JO'~
Broadcloth shelton and winston fancy pajamas in
selected new designs, priced at, from—
$2.49 to $3.98