Brownsville herald. [volume], September 27, 1929, Page TWO, Image 2

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ORNAMENTAL WADING POOL
- FOR CITY PARK PROPOSED
t*opoaal of the Brownsville Ro
ta*! dub to construct an elabt-ate
wn—nontal 'r~ading pool in £ i city
p—k will be put before the mem
bership of t^ai dub at the meet
•Bfnoxt Wednesday for final ap
iwoeal, William B. West, president
announced at the meeting this
CTbe pool would be aproxlmt *.y ;
bf 100 feet ;,nd would be given
the dty w*th the understanding
that it would be maintained.
Charles Burton, originator of the
Mea, arid Ben Proctor and W. O
Washington were preparin, defi
nite figures to present to the dub.
The pool will be equipped with
a sprinkling systen in the center,
providing an opportunity for the
children to 1* y in the spray and
would range from the eight to 14
inches in cfc£ih.
"The city will : ud *1.000 to the
Rotary fund and enable the club
to erect a really splendid pod.”
Commissioner T urt Hmkley said
after the p! - had been presented.
Burton announced the club has
cash on hand for construction of
the pool.
Fugitive To Fight
Return to Temple
TEMPLE. Tex.. Sept 26.—{/JV-A.
B Crouch, who. because he was one
of the “big” people of this town was
able, the state claims, to swindle
local banks out of $150,000. has been
found aft* rl6 years of search, but
does not intend to return to Temple
for trial without a struggle.
In a telegram received here last
bight, U. 8. Senator Tom Connally,
St Washington, said the arrest of
Crouch in Helesville, New Zealand,
had been confirmed by the state
department, but that Crouch, iden
tified by 8heriff John R Bigham of
Bell county, denied he was the fu
fugitive sought and retained “highly
paid" lawyers to resist extradition
attempts.
Crouch, operator of a thriving
(rain business here, was superin
tendent of a Sunday school
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4 Die As Result of
Fire Aboard Ship
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 36.—<*V
Four persons were dead ol burns
here today and ten probably fatally
burned as the result of a fire
which destroyed a small ship an
chored off the suburb of Riera. The
fire started last night when 14 per
sons were aboard the boat, being
caused by an overturned lamp.
Thirteen passengers jumped into
the water and were picked up by
a launch, but the fourteenth, a
small child, was burned with the
ship.
Eldest Son of Grant
Dies While Asleep
SAN DIEGO. Calif.. Sept. 26.—^
—Ulysses S. Grant. Jr., eldest son of
the late General Ulysses 8. Grant,
died last nicht at Sandberg Lodge,
70 miles north of Los Angeles, said
a message received here today by
his son-in-law. Edmund C. King.
No details were contained in the
message, other than that Mr. Grant
had died while asleep, probably a
victim of a heart attack.
New Packing Plant
Being Built Here
A modern citrus packing plant to
cost approximately $15,000 has been
started on Fourteenth street near
the raliwav siding for Wade and
Newton, this firm planning to en
large operations in Brownsville ter
ritory.
The small packing plant on Fron
ton street will be abandoned.
The new plant is being built by
the Val’ey Box and Crate Co. of
San Benito. Modern machinery for
packing oranges and grapefruit al
ready has arrived and is awaiting
installation.
The builders hope to have the
plant ready for operation by Oct
10.
Bandits Kill ly Rob
Stage, Take Clothes
MEXICO city! Sept. 27.—MV
With remarkable thoroughness ban
dits held up an auto bus between
Puebla and Amoscoc according to
reports received here, firing on
the passengers and killing one
and wounding another. Then the
victims were robbed. Even their
clothes were taken, leaving them
nude in the road.
DISARM PORTION OF
CHINESE REVOLTERS
NANKING, China. Sept. 17.—(**)
The governor of Hunan province
said today Hunan forces after se
I vere fighting had disarmed part of
General Chang Pah Wei's revolting
‘ Ironsides" division.
Girl, Offered Ride
Home, Is Attacked
HOUSTON, Sept. 37.CJP)—A 16
year-old Houston telephone opera
tor was said to be In a serious con
dition at her home after a 24
year-old man attacked her early
Thursday.
The man and a couple were
sought by police.
The girl said the man offered
! to take her home when she got off
work. Another man and girl were
in the automobile.
She asserted she was prevailed
upon to drink some liquor on a
i promise she would be carried home.
The other couple left the car, and
i the man drove into the country and
| attacked her.
The girl reported shi fought the
man for some time and finally e»
; caped from him. running to a high
way and hailing a passing car.
| Ask Hoover to Halt
Girl and Honduran
ST. PETERSBURG, Pis.. Sept,
j 27—(>P)—The president of the Unit
j ed States has taken a hand
| in an investigation into the elope
] ment of a 16-year-oid St. Peters
burg girl with a Honduran guitir
j player, on a banana boat.
Fears the girl may be the victim
< of a plot to sell her Into bondage
j in South America have been ex
| pressed by her mother and polioe.
Telegrams to President Hoover
were dispatched after all other ef
1 forts to stop the fleeing pair Lad j
failed. They brought almost imme- ,
j diate reply from John Lord O’Brim, j
acting attorney general, who silJ:
"Under direction of President:
| Hoover the case is receiving im
mediate attention. The state dc
[ part ment is co-operating."
The first port of call in Hon- j
duras of the boat will be Trujullo.
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MOODY MAY FILL
OTHER VACANCIES
AUSTIN. Sept. 27.—(£*>—Appoint
ment of R. L. Bobbitt of Laredo
to be attorney general of Texas will
probably necessitate Governor Moo
dy's filling two other offices.
It is likely he will appoint Dis
trict Judge John A. Vails to succeed
Bobbittt as district attorney, since
it is understood Judge Vails has
asked for the place. If Judge Vails
is made district attorney the gov
ernor will have to fill the judge
ship.
Soviet Plane Off
On Hop to New York
DUTCH HARBOR, Unalaska,
Sept. 27.—</P)-Four Russian aviators
! flying from Moscow to New York
in the “Land of the Soviets” took
off at 9:30 A. M„ (Pacific Time>
today on the last leg of their hazard
ous flight over the stormy north
Pacific Ocean.
ANOTHER ROOSEVELT IN OFFICE
---.-c-. - ■-. --.- ■
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, right, son of late president, confers with
Secretary of War James W. Good at Washington, prior to assuming
post in Porto Rico as governor-general.
Musicians Entertain
At Kiwanis Luncheon
An excellent musical program,
presented by Miss Aurora Ortix of
the Beethoven Academy of Music
here, and her 10-year-old sister.
Oralia Ortix, featured Thursday’s
Kiwanis club luncheon at El Jar
din hotel. Miss Ortix played sever
al piano selections, making an es
pecial hit with the number which
she executed with her left hand
alone, and her young sister’s ren
dition of several Spanish songs
was also well received.
Dewey Welch gave a short report
on the district convention of the
Kiwanis club held at Tulsa. Okla..
recently. The next convention is
to be held at Lubbock in 1930.
School authorities asked the
club to cooperate in furnishing
cars to take footbal players to the
game in Harlingen Friday after
noon. The main souad will go by
bus. the balance of the team to
come by automobile.
Homer R Maxwell of Harlingen
was a guest, and spoke briefly
boosting the Friday football game.
Poultry Growers In
Harlingen Meeting
Harlingen. Sept. 27.— <spl> —
“Education, cooperation and or
ganisation" art the needs of the
Valley if this section is to produce
eggs In quantities such as Petaluma,
California, in the opinion of W. B.
McLaren of Mercedes, speaking be
fore poultry growers at a meeting
here.
About 85 Valley poultry growers
attended the meeting, and another
gathering is to be held October 8.
at the Fairpark auditorium in Har
lingen.
Baptist Bible Class
Entertains Members
The Layman's Bible class of the
First Baptist church plans a so
cial feature for members of the
class and their families Friday
evening which promises to be a
surprise entertainment.
The class and guests will meet at
the church at 6:45 p. m. and fol
low the leader there to the place
designated for the evening's pro
gram.
Mrs.
Dougan
'will tell you this * *
always keep Gf(dnhM __
Eagle Chili Powder on the
table as well as in the kitchen
In the Dining J
Room—on the Table
Mrs. Dougan rec
ommends that you keep
Gebhardfs Eagle Chili
Powder on your dining table as well as in
the kitchen . . for here in a shaker like
salt or pepper, it is always convenient for
soups, stews, vegetables, baked dishes and
fish . . giving that added flavor not to be
had with any other condiment.
In the Kitchen^
Of course you should
always keep Gebhardfs
Eagle Chili Powder in the
kitchen in the familiar
bottle as it comes from your grocer. Here
you find it indispensable for the making
of chili con carne and other Mexican
dishes, for the decoration
of salads and many other
practical uses.
SAN ANTONIO
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1H Saturday Specials
There are a host of reasons why housewives in the
Brownsville territory like to shop at the “M” Sys- ygl]
tem—Everything is so convenient—so clean—and wH
everyone knows that we handle only the best na- K\;
EES tionally known merchandise. AND OUR PRICES |p3
Hj ARE LOW AS THE LOWEST— AND
R3 LOWER THAN THE REST! tg
Ssjj These Prices Good for Saturday,
^ September 28th, 1929 p|
* APPLE BUTTER «r 21« 1
VMGARss2. ..15'
COCOA sk'.23'
fftfft A one-half pound 1 Or
LUvUn hersheys.1/T
OLD DUTCH CLEANSER filfc j
APPR1C0TS as?"..*67'
BLACKBERRIES""".54'
CORN llc
PICKLES ss8rrt 23'
APPLES .43'
PLUMS"."0".43'
COFFEE sAol,..$1-36
rncrrc brown s special OAp
turret ONE-POUND package.L§U
m TETLEY’S 1 Or
ONE-FOURTH POUND CAN . Jy*
TEA ONE-HALF POUND CAN .
II SALMON Jr 15c i
MEAT MARKET SPECIALS ||
| Weiners Per Lb. 25c g|
| Siced Bacon, Home Brand.32c W
I Stew Meat.20c §1
j Picnic Hams.28c pSlK
Chuck Roast.24c
Also Dressed Hens and Fryers
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