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ROADO G
IS AUSPICIOUS
PKmri Ir.vites Valley And
Brownsville Persons
I To Attend
a - ...
President Municipal Guillermo
Shears, of Matamoros Invites all
the residents of Brownsville and
the Lower Bio Grande Valley to
attend the Inaugural of the Jirnen
es-Cludad Victoria highway April
12.
“All persons desiring to attend
the ceremonies will kindly come to
the Palaclo Municipal in Mata
Kooros, and register. By doing so
much confusion will be averted and
the Matamoros and Valley delega
tion will arrive in a body. I want
bo invite the people of Brownsville
fend the Lower Rio Grande Valley
bo attend the Inauguration of this
Important part of the highway that
will link Matamoros with the capi
tal of the StAte of Tamaulipas. and
1 take this opportunity of inviting
•wrycoe through The Herald,” Sr.
(Shears sakL
Prominent men In the political
ISrctea of Mexico will attend the
B Among them will be a
voy from Presidente Pas
s Rubio. Governor Fran
ellanoR, Jr., of Tamaulipas
be present as will mcm
le Tamaulipas State Leg
tilitary and civil authori
ties from all over the state will
■teo attend.
Barbecue, speeches and visits to
pha beautiful country around Jim
rnea will be features of the celebra
tion. The ceremonies will last until
April 15. The Matamoros delegation
bill leave the Palaclo Municipal
early on the 12th.
p _ _ I
PALACE—McALLEN
A screen star may have to work
jard, but at least they feed him
ried chicken once in a while.
William Haines consumed six
irders of fried chicken while film- j
ng the Y. W. C. A. entertainment j
eene in "Navy Blues," his first ali
asing vehicle now being shown at
he Palace Theatre, McAllen.
In the new picture, which Clar
■nce Brown directed for Metro
Soldwyn-Mayer, Haines had to eat
lis own plate of chicken and Anita i
*age’s too. There is dialogue In be- :
ween; there were many rehearsals, j
,nd poor Haines by the time the
cene was finally completed, had
aten so much fried chicken that j
le could hardly walk.
The Y. M. C. A. scene In which the i
ntire crew of one of Uncle Sam's |
ic ad naughts are entertained while
ii shore leave. !s only one of the
rany humorous scenes in the navy ,
ilcture which depicts the life of a
pb on deck, in the fo’castle. and in
> number of other musical spots.
CAPITOL
Within a stone's throw of tiie
pot where he shot Tram pas in "The
'irgirdan." Gary Cooper stood up
or a motion picture wedding with j
dary Brian, his sweetheart of the
fister atorv. as the bride .
The wedding, an elaborate mil*
tarv affair, was filmed for Onl> ,
lie Brave Cooper s newest starring
tcture for Paramount, which comes
» the Capitol Theatre today. j
It was held in the quaint church i
rhich stands at one end of the old
ashioncd country village on the
•aramount ranch. i
The bride wore a white ivory satin
ovtj trimmed with real lace and
rstooned with orange blossoms,
ooper was attired in the dress uni
xniot a CivU War period cavalry
ftA?thev left the church the film
ride and gfoom passed under an
rrh of swords formed by uniform d
The picture which brings Coop*r
nd Miss Brian together iplnh;
n adventure-romance of Civil Wai
avs In which the star portrays a
avalry officer who volunteers for
py dutv behind the Confederate
nes. Phillips Holmes. Virginia
truce. Morgan Farley. James Neill
nd Guy Oliver are among the sup
orting players. Generals U. 8.
jrant and Robert E Lee are some
f the historical figures who appear
n the production.
IRIVOLI—RAN BENITO
ecause music creates, through
ear. the consciousness of
utv that color conveys through
eve the debut of the first major
of opera on the talking screen
been arranged with the use
fhoh* Rogue Song.” Lawrence
bett's introduction to ta.klng
ures. which Metro - Ooldwyn
rer will present Sunday at the
o!l Theater, San Benito, is not
f replete with special song
abers written for the great
[tone, but has been filmed entire
pe Undertaking involved many
scientific problems in the
.’-r of photographing sound on
, which at the same time kept
urai eoinr v«lufs. and tho mm
S. of the worn w»s MM u
Of the neatest triumphs for
Technicolor process.
■fhhett sings songs ranging
l numbers of operatic magnitude
J » svmphony orchestra to
pie love songs. Elsa Alsen. dra
■fhe'lmportant Reason
icATS and oik are not digested
W like starches or proteins, they
lust first be emulsified in the
Sody before they can be utilized
Bs nourishment
ICOTT'S EMULSION
ft cure rod-liver oil scientifically
fcna&i/’/ed-prepared for easy
tSiacac s
tw;SSS &
5cett ’* EmuUion. t fV
Claims Air Record
Assr-riated Press Photo
Mrs. Betty Lund. 19, student filer,
claimed the women’s barrel roll
record after doing 67 rolls at Miami,
matic soprano, a women’s chorus
and a large male chorus are other
elaborate musical details of the
Russian drama.
QUEEN
Kids, here's what you have been
looking for! A big matinee at the
Queen Theatre Saturday morning
at ten o’clock. Of course, if mother
or daddy wants to come along, they
can enjoy all the fun for only 15
cents. All children will be given a
sack of candy. Easter Eggs and the
show will be the second chapter of
• Tartan The Tiger”, a cartoon com
edy. "Koko Beats Time” and Marion
Davies' latest comedy, entitled “Ma
rianne”. In the cast supporting Miss
Davies are Oscar Shaw. Robert
Castle, Robert Ames and Mack
Swain. The admission for children
will be ten cents but this show is
specially for them and they will be
entertained and taken care of by
the management, so parents, give
the kiddies a dime and let them
have some real fun. Don't forget;
ten o’clock. Free Easter Eggs and
a Big 8how at the Queen Theatre
tomorrow morning. _
j Today in Congress
tBy The Associated Press'
Senate:
Continue Muscle Shoals debate.
Lobby committee questions Chair
man llaskob of the Democratic Na
tional committee.
House:
Banking committee resumes bank
ing investigation.
Senate:
Considered tariff bill.
House:
Judiciary committee considered
Wickersham proposals to strength
en prohibition enforcement but took
no action.
San Benito Society .
(Continued From Page Seven)
at the home of Mrs. Sam Foster.
Several interesting entertainment
features were enjoyed during the
afternoon. Members of the club in
clude Mesdames H. P. Moyer. N.
Cowden. Mason. R A. Chenoweth,
W. A. McFadden, W. 8. Kellogg,
Sarah Manning. Gardner Housel,
Cook. Helen Moore. E. H. Brunson,
E. J. Bohner. Mary Pfeiffer. C. M.
Wells and Richard Worth and Miss
Amy Vivian.
• * •
SILK STOCKING
CLUB MEETS
Thursday Mrs. Fred Wedegart
ner's Luncheon bridge arranged for
members of the Silk Stocking Club,
was one of the pleasant events of
the week. After luncheon at the
Valley Waffle Shop, the members |
assembled for an interesting series
of games.
The high score favor was pre
sented to Mrs. Edgar Welch at the
close of playing while Mrs. Harry
A. Dinkleman of Chicago received
the guest prize. Mrs. Gordon Llewel
lyn will be hostess at the next meet
ing of the club.
• • •
PERSONALS
Mrs. George Campbell Is In Cucro
visiting her sister, who is ill.
Miss Mary Thacker has returned
from the Mercy Hospital in Browns
ville. where she underwent a minor
operation.
Mrs. L. L. Pittman of San BvVito
is resting well after being operated
on Saturday morning at Mercy
Hospital in Brownsville.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Patchin and
Sydney Joplin started Sunday on a
motor trip to Oilton. Okla. Mr. Pat
chin and Sidney will return to San
Antonio after about a week, while
Mrs. Patchin will visit relatives in
Oilton for a month or longer.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Henry an
nounce the arrival of a son born
March 29th. He has been named
Robert Preston.
Santa Rosa
MISS WIRTH ENTERTAINS
HONORING GUEST
Monday evening Miss Winetb
Wirth entertained in her home with
five tables of bridge the honor
guest being her cousin Rose Wirth
who is visiting here from New Or
leans, La.
Roses and larkspurs were placed
about the card rooms and the table
decorations and tallies were at
tractively carried out in spring col
ors. After a number of bridge
games were enjoyed the hostess
served chocolate ice cream in
tiny flowers pot with a dainty
flower placed on top to resemble a
pot plant.
Mrs. Carl Rickport held high
score and was presented with a
lovely scarf. Mrs. Henry Baurman
received a dainty corsage with
handkerchief to match w-hile the
guest of honor received a beautiful
box of stationary.
Those present were: Madames
Snyder, Reckport, Bauman, Ritchey,
Wagner Wirth. Misses Bernice
Foster, Henry Gregg. Ruth Reed.
i Vashti Blume. Nina Winston. Lady**
Nolan, Louise Nolan from Santa
Rosa.
Mesdames Brittian. L. O. Har
grove and *2. Davis from La Ferla,
Misses Vilot Olson. Joe Anna Pape
and Mabel Baker from Weslaco
and Miss Beulah Walk from Mer
cedes.
• • •
JOINT HOSTESSES
AT BRIDGE PARTY
Misses Nolan and Whitson were
Joint hostesses Saturday afternoon
when they entertained with a four
table bridge party at the home of
Mrs. T. Bost on the Parker road.
The rooms were made very pretty
with decorations of roses, lilies and
larkspurs. At the end of the games
the hostess served a delicious salad
course to Mesdames C. Richport
C. Snyder. J. Wirth. P. Leister. J.
Wagner, R. Ritchey, Misses Henriola
Gregg, Ruth Reed, Willa Belle
Fleng, Vashitl Blume, Bernice
Poster and Minette Wirth.
Miss Ruth Reed, won high score
and Henriola Gregg held low.
ft. Mission t \
MOORES CLUB
HOSTS
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Moore were
hosts at bridge when they enter
tained the members of the Friday
Night bridge club at their home on
East 11th street.
Out of club guests at the three
table affair included Miss Grace
Kepford, Vernon B. Hill and Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Spaulding.
• • •
DELPHIAN CHAPTER
HAS MEETING
The Delphian Chapter held the
regular bi-monthly meeting on
Friday afternoon last at the Meth
odist church basement, with Mrs.
Esther Ferguson leader.
“Giotto and His Age” was the
“art” topic for the meeting, with
Mrs. Ferguson giving “Giotto and
His Career,” followed by Mrs. Jewell
Hill who gave “His Work and His
School” Mrs. W. R. Parrish dis
cussing the artist’s life from the
viewpoint of Ruskin, the title of
her paper being “Ruskin's Estimate
of Giotto, his Life and Time.”
Mrs. S. M. Duffie spoke on the
“Progress of Art.” Mrs. Moulden
Smith on 'Giotto's Quality as an
Artist,” Mrs. Wolverton being next
on the program with “A study of
Pictures from the Arena’s Chapel,”
and “From the Church of Assifi”
by Mrs. George Agnew.
A general discussion of the entire
program followed, all members of
group taking a part in this, after
which the topics for the next meet
ing were assigned.
• • •
MRS. BT'RNTTT
HOSTESS
The Tuesday afternoon bridge
club met at the home of Mrs. T.
R. Burnett with a two-table per
sonnel. Mrs. R. N. Smith was high
score winner.
Out of club guests Included Mrs
R. N. Smith. Mrs. J. D. Moore, Jr.,
and Mrs. E. V. SprowL
• • •
GREEN-YELLOW CHOSEN
THEME FOR DINNER
The Misses Fleta Mimms and
Florence Butler entertained with
a dinner on Saturday evening hon
oring Mrs. C D. Epprlght and Mrs.
Thelma Clayton.
The floral decorations were in
green and ve'.low, with a handsome
Passes 100%
rrtjDw Ja
_TTi -wirvuiJm
center decoration of lovely flowers,
the color scheme also being used
In the service and dinner.
• • •
GROUP ENTERTAINED
AT SHELDON HOME
A very enjoyable time was had
by a number of young people when
on Thursday evening they were
guests at ths Sheldon home near
Sam Fordyce. A chicken fry was
enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lem
burg were chaperones.
Those Included in the affair were
Misses Margaret May, Aileen Gid
eon. Mary Ferguson. Arah Gray,
Beatrice Curtiss, Helen Duncan.
Iris Volz and June Mayberry; also
Harry Park h Hi, Gunter Johnson,
Thomas Robertson. H. Miller. Paul
Ewing. Paul Dnulap, Scott Graham,
Gerald Deckci.
AUXILIARY HOST AT
SURPRISE SUPPER
The members of the Firemen's
Auxiliary gave a surprise for the
volunteer fire department members
Monday evening, at their head
quarters in the club house. A large
crowd was in attendance, including
the members of the junior fire de
partment and their guests.
Mrs. J. H. I«ehman. president, was
assisted by the Mesdames Ross
Mracus. J. W Albertson and R. E.
Krueger. Mrs. Krueger being chair
man of the entertainment commit
tee.
• • •
PERSONALS
Mrs. Proctor, mother of Mrs.
Martin Hansen, is visiting at the
home of her son-in-law and family
here.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Stephens were
here from H.vrlinger. over the week
end. at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. R. Stephens.
"Shine" Mason of McAllen whs
a business visitor in this city Mon
dav.
Miss Sarah Louise Bixl°r came
In from Houston this Thursday
mroning. and will remain until Sun
day evening visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joaiah
Bixler here.
Judge Wolfram is here from
Zapata, and is engaged in the tak
ing of the school census here.
Mrs. R. C- Lowry returned Tues
day morning from a business trip
to San Antonio and other points.
Mrs. Ivan Treat of Birmingham.
Ala., arrived last Thursday for a
visit with her mother, Mrs. Olaf
Anderson.
Mrs. H. E. Smith returned last
Monday morning from Houston,
where she went principally to at
tend the P. E O. convention, being
a delegate from the local chapter
here. She spent several days visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Rector Mas
on. former citizens of Mission.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guerin and
daughter. Mrs. Esther Ferguson,
who with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Ewers
went to Monterrey and Saltillo with
the Weslaco Chamber of Commerce
expedition, returned last week from
their trip.
John W. Kirkpatrick, county
agent, was here from Edinburg on
business last Monday.
Mrs. R. E. Walrath, her son and
daughter and nurse, are here from
Albany. New York, spending some
time at the J. D. Grossman home
Mrs. Nell Dawson has returned
from Texarkana, this state, where
she has been spending several weeks
with her sister. Mrs. Russell Grater
and family.
Mrs. S. Splaw returned from San
Antonio Sunday.
Mr* R. C. Webb and hgr daugh
ter. Mrs. Den Daboval are here
from their home in Rayne. La., for
a visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dade Heister and Mrs. T. A. Webb.
Mrs. Mela.icon and Miss Lessie
Harrison were in Rio Grande City
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ewing and
son are leaving Mission for Har
lingen the last of the week. Mrs.
Sanitary Fish and
MEAT MARKET
9th and Elizabeth St.
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY
Chuck Roast
p*',b'.20c
Stew Meat
p-ib.1 Sc
«•.25c
SEA FOODS - OYSTERS OUR
SPECIALTY
PHONE 1370
Phone Call Orders Promptly Delivered
*
Sanitary Fish and
MEAT MARKET
*
9tK and Elizabeth' St.
Ewing has accepted the position of
secretary of the chamber of com
merce there.
Mrs. T. B. Sammons and Mrs. T.
C. Gill are In San Antonio this
week, attending a meeting of the
Presbyterlal.
WHITE HATS
To clean white felt hat* or white
straw ones, try very, very fine sand
paper and then art gum. Do not
wait until the hat becomes too
grimy. Take each spot off as it
comes.
HAUSMAN
Hardware Co.
1128 Elizabeth St. Phone 66
Brownsville, Texas
SATURDAY SPECIALS
GLASS PITCHERS
3 Quart Size.49c
GLASS WATER SETS
6 Glasses and Pitcher
Plain, set.59c
NuRose, set.74c
—.....
ICE TEA GLASSES
Heavy, set of 6. —. 49c
Wonderful Values in Ivory
Enamelware
DRINK MORE MILK AND
KEEP WELL!
What
GRADE “A”
Milk Means
r Grade *‘A” on the label of a mill?
bottle means that the milk has
passed the certain strict, uniform
tests prescribed by Federal, State,
County and City laws. This is what
our pure milk contains:
1. Proteins—builders of
strong, firm muscles
and tissue cells;
2. Carbohydrate*—
source of heat and en
ergy;
3. Fat*—v.*hich store up
energy and strength;
4. Minerals—for mak
ing bones straight and
strong, teeth hard and
white, blood red and
pure;
5. Vitamins—which'
build vigor and act as
a disease preventive;
6. Water—which gives
fluidity to blood, brings
nourishment to tissues,
aids gland secretions
and carries off waste
material.
Milk contains ALL of
these.
Grade “A” Milk
Dealers Association

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