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Shop Economically at the Valley’s Bargain Counter-Herald Want A ANNOUNCEMENTS We Have It Phone 1400 MORRIS LUMBER COMPANY 8 Travel Opportunities McALLEN, REYNOSA BUS DADiY SCHEDULE Leaves Leaves McAllen Reynoea 8:30 am. 7:30 a m 10:00 a m. 9:00 a m 12:00 p m 11:00 a m :00 p m 1:00 p m 8:00 p m. 5:00 p m 4:00 p m 8:00 p m 8:00 p m 7:00 p. m Special bus from Reynoea Sat urday and Sunday 10:30 p m BUS. SERVICES UNION BUS LINES Fast bonded Buses. Leaving Har lingen 6:30 a m and 3 p m dally Arrives San Antonio 1:15 p m and 9:45 p m San Antonio 83.50— I as 88JO—Abilene 88J5—Austin 85.10—Chicago 821.40 — St. Louis 817 90 Madison Hotel, phone 405. Harlingen; Miller hotel, Browns ville; Corte Hotel, phone 70. Wes laco; McAllen, phone 32; San Benito, phone 234; Raymondville. phone A 6 Personal STOMACH ULCER Gas Pains, In digestion victims, why suffer? For quick relief get a free sam ple of Udga. a doctor’s prescrip tion at McKay's Pharmacy. J-104 BUS SERVICES 22 Beauty Shops 1C AND A R PARRA Beaaty Shop. phone 742. 235 Adams. Hair set 15c: manicure. 25c: *2.00 oil per . manents. *1.00; *3.50 permanents *2.75 or two for *5.00 J-108 MOTHER’S DAY Spe«‘al — Cre quignole. Spiral or Combination waves. *1.95 up. Amaya’s Beauty Shop. 1235 Adams. Phone 1605 J-90 BEN V. PROCTER Consulting Engineer Preliminary Investigations. Detail Plans and Construction Supervision Examinations and Reports 615 11th 8t Phone 151 BROWNSVILLE Hayden Hays Contracting & Repairs PLUMBING AND ELECTRIC Phone S» - Brownsville 28 Moriaf Truck*—Storage - - - — AUSTIN TRANSFER CO, Ml Levee Moving and crating. Phone 421. U68 — MASON TRANSFER CO. Contractors for Missouri Pacific •»ick up and delivery service H»nHng of All Kinds 6th & FRONTON - PHONE 138 Packing of All Kinds s 3( t% Cook’s 21st Anniversary ^ AINT SALE WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY, APRIL 29th In co-operation with the Cook Paint and Varnish Company, who this year celebrate their 21st an niversary. we are offering amazing low prices on first quality Cook paint products. Get your spring paints NOW and save real money! SPECIAL! Attractive, unpainted Wall Shelf Attractively made of clean plywood, 9” wide, 1.2” high, 5” deep, all ready to paint in your favorite color. You’ll want at least one! * SAVE to 30% H. H. Hardin 10th & Fronton Phone 880 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS SIDE GLANCES - - - George Clark ... .. 111 ....‘ "Now, I don't expect you to teach her to dance like PavJowa in the first few lessons.” I AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE NAME YOUR OWN PRICE > Which One of the Cars Listed P.elow Do You Want and What Are You Willing to Pay For It? We are giving below a fairly good description of these cars, leaving the price open. Before deciding what you would pay for the car of your choice, come see it and drive it and make us an offer. 1929 Studebaker President Sedan. Six wire wheels, original finish, in good condition. This car is a clean job throughout. 4 new tires. 35 license. Priced at $350.00— What will you give for it? 1930 Ford Tudor. 35 license, new paint and seat covers, good tires, mechanically good. A regular $225.00 seller .— What will you give for it? 1929 Packard Sedan. 4 new heavy duty tires, mechan ically perfect. 35 license paid. A real buy at $250.00 —What will you give for it? 1930 Chevrolet Sedan. good paint, clean uphoste 1 r y. good rubber. 35 license. Priced at $200.00 — What you give for it? 1929 Chevrolet Coach, body In excellent condition, new seat covers, new paint. 35 license. Regularly priced at $175—How much? 1929—Ford House Car, suitable for tnps to the beach, or for hunting trips. Mech anically in excellent condi tion. 35 license paid. Worth $175 00—Make an offer? 1929 Buick Sedan, excellent paint, perfect mechanical condition. upho6telry very clean. 35 license paid — How much? 1929 Studebaker Dictator Sedan, new paint, clean uphoatelry, good tires. 35 license paid. A good buy at $125.00— What will you give for it? 1929 Ford Light Truck, body is Ideal for either hunting or fishing trips, good tires. 3& license. Easily worth $125.00— But what will you offer? 1927 Buick Sedan, a car that has always had excellent care and in exceptional condition A bargain at $95.00— Make an offer? 1928 Hudson Sedan, in good condition, many miles of transportation still in this car. Priced at $75.00—What will you give? NOTE that the listed prices above are exactly the same as our previous advertiseme n t s. They have not been raised. CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH Brownsville Motor Co. BUS. SERVICES 32 Printing—Office Sup. ADVERTISING Calendars for er ery purpose for 1936. Bishop's Print Shop, Phone 438. J-85 34 Inaurence White & Sutherland | Life — Fire - Casualty Insuranc PHONE 417 State National Bank Bldg. WOOD & DODD INSURANCE SURETY BONDS Phone 100 407 . 11th Street - - - - -.-.--.— INSURANCE BONDS W. B. CLINT Phone 6 J. S. Ford & Sons Insurance of every kind Phone 1129 304 State National Bank Bklg. AUTOMOTIVE 10 Antoa for Salo PHONE 66 PHONE 66 USED CARS 1930 Chevrolet Coupe... $75.00 1933 Chevrolet coupe, good paint and tires. 1933 Chevrolet town sedan 1932 V-8 Pord coach with trunk. 1930 Buick 6-wheel coupe 1927 Pord 4-door sedan 77 model Chrysler roadster 1930 Pord town sedan 1933 Chevrolet 4-door sedan Wells Motor Co. 10th and Washington Sts. Bulck-Pontlac Dealers PHONE 66 PHONE 66 AUTOMOTIVE 10 Auto* For Sale CHEVROLET DEALER'S USED CAR BARGAINS 1933 Ford Tudor Sedan. 1931 Chevrolet Coach 1931 Chevrolet 6-wheel Sedan. 1927 Cadillac Coupe 1933 Chevrolet Sedan 1927 Buick Sedan 1930 Chevrolet Coach with trunk. 1929 Buick Sedan 1930 Chevrolet Pickup Seaman Chevrolet Co. 5th and Elizabeth PHONE 1111 USED CARS With Plenty of UNUSED MILEAGE 1932 Ford 4-cylin0er Tudor 1932 Chevrolet Coach 1933 Ford DeLuxe Tudor 1933 Ford Regular Fordor 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery 1930 Ford Coupe Patteson Motor Co. 927 Elizabeth Phone 888 14 Auto Repairs and Paint SPRING IS HERE Let us Refinish your car— Ford - Chevrolet - Plymouth Seaman Chevrolet Co. 5th and Elisabeth PHONE 1111 GET OUR PRICES “Washing. Greasing. Battery Charging. Repairs to til makes of cars. Paul Jones, Service Mgr. TOM STEVENSON CO. , 1237 Levee Phone 232 A FORTY CENT twenty - word Classified ad in the Sunday Her-, aid will go before M.000 readers.1 EMPLOYMENT 35 Help Wanted—Male ” GOVERNMENT Immigration Pa trol Inspector Examination at Brownsville about May 22 Surt. $150 month. Men only, age 21 to 36. Common education sufficient. We can help you qualify. Write Immediately. Instruction Bu reau, 198-1, St. Louis. Mo. J-125 37 Salesmen—Agents SALESMEN—At last opportunity make $25 daily plus monthly bon us. Copyrighted death monument certificate. Benefits at ccet. No oompetion. Great American Union. Bowie, Texas. J-120 SALESMEN WANTED Saxet Life Insurance Co. Sherman Building. Corpus Christ!. Texas. Send information. Name . Address . 42 Auto Loons AUTO LOANS Lowest Rate in the Valley Hutson Brothers 709 W. Harriron Phone 781 HARLINGEN INSTRUCTION BROWNSVILLE Examinatiom. Im migrant Patrol Inspector. Appli cations close May 4. Men 21-36. Start $1800 year. Steady work. Common education sufficient. Full particulars FREE. Write immed iately. Franklin Institute, Dept. I07Y, Rochester, N. Y. J-118 LIVESTOCK SO Poultry - Supplies BABY CHICKS Highest quality, hatched from blood-tested flocks, in our commer cial incubator. Price, $7 AO per hundred. Custom hatching set ev er}- Saturday W. R. Jackson Feed and Seed Store 1036 Washington — Phone 887 RACING HOMERS—Best of blood and proven breeders. Old birds and squabs A. J. Whitaker. 18th and Arthur. J-113 CHOICE MILK fed broilers: select eggs Homer Fitch, Phone 17, West 7th and St. Francis. J-102 MERCHANDISE 52 Household Goods FOB SALE: Household furniture. Phone 79-W., No. 6 Poinsett* Place, Brownsville. 54 For Sale, Miscellaneous FANS—New fan stock for sale or rent. Hargis Electric, 836 Eliz azeth. phone 823. J-64 " I EASY FINANCING for Remodeling And - New Construction Eagle Pass Lumber Company 1117 Monroe — Phone 607 We Specialize in REBLOCKING Knitted Woolen and Boucle Dresses amo Dry Cliah ihq Col. t*c PHONE 1 MERCHANDISE 57 Lbr. and Bldg. Material We Co-operate With YOU In Financing Your Building On Easy Payments John F. Grant Lbr. Co. B. F. HARDIN. Mgr. 8th and Fronton — Phone 251 60 S«eda-Planta-Flowera PLANT Zinnias. Marigolds, Peri winkles, etc. for late Spring and early summer flowers. Groves and Co., 11th and Adams. J-90 BOSES, beautiful raam Many »• "ietlee and colors Pick your choice right from the garden. Only 25c dozen. Corner Ring gold and 18th SL J-29 RENTALS 63 Apartments NEL-ROY Apartments, newly dee orated, $20.00 and up. All bills ! paid. J-86 FURNISHED Apartment, water and gas paid. Fitch Apartments Phone 17. VAN SICLEN—Furnished apart ment; Frigidaire, garage; all bills paid; price reasonable. Phone 183. J-93 NEW-5-BOOM furnished apart ment; City conveniences; fruit and vegetables. Three miles out 14th St., turn right, first house. A. C. Capron. J-66 SAN CARLOS Apartments—Bed rooms and apartments; private or community baths. J. F. Dixon, Mgr. J-121 5 • ROOM Furnished apartment. $20 00. 442 8. E. Levee. Phone 578. J-54 64 Rooms ROOM wtth garage. West Browns ville. Phone Mrs. Hasell 872. J-110 WELL FURNISHED cod bedroom. private home, for gentlemen or business woman. 233 8t. Charles, phone 1370. J-121 Fairy Tale Stepchild HORIZONTAL I A stepdaughtei who had (lass shoes. 9 Kind of theater. 10 To emulate. 11 To peruse. 12 Starting bar. 14 Lump of butter. 15 Kinds. 16 You and me 17 Light brown 18 Newly marrlec girl 20 Facts studi ously concealet 25 To slash. 26 Ready 28 Moldings. 29 She had two mean - sisters. 80 Sinned. 32 They tried to prevent her going to the 34 To scatter. 35 More courteoui 37 To observe. 38 Form of "be " • |yyi| [TiMi^iqisiPioioiNi 39 Subsisted. 1.40 Soft mass 42 Street. 43 To drink dog fashion. 44 One in cards. 46 Pistol. 48 Paradise. 50 Nocturnal animal. 52 Female horse. 54 She was the family - (pi). l55 She lost a glass - at the ball. VERTICAL 1 Main body of a thing 2 Thoughts. 2 Tidy. 4 Old garment. 5 Type standard. 6 Opposite of odd. 7 Organ secret ing bile. S To ogle. 12 To loan. 13 Wrath. 15 Pace. 17 Journey. 18 Shed blood. 1# English title. 20 Let it stand. 21 Court. 22 To steal. 23 Ages. 24 Glased clay blocks. 2$ Stalk. 27 She married the 29 Gazed fixedly. 30 Aurora. 31 Form of moisture. 33 Part of alphabet. 35 Soft food. 38 Tatter. 39 The fairy had a 41 Moist. 43 Rumanian coin. 44 Affirmative votes. 45 Being. 47 Spigot. 49 Doctor. 50 Pronoun. 51 Dye. S3 Musical note. RENTALS 65 Houses MODERN Unfurnished € - room house. West Brownsville. Apply 1131 E. Levee. J-78 DAVIS COURTS: 4-room furnish - ed. modem cottage for rent. 2nd St. Charles, 8. El J-126 FOR RENT—My residence 1413 Lakeside Blvd., West Brownsville. 7 rooms, 2 baths, sleeping porch, servants’ quarters, garage, and some furniture. Address Wm 8. West or Phone 600. J-94 UNFURNISHED 4-room house. 914 West St. Charles, $10.00 month. Texas Bafik & Trust Co. J-119 LITTLE CLASSIFIED ADS tn the Brownsville Herald pay big div idends. Read ana us* mem regu larly and profit REAL ESTATE MONEY TALKS $2,000.00 buys modern 5-room house textone finished inside. newly painted outside, with garage, on comer lot and on pavement. Small cash payment; balance like rent. $3,250.00 buys cool modem 5-room house and garage well located on pavement in Lo6 Ebanos. Textone finished inside and newly painted outside. Small cash payment; bal ance easy terms. $4,500.00 buys a good combination home and rental proposition now paying over $75.00 per month be sides furnishing living quarters for caretaker or owner. Can be made to pay more. $1,500.00 cash; bal ance easy terms, 6% Interest. S. C. Graham & Company Arcade Bldg. — Phone 179 Brownsville. Texas REAL ESTATE REAL BARGAINS In holm ha» ranches, city lota Twenty-six years in Valley. Reliable service. John Gregg, 752 Washington Bt, Phone 1197. J-Sf LOAN COMPANY offers several residences at less than original mortgage. T. A. Kinder* A tty, Mali )y Bldg J-M 70 Houses For Salt BUT FROM OWNER—A nice hew* In the City of Mercedes, now an oil town. Owner, R. L. Streck fus. Mercedes, Texas. J-108 71 Lota For Sale FOR 9 ALE—Two acres Loo Estates; equivalent to eight $600.00. R. C. Robertson, 1050. J-: 74 For Salo or Trada ‘WILL TRADE beautiful $7" lakeside home In Olmlto, school, for home in Brownsville. Building stucco finished, attrac tive grounds, gas. water, all other conveniences. In writing pleasa describe Brownsville property* Write box J-97 Herald. 76 Wanted to Buy WANTED—5 to 15 acre* good irri gated land, on or near pavement* Improved cr unimproved. Give location, description, price. Box 1158. San Benito. J-ll? WANTED Homes - Farms - Acreage Investment Property Home Agency Company 413 Merchants National Bank Bldg. PHONE 224 CHIP COLLINS’ ADVENTURES__By JACK KOFOED and JACK WILHELM 0oSTer, WoiuS, OUTlAWtP lEAGOtfv COMES To &RAXTON IN ANSWER. TO A PAICEP vVliRE That h\s SONf Suctc. IS ILL. $OK\E0OOy ^ WELL,COACH AHP REASON foR Sending \ Chip will help us. That wire,0oOC. JUST) i've Sent forTheia TO GET ME HEP-E. /VsTO COME HERE., and let People Kthev can Know SooR. FATHER A KEEP WAS IN A scandal!! ] A NO,SON..IT'LL Ruin < SECRET. SOU AT BRAVTOsL/—y— THERE'S eUCV^NOWXOAsCft. |MOTHKT \\A.N WITH HtVU. JOHNNV 0EEN trv/ng To find wou I rnn\ II /SINCE THE.V THREW VOU OUT ) i LOQL'.:M-p BA.se.8Aui-. » c*m help y N*-\N<'^oo clear, vour. naaa«l.3 MICKEY MOUSE * B* VV Jt Di,n*y ' ______!-_ . -, 7^ ICKEV PlNDS OUT THAT PEd- Lets owns the garbage disposal plant THAT IS Gvpins the Taxpayers through CORRUPT politicians! / »AN, IN PETE'S > ITS A HUNDRED THAT GARBAGE rrS IN THERE an' AGREEMENT ABOUT GRAFT HE PAYS J _ _trr\o i-rf jr all we need is to 1 PUBLISH THOSE IN THE PAPER AND THE FlCMTjS OVER/ ^ THEV COULDNT ALIBI THAT KIND OP » />7^VIDKNC^