STATEMENT IN
SLAYING CASE
DENIAL MADE
Witness Tells How He
Let Auto Run Over
Embankment With
Body In It
COLEMAN, Sept. 20. (JPJ-The de
fense rested in Louis Reis’ murder
trial Friday after a number of Tal
pa witnesses testified Fred Brcwn,
Coleman county rancher in whose
killing Reis allegedly was involved,
was of “dangerous and violent char
acter.-'
Sheriff Mills and Deputy George
Rooery were called as rebuttal wit
nesses for the state to testily con
cerning a Statement Reis had made
to District Attorney A. O Newman
Ihursoay Reis repudiated most oi
the statement.
Sheriii Mina and the deputy said
they did not hear District Attor
ney Newman promise to *et the “de
fendant go home" u he wouul mane
the statement. W. C. Katchft, ban
Angeio paice chief, testified he was
In the office of Newman wnen Reis
made the statement and that New
man made no promises. He said
Newman informed the deiendant
any statement made might be used
•gainst him in trial of the case.
Reis testified that money found
by officers in his father's garage
was given to him by Brown at Val
era the Tuesday be.ore the killing.
He said he threw a pair of gloves
and an iron pipe into Home Creek
because he had “no further use for
them.'' He could not swear the pipe
was the one with which Brown was
killed. The gloves were worn, he
said, to keep from being fingerprint,
ed.
He testified he drove the Brown
car with the body of Brown to Black
well Hill, put it in gear, stepped from
the car and let it run over an em
bankment
Afterward, he said, he and Wood
went from Blackwell Hill to his home
near T&lpa and he changed clothes,
throwing a pair of trouters Ina well
on his father's farm the next morn
ing. The killing occurred May 3.
Reis denied most of a statement
made to District Attorney A. O.
Newman May 5. saving “it was just
part of his story”
‘BECKY SHARP’ AT CAPITOL
Miriam Hopkins in the technicolor production “Becky Sharp” with a
great all-star supporting cast, showing Friday and Saturday at the
Capitol, Brownsville. Also on the program the Dionne Quintuplets in
'Going on Two Years".
Movie Sidelights
QUEEN
In “The Dawn Rider," showing
Friday and Saturday at the Queen
Theatre. John Wayne adds another
smash hit to his already long list by
his hard-riding, two-listed lights
against odds and his daring feats.
John Wayne returns to his home
town after a long absence, only to
find that his father has been lulled
a few minutes before by bandits.
Wayne rides in pursuit oi the killers,
but is shot from his horse in the en
suing gun battle. The robbers escape
and John crawls back to his pal
Ben’s cabin, where he is nursed back
to health by Ben’s sweetheart, Alice
Gordon. John decides to take the law
into his own hands to avenge the
death of his father.
From this gripping situation the
plot of "The Dawn Rider” plunges
John Wayne into a series of danger
ous crises. The thrilling climax has
seldom been equaled in western pic
tures.
CAPITOL
It was to the inner circles of Lon
dons high society that Thackeray’s
ambitions and intriguing heroine
aspired. Therefore it is with the
Mayfair elite that "Becky Sharp.”
showing Friday and Saturday at the
LET’S GO!
L To the Giant Show!
!l| A $6.60 musical comedy on
Y the screen! Stars of ra
dio, screen, stage! Song
hits galore! Girls! Howls!
1 Thrills! Romance! Spec
l tacle!
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— EXTRA —
POPEYE
The Sailor
NEWS
Vww—— i ■■■'— ■
MIDNITE PREVIEW SATURDAY
SUNDAY f I
MONDAY
Today and Saturday
Aft Dazzling Aft a
Hollywood Premiere!
i With a screen full of stars . . . and
a story that's loaded with lilting
lyric . . . romance and rhythm.
nu u«Y
ROBERT TRTLOR
► ELEANOR POWELL
UNA NERRET
XOTB: Continuous showing (Friday-Saturday-Sunday and Mon
day from 1:9© to 11:00 P. M.I—ADMISSION PRICES: Matinee
(1:©0—6:00 P. M.) except Sunday; Children—10c: Adults—25c;
Sunday (Matinee and Evening Children—10c; Adults, Balcony—
tSc Main Floor—35c. *
,U5«ky" j»SUa™owd'1*Wrth. the
Mg? ‘JjcSS&J
Crawley, her husbancL Sir Cedric
Hardwlcke is Th®ck€rsy's faxrou^
menace, the Marquis of Steyne. Nigel
Bruce is Joseph Sediey. Frances Dec
is his lovable sister. Amelia. Alison
Skipworth is Miss Crawley.
Yesterday they were eleven. To
morrow?’ 8X8 bUt eiitl Wh8t U t0~
m Th^ is the question which ever
gomstefoie^soldlersof^TI^I^
of the* desert featuring Victor Mc
Laglen, Boris Karloff. Reginald
Denny. Wallace Ford and others of a
powerful cast, fire picture is showr
ingWd^atthe DlttmdnththdaS
oasis in which they are miking their
last heroic stand. To move beyond
the fringe of sheltering palms is to
-.— 11
|,SAW B1N I TO
TODAY JX., I
*An EPIC NOVEL.. I
I kAh EPIC PICTURE/
I CLHRK
GABLE
JACK 10 NOONS
CALL OF,
I THE WILD
HI with
ton ITT A YOUNG JACK OAKIt
A HatMJOWIN Karttanna DaMlUA
MICKEY MOUSE
In TECHNICOLOR
VARIETY — NEWS
Ruo
THEATRE
LA FER1A
Independent Home Owned Theatre
— FRIDAY —
“Living on
Volvof”
Kay Francis
. The Big Night
—* SATURDAY —
GARY COOPER
“The Virginian”
— SUNDAY —
I Premier Valley
Showing
■CALL OF THE WILD’
Jack Oakie, Loretta Young and Clark Gable strike “pay dirt" in 20th
Century's “Call of the Wild’’ showing Friday and Saturday at the
Rlvoli Theatre, San Benito.
- - - - ------- -- -- ---
RIVER RIVALS WIN FILM LAUGHS
What happens when one great American humorist meets another great
American humorist? In Fox Film's ' Steamboat Round the Bend 1 this
situation is bringing gales of laughter as Will Rogers and Irvin Cobb
match wits and wiles as rival steamboat captains on the old romantic
Mississippi. Showing Sunday and Monday at the Capitol. Brownsville.
meet destruction, swift and terrible.
Heat, hunger and uncertainty tor
ture them as they await their doom.
Some face the end with laughing gal
lantry. speaking of part loves and
gay adventures Others grow sullen
and restive, while the reason of one
totters to leave him a patheUc. but
noble, madman. And always the cir
cle of saber marked sand mounds
within the oasis grows.
RIVOLI, SAN BENITO
Americas last frontier is gone—
but not forgotten. A vital, moving
record of its two-fisted heroics, its
wild turmoil, is preserved for post
erity in celluloid. The Klondike—
Skagway—Dawoon—the last geogra.
: phical landmarks of a vanishing
.»rentier live again on the screen in
30th Century’s ‘Call of the Wild,"
which began a two day engagement
at the Rivoli Theatre in San Benito.
Friday with Clarke Gable. Loretta
Young and Jack Oakie in the lead
ing roles.
Gable is seen as a swashbuckling
prospector who meets a young San
Francisco society beauty, played by
Loretta Young, cn the trail.
Jack Oakie supplies the comedy
1 relief as Gable’s wise-cracking
buddy, while also prominently cast
are Frank Conrov, Reginald Owen.
Katherine deMille. Sidney Toler and
"Buck, the new dog star.
ARCADIA. HARLINGEN
The headline stars of stage, screen
and radio are presented theatre
goers' In the new romantic musical,
j “Broadway Melody of 1936, showing
! Friday and Saturday at the Ar
cadia theatre in Harlingen.
Headed by Jack Benny, number
one hero of the air waves, the cast
of noted entertainers includes:
Eleanor Powell, the "world’s great
est feminine tap dancer;” Robert
Taylor, Hollywood's most rapidly
rising luminary; popular Una Mer
kel; June Knight, stage and screen
favorite; Nick Long. Jr„ world-fa
mous acrobatic dancer; Vilma and
Buddy Ebsen, Broadway stage fa
vorites; Robert Wildhack, the "snore
specialist,” who created a sensation
on the stage and repeated his success
on radio; Prances Langford, radio's
songbird, and Harry Stcckwell, New
York singer famous on both stage
and an the air.
Food Handlers Must
Have Blood Tested
(Special to Tha Herald)
HERL1NGEN. Sept. 20. — Food
handlers here must undergo blood
tests as a result of an amendment to
the city health ordinance passed
this week. The amendment was
recommended by the medical society.
The quarterly report of the cham
ber of commerce presented by Mgr.
A. L. Brooks was approved.
Stanley Bliss, architect, suggest
ed that a bronze plaque with names
of the present commissioners replace
the old plaque on the auditorium
which is being rebuilt, but no action
| was taken on this suggestion.
Troop School Reopen*
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO, Sept. 20.-V.he Re
serve officers troop school will re
open Wednesday night at the cham
ber of commerce, according to Maj.
Harry M. Carroll, instructor. The
troop school has been recessed for
two months.
KIDS . . Help Find “Pluto”
at the PARD DOG SHOW . .
Front Jitney Junrle Saturday
'lorn* 9*3t • • • •
Do*
Collar
For
-Pluto”
Then march with
“PLUTO” to the
Mickey Moose Clnba
Meeting . . . 10:30
Special Show
and Initiation . , •
of Plato
Admission. Se
IX ACTION
John Wayne in “The Dawn Rid
er”. the feature picture Friday
and Saturday at the Queen Thea
tre. Brownsville. Also the new
serial “The Miracle Rider star
ring Tom Mix.
_
Dr. Kaplan Leaves
For Army Service
Dr H. J. Kaplan, who has be n
practicing medicine in Brownsville
I or the past several months, has
been commissicned in the medical
corps of the United States army.
Dr. Kaplan has left for Fort Sim
Houston to report for duty. He was
a lieutenant in the reserve. Mrs
Kaplan and their young son expect
I to join him at Fort Sam Houston
later.
The Boy Scouts won’t have their
jamboree in Washington, but they'll
be sure of having their health at
home.
MIDNITE
SHOW
Saturday Nite 11:30
KAY
FRANCIS
‘THE GOOSE
AND THE
GANDER’
with
George Brent
Claire Dodd
Ralph Forbea
Attend the Midnlte
Shows
Blttmam
— TONIGHT —
“The Lott Patrol”
With Victor McLaflen
Boris Karloff
Hearts that Bum for Women on
the Burninf Sands of Hell
Columbia Comedy
Admission.We
[ devours doughnuts by dozen I
Sid Silvers takes the edge off his appetite by devouring a couple of
dozen doughnuts while Jack Benny and Una Merkel watch with dis
dain in this scene from Metro-Ooldwyn-Mayer's musical. Broadway
Melody of 1936", showing Sunday and Monday with special midnlte
preview Saturday at the Rivoli Theatre, San Benito.
County Treasurer
Returns From Trip
Mrs. Muy Moses, Cameron coun
ty treasurer, has returned from a
vacation of three weeks, in which she
Included a trip to the famous cav
erns at Calsbad, New Mexico. The
trip was made by automobile, and
Mrs. Moses was accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. J. E- Terrell of San
Antonia
“The more I saw of ether parts of
the country, the more I appreciated
our Valley," Mrs. Moses said. ‘There
is no comparable development any
where. and I believe it is much more
pleasant in summer climate."
TODAY and SATURDAY
am 1 ik
Ajflf !;§? k i I I * # * I t^L
15 Weeks of
Thrills . .
Starts With a 1
Reel Featare
And . ..
John Wayne in
“THE DAWN RTDER”
And the last Chapter
“Mystery Mour.iain”
And Cartoon
Ford Agency Opened
By La Feria Men
« Social to The HemHl
LA run A. Sept. 20—A number
of the 1935 model Ford V-8 cars
are now on display In the show
room of the new Ford sub-agency
located m the building formerly
occupied by the Knight-Whippet
company. The new concern Is under
the management of Walter Orot
zinger. assisted by Bob Anderson
An automobile repair and paint
shop will be operated In connection
with the agency by Grotzinger and
Anderson, .who are both experienced
mechanics.
Adult Education
JClatae* to Begin
pedal to Tbs Herald!
GEN, Sept. 20. — Various
classes in adult education will begin
Friday n’ght when everyone over 1®
years of age may enroll for Spanish
and other counts. .
Various subjects will be taugh*
according to the demand. Spanish
classes will be held at the high .
school and general education classes I
at Alamo (West Ward! school. ■
The only expense to students will
be writing mate rial____
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Of MAMA. MMMON.
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Sunday and Monday
hjagdi
TODAY
and Saturday
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NOW1
A Miracle of Beautyl
The first full length picture in
jQvtiuf COLOR
Th# omoz>”9 l»o»y Of th*
ca'»l'«« chomtr who ro*o
from fho mud of o bonl#fi«Id
-'BECKY
SHARP'
FIANCES DEE CEDMC MAKDW1CSE /
ALISON SBIFWOKTH KtUI SOME
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EXTRA
A Complete 2
Reel Fes tare
IlThe DIONNE QUINTUPLETS in
♦‘GOING ON TWO YEARS” j
Theatre, Brownsville
FRIDAY
and Saturday
Sept. 20 Sk 21
Starts 15 Weeks of
Thrills
, TOM
Tn His First Great Thrill Serial
Me MIRACLE RIDER’
WITH
The Wonder Hone fe*
Whom Too All Know £
, Plus the Big Action Western Feature
JOHN WAYNE in “THE DAWN RIDER”
see _ ^ ——s>
The Last
Chanter of
“Mystery Mountain"
— And —
The first Two Chapters (5 Reels
of “MIRACLE RIDER"
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