Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-21
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GIFTS and NOVELTIES.

ton Of Ollie James nomination speech III
the Democratic convention, defeated Miss
Cleo Dawson Of the Mission high school
Miss Esther Heacock of Edinburg defeated
Mi-. Margaret West of Brownsville IN the
Junior girls defamation.
Homer Ferguson of LaFeria won for
Cameron county in the sonior boys declam-
alton against Orrin Mitchell of Donna. In
the Junior boys defamation joe Collins on
San Benito defeated Eugene Schwarz of
Mercedes.
In the debating contest, which closed the
program, Marvin Knowles and Fulton Dye
OF San Benito were beaten on their af-
firmative Stand on the question "Re~olved,
THAT all revonue for the support of gov
eminent. both local state and national, be
derived from a single tax on land values
only Olin Scroggin and Miller Arm
strong. Jr.. of the Mission winning two Of
the three judges votes.
Last nights program was opened with
an invocation by DIR. George MacDougall,
rector of the Church Of the Advent. Fol-
lowing the Invocation a chorus Of high
school BOYS lead by Miss Anita Kowalski
sang. an DAYS Of Old. When Knights Were
Bold During the intermission between
the defamation and debate, Miss Evelyn
Bennett sang, "The Land of the Sky Blue
Waters following this with a pretty little
love song.
Both Ilidalgo and Cameron county root
ing squads were out in full strength and
when the winners of the different events
were announced. filled the room with their
cheers and class wells. On behalf of the
the Learners Club, Miss Anna Kelly. Ii
'brarian. presented 10 Miss Georgia Dancy.
winner of the girls defamation n copy Of
Professor Lomax' Book Of Texas"
". +. Jourdan. district director general,
Announced last night that Amadeo Cavazos.
"a Brownsville high school pupil was one Of
the successful contestants in theme writ
ing and hat his theme had been forward
ed Ia the state university to enter into the
state contest.
Track entylntS were:
owen Combe. Brownsville; Cadar Wor-
ley. San Benito: Walter Savage, i. J. s.;
Peter Alamia, Edinburg; Clarence Biegs.
Brownsville; George Cheever. McAllen /;
Richard IIeacock. Edinburg; Emilio Lon
|goria. Brownsville: Calvin Huff, Lvford
Robert Clover. San Benito; Carl Weller.
Brownsville; Fulton Dye, San Benito; Otis
Peaks. Brownsville; Pedro Cortez, Browns
Vile; Joe Tronty. McAllen: Aldred Randall,
Brownsville; G. Drake, San Benito: Ray
Ferguson, Mission: Robert Savage, II. :. j..
Edwin Keen. Lyford Jno. Walton, Browns
vile: II. Dye. San Benito: Ray Landry,
Mission: Joe Barreda, Brownsville: joe
Powell. McAllen; ID. h. Clint, Brownsville
Layton Haley. Brownsville; Walter Melch.
Mission: II. Bodenheimer. McAllen; Fay
Fixes. Mercedes; Ira Dunlap. Mission /:
Leon Ilinkley, Brownsville: j. Scief. San
Bcnito; George Osborn. McAllen; Paul
Reichert. p. :. j.; Joe Nivier. Brownsville
OILS Bigg-, Brownsville; Warren Willard,
ILyford: Robert Gains. u. :. j.; Paul Raed-
er. Harrington; Willard Garmour, Lyford:
II. Thayer. San Benito: Robert Snow. Ly-
ford: Floyd Moore, i. :. j.: l.. Weaver.
IItrlingen; Homer Gains. II. :. j.: Joe &C.
lava. Brownsville; Webster Jones, Meal
len; Lou Piper. n. =. j.; II. Chri-tner. Mer-
.cedes; \. Nillareal. Brownsville; Pedro
.Cortez, Brownsville: Alberto Reyner.
E%dinburg; Chas. Smith. McAllen: Nicely
Newman. Mercedes: &. Fixes, Mercedes: A..
Rendon. Brownsville; NJ. Guzman, Browns
vile.