Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-23
IN OUR
VALLEY

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j about the passing of the rapaya
fruit during the late spell of weather.
We never could go into squeals of de-
light over the thought of the stuff as
a breakfast food, others to the con,
trary notwithstanding. If we'll, we pre-
fer limburger cheese; if ailing, castor
Oil will do.
The first issue Of Robert A. Jeffreys'
product, the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Magazine" is everything the publisher
promised it would be.
A copy has reached The Herald The
initial issue is entitled the Citrus Ed-
tion," and it contains articles by Harry
L. Sexton, Sidney l.. Hardin, V. N. Lott,
w. II. Olin, Louis II. Alsmeyer, j. w.
Kirkpatrick, and Magda Leigh-all but
the last Valley residents, with thor
ough knowledge of the subjects they
have handled.
The magazine is II by Is inches in
size. The cover is Of heavy book paper.
illustrated and an excellent grade Of
stock is used for the inside pages.
The magazine will be issued monthly.
at rs cents per copy. Its headquarters
are at Mission, and the printing is be-
ing done by the Mission Times, with
which Mr.. Jeffreys has been connected
for many years.
Mr.. Jeffreys has outlined brilliant
program for his magazine. We. join
with the Valley press in welcoming his
product into the field, and wish it good
luck.
When one reads the cold weather re-
ports in papers at Houston and points
further north, he is convinced that there
are far worse discomforts than any that
might have been felt in the Valley. For
instance, The Houston Chronicle of
Saturday evening says:
Houston faced real crisis when the
sleet blizzard broke over the city. Ev'
cry public facility early registered a
partial or total failure. First there was
q failure of the heat and light and
power; then there was the failure of the
water supply because the electric pumps
failed to do their duty. Then there was
failure of trolley transportation.
1.-The morning after" was worse, The
Chronicle continued. "Folks who had
drained radiators 10 keep them from
freezing, glibly started the motors Then
they found the city's water supply had
registered aonther of a series of fail
ures. With no water to wash their
faces, none to prepare coffee or break
fast, and none for smoking radiators,
there was Just one expedient left. This
was to get pick and shovel and tackle
the sleet in the backyard or on the front
steps.
"Dignified gentlemen were thus en-
gagged at various and sundry places on
the morning after the great December
sleet storm in Houston. Sleet, over
gas stove, will melt into water But
there was no gas. So there was no
water for faces and hands, coffee, ra-
diators and other things"
Yes, we are quite convinced" amt
lifa grand" in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
Congressman John N. Garner of this
district has introduced a bill in congress
seeking a permit for the Valley Bridge
Company to construct a bridge acrosA
the Rio Grande in the vicinity of Hi
dalgo, Tex, south Of McAlen.
II is understood that such permit
slre ady has been granted by the Mex
lean congress. The building of a bridge
in that section is just another indica-
tion of the progress being made in re-
Iations with Mexico. Fourteen years
ago when the bridge at Brownsville was
built, this structure seemed ample for
all time TO come. But, things are diff
ferent now. This bridge, if built, will
he the only one between Brownsville and
Laredo-and the fifth point to have
bridge over the border stream. the 9TH
ers being at Eagle Pass and FL Paso.
They are going to have a horseshoe
pitching tournament at McAllen Satur-
day. Prizes nevcrything. Quoits en-
thusiasts from every part of the Valley
will be there. The championship of the
Valley is to be decided.
McAllen was 10 become affiliated with
the state association of horseshoe pitch
ing clubs; at least. that's the announced
ambition Of Joe Hammerly. said to be
the clubs 'book of rules" Hammerly
will also be Marshal of the Day." says
the McAllen Monitor.
Prominent among the contestants will
be. Herman Stidell, John Gernantz. Frank
Mettlock and ]. W. Dorland of Edin-
burg, Messrs. Soleleather and Downs
from Weslaco, and Colburn and Som
mers Of Alamo. McAlcnites who are
locking forward to the event, says the
Monitor. include S. P. Metzger, Joe
Beatty, E. j. Hammerly Ga chip off the
old block) j. H. Harding, William Hard
ing, Bert Robbins, W. r. Jackson. Roy
Lohr, George Allen, Dad" McCanna and
Mr. Roundy.
Evidently horseshoe pitching has come
into its own in the upper part of the
Valley.