Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-06-24
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HE demand continues brisk for
the big edition of The Herald.
printed on May l6. lass. But the
upply is nil.
Orders have come to The Herald
from the most surprising places, indi-
|cating the continuing spread Of in
formation about the edition. A
most impressive feature of the
edition was the wealth Of information
Sc fcn<aiaed, covering every phase of
actwity in the Valley, with n con-
servation and balance that at once
Struck the thoughtful.
A recent order for copies of the
edition was received from a bond
and investment house of San Fran
-isco, Calf, which asked for ten
opies of the issue.
A concern in Kansas City recently
asked for 500 copies of the edition.
batter having seen one. Unfortunately
this order could not be filled, since
the supply had run down TO a bare
ew copies.
And only ten copies Of the edition
are left.
The United States Weather Bureau
Of Brownsville, in charge of Meteor
)logist Schnurbusch. yesterday gave
an excellent demonstration Of the
value of its new river forecast serv-
&C.
About o'clock in the afternoon
/ ne station received telegram from
ionterrey. Mexico, advising Of a
even-inch rainfall there during the
lay.
Such a rain in the Monterrey
nountains Is certain TO pour
arge volume of water into the San
Juan river, quickly. The San Juan
pours into the Rio Grande, near Rio
Grande City.
The weather bureau telephoned the
'eport to The Herald. The afternoon
,dition was still on the press. But
he information was considered so
important to residents of the Lower
Valley. that the press was stopped,
the story Put quickly into type, and
most points in the Valley had the
lews long before dark.
At Harrington. the women are inter
Ena various plans for the beauti-
of the city.
ssion arrangements are being
beautify a l5-acre plot of
acquired for the develop
a park.
Raymondville the civic COM
|of the Women's club has APP
committee TO draw plans
e Identification of the court
lawn. In addition to which
will promote the Identification
other parts of the town.
There have been four "first bales
of cotton this season. but the only
first bale that seems to have cashed
in on its arrival was that produced
bx~Lee Aiken of near Pharr.
This bale sold on the San An
tonio cotton exchange for $575.
The Harlingen bale brought $4ll in
Galveston. 1t was ginned by the
Farmers Gin Company. Of which
George Glover is the manager.
The bale. by the way, is the first
from the Valley ever auctioned on
the San Antonio exchange. the others
having all gone to Houston.
Aiken's ability to get his bale 10
San Antonio was due to n message
conveyed to him by The Brownsville
<Herald.
when the Donna bale on Monday
was rejected for auction by the Hous-
ton exchange because it was not con-
sidered merchantable bale. The Her
Wald called the Rio Grande Sun at
Pharr and asked that paper 10 ad-
Wise Mr.. Aiken Of the fact. Aiken
{ypreviously had baled $50 pounds of
cotton, about 200 pounds short of a
bale. Tie Sun notified George
Glover, who hustled up Aiken. with
the result that the bale went for
ward 70 SAP Antonio by auto early
yesterday.
No announcement Of the fact was
made until the bale had reached San
Antonio.
First bales" have now gone for
warn lEoM DuHtsi. AA"h
lingen, and Mercedes has one picked.
The cotton season seems to be oil
TO flying start in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley.
Another two 10 three weeks and
kinning will be in full swing, with
some eighty gins and some 10000
cotton pickers doing the work.
A delightful troupe is the David
Silva Concert Company. which Is
how showing ut the Queen theater in
this city.
Delightful because the organiza-
tion of some ten persons not only
is typically Spanish in its presenta-
tions, but they also have pleasing
voices and pleasing personality.
Their presentations consist OF
songs. Spanish dances and Spanish
Interpretations Of well known Am
erican melodies.
The David Silva company surely is
bne Of the most entertaining Spanish
troupes that has yet played to a