Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-15
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MISS BETTY SIMPSON came into
Brownsville a few months ago. paid
a hurried visit to her folks who live
in FL Jardin-after which she re-
sumed her adventuresome way.
Miss Simpson has made up her
mind to see the world-and do 1t
afoot. She proposes to walk over
most of it.
The other day she popped up in
New York. bent upon becoming
stowaway upon some vessel sailing
for some foreign port.
OF course. the New York news
papers got hold of it. The Times
secured photograph of Miss Simp-
son. And she appeared in that pa
per's rotogravure section - Miss
Betty Simpson of Brownsville, Tex
as" they labeled her.
Miss Simpson is doing her share
to let the world know about Browns
vile. It's just another way OF ad-
vertising the city.
COLONEL WILLIAM T. Johnston.
commander at Fort Brown. did him
self and the garrison proud Tuesday
when the officers pavilion was
turned over to the ladies of the Val
ley Federation Of Women's Clubs for
a turkey dinner.
The entire facilities of the army
post were placed at the disposal OF
the more than two hundred dele
gates and visitors.
And we'll bet it was a dinner
worth going miles for.
METEOROLOGIST Schnurbusch
of the bureau in Brownsville in
formed US the other day and rather
accurately that the present norther
would bring US "a to 40 degree
weather.
Mr.. Schnurbusch has been dis
tressingly accurate. The weather
has done everything he said ii would
do. Mercury went down this morn
ing as low as 80. Which was still
three degrees removed from the
freezing point, and even though it had
gone to freezing. with the light
rains, there would have been no
material damage.
However. everyone will agree, we
feel sure, that the Valley is Just as
we'll pleased that there was no
freeze-so far.
THE RIvOLI," heralded as the
mos. beautiful theatre In South
TEXAS. has been opened in San Be-
nito.
San Benito last night turned out
almost en- massc to congratulate "a
Bradv and Brown White, who are
associated in the building enterprise,
while Mr.. Brady will operate the
theatre.
Architecturally and every other
way The Rivoli is an inspiration. IL
Is worthy San Benito and the Val
ley, and The Herald hastens to OIL
fer its best wishes.
WHEN B. c. FORBES came to
Ire Valley he promised that she
would give this section a great deal
Of publicity. He is doing just that.
Forbes Magazine for December 10
contains q three page illustrated ar
ticle on the Valley. II was written
by w. l.. Pendergraft, assistant
manager of the Brownsville Cham
bcr of Commerce. with an acccm-
panying paragraph by the editor Of
Forbes Magazine. Mr.. Forbes him
self.
The article is not overloaded. II is
boiled down story of the Valley.
II crowds facts into every line. and
lnce Forbes Magazine is business
.nan's magazine. il will he read by
many thousands of men who doubt
less know little Of the Valley. il they
have heard Of il at all.
The heading of the article tells a
renl story-"Amcrica's Market Bas-
ket-Horn- of Plenty is Long Horn
Of the Texas OF Today"
HERE is HOW Mr.. Forbes intro
duces the article: Amazing Growth
Those OF US who stay at home
cannot grasp the extent of develop
ment going on in certain parts Of
the United States. The editor of
Forbes travels much, but nowhere
has he seen more inspiring growth
than that in progress in Southern
Texas. Stretching from San An
tonic southwards is an agricultural
empire of untold potentialities. Ir-
rigation is turning this vast section
into the market-basket of America.
New towns are arising, solidly based.
Infant industries and larger indus
tries are springing into being. There
is as much railroad building in this
territory alone as there was prob
ably in the whole continent five
years ago. The accompanying ar
ticle is full of inspiring enlighten-'
ment."
SOON RADIO station KWWG,
Brownsville, will be talking to the
wide. wide world again, this time
from the top Of Hotel FL Jardin, at
this time the highest structure in
the Valley.
Above the hotel, sixty-foot radio
towers will tower still higher.
And a little later, the annual SER
vice OF broadcasting vegetable mar
ket reports will be started. for the
benefit Of Valley growers and ship
pers. Those who cannot get the re-
ports by radio will receive them
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