Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-16
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planes to receive Lindbergh pictures.
coming on from Mexico City by air.
Most Of the news reel and news
photo concerns sent their airplanes
or representatives TO Brownsville.
One concern, the Metro Goldwyn-
Mayer, sent their plane to Laredo.
They advised their Mexico City
representative 20 deliver their pic
lures at Laredo.
Mexico City telegraphed back that
the route to Laredo was impractical,
and said TO send the M-G-M plane
70 Brownsville. In the meantime the
M-G-M flyer went TO Laredo He re-
ceived a message there telling him
20 hustle on to Brownsville.
And he came on TO Brownsville.
The route from Mexico City to the
border at Laredo is mountainous
throughout.
The route from Mexico City to
Brownsville is over a coastal plain.
Safer. A landing most anywhere.
A TOWN DOESN'T often start
life with a couple Of paved roads.
That was, however, the good for
tune OF the new town Of Los Fres-
nos, some ten miles north OF
Brownsville.
One road leads west to the state
highway, a. distance of about six
miles. Another road, now under
construction, lead south to Browns
Vile.
Later on. no doubt the east-west
pavement will be extended on to
Point Isabel.
These conditions, no doubt, moved
more than three thousand persons
into Los Fresnos Thursday to attend
the first auction sale of lots.
There was spirited bidding for
choice locations throughout the
day. and satisfactory bidding for
ether lots in the :ownste.
Los Frcsnos is so located that IL
Ia certain 10 develop a good sized
te~n.
ABOUT EIGHTY carloads OF
fruits and vegetables left the Val
ley for the markets Thursday.
That was a record day for this
time of the year. Never before in
its productive history has the VAL
ley shipped out so many carloads Of
stuff in n single day, before Christ
mas.
Indicates a heavier demand for
Valley produce. and perhaps a bet
ter distributing system.
The rate Of shipping, in compari-
son with last year. forecasts a rec
ord-breaking year for the Valley. il
all things including markets.
weather and productioh-eontinue
equal.
COUNTY ANNOUNCES completion
cf north loop"
That's the motor road that con-
meets Harlingen and San Benito on
the west with Rio Hondo on the
east.
II affords a twenty-odd mile drive
without the necessity OF doubling
back.
Start from San Benito. Go TO Rio
Hondo. Cross the Arroyo Colorado.
then west to Harlingen, then south
east TO san Benito.
Another such road will be avail
able soon in the south end Of the
county. That's the road that will
connect Brownsville with Los Fres-
nos thence west TO Barreda. thence
south over the state highway into
Brownsville Some thirty-one miles
on that drive.
A NEW AND DRY norther. bring
ing q minimum temperature in
Brownsville OF 40 degrees.
But the main thing, it's a dry
norther.
And rain needed.
SO far this year there has been a
total OF 20.20 inches Of rain. as
recorded at the Brownsville weather
station.
This is about eight inches under
the kverage-which means that the
soil is very dry.
Most Of the rain that has fallen
i this year. and recorded at the
Brownsville station. fell in the lat
ter part Of June and the first half
of July.
In spite Of the "drouth" vegetable
production is going ahead. with the
assistance Of irrigation.
This year proves the Valley 20 be
what IL claims 20 he-a semi-arid
section.
THEY SOLD KISSES AZ auction at
n charity dance in San Benito the
other night.
One young gallant. the first bid
der. carried his offer up 20 s..
The auctioneer Knocked il down 20
him at that figure.
He stepped forward 70 claim his
purchase.
A very pretty miss quite charm
irgly handed him n kiss--a candy
Hiss. ali nicely wrapped in paraffine-
dipped paper.
There was further bidding-but
not quite so spirited.