Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-24
ATTENDANCE
EXPECTED TO
BREAK RECORD
Exhibits Pronounced
Best Ever Assem-
bled; Pt. Isabel Girl
Will Be Queen

HARLINGEN. Nov. 24.-The VAL
ley's greatest annual event-the Md
Winter Fair-opened at Harlingen nc
noon Thursday. with every indication
that attendance records for the open
ing day would be broken.
The crowds began TO arrive during
the early morning hours. and BY noon
traffic in the city was almost
blocked. Thousands of visitors from
Valley cities and communities and
additional thousands from outside
points, combined % form one of the
largest crowds ever assembled i'm the
Valley.
Throughout Wednesday night the
fair ground was IN scene of fevnriHh
activity. Community and other cx-
hibits. which started TO arrive We'd
nesday afternoon, were coming into
the fair grounds NJ all hours or the
night. Squads OF workmen. super
| viEed by exhibitors, were still work
ing throughout the morning hours.
arranging the most comprehensive
exhibit W Valley resources ever as
sembled.
Practically all leading communities
| In the Valley are represented with
exhibits, and the grounds are a-riow
with rolorful arrays of citrus fruit.
| palms, flowers, the dark verdurc og
citrus trees, and "a never-ending ara
ray uf Valley products. Flags stream
ers, decorated cars, all add 70 the
colorful scene which greeted tho
throngs when the gates were finally
thrown open.
The Loos Carnival shows which
will be one of the feature attrac-
tions, completed their ~set-up" We'd
nesday night. and were ready for the
| opening. Hundreds of hawkcrs of
every description have applied for
concessions, and the itinnrant bal
loon venders, hot dog artists and all
others of that cult were early in evil
dence.
Will Present Queen
Miss Isabel Pattee, of Point Isabel.
who has been selected rs Queen of
the Valley, will be presented mt H
o'clock tonight. and the presentation
will be followed By the Queens Ball
nt the Rees-W Wil-Mond hotel. The
ball will be one or the most elaborate
affairs OF the kind ever staged i'm the
Valley.
The name OF the queen was not d.
vulRed until Thursday afternoon, and
there was much speculation aa tO
who had been selected. Miss Pnttea
iS the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. H.
vi. Pattee. Point Isabel residents.
II Announcement was made Thursday
morning that the automobile races,
scheduled for the afternoon. had
been called off. and that the biz fen-
ture or the afternoon would be the
football game between the Schriener
Institute team cf KerrviIl0 and tho
Junior College BYoncs of EdinbuFg.
Bob teams arrived in Harlinrnn
Thursday morning. and close game
II expected
Pageant Friday
One Of the big features of the fair,
the pageant. 1.-The Coming of tho
Blue-honnpt." will br staged Friday
evening. and four races are on the
card for the afternoon entertainment.
Purses aRRreratinF &a5D have been
put up. Friday is also press day, and
the Texas Editorial Association will
be guests of the fair management
The annual parade. which this
year will feature "QurtEHl. ihe fmiK
gcd" of the Aztecs, ~ scheduled for
$3.50 Saturday afternoon. and tho
pageant, "The Coming nf the Blue
bonnet" viii also be staged. Prac-
ticnlly nll Valley cities with ha rnp4
resented wv the parade with floats.
each carrying out The Aztec theme.
The queens float will hn thu moss
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