Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-03
; R0bBER SUSPECT IS Identified
I'm OUR
VALLEY

FUR ONE REASON or another,
those West Tcxans-in the Brown
woodWichita Falls district, do not
seem overly anxious 10 hold their
meeting Of the all-state committee
on the water rights question.
A meeting was called for San An
tonic Monday. Just before it was
20 be held. announcement comes
from Wichita Falls that i is post
poned.
The Valley is strongly represent
d on the committee BY Frank Rob-
rtson Of San Benito. representing
she Valley water districts, and by
W. u. Anderson cf San Benito, rep
reserting the South Texas Chamber
OF Commerce.
The Valley is vitality interested in
all irrigation matters, because It has
more than three-fourths Of all the
irrigated acreage in Texas.
The question or water rights Is
one that will come up for serious
consideration before the South Tex
as Chamber of Commerce, when II
meets in Brownsville November IA
and IS.
THE INTRA-COASTAL Canal AS
sociation 81 Texas and Louisiana
gathered at Harlingen on Monday,
November z.
First days business session will
be held II Harlingen.
On second day there will be a
trip to Point Isabel and a luncheon
there, coming on to Brownsville for
a second business session and a
dinner in Matamoros.
From two hundred 70 three hun
dred delegates from points between
Brownsville and New Orleans are ex-
pected to attend, together with na-
tional inland waterway enthusiasts
and representatives in congress.
This will be the first time that
the canal association has met in the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
And. of course, the Valley will ex-
tend its usual cordial welcome.
THE HERALD performed n service
Tor a visitor
Which It was glad TO do.
He was unable 20 locate his
mother. who had preceded him here,
Telegrams TO her remained un-
called Tor. lie was badly worried.
The Herald carried a first page
story on his search, describing his
mother.
The ink was hardly dry on the pa
per when he received messages stat
ing that his mother had encountered
friends in Fl Jardin and was there
with them, awaiting his arrival.
MISSION DISTRICT is asking the
country for 100000 road bond
election.
Edinburg and Wcslaco districts,
already authorized, will each vote
shortly on issues, the first for $i,-
100000, the second for sS50.000.
Other districts are being formed.
The total promises 20 90 TO 81
100000 or $S.000.00.
Hidaigo county wants 70 be every
4 bit n well paved as Cameron has
already started out to be. And il
looks as IL II will he just that way
and not in the very distant future.
THE POSTOFFICE clerks in
Brownsville already are feeling the
effects or the fall season and the
approaching Christmas mail, they
declare.
"Mail 'cm early" one clerk urges,
Business j. riling up az the
Brownsville office, they say, and the
outgoing is every bit as big. il not
bigger. than The incoming.
A visitor noticed one particular
parcel. II was hollow building tile
from out at the Valley Clay pro-
dacts plant. II was not a Christmas
gift. however II was a messenger
seeking trade for the plant. In
other words, Il was n sample going
70 someone somewhere and urging
that someone 10 use Nalley-made tile
IN a building.
Anyway. now Is good time tc
start that EMAIL II Early" business
One Christmas parcel holly-dec-
oratod. already has reached the
Houston postofficc. marked do Not
Open Until Christmas" As il was ad-
dressed 10 a male being. IL probably
will net be opened until then.
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A RESIDENT calls UP The Herald
Go urge that someone see that a
huge pile ~ trash ont near the city
abnftoir be destroyed hy burning.
Points cut that 20 leave that pile
shcre nay have some adverse effect
on the grapefruit regulations.
However that may be. that pile OF
trash should he destroyed. I'm fact
Il should not be allowed TO accumu.
late. Brownsville residential sections
already pushed out through that
district and on beyond. People pas:
hv nnd see il. Creates a bad i'm
pression. Anything else unsightly
should not be permitted.
AMARILLO HAS had It's first
frost. Occurred Wednesday. Ten.
perature went down 10 sS.