Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-08
N EvADA TREASURER ARREST
I'm O UR
VALLEY

IN ASSURING the public that
here is no danger for New orleans
result of the Mississippi flood,
oionel Robert Ewing Of the New
Orleans States announces casually
hht we'll drillers searching for wa
pr went through fifteen hundred
eet Of soil that is richer than the
poll of the Nile
Arthur Brisbane, Hearst writer.
fkes note Of Colonel Ewing's state
hnt.
Some Of these days somebody is
going to bring to Mr.. Brisbane's at
tention the fact that not only has
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Of
Texas some fifteen hundred feet ~
rich soil beneath il. but that this
section is busily engaged in making
that soil produce according TO this
(rtility.
challenged the Niles fertility claims.
but the only "kick-back' was po-
lite note from the Egyptian minister
NJ Washington thanking US for
bringing the fact to his attention.
And not let's rant about some Of
the things Nature does
Floods built the delta Of the Rio
Grande.
Floods built the delta Of the Miss
issippi.
TODAY Is MOTHERS Day.
Wear white rose If mother has
gone 10 her reward.
Wear red rose if she is still
with you-and thank your lucky
stars that you still have her.
THF LAST ISSUE Of the Mission
Enterprise was gotten out by boys
OF Mission.
II was part Of Missions Boys
program.
And some Of the writers for the
knterpPiEe were r. W. Halsteaa, Jr.a
Howard Nixon. editor in chief: Noel
i.angham. Patricio j. Mendez, Bill
Bothan. managing editor: Ray Bra
+ sher city editor: Harry Keifer. Bill
Cannon. James Weisman. Cecil Epp-
right. Sid Daniels. Albert strahlc,
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man. T. Il. Waite, Smoot Wigham.
! Frederick Peterson. Paul Strong.
Miguel Olivares. Joe Abrego Gil
berta Abrego Felix Gomez. Tom Sam
mons. Jr.. Jack Decker and Levi
Walker.
And they made a good Job Of H.
Up at San Benito the boys ran the
town for day. with Dick Toolan a.
His Honor. the mayor
At other points they were given
similar tasks.
FROM 1000 to 10000 persons from
1 the north bank of the Rio Grarde
visited Matamoros between 1 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon and 3 a. III. Fri
day,
Probably go per cent Of these were
In automobiles that crossed the in
ternational bridge
II was an unusual crowd. az course
Numerous howl, have been heard
from persons who said that IL took
from an hour and half to three
hours to get back across the bound
nry.
The delay vas due. Il appears. IVY
the necessity of customs inspection
and TO the collection Of bridge tolls
Probably n was too much 20 eX-
rect two Or three men to handle the
fifteen hundred ~ more cars that
crossed
Some civic organization. perhaps
the Chamber of Commerce OF both
Brownsviilc ard Matamoros should
see 70 II. before the event. that the
usual advance preparations are made
70 hFndlc such crowds.
Surely the heads ~ the customs
service and the bridge company will
see 60 il that advance preparations
are made II the fact that a crowd is
expected will ~ brought a. their all
fention.
Naturally everybody left the box.
ing match and the other attractions
At the same time. and all wanted 90
cross the bridge right now.
That's way crowds have about
them.
HARLlNGEN REPORTS something
ke $1,000 in postal receipts for the
onth Of April
That's crowdiug Brownsville for
Esst place. II Harlinccn keeps up the
ss Il has fixed for itself
Brownsville L. now running it,
as.office ~ rate - about $50 00o
year. HarlinTen's April figures
i've that city \ rate " about $4,000
year. The attainments ~ that
g.ie this year would give Har-
gen rank - first-class post
<. which Brownsville now holds
Mt ISAREL has twenty four
light and power service.
IS something novel Cor Point
which has been content 70 use
pr other light throughout its
nov rct power with which tu
motor fan ~ other electrical
nance.
Central Power s Light Com-
I, seeing 4 need for such service.
allied i small plant
Fhr hlgh power lime I~ nng n~Hrat
lContlnuec On Psge swo.J