Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-20
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J UP AT LAREDO the Sisters of the
4 Incarnate Word are planning TO
build a large collega, at accommo-
date prospective pupils from Mexico
as well as the surrounding com
munity.
The closing Of the Catholic schools
m Mexico mas caused large num-
Der Of students 10 seek education in
schools in the United States
! Some time ago the Sisters of the
| lncarnate Word erected the first ~
\ veral buildings 10 comprise villa
Maria Academy, school for girls.
yThey proposed to build an admins
tration building 10 cost about Sl50,-
OOc. to form the center Of the pro-
Jceted group Of buildings.
Brownsville has n splendid group
kof public school buildings, and
4 Junior college at the ton.
The girls school would add ma
terially to the educational advan-
tages OF the city. and attract al
least a $50 or GOO girl students from
the outside.
WHY NOT HOGS:
The Lower Rio Crande Valley is
id to offer good opportunitics
Y raising healthy weighty pork
is there so little interest in
Pairying, too.
Some farmers have complained
bey could not get enough for their
am. Yet there are sections of
Valley whore they seem to ~
tng fairly well along this line.
Each is important to the diyersi-
Eation plan SO necessary in the
bwer Rio Grande Valley.
H. {. Peterson Of McAllcn thinks
IS can be made an important in-
Atry in the Valley.
10 and H. o. Banta of Paola.
ans. have shipped In a herd of Al
Kure bred Dnroe Jersey brood sows
= and nine purebred boars.
They are going to find out for
themselves if farmers in the Valley
are interested IN hogs They are
going to tell them how they can
\ achieve an interest.
Luck 10 'cm.
IN JUST ABOUT nine days attor-
heys for the Southern Pacific will be
arguing before the Interstate Com
merce Commission. or division ~
the commission. the reasons why the
Southern Pacific should b per
mitted 10 extend its line from IIar-
lngen to Brownsville.
The commission may raise the
question of the cost of effecting nm
entry into Brownsville. Il may point
out that the cost would b excessive
that il would to million or mil
4 lion and . half
' But comes Brownsville with the
announcement that right-of-way for
Terminals in Brownsville will cost
he Southern Pacific nothing. Which
will be an argument in behalf Of
the application.
That A. why q committee consist
ing Of Geargc nesha. Frank Lone.
! Joseph Webb and Il. n DalzclI IN
engaged in the task 81 obtaining op-
tions on righi-of-wa into the city
II reports satisfactory progress
and hopes TO have the matter closed
np by the last Of the week. in time
Nor ATTORNEYS 70 carry the inf0rma-
tion with them 10 Washington.
Ten blocks of ground are being
Sought. with one block facing on
/ Madison street. between Sixth and
Seventh. where il Il proposed To lo-
cate the passenger station.
SOME THIRTY students " four
nalism in the University 81 Okla-
homa have spent two days IN the
J Lower Rio Grandc Valley.
After seeing the Valley. they
kwound up their stay with Z trip ~
Point Isabel and the beach az Padre
sland. For more than half az them
was their first view of the ocean
Did they enjoy it, Ask them
llave you ever seen bunch ~ "
h. % year old Youngsters IN encr-
yretis action in the surfs
Yes. these boys are going 20 have
something 20 talk about when they
: get back home from their little
iaunt Is far south as Saltillo. down
in Coahuila.
HInALGO. PROPOSED southern
terminus Of the Southern Pacific
row having railroad connection
through the Spiderwch is planning
10 incorporate.
Evidently HidalEo. since bridge
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