Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-28
FINAL
EDITION
I'M OUR


UP AT PHARR there is a school
or MsNcan girls.
II is one IF the early educational
stitutions of the Valley.
1T "a under the direction q the
ethodist church.
Recently the school undertook 10
Instruct a new building.
After work was started IL was
found that the type of building se-
lected was a violation Of the local
fire ordinances.
Then il was decided To change tho
type of construction 20 brick.
But $4,000 was the increased cost
and the amount was not available-
and the building was sorely needed
Pharr citizens, interested in the
~elfare of the school. set about n
ae what could be done.
One man went up TO see A. y
aker. al Edinburg.
Mr.. Baker heard the story. but
tdn't need persuasion He is n
Methodist. As IA Mrs. Baker.
Pharr Sun. Miss Georgia Swanson,
head Of the institute. received
check from Mrs. Baker for $4,000
The new building will be erected.
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TIE UNITED STATES official
building in Brownsville, housing the
postofficc. United States Court. cus-
toms headquarters. and q few other
offices. was constructed N the early
nineties-
II is now about forty years Of
arc.
Its walls ARE Urathrrheaten. Sew
eral years ago s2o0oo was spent on
improvements. But they were wholly
inadequate.
The courtroom IS ten small The
grand jury rooms are tiny affairs.
The Railways are impossible during
court terms.
Various facilities. built for the
needs of the early nineties- have
long since gone Ont ef date.
NOW IS THE TINE for the cham
her Of commerce 10 investigate the
federal building situation with a
view a. remodclinE ard enlarginE
the building az else To secure a new
building
Senator Norris Sheppard some
years ago endeayored q secure a
100000 structure for Brownsville.
Perhaps that effort could Re re-
newed.
An assistant postmaster general
will be in San Antonio IN few
days. Perhaps he could he induced
Ia come 10 Brownsville ~ inspect
the building and quarters here.
MATAMOROS authorities award 4
contract for paving Sixth street
from the National Lines ~ Mexico
railroad tracks 20 the main piaza.
A committee of business men has
been appointed "a handle the ,oi-
lection of the ten cent road tax
collected al the Matamoros end of
the Gateway bridge, and also to
handle automobile license receipts
The two funds. with other contri-
buttons. will dcfray the expense ri
the paving. which viii he $4,000
Recently the city has been pro-
Noting a movement for building Of
cement sidewalks along Sixth street
- the plaza.
That work is progressing sats-
factorily.
DR. ERNEST NJ. FROTHRO. head
w the Cameron county health unit
Dr. ". y. Sri,ey. Brownsville health
officer. and Dr. +. H. Walsworth.
city health officer of HarlnEen. are
cooperating in n DAIRY COW plan.
Point "a shortage of milk IN the
Cameron county cities.
Working on a rlan ~ which farm
ers of small acreage may acquire
dairy COWS.
That would help tp increase the
coanty's WELD ". milk and cream and
ether dairy products.
IN tions Of Hdalgo county ard
IA VII county there already has
zen considerable promotion Of
s.airying.
Al numerous points one may find
receptscles for the collection Of
milk. which goes 20 creameries ard
large dairies.
Supervised dairirs insure good
milk Good milk. first class milk. is
very essential for all communities.
THERE'S A NOISE cn the out