Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-26
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as they expected him to do Saturday
night, he hoped over to a ranch 80
emiles from Tampico TO spend the
night.
Mr.. Lindbergh is the only man
privileged to cross borders of ma
tions without reporting to customs
Inspectors.
SO Sunday afternoon, right after
lunch, he hoped off from the
Rancho Naranja near Tampico, and
popped down on friends at San an
tonic at 3:ie o'clock.
He had leisurely dinner at the
home of some army officers.
And it wasn't until midnight Sun
day that the newspapers learned
exactly where Mr.. Lindbcrgh was.
CORRESPONDENTS in Browns
vile for the New York Herald
Tribune were kept busy telephoning
calls from New York City.
Likewise the New York Daily
News wanted something on wherever
Lindbergh was.
As did the Associated Press, New
York office.
And Chicago papers, including the
Tribune and tho Herald Examiner
were yelling over the telephone for
photographs Of Lindbergh "on his
arrival in Brownsville" and pictures
of his cracked machine.
During all Of which time the
colonel was calmly summing himself
on the vcranda Of Casa Buckley at
Rancho Narsnja.
ALL OF WHICH resulted from
Ahe fact that Mr.. Lindbergh did not
hnounce, on leaving Tampico, that
he was going 10 visit a ranch and
! rot returning 70 the United States,
at least on that flight.
\ Il was assumed at Tampico, no
doubr, that he was cnroutc TO the
border. n natural assumption indeed.
A dispatch from Tampico Satur-
day night announced tho apparent
return to the border. And a report
that "a plano was seen in the skies
south Of Brownsville about $3.50
Saturday night, fitting ID with his
departure, started a new Lindbergh
sensation.
BY THE WAY. that wasn't the
first time that Brownsville flyers
have searched for Lindy.
Nearly a year ago, when he made
his WashingtonMexico City flight
and was reported missing, Browns
Vile instituted n search.
Did the same yesterday.
And will do SO again when the !
welfare of Colonel Lindbcrgh is a !
little uncertain.
INCIDENTALLY, interest in flying /
was at a higher pitch in Brownsville !
Sunday than ever before.
Visitors from all over the Valley
at the Brownsville municipal field. |
A half dozen planes stayed in the
air most of the day, some Of them |
carrying passengers.
Scores Of automobiles parked |
around the grounds and nearby |
highways.
Estimated that five hundred ears !
visited the field during the day.
Some plan should be arranged TO /
zkeep children safely away from the
Vrunways.
Airplane motors ~ operation. I
whilo plano is standing still, are 1
dangerous things. Propeller blades |
running so fast they arc not alto /
gether visible. A child playing !
could easily run against ono.
THE BROWNSVILLE Municipal |
Airport. still some distance from
completion, is becoming a scene of
flying activity.
Several visiting planes arrived az
the field Saturday. enroute to Mex
leo or here on business.
As the field becomes better Known,
rs flying for business and other
nurposcs becomes more general
moro airplancs will avail them
<elyes Of the Brownsville municipal
Held.
4 In the meantime there is mucn
u,rk 70 be done. Lighting arrange
nents to be perfected, drainage to
Ne made more efficient. the office
ard residence buildings to be COM
pleted.
And. incidentally. the great hangar
= already is becoming too small g
Accommodate the business. 1t can
are for some seven machines. II
II are not large.
LOWER RIO GRANDE Valley
tid-Winter Fair will open on Tues
Jay.
Many new features promise TO at
,r,rt tho scores OF thousands of
visitors expected to attend.
There will be agricultural and IN
auxtriaI exhibits. racing. contests Of /
s.,rious sorts, entertainment in the /
auditorium.
The fair has been developed 70 the I
lit where il has become a real 4
institution in the Valley.
weather permitting, the largest
...sndauce in the history Of the fsir
3 looked for.
rev Valley citizen should set
"a. M least one day or evening /
iuring the week to attend. ]