Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-27
I'm OUR
VALLEY

IT'S BEEN many years since
Brownsville has held n Fourth OF
July celebration.
This year seemed an auspicious
one for such an undertaking.
And Brownsville business men,
approached by chamber Of commerce
committees, contributed something
like $4,000, in amounts ranging from
Si00-contributed by Ike Bollack-
down to a few dollars.
The amount will insure fireworks
and other attractions, and it is pro-
posed that insofar as entertainment
Is concerned, the event will cost
spectators nothing.
The celebration will be in conjunc-
tion with the opening Of the new
international bridge Of the Gateway
Bridge company.
And Matamoros. also interested IN
the bridge, will join in the ceiebra-
tion.
THE TWELFTH United States
Cavalry, stationed on this border
with troops at Fort Brown ana Fort
~Ringgold, is observing Organization
day. It's the twcnty-seventh birth
day.
Polo games at Fort Brown We'd
nesday. Friday and Sunday
Field day at Fort Brown Thurs
day and horse show at Fort Brown
Friday.
With the principal social event
Saturday night.
The officers Of the Matamoros
garrison who are polo enthusiasts
will play in the polo games.
II is an annual event at fort
Brown. and If you have never seen
q good polo game, witnessed Held
day events, and if you are interested
in worthwhile horses. arrange 70
attend.
II will all be highly interesting.
~sCORE ONE for Texas grape
fruit" saws an Associated Press item
under n Houston dateline.
"Hevi I called for grapefruit
not en- overgrown orange break
faster shouted 20 Houston walt
ress.
a "That's grapefruit. sir. raised IN
.She Rio Grande Valley the waitress
told the guest. q delegate 70 the
democratic national convention
II don't know where the kio
crande Valley is, but ] know this
isn't grapefruit Grapefruit = Dit
ter and this Is sweet" was the re-
aply-
! Nfw&PzPER PAYROLL rObberies
are approaching too near the valley
"a be entirely comfortable, valley
newspapers feel.
With a report from San Antonio
that a payroll messenger for the can
Antonio Light was held up right at
the paper's door, and robbed oil
$6,7oo.
Now Valley newspapers are pre-
narinr TO call on the constabuiary
"a accompany their payrolls from
hank to office. Will feel much
safer.
RADIO FANS Of the lower coast
enuntrv who are looking 10 radio 70
eonnect them with the democratic
convention at Houston, are not en-
thused about the night sessions.
Thev point out that in the sum
rsr months reception in the low
attitudes is much better in daytime
than IL is in the night hours.
last night, for example, static In
..vference was so bad that few
v.sio users could tell what was 60
ing on in the convention hall. The
convention noise and the static to-
-sther made il impossible. except
that II big loud speaker was
available. that helped some.
DID YOU ever see an elephant
chained to a mesquite tree?
Foolish qustion, isn't it?
a But there's one IN Brownsville
Afhained to a mesquite rree-
ont Mt W. A. (Snake) Kings place.
ge's the elephant brought here re
rprtly in an express car, all by his
lonesome, except with trainer right
al hand.
He's chained 10 a mesquite tree
for want Of some better place TO
hold him.
And it's a pretty good sized mes
quite tree.
There's always someone at hand 70
see that the elephant is not angered.
Else some of Us might have a
thrill in observing an elephant trav-
cling around town with mesquite
tree dragging at his feet.
big TIM" MURPHY got his"
from a machine gun.
So says a news dispatch from
Chicago.
A couple of years ago big Tim"
wns in the Valley. at Brownsville.
he was considering connecting up
w;th a land deal. his idea being 70
rooInize some of his friends in this
section.
Later he abandoned the plan. At
which no regrets were expressed in
this section.
However. had "Big Tim" gotten
himself a farm in the Valley as he
bsd planned. probably he wouldn't
have been caught on his Chicago
lawn by a machine gun the barrel
~ which was pointed out the win
dow Of closed automobile.