Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-25
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with the plaza, is closed.
In addition TO being closed. II y
rather torn up.
And it is being torn up for very
progressive reason.
That reason being that Matsmoros
j. paving Sixth street from the Ma
tional Lines track to the plaza,
distance OF about half a mile.
Sixth street is the principal thor
ourfare between the plaza and the
international bridges.
IL has bean literally graveled in
past years, but soon gets "rutty.'
Enterprising citizens and inter-
ssts made up a fund and will pay
cash on the barrel head for the
improvement.
IN MATAMoRoS there arc many
enterprising citizens.
Long ago Matamoros would have
had numerous improvements the city
IS doing without were it possible TO
find a market for bonds.
But that way is closed, because OF
the general condition Of the country.
However. the work being done
here and there. by public subscrip-
ton. indicates what the Mexican city
could and would do were the
nations credit as il should be.
Monterrey is a wonderfully we'll
paved city. So are Torreon. Duran
20. Aguascalientes. Tampico, San
( Luis Potosi and others.
And il is not easy for them 20
finance such undertakings.
RUTH ALEXANDER SHANNON q
Donna writes an interesting and
entertaining column in the Mercedes
News.
In the last issue Mrs. Shannon
Remarks that one thing is missing
in this national campaign. that thing
being the Hughes Special
That special was a train Of parlor
ears manned by group of New
York society and club women seeI-
ing to elect Hughes over Wilson,
back in 1916.
They went into the West, and,
Mrs. Shannon says, western women
have a way Of their own in making
a IN their minds, and they resented
I the invasion of Mrs. Oliver n +
Belmont ct al"
By which, II is assumed. Mrs.
shannon expresses herself as being
convinced that the women did the
voting for the men in 1916. Wasn't
IL in 1919 that woman suffrage be-
|, came law?
DID YOU tuns in on speaker
last night?
|. Didn't find ii necessary TO do very
much tuning to find one, did you?
Anywhere on the dial, between
and 10 o'clock, politi'al speech
Republican, democrat, or what
have you? And how?
Al Smith, in Boston Arena the
chief radio attraction for the eve
ming, and lesser lights, but import
kant ones. anywhere else on the oial.
n And politics from here on out
until and including the evening OF
! Novenber 5. when it'll probably be
! regular Tower Of Babel up on the
radio waves.
THE PALM is a fitting plant for
this section. But the advantage ard
beauty or shade trees should not DO
overlooked.
There are plenty Of shade trees
that do we'll in this climate. Among
k~hem the ash. the tepeguale and
several others.
Note some Of those wonderful
trees along the olmito lake banks.
Visitors from other climes arc
charmed by the palms. But when
thcv remain here for some time they
berin TO miss tho big shade trees
"buck home
For that reason there should be
shade trees. and plenty Of them. Fnt
them in the parks. Transplant GOOD
sized ones, II necessary.
Palms need not be overlooked.
Tbere should be plenty Of them. But
lets not forget that shade is much
wanted.
THE VALLEY has an exhibit at
"a South Texas Industrial EXPOSE
ion at Houston this week.
q. {. Richardson Of Brownsville
has gone TO Houston TO attend the
.vb;bit. Later other Valley CHI m
\ her ~ commerce men will give time
!. attendance. Richardson returning.
The managers of the exposition
,rticipate that it will be visited by
u.srlv half a million persons.
Last year there we're some ooo'-
coo And interest is growing. they
declare.
BOARD OF ARMY ENIlNEE ; at
u.sbington issue an order calling
-. survey of proposed ship channel
ssor, brownsville to Brazos Santiago
pass. ~ -, aor
nnarvision Of Major Fox, district /
engineer at Galveston.
All since there already arc har-
-. engineers at Point Isabel. 1t is
- .rr,sd the work will be started
xithout delay.
The channel may have its turning
t. "a the east of FL Jardin. or
-,x be somewhere else in that