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


one for such an undertaking.
And Brownsville business men,
approached by chamber Of commerce
committees, contributed something
II like $4,000, in amounts ranging from
S100-contributed by Ike Boliaek-
A down to a few dollars.
The amount will insure fireworks
81 and other attractions, and IT 10 pro-
N posed that insofar as entertainment
4 is concerned, the event Will cost
Spectators nothing.
The celebration will be in conjunc-
Il tion with the opening Of the new
&international bridge Of the Gateway
N N%ge company.
tshd Mstamoros, also interested IN
&c bridge, will join in the eelebra-
tion.
THE TWELFTH United States
Cavalry, stationed on this border
with troops at Fort Brown and Fort
Ringrold, - observing Organization
day. It's the twenty-seventh birth
day.
Polo games at Fort Brown wed
nesday, Friday and Sunday
Field day at Fort Brown Thurs
dav 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 fcrt
Brown, and II you have never seen
= good polo game, witnessed iieio
day events. and if you are interested
in worthwhile horses, arrange 10
attend.
II will all be highly interesting
~scoRE ONE for Texas grape
fr,;t - saws an Associated Press item
under N Houston dateline-
.Hevl I called for grapefruit
NOT an overgrown orange, preaA-
faster shouted to Houston walt
n aThat's grap apefruit, sir, raised IN
Fvke Rio Gra1de Valley, the waitress
fold tkes!lest. ,delegatS TO the
&Serocratic national convention.
aT don't know where the MO
c~,rde Valley in, but ] know TINS
80 rrapefruit. Grapefruit IS Dit
a. I'd this is sweet" was the re-
ply.
NEWSPAPER PAYROLL robberies
are approaching too near the ii va,,es
"a be entirely comfortaole' NSi's'
newspapers feel ;o
with a report from san Ah'on'O
n .hat 4 payroll messenger for tne gan
N Ar.orio Light was held up rignt az
a. raner's door, and robbed OF
N s6.7oo. rre-
Now Valley newspapers are Pr
III -.r;rv 40 call on the constaouiary
.ccompany their payrolls from
bank 70 office. VIII feel '"u0"
esfer.
pAnTo FANS OF the lower coast
..rv Who are looking to radio 10
-srt them with the democratic
~srvantion at Houston. are not en-
sSnssd about the night sessions
TL.v point out that in the sum
orths reception in the low
attitudes is much better IN oas TINS
han il is in the night nouls
last night. for example, statie m
reference was so bad tnat r."
s;o users could tell what was go
a. in the convention hall. Inc
~ ssvsrtiou noise and the static TO-
ss- made it impossible, except
-. Il 4 big loud speaker was
AVAILABLE, that helped some.
mn YOU ever see an elephant
II -.a;red 70 a mesquite tree!
Foolish qustion, isn't i? =,
N Rut there's one in srownsviile'
# -As;red to a mesquite tree.
Ont at W. A. (Snakel Kings place.
n Hs's the elephant brought here re
-.lv in an express car. all by his
,--asou,e. except with a trainer right
IA st hand.
us,s chained to mesquite tree
Gar want Of some better place %
h0.- Ard it's 9 pretty good sized mes
4 ] ouite tree
n - that the elephant is not angered-
Flse some of us might have a
.h~;ll in observing an elephant trav-
sI;nr around town with a mesquite
tree dragging at his feet.
aRIG TIM" MURPHY "got his"
III s-ouo n machine gun.
co says a news dispatch from
IA Chicago. -.
couple Of years ago big Tim"
-. n the Valley. at Brownsville.
He was considering connecting up
~;th n land deal, his idea being to
soolnize some Of his friends in this
r.ter he abandoned the plan. At
~h;rh no regrets were expressed in
y this section.
However. had "Big Tim gotten
himself a farm in the Valley as he
hsd planned, probably he wouldn't
hsve been caught on his Chicago
,-wa by n machine gun the barrel
- which was pointed out the win
saw IF ! closed automobile.
SANTA FE WINS SUIT
AUSTIN, June 27.-tPl-Recovery