Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-25
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| VALLEY

SOME DAYS AGO n. H. Wind
or, Harlingen, received a request
rom up the country for a "Me2i-
an bee nest"
The nest was desired for exhibi-
zion at q fair
Specifications called for the bees
10 be At work.
Nfr. Windsor. not knowing where
10 obtain . Mexcan bee nest, appeal
ed to The Herald for assistance.
50 an appeal was issued through
The Herald for a Mexican bee nest.
One has been found. II Is To-
Gated in Matamoros and may be
cen there.
erThe name and address Of the own
eA have been forwarded to Mr.. Wind
".
The moral Is. IL there is anything
you want and can't fird it. just tell
il to the readers Of The Herald. If
its 70 be had. The Herald will find
il.
WHILE ON the subject, Roy C.
Sethman company Of Brownsville
has opened rental department in
connection with their real estate
business.
Using The Herald, they have rent
ed everything in the home and
apartment line that has been listed
with them.
In addition they have listen re-
quests for some fifteen apartments
and homes which they have been m
able to fill for lack Of homes and
apartments in Brownsville.
There's still a real shortage Of
desirable homes for rent in Browns
Vile" Roy &. Sethman will tell you.
In addition to which he asserts that
the apartment field is not yet
crowded.
ONE BROWNSVILLE MAN was
offered $3.50 a month for the use of
n his horne. furnished, for n period of
eight months this fall, winter and
spring.
One apartment building. with
d apartments listed furnished AZ
about 500 q month. has rented eight
apartments. all that were available.
There Is a real demand for I'M
furnished as we'll - furnished apart
ments.
And If you have either a home
for rent or an apartment TO let. re-
member that the quickest. cheapest.
and most convenient way to reach
the prospective tenant is to adyer-
tise II in The Herald.
Il Nearlv 10000 persons read The
Herald daily. That's a very large
percentage Of the English reading
public OF Brownsville and the Val
II ley.
The largest percentage OF readers
available in this territory through
single medium.
THE RIO GRANDE seems 70 Re
about bankful in the Brownsville
area.
Probably its height is not so great
In the upper section Of the Valley.
Banks are higher there. Prob
ably il not more than 10000 or 40,-
900 second feet are forced through
Is banks, there will be no flood
situation.
Should the swollen tide run high
sr than the lower banks are able
care for. there are still the flood
control levees along the Rio Grande
hold back its waters.
And should il break through there
y are floodways which will care for
considerable amount Of excess
:, -aters.
II; II; Anyway. il will be interesting to
~ ~ serve the action Of the floodways.
trs.ilt at a cost of about s3,500,000.
IL
GEORGE W. THOMPSON. El Jar
BIZ farmer, enjoys working in ebony
---od.
PAAnd has presented The Herald
int th q very fine example Of his
pasndicraft.
lit is a combination paper weight
did cigar holder.
With the word Herald worked
ut in old English raised lettering
In top-side Of the paper weight.
md beneath IL a receptacle for the
1.sting cigar.
ns Mr. Thompson takes a turn at
~ tmerous other kinds Of novelties,
eryd specializes in ebony walking
tunes.
or
THE GREEN GLOBES on the
grapefruit trees Of the Lower Rio
-srande Valley are beginning to de-
,vclop size and strength.
! In another month or so the first
flush OF light color viii appear.
And very soon after that picking
will start. The beautiful green will
be mere beautiful with . wonderful
s.-old.
i The inspectors already are on the
I'D. TO see that fruit is not ship
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