Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-05

FINAL
EDITION.
I'm OUR
VALLEY

IHE NATIONS biggest news
story takes place tomorrow. Tuesd-
day.
The story ~ quadrennial
affair.
II is the election of a president
for the United States.
Also vice president.
Il it is estimated that il will be the
greatest election in the history q
he United States. therefore m the
history Of the world.
Election statisticians foresee that
more than 3s.00O,O00 persons will
trek 70 the polling places OF the
country Tuesday.
Which is little more than
third of the population Of the
-"7ntry.
From 100000 to 100000 more
persons are expected 70 register
teeir votes than ever before.
Tabulstion machinery VIII have
70 be speeded up
SOME 100000 persons Will help
to collect. tabulate and distribute
the returns.
Returns will begin showing up
right at dark.
And they will continue m until
the early hours Of the morning, at
least.
n there "A landslide wv either
direction. the result of the nation
vide POLL may he known late Tues
day night.
II the voting IS close n may he
Wednesday sometime before the
outcome j. known.
It's to be a great. hIs story
For the newspaper, radio and I
telegraph and telephone.
The Associated Press alone will |
spend more than n quarter Of a
million dollars ir collecting returns
Y " its members.
NOTWITHSTANDING the great
pense incurred IN collecting and
seminating these returns. you
have hem at your home merely
tuning in your radio.
md your newspaper VIZ give
m to YOU quite quickly for the
,ltry sum Of five cents.
or less if you arc regular sub
scriber.
EVERYTHING. some folks point
out. IS "up in the air" awaiting the
election day.
Then. IL IA 10 he assumed, some
time Wednesday il will be possible
10 start readjusting and getting
back to "normalcy.'
This has been long and arduous
campaign, for newspapers and news
naper readers; for radio listeners;
FOR the election statisticians and
.,l,etion prognosticators. and the
straw ballot fellows.
Wednesday 1t will be possible n
begin checking up.
After which. we'll have the Hi
dalco County Fair 70 think about
beginning Saturday; the Valley
Nid-Winter Fair. the latter part o.
the month: The Herald's cooking
school, 70 open next Monday
CITRUS FRUIT paintings have
made large strides in the territory
around Brownsville in the last year
or two.
Causing forecasts hy some Oh
servers that within the next few
v,ats this immediate section will be
,ae of tbs leading citrus produc-
ron areas in the Valley.
Out in Fl Jardin, this condition IS
particularly true
a Z most noticeable On lands that
we're abandoned because Of water
tagging. now reclaimed by drainage.
Property owners of the Fl Jardin ,
district have spent some S6oo.0oo |
for drainage.
And new crops including citrus
,rd vegetables. or reclaimed land !
,,a a certain indication Of what !
drainage has done for the owners
CAMERON COUNTY rewspapers /
ali cooperate Tuesday night in !
-athering returns for their stereop- |
ican crowds.
Realizing that the people want TO |
" as quickly rs possible how
IRON county voted in the na-
| election.
Harlingen Star will gather \
RS IL the north end az the |
ntv. the San Benito Light in the |
tral part. and The Herald in the !
thcrn part.
he papers will exchange infor-
alton by telephone.
And give the results u their |
...rous as quickly as possible.
Now VISIT Brownsville's rev
tral fire station.
regular ire station. that IS.
q stories high. With three |
n doors at the front - enable !
- sprarstus to travel in and out 1
.ily.
rireproof construction. Attract
- exterior brick.
building that any city twice the
.,rs Of Brownsville might well DC