Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-13
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bRON NSN1LLE football fanS-
and Valley football followers gen.
orally, looking forward to the game
Friday, December 2i, when DePaul
academy of Chicago comes TO
Brownsville for an inter-seetional
game with Brownsville high school.
Will cost something like $4,000 to
stage the game.
Expenses of trip for DePaul will
be about $2,40o. covering railroad
fare and meals enroute.
Local expenses expected to total
about $500 additional.
The biggest gate" in the history
Of football in Brownsville was in
the game between Brownsville and
San Benito, amounting TO about
$500.
Which means that IL gate on De-
cember 81 is to take care Of itself
IN matter OF expense, there will
have to be some hard work In the
matter of ticket selling.
IRVINE. director or athletics in
Brownsville schools, points out that
so far as he knows this will be the
third time in Texas football history
that n northern or eastern team has
come to Texas TO play q game.
And first time that high school
team has crossed Texas TO play n
game.
Waco few years ago played an
out of state team.
Which will make the Brownsville
game one of real importance in foot
ball.
The financial assistance Of all
football goers will be needed for
the coming game. So turn out for
the big one.
+. ". ARCHER is pioneer mer-
chant ot the Lower Rio Grande
Valley.
Lives at Lyford. in Willacy county.
And is owner of city lots in
Brownsville.
Visited Brownsville Wednesday.
Informed himself on question ~
Brownsville's navigation district
and ship channel plans.
"I'm for IT," declared Archer. "I'm
q a resident Of Brownsville, but
m a taxpayer here.
Brownsville will be city of T5.-
90 to 100000 population in seven
70 ten years II this thing goes
through.
"The se,0oo.O00 bond issue ought
70 90 over with a bang. am sure
that Il will 20 over. Brownsville
never yet has turned down a public
improvement project.
"If I lived here certainly would
vote for IT,"
BUTTONS reading aim For
Brownsville Port" are being distrib-
uted by Brownsville Chamber Of
Commerce.
Automobile windows will be deco
rated with posters indicating that
Brownsville plans TO bring wate-
borne commerce to the doors Of the
city.
IN the campaign to acquaint all
citizens with the Importance of the
election on December Fl.
II will require no extended effort
e. acauaint the cold timers with
the Importance Of the project.
They lived here IN the days when
virtually all commerce came 70
Brownsville via the harbor RI Point
Isabel. and many or them remember
the days when Sidewhecl steam
boats piled up and down the Rio
Grande.
Fl. L. YATES. addressing the
Brownsville Rotary club Wednesday
on the subject Of the Brownsville
navigation district. paid a eompli-
ment TO the citizenry Of Harlingen.
"They are TO be commended for
the energy which they have shown
in seeking to make the Arroyo Colo
RADIO navigable." ne declared.
swhatever one may think of the
practicability Of their undertaking.
II is certain that they have left
nothing undone in their effort 70
bring about its accomplishment"
BROWNSVILLE in addition 70
having "water mind" also includes
an "air mind"
II seek. to establish an airport as
we'll as a water port.