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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17

-. r. Wilson and son, George, we're
brownsville visitors Monday.
ar. and Mrs. A. A. Highbarger Of
Can Benito were in town Wednesday.
MRS d. NJ. SAMSON and children
Dyron and Elizabeth are visiting
1e.sssves at Alvarado, Tex
MISS Doris Black spent last week
Win friends in Harrington.
Mike Manahan was q Santa Maria
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Hargraves are
.l*epending their vacation near I'll Paso.
Nance Seamans is attending to Mr..
nargraves office work in his abb
sence.
Mrs. j. G. Fernandez and Misses
Marie Louise and Sarah Louise Fer
nandez OF Brownsville spent Wednes-
cay with relatives here.
y. Dryer, claim agent of the NJ. r.
lines, was here Thursday.
Mrs. Luzano Champion of Mercedes
ana Misses Maria Teresa, Rebacca
and Margaret Champion of Browns
VILE spent Thursday with Mrs. 4. G.
F~ersonius and Miss Fela Champion.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Fetch Of Poca-
tello. Idaho. who have been visiting
Mr. Feltch's sisters, Mrs. S. II. Nc
Lain and Miss Ella Fetch have re-
turned home. This was their first
trip to the Valley and Mr.. Feltch
says We sur have some of the best
soil here he ever saw.
Mrs. ]. o. Duncan and daughter.
Nina, Of Edinburg spent Thursday in
Santa Maria.
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Men Arrive
In Houston For
June 18th Bouts

HOUSTON, Texas. June l6.-En-
tering the final stretch Of his prem
aration for his worlds championships
match with Ed Stranger" Lewis.
title holder, Joe Malcewicz, the
Utica Panther, yesterday opened
training quarters here with q corps
OF trainers to put him in tip-top
shape for what he expects to be the
hardest match Of his career.
Malcewicz rrived in Houston look
ing fIt and ready for any kind Of 4
battle. he was accompanied by Paul
bowser, his manager, and both ap-
peared confident that Joe would win
the title on June % when he meet
Lewis at Buffalo Stadium here for
the title and Lewis 5000 diamond
studded belt.
Srangler Lewis is expected 10 reach
Houston tomorrow night or Tuesday
will also train in public, putting
the finishing touches to his work for
the match. A letter from Billy
Sandow. manager Of the champion.
states that Lewis is probably IN the
best condition of his long mat career
and that he will likely 20 into the
ring on June 25 weighing about 2a5
Sam Alvey, Tulsa. Okla. spor.z-
man, has been selected IL referoe
the Lewis-Malcewicz match, both
men having agree to him after sew
eral other licensed referees had bean
efused BY one or the ether of the
principals.
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university at Abilene, Texas, for n
summer term OF schoos.
Mrs. Matte ". Calendar and little
son from Lcckhart, Texas, is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Under.
Miss Rhea Lancaster Of McAllen
spent Thursday night ut home and at-
tended the play at Raymondviile
given by Hargill actors.
The Methodist meeting closed here
Sunday night with one addition in
membership. Rev. Nixon from Mis-
sion conducted the meeting and
preached some very interesting SER
mons. Some special music rendered
by Mrs. s. NJ. Edwards was very
much enjoyed.
Miss Viola Meadors has been Wis.,
ting relatives mt Edcouch the past
week.
Rev. Baldwin will begin a series
Of meetings at the Baptist church on
Monday. June is. Everyone is invit-
ed to attend.
Miss Alice Lancaster was a dinner
guest of Miss Lois Edwards on sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Harris visited
the first part Of the week with their
daughter, Mrs. George Rogers, who
now resides at Point Isabel.
Mesdames Kenneth Bonham, and
Jack Holt spent Friday with Mrs.
Philip Trousdale at W~eslaco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt ShiffIet were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Durgam.
The Junior League rendered a very
good program Sunday night, led By
Mrs. Connie Benham. Subject. Mis-
sionaries in japan. A special song
by Lois Edwards was exceptionally
good.
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trays. The trays we're each orna-
mented with a miniature wedding
cake. and on each cake was poised
a tiny brides slipper. which every
FASTENED to read. II was in
scribed Keep this under our hat"
and the favors were pink and blue
hats. with the crown a removable
sachet. of pink rose pedals. and
there was discovered, under the
crown the names Of zelda Goldam-
mer, Thomas II. Merrill, and the an
n~ourcement of their engagement. A
second tray made ats appearance,
with a perfect little bride doll, in
white satin. tulle veil. and cunning
ly hidden in her costume was found
a lovely article of silk lingerie, a
gift for the honor guest, Miss Col
dammer. and the bridesmaid doll was
in blue, and vas presented to Miss
Annie Orr Houghton, for winning
high score. and had concealed, a
lovely necklace. The third doll was
in pink. a flower girl. and carried
a tiny basket filled with flowers.
The doll and the little beaded bas-
ket were given by Mss Carol Lee
Thompson. for low score.
The guests from out Of town were
Misses J. b. Alderdice. Donna; Ven
ME, Sarah and Mary Frances Haynes,
Mercedes. Mrs. Thomas Burton, Wes-
lSco; Gertrude Roberts and Bernice
Roberts and Bernice Woodwork,
Stuart Place: Elizabeth Cowgirl, San
Benito; Annie Lou Hilburn and Nan
Hamright. Roby. guests Of Mrs.
Flint Harris. Of San Benito; Mrs. II.
ID. Seago. Esther Weller. Browns
vile. and the following from Har-
lingen: Mesdames A. II. and Otto
Weller, c. W. Letzsrich. Hugo Let
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Valley
Society


Dr. and Mrs. c. N. Chandler and
saildren left Saturday for Fl Paso
~nere they will visit for n couple
weeks DIR. Chandler will attend
GENITAL school.
Mr. and Mrs. A. ID. Gwynne and
%%ls- Gwynne's mother, Mrs. Ella
.ooa. from Harrington. were callers
y mercedes Wednesday. :
AIRS; Patty and daughter Gladys,
ccanom harlingen. we're callers at the
shoase home on Wednesday.
ar. and Mrs. Lee Morrison Of
TTsssiia. NO.. arrived in Mercedes
thursday morning FOR q visit with
~. morrison's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr: and Mrs. William Pinkerton
lslt Tuesday morning by car for
Modesto. ILL.,. where they will spend
~ summer with Mr.. Pinkerton's
parents. Mr.. Pinkerton expects to
.sacn In Illinois this winter. They
were accompanied by John Schuank
rno y expecting to enter a Colum-
ous' Ohio. school this fall.
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HARLINGEN

Mrs. A. NJ. L~etzerich and Mrs. c.
ID. Myers gave an unusually lovely
party at the home Of Mrs. Letzerich
on Thursday afternoon. with young
matrons and maids. particularly nu-
raerous. among the guests. There
was an air Of mystery lowering over
this affair. which mad a joyful ex-
PLANTATION later. The decorations
were pink radiance roses with lace
fern. with beautifully att;red guests
completing the attractive picture. The
~-ly and score cards were in the
NEaosen ~colors. pink and blue.
A frozen fruit salad. with ice tea,
elves. cheese straws and waters
were beautifully served on large
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17
Baggage Held Up As
Mary Returns Home

NEW YORK, June 16t-(F-Cus-
toms officials ordered held for fur
Their examination twelve trunks full
OF gowns and other clothing belong
ing TO Mary Pickford. screen star,
who arrived with her husband, Doug
las Fairbanks today aboard the Ital-
ian liner Roma.
Miss Piekford said the low fig
ures in her declaration were due 10
the fact that she had received spe-
ciai prices from Italian merchants.
Customs officials. however, ruled
that III these prices were greatly
lower than the same articles would
have cost in the United States the
actress would be called upon to ray
more duty.
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HIDALCO FAIR
TO Be STAGED
c. of c. Directors AT
Mission to Assist
Exposition

MISSION. June 16.--The HidalEo
county fair will again be one Of the
attractions at Mission the coming
fall, as the chamber Of
board OF directors NJ their meeting
decided 10 underwrite the fair, in
order to help the American Legion 10
put il over.
The directors also planned another
big g~et-together meeting for the
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Missionary Society
Organized at Point

SAN BENITO. June 16.-Organi-
zation of n Woman's Missionary 500
ciety at Point Isabel under the lead
ership Of m group Of local women.
members Of the missionary society
of the First Baptist church. has been
completed.
San Benito women who assisted In
the organization are Mesdames John
S~helander. ". r. Il. Mewshaw, w. r..
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coming month Of July. ut which time
. review will be given OF the work
accomplished by the chamber the
first six months Of the year
The chamber voted 20 affiliate
with the South Texas Chamber Of
Commerce. which will near another
great asset i'm the way Of accom-
plishments. Billy Burnett. assistant
manager, and M. Buchanan. field
mar for the organization, were pres
ent nc the meeting.
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HARGILL

The Baptist woman's Missionary
society met on Tuesday Of this week
with Mrs. Jack Holt. It was social
DAY but quite a bit Of business was
attended to, motion made and ar
ried that said society would meet
only twice each month throughout
the summer season, Tuesday follow.
ing second and fourth Sundays. Sew
en- members were present with two
visitors, Mesdames Matte Calendar
and May Lancaster. The hostess
served delicious ice cream and cake
for refreshments.
Miss Martha Baskosky was Har-
giils first June bride. A beautiful
wedding was solemnized at the first
Baptist church last Sunday morning.
the contracting parties being Howard
]. Childers and Miss Martha Bias
kosky, both of Hargill. The cere-
mony vas performed by Rev. II.
Ekrut OF Donna, an old friend Of the
family. The bride was dressed in a
beautiful pale green ~georgette dress
over which was draped white bridal
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CARDIFF. Wales-Triplet hovs
born to Mrs. David Lleweilyn Of vs.
trad all have snow-white hair.
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Smith, ". j. Blount, Lance Harris.
G. M. Wilds, w. +. Curtis, wv. G.
Brown, A. G. Swanson and r. y. Lit
tlefield.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

Magicians call this trick "The Dis
solving Knots" Besides being quaint
bit of magic, it is the best of dozen
answers to that old, old riddle: When
is a knot not knott"
Take piece of string and tie single
overland knot in it, as shown in Figure
l, being sure that you tie the knot ex-
actly as shown in the diagram. Then
tie a second knot in the string as shown
in Figure 2. After completing Figure
2. take the right hand end and Irvine
it down around both knots, as shown
in Figure 3.
Now. if you will give the end B to a
spectator and take the end A in your
own hand, you will find that gentle
pull will cause the knots to melt away
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| Were almost over the town, I think
but we can never land in this. Have
to wait for it to clear, and there's not
much gas!''
Johnny nodded with set lips, and
when Stan showed the stick forward he
knew that he was nosing down to try
to get his bearings. They glided to
well below the thousand foot level, and
the fog was as thick as mud. Stan
shook his head grimly and nosed down
still lower. Nothing could be seen in
the early daylight but the swirling gray
sea. He dared not descend further.
He climbed a little for safety and
started to cruise about, while Johnny
his lips thin line, gazed down with
straining eyes, searching for a rift in
the fog that might show them a land
mark Suddenly he uttered a joyful
cry. which was lost in the roar of the
motor, and hammered on STAINS
shoulder Off to the left the fog had
lifted somewhat, and a white dome
pierced it. 1t was the dome of the
Halesburg courthouse, the highest spot
in the county!
Stan nodded briskly, banked sharply
and made for the rift in the fog, but
before he reached it the swirling wreaths
of mist had hidden all but the dome it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02

The little known Rio de Orc or River
Of Gold" region of Spanish Africa,
where neither rivers nor gold exist, was
brought into the news limelight re-
Gently by the capture and subsequent
release of two French air mail pilots
by tribesmen of that district. Accord
ing to a bulletin of the Washington
headquarters of the National Geograph-
ic Society, Rio de Orc consists of 400
miles of sandy waste along the north
western coast of Africa between Capes
Bojador and Blanco. 1t lies directly
southwest of Morocco and is the west
ernmost part of the Sahara Desert.
THE misnomer River of Gold was
received from Portuguese discoveries in
1872" the bulletin continues. THE
Portuguese mistook long indentation
on the coast for the estuary of river
and, obtaining some gold dust from the
natives, Immediately called it Rio d.
Ouro,' or River of Gold They be-
lieved they had found the mythical
'Pactolus,' supposed to be a branch of
the Nile River in that part of the
continent.
River Where None Existed.
"After its discovery old maps traced
a river on a straight line from Rio de
Orc across the Sahara to its confluence
with the Nile, somewhere in Nubia.
Thus river was made to flow where
no river existed. The Portuguese Rio
d. Ouro' was changed to Rio de Orc
when the Spanish took possession of the
territory in 1885.
Most of the Rio de ORC is a sterile
and rocky plateau about 1000 feet high.
Near the coast is grown esparto grass,
Of which paper, cordage and baskets are
made. Farther inland are Gases. No
mad Berbers and colored men exc a
sparse living by raising cattle, sheep
and camels. Its climate is dry but not
unhealthful, although Summer days in
Rio de Orc not infrequently reach 100
degrees. Little known and little Wis
tied, it Is still land of mystery to the
casual student of geography
THE only Spanish colony in the ter
ritory Is at Villa Cisneros. Here are the
headquarters of the fishing industry,
Rio de Oro's sole claim to commercial
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wide awake as he sat with the cargo
Of money in the seat behind the pilot.
For two hours they raced on through
The darkness, and he knew they must
be half way home. So far flying con-
ditionS had been ideal, and he began to
hope that the man at the airport had
been wrong in his prediction of fog. He
Glanced at the stars now and then, and
saw that Stan was holding the plane
IS straight as an arrow in its course
toward Halesburg.
They were flying low enough so that
now and then he could make out the
lights of some town or village below
them. Then suddenly he realized that
a few minutes later curling wispS of
mist were all about them. They had
run into the fog!
He glanced up. The stars were in
visible. Then he realized that Stan
had pulled back on the stick, and they
we're climbing in an effort to get above
the thick banks of mist. Higher and
higher they mounted, and then Johnny
could see the stars again, although all
vas gray void below. He breathed
more easily. He could now see by the
stars that they were headed right, and
while he knew Stan could keep to their
tOuAcC Wy I1Ao CUHIkJdSS, ue WelCOuleO
the additional guidance of the Big
Dipper.
A short time later they ran into fog
again, and although Stan climbed and
climbed, he could not get out of it. Then
he tried to drop below it, but that, too,
seemed impossible. Realizing that his
gGs supply was little more than enough
ID take him home, he gave up using it
ID vary his altitude, and few steadily
onward as the dawn pushed feeble rays
of light into the mist.
The fog bothered Johnny. He knew
hat they must be getting close to
Fialesburg. If the weather didn't clear
how could they ever find the field-the
enc safe landing place in the district?
Suddenly Stan cut the gun and
leaned back. His voice was strained
when he spoke.
Looks bad, Johnny" he cried
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contains in large quantities. They are
placed in large watts and allowed to fer
.ment. This shrinks and toughens the
skin of the beans and changes their
color and taste. After about IL days
OF fermentation the beans are scrubbed
and cleaned in running water and then
dried either by sunlight or by steam
They are then packed and sent to the
markets for manufacture.
: The beans are then roasted much
as coffee beans are so that their full
flavor may be brought out and some
of their fat removed; and they are
then rapidly cooled. They are passed
between heavy rollers which break up
! the husks and separate these from the
interior of the bean. The bean is then
ground and milled to a fine powder
which is Immediately melted and al
lowed to solidify In pans. In this
manner large blocks Of raw cacao are
produced which are then readykfor the
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= Posers.

Here are eight tricky questions for
you to try on yourself or your friends.
How many of them really pose" you?
l. From what source is ivory OBJ
tanned?
g. What woman first made a success
full flight across the Atlantic?
8. What is a hydroplane?
4. What color is the symbol OF
loyalty?
S. How many games must be won by
the victorious base ball team in world
series?
6. What are parallel lines?
Z. Is gelatin an animal or vegetable
product?
8. What is the second largest city in
Europe?
Answers.
/. From the tusks of elephants. 2
Miss Amelia Earhart. 8. An airplane
equipped so that it can land on water
T. Blue. 5. Four. 6. Lines in the
same plane which are always the same
distance apart, and which will never
meet no matter how far they are a.
tended. 7. Animal. 8. Paris.
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self. Now they knew they were hover
ing almost over the field, but just
where was it? If this fog would only
lift
Stan cut the gun again, and the
motor died down with wall.
i've got to go down through and
chance it, Johnny" he cried desperately.
We'll be out of gas any minute!"
But we might hurt somebody if we
go down in town." gasped Johnny.
We'll crack up If we land outside,
sure!" replied Stan, grimly, but he
zoomed, and Johnny realized what he
was going to do. A crash was newt
able, but it was better for them to wreck
the ship than to find one slim chance
of safety in risking the lives of others.
Suddenly the weight of the para
chute on his back seemed to inspire
Johnny. For a second he thought rap
idly, then he clutched STAINS shoulder
"Stan" he cried, as the motor died,
''I'll go down in the chute, set the
hangar on fire and you can break
through the fog and make for it,
Stan nodded quickly, then climbed
again. It was a desperate chance, but
it might work. And if he ran out of
gas first, or couldn't see the fire through
the fog. perhaps he could still get the
plane OUTSIDE OF town, ana let IL crash,
taking to his own chute for safety.
AS they mounted higher, Johnny, his
heart beating like a hammer within
him, climbed out of the pit and, hold
ing on for dear life, worked his way
down to the undercarriage. He kept
his eyes glued on Stan. Suddenly the
pilot banked sharply, leveled of and
waved his hand. Johnny leaped clear,
fumbled for the rip cord of the para
chute and jerked.
For sickening second he hurtled
down through the fog, fearing that the
Chute was not going to work. Then
he heard the swapping of the pilot
Chute, and the big spread of silk f1ut-
tered out and filled. His abrupt fall
was checked, and he swung evenly
downward.
ITO BE Concluded Next SUNDAY
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INSTALLMENT Nv.

The little blue monoplane seemed to
: .ze its responsibility, and the motor
''lmed perfectly as Stan started the
2 flight back to Halesburg. He had
-.ced at his watch just before hop
y off, and seen that it was almost
ok. If the trip back were as for
ste as had been the fight to the
he should be able to land on the
sller farm by o'clock. with an hour
spare before the opening of the bank.
Nthough he had drowsed toward the
i of the trip up, Johnny was now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-02
The Slow ENGLISH.

A teacher asked her class to write an
essay on London. She was surprised to
read the following in one attempt: The
people of London are noted for their
stupidity"
The young author was asked where
she got the idea. please, miss" was
the reply, lit says in the text books that
the population of London is very dense"
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MAKING CHOCOLATE

Chocolate was known to the Mexi-
cans and the people of South America
many years before it was introduced
to Europeans. Cortez, the Spanish ex-
plorer, was the first man to bring it
to Europe, in 1923.
The cacao tree, from which choco-
late is produced, grows in the tropics,
particularly in Mexico, South America,
parts of Africa and the Philippines. It
grows in size to heights from about
Is feet to 40 feet. Small red flowers
grow on its trunks, and these turn into
pods of cucumber shape, which turn
from green to red color as they
ripen, a process which takes about
four months.
When the pods are ripe they are
opened to remove the beans which each
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ERROR IN NAMING AREA

Importance Of its coast are found
aslimsah, which weigh from 80 to 80
pounds each, funny and other large and
valuable fish. Cod are found in great
numbers. although they do not COM
pare in size and flavor with the cod Of
Newfoundland and the North Sea.
The fisheries are largely in the
hands of Spanish and French fisher
men from the Canary Islands, which lie
northwest of Rio de Orc. Under these
capable fishermen the industry has pro-
crossed by leaps and bounds until it
now forms source of revenue for the
Spanish government"
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Couldn't Follow Suit.

The mother had discovered her small
daughter Betty, aged three. busily en-
gagged in washing the kitten with soap
and water.
"Oh. darling, I don't think the kitty's
mother would like the way you are
washing her"
Well" Betty seriously replied, II
really can't lick it, mother"
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OUT OF THE FOG
A Story of Adventure in the Air
BY w. BOYCE MORGAN

N Mullen. assistant cashier of the Sc
Savings Bank. of which his father
esident, is an army-trained flyer who
d, a little monoplane of his own and
part of the Decker farm as a flying
Johnny Decker is his friend and as
1lt, keeping the plane in condition for
and building a hangar for it. Because
failure Of another local bank. the
'.ity Sayings suffers an alarming run by
6epositors. who all want their money,
otan flies to a city bank 300 miles away
e cash TO meet the emergency. Johnny
ley in safety. Just before they start
light back to Halesburg with the money
lOt at the city airport warns them thai
may run into fog. They hope to get
money back before the bank opens for
4leSs the next morning.
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Fired.

Floorwalker-Cone, come, my man.
You have been looking around long
| time without buying. What do you
want?
Guess I want another f1oorwalker,"
said the gentleman. I'm the owner of
| this store
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Bad for Health.

Mrs. Bones-Hiram writes that the
first day in London he lost f12
Mrs. JoneS-My goodness! Amt
they got any health officers there2
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The Kitchenette
BY AUNT HELEN.

Well, how are the recipes going?
I've got dandy for you this week.
went to friends house to tea the
other day, and she served some of
the incest sandwiches I have ever
eaten. I decided as soon as I saw
them that I'd have to tell you girls
about them, for know that you'll
love them.
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THE. PUZZLE CORNER

isn't this a dandy lamp? Perhaps
it will throw 50 much light on the puz-
zles below it that they'll all be easy for
you.