Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-13
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WILL MATAMOROS become the
eastern terminus for an air mail
route crossing the northern half OF
Mexico
That seems to be developing. ac-
cording to news dispatches from
Mexico City.
The plan. as outlined By the
Mexican secretary Of commerce and
ldustry, is for an air mail, passen-
-,r and express route from Mazat-
I, important port on the western
st, through Sinaloa. Coahuila,
evo Leon and Tamaulipas, to the
stern coast at Matamoros and
townsville.
The route would connect at Mon
rrey with the Nuevo Laredo-Mex-
City line, which would give
townsville air mail service to McK-
o City.
THE NUEVO LAREDO-M MEXICO
CITY line is expected to start opcr-
alton October /.
The schedules indicate a nine
hour voyage from the border &c
Mexico City
Which moves one once again "a
the reflection that the Brownsville
route places this border within -four
and a half hours Of Mexico City oi
half the time required for the
Laredo-Mexico City run.
The purpose Of the air mail is "a
speed up service.
However that may be. the project
I'D line from Matamoros to Mazat.
Ian may open up new possibilities
for the formerly considered New
York; Washington Atlanta New Or.
ieans-Houston-B Brownsville route.
The Laredo-Mexico City line will
carry the mails from Chicago. the
New Orleans-Houston-San Antonio
route opening having been post
poned.
Perhaps the new project from
Mazatlan may have had something
TO do with the postponement of the
New 0rleans-Houston-S Antonio
opening.
LOUISE RICE, graphoIogist, Of
fers to "read" the writing Of read
ers Of The Herald.
They are requested. as will be
found elsewhere on this page. TO
send in a specimen Of their writ
ing and ten cents TO cover clerical
costs.
The service has moved someone in
Brownsville 70 suggest that per-
haps Miss Rice would Ne willing to
read what is told By the signatures
Of "hot check artists.
THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE tells
nf a city employe who has reared
q family Of nine children on a
salary OF 500 a month.
That Is, ii was 800 until nine
years ago when il was reduced to
$50.
Later went up 10 SIS. After SO
years Of service, he is again raised
to 500.
In certain city In north Texas
there is man employed on a news
paper.
He has reared a family of five
children on a salary Of $3.50 a
week, and recently made his last
payment on a home.
A CITIZEN comes into The Herald
office to complain Of fast driving by
automobiles. On Elizabeth street.
Says that Tuesday afternoon
there was a motorcycle going at
full speed.
A motor car behind determined
to catch up with the cycle.
q There was a second car ahead.
The first car attempted to pass
the second. And a third entered the
picture.
The three cars came abreast, all
chasing the motorcycle.
A lively race that continued all
the way to the postoffice followed
the citizen said.
The motorcycle won.
This sort Of driving is the thing
that breeds accidents. injury. death,
loss Of property.
CAPTAIN Z. v. STONE and his
rarty. marooned for a time on IN
island on the Mexican coast. about
100 miles below Brownsville, were
found by Major Bernard Law while
scouting over the country by air.
plane.
Even SO. they had been forced 70
walk some twenty miles.
Recalls some incidents Of former
years, when men were caught al
isolated points along the coast as a
result OF storms wrecking boats. In
several cases they walked scores of
miles looking for human habitation.
The crew Of the. Nicaragua, i'll
fated schooner now lying on upper
Padre island. walked almost fifty
miles after their boat was wrecked.
Nowadays an airplane can quickly
find and rescue such castaways.