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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-23
KOPEC-GEB.ALA


The marriage of Miss Stella &C.
bala, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gebala OF 1874 Gold street to
John l.. Kopec, son OF Mrs. Lena
kopec of 147 Broad street, took
place this morning at Holy Cross
church at s o'clock. The mass was
celebrated by Rev. Stephen Bart
llowski. who performed the cere-
mony. assisted by Rev. Victor Pas
Lowski. curate of the church. and
Rev. Stanley Musial of Hartford.
Miss NJ. Juchniew icz sang the mass
and as the couple were leaving the
church Mendelssohn's wedding
March was played by the organist.
The bride was attired in dress OF
white bridal satin trimmed with
lace and wore an Elizabethan cape
Of white silk. the collar OF which
was trimmed with orange blossoms.
She carried a bouquet of white roses
and lilies of the valley.
The maid OF honor was Miss Eli
nor Gebala, sister Of the bride. and
she wore gown OF nile green
seorgette, trimmed with lace and
white picture hat of crepe trimmed
with green lace. She carried bou-
quet of pink tea roses.
The bridesmaid was Josephine Ge-
bala, also a sister of the bride. She
was dressed in a sky blue silk gown
trimmed with maline and wore
blue hat to match. She carried a
bouquet Of red roses. Walter Kopec,
a brother Of the groom, was best
man. The usher was Martin Par
tyka.
A reception was held in Dutack's
hall on Sexton street. after the we'd
ding ceremony, attended by many
friends and relatives. A large num-
Der Of out-of-town guests we're pres
ent. The couple plan to leave today
for an extended wedding trip. Upon
their return they will reside with
the brides parents at 1874 Gold
street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
HambLen Takes
Columbia Club
Tourney Crown

The Columbia Club held what
was termed the best ever" annual
golf tournament at Highland
Thursday.
James Hamblen and Edward
Gallahue staged a play-off for the
club championship, the former
winning on an extra hole. D. H.
Whitcomb defeated Bradley Hall
with long putt on the last hole
for the Vice President flight title.
John G. Ruckelshaus carried off
honors in the Director flight by de-
feating Hans Goeger.
v. v. Roby was low gross shooter
of the meet with 70. Bennett Bob
bit, Kokomo, was second with 81.
and Barlow Hatfield third with a.
Carrying a 10 stroke handicap,
G. G. Pike took first low net honors
with 81. H. Blessing, with % hand
leap, took second place with 81 net.
Sheffield was third with net SO.
Other low net score prize Win
ners who received awards at the
BANQUET following DlaV=~Were:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

And today the Tribesmen
were to battle Columbus again
while Minneapolis invaded
Kansas City.
In the meantime Milwaukee, in
third place and struggling to creep
up, returned home to tackle the
Saints.
Brewers Home to Stay
The Brewers, five games behind,
are home to stay and for that rea-
son they figure they have an out
side chance.
Bruno Betzel's flag aspiring brig
ade departs for Toledo tonight to
be gone until next Thursday. Five
tits will be staged with the Hens
in Toledo and five here, the season
closing one week from Sunday.
Some fan encouragement might
go a long way, and this being
ladies day. the club officials were
expecting to see bulge in Wash
ington Park attendance.
The battle here Thursday was
filled with remarkable fielding feats
and opportune hitting. Moreover,
Emil Yde propelled the sphere in
deceptive style and blew himself to
three hits for a perfect batting rec
ord.
Yde Prominent Figure
Emil started one rally, took part
in another and scored twice in adj
dition to stealing second. He was
a prominent figure in the success
of the home FASTENERS, their third
victory in the series.
Shortstop WarStler had the fans
daffy with his sensational fielding,
and he took the heart out of the
Columbus attack by coming up with
unbelievable stops.
Dick Burrus' handling of bad
throws also thrilled the rooters, and
catch by Blenkiron in the seventh
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Local Bowling Gossip

Banquet. Tea and billing Candy Co. Mar
chant of the w. H. Fox team led the bows
with total of 61O, on games Of 1872, els
and zoo.
=, In the Print-Craft League games at
the Delaware alleys the H. E. Schmidt
Queen City Inks and Pivot City Inks won
three from Press No. 80, indianapolis En-
in his last game which was the high single
game score.
The Elks League games at the club alleys
resulted in triple wins for the Roy e.
Steele and ,Cut-Rate Co., over the Bailey
Fendrich and White Star Gas won two
games from the Smith Bakery, and Krieg-
great 663 on games of 259, III and 233.
LoY1ck rolled consistently to reach 603
with games of 200, 203 and 200. Stark
had 600 for his series.
The Special Five and Coca-Cola won
three from the Illinois Meat Market and
Slack Poultry as the Bittrich Meat Market
Weber Mix Company and Gerking Bros.
in the Merchants League games at the
Central alleys: Crosse had the high single
game with 237.
The saith st. Merchants and 35th and
College teams made clean sweep of their
series with the Central Buick and 30th and
Central teams as the 30th and Illinois and
Napoleon took two from the Uptown Five
and 49th and Blvd. in the Uptown Com
mercial League games. Cole gathered in
the naples for high count Of 256.
j.. Mrs. Lorenz wiesman will not be with
the A. G. Bradley team this season having
joined the SILVER Flash. The A. c. Bradley
Fulton, Mrs. Bob Reynolds, Mrs Ed Never
and Mrs. Frank Johns. The Bradley team
is IN the Indianapolis Ladies League.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
IF IN A. A. TODAY

inning was another feat that caused
much conlmotion in the stands.
Jablownowski, Columbus right
handler, worried the Betzels for -four
innings and the locals fought until
the fifth before tying the count at
one and one, when Warstler scored
Burrus after Dick doubled.
In the sixth singles by Yde, Haney
and Koenecke delivered a run and
put the Tribe in the lead, which
they held. Three singles and two
stolen bases got the locals three
markers in the seventh and in the
eighth Koenecke crashed homer
to left center with the bases unoc-
cupied.
The Thursday contest was worth
anybody's money for the Tribe pas
timers played heads-up baseball and
grasped every opening besides eat
ing up everything reachable in the
field.
When the Indians event to town" in
the seventh Matthews socked in two runs
with a drive that Christensen tried to
nail BY a dying catch; But the ball beat
and then rolled away.
Matthews, Yde and BIenkiron got away
with .hefts of second.
Len KOenecke got single in addition
to his circuit swat.
Christensen was the author OF some
brilliant catches in the middle pasture.
Most fans in :, these parts thought
and Mers were to mix IN
postponement Wednesday. but 'twasn't so.
During July. when need was felt for a
d double header, to boost attendance, the
this weeks series and played it of. There
fore, their Thursday tilt was Wednesdays
c gaS5sd Of out dn a M0y somsehS game CUT up o.
the ordinary in Glass AA ball.
Women will be admitted free at Wash
fngton Park today, but the free gate for
children IS of" until next summer.
School is in session.
Three umpires officiated at the ball
yard Thursday, Connolly. Shannon and
It was nervous ninth for Indians and
fans. After one out Terrell batted for
McNulty and singled. Cuccinello sent
liner over Warstler's head that the lad
broke dewn by leaping high. Ferrell stop
ping at second. Horn beat out a hit over
second, filling the bases. Geygan forced
Horn, Terrell scoring. Boone skied to
Matthews to end the game.
Cuccinello showed well az second for
Columbus and got one hit.
Koenecke caught low liner off Geygan's
bat in the fourth.
Lutte Boone was the only Senator to get
two hits off the lefthanded slants of Yde.
McNulty's triple in the sixth was solid
smack to deep right center. 1t came after
TWO down and he was left.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Shortidge Team
in Opening Tilt
of Grid Season

The Shortridge High School foot
ball team was to open its gridiron
season this afternoon at the Blue
and White field, 900 w. Forty Third
ST., at 3 p. m. against the Westfield
eleven. The north side squad went
through a short signal practice
Thursday and the team was report
ed in good shape for its opening
fracas.
The starting Shortridge lineup
was expected to be Capt. Ennis and
Kilgore, ends; Skinner and Rehm,
tackles; Irwin and Donaldson,
guards; Cooper or Moore, center; ].
Stewart quarter; Bullets and Rose,
halves, and Runnels, full.
A large crowd of students are
expected to be on hand to witness
the 1927 city champs in action. Lor-
rain Bullets has been showing up
well in the backfield. Compton,
and Kiger also were expected to
see action.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Keech Adds
to Total in
Pilots Race
Ray Virtually CIinCheS Sec
ond Place HonorS in
A. A. A. Contest.
BY NORMAN E. IsAACs

Victory in the 100-mile race at
Syracuse recently was good for 200
points to Ray Keech and the CHEEKY,
blonde Philadelphia, holder of the
worlds straightaway speed mark,
virtually clinched second place hon
ors in the chase for the A. A. A.
driving championship.
Louis Meyer, the South Gate, Cal,
youth who jumped into fame at In
dianapolis, is waging a strenuous
campaign on the nations speed
tracks and undoubtedly would have
added to his total but for an unfof-
tunate accident.
Meyers car crashed into that of
Charlie Gaming on the 25th lap
when Gaming hit the inside fence
and caromed off into the path of
Meyers Stutz. Neither driver was
injured but the cars were badly
damaged. Standing of pilots:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
TWIN BILL SATURDAY

While the Indians are in Toledo
Saturday, local teams will occupy
Washington Park during the after
noon. The Power and Light nine,
city champions, will play two games,
meeting Strauss Says in the first
tilt and Shanklin A. C.'s in the
second.
National League, American
League and A. A. scores will be
posted.
Hildebrand and Kelly will form
the Power and Light battery in the
opener and Schaeffer and Mueller
will perform in the wind-up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
NOLAN GIANTS HERE
Two Games With Highways Sunday
and One Monday.

The Mccoy Nolan Giants of Mil
waukee will meet the Lincoln High
ways in double header at Wash
ington Park Sunday and in single
tilt Monday. The Giants have been
touring the Northwest and are COM
ing here with a great record.
r. Ducey, formerly of the st.
Louis Stars, and Bamn, well known
Southern player, are with the
Giants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
FoRDHAM WORKS HARD

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Major
Frank Cavanaugh, head coach of the
Fordham University football team,
put his backs through a strenuous
session at Fordham Field Thursday.
For the first time this year, the
team practiced behind closed gates.
The coach is taking every precau-
ton to whip his squad into proper
shape for the difficult schedule.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Results Thursday
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION


Milwaukee. .......... 003 900 o00-3 9 l
minneapolis ......... 900 900 DOLL 4
Wingard and McMenemy; Brillheart,
LLisenbee, Williams and Mancuso. Nc
KANSAS City ........ 100 900 OoO-1 9 l
81. Paul ............ 200 200 31x-8 IL
Thompson, Murray. Morrison and Peters:
Shealy and Tesmer.
Louisville at Toledo, PLAYED as part of
double header Wednesday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(First Game)
New York ......... 210 024 1913 16 Q
Boston ............. 600 900 10 2 9
Benton end Hogan. .O'FarrelI; Brandt.
greenfield, Clarkson, Edwards and Taylor,
Second Game)
New York .......... 900 300 013-7 IS o
Boston ............. 800 010 002-6 IA
Genewich. Faulkner, Eubbell and Hogan;
Barnes, Delaney and Taylor.
Chicago ............ OOi 100 O2x-6 IA o
Mitchell. Johnson Farmhouse and j.
Wilson; Blake and Hartnett.
BROOKLYN ;........,. 600 302 4oI11o IS Q
Philadelphia ........ 900 600 1000 o
Elliott and Gooch; Caldwell, sweetland
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. not scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago ............. OoO 02O 10 9
Adkins, Walsh and Berg; Ogden and
Man1on.
Only game scheduled.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
EltOood Expects
Exciting Setto
BIZ Times Special

By Times Special
ELWOOD, Ind, Sept. 14.-High
school gridders of Clinton, who
usually occupy a high position in
State circles each fall, will invade
Elwood Saturday to tackle Coach
Naugle's Elwood High School war
riors and much interest has been
stirred up over the contest.
Elwood opened its schedule last
Saturday by downing Kokomo, 6 to
0, and local fans expect to see their
team reach high recognition during
the current campaign. Coach Maui
gle formerly turned out some pow
erful elevens at Jasonville.
The Clinton lwood fray Saturday
will start at 3 o'clock, standard
time.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
REYNOLDS IN GOTHAM

By United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 14-Jack Rey-
nolds, Indianapolis, welterweight
wrestler, has been signed to appear
on the opening mat card of the
season at Madison Square Garden,
Sept. "a.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Thursday; Koenecke Poles Homer;
Team Leaves Tonight
BY EDDIE ASH
Somebody's got to win !

Somebody's got to win!
Eleven games and the American Association gonfaon
up with Indians and ers sharing the pacema
ing berth.
Emil Yde turned back the Senators here Thursday g.
while Ernie Wngar of the Brewers beat the Minneapolis out
fit to thereby pushing the Hoosiers right up with the KEEL
leyites, each with 81 games won and sc lost
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
With Major Stars
Yesterday

Rogers Hornsby (.37D-Hit double and
four singles in nine times at bat.
Freddy Lindstrom (354)-Doubled once
and singled three times, scored one run,
in eight times at bat.
Jim Bottomley (.SSO)-Singled once in
four times at bat.
P. Waner (.380)-Goose Goslin (.379);
Lou Gehrig (.368); AL Simmons $3.50, and
Babe Ruth (.337) were idle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
YOUNG HALFBACK STARS
Chick Meehan Works N. Y. u; Ed
Hill Looks Good.
BIZ United Press


FARMINGDALE, L. L, Sept. IA.
Football activities in the training
camp of the New York University
squad here Thursday we're featured
by the most blasting scrimmage test
Of the year.
Chick Meehan picked at random
two teams and the work of Ed Hill,
hard hitting junior halfback, was
the feature of the scrimmage. Hill
score three touchdowns.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Cards Lose
toCubs; Fall
Back in Race
Giants Win Twice; Only One
and a Half Games
Behind.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. lathe New
York Giants advanced to within one
and one-half games of the st. Louis
Cardinals in the National League
pennant race Thursday by defeating
the Boston Braves in a double
header, IL to 2 and 7 to 6.
The Chicago Cubs won from the
Cardinals, to l, and moved to
within two games of the league
leaders. The leading teams in the
American League were idle. The
contenders:
L ~ n.rtn
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

Home run-Koenecke. Three base hit
McNulty. Two base hit-Burrus. Stolen
bases-Yde. Matthews. Blenkiron. Double
plays-Cuccinello to Nicolai to Geygan;
Spencer to Connolly; Nicolai to Cuccinello
to Geygan Warstler to Connolly to Bur-
rus. Left on baseS-Columbus. 4: Indian
apolis, T. Bases on Balls-Of Yde, 8; off
Jablonowski, l. Struck out-By Yde, 2;
by Jablonowski l. Umpires-Connolly,
Shannon and Slavin. Time, 1885.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
WICHITA FALLS VICTOR
Count in Texas League Play-Off See
ries With Houston Evened.

Do JWIIJW 7 Itoo
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Sept. IA.
Wichita Falls evened the count
on the Houston Buffalos in the
Texas League championship playoff,
winning the second game, 10 to 4.
Three games remain in the series.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Columbus at INDIANAPOLIS.
Louisville at Toledo.
Minneapolis at Kansas City.
st. Paul at Milwaukee.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at st. Louis.
(Only game scheduled.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
New York at Boston 1.-TWO games.)
Chicago and Brooklyn, not scheduled.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

The Van Camp Hardware. Kay-o and
Service. st. Elmo Cafe and Indianapolis
Blue Print as the outlaws. Virginia Sweet
and Coca-Cola took two from the En-
Gem Coal Company in the Universal
League games at the Pritchett Recreation
alleys. Miller showed the way in this
loop with a total of 628 on games of 220,
1913 and 210.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

In the Allied Coal League games at the
Delaware alleys the Material and Paint
teams won the odd game from the Coal
and Lumber boys. Burkholder rolled ZIG
for high single game in this series.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS

CHICAGO - Haakon Hanson. Norway,
knocked out Red Uhlan, California, eighth
round; Bobby LaSalle San Francisco. de-
feated Jimmy Delaney. Toronto. six
rounds; Jacky Stewart. Louisville, defeated
Vic Marie. Chicago. four rounds.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

The Capitol No. 2 League games at the
for the Cutsinger Transfer and Standard
Grocery over the Gregorg and Appel and
w. II. Fox teams, as the A. G. W. of A.
and Wheeler Shebler took two from thu
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
Gala Day for Yde
cat Ball Park Thursday

Totals ...........30 2 6 "a IA
Mccain batted for Christensen il
eighth.
Harris batted for Nicolai in ninth.
Terrell batted for McNulty in ninth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

NEW YORK-Al Brown, lanky Negro
from Panama, defeated Kid Francis,
Italian bantam. Brown won the decision
by outboxing Francis through most of the
~ rounds
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
anquet following playy-were:

The tOurnament was m charge OF
R. E. Kelly, I. A. Fendrick and w.
o. Lee as heads of various commit
tees.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

The Fairbanks-Morse League games
showed the Time Study boys a three-time
winner over the Punch Press while the
Assembly copied the odd game from the
Engineering. Rock was high with 583 on
games of 155. 206 and 222.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

NEW YORK-Willie sigel, New York.
outpointed George Balduc, Portland. Me.
ten rounds. They are junior lghtweights.
four rounds.
HARTFORD, Conn.-The Louis Kaplan-
Phil McGraw bout has been postponed in
definitely. Threatening weather prevented
the scrap Thursday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

At the Illinois alleys. the Link Belt loop
Room boys taking three from the Auto
MATES as the Core Room. Grinders and
ings and Castings. Henderson gave the
boys something to shoot at when he
rolled games Of 49, 212 and 210. total
of 613.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14

The ladies Link Belt League games at
the Indiana drives were won by the Car
Purple girls being the victims. Cresinger
was the leading scorer in this loop.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
MEXICO
HIGHWAY HERE
Big Building Program
Revealed At Meet
In Cleveland

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 11.-tFl--
Mexico faces the greatest road build
ing program in its history, speakers
from that country told the conven-
tion of the American Road Builders
Association here today. Plans were
made public to American engineers
for the construction of seven nation
al trunk highways. foremost of which
is the Mexican link in the Pan-Am-
erican highway from Canada to
Chile.
Julio Garcia, consulting engineer
Of Mexico's national highway COM
mission, said the seven highways will
link populated centers of Mexico with
its frontiers, the first from Mexico
City to Laredo, Tex, 500 miles of
which have been completed; the sec
ond from Mexico City TO the Guada-
lajara 10 Vera Cruz; the fifth, from
Brownsville, Tex, and Matamoros TO
port Of Chamela on the Pacific coast;
the sixth, from Guadalajara 70
Ciudad Juarez at FL Paso. Texas, and
the seventh, from the state Of Jalisco
to Sonora on the Pacific coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
CROWDS MEET
AT HONDO
Celebration of Loop
Road Opening Be-
In Observed
Especial to The Heraldl

RIO HONDO, Jan. Ii. - South
Texas longest highway loop is being
formally opened here today.
From every part Of the Valley q
stream of cars early today COM
menced flowing over the new con-
crete highway rom Harlingen and
San Benito to Rio Hondo, and BY
noon the largest crowd ever as
sembled in the Arroyo City was pres
ent to aid in the tri-city celebration
of the opening of the San Benito-
Rio o-Hsrlingen loop.
The finest highway in the South"
was the unanimous verdict Of those
who rode over the new loop for the
first time. They enthusiastically
congratulated Rio Hondo upon the
acquisition Of the highway which
residents of the city assert will even
tually make Rio Hondo one Of the
most favored resort points of the
Valley.
The celebration program, prepared
BY the secretaries of the chambers
Of commerce of the three cities and
a special committee, started al IL
o'clock. Chas. Carpenter, secretary
of the Rio Hondon Booster Club, well
coined the visitors, and expressed
Rio Hondo's appreciation. He stated
the citizens Of the three cities were
proud of the new highway which he
predicted would be an important fac
tor in the development of the entire
Continued on page two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
mrs. SNYDER
And GRAY TO
DIE IN CHAIR
Governor Smith Issues
Refusal to Act On
Plea For Clemency
In Staying Case

NEW YORK, Jan. IL, R,-Denied
elemency by Governor Smith, Mrs
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray
apparently are doomed to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing .tomorrov
night.
Governor Smith disposed of their
application bv this statement:
''ln the matter of the application
for executive clemency for Ruth Sny-
der and Henry Judd Gray:
This case has received my anx-
ious consideration. not merely since
the hearing before me upon the ap-
plication for executive clemency. but
ever since the Court Of Appeals
unanimously affirmed the conviction
Of the defendants.
The execution Of this judgment on
woman is so distressing that / had
hoped that the appeal TO me for
executive clemency would disclose
some fact which would justify my
interference with the processes Of
Continued on page two.)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-11
Point Isabel Lighthouse
To Get HouOyed Position

lighthouse would be torn down also.
But the Port Isabel Company, de-
velopers of the new harbor city, have
set aside the old tower as a perma-
nent marker and center Of interest
and are rebuilding it to make it SER
viceable again.
The outer appearance will not be
changed except that a new coat of
white paint will be applied. A new
platform will be built where the old
one fell away and visitors may soon
climb to il and view the coast. bay
and Gulf for many miles. The stair
way is being rebuilt so that it will be
safe for all visitors.
Ground around the base Of the
tower is being cut away to leave it
on n double terrace. Wide steps will
lead up from the street level on three
sides to the base Of the tower.
In . couple of weeks the old light
house will shine whittier than ever
over the Valleys port project and
from the top Of it Valley people can
Drama Of the seacoast playground.