Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-04
I'm OUR
VALLEY

UP AT McALLEN they are chiefly
interested, just at this time, in a
gridiron contest.
Working up enthusiasm for the
BrownsvilleMcAllen high school
football game, scheduled 10 be play
cd at Brownsville Friday.
The two teams have emerged vic
tors over all they have met this sea-
son.
\ And each is reported in prime
condltion for the event that prom
ises TO climax season Of spectac-
uiar gridiron tilts here in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
McAllen fans are working up a
l special train for the trip to Browns
vile.
Believe that this transportation
will be safer for the large number
Of youngsters ard oldsters planning
TO make the trip to Brownsville.
The Brownsville-San Benito game
drew the largest crowd of all the
season. That Of Brownsville Meal
len is expected to 40 as we'll or
better.
DR.. ERNEST W. PROTHRO, head
OF the Cameron county health unit,
has resigned TO 20 20 Fort Worth
where he will become connected with
the health department Of that city.
DR.. Prothro has been an energetic
officer since he assumed the direc-
tion Of the county health work some
two years ago.
His efforts have resulted in
steadily increasing appropriations
for the work by the county commits
sion. Funds that are aided by the
state.
That progress has been made in
better milk supplies, more sanitary
methods on the farms, in the schools
Of the county, seems to be certain.
The county will be fortunate il il
secures successor 20 DR.. Prothro
who will carry on As energetically
as has this official.
UP AT CORPUS CHRISTI there is
happy family in a newspaper plant.
That OF the Corpus Christi Caller.
The Caller came out Monday
morning printed on its huge new
Hoe press.
This Is rotary rerfecting press,
with capacity of twenty-four
pages.
The Caller, in inaugurating this
new $4,000 machine, discards a
press Of "flat bed type which has
done good service for some twenty
years.
II is the third newspaper in south
Texas to take on metropolitan
equipment
The first was The Herald. little
over a year ago. The second was
the Corpus Christi Times. about
three months ago.
The decision or the Caller 10 10
stall such equipment reflects the
growth Of that newspaper as we'll As
the growth Of Corpus Christi and
its territory.
We congratulate the Caller on II,
new appearance.
SATURDAY. December %. ryor,-
ises to be red letter day in the
history of Brownsville.
On that day voters in tho manly
formed Brownsville navigation dis
'rict will pass on the question of
issuing s2,0O0.OO0 in bonds for con-
struetion of ship channel.
Out of this fund Brownsville will
appropriate s6OO,OO0 TO the proposed
government fund Of $1,000 600 for
the further development of Brazos
Santiago pass. to make IL Al eigh-
teen foot channel.
Also. it will pay for certain pron.
erty desired BY the government
That includes the southern tin of
Padre island and the northern iii
Of Brazos island.
Already Brownsville a sensing ~.
action to its plan for channel and
harbor right at the door Of the ritv.
Several inquiries have com, from
Mexico in regard to the port plans.
Inquiries that relate " rather
large projects.
THE BIG THING ahead of the
city is OF course, the authorization
Of the bond issue.
After that we can fight about the
details as much as our hearts NAV
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