Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-22

cred opening remarks before intro
ducing A. j. Carpenter OF Rio Hon.
do. Carpenter straightforth entered
into high praises of his fellow citi-
zen, saying that bill is the worlds
champion peanut pusher. He Is q
100 per cent Jeffersonian democrat
II Herbert Hoover performs his du.
ties IN the chief executives chair
as we'll as Bill has performed his,
this country j. in for unprecedent.
cd development" Then waxing op-
timistic. when Franklin ID. Roose.
welt is elected president on the dem
ocratic ticket four years hence, we
will make Bill Williams postmaster
mayhem TO do it," The crowd roared.
Then TO prove that Rio Hondo'>
feeling for Bill extended beyond
words. Carpenter presented Williams
n gold watch chain. a gift OF his
home town.
Brown again took the platform and
praised the effects Of Bits good
will" crawl would create between
Harrington and Rio Hondo. lie pre-
scented the peanut-pusher with q
gold watch from the city Of Harlin-
gen to 20 with the Rio Hondo chain.
A peanut was broken between the
two men.
President =. T. Bulls Of the Rio
Hondo Booster club declared vii.
liams' feat the greatest achieve
ment Of the century, if not Of the
world"
Mayor S. Finley Ewing spoke on
the good effect blazing the peanut
trail" would have between the tao
cities.
Judge Dancy covered a large field
during his talk. ranging trom good
roads to peanut pushing.
Il. a. Woodbridge. superintendent
Of the Rio Hondo schools said Will
liams ranked among the three great
est Americans and stated the other
two were Washington and Wilson.
Mrs. T. 5. .Herren, president Of
the Harlingen Womcn's chamber Of
Of commerce welcomed the Rio Hon.
do women; Mrs. a. J. Carpenter Of
Rio Hondo answered the welcoming
address.
Bill is to &c the guest of the city
the rest OF the day.
Williams started his trek along
the highway with the peanut We'd
nesday morning Of last week. IT Rio
Hondo. with a group Of a hundred
or more persons present 10 wish
him luck on the journey that few
thought he could finish.
He averaged more than a mile a
day for the entire trip, in spite Of
illness the first few days, caused by
the heat and blisters on his hands
and knees, and in spite Of an acct
dent Sunday Of this week when an
automobile a into him, and cut a
cash in his head.
He made the wager which led IA
the peanut pushing stunt with II. D
Lewis, his fEther-in-law, also a res
ident Of Harrington, the wager being
that il Hoover should carry Texas
Williams would push a peanut a mile
a day for eleven days. from the city
limits Of Rio Hondo, 10 the city linn.
its Of Harrington. The actual dis.
tancc from city limits to city lin.
its is only Oh miles. but the terms
called for the trip to be from Rio
Hondo to Harlingen. and If the dis.
lance happens TO be less than eleven
miles. Williams does not consider il
his fault.
He worried along from day 70 day
with the crowds diminishing and in.
creasing. depending on the time OF
day, and other circumstances.
Interest in his arrival gradually
worked up TO a peak. and Harlingen
was prepared TO give him a royal
reception today. witty banners and
flags flying in all parts Of the city.
A 50-Gcre aerodrome il being con-
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