Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-08

noon. SIS cash award from the Cor
tez Hotel is first prize in the derby:
DR.. McCalipS $500 award going to
the second place terrapin-
Hogs Calling Contest
The championship hog calling
contest OF the Valley will start at
lis with Blake williams as chap
e.3ne. Entries must be made at the
Chamber OF Commerce by noon
Tuesday. Winner will receive 81.
given by Luther Hughes.
At 1880 the Boy Scouts viii stage
a drill under the direction Of John
Nicholson. At the same hour finals
IN & SLOW Ford race, will be run
off. with John Knapp as starter.
The Model T Ford taking the long
est time to cover the course in a
straight or non-zig-zag line in high
gear will win DR.. ID. *. Henry's
S.. cash award. Referees riding In
each car will disQualify all entrants
going into low gear or stopping
their motor during the race.
With Harold Tobin as master Of
ceremonies, at las a sack race, egg
race, three legged race, fat mans
race, back seat driving contest,
rolling pin throwing contest. ana
a creased pig race will be staged.
Two bushels OF tangerineS donaed BY
Harry Stebbins will reward the cap
tor OF the creased pig: The best
rolling pin throWer will receive q
piece Of aluminium ware worth S1.50
and the winners Of the other con-
tests will receive 81 each for their
proves.
At 2:l5 q parade consisting OF
two sections viii be staged. The doh
buggy section will be in charge OF
Mrs. Carl Moeller. It viii be open
to little girls over two and under
five years OF age. Two prizes Of SIS.
each given by ID. +. L. McCalip,
and w. G. Forbes. One will 60 to
the contestant making the best
appearance as TO the doll, buggy and
costume and the other will be az
forded to the most attractive child.
Judges will be from out the VAL
ley, and unknown TO any OF the
contestants. Entrants should be sent
TO Mrs. Moeller or the Chamber OF
Commerce by z p. m. December Q.
Enerants are requested to report
to the Methodist Church not later
then 200 p. m. Tuesday, December
10.
Pets to Parade
Second section OF the parade win
be a pet parade. II viii be open to
boys and girls. under twelve al
OF age. The pets may consist Of
donkeys, birds, dogs, cats, ponies.
goats, fowls or any other similar
bird or animal. First prize $500.
Second prize So. The pet may be
transported in any manner the con-
testant desires. The paramount
News Reel will photograph this
parade.
At 2:30 the Farmers Institute win
convene in the Auditorium OF the
Community House. Clell Solether
will be In charge OF the Institute.
Speakers on citrus culture, veget-
able culture. and labor problems
will be presented to the audience.
The feature OF the afternoons
program, the Harlingen-Robstown
football game will start at 500 at
the high school athletic field. Be
ADD WESLACO ANNIVERSARY
tween halves the Championship
Weslaco Burro polo team will de-
fend its title against an all-Valley
squad OF skilled wielders OF the
mallet. Bill Ray, DR.. ID. X. Henry.
7. @. G~ressner, and Warren Kings
bury. compose the Weslaco team.
Judson Friday viii be Master OF
Ceremonies.
The evenings entertainment will
stEt nc $50 with q clown parade,
IN charge OF Blake Williams. All
clowns are TO be mounted on bur-
roS. Afterwards the Weslaco Fire
department viii give q demonstra-
ton fire drill under the direction OF
Fire Chief Eunice Ford.
The Grand Chariot race will start
at 7:30 under the MANAGEMENT OF
Fred Rives. E. G. Couch is nonlin-
ated 10 defend Weslaco's laurels in
this event against all corners Char
lots will be hitched TO burroS and
the committee promises to furnish
any visiting contestants with steeds
and chariots. At the conclusion OF
this race. the program will center
&C the speakers stand. featuring
musical and vaudeville numbers un-
I'll 900 o'clock.
Two Dances Scheduled
10 Is rumored that there Is 10 be
imported from Mexico an animal
guaranteed 10 whip twice his weight
In dog. Efforts are being made To
find a fierce bull dog 20 fight this
wild animal. During the evening q
negro battle royal will also be
staged, the winning negro winning
SIS. donated by L. A. Ragan.
at nine a'clock Weslaco's all-nite
variety program will be broadcast
by radio, and two dances. one in
the ball room Of the Cortez hotel
and the second in the G. =. Stone
building viii begin.
For the convenience of visitors
and strangers, an information booth
viii be located at the First National
Bank corner with an attendant az
hand at all times 10 give out in
formation. Programs or the celeb