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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27
CITY TO QUIT
BUSINESS ON
THANKS DAY
Churches Unite In
Special Services
Thursday

With the promise Of good wea-
ther for Thanksgiving. Brownsville
residents were busy making plans
for their holiday on Thursday.
In keeping with the spirit Of the
holiday, the Methodist. Presbyterian,
Baptist and Episcopal churches are
uniting in a Thanksgiving service
at the Methodist church at 10 a. m.
DR.. o. L. Smith, Baptist pastor, will
lead the prayer. Or. s. X. Hallam Is
to read the scripture. and the Rev.
z. p. Day, Presbyterian pastor. is
to give the sermon. The presidents
proclamation will be read by Chap
lain Ivan Bennett.
Stores Close
Banks. offices and stores Of the
city are to be closed, and many are
making plans 70 attend the Valley
Mid Winter fair at Harlingen. Large
numbers were leaving for College
Station. for the game between the
University OF Texas and A. g. M.
both the Missouri Pacific and the
Southern Pacific sending out special
cars wednesday night. 1t was es-
timated that several huldred Valley
residents would be at the game in
the afternoon, while others are look
ing forward 10 hearing reports Of
their favorite teams over the radio.
Many Hunting
Hunting devotees will take ad-
vantage OF the holiday TO indulge IN
their favorite sport. and the flats
will be full OF duck and goose hunt
ers. while others expect to 90 deer
hunting.
No large parties have been an
nounced in the city for the holidays,
but numerous intimate dinners and
visits have been arranged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27
THE WEATHER

For Brownsville and the Valley.
Partly cloudy tonight. Thursday
partly cloudy probably becoming
unsettled. Light to moderate va
riable winds 0n the west coast.
For East Texas: Fair IN the in
terror; partly cloudy near the coast
tonight and Thursday. probably be-
coming unsettled near the west
coast.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27

WsHE city commission az NaSFAAleAA
has voted to purchase zoo
acres for a municipal airport
Today that Is news. Ten years
from today TO find a city without
an airport viii be just about as big
-.ewS.
Who knows but twenty-five years
from now we will ali be having our
iitney planex and flying down TO
work. Some have said that we viii
be landing on the housetops, which
have to be built fiat thereafter TO
keep us from sliding off.
Then 1t is said that we viii be
carrying a little vest pocket radio
instrument, which We can take out
and turn little dial and the good
wife will Immediately say What Is
4 honey?" Not only that but she
WI be visible to you and you 70
her. You viii then ask her what
klle Is going to have for dinner, and
20 on your way as unconcerned as
II nothing had happened.
Who knows, or can say?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27

TVHE SECRETARY Of the Valley
Mid-Winter Fair last night es-
timated the attendance during
the first day at 10000. It Is
not wished to throw any damper on
the occasion by saying that secre-
taries estimates are never under the
number present. but If one half that
number were there the institution
is well worth while.
And according to some accounts
the fruits exhibits seem to be the
greatest attraction. Now that Is
what Is mostly desired. The enter
tainments and functions like the
coronation are very good spice for
the occasion, but the meat OF the
thing is found where Valley people
learn to produce more oranges or
more grapefruit.
Support OF such an institution by
all the people will make 1t self sus-
tanning. A self sustaining fair these
davs viii set a record which cannot
be boasted anywhere else in the
country, unless this writer Is ter
ribly, terribly mistaken.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27

RIVER FORECAST
There will be very little change in
the river stages during the next "a
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27
TIDE TABLE

TIDE TABLE
High and low tide at Point Isabel
tomorrow, under normal meteroln-
Rlcal conditions:
High ........l2:35a. m; 3.21 .. n
Low .T.44a. m.; 9.l3 p. m.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27
TOMORROW people an over u

TOMORROW people all over the
United States will gather
around the Thanksgiving table
on a day set aside to pause at least
for a moment to remember that the
destinies Of man are guided BY
Power far wiser than he.
This day. unlike many Of the
other holidays is an American in
stitution. In 1920 the Pilgrims
landed. They had q pretty good
wear and all the fall when they
saw how they had really been bless
ed. the governor decided TO have q
day OF Thanksgiving
That year was the first that some
on that now famous Mayflower had
had enough to eat in a long time,
SO great had been their persecution.
IN their offerings of thanks one OF
the outstanding things for which
they were grateful was for religious
liberty. The same fundamentals OF
government prevail today, which Is
ample proof that the ideas Of our
pilgrim fathers must have been
right.
When they gathered around the
festal board a number OF friendly.
but savage Indians were invited 70
partake Of the feast with them
See anything In that?
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BOUT this Arkansas business

IN One former Razorback has
a. risen to remark that the So
called tell" on those from the
state below Missouri Is that they
Awow such fine specimens up there
mentally and physically. All right
have it your way, we lived tnere
long time, too.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27
BROWNSVILLE is going to get her
new postoiiice. Judging from

new poStoffice. Judging from
the way the wind Is blowing
there seems to be little doubt Of this
But that postoffice is to come
through government machinery, ana
this IS being written to warn all
those interested that If the time OF
its coming begins to seem little
long, let none be discouraged. Big
bodies necessarily move slowly, and
the government of the United States
Is Just one OF the biggest we have
1t is here guessed that the actual
construction viii start In about two
wears. This is not said by way OF
casting any cold water, but TO add
that one OF the surest ways Of get
ting it, is to keep on asking for IT,
And Brownsville is fortunate IN
having such q national figure as X.
B. Creager to join his voice IN max
ing the request.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
|OKLAHOMAN'S
74-CARD Wins
Most OF California Golfers
waiting For $4,000
Pasadena Event

SAN GABRIEL. Calf, Dec. 10
the late starters in the
San Gabriel $1,000 best-ball ANA
teur-professional golf tournament to-
day set about to complete their ls-
hole round. ended by darkness last
night. Clarence z. Clark. Tulsa, Okla.
and his amateur partner. Nick Nc
Jnery Of San Bernardino. Calf, will
view the finish securely entrenched
rs winners OF the event by a SO
card yesterday.
Although the Oklahoma ~professio-
nal shot good golf yesterday he was
his youthful partner to thank for
bis $3.50 check. the winners share OF
the event.
Fortified by an eight stroke handi-
;ap, McInery turned IN q IA card,
me over par. for his afternoon per-
Torrance. In doing so he had the
best score for eleven OF the eighteen
holes, with CLARK making the round
In rs.
Remainder OF the prize money will
be divided among the seven pro-
f~essionals who with their amateur
partners tied for second place one
stroke behind the leaders. Many OF
the outstanding golfers who have
been making a regular appearance
IL the Journeys on the Pacific coast
did not appear In the event. resting
up for the $4,000 Pasadena, Calf,
open match which starts Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
GlGHTS LAST

CBy The Associated Pressl

LONDON-Primo Camera, Italy,
stopped Franz Diener. Germany, Co.
NEW YORK-Baby Joe Cans.
California, knocked out Nat Xavier,
New York, (5).
CHARLOTTE. N. C.-Farmer Joe
Cooper. Terre Haute. Ind, outpoint-
ed Jack Britton. New York, C0D.
ALLENTOWN, Pa.-u0. Mickey
Blake. Los Angeles, knocked out Ben
ny Friedman, New York, ID.
MINNEAPOLIS-Dick Daniels.
Minneapolis, knocked out Harry Dill
lon. Winnipeg. (D. Richie Mack.
Minneapolis, outpointed Johnny o.
Donnell, ST. Paul. 90.
DENVER-Mickey Cohen. Denver.
outpointed Davey Abad, Cleveland,
(lOD.
PORTLAND. Ore-Ray Pelkev.
Oakland, outpointed o. o. White,
Chicago. G0).
Los ANGELES-Joey Sanger. Mil
waukee. outpointed Santiago Gorilla.
Panama, u0). Freddie Tompkins.
Milwaukee, outpointed Willie Fausto,
Los Angeles. ca.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
Heavy May
Come To America

BOSTON, Dec. An
nouncement indicating Primo Car
nera. italian heavyweight, would
make his American debut in Boston
was made today by Eddie Mack.
Boston Garden boxing promoter.
Mack said Leon G.. and Walter
Freedman. Cameras European
managers. had cabled him accep-
lance Of a match with Jimmy Ma
loney of Boston, on January IL.
The six foot ten italian who weighs
ESQ pounds. will sail from England
on December "a.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
GRID NOTES

Punting is likely 10 decide Satur-
days final bout at Waco between
Breckenridge and Port Arthur.
breckenridge has in Boyce Magness
a kicker who could take his place
in any southwest conference back
field. He boots 'em so and 90 yards
with regularity and seldom Sees
his opponents an opportunity 10
return. The punt, as employed by
Breckenridge, Is q real offensive
weapon. Port Arthur is supposed
to be weak in that department. At
least. the Jackets could get an
average OF only some 80 yards IN
last weeks tilt with Denton.
Without Magness' supberb boot
ing. IL Is very doubtful that the
BuckarooS would have eliminated
Waco last week. Or. If Waco had
had q punter Of ability, the result
might have been reversed. Coach
Tyson was afraid Of his punting and
must have ordered his boys to kick
on third down. They did just that
throughout the game, and 1t ham,
pered their chances to make a con-
certed drive down the field. In
two plays they would pick five, six
or seven yards, then kick. If they
had been willing to risk another try
and kick on fourth down IL might
have changed things considerably.
Lack OF a sure-fire punter. you
might say. cut down the Tigers Of
fensive strength by one-third. The
value Of a fine punter seldom Is
sufficiently stressed.
Southwest grid fans can quit
worrying bout q loss Of prestige for
this section In the Dixie Classic ct
Dallas. The squad that Ray Nor
riscn will assemble next week 10 DO
battle with the Big Ten stars on
New Years day should be able TO
take care Of itself against any OPP
position. The same squad probably
could have romped through the last
conference race without being ser
iously pressed. There are a few
outstanding stars not In the fold.
notably Wear Schoonover and Big
I'm" Rose but their places will be
well filled. Officials OF the game
have not fully dispaired OF bring
ing Rose and Schoonover around
The Southwest eleven viii have a
fine backfield. speedy and well fit
ted to the brand Of football taught
bv Morrison. The line. from center
through tackles. will be powerful.
but slightly weak on the wings. AS q
guess. Morrison might start the fol-
lowing lineup against the big boys
from the Midwest: Burnett. Tex
as. center: Sanders. S. Nj. u. and
Richter. ARgies. guards: Willis. Cen
tenary. and Moore, T. Q. IT,. tackles;
Walker. T. G. o.. and Power. Rice.
ends: Gruhbs. +. G.. IT,, quarterback:
Hanna. Centenary. and Mills.
Agvies. halbacks: Miller. Arkansas.
rrllback. That team could stand on
it, own legs. but there are plenty
If capable alternates. such as Gels.
Peular. Conover and Dorsey, backs;
Handler. Van Sickle and Jones.
guards: and Sauf1ey. center and
end. Several Southwest conference
coaches who met Centenary this
wear declared willis. the Cents
captain. was the greatest tackle in
the section. not excepting Harmon
or 9. M. ".
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
HARLINCENIS
WINNER 3O-1l
Richards Flops Is Points
Through Net In Beat
ing Hargrove's

Led by Richards. a speedster CEN
ter who had his eye on the basket
all evening. the Harlingen indie
pendent cagers easily outclassed the
Brownsville Hargrove quint Tuesday
BOIL on the Fort Brown court.
Richards rang up is points him
self, sinking five baskets from the
floor and five on free losses. The
husky Harrington cagers was given
ample support by his team mates,
especially GODDARD. This chap loop
ed the leather through the basket
for eight points himself.
The Brownsville club showed lack
Of teamwork there were spurts OF
individual b~rilliance flashed by
Hanna and Babbert. Red" Irvine
got into the tilt for a while and
aided materially in keeping down
the score with his work at forward.
The outcome Of the game was In
never IN doubt from the opening
moments when Richards began his
pretty performance by dumping one
into the hoop. He continued TO
feed the netted hooper with regu-
larity from that time on.
The box:
IyAnGnnxYr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18

CHICAGO, Dec. 18-tF1-The
great Arthur Shires Is almost con-
WINGED that as q professional fighter
he Is a good first baseman. Tic may
retire from the ring.
Since he dropped the decision %
George Trafton after five rounds
Monday night, Shires has been doing
a lot of sleeping and no little think
ing and is considering for getting
about fighting and getting In shape
for baseball.
Maybe professional fighting isn't
my game after all" the great one
Grated To friends who came To offer
condolences and remedies for the
marks traitor put on his face.
II have gotten about all I can Get
out Of II nova few thousand doll
airs and a fat two weeks vaudeville
contract" he said Unless someone
gets me darn mad with his chal-
lenges. I may quit"
It lis understood. King Arthur's
vaudeville contract calls for a salary
OF $4,000 a week.
Meanwhile. promoter Jim Mullen
was besieged with requests for a
chance 10 meet the bad boy" with
the white sox.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18

Officials: Referee. white: umpire.
Callahan; timer, Stetter; scorer,
Dempsey.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
Cadets Go West Today
For Stanford Game

WEST POINT. Nv. ", Dec. le-tR
The Army football squad. 10
strong. goes west today t0 meet
Stanford az Pal0 Alto. Calf, on
Dec. 28. In the squad are varsity.
scrub and plebe players.
Three main stops viii BE made for
workouts at GaleSburg. Ills, SYRIA
cuse. Kas., and Needles. Calf.
Biff Jones, whose career as Army
coach will end with the Stanford
game, has remained uncommunica-
tive as To the Cadets chances against
Stanford. but the army varsity seems
confident 1t will win.
Practice session or the last few
days have found Jones stressing u
forward pass attack with Chris Ca
gle on the throwing end.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
Kid Chocolate Meets
Petrone Tonight

NEW YORK, Dec. l9-P1-After
battling second-raters in tune-up
bouts for the past month or so, Kid
Chocolate, dusky Cuban feather
weight. returns to major competition
tonight in a ten-round bout with
Domlnick Petrone OF Harlem at the
New York Coliseum. Chocolate
who never has been beaten. prob
ably win be a decided favorite-
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NH CACERS
KEEPING BUSY
Defending Champions Face
Six Games I'm Trip
This Week

McALLEN. Dec. 18.-Valley high
school basketball season viii get
under way during the coming two
weeks when practically every team
will have been matched IN either
conference or practice games.
McAllen high school Bulldogs
have played three practice games
thus far. stopping the Pharr-San
Juan Bears "a to II last Thursday
afternoon and falling before the
Edinburg junior college Broncs 80
to IL Friday night. and losing 70
the same team 81 to 10 Saturday
night.
The Bulldogs. presenting in 1923
the fastest basketball team in the
Valley. will meet with more OPP
position this year than last, as
Brownsville. Harlingen. Weslaco,
Edinburg and possibly others have
developed more promising fives
than last year. The Bulldogs walk
ed away with the Hidalgo county,
Valley district and bi-district
championships last year, losing in
the semi-finals In Austin.
Allen and Modest are showing
their championship form and Walsh
viii get into his stride after he plays
In the Battle Of Grapefruit 40
Brownsville January LIST, In which
the all-Valley football squad viii
meet the cisco Loboes In what will
be an annual affair. "A large num-
Der OF candidates have made the
selection Of the 1929 squad a diff
cnlt problem, but Coach Cowboy"
Ogan Is not chasing any Of them
away.
The Bulldogs will open q busy
week wednesday night they meet
a McAllen town team and Wednes-
day afternoon the Pharr-San Juan
Bears. Friday they meet the Kings
vile Brahmas In two games. after
noon and night. and Saturday they
will follow a similar schedule In
tangling with the Taft high school
Eagles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
HACK STEELING
= = q
FOR SUNNY BOY
4 y =
A LA AL JOLSON

CHICAGO, Dec. ls-HJ-Hack
Wilson. Cub outfielder. is in train
ing at his winter home in Martini
burg, W. Va, but not for q ring
battle with Arthur The Great"
ShireS.
He is training himself so he can
laugh off the shouts Of Sunny
Boy" that may greet him when he
septS on a diamond next season.
Its going TO be tough listening
to them call me Sunny Boy" be-
-cause I lost that fly ball in the
sun during that world series game
in Philadelphia" Hack said, But
it's all a part Of the racket. I'm
training myself to control my tenn
per-"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18

Luck has had its part In Port
Arthur's success. Last season she
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18

DETROIT, Dec. 1S-tP-With six
victories and no defeats to his cred
II today. Erwin Rudolph OF Chica-
20 Is favorite 10 win the Worlds
championship pocket billiard tour
nament which ends tonight. Rudolph
won his sixth straight and definite
~ eliminated Frank Taberski by
beating the defending title holder
last night l25 20 57 In Is innings.
Ralph Greenleaf. who made his
record five victories and one defeat
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n n u VI y VI "
'C PORTS CHATS
With Hal EuStdce
n 4

went to the finals. thanks to sever
al fortunate flips of a coin. No one
will deny but that the Jackets got
the breaks" this season. Up To
the time Sam Houston (Houston)
reared up and slapped John Rea-
gan CHouston) into the dust, Port
Arthur was given only an outside
chance 10 take the District No. z
bunting. Reagan's defeat was a
whale OF an upset and II donated
the championship to Port Arthur.
Her most fortunate break came In
the fourth period of their tussle
with the Eagles. With the score
1912 and the ball on the Jackets
vineyard line. the Eagles fumbled
and White recovered. That miscue
allowed the Jackets to grab the
game off the griddle.
IL Is to be hoped that these three
Qualifications great coach, fight
ing spirit and luck-will be enough
to defeat the Breck Bucks. Here's
a little something to jot down In
the top Of your chapeaux- The
Bucks superiority over Waco was
measured by two long forward
passes. II the Jacket pass defense
works against Breckenridge Is II
did against Brownsville, they have
little to worry on this score. The
Eagles failed 10 complete a single
pass out Of eleven attempted.
The Eagles probably ran up the
greatest record in their district OF
any team in the state. Indicated
they scored 308 points TO oppon-
ents' Is. The ll-district material
on the eleven was Grove. Bennett
O'Bryan, Summers. Cortez, New
man and Cabler. Scribes picking
the all-state team would 10 vel
not to overlook Bennett, Newman
and Cabler. Bennett, 185-pouno
tackle with a fighting heart anc
worlds Of ability. was probably the
outstanding player in the district
In Valley circles, Gene Cox 81
McAllen and r. Murray OF Har-
lingen were probably the outstand-
ing performers. These two chaps
were In q class by themselves.
Basketball fans who attended the
Harrington Hargrove tilt at For
Brown Tuesday evening saw an in
cident which could well be called
the height Of bashfulneSs. Be.
tween halves, a soldier dribbled on
to the field and gracefully drop.
ped one through the basket. Some
one on the sideline cried out II
high falsetto: There he l., gtrlsl'
The boy took off for the barracks
in a dead heat as If pursued BY
swarm OF hornets.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18

The piece de resistance Of the
Texas sport menu for the week Is
the Breckenridge-Port Arthur tilt at
Waco Saturday for the high school
championship. The Valley is high
ly interested. due To the fact that
the Brownsville Eagles should have
been up there, and would have been
except for a tumble on the one
yard line. The dope indicates a
Breckenridge victory, but the ma
iority of the fans here will be pulling
for Coach Tom Dennis Indian rub
Der men to crash through with fly
ing colors.
Tom won a warm spot in the
hearts Of Valley fans when he re-
fused to be q party to the investi-
CATION OF Juan Tijerina's eligibility.
Dennis has the birth certificate
which would indicate Tijerina, third
string Eagle center, 10 be 20 years
Of age. Port Arthur has three assets
which have sent them TO the State
finals two consecutive years. There
are a great coach. luck and a fight
ing spirit that will not be downed.
Dennis Is unquestionably one Of
the best high school mentors 10 be
found within the wide flung boun-
diaries of Texas. There are those who
will tell you Tom is not exceedingly
smart" that there are plenty Of
others who could teach him some of
the finer workings Of football, but
nevertheless. he has the happy fac
ility Of winning. Port Arthur elevens
are noted for their third period
comebacks. After a quarter hour in
a club house with Dennis, these Vel
low Jackets rush their opponents
off their feet.
Things looked pretty dark for Port
Arthur In the second quarter when
the Eagles had them 1910. At that
stage, the game had all the ear
marks Of another crushing Browns
vile victory. The Eagle backs were
clicking smoothly while Bennett,
Summers and their gang were man.
handling the Jacket forwards. That
second touchdown seemed to get un-
der "WarhorSe" Turner'S skin. His
crew came back quicker than a hot
check In four plays they ironed
over o touchdown thr9ugh O brood
Running true to form, Dennis
gave his charges q shot OF Alma
Mater serum st the half. It must
have been powerful stuff, for the
Jackets Soundly outplayed Browns
vile during the third period. They
were inside the Eagle 2O-yard stripe
three times and ran up five first
downs. Toward the end OF the
quarter they began the drive which
finally resulted in a touchdown ana
the winning one-point margin.
Luck has had its part in Port
ArthfVwgr rrrr~n~~ wr~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18
Clark and McInery Cop Amateur-PrO Golf Meet
MAY CONFINEF FIGHTING
TO PLEASURE ONLY EVENTS

by defeating Pasquale Natalie yes
terday afternoon 125 70 is IN eight
innings, is the only player who won
stands between Rudolph and the
crown. III Rudolph beats Greenleaf
he will win the title. but in the
event OF a Greenleaf triumph there
will he a tie nc six games won and
one lost.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-18

One man was fined $500 and
another $l4-l0 on charges of simple
assault and disturbing the peace.
respectively, BY Justice Of the Peace
ID. r.. Cain Tuesday.
wv. w. Miller. deputy constable,
made the arrests.