Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-06-23
I'm OUR
VAL.l.EY

Romantic adventures really do
, happen in real life.
Witness the thrilling story Of
three young people who clung to
the bottom Of an upturned boat in
LAguna Madre while fourth mem
Der Of the party swan ashore to
secure aid. The story is printed in
the Point Isabel Pilot this week
and needs only the names OF the
participants to make it a real
thriller.
Two young women and two young
men boarded a new catboat for a
moonlight sail the Pilot relates. "A
too sudden turn. q gust Of wind.
and the DANCE was done. All four
scrambled to the bottom Of the
boat. One OF the young men
swan ashore and then after secur-
ing aid could not find the wrecked
Z craft. The three clung 70 the boat
until the break OF day revealed
their whereabouts 70 the searchers.
Undoubtedly they experienced all
the sensations OF being shipwrecked
at sea. without quite undergoing so
great a danger. But the danger Of
their position was very real never
theless.
ALMOST every resident OF the
Valley is anxious to write slogan
for the Valley. the number Of en-
tries in the $3.50 prize contest be-
ing received indicates.
Entries are being received by the
hundreds at the office Of j. z.
Bell. chairman Of the slogan COM
lnittee and manger Of the San Be-
'tlito Chamber of Commerce.
The prize is to be awarded TO
he shortest. yet most expressive
slogan offered to the committee be-
AFore midnight Of July 81. The
L logan must be easy 70 say and
slst carry meaning which Will
&C 1t apply only to the Valley.
you are one OF the few who
se not already offered a sugges-
n you had better get busy. The
lie is to be paid in cash. United
.ates currency.
ANOTHER GROUP OF cadet
fiers in Brownsville Sunday On a
foSs-country hop necessary 10
heir training and rs guests OF
brownsville.
This city IS glad TO be host 20
lch a group Of fine young avia-
ors and Is glad 20 have them use
he municipal airport here for a
fanding site In their training trips.
We hope they enjoyed the enter
tainment Saturday night and that
they think well enough or Browns
vile to visit US again.
When this group OF advanced
filters begin to make use OF their
\ training records Of one sort or an
Il other will be established by them.
Then Brownsville. because Of this
visit. will feel a proprietory in
lerest IN them and bask in the
Pflected glory
4 ALMOST two centuries ago
ornwaIis and his men we're sta
0ned near Jamestown. Hav
rought in from the mother coun-
Y contained mixture of Scotch
Gather. These seed were scat
REQ and today the yellow blooms
the imported plant cover the
ills about Jamestown.
In Cameron county this eyperi-
lnce has been repeated.
Ten years ago United States SOL
iers were camped near the Los
fescas ranch. Their horses were
ed hay imported from upstate
,oints. This hay contained buffalo
flower seed. The seed were scat
Iered and this year a beautiful bed
Of bluebonnets graced the Landscape
! about that scene.
Children attending the Los Yes
s school admired the blooms ev-
q day. but did not pick them
zen the flowers had developed
seed and the seed had ripened.
o., were gathered, put in pack
and placed on sale at Nc
It's store in Brownsville.
e school will use the proceeds
m lrchase needed equipment and
seed OF the state flower are
svailable to anyone interested.
A -UR BRISBANE in his COL
nnnnl 1day" writes:
TIL fhree plucky Frenchmen
~lan y Ty back to America. VIII
am Rogers is severe on their
nerican stowaway He will apollo
N se II he learns that the stowa-
" business was planned in ad-
nee. with the knowledge Of the
ers."
Brisbane has said what others
ily thought.
THE LOT at the corner Of Eliza
eth and Fourteenth streets oppo-
lte the customs and immigration
ffices at the foot Of the interna-
onal bridge is becoming unsightly
th a rank growth Of weeds.
Almost every person who visits
townsville crosses the bridge to
exico. Those who do not go to
exico drive down Elizabeth street
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