Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-01
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They viii be entertained and will
entertain, since they are bringing
their Scotch with them.
Not the Scotch that Is perhaps
most familiar down here, but
Scotch Killed band.
From forty to fifty cars are being
assembled to give the visitors a
view Of Cameron county. Each
county will supply cars for the day.
WHILE ON THE SUBJECT of
visitors and cars, there's a matter
that has not been given very much,
If any, attention. And it is i'm
pOrtant.
Down here in the Valley We do
ourselves proud, so to speak, in
gathering automobiles for the en-
tertainment Of visitors who come in
groups, large or small.
What about the individual tour
lists who come down here to spend
a week, two weeks, a month or a
season.
What are we doing to entertain
them? What do they do to enter
tain themselves.
Who pays them any attention?
Who gives them any mind? Who
digs up a car for them to see the
Valley?
Is there a tourist day once a
week, or once in two weeks, on
which occasion tourists who are
here "on their own" ere invited out
for a view of the Valley?
The chambers Of commerce might
give that some thought, if 50
minded.
HIS NAME is Burton Davis.
Back in 1915, if memory as to
dates serves correctly. he selected a
broiling August day for hike from
Brownsville to Point Isabel.
He made the trip ell right, but
next day went to bed with the
worst case Of sun blister on eX-
posed arms ever seen here. And
- ed abed for week.
N& was a reporter on The
Brownsville Herald.
Considerable water has gone over
the dam since 1915.
Now he is in New York City.
Writing. With him, also writing,
his wife, red-headed Clara Ogden
Davis. formerly Of Fort Worth.
She has just completed a book,
The Woman Of It." a story about
a woman governor.
And together they are collaborat-
ing on a mystery story, also to be
published in book form
Older residents Of BROWNSVILLE
will remember j. Burton Davis. He
has since dropped the first letter.
An invitation to them, while IN
Texas, to take a job took them to
New York They stuck-and are
making good.
GEORGE r. TAFT, capable man
ager for the Brownsville district OF
the Southwestern Bell Telephone
company for the pest two years, IS
going up.
He has been given all important
appointment in the development
engineering department. with head
quarters at San Antonio.
He will have al south Texas as
his territory.
George TAFT is the type Of util-
itv official who. when asked some
thing out of the usual, replies 1T
can be done"
And nine times out OF ten does
it. And when one comes to know
him and hears him say. lit can't
be done" It lay be put down as
being just that way.
George Weber. manager OF the
Corpus Christi district. again as
sumes direction Of the BroWnsYllle
district pending decision as 70 the
future.
Weber is a veteran. with 81 years
of service in South Texas with Bell
Telephone.
THE CORPUS CHRISTI Caller
is much interested in Brownsville S
airport developments, as reported In
the press from day to day
"The Crows Nest the interest
inc first page column Of the Caller,
has TO say:
brownsville. almost overnight,
N become one of the most i'm
poftan 4 airports in the Southwest.
Much A its success has been due
to its natural location, on the inter-
national border. But not all. by
any means. Brownsville has built
a model landing field, at cost Of
around 100000. and equipped II III
accordance with the best stand
ards. 1t will be the terminus OF
three air lines, all Of considerable
Importance.
NEXT SATURDAY BROWNSVILLE
will see the Inauguration Of air mail
service between that point and
Mexico CITY. It Will be the term
mus OF the line from Chicago to
the Mexican border: and the term
mus Of the line from New York
and Washington via Houston. At
the same time the line from San
Antonio to Laredo will be discon-
tinued, and the mail planes routed
from San Antonio to Brownsville
A passenger line from Dallas. Fort
Worth. San Antonio to Brownsville
is projected, and there are rumors
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