Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-20
I'm OUR
VALLEY

DOCTORS, physicians. surgeons,
specialists-welcome to Brownsville
ard the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Of Texas and Mexicol
You are now in one OF the heal
thiest spots to be found anywhere
In these United States.
Proof?
Why, Of course.
Major Todd, former medical
chief at Fort Brown, United States
army post here. developed the fact.
He found that among the hun
6reds OF men stationed at Fort
Brown the percentage Of ineffect-
ives, month in and month out.
ranged somewhere around two per
cent. 90
That figure compares with more
than nine per cent In the post
having the next best record, and
from that on UP to forty per cent
In other United States army cen
tiers.
That's Just another reason why
people generally are SO happy down
here. They are well.
Hundreds of the profession have
come to Brownsville for session OF
several days.
It Is q season for discussion of
important subjects, for the impart-
ing Of knowledge.
There are those among you who
will bring new truths which you
will ponder.
There are those who will bring up
old ones that have puzzled. Their
continued discussion certainly will
solve them, some day. And make
them so simple that you will won-
der that the solutions we're not dis
covered long ago.
It will be busy session for you.
But there will also be time and
opportunity to play.
Brownsville and its sister cities
and communities throughout the
Valley are happy that you have
come.
And all wish for you a successful
gathering.
. VISITING PHYSICIANS will
M1d In the Valley spirit that may
owe rather novel to them.
For example, they come here
upon the invitation of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Medical Society.
The membership Of this society
IS made up of practitioners in
Cameron county. Hidalgo county,
WiIlacy county. Starr county, ana
Matamoros, Mexico.
The membership resides In some
twenty-five towns. A year ago.
when the invitation was EXTENDED
20 the Texas Medical association.
many or the doctors may have
wanted TO hold the convention
proper in their own towns But
they subordinated their personal
wishes, and agreed to the plan 10
make II a valley-wide invitation.
with the business sessions in the
valleys oldest town, Brownsville.
The Cameron county society Is
host but all the Valley is helping
and every visitor will be given
opportunity to see all the balance
OF the Valley.
And it's worth seeing. That.
visitors. you'll agree.
RALPH q. BRAY. publisher OF
tf,e Mission Times, and his staff
are happy. And properly so.
The Times of last week came out
IN enlarged size. Has gone TO seven
column size from the six that held
from the time the paper was estab-
iished, 10 years ago. TO last week.
The change was made possible by
the installation of a fine. new sS.-
900 press, together with new fold
ing machine.
In addition to all this. Mr.. Bray
announces that the building cccu-
pied by the Times is to be en-
larged. And the front will be re-
modelled to the Spanish style.
tvpe Of architecture that Is grow
inT in popularity in the Valley. in
business as well as residential
structures.
Congratulations to the Times.
LAST YEAR The Herald pub
lished photographs of the gradual
ing classes Of the high schools Of
the Valley.
Every senior class in every Valley
town was represented.
The feature was so popular that
The Herald undertook the task
again this year. at no small outlay
OF trouble and expense.
The work was done in coopera-
tion with A. Holm. photographer Of
Brownsville. and with the further
cooperation of every superintend-
ent and high school principal in the
Valley.
More than 400 comprised the
graduating classes last year. And
there is approximately the same
number this year.
The Valley is very proud Of its
eE Is. And even more proud OF