Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-24
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AEROCADE5, international all
races, occasional visits Of privately
owned planes and commercial ships
on special runs. added to the reg
ular activities incident to operation
OF the four air lines which are using
the field. mikes the municipal air
port here : very busy place.
Col. +. Z. Gilmore. manager c1
the airport. F. J. Roberts. chief line
mechanic for the Mexican Aviation
Co.. and various and sundry assist
ants were kept jumping Saturday
and Sunday while rs planes Of the
TT. Worth aerocade were here and
the same thing on Monday after
noon and Tuesday morniny In con-
nection with the air derby. though
in q somewhat less degree Of in
kensity.
Through Il al everybody was
happy, courteous and efficient.
This l. the best airport ever
landed ON outside OF New YORK
City" said Randy rage-and, conf
ing from Randy Page. that is some
compliment.
Randy Page is the first man ever
20 fly air mail route at night. He
has been everywhere and seen
everything-in connection with air.
pcrts.
other pilots here with the aero
cade spoke In the same veia-
The utility of the runways was
amply demonstrated.
More than 100 landings and
almost as any takeoffs were ma1s
during the visit of the aerocade. lr
that number Of flights there weIt
only two near-miShaps, and boil
demonstrated the worth OF run
wavs-higger and better runways.
one OF these was when the
r. A. =. passenger plane. In land
ing Saturday afternoon, nao !
blowout In the tire on the vince
under the tail. This caused tne
ulane to run off the runway intc
the mud and get stuck. The other
near-accident was when one plane
An the aerocade ran off the end q
the runway and likewise got stucS
fast in the mud.
Lack OF runways caused ananoon
ment Of steps at NUMBER ol
rNAces. But during all the ram, al
rt3A and passenger lines were ope1-
-
There Is need for a third RUNWAY
20 cross the two now down ana prv'
vide for landings IN WINDS from al
most any quarter. a
Then when all three are paved
"a Pan-Amer,can Airways, plans Is
have them eventually. that Will Df
aas field, in fact an Ala fieio.
@Too bad the runways were no
,,aved before this rain" remarked
Herald representative SATURDAY
1,,,sle IN hearing Of one OF the notes
nilots with the aerocaoe-
aTT,,f- what do you want tnen
,aved for? This Is fine, the lines
- have found" ne snorted IN dis,
gr,st at the idea that anyone woulr
dream of dry r--nway aiter q mart
rain.
WHEN AUSTRALORP chickens
are shown at the Valley mid-wintel
fair this year It will be something
new TO most Valley poultry raisers
but not to A. 4. Dittmann q
brownsville.
Commenting on the article IL
g,,ndav's Herald telling about thu
exhibit to be at the fair, Mr.. Dit
mann writes:
ssTt might !, Of interest TO poul'
trvnnen IN the Valley to know tina
this breed has been bred here sinc'
Mr.. Goddard has had eggs 70 shiI
from his first imported Australia;
Mr.. Dittmann encloses a lettel
from ID. Goddard at Gardena, Cal
dated Jan. z, 1924. informing Dit
man that ten eggs from the i'm
ported chickens have been shippes
to him in Brow svilie.
Hen NO. 8 OF D's has just laid
perfectly shelled eggs in Z days (tw
Ia one day twice)." Goddard wro.'
- Dittmann. However. / am afraiI
'blish IL as most people woul'
say am the biggest Liar in tn
country"
FOR BROWNSVILLE AND Har
linEen grid fans the year viii reall
begin Friday.
On that day-at $3.50 p. ma
the lair park the high school team
of the two towns meet in the onl
contest Of the season betweel
Brownsville's class A team and |
Valley team. Brownsvillle's class !
team win play a schedule Of Vale.
games.
Interest in the Friday game !
hiqh--at fever heat in fact.
Harlingen players. reported to b
I'm midseason form, plan TO show tn
locals about football. And the local
saw they have a few bits OF move
entertainment for the edification Q
Harlingen.
II ought to be good and Is sure I
be A first class box office attraction
Wmn Team