Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-08
FIESTAQUEEN
TO Be CHOSEN
SUNDAY NIGHT
Winner Of Contest and
Two Attendants To
Be Announced After
Final Vote Count


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Sunday night the race for the
Queen on the -tstas will close.
Over one hundred and thirty thous-
and votes have been cast IN one or
the closest races ever held in Mata-
moros. The senorita who Is elected
will b. cheered by thousands OK
people from iii parts on the Valley
who r planning to attend the
huge Dies v = ~ fete that has
been planned. as we'll as the resi-
dents OF the historic old border
city. The winning candidate will
b. crowned Que on the Fiestas'
at a a me inc that will be held
Sept. IA. at the old Teatro Reforma.
on the opening day OF the three day
celebration Of the 10th anniver-
sary Of Mexico's independence. The
other two cand- -ates will occupy
the honor places IN the Queens
court. The Y having the highest
number Of votes win be grand
duchess and the candidate taking
third place will be princess.
ThT-- In Race
Three of the most beautiful cf
MatamOrns' sen0ritas are contend
ing for the honor OF Queen or the
Fiestas'. Each is being backed by
strong supporters who are deter
mined to elect cir candidate. "A
novel system OF voting has been put
I'm practice. It will obviate errors
and give every candidate N fair
deal. Ballot boxes have been placed
in different parts OF the city. 50 that
ballots may be readily deposited.
Every afternoon the votes have been
gathered and a count made In the
presence az me representatives az
the candidates. The results ARE
posted daily in- different parts Of
the city. Tonight at six o'clock a
semi-final count will be made and
the results made public. From six
TO eight o'clock no votes will be
sold. AT eight o'clock the commit
zee IN char Of finances will open
the voting once more. The com
mittee members are LadIslao Cano,
General Julio Herman lez Serrano,
and Juan II. Cross.
Certificates TO lie Sold
Certificates will be sold instead OF
votes at the offices az the Mata-
moros Light and Power company.
just north of the Plaza de Armas.
These certificates will be sold for
the sum Of so pasos or more and
VIII greatly aid il the final count
ing OF the votes. The number Of
votes In favor or any or the can
didates will not be made i-blic until
the final count IS made, making the
affair IN secret one. The ballot
boxes will be placed in the Plaza
de Armas in front OF the City Hall
after eight o'clock. The fin = count
will be made In the Plaza de Armas
IN the presence or the fiestas com
mittee and the public. The winner
Will ~ promptly announced az ten
o'clock tOnl-i-t.
Backed by Party
A Herald reporter interviewed the
three leading candidates. Miss Or
AL Castro. daughter of Martin Cas-
trc, MatamOros lawyer and Mrs. T.
aura M. de Castro har held the
lead almost daily since the contest
opened lhc Is "a native OF Xico-
tencal, Tamaulipas. She came IN
Matamoros about Is years z n
has lived there since. The Partido
Soclalista Fronterizo. "A strong pol
-itical organization. is backing Miss
Castro. The Matamoros Civil
authorities r also boosting her.
Miss Consuclo Serna. another OF
the leading candidates. is being
backed by Inc Matamoros Rotary
club. Miss Serna. halls from Nom
terrey, uevo -1l and has been
living An MatamorOs about "A wear.
Miss Serna told Tile Herald reDres-
entative that she was greatly pleas
ed with the campaign and that the
Rotary club IS sponsoring and that
she had no words to expires her
gratitude To her supporters. Her
parents are MIR. F. Sernn ard Mrs.
GertrudiS Vida. de 5ernn.
Miss Carmen Pumareio. u native
OF Matarloros, n the cauFhter ~
DR.. Alfredo Pumarejo, rrominent
MatamoroS y lcian, and Mrs.
Maria g. de Pumarejo. She n be-
ing backed by the Matamoros Gus
toms officials. Miss Pumareip Al
wei known In III 1wnsrille where
she atte- IL the villa Maria acad-
envy.
Program Elaborate
An elaborate program has been
planned for the celebration. Para
des, floats, addresses. and Musical
programs. n kermesSe and fire
works galore will take p--.ca
The fieStas committee has sue
ceeded in its efforts to have the IN
ternational Irio.oS open all night
during the three days of the cele-
bration as rel ms I'm removing all
passport regulations during the
fiestas, SO that all visitors may
have absolute freedom 10 attend.
According To information, the nee
essary permission was secured
form President Emilio Pcrtes Gil.
The proceeds the queens race
will be used 10 remodel the Esquela
Model0. Model SCHOOL, and the
children's park. Matamoros resi-
dents are heartily cooperating To
make this years Dies v Seis fete
the greatest celebration along the