Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
NOTED WOMAN
FLIER TO AID
CELEBRATION
Transatlantic Pilot
To Take Part In Air
port Opening; As
surance Given


Amelia Earhart, first wo-
man transatlantic flier, will
be in Brownsville to partici-
pate in celebration of OPEN
ing of the international air
mail line here on March 8
and 10. Assurance of this
fact was received Wednes-
day by Major Bernard Law
Of the committee on arrange
mentS.
Miss Earhart, who gained
world wide fame for her
daring flight across the At
lantic, will be here to share
honors with Lindbergh, who
will pilot the first plant from
Mexico, opening the new air
line.
Major Law has been working on
the plan to have the woman avia-
tor here for the last week. and ~
was only Wednesday he received O
wire confirming the fact she would
be here.
While no definite arrangements
have been made, IL Is probable a
special committee will be appointed
to handle social arrangements for
entertainment OF Miss Erhardt
when she arrives.
Port Now international
Together with assurance OF Miss
Erhardt's visit, formal notification
from two government departments
that the Brownsville airport had
officially been designated as an in
ternatiOnal airport, was received
Wednesday by the local chamber OF
commerce.
Each department Of the govern
ment gives its designation. it Is un-
derstood. and one OF the two re-
ceived Wednesday comes from the
office OF the assistant secretary OF
labor. relating 10 immigration. III
Is signed by Harry 4. Hull. COM
missioner general. order No. l24,
and reads as follows:
Feb. 6-Temporary designation
OF the Brownsville municipal air
port. Brownsville. Texas. as a port
ca entry. For immigration pur-
poses the airport herein referred to
VIII be known as the Brownsville
Municipal Airport"
The other order comes from the
commissioner OF customs, III. W..
Camp, and Is addressed 70 the COL
lector OF customs ut San Antonio,
Texas IL reads:
Reference Is made 10 your letter
| OF January o. 1929, relative To the
proposed designation OF Browns
vile. Texas, as an airport OF entry
for aircraft engaged in foreign
commerce, for which apnlicafion
has been made by the BroWnsville
Chamber OF Commerce.
Permission Granted
AT meeting of the interdepart-
ment airport committee Consisting
OF representatives from the depart
ments OF the treasury. labor ard
commerce. IL was agreed on a mo-
.lon made and adopted. to give
temporary permission for the land
ing OF aircraft at the BroHnsyille
municipal airport pending the urn-
mulgation by the committee or the
regulations governing the REQUIRE
ments Tor the designation and con-
tinuance OF airports OF entry or the
United States and the Agreement
ny the city OF Brownsville to crm-
ply with the requirements OF such
regulations.
accordingly. until further ma :
vfsed. permission is hereby granted
Ior the landing at the mIInIrInal
airport. Brownsville, Texas. of air
craft engaged In foreign comrnerce
subject 70 compliance with the air
crait customs regulations or Janu-
aly y iS13 tT. ID 1870. When the
continuance OF airports M enfrv
nave been adopted. the matter oi
securing assent thereto OF the city
OF brownsville and the dcsirnatiDn
oi IT. brownsville municipal air
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