Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-28
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VALLEY

UPSTATE EDITORS and head
tiers need a course in Texas
ography-in so far as it applies TO
bounds of the Lower Rio
ande Valley. at least.
Valley Growers to Hold Meet
3" says a headline in the San
ktonio Light Monday.
Thinking The Herald had been
ooped on an important Valley
rent. the editor reads the story.
Finds 1t tells of q meeting Of
bmato growers 10 be held at Tyler.
way over in east Texas.
Evidently the fame of the Valley
S a producer Of vegetables has
cached the ears of that head
riter-to the extent that he imag-
hes the Valley is the only tomato
rowing section in the state.
The incident wouldn't be worth
mentioning except that it occurs
20 often.
Anything that happens in that
Eection south Of line drawn from
Corpus Christi to Del Rio is lin
Rfhe Valley in the minds OF many
editors In Texas cities.
For the instruction OF these:
The Lower Rio Grande Valley in
eludes Cameron. Hidalgo, Willacy
and part Of Starr county, no more,
no less.
A SHORT TIME AGO The Her
aid carried an item TO the effe-.
that Roma, Starr county border
town. was without the services OF
a member of the medical profess
sion.
Letters began arriving in that
town almost Immediately in wh<sh
doctors asked for particulars.
One man who read the item did
not wait 10 write.
DR.. Whitehead OF San Antonio
boarded the train with a ticket to
Roma. He is practicing there now.
AND NOW the big hunt Is on.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and
NArs. Charles A. Lindbergh are away
on a honeymoon trip. Miss Anne
forrow became Mrs. Lindbergh in
quiet ceremony late Monday.
@hen Col. Lindbergh landed at
me municipal airport here several
weeks ago. after he had been "
ported missing during the night,
u he hinted to the writer of this
column that he intended soon TO
Il disappear for a much longer time
than one night.
II -And that will be no sign there
i is anything wrong" he said.
He has ordered his blue Falcon
1 4Rolane-the one in which he flew
here that morning from Mexico
prepared for flight from Roosevelt
#Field
Indicates that he and his bride
II contemplate an aerial honeymoon.
4 once they take the air the big
hunt will be on. Press wires III
all parts Of the country will carry
a continual stream Of queries.
"All points" these messages 70
the editors Of the nation will read,
"keep sharp lookout for Col. Lind
lergh and his bride and prepare TO
give quick coverage if sighted"
Too bad this hero Of the Ameri-
can public cannot have the seclu-
sion and secrecy which he and his
lbride so earnestly desire.
But such is the price Of fame.
| The American public desires
every happiness fer this young man
who isn't a bit sentimental and
doesn't care for girls" and for the
splendid young American woman
who has become his life mate.
But the American public wants
70 know what its heroes are doing
and il especially wants daily and
hourly bulletins on how these
young people are enjoying this
greatest experience.
! THE JOHNSON BILL. passed at
the last special session of the legis-
lature. which was designed 10 re-
tain the present supply Of farm
labor in the state and especially in
the Valley. seems to have teeth
IN II.
II already has been attacked by
a sugar company which annually
has been exporting large numbers
Of workers 70 the North.
This bill requires any agent seek
ing to take laborers out of the state
10 pay a license fee Of 5000 to
the state and fee Of $500 to each
county in which he operates.
It's terms were expected TO be so
drastic that labor agents would
desert the state and leave the pres
ent supply Of workers in Texas.
This attack on the measure indi-
Bcates ii will do what it was intended
10 do-if the courts uphold it.
OTTON FIELDS in Nueces
Aty. around Taft and in other
OF that section are turning
" because Of too much water
rrential rains fell in all that
Ttqlt tory Saturday night.