Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-15
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VALLEY

NAIsAON 4AAAG {, OpeId singer,
daughter of telegrapher, after
short period of fame, announces
she will retire from the stage and
settle on a farm.
C. r. Klose of Rio Hondo thinks
the Lower Rio Grande Valley
should be called to the attention of
Miss Talley.
Surely our wonderful climate and
fertile soil will meet the desires of
this young woman for a quiet and
peaceful life.
''On your editorial page in the
same paper which carries the an
of Miss Talley's in
tention to retire to a farm we read
a fine article on Valley climate" :"
writes Mr.. Klose. I'VE should COM
pete with the east and middle west
for Miss Talley's presence. 1t
might be a great ad."
A. r&S<Ak@L134N Oiidl11UCl VI SOlllIllCIOC
directors have asked the city COM
slssion to give serious considera-
@an to the building of a municipal
1port.
Suggest the expenditure of about
10000 on the project
The chamber board, considering
d action highly important to the
y oinued DEVELOPMENT of that live
N hlgo county city, announces they
c. obtained an option on 265-
tract located on the highway
51S miles south of town. The
Brr can be bought for $133 per
they announce.
directors, taking notice of
rapid development of air mail,
aenger and express traffic,
p it out that speed is necessary
mo- establishment Of the port.
l4ney have been promised full
!, Top Grafton Of the department of
u 1Hlerce aviation section.
Pg gsupport of the chamber Of
:l-A'ce, the McAllen Press says:
Nv i hundred thousand dollars
Apcs$EN the construction Of the
Z yrtch municipal airport will in
l4cre N Hens future. You would
4 sfuse 15erve in a town even two
Eniles from railroad. In five
tears you will feel the same way
about living in a town without an
airport"
BUSINESS MEN in the states
north Of Texas are finding air mail
20 Brownsville a valuable, time
ot}aving service.
r A clipping from a Pratt, Kans.,
newspaper has been sent to Emil
lrlanck, who lives on Route l out
II Brownsville. The clipping says:
! Attorney r. F. Crick mailed a
letter last Wednesday night to
Brownsville, Texas. The letter went
from Wichita by airmail, was taken
put on rural route and the an
Hswer was back in Mr.. Crick's office
early Saturday morning."
i Forwarded by railroad mail, that
ietter would have reached the
Brownsville man about noon Sat
lrday, at the earliest and the an
.wer could not have been in Pratt
before Wednesday.
I LINDBERG is a member of a
Valley board of school trustees.
4 But this is not Col. Charles A."
of flying fame.
|, 1t is Ed Lindberg of La Feria and
he has been named president Of
ne board, a capacity in which he
as been serving for the past two
lonths.
May he be as successful in his
; ne as the other famous man Of
Che same name.
! THE LA FERIA Booster club has
a full-time salaried secretary for
the first time.
He is Jim D. Ramsey and is ex-
pected to arrive in the city of his
future labors today. He comes from
San Antonio.
Mr.. Ramsey has visited the sec
tion and is thoroughly imbued with
the Valley spirit of friendship and
progressiveness.
The board of directors of the
Booster club already has discussed
plans for the development of that
town with the new executive.
MERCEDES is another Valley
town about to construct a munich
pal airport.
E. B. Wilmer. member of the
airport committee of the chamber
of commerce has been authorized
to investigate various sites given
the approval Of the department of
commerce Inspector and learn at
what prices the properties may be
purchased.
At the same time the city engi-
neer has been asked to make an
estimate of clearing and grading
the various sites.
When this information is secured
the chamber of commerce directors
announce they will employ an
aeronautical engineer to prepare
plans and determine the cost of
runways and necessary buildings.
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