Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-17
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I'm OUR
VALLEY

MISSION CHILDREN think well
,of the Lions club of that place.
The adults likewise.
The Mission Lions have installed
playground equipment in the city
park there.
At the weekly luncheon Ray Ian
dry and D. c. Decker reported on
the installation and said compli-
mentS had been received by the
club.
HARRY RATLIFF, city comp
troller of Weslaco, was the young
est accredited delegate to attend
the international convention Of XII
wants at Milwaukee.
AS such he attracted conSidera-
BILE attention to himself, his club,
his town and the Valley. Milwaukee
newspapers gave him much publi-
city. He didn't tell his age.
Having missed a few copies Of
The Herald, Mr.. and Mrs. S. B.
Hudson, Knoxville, Iowa, Subscrib-
ers to this newspaper, lost touch
with Valley events. They wrote the
circulation department for the miss
ing copies and are happy again.
I'VE received the extra" copies
Of The Herald" they write, "and
now we know the Pan-American
signed the airport lease and that
the 30-acre park is coming along
nicely under Park Commissioner
Hinkley's management. Now we
will watch for the paving of the
Boca Chica road and the ship
channel decision. Many thanks"
The Herald hopes to tel Them
both projects are underway in the
near future.
DEFEATED BY, the influence of
dead man, friends of Ross A.
Marcus, Mission fire chief and mar
shal, are preparing to propose him
for office again at the next state
ftremen's convention.
EndarcuS was a candidate for third
vice president when the state con-
vention met recently in Galveston.
The vacancy had been created by
death in the official ranks. The of
ficial on his death bed asked that
one Of his friends be elected to his
place.
The association could not refuse
the dying wish Of trusted serv-
ant. Marcus, learning Of this re-
quest, withdrew.
The friend Of the dead man was
elected.
But for the request Of the dead
man, Marcus would have been
elected, his friends declare.
Now Valley firemen are propos-
ing him for fourth vice president
at the next convention and are con-
fident Of his success.
Which means that he likely will
be the state president in four years
it is the custom of the aSsocia-
ton to advance the officers each
year.
WHITE WINGS are to be pro-
tected.
State game commission has as
signed special men to Valley sta
tions to see that anti-Sportsmen
observe the closed season on these
game birds peculiar to the south
ern country.
The closed season was extended
to Aug. Sat the request of real
sportSmen of the Valley--and now
the powers that be are determined
that the new law be enforced.
Preston Laird has been stationed
at Harlingen and Edwin G. Ueker
at McAllen to apprehend pre-sea-
son shooters. They promise prose-
cution will be pushed in every case.
Both men are under Charles G..
Jones, noted for enforcement of
game conservation laws in this Sec
ton.
r. G. MORRIS, visiting relatives
e. Gallatin, Tenn, has been inves-
t1gating tourist traffic and its value
tors city.
After spending week in Ashe-
vile, ~ c., he discovers:
Asheville has a population Of 35,-
900, but an extension of the city
limits soon viii give it 10000.
The city has many manufacturing
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