Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-02
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A telephone system and central
exchange Is to be put into opera
tion-with residents of ell the
countryside invited to visit the new
plant and equipment. Refreshments
and hearty welcome are promised
No ordinary telephone system is
this.
Modern in every detail-common
battery-no cranking to ring for a
number.
Los Fresnos is fortunate-not
many Valley towns, or towns in any
other section, have started life with
so modern telephone exchange.
Officials Of the Rio Grande Val
ley Telephone company believe Los
Fresnos is the smallest town in the
world with a common-battery tele-
phone exchange.
Los Fresnos' telephone exchange
is in keeping with other Los Fres-
nos improvements-modern and at
tractive.
The town has 35 telephones 70
start with.
The board is equipped to handle
90 lines at present.
a And this can be expanded 10 care
- 600 telephones with little addi-
fq5hal equipment.
The telephone company has faith
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HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED to
the support Of Brownsville Boy
Scouts?
A group OF 40 men are seeking
contributions to a fund which II Is
hoped will total $500 when the
collection Is counted.
To reach the goal sSS per solicitor
must be turned in.
Help the man who talks to you
to reach his required S88 total and
the $500 will be in hand.
This is an investment in citizen
ship which will pay big returns in
dollars and cents" says E. E. Mock
bee, chairman OF the campaign.
The men soliciting the money are
giving time and money. They only
ask the public for money.
TOURISTS are going to find
real welcome in Brownsville during
the coming winter.
Special facilities are to be pro-
vided which 1t is hoped will cure
some Of the dissatisfaction which
has been expressed in the past and
send the visitors away with a good
word for the city and the Valley.
Plans for entertainment Of the
visitors include some alterations at
the chamber Of commerce building.
provision of croquet, horseshoe
pitching, checkers, dominoes and
other games. Efforts are TO be made
10 see that the visitors become ac-
quainted with each other, that they
organize congenial groups for fish
ing trips, swimming and beach par
ties. for sightseeing tours and the
Ake; to see that golfers are made
va realize the facilities of the coun-
try club are at their disposal and
that they find opponents.
Sight seeing tours are to be map
ped out and points Of interest are
20 be made easily accessible to the
visitor.
In other words, the tourist is to
be made to feel that he is welcome
and that some effort is being made
TO increase the pleasure Of his
visit.
All of this has been discussed be-
fore, but 1t is TO become a reality
this year. A. d. Dickinson. Jr., Is
the man who put it over"
The tourist crop Is the most high
~ profitable We can raise and the
returns will be out of all proper
ton 10 the investment we make to
harvest It," he told directors of the
chamber Of commerce at a meet
ing early this week.
Immediately he was named chair
man Of q committee to prepare
plans for the coming winter.
The plan is complete and will be
submitted to the directors at the
next meeting.
The investment will be Small-the
returns will be large.
And Brownsville will be on her
way to becoming a real tourist cen
tara thing about which much has
been said and but little done in past
years.
ASERVICE for ex-service men IS
4 particular aim of Muse-Argonne
Wst, American Legion, of Ray
mondville. for the next five days.
l.. c. Chapman. regional manager
ef the United States Veterans Bu-
rrau is to be in Raymondville after
noon and night of August 6.
He desires TO meet every ex-Ser-
vice man in the Valley and ex-
plain the things to which he is en-
titled. To assist him and do this
the Raymondville post has ad-
dressed letters and circulars TO ev-
cry post commander in this section.
Many ex-service men are entitled
TO benefits which they are not re-
ceiving. Chapman claims. His pu:-
pose is to find these men and see
that they are taken care Of.
Chapman will speak at the high
school auditorium in Raymondville
at 8 p. m. August 6.
1--WE are trying in every manner
possible TO get word to everyone
that Mr.. Chapman will be here. /"
wrote Verne Sabin, service officer
I'VE want those who have unsettled
claims. who desire TO file claims, to
reinstate their insurance or receive
any other benefit to come and talk
it over with him and then come 10
the meeting in the evening and find
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