Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-20
NOTED WOMAN .
FLIER TOAD
CELEBRATION
Transatlantic Pilot
To Take Part I'm 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 1t
was only Wednesday he received
wire confirming the fact she would
be here.
While no definite arrangements
have been made, 10 is probable
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 or the govern
ment gives It's designation, IL Is un-
derstood. and one of the two re-
ceived Wednesday comes from the
office of the assistant secretary OF
labor. relating to immigration It
Is signed by Harry T. Hull. COM
missioner general, order No. l24.
and reads as follows.
FEB. 6-Temporary designation
OF the Brownsville municipal air
port. Brownsville. Texas, as n port
Of entry. For immigration pur-
poses the airport herein referred Co
Will De known as the Brownsville
Municipal Airport"
The other order comes from the
commissioner OF customs, r.. W..
Camp, and is addressed to tie col
lector OF customs at San Antonio.
Texas. It reads:
Reference Is made To your letter
OF January o. 1929. relative to the
proposed designation OF Browns
vile, Texas, as an airport or entry
Tor aircraft engaged In foreign
commerce, for which application
mas been made by the Brownsville
chamber OF Commerce.
Permission Granted
az a meeting OF the interdepart-
menc airport committee Consisting
OF representatives from the depart
mentS OF the treasury, labor and
commerce, It was agreed on a no-
tion made and adopted, to give
temporary permission for the land
Ing of aircraft at the Hrowrlsville
municipal airport pending the nrn-
mulgatlon by the committee of the
regulations governing the reduire-
ments Tor the designation and con-
tlnuance OF airports of entry OF the
United States and the agreement
oy the city of Brownsville 10 cnr,n :
Ply with the requirements on such
regulations.
Accordingly. until further adj
viseu; permission IL hereby granted
ior the landing at the municinal
airport. Brownsville, Texas. OF air.
craft engaged In foreign Commerce.
suolect 70 compliance with the air
airy 2. 1929 ct. I'D. 43127J. When tha
regulations for the DESIGNATION ana
coptinuance or airports. of enfrv
nave been adopted. the matter ~
securing assent thereto of the cifv
o. BROWNSVILLE and the designation
OF TIE Brownsville municipal air.
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