Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
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A. Lindbergh to fly the first air
mail plane over the Mexico City
Matamoros route.
This is the air mail route con-
tract that has just been given to the
Mexican Aviation company.
Colonel Lindbergh, II he accepts
the invitation, will do much toward
helping the new line off to a good
start.
when he made his Washington
Mexico City flight in December.
1927, he blazed the trail for the New
York-Brownsville-M Mexico City air
mail route.
Incidentally, Brownsville would
like 10 have Colonel Lindbergh make
ut least one landing at the Browns
vile municipal airporh
AS time goes on, Brownsville is
beginning to think mighty well of
this airport as a business venture.
BRIDGE BUILDING will become n
first industry shortly in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
The house at Washington has
passed bills permitting construction
Of bridges across the Rio Grands at
Los Indios, Donna, Rio Grande City,
AnA Ht NAtrN - a. r..tIau
southwest Of San Benito, to be
known as the San Benito bridge.
These bills now go to the senate
for action.
Doubtless the senate will approve
the measures.
gle bridge across the Rio Grande
east OF Laredo. That was the rail-
road bridge here.
Now there are two bridges at
Brownsville, one near Mercedes, one
at Hidalgo. one at Roma. The four
new bridges will make a total Of
nine.
which beats the ratio of the two
blades Of grass several times.
y LESS THAN A WEEK remains in
which TO pay poll taxes.
Cameron county prospective voters
are very slow in their efforts to
equip themselves for voting during
this year.
There may be bond elections. there
most certainly will be a city elee-
tion in Brownsville; there may be
annexation elections in Brownsville
and possibly other towns.
County Tax Collector J. J. Fox
declares there should be not less
than $500 voters In Cameron county
this year.
But so far only a third of these
have actually qualified.
AMhy wait until the last minute
20 stand in line!
STATE SENATOR Archer Parr
Of Benavides has introduced a bill
in the senate which provides for
South Texas eo-sducational college
that would combine the facilities Of
the A. & NJ. college and the College
of Industrial Arts.
His plan j. 70 change the South
Texas State Teachers college, with
property valued at more than $780,
coo, into such an institution.
Present property and equipment
would be used as the beginning OF
sAe new institution.
This measure Is outgrowth OF
movement started last November at
the meeting Of the South Texas
Chamber OF Commerce at Laredo.
This Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce. the San Benito chamber and
others assisted Kingsville in its
ambitions by adopting resolutions
urging the establishment Of the pro-
posed college.
CHAIRMAN DEMPSEY Of the
rivers and harbors committee in the
house al Washington. has announced
that il will not be feasible to at
tempt to pass the rivers and harbors
measure at this term Of congress.
This measure, which includes the
BRACES Santiago item for 81 1000, 600,
and Is therefore of interest to the
Valley. was reported out Of commit
tee last spring.
II there is a special session Of
congress the bill may come up in
that session.
IL Mr.. Hoover. on taking office,
decides not 20 call the special ses-
sion. then the measure will not come
NJ before the next congress meets,
Xkich will be in December.
In the meantime. Brownsville
navigation district awaits the report
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