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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30
Big 10 Rivals May
| Produce New World
Mark AT Ohio Meet

CHICAGO, April 30.-(Pl-A duel
between two Big Ten rivals prom
ises to produce a new worlds rec
ord in the annual Ohio State re-
laws Friday and SaturS1y.
The rivals are Illinois and ONO
State. which will clash in the
quarter mile relay. Both teams
raced the distance in 0:42 Is Sat
urday, the Illini winning the event
1T Drake, the Buckeyes at Penn.
If weather conditions are favor
able, the worlds mark OF O:41.
established by the Newark Athletic
club in 1927. may be shattered.
George Simpson, who tied the
worlds mark in the 100-yard dash
at Penn, will run for the Buckeyes
in the relay with Rockaway, Stroth-
ers and KrisS. The Illini quartet
is Timm, Burkhardt, Cave and Pat
terson.
Another interesting struggle IS
promised in the pole vault. George
bitterness Of Minnesota, who crack
ed the Drake record with a leap
Of Is feet, 4 5-8 inches, Tom
Warne of Northwestern and Geo.
Candy Of Iowa have entered that
event. Warne holds the world mark
off a dirt runway and has threat
ened Sabin Cars world marx
twice.
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MOTION TO HAVE BILL
RECOMMITTED LOSES

AUSTIN, April 30.-P-Favor-
able action by the house committee
on education last night on Rep. w.
T. Graves bill extending the terms
Of school trustees in Houston, San
Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth to
six years and those in smaller dis
tricts from two to three years was
preceded by a wrangle in which
Representative Phil Sanders, Mac
ogdoches, attempted 10 have the
committee reconsider its action in
voting out seven measures last
week.
Sanders charged the committee
acted favorably on the measures
while several of its members we're
out of the city.
Sanders lost a motion to have
the bills re-committed by a 1872
vote.
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Valley Society
Phone z

them in closer contact, pormoting
cooperation in dealing with prob
lens meet in the business
and professional world, and aiding
them in taking their rightful place
in their chosen fields. She also gave
a brief history Of the club, telling
of achievements since its organiza-
ton.
After hearing her talk, and dis
cussing the matter from various IN
giles, the Is women attending the
meeting decided to form a club In
San Benito. Mrs. Lola Paine was
elected president. 1t is hoped that
utilization with the national organi-
cation can be completed before the
state convention at Temple May IL,
II and IS, in order to have a record
of four new clubs organized in the
fourth district since last July. "A
number of other San Benito women,
unable to attend the meeting Mon
day evening, have expressed a de-
sire to join, and will be accepted as
charter members.
Myron F. Ward, secretary Of the
Harrington Chamber of Commerce,
attended the meeting. and spoke
briefly on what the business women
of Harlingen have done for the
community. Mrs. Blanche Fulgham,
president Of the Harlingen chapter,
and several of its members, were
present. Miss Maude Akers,, men,
Der of the Brownsville club, accom-
panied Miss O'Brien to the meet
ing.
A meeting Of delegates from VAL
ley clubs to the state convention
at Temple is to be held in Harlin-
gen Tuesday evening, according to
Miss O'Briend, who is taking a very
active part in securing adequate
representation from the Valley at
the meet. Final arrangements for
the trip will be made at this time.
About IS delegates are planning to
attend, and it is expected that every
club in the Valley will be represent
ed at the Tuesday meeting.
Miss Lena Madesin Phillips Of
New York, president Of the national
federation of Business and Profess
sional Woman's clubs, is to be at
the convention May IS.
Unusually picturesque costumes
have been planned for the Valley
delegation this year, white dressed
with capes Of the yellow tint Of
the grapefruit, and small yellow
hats, representing the halves Of the
grapefruit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30

IL > CIlS NCIJ oAlOP WAAC4O 1
Winifred owes such a big bill and
They dun her about II, too, actually
annoy her with special delivery let
ters, if you please, just as if she
we're a mere nobody and nothing
she, Mrs. Winifred Van Gilt, OF
the New York Van Gifts, with fam
lily portraits and grandfathers IN
the War of the Revolution.
But, the funniest thing about it
all is the way the Society Girls
father acts.
Father laughed at first, but now
he doesn't laugh at all, he's serious
about it, oh quite serious-and IN
terested.
Well, he can hardly wait until
dinner is over to get the Society
Girl into the library and have a
talk.
He hangs on every word she says,
it's almost pathetic to see him
And when Son comes in with
his cigarette and his monogram
med handkerchiefs and his bull ter
rier and wants to borrow money
just for a few days don't you know
and says no, he hasn't landed a
job yet, a fellow offered him some
thing in a commission house, but Of
course he couldn't think of taking
that.
Poor father-his face falls and
he locks twenty years older.
The Society Girl talks Fathers
business over with him. too, and
t.; SAfher night father looked at her
aid:
"e9oh. daughter, I wish you had
been a boy"
And Daughter laughed and said,
mo, thanks, Dad, I'd rather be a
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BOTH SIDES
CLAIM VICTORY
Proponents Of Padre Island
Cut See Success; Oppon-
ents Equally Optimistic

HARLINGEN, April 30.-Opti-
mism over the outcome Of the hear
ing here Monday before u. $. Dis
trict Army Engineer Milo p. Fox on
the APPLICATION to cut through Padre
Island was expressed by J. 3.
Chambers, Sr., chairman Of the Ar
royo Colorado Navigation district,
following the hearing.
Major Rufus w. Putnam, who
represented the Point Isabel-San
Benito Navigation district in oppos-
ing granting Of the permit, ex-
pressed the belief that the permit
will not be granted.
THE only question at issue" Mr..
Chambers said, lis whether the cut
ting Of a new channel as proposed
by u district will have any harm
full effect on the BrazoS- Santiago
pass project. We feel confident that
General Beach in his report to the
army engineers showed c~onclusively
that there will be no such harmful
effect, and that the application will
receive a favorable recommendation.
Questions Of cost Of dredging,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30
Methodists Hostesses
To Federation Party

Members of the various women's
church societies of the city were
delightfully."- entertained by tn e
Methodist missionary organization
on Monday afternoon, when these
women were hostesses to the church
federation at a social meeting.
About $50 women gathered in the
main auditorium at $3.50 p. m. Mrs.
| Willie A. George, president of the
Methodist society, welcomed them.
Mrs. Nora Lane favored them with
! an organ solo, Mrs. E. T. Pierce and
her daughter, Miss Josephine, fol-
lowing with a vocal duet, Mrs. Lane
playing the accompaniment. The
guests were then invited to the as
| sembly room in the basement OF
the church, where they were greeted
| by Mesdames J.. z. Lovett, Willie
A. George, G. w. Colgin, andre. N.
Hill. The program was continued
with a vocal solo by Mrs. Harry
Faux, with Mrs. G. w. Lay at the
piano. Miss Eugenia Lightfoot gave
a reading and two encores, and Fl.
z. Wigham played a trombone solo,
| accompanied ny N4ico DCAA' AL lily
members were unusually well rem
dered and were especially enjoyed by
the audience.
At the close of the program the
group had a social hour, members
of the various societies taking espe-
cial pleasure in mingling with those
from other organizations. The room
had been made into a charming set
ting for the social function, with
lovely rugs covering the floor, and
baskets filled with pink and white
flowers, intermingled with green
scattered about the walls and van
tage points. Refreshments of straw
berry ice cream and angel food cake
were served.
Those in charge OF the affair
we're Mrs. r. E. Green. general
| chairman; Mrs. g. N. Hill, decora-
, tons; Mrs. F. z. Morris, refresh
ments; and Mrs. Henrietta Signort
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Watch for this danger
%signal-a dirty ring
around the washtubs

HAVE you seen it in your washtubs7
Of course you have! Do you know
what it means? Of course you know
that it means the washing has been
done IT hard water. Soap combined
with the hardness and made scum.
The scum collected dirt, some went
into the clothes, some formed the
dirty ring.
Soften hard water with Melo and /,
becomes a wonderful cleaner, with OF
without soap. No dirty ringl White
clothes! Soap saved, from % to " the
amount ordinarily used. Use Melc
wherever you need soft water. Notice
how much more effective the soap Isl
Get Melo at your ~grocer's.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30
Business Women
ORGANIZE Club

The ninth Business and Profess
sional Woman's club Of the Valley
was organized Monday evening at
an enthusiastic meeting in San
Benito. Miss Julia O'Brien, of
Brownsville, state vice president,
and chairman of the fourth district,
in which the Valley is included, had
been invited to meet with San Be-
nito business women interested in
the Business and Professional Wom-
ems club work. She gave a talk
outlining the detectives Of the or
~ganization, and telling how it bene-
fits business women by bringing
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SUMMARY

a trough-like depression eXtendeu
from north-central Mexico north
eastward to the upper Great Lakes
this morning, while barometric
pressure was relatively high
throughout the eastern and far
western states at the same time.
Numerous showers and thunder
storms occurred within the last "a
hours practically throughout the
great central valleys, northeastern
Texas, and the northern Rocky
mountain states. Temperatures were
seasonable to above normal prac-
tically throughout the states east
Of the Rocky mountains.
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Brady, S. Il. Crews, j. j. Dunn, r.
Holcomb, Bennett Jones. w. +.
Heath, T. z. Marchbanks, 4. G.
Roberts, J. r. Wilcos. j. w. Belts,
James G. Bowie, Guy Cornett,
James D. Ward, G. F. Lyle, Miss
Letitia Wells. Mesdames G. A. Cow
den, Fleming Newton, Leigh Stan
ley, j. E. Bell, G. D. Cowgirl, S. S.
Dodds, A. r. Etchison, J. NJ. Jones,
Fred Wedegartner, w. M. Meri-
wether. NJ. w. Morris, Davis Wade,
Frank Crimsell. Herbert Buesing
John Bowie, Ned G. Rigsbee, H. G.
Lawton. A. P. Pyle, N. D. Monger,
A. B. Calder, r. B. Stephenson,
Chicago, and Thomas Burton, Yves
lacO.
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SAN BENITO
PRETTY BRIDGE

Lavish use of flowers of many
varieties gave a bower effect to the
background for the luncheon bridge
arranged last week by Mrs. E. L.
Barmore and Mrs. H. G. Marshall
at the Woman's club building in
Harrington. At ten tables were
guests assembled for the games and
for luncheon. Mrs. S. H. Crews
held the high score when scores
had been totaled and received a
handsome trophy. Mrs. John Belts
received second high souvenir while
the low score prize went to Mrs.
M. w. Morris.
The guests included Mesdames
Knox Smith, F. B. Sublett, E. F.
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San Benito Rebekahs they checked
up on results, and discovered that
the Pinks won over the Greens by
a margin Of thirty-five points. The
opposing sides took their names
from the lodge colors of pink and
green. Nineteen new members
were received into the organization
as a result of the contest. The de-
feated members will entertain the
winners within a short time.
ATHENIANS MEET
An interesting meeting Of the
Athenian club was held Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Frank 5.
Robertson with Mrs. George A..
Brooks as leader of the study pro-
gram. An offeringg for the Fifth
District educational loan was taken
during the business session. En-
thusiastic reports regarding ar
rangements for music week were
given by Mrs. L. A. Barrier and m
nouncement was made OF the
Fifth District Federation TO open
at Harrington May 5th when Mrs.
Earl Reed will represent the Athen-
ian club. The study program CEN
tered upon the parliamentary sub
lect, Making the Laws known"
Many helpful and practical fea-
lures were brought out.
Jack Ogdee and family attended
the Battle Of Flowers in San An
tonic.
After spending the last weekend
here, w. P. Stone returned to Hous-
ton.
H. j. Wright, who has been
spending the winter here, left for
Chicago.
Mrs. James Joseph Fitzgerald
left to join her husband who has
taken a position as operator in the
relay office of te Houston Missouri
Pacific depot.
Mrs. "A. Viemink left for Chicago
where she will remain for several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed r. Brady were
in San Antonio on business and
attended the Battle of Flowers.
After spending several days in
San Benito with Mrs. T. A. Dis
brow, Mrs. Janet Braun returned
to Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. @. Stilwell, Jr.,
and son, have returned from an
extensive auto trip to the Pacific
coast and intervening points.
L. S. Valley returned to Houston
after a short stay here.
c. H. Lang. has returned from a
trip to Cuba.
Miss Exa Sublett attended the
Battle of Flowers in San Antonio,
making the trip by airplane from
the Brownsville airport.
r. II. Ward left Thursday for
Smiley, Texas, where Mrs. Ward
and their daughter, Dorothy Glyn,
had preceded him by automobile
the day before. Mrs Ward was
called to Smiley by the critical i'll
ness Of her mother who resides
there.
After spending the winter In
San Benito MI. and Mrs. II. r.
Mozure left Thursday night. They
will stop for visits at Topeka, Kans.
and Pontiac, Mich. before return
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30
BAPTISMAL

Baptismal services we're held Apr
% at the Immaculate Conceptic
church for the small son of MI. ar
Mrs. Z. G. Villareal. The baby, WI
was born Dec. 8, 1928, was given I'll
name OF Ernesto Carlos, Jr. Spor
Sors were Juvencio j. Garcia ar
Ana d. de Garcia.
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Brownsville Girl
Luncheon Hostess

Miss Jean Pattee Of this city, who
is attending Our Lady Of the Lake
college in San Antonio, was one OF
the h~ostesses at a luncheon given
at the St. Anthony hotel there hon
oring the high school graduates OF
the college recently. Misses Elodie
Herbert and Claire Derby yer CO.
h~ostesses. Mrs. g. R. Tyrrell and
Miss Harriet Pattee Of Brownsville
we're guests Of the affair.
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ing to their home at Tedford, On
tario.
Mrs. A. r. Craddock, accompan-
led by her daughter, Annie Louise,
spent last weekend in Houston.
M. G.. Gilbert and Mrs. Jake
Haffner returned Saturday morn
ing from San Augustine, Texas,
where they we're called by the
death Of their father, w. 7. Gilbert,
a few days ago.
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FRIENDSHIP

The Thursday Friendship club
met at the home of Mrs. @. e
Boise last week when games OF
fantan were played. After scores
had been totaled, Mrs. Frank Dod-
son held high. receiving the trophy
for success. Mrs. J. L. Palmer won
the prize for second high and the
consolation award for low score
went to Mrs. M. M. Morissey. A
guest prize went to Mrs. w. I. Nc
1ntosh. Late in the afternoon q
luncheon Of sandwiches, cake, sliced
tomatoes and iced tea was served
The next meeting will be held al
the home Of Mrs. Frank Dodson or
May 10.
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shower. snatches a hot cup Of coffee, puts on her hat
and steps out to the street to the street car-just
like a human being.
on the way downtown she's planning some new
sales and adding up her percentages and thinking
out a new plan-and she's so interested that she al
most gets carried past her corner every morning.
And all day long in the shop she's selling and
showing dresses, talking and laughing, and before
she knows it it's closing time and she has to go up
town and take a bath, change her dress and sit at
the table and listen to all the same old stories told
over and over in the same old way.
And she's bored to death and she wishes It was
morning and she was downtown at work with her
own kind of people.
Her mother is down sick over it-a daughter Of
hers at work. Why the idea! Earning real money
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girl with a place Of my own in the
world and not just a silly imita-
ton"
Queer, isn't it. and yet some
how, if that girl were mine, how
proud I'd be of her.
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First figure lowest temperature
last night; second. highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 an; fourth, rainfall past "a
hnlIrc
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Tires OF IdIenesS,
Becomes SdIeSgirl
And Socially Prominent Miss Finds That Busy Day
Gring Happiness-but Mother and Aunt Winnie
M Are just Too Mortified for Words!
By BLACK

wOCIETY GIRL FINDS HAPPINESS IN TOLL AND FOOL
FRfHNDS" That's what the headline said.
Well, well, just think of that!
She's happy to be working, this poor, iole society II
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why it's awful, perfectly awful-how can Mother ever hold her head up
again
And Aunt Winifred, well she is simply dsgraced, that's all A niece
Of hers. in a shop if you please. and what makes it more embarrassing
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-30

WEDNESDAY CALENDAR
Just-Sew with Mrs. George Hill
YER. Wednesday Bridge club with
Mrs. Robin Pate. Wednesday
brisca with Mrs. L. Manautou.
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THURSDAY BRIDGE

Abundant use of garden flowers
created a pleasant riot of color in
the home Of Mrs. Earl D. Reed
when she entertained the Thursday
orldge club. Mrs. c. E. Burke was
the fortunate member acquiring the
highest club score during the aft
ernoon and receiving a lovely
spring basket Of flowers for reward
substitute players were Mrs. Fred
Thomas, Mrs. z. l.. Reed, Mrs.
Flemlng Newton, and Mrs. Ted
Fehrenbach.
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MRS. GENTRY HOSTESS

When Mrs. Bruce Gentry enter
tanned members of the Thursday
Luncheon club at her home in the
Palm Grove roses and larkspur gave
effective floral adornment. Four
guests, Mrs. W.. Y. Buck, Mrs. j.
B. Nosler, Msr. w. A. Tippit, and
Mrs. j. d. Ward were included in
the group that assembled for the
sames at ten o'clock. Mrs. Buck
received the trophy for high score
among the guest and Mrs. w. B.
Hinkly received the trophy for sue
cess among the guests. An attract
i've luncheon course was served fol-
lowing the games. Mrs. w. B.
Hinkly will be hostess at the next
meeting of the club.
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LANTANA CLUB

Inc Lantana club met Monday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Lee
Banks. Members responded to roll
call by giving current events, Mrs
:. X. Barnard, a new member. was
Welcomde into the club. Delicious
refreshments were served at the
conclusion Of an interesting after
noon. At the home Of Mrs. Victor
IA. HING on the San Benito-Rio
Hondo highway the club will meet
Monday afternoon, May 18th. The
program VIII center upon Edgar A.
guest and members are expected
% give quotations fro mthis bon
liar poet in replying to roll cali.
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NEIGHBORHOOD CLIJR

a. the home Of Mrs. George Day
April oath the Neighborhood club
held its regular meeting. With
current events and helpful hints
roll call was responded. The read
ing OF the minutes of the previous
meeting was apprived. A short
business session was held, reports
Of committees on bills and flowers
were received and cards Of SYM
pathy directed to be sent to sor-
rowing friends Of the club mem-
oers. After the social hour, when
refreshments were served. the club
adjourned to meet May 9Th at the
home Of Mrs. c. E. Dodson
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CLOSE CONTEST
AZ the regular meeting THURSDAY
evening which was the closing OF 4
membership contest that has been
IN progress for several weeks il the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-04
Honor Society
Plans Picnic

Painted Canyon will be the scene
of the Honor scholarship county pie
nc Saturday. April 8. Plans fer
the event were made at the meeting
Of the local high school chapter, YES
terday
Two of the {. I. II. S. busses viii
'eave the high school at $50 Satur
day morning and upon their arrival
tHe Hicniekers Will amuse themselves
until ] / clock.
1t that hour, all the valley mem
8ers vii meet in one large discussion
group with How can scholarship b.
made a major activity in high
school > rs their subject.
Each club viii contribute one
gam 70 tine afternoon 5 sports
Ali-c Smith. chairman of the society,
appointed Elsie Mitchell and Mona
Kupelian to serve en- the game com
mittea Sarah Couch. Leona Coulter.
and Y. T. Hancock comprise the
food committee; and Frank Gallaher
and John Kennedy will have charge
Of the transportation arrangements.
Tie club : advisors, Mrs T.. 5.
Keller and Miss Margaret Lee, will
chaperoAa FL Centre 5 picEickers.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-04
Y oung El0pers
Held At Jail

Two San Diego school children
were picked up in Calcxico ycstcr-
day and lodged in the juvenile see
ton of the Imperial county Jail to-
dav.
The pair, a Is year old girl AMI
- year old boy, claim they have
beon sHeethcorts for a number Of
wears and Lad run away from homo
because they wer aat treated right
q & wanted 10 g married.
'oih are Junior nigh school attea-
dan.s going to the same classes. in
both cases their parents have been
divorced and remarked
According to police records the
girl gave her name as Laura Wae-
ncr OF 1915 National avcuuc and the
boy Eugene Garifalya, Of 262s
Main street. Laura lives with her
grandmother and father while
Eugene resides with his stepfather,
Paul Nhitmore.
They are being held to wait tic
arrival Of a probation officer from
san Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-04
DE- KING CASE
INVESTIGATOR
ELE,E'S 7 @ W N

GENEVA, H.. April 4. U.P)-Two
developments added fuel today to
the fires Of interest in the dry raid
killing Of Als. Lillian De kiny III
Aurora-th disappearance OF Eu-
gene Boyd Fairchild, investigator.
when charged with perjury, AL the
possioility Of an investigation by
tha state legislature.
Deputy shcriffs sought Fa:'.'jid
in three towns where he has livei
1t times IN the Ia It few mGHsj.>,
seeking to arrest him ON perjury
warrant ile asserll " is srheda!-
cl to debate a resolution cal'Ir,, for
Il sweeping investigation into v'i3ae
Representative John F. Petit tcr'E.
ed "the murdcrous Staying o;
Mrs. De King.
The warrant charging Faircaili
with perjury for swearing to an af-
fidavit that resulted in the raid by
Deputy Sheriff Roy Smith ON the