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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
LOCAL SCHOOL
IS COMMENDED
State Supervisor Lauds the
Work of St. Joseph's
Academy

High commentator of st. JOS
eph's Academy in Brownsville was
expressed by Miss Opal Gilstrap,
supervisor for the state department
OF education, who recently inspect
Cd the academy.
The supervisor was very favor
ably impressed with what she
termed the "individualism'' in the
school-the practice of devoting at
tention to the individual and as
sisting scholars to acquire a we'll
rounded education. A copy of
Miss Gilstrap's report to the state
department, received here Saturday
states:
That st. Joseph's Academy be
highly commended for the excel
lent progress made in the past
year.
1.-TWO grades have been added;
the library has been increased;
and laboratories have been exceed
1ngly well equipped.
Both teachers and pupils are
striving earnestly and eagerly to
improve the standards of the
school and to cooperate with the
department of education. Some
good work was observed.
That some additional copies OF
history source books be purchased.
That applications be filed with
the department of education be-
fore March first for utilization in
English (three years., general
science, chemistry, ancient history,
modern history, algebra, 1.-TWO
years., plane geometry. bookkeep-
ing. typewriting and Spanish.
THE courteSies extended the
visiting supervisor were sincerely
appreciated"
Brother Henry, superintendent of
st. Joseph's, which is conducted by
the Marist Brothers, a French
Catholic order, stated that every
recommendation Of the state super
visor would be complied with with
out delay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
Especial to The Herald)

toPC(AnL W 4A1O = SAA(
NEW YORK, March AT least
one very young man, who has at
tanned some degree OF success in
his chosen profession. attributes
that success in no small measure
to Brownsville and The Brownsville
Herald, to say nothing of the
teachings Of j. M. Stein, former
owner of that publication.
That young man is p. H. w.
Dixon, who in his Brownsville days
was called Pete. He is still called
Pete, incidentally. At this writing
he is news editor for the press re-
lations department of the National
BroadcaSting company. the worlds
biggest radio broadcasting organi-
Zation. The NBC supplies radio
programs to So radio stations in the
United States. four of them in Tex
as-Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston
and San Antonio. And Dixon'S de-
partment furnishes radio news
copy to upward of 1900 newspapers
throughout the country-The Her
aid included.
The department is the only place
III the world at the present time
where a newspaper can obtain any
radio news or information it may
desire. It is the only clearing house
for radio news in the United States
and that newspapers all over
the land have learned to rely upon.
In addition to giving these news
papers detailed information in
story form and otherwise on all
radio programs of the NBC the
department gives the papers news
stories on the various radio artists
and full advance information
wherever possible on any stunt
broadcastS, such as the recent
pickup of a London station.
In New York where the publicity
bureau flourishes in all its glory
where the worlds greatest press
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
Pete Dixon, Once Cub
On Herald, Now Editor
National Br0ddcustine

agents ply their trade-the depart
ment maintained by the NBC is re-
garded by the newspapers as the
peer of all. 1t is the only public
relations department in Manhattan
whose word is accepted as final on
any story dealing with radio. And
it is the only publicity bureau
whose stories are taken verbatim
and with little or no rewriting or
checking up"
Herald Training Good
"The work I did on The Browns
vile Herald under Mr.. Stein, I re-
gard as the keynote to my whole
career. 1t was there and under
the direction of MI. Stein that /
obtained my first-and / think my
best-newSpaper experience" Dixon
remarked the other day while talk
ing shop with the writer.
I've worked on many news
papers since my Brownsville days
of 1920 and 1921, but on none of
them have / had exactly the train
ing I got in Brownsville. And on
all of them I found my Brownsville
training invaluable-just as I find
it invaluable On my present job.
Il think the work I did in those
days went farther to establish a
background for me in my present
work than anything I have done
SINCE" the former Brownsville
youth declared.
Edits Many Papers
That remark came after Dixon
had established himself in New
York as a writer of no mean note;
after he had been connected with
the Associated Press-for which he
covered some of The biggest news
stories of his day; after he had
been on an International News
Service copy desk and written for
that organization, to say nothing OF
having served as reported and copy
reader-even as editor-of almost a
dozen newspaper in different Sec
lions of the country.
Dixon is a son of the Rev. j. H.
S. Dixon, pastor Of the Episcopal
church here for several years. The
youth started his career in Browns
vile as a cub" reporter. From
that lowly position he soon de-
veloped into a full-fledged news
hound.
After the Dixon family left
Brownsville, Pete went to Houston
and labored for some time on the
Houston Post. From there he weht
to Arizona. proceeding from paper
to news service and back to paper.
until he took a job with the Ma
tional B~roadcasting company about
a year ago.
MulhOlIand Advances
At the present time he is only
IS years old, and is looking for
ward to the time when his labors
will tighten sufficiently for him to
revisit the Valley and invest in a
winter home among the famed
citrus trees.
w. E. Gene Mulholland, an
other former Herald reporter also
is a member of the Press Relations
staff of NBC. Mulholland, who is
doing features for the broadcasting
company. has made an excellent
record for himself during his few
months in New York and his stcr-
les appear regularly in metropoli-
tan newspapers as well as through
out the country.
BY a strange coincidence. Mulhol-
land and Dixon. though they work.
ed in Brownsville years apart, have
been associated on different news
papers and in the Associated Press
for the past five years.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
VALLEY SCOUT HEADS
SPEND NIGHT IN CAMP

Men attending scout leader
schools being conducted at Browns
vile, San Benito and Harrington
we're staging an overnight camp
at the real estate clubhouse near
Los Fresnos Saturday night.
This was part of their course of
instruction. 1t was being staged
on the lines of a regular Scout
troop outing. Meals were being
prepared outdoors and regulation
games were to be INDUCED in.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
HARLLNCEN TO
Get new COURT
Joe Cunningham Will AS
sumo Duties AS JUS
tice of Peace

/ HARLINGEN. March 2.-Joe
Cunningham will assume the du-
ties of justice of the peace, Pre-
cinct 6. Place 2, the first Of the
week, it was announced here Sat
urday. The new justice OF the
peace court was created by the
county commissioners court at It's
regular meeting Tuesday. at which
time Cunningham was appointed.
The following facts were submit
ted to the commissioners court as
the basis for the establishment of a
second justice Of the peace court
for this city:
"That the said city Of Harrington
is % a city of over 5000 popula-
ton:
THAT over a long period Of time
there has been, and now is, a
large volume Of civil and criminal
business in said justice precinct No
6;
THAT said business is, and with
in all reason will continue to be, OF
such volume as to require the SER
vices of two justices of the peace
in said Precinct No. 6;
THAT there is only one justice
court in said precinct at this time
and that the office of only n
justice of the peace has heretofore
been created and existed in said
precinct:
That the administration Of the
law in said city of Harrington and
in said county of Cameron and the
services. best interests and conven-
fence of the people of said precinct
No. 6 and of the city Of Harlingen
and Of Cameron county as a whole
demand and require the creation
Of said additional justice court
md office of justice of the peace
in said precinct No. g."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
SAVED BY HIS HAIR

NEW ORLEANS, La.-Just as r.
H. Rogers was sinking for the
third time in the Mississippi a res
cuer grabbed his hair and dragged
him into a boat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
r u FROM
TEMPLE
(Snecial to The Herald)

HARLINGEN, March I'D. r.
Rotge. pioneer citizen Of Harrington
who spent some me in a Temple
sanitarium under treatment. has
returned to his home here.
He is seriously i'll at his home
here. Mrs. Rotge and son, D. r.
,Jr.. made the trip to Temple with
the patient.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
.SOLONS SEEK
TO FOIL VETO
Fight to Enact River Bed
Bill, Killed BY Moody,
Being Organized

AUSTIN, March 2.-(R)-One of
the warmest contests Of the present
legislature is brewing over an at
tempt to be made to pass the Small
river bed bill over the veto of Gov.
Dan Moody.
Senator G. G. Small of yelling
ton, author of the measure, which
would validate the title Of pur-
chasers in lands lying across water
courses or navigable streams and
beds and abandoned beds of
streams, was prepared to cd the
fight for enactment.
The bill was passed by more
than a two-thirds majority in both
houses. 1t will require a two-thirds
vote in each to override the gov
errors veto.
BaSing his veto on an opinion
from the attorney generals depart
ment. holding the measure uncon-
s%titutional, the governor expressed
sympathy for the land owners who
bought land from the state, had it
surveyed. paid for it, paid taxes
upon it, and used and occupied for
a score or more years in a bona
fide belief that it was his and that
his title was clear, who is later
confronted with what seems to his
mind to be a incongruity in the
claim Of some third party that a
creek or stream which traverses
land IS a navigable river, and,
therefore, that the state has leased
the bed of the navigable stream to
a third person for mineral pur-
poses"
Proponents Of the bill have had
| drawn an opinion by attorneys to
combat the attorney generals rul-
ing. This will be presented before
the two houses in the attempt to
pass the bill over the veto.
The governor said the attorney
generals opinion appears to me to
be sound in logic and in law, and
well supported by the citations OF
authorities from the supreme court
and other courts of the state"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-03
HITTERs A. & M. MAINsTAY

COLLEGE, STATION, Tex,
March Coach Bob Countryman,
Texas Aggie baseball mentor who
last season, his first at A. & M.
turned out a ball club that led
the Southwest conference in hit
ting although it finished in third
place in the conference percentage
column, is again depending upon
his swatsmiths to shoulder the
heavy work in the conference title
race.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
HOWELL STARS
In DEFEAT OF
TEXANS l4-6
Big Six Fullback Rips
Through Cream of
Southwest Football
Talent Easily

DALLAS, Jan. 2.-RJ-Those OBJ
servers who ventured the opinion
that Blue" Howell. Nebraska full
back, was of all-American calibre
evidently knew their tsmales.
Just three days ago, this Blue"
Howell was rampaging around a
gridiron in San Francisco. On that
occasion he scored two touchdovns
for the East all-sters and was a ma
terial figure in that aggregation's 20
TO 0 defeat Of the West a~il-stars.
Then he boarded a train and start
cd for Texas, as if he already hadn't
done enough damage for one holiday
season. They met hi mwith an air
plane Monday at FL Psso and landed
him here that same afternoon.
Best Exhibition in Texas
Yesterday Blue suite dup again,
worked the stiffness out Of his
muscles. and made himself generally
disagreeable. With 10000 hostile
smashed and tore his way to two
more touchdowns and left the hand
picked team Of Southwest gridiron
greats smarting under a il to 6 lick
ing. His batting average for the
weekend was fearful.
Behind a bsttering 20o-pound line
that charged Low and brushed aside
The pick Of the Southwest, Howell
gave one Of the greatest exhibitions
of ball carrying seen in Texas this
season. Aided by the scamperirg
Bob Mehrle of Missouri. who ripped
off tackle and skirted the ends for
brilliant gains. Howell crossed the
Southwest goal line before the first
period ended. Mehrle added the
extra point.
Stars Out: Southwest Scores
Again. soon after the second period
began. the big Husker Traveller had
cracked across. Mehrle. whose brill
lance was oveTshadowed only BY the
mighty Howell, paved the way with
q 20-yard iaunt that deposited the
oval Oh the Southwest's 2s-yard
STRIFE. In two powerful smashes at
the line Howell had gone over. AMI
again Mchrle's toe added the point.
In the third Period, with Howell
and Nehrie taking a we'll deserved
rest on the sideline, the Southwest
eleven achieved itz Only marker. As
Haekin7 r. tho biz sir attempted to
kick. Willie Bartlett, Giant Texas
Acrie Cantain. broke through and
Niorked. Tricg of Southern Meth
odist University recovered on the
thrce-vard line ard lunged over the
goal line. Love failed to convert
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
ABILENE HIGH
BEATEN 34-6
Old Timers Romp On
Texas Champions
For Easy Win

ABILENE, Tex, Jan. 2.-(P-O1d
timers proved too strong for the
Texas high school football cham
pions here yesterday, the Abilene
high school eleven losing to a team
Of former stars, 81 to s.
The alumni team was recruited
from Simmons University, Abilene
Christian and McMurry colleges.
After Brownsville had defeated De
Paul Of Chicago and Abilene won
from Port Arthur, ii was proposed
that the two Eagle teams play a
New Years Day game. But the
proposition fell through, when Coach
Dewey Mayhem of Abilene put his
foot down on the proposition, which
was proposed by a number Of sports
writer's Of upstate papers. Coach
Mayhem contended his team would
have nothing to gain in PLAYING
Brownsville high, and as his team
was the legal state champions. he
retorted that the season was over for
his champs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
LEAGUE FALLS
TO S7RIBLINC
Heavyweight Contend
er Kos Texas Box
er in Round One

KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2.-(P-W.
Z. (Young) Stribling. who viii get
his big chance in Florida next month
against Jack Shsrkey in q Richard
elimination contest. needed only a
couple of minutes last night 20 dis
pose Of Jack League, Texas boxer, IN
the heavyweight's last bout before
the Miami fight.
Despite the brevity Of the fight
there we-e three k~noekdowns in n
Of which StriblinG was on the re-
eeiying end. Stribling blocked gone
- Leagues right-handed punches
and was down for the count Of four.
but returned to dispose Of his op-
moment quickly with a ~knockdown,
foIloved BY the knockout.
The fight was said to be Stribling's
10th knockout victory in 24o starts.
His weight was announced at iSS
pounds.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
Is To Address Eagle Banquet THURSDAY
~PORTS FORUM
By Bishop Clements

, erything before them. And still we
don't know how good they are-but
well put 1t down they are the best
IN its class In these broad expanscs
Of land and water. over which the
Stars and Stripes stand majestically.
Why not have a New Years
Day game between the Valley
champs and some other upstate
or outside-of-state team in 1859?
Make IL an annual affair. Would
be one OF the best means OF prt-
ting the Valley before the country
that could be had.
This is n good and timely time OF
the year to begin making prepara-
tons for next football season. The
past season brought u some perth
nent facts and one which ought 10 APP
peal to every school board member
and fans in general. Is the organiza-
ton Of a Class A circuit in the Val
ley. As w understand the rules OF
the lnterscholastic League, not less
than five teams can make up the per-
sonnet of a league. There are 1T least
five clubs and cities in the Valley
capable Of playing Class A football.
And there are many others not c.
pable, because they do not have the
talent, especially in quantity. IL is
not interesting, in many respects, for
teams such rs Brownsville, San Be
nito and others of the Valley TO
play the weaker clubs. A Glass a
and Class B league should be formed.
What do you think Of il?
In 1880 the National Association
of Minor league baseball clubs are
to meet in a city yet unnamed.
They will hold their annual 1929
confab in Chattanooga, Tenn. They
met in Toronto, Canada. in 1928.
II a Class ID league is organized in
the Valley this year, and proves
n going concern, this part of the
state stands an excellent chance
OF getting the baseball moguls 20
meet down here in 1880. Think II
over you baseball enthusiasts-it
Is just another big thing for the
Valley IL baseball is played pro-
~fessionally down here this year.
Doc Cook Of Harrington who han
dies the boxing affairs or Ken Macy
and Dick Wymore Of Harlingen and
La Feria, respectively, senses some
good fights for his boys in the next
few months. Cook was in Browns
willie yesterday, and stated that both
his boys would be on the program
proposed to be held in Mercedes on
the 14th Of this month. We could
/ not learn who was n S+nCe the rard
but are inclined to believe ii none
other than AL Robinson, Mercedes
Remembering promoter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
FIGHT
fBy The Associated Press.)

Wy 4AE ASSOGA1ASA ANGoHN
AkRON-Emmett Rocco, Elwood
well, Kansas City, (10). Sammy Har-
ris, Akron, o%utpointed Chef Small
wood. Tcrre Hautc. Ind, CD
CINCINNATI-Freddie Miller, Gin
%cinnati, outpointed Cecil Payne. Lou
~isville, (l0J. Vincent Hambright,
Cincinnati. knocked out Paul An
thony, Sioux City, (9). Dudley Ring,
Cincinnati. o%utpointed Johnny Cobb,
Detroit, 10y.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brown,
Chicago. won on a foul from Meyer
Grace, Philadelphia, 90.
GRAND FORKS-Herman Ratzlaff,
Minot, N. d., %outpointed Louis kid"
Fettig, Grand Forks, (1o).
FARGO-King Tut, Minneapolis,
outpointed Russie Leroy, Fargo,
(lO). Angelo Puglisi. Duluth. out
pointed Lee C~avanaugh, Bismarck,
n. D., QO). Big Charley Retzlaff,
Leonard, ". D., knocked out Gordon
Smith. Minneapolis, (2).
HAMILTON-Frankie Palm. Gin
cinnati, knocked out X. o. Leonard,
Nashville, Tenn, (2).
NEWCASTLE-Henry Firpo, Lou
~isville, and Jack Dillon, Nashville,
drew. (10).
SPoKANE-Al Webster, Billings,
Mont, stopped Paul Delaney, Spo-
kane, (4). Fred Lenhart, Spokane,
outpointcd Tiger Johnny Cline, Oak
KANSAS CITY-Young stribIing
knocked out Jack League. Texas, ~.
RENO-Jock Malone, st. Paul, out
pointed Jack Gibbs, Los Angeles,
G0).
COLUMBUS-Eddie o'Dowd, CO.
lumbus, outpointed Homer Roman,
Newark, O., (12). Joe 0'Malley out
pointed Entity Dandoe, Columbus
(1ol.
CLEvELAND-Floyd Hybert, Of
Cleveland, ~outpointed Wilson Yarbc,
Cleveland, (6).
SEATTLE-Ray McGuillan, Denver
outpointed Dock Smell, Tacoma. co..
Don Fraser, Spokane, o%utpointed Joe
Sielaff. Milwaukee, 90.
TACOMA-Eddie "Kayo" Roberts,
Tacoma. knocked out Billy Lang, Ia
coma, (2)-
PHILADELPHIA-Lou (Kid) Kap-
ian, outpolnted hitcnle Ming, fnlla-
delphia, C10). Maurice Hotter, of
France, outpointed Emory Capana,
Philadelphia, (l0). Bucky Boyle,
Allentown, outpointed CASTOR Lacsr-
de. France, (10). Vidal Gregorio,
Spain, and Johnny Erickson, New
York, drew, (10).
PITTSBURGH 80 Midget fix
0'Dowd, Columbus. ~outpointed Jackie
Rodgers, Pittsburgh, (1O).
MILWAUKEE-Joey Sanger. Mil
waukee. outpointed Tod Morgan, jun
Tor lightweight champion, Seattle,
Q0-non-title). Mitz Minikel. Mil
waukee, knocked out Kid Guepe, Ro-
chester. Mimi, (1). Jack London,
Chicago. outpointed Jackie Nichols,
Milwaukee. 90. Johnny Ryan, Bos-
ton, outpointed frankie Pail. Tole-
do, (6).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
Yankees Are To
Travel Far On
Training Tour

NEW YORK, Jan. e.-tFJ-The
New York Yankees will combine the
pleasures OF sightseeing with the
business of baseball during their
spring training campaign this season.
A 27-game schedule has been list
cd for the athletes Of Miller Higgins
before they gebin the regular Amer
lean League campaign
The exhibition schedule Includes:
April z. Pirates st Houston; April
3, Fort Worth at Fort Worth; April
4, Waco at Waco; April ), Dallas at
Dallas; April s and Z. Oklahoma City
at Oklahoma City; April s. Tulsa at
Tulsa; April 2, Little Rock at Little
Rock.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
RANDOM Will
HONOR CHAMPS
AT FL JARD'1
Affair VIII BE Open
To All Purchasing
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BY Civic Cluhc


r. r. Creager OF this city viii
make the pr-ncinal addre-s tomorrow
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days aE0 that Mr. Crea5er, VINO ~
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that several otAeF speakers would 'e
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
SANGOR TOPPLES
= = y
TWO CHAMPIONS
y = x
BUT TO NO AVAIL

MILWAUKEE, Jan. To-
Little Joey Sanger today held de-
cisicns owe two titleholders yet
remained no champion.
Knocked out two weeks 40 in
a warming up fight with Ar
mRndo Santiago. joey yesterday
punched and boxed his way to a
clearcut nevspapcrmen's decision
over Tod Morgan Of Seattle. junior
lightweight champion, in q fight
that went ten rounds. Wisconsin
law, prohibiting decision fights,
was all that saved Morgan's title.
4 F-- wears 2 Ssrcor tcrh-
aitsi knocked cut Bud Il. ler,
Aing OF the bsntams.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
Tex Operated On
As His Dog Track
Opens At Miami

MIAMI, Jan. 2-rl-Tsx Richard
vas doing nicely today after an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis.
The Madison Square Gardener I'M
dcrwent an appendcctomy in a hos
pital last night while $4,000 custom
ers were yelling their approval of
his ncw s250.000 greyhound racing
plant 1t its Miami Beach premiere.
Attending physicians said N would
Nc ten days. however, before tho pro-
moter would be able 20 sec his lat
est project in operation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

Thrroil Nc = nov third baseman
cavartin= around the infiali FOR the
New York Yankee, when the 1874
season opens. That's q sure bet. Joe
pugsn, guardian az the last co-ner
for q number ot years, has passed
on to the Boston Braves at the waiy-
CT price.
Which means that fans already
have something definite to discuss
relative u the possible makeup IL
the perennial champs the coming
campaign.
- matters now stand Manager
Miller Iiusrins ought not % find The
problem OF filling UIgan's shoes a
tough ono. As this is written he
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02

basketball team last night took one
of the most decisive defeats 1t has
suffered from the touring University
Of Oklahoma five. The score was 80
TO Is.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-02
LIGHTWEIGHT BOXER
KILLED IN

CRAIG, Colo, Jan. 2.-CFl-Dick
Williams, Meeker. Colo, lightweight.
died here tonight in the third round
Of a bout with wild Bill" Marks Of
Craig. Colo.
Death apparently wa in-:antane-
Gus a. Williams did net nave after
he struck the canvas.