Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-05

truths instead of half truths they
would not be a menace.-A. X.
Black, Brownsville.
AUGUST WEATHER in the Val
ley was unusual"
But not in the sense that "un-
usual" generally is used in section
where 1t Is customary to brag on
climate.
In Florida or California a hot
day, q prolonged rainy spell or a
drought is always unusual"
August weather in the Valley was
unusual in the opposite direction.
1t was cooler and less dry than us
ual
w. j. Schnurbusch. meteorologist
OF the local weather bureau says
that the mean temperature for the
August just past was 1856 degrees.
whereas normal for the month IS
63.9. The monthly summary also
reports 3-29 inches of rain for Aug
ust and normal is 2.55.
THERE IS A serious shortage Of
cotton pickers in the border coun-
try. according to the Laredo Times.
Thousands of acres Of cotton are
open in Webb. Duval. Jim Wells
and Nueces counties in which there
never has been single picker, this
paper says.
The answer?
pl&ortation Of thousands OF
Mexl8an farm laborers..
The Valley escaped this condition
this year principally because most
of the cotton IN this section OPEN
ed rapidly and the season was
about over before there was de-
mand for pickers in other sections.
At that, the production was re-
duced somewhat because OF a lack
Of sufficient laborers TO gather the
last scattered crop.
The remedy?
Modification of immigration laws
rather than more severe restric-
ti0ns.
That or-what?
CORPUS CHRISTI councilmen
have ordered engineers to prepare
field notes for extending the city
limits TO include about five square
miles of additional territory and 10
take in several hundred new resi-
dents.
There at one time was talk Of ex-
tending the city limits OF Browns
vile 70 take in the municipality
large areas which should be includ-
ed. Nothing has been heard of the
plan recently.
LOS EBANoS IS NOT a post Of
flee.
It is merely Brownsville's finest
outlaying subdivision.
But mail addressed to Los
Ebanos. Texas. from away up at
Toronto. Canada. is delivered just
The same.
A card was mailed at Toronto
On August %, addressed to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Smith. Los Ebanos.
Texas. A postal employe some
where along the route had pen
siled on the card try Brownsville.
Texas" Somebody followed that
advice and the card was delivered
BROWNSVILLE CHILDREN can
attend public school in safety.
Special policemen have been
stationed at the schools TO enforce
need laws and the legal limit past
,chool houses Is II miles per hour.
Lieutenant Of Police John Arm
strong says eve Y speeder caught
1t a school will receive a tag.
Corporation court Judge A. A.
Browne has announced that every
person who receives a tag will pay
a fine.
Not much Of loop hole there.
Either obey the law or take the
consequences.
No Brownsville child was injured
last year while en- route TO or from
q public school. Police and school
officials are jealous of that record
and hope TO maintain u again this
year.
@. w. Gotke. superintendent Of
the system. has cooperated with
the city officials by arranging ar
rival and departure hours at times
least dangerous to the pupils.
SLOW IEigns are TO be placed in
streetshbout the schools ard they
mean what they say-take 1t from
the Brownsville police department
NOT ONLY IS grapefruit being
bottled in liquid state-grapefrust
iuice-is now be carbonated.
A California concern is bottling
carbonated grapefruit and orange
Juice drinks.
There Is going TO be an enormous
demand for bottled grapefruit and
orange Juice in short time.
The Valley Is in a position TO
meet q part OF this demand and
scrne live Valley citizen is going
TO make q fortune out Of bottling
1uice Of Gull fruit.
once Valley fruit juice comes
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