Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-02-07

EIFTI live stuoent IheFs VIII wing
their way TO Brownsville on
February IS. They Will come in
. 20 airplanes.
And the headliner, who happened
to pick up that story did not put
a big headline on it. Why? Because
while he was probably mighty glad
to hear they were coming he did
not consider It astonishing news.
VShat II that had happened fiji
teen years ago. A crowd would have
gathered in Brownsville on that
NAV which would have made cir
-fNss day look like a ping pong game.
Flying has become so common
that It is actually being taken as
the common place. And they tell Us
that inventions are now being work.
ed out which will soon make the
airplanes fool proof for as much as
500 miles.
Won't it be fine when we can all
take an airplane and get out Of the
way OF all these automobiles.
AIOW that an analysis has been
IN made OF the distribution OF poll
tax receipts for the coming year
candidates for office can begin TO
make their campaign plans.
Thursdays Brownsville Herald
shows that approximately 9,236 have
qualified to cast a ballot. Figures
compiled by Tax Collector J. J. Fox
SHOW that Brownsville has a voting
strength OF 2,62l: Harrington 1929;
and San Benito 1882. La Feria come,
third with 400 and Point Isabel
fourth with 36z.
Last year there were only $500
persons carrying the citizenship
credentials. which means that the
candidates have just 2,738 more
voters to tell why they should vote
for them. Now as Dol as the can
didates find out how many OF these
receipt bearers are men and how
many are women they will know
how to tenor their speeches.
DISPATCHES to The Brownsville
Herald from its Mexico City
correspondent last night indicat-
ed that a second operation might
be performed to fully restore Presi-
dent Ortiz Rubio. But later it was
said this would not be necessary.
Meanwhile functions which had
been planned for the new officials
and many visiting Americans have
all been postponed.
The near tragedy has ended the
gaiety. Daniel Flores, who Is charg-
ed with the attempted assassination
has been removed to the Santiago
military prison and IL is said that
his crime may be classified as trea-
son.
The grim walls Of Santiago prison
have been the last thing many a
military prisoner has gazed upon.
BROWNSVILLE and Miami are
the two chief international air
ports between the two Americas
Eanqueted visiting fliers from Kan
sas City declared after they hao
finished eating.
Isn't IL strange when visitors take
time to say something nice ano
hopeful about us, We always think
they have q little more than a
square inch between the eyes.
lust out Of Donna at Val Verde
testing is still going on IN the
new grapefruit juice bottlinl
plant Of John Shary's. The idea o.
bottled essence Of sunshine is grow
ing into a reality and is going tC
prove a tasty and economic success
When IL does 1t will give the Val
ley a new enterprise and one OF 8
dinner pail brigade variety.
Some one criticized the engineel
OF this column the other day fol
advocating more factories. a mill
condensing plant, and industries II
general In order TO bring to the
Valley more wage earners. They
said we wanted 70 smoke I'D the
land OF sunshine and oranges. Folks
factories these days have contrap.
tions over the smokestack which
take out all the SCOT.
There is only n thing We SCI
wrong with the proposed bottlinI
plant II viii take all the squirt on
OF the grapefruit and vaudeville per.
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