Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-23

This IS not a story.
The-e vii he 10 plot, no central
theme. no characters. and things
all no. even be z chronological
order. II 2 paragraph We may
Be taking about the price Of
oysie-s IN Point Isabel and in the
following We vii PROBABLY describe
a bcraer massacre. c. we may rave
about the weather and then sud-
cer.v. without warning or reason.
sh.ft % a description q the Valleys
first coiCred MOVING picture.
This is a reminiscent tale Of lie
On TIE RIO Grzrce border in 1914.
dealing vlth local problems and
trlumphz We VIII also touch
briefly OF national affairs az That
date.
Get comfortable place a package
az rra7ets within reach, get a
handful AZ matches and q banana,
and lets Get going.
Freak bets are not modern The
Rsg HonLo man who pushed a
peanut with Pits nose from his
h-rp town ~ Harrington gained
national publicity and finally fore
~ A rnober tn the top ~ Pixies
but r. didn't start anything.
Nickel King
~ .si4. On March 2. 10 Be exact,
A mar named Louis Campani
swallowed 81 nickels in order to
win a S. bet. HIS winnings were
Immediately turned over 70 a
doctor. who had io withdraw the
coins. so says The Brownsville
Herald cf that date
On the same day the Browns
vile Country club was allowed to
JON the Texas golf association.
The Brownsville country club Is
now q member OF the Texas Golf
ASSOCIATION the paper says. y. J..
Fox. secretary o. the club, today
was advised by r. c. Tarrant OF
san Antonio. secretary Of the state
association. that the local club had
been elected 70 membership at a
meeting cf the directors. John
G-ezz. president OF the local club.
stated that az the next meeting OF
TIE directors OF the club n member
viii be elected 20 represent IL or
the governing board OF the Texas
association"
Which gives an idea Of the age
q TIE Brownsville club. Christv
Afafhewsun. cle of the greatest
pitchers who ever hurled a base
ball. signed with the New York
nationals. declining an offer Of the
FEDERAL league which amounted to
sdF.nn0 for three seasons work.
FnmnsTe this with the fortune
Bahr Ruth makes I'm one season.
Yves. Brownsville Pictured
Then We turn over the page.
and n large advertisement flares
"a. ms
Sc west Brownsville. you'll
r Street car line soon IN
operation q country club. see J.. i.
Scott. general manager"
&r. Scott PLAYED a very prominent
part in BrnnrsVillc-s civic growth.
and KS remembered bv every native
citizen. Hc died rpcpntlv. president
~ the state National bank. How
ever his street car line 70 the
country club was never realized.
West Brownsville has become a
peculiar residential district.
The largest stores usually are the
ones that 10 the heavy advertising.
and using this as = rule. we find
that the mos. important stores.
and The r1nst important rerscnares
W. 7S fo'irv-s
younr's Garage and Machine
company. san Carlos Hotel. From
tee Lumber ccmDanv. Mason Grain
company FrSt National bank:
Merchants National bank: J. 3.
Scott Model Laundry: Fernandez
Strgc; NJ J. Garcia. wholesale
Srcce- Dittmann theater: Dream
isni 'heate-. Pecn'es Tee and nTfr
c.. Miller hotel Eagle Pass Lum-
Der company. Brownsville Bank
am Trus- cornanv. NcCawrhan
Investment company. SNYDER and
Ssr ns1r. contractors. end others.
The prominent professional men
~ the times were D- r = Si7elan.
II. r r. Dicknsr-- r. w. Saahr-v.
R-r and Searle- Reltfro end Cole:
Graham Jones West nrT Ta-~v.
KlhNe Ge1-re ard Polk. r = HoI-
land. wrr. y Pus-ell. A m Rar..
md Henry Nf Shelton. abztrar- ~
titles FimN-n 8 r-iF-- waS sniff--
I ~r---rrr aS vas W. X -erden-
hNii. n 1914 In1. = RutIed-e was
- tailored IN measure clothes.
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