Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21


BROWNSVILLE and the Valley
I'D today pause to observe San Jac-
into Day, the anniversary Of the
Dattle near Houston, which led 70
lexas independence from Mexico.
IN the city. schools and banks
~are1closed and at Edinburg a cele-
nSz&E on is planned. according TO an
announcement made today.
America has long been known as
the melting pot OF nations.
With Texas founded and built by
men from every state in the Union,
his state might we'll be called the
remelting pot Of the nation. That
IS one reason We have such fine
people In this state. And in the
Valley they are gathered from the
-four corners as probably in no other
spot In the United States.
TEXAS is taking a holiday, but
the business OF the nation 9s a
whole is continued. It is today
that the Omnibus bill Of Sill ,000. 000
lis expected TO be introduced. In II
Is the Valleys port project.
This has caused many who other
wise would be resting easily to await
today's issue Of the daily papers TO
see II the project has started on its
way to the president for signature.
Its passage through both houses is
igenerally conceded by those supposed
ito know.
CAPTAIN w. w. Sterling. who has
H. lust returned from New York
where he was a Judge in a rodeo,
Is a great friend OF Irwin S. Cobb,
5famous writer.
He was with him much while there.
and he said Cobb kept asking about
Texas. Wanted to know how many
inhabitants 1t had. When told about
10000 he answered that from
the noise he has been hearing late
" he thought there were at least
ZOO, 900 real estate men.
He intimated that he is planning
A trip to Texas with Houston his
destination. Captain Sterling says
he is going to get him 70 come down
and visit the Valley. That will be
a move well worth while.
} TTTHAT now seems will be the next
w fad TO sweep the country Is Gid
~ ing.
With a glider club planned for
I Brownsville, il is said the whole
nation is threatened with taking Up
the sport. One reason for this Is
! that the light machines can be ham
I died by anyone who can ride a BIZ
cycle and that they are almost fool
! nsz,of. That is unless some beginner
- es a notion to loop the loop, or
! 6mething else foolish.
The altitude record in a glider Is
about 5000 feet. And II is thought
that the stage will Dor be reached
when the flier can stay up mdeIl-
nitely. Germany Is paying much
/ attention to ii, and IL Is said that
\ uncle Sam favors the sport in order
~ eep the youth Of tie nation air
minded. Some have even said that
I Germany Is thus seeking supremacy
Of the air.
n NAV be that soon in the Valley
Glider stories will be comparing with
y fish stories.
1pEAKING OF fish stories, - II
~ Is reported that Z. Q. Bacon kill
~ al a bird on the wing with a PTS
I al The engineer Of this column
r-onld never have believed II at all
+ NJ had not seen II himself. Some
/ things these land men tell you are
.-,,e despite what Wisconsin and
4 Detroit say
But all joking aside 1t might not
/ 10 ! had idea for Governor Moody
- nlace Mr.. Bacon on that COM
n;tfee of Texans on the Wisconsin
n.a,ter II was he who convinced
, Iohn Newman. If we remember cor
I rectly.
.rruISPER it. customers. but we
w are about to get our street signs
w y A. Rosenthal called up Sat-
~ and said he wanted 10 answer
ulu" letters. Said he is advertising
o. hids. Wanted to know If thai
10 answer enough. Well say Il