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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
IN OUR
VALLEY

NO JOKING, HIGHER education
did take" on the papayal H. G.
Stilwel called our hand, and we
have eaten OF the new papaya. While
we are not prepared TO take the
stand in testimony to the effect
4n4t the melon growers Of the
rperial Valley are about TO 20 out
business from papaya competition,
We will admit that it tastes better.
Horticulturists have worked Won
ders with the fruit. Really, II is
edible now.
Excuse us II we mention the pap
ava in this surprised way. but we
know there are bound 10 be at least
two readers OF this column who have
had the same experience with pap
ayaS, and who will be glad 10 know
what education has done for It.
Wonders never will cease at that.
First they make papayas good 10
eat. and then they come along With
q syrup made from carrotsl
Next thing we know, some wizard
will have found a real eXcusable use
for parsley.
MAKING A WINTER playground
u Of Boca Chica is a good idea.
First step in the undertaking. how
ever, lies in the minds OF the peo-
pie Of the Valley.
just as we need a campaign Of
education. we men, we mean. as
to the proper sort OF clothes to wear
In the winter time. so do all Of us
need a campaign Of education 10
realize that the waters Of the Gulf
of Mexico are lever really cold IN
the winter time.
As a kid we used 10 step into
Long Island sound along IN June,
and as a youth took a dive OF two
In the waters off the rock bound
coast OF Maine along in the middle
Of the summer.
And you may take II from us that
the surf at Boca Chica was never
as cold in the middle Of the winter
as those said waters are on the hot
test July or August day.
WITHOUT PASSING judgment
on the merits or the dement's OF the
proposal advanced by President
Hoover which would give an inter
national debt paying holiday for q
whole year, isn't 1t refreshing. NJ
that. 10 have something other than
crime news come up worthy OF a
real big headline?
We know 1t is a relief 70 the news
papers, and We suspect IT Is equally
a relief to their readers, 70 have
something else TO feature other than
the escapades of a bunch OF thugs
HE real big news OF the day would
ha hat these said thugs have beer
snknarily taktl in hand by feder-
All authorities, either given lifelong
prison terms o. cast out OF the
country.
Get rid of them. and maybe the
news OF the day will run along more
constructive and instructive ines.
SAN BENITO MERCHANTS are
nothing If not patriotic. San Benito
Light chronicles the news th-- n
spite of the fact that the Fourth q
Julv falls on a Saturday this year,
San Benito stores will be closed for
the day.
Ip at McAllen the Retail Mer-
chants Association has the sigma
lures Of forty business men attached
10 a document pledging the closing
OF their stores on the national holi-
day. according to the Monitor.
The good system, one which has
been adopted IN San Benito y
other Valley cities. is that which
sets forth at the first OF the year
the holidays which are to be ooserv-
ed.
Uniform closing results. Merchants
know ahead Of time, and their GUS
toners are informed In ample Tune
when the stores are 10 be closed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Pastor Occupies
Pulpit New Church
tBy Staff C0rresDOndent)

SAN BENITO. June 23.-Rev. c.
f. Marshall. pastor Of the Metho-
dist congregation here, preached in
the new church for the first time
Sunday.
His sermon was preached in the
morning, a week after Bishop Sam
r. Hay OF Fl. Worth had preached
the first sermon in the new building
Sunday evening four other con-
eregations joined with the Metho-
distS. Episcopalians headed by Rev.
w. r. Johnson. Presbyterians by Or.
Hugh Robertson. Christians by Rev.
w. 3. Oliver and Baptists by Rev.
c. s. Mckinney extended their con-
gratulations TO the Methodists and
their pastor.
The Methodist church choir gave
special music and there was a solo
by James Shafer and other musical
selections.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
School Contracts
Let In San Benito
CBy staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO. June Coon
tracts for razing and reconstruction
Of a brick school building here and
for putting in tile drains on the
high school campus have been let,
according TO II. B. Livingston, mem
her OF the school board.
w p. Mallory will RAE a small
brick building now in front Of the
new high school and reconstruct II
at the Fred Booth Ward school in
Mexiquito. His bid OF s3,e75 got tl,e
contract.
c. E. Miller got the contract for
draining the high school campus on
a bid Of $1,000. It was thought best
to drain the campus rather than TO
raise the grade.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
COMPANIES POOLED

NEW YORK. June 28-P-Four
oil companies. headed by the STAN
dard Oil co. OF Indiana, have en-
tered into an agreement 70 pool
development and producing opera
tons on a l.000-acre tract OF prov
ed land In east Texas. reports In
Wall street said. The Stanolind OIL
e. Gas Co. subsidiary Of Standard
Of Indiana: Continental Oil Co,
Simms Petroleum Co. and possibly
the Atlantic Refining Co. were said
10 have completed negotiations for
utilization Of their properties in
northern Gregg and southern Up
shur counties,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Nichols Is Grounded
With C~ruckedSpine,
Round Wonders off

NEW YORK. June 23-(P-X-
ray pictures today revealed that
two vertebrate OF Ruth Nichols
spine were cracked when she
crashed yesterday al st. John, NJ.
B. Her doctor reported by tele-
phone, however. that while the in
jury was painful it was in no way
serious as the cracked vertebrae
were not dislocated and would
mend easily and quickly.
The doctor said that as soon as
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Four In Running
For Fit. Worth Post

FORT WORTH, June 23-P-
The list OF a. original candidates
for the job Of city manager Of Fort
Worth had dwindled 70 four today.
George ID. Faitrace, city manager
Of Wichita Falls; v. r. Smithman,
city manager OF Big Spring: s. Fl.
Boutwell,, city manager Of Sweet
water. and r. W. Rigsby. former
city manager Of Charlotte, ". O.,
remained IN the running.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Rio Hondo Man Dies
In Hospital Today

NDA GAAAA
SAN BENITO. June o. c. NJ.
r~hambers. IS. died at the Mercy
hospital. Brownsville, at 4 o'clock
Tuesday morning. /.
Mr.. Chambers resided East OF
San Benito, and was well known
locally. He had lived in this sec
ton for six years, having come
here from Kentucky.
He is survived by two sons and
two daughters. living in Kentucky,
and a stepson. Mack Mize. and
stepdaughter, Bess Mize. residents
of Rio Hondo. His widow also sur
wives him.
The body is being held at Nit
tanck's Chapel pending definite
funeral arrangements. Ii is thought
that funeral services will be held
wednesday afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Oil Derricks Will
Be Put In Places

LAREDO. Tex, june y. u
Workmen in the Miranda City oil
district near Laredo began today
the task OF hosting into position
again II oil derricks blown down
yesterday in a gale or Elnd. which
was accompanied by a hard rain.
Seven derricks were toppled over
on the Ball lease. five on the
Crown central lease and two on the
Mexican Central Oil company tract
and a derrick each on properties
OF the Ruthada lease. Columbia
Oil company and Staley & VIM.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Los Fresnos Meet
Plan For tuesday

A meeting Of farmers Of the
Los FreSnoS district Will be held at
the Los Fresnos high school Tues
Gay night starting az 8 o'clock.
The meeting Is one OF a series
being conducted by the Rio Grande
Vegetable Growers Association, a
Valley-wide vegeta Die cooperative.
Several speakers representing the
Texas Farm Bureau Federation will
be on the program. Several musical
numbers Will provide entertainment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
LEG BROKEN

RAYMONDVILLE. June "a
Francisco de Ia Rosa. Il year old
Raymondville boy, broke his left
leg just below the knee Monday
morning when he fell from a trail
er. Father and son had been work
ing In a field some distance from
the La Mariana ranch house and
as they were returning for dinner.
young de la Rosa jumped In the
trailer to ride home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Caretaker Buried In
Mont Meta Cemetery
CBv staff Correspondent)

Iby StaIT NOFIEsUUUltILJ
SAN BENITO. June 23-The fGdy
OF Arthur A. Adkins was laid 70 rest
Sunday afternoon al Mont Meta
Memorial Park. the place for which
he was caretaker a number OF years
DR.. Hugh Robertson. Presbyterian
read the funeral service.
Mr.. Adkins came 10 the Valley IN
1915 after a residence in England.
South Africa. Canada, Illinois and
Florida. He was born AZ years age
In Sussex. England.
Pallbearers Sunday were j q.
Nosler, J. Scott Brown. Z. Z. Rails.
y. w. Treadway, @. Il. Burke and
John PrentiSs.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Boy Scouts Garry
Message 10 Governors

ND5 $500 NyI4raA4lGtlIL.J
SAN bENI1O, June "a Two
governors are expected 10 greet i've
San BenIto Boy scouts wno have
Ieit on a trip NJ Pike PEAK under
the guardianship OF y. Lon CLANCY,
local garage man.
X. b. House,, mayor pro TEN, has
furnished them with messages Tor
Gov. r.. > Sterling OF Texas and
the governor OF Colorado.
Boys in the grGap are Vernon
Booth, Joe Moody, Harry Minis.
Elmer Brown II Ray hll.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Masonic Bodies To
Select Officers

Officers for the coming year will
be elected al a r<eting TO be held
at 8 D. III. Tuesday BY RIO Grande
Chaper No. 3i7. r. A. NJ. and Rio
Grande Council No. 253. r. 5. NJ.
1t has been announced by Masonic
officials.
New officers will be installed al
1880 2. m. Wednesday. New heads
OF the above mentioned bodies and
Rio Grande Lodge No. 81. A. F. a.
"A. NJ. will be installed at this
session.
Refreshments will be served after
the installation. A large attend
snce Is urged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Flight To Denmark
Resumed on Monday

ST. JAIN. n. B. june %. ~
Otto Hillig and Holger Norris took
of today for Harbor Grace. NJ r..
on the second leg Of their projected
flight to Denmark.
Last Friday Hillig. a Liberty. N.
Y, photographer and owner OF The
plane and Hoiriis. his pilot. flew here
from Hasbrouck Heights. ". J. Since
their arrival one engine has been
overhauled They planned to start
their flight across the ocean as
soon after reaching Harbor Grace
as they received favorable weather
reports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Harlingen May Quit
League Is Report


HARLINGEN, June 23.-Indica-
tons that the Ladds will abandon
their franchise In the Valley
League doomed here today follow
ing a showdown meeting between
club officials. fans and other inter-
ested parties.
Figures presented before the
gathering showed the club 10 be in
debt $4,000. Committees attempting
10 raise funds TO keep the club in
the circuit reported little Roadway
in their efforts TO sell stock.
The Central Power & Light Co.
Is pressing its claim on lighting
fixtures. indicating that it may
remove the Harrington plant to Nc
Allen.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
New Dredge Is
In Operation
fRv Staff Correspofdentl

CBv Staff CorrespokdenD
SAN BENITO. June 23.-The new
suction dredge purchased by the
local irrigation district has beer
placed on a resaca which Is part oI
the water distribution system &C.
cordinE TO Y. 8. Robertson. mana
ger. who went TO Galveston las
week IN connection with It's pur-
chase.
The dredge cost $1,000 and will b
used for removing silt, cattails and
other matter from the resaca.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Texan Named Vice
President Of Katy

ST. LOUIS. June %. LPl-FranE
w. Grace, who started TO work for
the Missouri X Texas rail-
road as a call boy at Denison, Tex
as. 81 years ago. when a lad Of Il
today became wce-presiden. Of the
railroad.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Texan Shot

DALLAS, June 23-R-C. u.
Tucker. "a. Of Kilgore was IN a
hospital today with a bullet wound
in his abdomen and officers sought
a robber who failed TO shoot his
way out when attacked BY Tucker
and his wife as he ATTEMPTED to
rob them on an unfrequentsd road
near here late last night
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23
Brownsville
Is Pleasant
In the Summer

But IL you do 90 away more
for the change than for any
other reason keep up with
what's going on in your home
city and the rest OF the world
by having your favorite news
paper-The Brownsville Herald
follow you.
Rates: 75c per month.
Before you leave
Telephone or mail your order TO
the circulation department.
The Brownsville Herald
Phone II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23

the extreme soreness incident to
the spinal injury wore off, Miss
Nichols would be tightly bandaged
and could then leave at once for
home. II was indicated that this
might be in three or four days.
The X-ray examination showed
that Miss Nichols had suffered no
internal injury and that besides the
cracked Vertebrae her only hurt
was a superficial cut on the knee.
Miss Nichols took off from the
Floyd Bennett field, New York
yesterday afternoon. accompanied
by a convoy Of naval reserve planes
and another piloted BY Clarence ID.
Chamberlin, her adviser.
A crowd was at the ST. John air.
port when she prepared 10 land
four hours and fifteen minutes
after leaving New York. The plane
touched the ground lightly. rose a
few feet, then crashed into hillocks
and brush beyond the runway.
Chamberlin reached the field after
Miss Nichols had been removed to
the hospital.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23

HARBOR GRACE. N. r.. June %
-Rl-Wiley Post and Harold CAT
" landed here from New York at
LII Newfoundland dayligt time
on their flight around the world.
They took off from New York at
3:56.l0 CE. S. t. they planned 10
stay here long enough TO refuel.
From Newfoundland the filters
will hop to Croydon. England, 1000
miles across the Atlantic.
The Gaty Post enterprise IS
sponsored by r. @. Hall. Oklahoma
oil magnate. for whose daughter
the cleaning white Winnie Mae"
Is named.
The flierS hope 10 shatter the
mark of p days set BY the Graf
Zeppelin for the round the world
trip. With a cruising speed OF about
$50 miles per hour. they believe
their plane can make the Journey
in from seven 70 ten days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23

HARBOR GRACE, n. F., June %
Hillig and Holger Hoiriis
will hop off for Denmark early to-
morrow morning II weather condi-
tons r favorable. they said today.
They said their plane was IN excel
lent condition and all they needed
was word from Or. James II. KIM
ball. New York meteorologist, 10
start across the Atlantic ocean.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-23

For Brownsville and the Valley:
Partly cloudy to occasionally IN
settled.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
SOUTHWEST HEAT
KILLS 63 PERSONS

Los Angeles, July 27. -
-Sixty-three deaths
attributed to heat have oc-
Cured in a 96-hour period
in Southwestern America,
an Associated Press compi-
lation showing today as re-
ports of weekend tempera-
lures ranging from rs on the
coast to 120 in the interior
were recorded.
Forty Of the deaths were
in the Imperial valley of Cal
ifornia where a 25-day aver
age has been 108 degrees.
Needles, Calf, reputed to
be thh hottest spot in con-
tinental United States, re-
ported six deaths with a 120
degree temperature last
Thursday; Phoenix had IA;
Taft, Californa 2; and Las
Vegas, Nevada l..
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
LAW REQUIRES AUTO
DRIVERS LICENSES

Do you have an operat-
ors license?
Section 1861 of the Ariz,
revised code, 1923, re-
quires that the operator of
motor vehicles on the pub
lie highways of the state
must have on his or her
person at all times, sub
ject to inspection by peace
officers, a valid operators
license whether they drive
a pleasure car, a CONNER
cial vehicle, or other type
Of motor vehicle.
Inc operator 5 Incense
must bear the number of
the license, the name, age,
residence address and a
brief description of the
person to whom it was
issued. To be valid it
must contain a space on it
for the signature of the
license.
The new state highway
patrolmen will request to
see the operators license
of all operators. 1t is
necessary that you have
one. ---Arizona Republic
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
SKINNER NAMED HEAD
OF INDIAN SCHOOL

Washington-In a recOg-
nization of the Indian bu-
reau, Commissioner Charles
J. Rhoads announced h e
appointment Of effective
August l of Carl H. Skinner,
graduate of Leland Stanford
and Indiana universities, as
superintendent of the Indian
school at Phoenix. Skinner
has had many years eX-
perience in educational
officials said their position
aska.
Richard M. Tissinger will
have charge of education on
the Pima-Papago reserVa
ton in Arizona. Tissinger
is a native of Virginia and
has served as superintend-
ent of schools at Richmond.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
WEDDING HELD At
ANCELUS TEMPLE

Ten housand people
gathered at the Angelus
Temple, Los Angeles, the
other day to. Wintness the
ceremonial wedding of the
young son of Mrs. Aimee
Semple Mcpherson The
distinguished evangelist at
tended to even the minutest
details of the ceremony,
leaving, however, the rou-
tine and inseparable busi-
ness of the collection, to an
assistant evangelist who told
the audience that it ought to
be a pretty good collection
considering the crowd. 1t
was, we presume, a "silent
offering" for which Angelus
Temple is famous, consisting
of bills and checks whose
quiet rustling puts shame
the vulgar, clamorous offer
ing of nickles and dimes and
quarters. But the merry
jingel of gold is a pleasant
complement to the rustling.
Our irreverant mind runs
back to the story of two ne
gros whose rowboat was in
danger of capsiZing when
struck by a sudden squall.
Said one, "Mose, kin you-all
pray?"
"No, said Nose, 81 dunno
how?"
KANT you-all sing a
hymn, them"
"No, I donno no hymn.
Well" said Sthe other:
"somethin' religious has got
to be done aroun' heah, an
done mighty quicksPll pass
de hat"
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Several people were in
jured in an automobile ac-
cident on Picacho highway
south of Coolidge Saturday
night when two cars colided
driven by E. D. Gaunman
and P. Avenente of Florence
None of the occupants of the
cars were seriously hurt but
it was a narrow escape for
them. The accident occurred
on a curve of the highway
several miles south Of Cool
idge it is reported both cars
are in the Valley Garage
and were badly damaged.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
UNIFORMS FOR STATE
PATROL ARE CHOSEN

Details of uniforms to be
worn by Arizona's new
state highway patrol were
announced Monday.
The summer uniform will
consist of burnt orange
cavalry twill breeches, with
light weight shirts of olive
drab, topped by visored cap
of a forestry green cavalry
twill. Either field boots or
cher puttees are optional.
In winter, a forestry green
blouse of cavalry twill will
be added to the uniform.
With this will be worn a
belt.
The official sidearms will
be a .38 calibre special po-
lice revolver.
Automobiles to be used by
the patrol will be principal
ly of the coup and will be of
standard gray, with the in
sigma of the patrol designed
in silver, blue and gold on
either dOor.-COconinO Sun.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
BOBCAT MAINS
DESERT TRADER

Flagstaff, July 25-Ter-
ribly mangled Tuesday by a
pet bobcat, or lynx, in one
Of his menageries, Harry E.
iIndian) Miller has been un-
conscious most of the time
since then at his Desert
View trading post, museum
and zoo % miles east of
HOlbrOok. Two doctors
from Holbrook and two
from Gallup have been in at
tendance and it. is feared
death may result from blood
poisoning. The patient is
too i'll Ito be moved to a
hospital.
Miller has had the bobcat,
eight years. 1t occupied
a cage by itself at Two Guns
until he moved it some time
ago to his Desert View
branch which is managed by
his sister. Though he made
a pet of the animal it was in
clined at times to be ugly
and he usually watched it
very closely while caressing
it.
He had been handling a
four-horned sheep just be-
fore he went into t h e ami
mails cage Tuesday after
noon. Another report is
that he had just butchered a
sheep 1t is reported that
he had blood on his hands.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
HIGHWAY NEARLY
FINISHED NOW

Bridge work at Mcclellan
wash on the north Coolidge
highway is nearly complet-
ed. The construction work
progressed rapidly with
crews of men working in
night and day shifts on this
highway. Gravel is being
applied getting the road
bed ready for oiling pur-
poses.
The Florence-Coolidge
highway from the Ruins
to Florence is completed and
in fine shape now; later this
will also be and oiled high
way.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
NARCOTIC QUARTERS
TO MOVE TO TUCSON

The state headquarters
for the federal narcotic Of
flee has been transferred
from Phoenix to Tucson.
The office had been main
tanned in Phoenix since con-
struction of the present fed
eral building many years
ago.
The transfer is attributed
to the fact that Tucson is
closer to the United States
Mexico border.
Earl A. Patterson, in
charge of the narcotic office
is attending a military
training camp in Wyoming.
He will return to Arizona
August 1.
The move will effect a
varying number fo agents,
ranging from two to three
in normal times to as many
as a dozen in periods of
special activity.-Coconino
Sun.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
PAY'N TAKIT STORE
ROBBED WE'D. NIGHT

Thieves again broke into
the Pay'n Takit store last
Wednesday night and help
ed themselves to cigarettes
etc. The entire stock of
cigarettes were taken but
very little other stock was
missed. This is the third
or fourth time this place has
been broken into in the past
few months and cigarettes
seemed to be all the mer-
chandise the thieves cared
for. The guilty parties must
like the brand this store
carries.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
WOMAN CLUB
BRIDGE PARTY

A benefit Bridge party
will be given by the Wo-
mans Club next Friday
night. Reservations are be-
ing solicited by Mrs. J. F.
Eisenhart and the following
hosteSses. Mesdames Slater
Hines, Prather, Cohen, Co
chran, R. J. Jones and w.
Jackson. The funds will be
used for expenses on the
Woman's Club building.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-31
zoo WILLIANITES
ASK IMMUNITY FOR
MAYOR NOW JAILED

Flagstaff, July 25 - Five
friends of Mayor Robert
Thurston of Williams, serv-
ing a sentence for violation
of the national prohibition
act, arrived at Prescott Mon
day from the mainline town
to interview Federal Judge
Jacobs, and to present a pc
tition signed by more than
200 residents of their city
for a communication Of the
penalty.
Mayor Thurston was sem
fenced to six months in the
Yavapai county jail and
fined $500 when he pleaded
guilty. The act was COM
mitted when he sold a pint
of whiskey to prohibition
agents at Williams, Decem-
Der 27.
The Villains men stated
that Thurston was a victim
of circumstances, and
should never have been SEN
fenced. They declared that
he merely helped a chance
acquaintance when he sold
the liquor, obtained from a
friend, to the agent.