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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23
COLD CREEK

The c. L. MCGEE family were shop
ping in Yakima last Friday.
Miss Dorothy Upton of White Bluffs
is helping with the work at the Roth
rock ranch durin the hay harvest.
Miss Cassie MCGEE is in charge of
the Cold Greek store and service sta
ton this week while Mrs. Drawn is
helping at the Ford ranch during the
second cutting of alfalfa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haas and
and Mrs. Rose Hannibal, all of Sc
attic, who came over Sunday for a
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Scott at the Benson ranch, were
guests at the Brown ranch Sunday
evening. Mrs. Haas will remain for
two weeks visit with Mrs. Scott. The
remainder of the party returned to
Seattle Tuesday. All three of the la
dies are sisters.
Two cars of Cold Greek baseball fans
made the trip to Yakima Tuesday eve
ming to witness the ball game between
the House of David players and the
Yakima Indians. In the Meeker car
were Carroll and Elton Meeker, Don
aid Lowe and Billy Shelledy, while
Win and Russell Brown, and Chef Nc
Gee and son Dale went over in the
Brown car. The Yakima team won
IA to 13.
Mrs. j. j. Rothrock has made sew
eral trips to Sunnyside within the last
two weeks to be with her daughter
Mrs. Ralph Gatino, whose condition
since the birth of her son a month
ago has been at no time satisfactory
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23
!. L. WHITWER LOSES
FINGERS IN MOVING MACHINE

Last Friday as Clifford whitwer was
feeding the hay-cutting machine, he
cut the top of his left thumb. The nail
had to be taken off. The following
Friday his father, l.. l.. Whitwer cut
the top of his first two fingers of his
left hand in the same manner. He was
taken to the Pasco hospital and the
fingers had to be amputated to the
first Joint.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23
Additional Locals

Little Wells Soden, who spent three
days last week in the Pasco hospital
with whooping cough and accom-
panying influenza, is now nicely re-
covered.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23
EIGHT CHILDREN MAKE
FIRST SOLEMN COMMUNION

During the impressive Communion
services of last Sunday at st. Joseph's
Catholic church in Kennewick, the
following children received their First
Solemn Communion: Ray Derranleau,
Adolph Supple, Alice Arrestouilk, Mary
Ellen Murawski, Marie Pardini, Madel-
inc Sedar, Rose Ann Sedar, Mari
Traeger.
The children were beautifully attired
for this festival of their lives. And
throughout the services the little ones
manifested the fruits of goodly pre-
paration. The children were made
ready for this happy occasion by the
good Sisters of st. Joseph.
May God bless the good Sisters and
the children of our summer school as
they journey on through life's devious
ways.
After the church services, the mem
bers of the st. Joseph's congregation,
together with the Mission folk, made
the trip to Anon Park, Richland,
where parents, children and friends
enjoyed day of good wholesome re-
creation.
The Joy and pleasure of the day was
intensified through the presence of the
good members Of our Missions, Han
ford and White Bluffs According to
all appearances, all who attended the
picnic had a most enjoyable time.
REV. FATHER A. JODA
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Ed Townsend of Thoony, Montana
who was a visitor at the Upton home
Tuesday and Wednesday, took load
of fruit back with him when he re-
turned home Wednesday evening.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Miss Ruth McCotter left Saturday
evening for Tacoma, where she will
visit at the home of her sister, Mrs.
H. w. Mills, until her school duties
begin in September, when she will as
sumo charge of the third grade work
In the Kelso schools.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

A card to the Spokesman this week
from Mrs. 9. q. Osenbaugh was dated
lat Chicago, July IS and said she was
stopping in that city day or two
on her way from Eveleth Minnesota,
for a visit at her old home in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King of Spokane,
with their daughter, Lorraine, spent
Sunday at the de veuve ranch, the
guests of Mr.. Kings parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. T. King.
Miss Dorothy Morford returned
Sunday from two weeks vacation,
the greater part of which was spent
in Portland and Seaside, Oregon. Miss
Morford was accompanied on her trip
by Miss Odile Shepard of Kennewick.
Jay Montgomery drove over to va
kima Friday, taking as his passengers
his three sisters, the Misses Florence,
Flora, and Hazel Montgomery, for a
day of shopping and sightseeing in
the city.
Among the visitors in the valley re-
Gently who came to get apricots were
Sister Angela of Pasco and Sister
Cerial of Lewiston who were here last
Tuesday for some of this luscious fruit
for canning, for use in the Pasco hos
pital. These two sisters of st. Joseph
were in charge of the school of re-
ligious instruction conducted in Ken
newick July GLIB. They were enter
tanned at the Shanahan home while
in White Bluffs.
Mrs. S. v. Tanning received card
last week from Rev. and Mrs. t. j..
Gray, former residents of this valley,
who were on their way west to visit
son at Corvallis, Oregon. The card
said that they expected to be in White
Bluffs and Hanford either the latter
part of August or the first of Sep
TENDER. Rev. Gray was pastor of the
Presbyterian church here and at Han
ford three years ago.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

H. j. Upton was a business visitor
in Othello Tuesday, taking over a load
of vegetables to sell.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

The three Riddell boys, James, Har-
ny Starr and Francis, who are spend
ing a part Of their summer vacation
in White Bluffs at the j. G. Lloyd
home, went over to Seattle Thursday
to visit an aunt there for few days.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Mrs. H. S. Riddell and son James
and Miss Bertha Wills, house guests
at the j. G. Lloyd home, visited in
Ellensburg this week from Sunday un-
till Tuesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23
Announcements of
the Churches
St. Paul's Evangelical

St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran
There is one God and one Medi-
ator between God and men the man
Jesus Christ" Tim. S.
10 a. M, Sunday School.
II a. M, Divine Services.
REV. l.. G. KRUG,
Pastor
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Mrs. Wilbur Morford and daughter
Rosemary left Friday for Seattle to
visit for few days with Mrs. Nor
ford's sisters, Mrs. Thorvald Daniel
son and Miss Marian Wheeler.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Russell Miller reports the first ripe
watermelon of the season, picked from
the vine on July IA.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Shinn and
daughter Lillian were shoppers in va
kima Wednesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Community Presbyterian
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Sermon at II a. m.
Rev. H. A. Moves,
Pastor
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. T. M Brown and VIII
liam Kerr returned Monday evening
from Carnation, where they had Wis
tied over the week end with Mrs. Kerr,
who is spending the sumemr there With
her father.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

An item in the Waterville Empire
Press two weeks ago concerning the
finding of double headed snake on
Badger mountain reminded Jake Tus-
sey of one just like it that he killed
a good many years ago in Pettis coun-
ty, Missouri. This double headed snake,
or rubber snake, as it is properly de-
nominated although rarely found, is
native specimen of the northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Hunter of Othel-
10, accompanied by their son, were in
White Bluffs Tuesday. They were look
ing over the immediate valley with the
idea of finding suitable place to
rent.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
At v. G. Wilson home.
Sabbath school services, 1890 a. m
Bible Study, 2:45.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Miss Aileen Stoddard has returned
home from visit of several weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. Murl Drake, at
Sunnyside.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

A party of White Bluffs folks in
Guiding l.. A. Codding and three sons,
Walter Schrim, Mr.. and Mrs. G. /.
Wright, Paul Schicka and Arno Krug
drove over to Yakima Tuesday after
noon to witness the base bal game be-
tween the Yakima Indians and the
House of David club. In spite of the
rather large score of IA to ID, the
group from here said the game which
was won by Yakima was an interest
ing one and that they enjoyed it.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

The G. l.. MCGEE family were shop
ping in Yakima last Friday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Miss Dorothy Upton of White Bluffs
is helping with the work at the Roth
rock ranch durin the hay harvest.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl King of Spokane,
with their daughter, Lorraine, spent
Sunday at the de veuve ranch, the
guests of Mr.. Kings parents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. T. King
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
MOTE |
aSDEIlGHTS


Twin stars from two OF the years
most significant pictures form a
new screen combination in Young
Donovan's Kid. They are Richard
Dix, who contributed to "Cimarron'
the glam0rous Characterization OF
Yancey Cravat. and Jackie Cooper.
remarkable seventeen year. old
child actor who brought 10 life Per-
CIV Crosby's lovabie "5kippy" in the
feature picture OF the same title.
Young Donovan's Kid" Is Radio
Pictures adaptation Of Rex Beachs
novel. "Big Brother" a heart-inter-
est story which ranks as possibly
the authors greatest piece OF writ
snr. Dix il seen as Jim Donovan,
New York gangster Of the pre-war
period. with steel fists and rugged
nerve.
Jackie Cooper IL cast as Nudge
MURRAY. waif Of the streets who IS
entrusted 10 the cars OF Donovan,
y who ultimately assists in the
reformation OF the gangster.
In addition to ID and Jackie
Cooper. Young Donovan's Kid"
boasts an unusually competent cast.
including Marion Shilling. Frank
Sheridan. Harry Tenbrook. Fred
KELSEY and Boris Kerloff. Fred
Nfhl0 directed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
ADS ATTRACT
VISITORS HERE
Newspaper Campaign Brings
Tourists To Valley
During Summer

Proof OF the effectiveness OF the
summer tourist campaign launched
this summer In Texas newspapers
by the city OF Brownsville through
the Chamber Of Commerce Is being
received now in visitors calling az
the office OF the Chamber OF Com
merce.
Some or these tourists recently
have mentioEAd that they came In
response TO the advertisements ap-
pearing in Texas newspapers.
Two OF the latest to appear AZ
the Chamber OF Commerce tourist
department were Miss Bird Walker
or Fort Worth. accompanied by a
friend, Miss Florence Fischer Of
York. Pennsylvania. Miss Walker
wrote TO the Chamber Of Com
merce here some weeks ago III res
ponse 10 one OF the Brownsville adj
vertisements. and was furnishd with
more detailed information In fol-
low-up letters sent out from the
Chamber TO all persons writing III.
She Is enjoying a vacation here
and Is carrying out a schedule ar
tours worked out for her bv the
tourist department Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
OCEAN FLIERS
GET WELCOME

NEW YORK, July I6-JP-New
York City, aided BY a detachment
OF citizens from Liberty. N. III. to-
day made preparations for another
welcome to air conquerors OF the
Atlantic.
Holger Hoiris. pilot and Otto
Hillig. passenger-photographer OF
the plane Liberty. which zoomed its
way 10 Germany and Copenhagen.
arrives on the Mauretania tonight.
They will be met by New York
City officials. a group Of Liberty
rooters and by representatives or
several DANISH and German s0cie-
tics.
Tomorrow they receive a well
come from Mayor Walker. after a
ride I'd Broadway from the battery
Several receptions will follow. and
on Tuesday they fly to Liberty to
receive a hometown welcome.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16

This chart. prepared by the Ber-
lin Illustrierte Zeitung. shows gra-
phically the flow OF German war
separations payments for the cur
rent year that has been stopped BY
President Hoover's debt holiday
plan.
The dotted channels show the
amount Of payments made by Ger
many to foreign countries, from a
total Of S405, 5000.
The lined channels show the
amount paid by foreign countries
70 the United States and other ma
tons In settlement Of their debts.
The smaller circle shows how
much money there remains In each
country from German reparation
payments.
The larger circle on each circle
shows the population OF each coun-
try.
By comparing the inside and
outside circles one gets a COMPARE
son q about how much Germany
enrichcs foreign countries per ca
pita-
German gold marks have been
converted al the current exchange
rate Of 1915 cents. The figures II
dollars. given in round numbers.
are therefore approximate.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
Deoel pments For
Coastal Canal Seen

advertising for bids for dredging
work In Terrebonne parish. ON the
Harvey route Of the canal IN Louis
inna from New Orleans to Morgan
City: awarding Of contract 70 the
Standard Dredging Co. for con-
struction Of the canal in the Sa-
bine district Galveston bay section
from Port Arthur through Jeffer-
son and Chambers counties. with
work 10 begin shortly; and approx
al OF specifications for dredging
along Bolivar peninsula in Calves
ton county. with bids for this work
10 be asked soon.
The memorandum shows that on
the Harvey route contract has been
let for construction or locks at
Harvey, La. opposite New Orleans,
where the canal leaves the Mis-
sissippi river. and that all rights OF
way have been obtained In Jeffer-
son and Laf0urche parishes and IL
IS anticipated that bids will be
shortly advertised for construction
work. The entire Plaquemlne route
via Morgan City To the Sabine dis
trict In Texas now Is under con-
tract and completion within two
years is expected
Rights OF way work Is progress
ing satisfactorily In Galveston,
Brazoria and Matagorda counties,
From Palacios Point to Corpus
Christi no rights OF way problems
are involved. The memorandum
also shows that the survey recent
II ordered By the chief or en-
Tineers ON proposed extension OF
the canal from Corpus Christi %
the Rio Grande Valley now Is un-
der way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
prvnII san BENITO

Detectives never forget n poNce
record. Recis Toomey. In two years
az effort 70 live down his criminal
mast. has found that out. Neverthe-
less. encouraged bv the love and de-
vntion of his wife. Clara Bow. he
has MANAGED 70 go straight al
though unable to ignore. entirely.
the claims of his underworld friends
who assisted him In his hour OF
need.
Toomev Is again incrirninated
car Rerito for 1.-THE last time to-
An "a the weakling brother cf his
wife ana decides 10 tell oil 70 the
district attorney.
on fhe wav they are aVain pick
"a mn and taken 70 headquarters.
Toonev. secretly. plants the pearls
an the detective When searched az
headquarters. the pearls are stil
r,Ixsinr. but Tocmev confesses 1.-THE
whole story and produces the neck
1ace from the detectives pocket.
An impassioned plea from Clara
shows the commissioner their
r,rnr,ts. and the lovers are freed
thss time with the law on their
side
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
Rate Hearing On

WASHINGTON. July 16.-lPA-A
firm but good humored control is
being maintained by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission de-
spite torrid weather al The hearing
On the railroads plea for a Is per
-ent increase III freight rates.
At the hearing. which began yes
terday. 500 railroad representatives
crowded into a small room TO hear
the opening argument OF Edward
O. Duffield. president az the Pru-
dental Life Insurance Company.
that investments OF thousands OF
insurance policy holders and saw
ing bank depositors were endanger-
ed by declining railroad revenues.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
Former Valleyite
Seeks Her Husband

A search for her husband. who
disappeared a few weeks age. led
Mrs. j. r. Wiicoxsin or Corpus
Christi here yesterday. and To the
Chamber OF Commerce office.
Mrs. Wilcoxsin formerly lived IN
Harlingen, and also lived for a time
In Brownsville. her husband being
engaged in the real estate. invest
ment. and other similar business
activities in the two cities.
They have been LIVING 1t Corpus
Christi recently. and her husband
suddenly disappeared a few weeks
age.
Mrs. Wilcoxsin sought aid O. the
Chamber OF Commerce III checking
border points to see If he might be
in Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
INCITE
RIOTS over
LARGE AREA
Money Boot eggers
Warned Of Prison
Sentences

BERLIN, July l6.-fR1-Re-open-
Ing OF banks after q two-dav holi-
day and curbing of purchase of
foreign ~currencies today led the
German government to hope 1t had
averted a dangerous financial crisis.
At the same time alarm was felt
over the spread Of riots by COM
munists and jobless through a
large part Of the Reich. At least
one person was killed. q number
were injured and many were ar
rested as police laid a heavy hand
on attempts to create internal dis
sension.
Tnstill Confidence
Finance Minister Dietrich and a
government b~roadcaster announced
the latest measures to instill con-
fioence In the economic structure
Of the fatherland In q nationwide
broadcast last night, appealing to
the people TO show "a sporting
spirit and get along somehow for a
few days more"
All ever the land radio listeners
sat MP late and heard a program
that ccu.d scarcely be listed as n
tertainment. They heard that the
banks would open but not for
Withdrawals Of savings that the
currency had been expanded by
something less than 4 million
marks. that the sale and purchase
Of foreign ~currencies temporarily
would be a Reschsbank monopoly,
that fines and Imprisonment await
ed the bootlegger Of foreign money,
and that confiscation faced the
bargain hunter who tried illegally
10 trade his marks for other units.
CooInes Urged
The vigorous. admonishing voice
OF Herr Dietrich was heard warn
ing against wild rumor and urging
GOODNESS and common sense. Even
the strongest government can't
lead a nation that has lost is
nerve" he said.
Rumors that the printing presses
once more were turning out bales
Of marks were described as sheer
falsehood. In fact the Reichsbank
had resorted 10 its legal pr~erogative
of meeting the currency crisis by
temporarily reducing the gold COW
behind It's bank notes 10 less
than 40 per cent, Dietrich SAID,
while at the same time sharply re-
stricting credit TO prevent money
expanding beyond the needs OF In
dusty.
In many sections listeners were
drawn away from their loudspeak-
ers by even more ominous SOUNDS
sounds or disorder. Police n
radical elements came to blows IN
Leipzig, Gelsenkirchen. InschWerte,
Munich. Breslau. Hamburg, Altoona
Dresden and Karlsruhe.
Police Fired On
Possibly the most serious out-
break occurred in Leipzig where
communists fired on a police lorry
and were beaten off with black
iacks rs being arrested. One man
was killed and another injured IN
n similar ARRAY at Inschwerte-
About 500 communists fired on
notice from the housetops OF Gel
senkirchen. wounding one officer.
Most everywhere the authorities
gained the upper hand easily
Advices from nearby countries
indicated that German TOURISTS
were having difficulties in getting
home because OF the loss Of con
fidence in the mark. Those n
Czechcslovakla and Holland were
unable to buy railroad tickets and
LEFT bv automobiles. h~orse-drawn
vehicles and on foot.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
VALLEY COOP
INTEREST UP

WESLACO. July 16.-"Judrinu
from results so far. the progress of
the organization W the Rio Grande
Vegetable Cooperative ASSOCIATION
may be considered As we'll on It's
way toward q thorough and Valley
wide farmers institution" said Raw
a. HARNESS. director or publicity w
the Farm Bureau Federation. TODAY
Hartness stated that. rs a result "
i've meetings held so far at Wcs-
TACO. III Jardin. La Feria, Edinburg
ana San Benito, interest in the CO.
operative IS increasing rapidly. The
total acreage signed up in these
places amounts TO approximately
5000 or "a total or 2700 carloads ~
vegetables for the coming season
iiguring an average or three acres
10 tho carload.
From Edinburg comes the report
that that district has gone over the
TOP Likewise. Weslaco. La Feria.
and the others above mentioned give
the same report.
ADDRESSING a meeting OF farmers
az San Benito Tuesday night Fl. @
Marshall. active vlce-president or
the San Benito Bank and Trust
company. said. IT we are 70 continue
tO live here. we have got TO organize.
You have got TO cooperate II you
expect to survive In concluding
his remarks. Mr.. Marshall said. "our
bank is ready to assist and do all
we can TO help the formation OF the
vegetable cooperative
At o meeting Of the Hidalgo
County Farm bureau held at Wes-
lacO Thursday night. President j. v.
Montgomery Of the TEXAS Farm Bu-
Federation stated. Before
launching the organization OF the
Rio Grande Vegetable Cooperative
association. II was said by many that
the farmers here were broke: but.
from the progress SO far. the mem
bership sign-up reveals that some so
to Sd per cent OF the farmers are
paving their membership fees in
cash.
Speaking before a group Of fam
ers az Edinburg Friday night, r. A.
Miller organization director, stated.
the affiliation with the National
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange as 4
marketing outlet will be the chief
contributing factor In the success
of the Valley co-operatives."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16

Mr.. Herman Rurxis of Detroit.
writes: IA few lines MI thanks from
a rheumatism sufferer-my first
bottle OF Kruschen Salts took hll of
the aches and swellings out or my
lOints-with my first bottle I went
on a diet and lost = pounds and
now feel like "a new man
To lose fat safely and quickly
take one half teaSpo0nful 0E Kru-
schen Salts I'm a glass on hot wat
err before breakfast every morn
ing--an IND cent bottle lasts a
weeks-Get II AZ McKay's Phar-
macy or any drug store in Amer
lea.
III not IOyfully satisfied after the
first bottle-moneT hark=AdY.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16
Old Coin Found

ORANGE. July i6. UP-While
digging a small hole in the bank of
the Sabine river. IN which % keep
a baby alligator he had captured.
William Dyson found q five-lire Ital-
ian coin l22 years old. 1t was dis
covered at a depth OF two feet. The
coin. which was about the size or "A
United States silver dollar. bore the
inscription: "Regno d'Italia Nap0-
leone Imperator G Re, 1907
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-16

CORPUS CHRISTI. July TO-
Announcement Of three new devel-
opments IS contained in a memoir
andum relative to the present sta
tus OF the intracoastal canal pro-
ject which has been compiled by
Roy Miller, active vice president Of
the Intrac0aStal Canal Association
OF Louisiana and Texas
These Developments include the