davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17
POLROCNA SCH0DZA ODBO.
RU 178. zIVENY.

Odbor l7s. Ziveny bude odby-
vat polrocnu schodzu v nedel II,
19. julia ziadame 1dkyne, ably sa
vsetky dostavily ma t1to vaznu
schodzu. Sestry, ktore dlhujn,
mech 81 pridu dlh vyplatit'.
So sesterskym pozdravom
Maria Markovic, preds.
Gertruda Blasko, net.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17

ner Furniture, stenovy obraz; Vo-
losin Furniture ruGny zametak,
Hotimsky Furniture stenovy o.
braz, NJ. Molnar ! maslu, Jan NJ.
Klimko eroplan a lobdu, Jan Van
such skatulu cukrikov, Georges
Confectionery Skatulu cukrikov
Alzbeta Skokan-Terezia Be-
gala kosik grocerie.
Julia Danko-Geo. Hurtuk ko-
six grocerie, Stefan Kaperak 25
funtov cukru, Kristoff Bakery
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17
Y0UNGST0WNsKY Y NEMom
PoDPORUJGCI sPoLoK
TATRA,

Uradnfci: Jozef Martinko, pfsdssds,
255 Carlton st. - Jozef Mudroh, ped.
predssda, 53s 8. HaSslwood Ave. -
Stefan Novotnt, dStovnfk, 4o4 East
Myrtle Ave. - Andrej Adamko, pe.
klsdnik, 1884 Oak st. - Martin Nh.
rlnsky Frantijsk Hudik, dosorsevia.
eehodxs vydr1iavajd o kaIdt p1v1
nsdsl'u mssiaei 1kols sv. Cy1ills
1 4eeAeda : :. lad. pspelnAas.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17
sTRANA ).
vrece nnky.

vrece mnky.
Hudik-Adam Kovalcik zrka-
do k holeniu a l par tennis to-
panok, Reed Builders Supply 2
tony uhlia. Spolu % darov.
Kto by este dostal nejaky dar,
mech sa hlasi M. J. Lesnaka do
utorku. Vd'aka vsetkym darcom
a pracovnikom.
M. J. Lesnak,
spravca vyboru.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17
GDKYNAM sPOLKU sv. AMY
6. 80. IKSzJ.

Oznamujem ct. spolusestram,
ze ma nedel'u, 19. julia mas spolok
oslavi svoju patronku sv. Annu.
Vsetky sestry pristdpia ku sv.
spovedi v sobotu a v nedel u ra-
no pri prvej sv. omsi, o pol 9. ho-
dine, inkorpore ku sv. prijimaniu.
Prosfm spolusestry, aby sa tejto
oslavy vsetky zdcastnily.
81, Maria G. Slifka, preds.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17
VYBOR SLOW. DNA NASBIE.
RAJ DO PROGRAMOVEJ KNI-
ky OHLASIEK IA $315.00 A
MNOHE CENY PRE- VITAZOV.

Vybor ohlasiek do programo-
vel knizky XII. Slovenskeho Dna
skoncil svoju pracu so znameni
tym ispechom. Ma schodzi v uto-
rok podal zpravu, ze nasbieral O.
hlasiek "a $315OO mnoho darov
pre- vit'azov, ako i ceny "a mai
krajsie vysivky a jednu cenu pre-
najvacsiu slovenskn rodinu, kto-
ra bude pritomna ma slavnosti.
Clenmi tohto vyboru boil:
Martin j. Lesnak ako spravca;
Rozalia Hudak Starincak, Fran
tisek Hudik, Juraj Murdzak
Andrej Dolak. V Struthers sbie-
rally Diary panic Akbeta Skokan
a Julia DankO.
Ohlasky, ktore nasbierala Rozalia
~ Hudak starincak v Campbell.
. Mayor Julius "a $15, Reed
Bldrs. Supply $25, NJ. E. Danko
S., Jan rKornyak $5, Jozef T.
Moore SIS, Alex Foray S., Judin
Bros. S., j. B. Ross $5, NJ. Pe@ca
S., j. d. Mast S., Rite Way
Cleaning $5, George Lisko S., Ca
sina Spaghetty Restaurant S.,
George Lubic S., Alojz Hamrak
SIS, Rozalia Hudak $3.50, Andrej
Hamrak $3.50. Spolu $1,000.
Juraj Murdzak ma Lansingville.
M. Ores "a SIS, j. Krispinsky
$5,, A. j. Klein S., Juraj Labuda
S.. j. Kicos Lumber Co. SIS, Jan
Novotny SIS, Polonsky Co. S.,
Pollocks Market S., Phelan Drug
Store $5, j. Turek $5, DR.. Cava-
naugh S.. Spolu $500.
FIR. Hudlk Youngstown.
James Jones "a $15, First Nat.
a Dollar Bank $40, Jozef Pekar-
elk S., Jozef Friedman So, Fede-
raj Savings and Loan Co. S., V.
Malinsky S., Matej Chizmar S.,
Jan Troyan IS, M. Ridarsky $5,
DR.. J. Sofranec $5, DR.. a Mrs.
Lasko $5, Kubina a Schultz S.,
Jozef Vascak S., Klivans Bros.
| $5, Jozef Schromofsky $5, Stefan
Slifka $5, j. Danish SIS. Spolu
$4,000.
! Martin Lesnak, Haselton.
| Emilia Repasky "a S., City
Saving and Trust Co. $40, Com
mercial Nat. Bank $5. Spolu 500
| 'Andrej Dolak, steelton.
| II. Stefanov "a $5, Andrei Do.
lax "a $5,' D.. N. Steelton Baking
Co. SIS, johnson a Baea SIS, M. j.
Bourey SIS, Martin Dolak S.. Spo.
lu $4,000.
Ceny pre- vit'azov.
Lesnak-Jozef Brincko 2 parry
strimflf a maslu, Martin j. Les.
max nozfk, M. Mraz knizky pre-
deti.
| Murdzak-Jan Thurik skatulu
cigar, Michal Vetrecin / par zen
skych strimfli, Jozef Maruskin. j. |
nozik, Isaly Dairy ! skatulu Gu.
krikov.
Dolak-Feltman l hodinky, B.
Kraus / par strimflf, Ignac Lip
tax Gil obrus, Michal SopkoyiS
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17
sLOvENsKA MUGEDLNICA.
"Hej, Slovaci hore hlavy |!
Prichadza doba obrany.
Ten, kto nasu Slovac sdiera
bude zbitV ako zviera.

Pre- Boha, neviazte ich! Oni st
nevinni! ia som tou burickou!
ia som ich ma to vsetko naucila.
ia som i'm to vsetko do srdc vste-
pila. Odo nina vedia, ze sa tejto
vojne vyslobodi slovensky rud
zpod tisicrocneho jarma. Odo nina
vedia, ze po tejto vojne, ma roz-
valinach, bud1 postavene slobod-
ne staty slobodnych narodov.
TAX vidite! ia som tou burickou,
a ME oni. - Nuz teda kol'te ~!
Alebo striel' ate Vsak
jedon raz al Wy No pride ono
pride. - Oh, papte ze uz elm
skor Wy zory nebeske. Zasviet'te.
al do tych najtemnejsich kntov.
Zobud'te 20 spanku spiace sloven-
skf duse, ably mohli odplatit' svo
jim otrocitePom. Sviet tie mad ma
SINH poliami radostnymi lnGmi slo
body. Zasviet 'slnko slobody ce-
lynn slovenskym krajom.!
Slova tieto sn vynate mai
novsej dramy 10 slovensktho Ii
vota, z casov svetovej vojny, v
4. dejstvach a premenou, pod
menom "SlovemNka mucedlnica",
ktor1 napisal toho roku celfmu
okoliu dobre znamy zktiseny ria
| diteP divadiel pan Andrej Cisar.
Tymto jeho novym vel 'kym
dielom bude najsamprv poctena
osada Sv. Cyrilla a Methoda, a
ieho premiera bude dna %. sep
tembra t. r. Drama tato ME ie
bajkou, ami pohadkou, ale cobra
zuje zivot naSho ujarmeneho ma
roda tam pod Tatrami pred pre-
vratom a pocas svetovej vojny,
dOkiaP mu neZasvietila zora slO-
body. Najhlavnejsie ale je, ze
Espisatep tejto hry lici nej osud
dvoch mladych zien, ktore umrely
hrdinskou smrt'ou "a pravdu a
prava nasho slovenskeho l'udu.
Isti SINE, ze drama tato bude ne
skor vriadena medzi najrozsire-
nejsie hry, lebo obsahuje v sebe
latku duchaplnosti. dramatickei
vybusnosti, vzbtrenych WASN'T o.
braz utrpenia horkeho osudu.
akym mnohi nasich rodakov a
rodaciek boil postihnuti tam "a
moron pocas uz preslych bGrli-
vych 'casov. Neideme este teraz
Opisovat', ze co vsetkeho tato
drama sebe obsahuje. s tym az
nesk0r soznamime ct. slovenskt
obecenstvO. Nateraz len tol 'ko
re sa robia k predstaveniu teito
hry vel prlpravy a ze II, kto.
ri ju uvidia, nikdy ma nu neza
budnd.
Me je to prve dielo p. Andre
ia Cisara. Asi pred styrma roka
mi napisal dive vel'ke dramatick,
hry pod menom "Zlata nevesta
a "Predana mladucha" a jedn,
veselohru "Moderny zenich"
Vsetky tieto hry boly zahrane ,
skolskej sieni osady Sv. Cyrilla .
Methoda vel'kym dspechom
"Slovenska mucedlnica bude u
stvrtym jeho dielom a jeho pre-
miera bude %. septembra.
| Ked re som uz spomenul me
no pana Andreja Cisara, pricha
dza mi do hlavy. ze pred 8 roka
mi, ked' som prisiel kraju, tai
tn v Youngstown uz skoro pre-
stavali hravat' divadla, lebo t
starsl osadnici uz dounuli a pre-
stall, ii mladsi nezacali. Ale "a
cal ps Andrej Cisar, v spolku So
kolov a, hraval tie najvacsie
: matt 'azsie sldvenske, hry. Jeh
! prva hra bola tn t.Hrob lasky'
drqqlha "Htiesnica", tretia "sed
liacka nevesta'', stvrta "Rozmaj
rim, plata "Zlata nevesta". Sic
sta "Bludar', siedma "Predan
mladucha", osma ~ otroctva
slobode', deviata "Renegat", de
| Siafa EMariSa', 0Lror, ~. xA
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-07-17

- Ked' znate nieeo, 60 by "a
ujfmalo slovakoy, napidte to do
na6ich noyln.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Truck
Markets

+. o. b. Shippoing point informa-
ton reported Wednesday. Feb. Is.
Lower Rio Grande Valley Points:
Mild. clear.
Cabbage: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate, market weak. Carloads
and in mixed cars FOB usual terms
round type u. S. No. l medium
sizes lettuce crates 55-65c; bulk per
ton $7-9: so ID. sacks Csc. Carloads
and in mixed cars fob cash track
few Sales-round types u. s. No. l
medium sizes lettuce crates 50-60c:
bulk per ton $6-7. Truckloads cash
To growers-bulk per ton $3-5. COp-
ening Thursday-to growers $4-5
per tom.
Carrots: HauIings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry. demand
moderate. market slightly weaker
Carloads and in mixed cars FOB
usual terms-crates Sl.10-l.20: cash
track best packs ~sloO-l.IO. few
lower.
Beets: Haulings moderate. Light
wire inquiry. demand slow. market
weak. Carloads and in mixed cars
FOB usual terms-crates S1.l0-1.20;
cash track best packs $1O0-1.10.
few lower.
Spinach: Haulings moderate.
Moderate wire inquiry, demand
moderate. market steady In mix
Cd cars FOB usual terms-bushel
baskets Savoy type assoc; carloads
few sales 4O-45c.
CarlOt shipments or entire United
States reported Wednesday, Feb.
Isl:
Cabbage: Texas 1l3. Florida 27.
New York 80. Wisconsin 3, total US
1874 cars.
Carrots: Texas rs. California 90,
New York s. total u. s. "a cars.
Beets: Texas s. total ". S. 6 cars.
Snap Beans: Florida l3. total U.
S. Is cars.
Peppers: Florida 7, Porto Rico /,
total U. S. 8 cars.
Mixed Vegetables: Texas 81. Cal
ifornia 80. Florida %, Louisiana 4,
total U. S. Isl cars.
Spinach: Texas 149. washington
2, total u. S. Isl cars.
Grapefruit Texas Ia. Florida 149,
Arizona !, California ?, total U. 8.
l66 cars.
Oranges: Texas 2. Florida ITO,
California IT'S, total II. s. $50 cars.
Lower Valley shipments forward
cd Thursday morning. Feb. 10.
Oranges 2. mixed fruit 4. grape
fruit IL. mixed vegetables ~. cab
bage lO4. beets 8. carrots %. pota-
toes /, spinach 3. anise !. total 235
cars. Total movement To date this
season-fruit 2416. vegetables 6743,
total 9159 cars: to same day last
season-fruit 1918, vegetables 6086,
total 10,064 cars.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Ex-Husband Slabs
Former Wife. Suicides

LAGUNA BEACH. Cal. Feb. 19.-
Pl-Benjamin Wildig. so. was stab
bed TO death ard his sister. Mrs.
Lily Grove, was wounded danger
ously early today by her husband,
Alexander Grove. 66. who later
killed himself by taking poison.
The Wildigs. a wealthy family.
have a five acre estate here. Mrs.
Grove and her brother occupied a
cottage. She and Grove were mar
ried last November but separated
shortly afterward.
Authorities related their investi-
cation revealed Wildig awoke this
morning to find Grove in his room.
They q~uarreled and Wildig was ia
tally stabbed. Mrs. Grove. going to
her brothers aid. was slashed Sc
verely.
Police said Grove swallowed pois-
on after he was handcuffed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
of Movies
Flickers Out

HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Feb. l8-tP-
The lure Of the films faded and
fiickered out for Edna Best while
inconsistencies for dear OF Lunnon
grew.
The English girl. brought here
FOR what Hollywood considered her
big chance" left handsome John
Gilbert waiting at the Gamers yes
terday as a result.
She Just walked out, leaving MIN,
a large cast, an irate director. tech
Eicians and all who had gathered
az the Metro Mayer studio
to begin work on "Cheri-Bebi."
John Robertson, the director. tore
his hair when Miss Best failed to
appear. Gilbert. whom she was TO
support In the cast, paced the
floor. Cameramen smoked, extra
girls commented audibly on the
manner In which stars were allow
ed TO keep everybody waiting.
Maybe she wasn't feeling well
this morning" Gilbert said BY way
Vi obOLAAAllk EADDSELcUl.
The director. speeches., looked
at his watch again. The overhead
kept piling up.
"A telegram, sir" said a messenger
boy.
II was from Miss Best. filed as
she passed through Needles, Cal.
en- route TO London, England and
the husband she left behind. It
said:
Please forgive me. I am on my
way back TO London and my hus-
band. / am fully homesick end
besides I am just afraid I w0uldnt
he any good in the picture. Edna
Best"
We'll, III be darnedl" Robertson
said.
Gilbert read the message without
comment.
Leila Hyams. who had played
opposite Gilbert III other pictures.
was summoned to replace Miss
Best.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

Lawson's parents. where intermenh
viii he made
Coming I'd Mercedes from Mex
leo some four or five years ago, MIR.
Lawson developed the Queen City
Annex. which was later taken into
the city limits of Mercedes. and be-
came active in the civic and social
life Of the city.
He served two terms as city COM
missioner and was nc one time en-
gagged In the contracting business
here.
Mr.. Lawson Is survived BY his
widow. his father and mother. and
two brothers. Charles and Loren
Lawson.
He spent many years in Mexico
where he was one Of the pioneers
OF the aviation industry and was
also for a time active I'm oil circles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Car Burns Early
Thursday Morning

A Chevrolet roadster belonging
70 9. K. HalneS was Quilted by
flames az lilo a. m. this morning
near Niger bridge, six miles out
on the highway.
Fire Chief TT. r. Sarran ordered
out Engine CO., No. ? Immediately
when the alarm was telephoned.
put the six-mile run gave the fire
= heavy start. "A 440-gallon tank
OF chemicals was used In exiting
uishing the blaze.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
BRANDS Man
AS IMPOSTER
Man Stealing Auto Sought
With No Success In
San Antonio

The man purporting to be
Arthur S. Thayer' and claiming
to be a member OF the old Thayer
family which formerly resided here.
Is an impostor.' Fred Starck. a
relation of the Thayer family,
declared Thursday.
The man claiming to be Arthur
s. Thayer came here recently and
worked himself into good graces
OF business interests BY claiming to
Be a member or the old Thayer
family. which was socially promi-
nent here years ago. He cashed
several checks and took out a DEM
onstrator car from the Knapp
Motor company OH the pretense or
purchasing II. He abandoned the
car In San Benito and charges OF
car theft have been filed against
him BY the motor company.
Trains were searched at san An
tonic for the man by city detec-
tives but they found no trace OF
him.
Starck explained that Maj. Ar
thur p. Thayer. whose place the
newcomer vas evidently trying to
assume. is now stationed AZ Fort
Lcavenworth and has not been In
this section for some time. Mai.
Thaycr Is 38 years or age, while
lie ma posing as Arthur Thayer
l. described as being a much young
err man.
Starck's sister was the wife or
Col. Arthur Thayer who was for
merry stationed at TT. Brown. Col.
and Mrs. Thayer are the parents
OF Mai. Arthur p. Thayer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Firestone Chief Is
Visitor to Valley

Kemper McHaney, manager OF
the san Antonio branch OF the
FfreStone company, was a business
visitor IN Brownsville Tuesday and
Wednesday. leaving for San An
tonic Thursday morning.
While here Mr.. McHaney toured
the Valley. and was 50 impressed
with conditions here that he in
formed g. G. Lindsey. president or
the Firestone Service Stores IN the
Valley. that he was going 70 rec
ommend immediate expansion III
this section.
The company already operates
stores In Brownsville. san Benit0.
Harrington and McAllen, and the
expansion program includes addi-
t.onal stores in Weslaco, Mercedes
and Mission. Mr.. Lindsey explained
today.
This was Mr.. McHanev's first
visit 10 the Valley Mr.. Lindsey
said. and he was highly enthu-
siastlc over the situation in this
section. He stated that the pos
sibilitses here were unlimited. and
that we must keep step with de-
v~eIopmentS."
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Judge Westervelt
Is Kiwanis Speaker

Judge Geo. C. Westervelt was the
principal speaker before the Kiwanis
club Thursday noon at the regular
weekly luncheon at the FL Jardin
hotel.
Judge Westervelt spoke abou. the
criminal district court. his speech
being followed BY an appeal BIZ
George Mansur for local citizens Ia
aid morally and financially the Red
Cross In raising the drought relief
quota for Brownsville and aid the
local chapter on local cases.
r. B. Buckles was initiated Thurs
day as q ley member OF the XII
wants club. He Is freight agent for
the Southern Pacific.
Visitors, In addition TO MI. Man
SUI and JUDGE westervelt. were z
J. Frost. Winchester. III: Milton b
Clapp. Harrington: George w. Fretts,
Utica, N. Y.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Marines Victors In
Clash With Rebels

WASHINGTON, Feb. 70. fP-The
Navy department was advised to-
day that 25 insurgents were killed
by marines February is. near e.
Tule. in the northern part Of Nj
caragua.
Colonel X. M. Bradman. COM
manding the second marine brigade,
reported a 30 minute contact was
made by a guard patrol. command
ed by Captain Oregon "a. Williams.
Of San Diego. California. "A group
Of IS insurgents we're routed with
five known wounded. Their camp
was destroyed.
Lieut.. Floyd M. McCorkle. Of VIII
mar. Calf, was sent in pursuit with
a patrol unit and made a long
range contact with the fleeing
group. i~nflicting 25 known casual
ties.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
New Texas Oil Field
Developed I'm 5 Months

BONNEVILLE. Tex. FEB. 10
Rp-A new oil well. the second
completed here in two DAYS. was
giving up the golden fluid at A rate
between 10000 and 5000 barrels
daily today. bringing the number
Of producers for this five-months-
old field TO %.
The Deep Rock company Cooks
No. /. w. M. Camp. was yielding
what experts said was an extraor-
binary sweet. high-gravity oil. IN
fact. all the oil coming from the
rcd-clay-covered hills Of east Texas
has been analysed as of a higher
grade than usual
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
PROHI AGENTS
WARNED STOP
LISTENING IN
Attorney General Says
Condition Cannot
Continue

WASHINGTON. Feb. le.-P'-
Attorney General Mitchell said to-
day the discrepancy caused by the
use Of wire tapping In n bureau
OF hts department and a ban on this
practice in another. should be cor
rected.
Regulations prohibit wire tapping
by the justice departments bureau
Of Investigation. The practice is
employed however by the prohibition
bureau.
Mitchell testified today before he
house expenditures committee which
Is investigating wire tapping by pro-
hibition agents.
He said he wrote to Assistant At
torney General YoungquiSt. IN
charge of prohibition. on Jan. 10
saying he believed the present con-
dition in the department cannot
continue
The attorney general told the
committee ne issued an order Jani.-
airy 10 permitting wire tapping in
special cases when approved by the
head OF the bureau involved and the
assistant attorney general in charge
Of the case.
Mitchell said he had not felt he
was in a position 70 establish an
iron clad rule" so let Il open for
consideration OF the bureau heads
involved Fin specific cases"
Must Get Permission
Assistant Attorney General
Youngquist. in charge Of prohibition
testified he had approved wire tap
ping In three specific cases since the
order Of Jan. 10.
This was done, he said In the alb
sence of Director Woodcock Of the
prohibition bureau.
Woodcock told the committee wire
tapping had not been brought 70 his
attention until a question was ask
ed about IL before the apprOpria-
tons committee In December.
The bureau has a group Of men
who supervise wires" to obtain evil
dence, he said. He approved the
new order Of the attorney general
and added he agreed that wire tar
ping should be used in only special
cases.
In reply to a question. Woodcock
said he would prefer charges against
any prohibition agent who tapped
wires without first obtaining per-
mission.
He said wire tapping was resorted
to In 40 to so cases In the last year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Cooke County Gets
New Jailer Today

GAINESVILLE. Tex. Feb. 10. Up
Lee Sitton, former state peniten-
tiary agent. was acting Cooke coun-
ty jailer today. He will officially
succeed Joe Montgomery March 1.
Montgomery resigned after three
jail breaks within a month. He
was In San Antonio today to take
custody Of James Whitley. Of
10 men who escaped.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Gotke Is Head

SUPP. G.. w. Gotke OF the Browns
vile school system has been named
temporary chairman Of the newly
formed Valley "A" football district
of the lnterscholastic league, II
has been announced.
Brownsville and Harlingen are
the only members Of this district
nc present, but Ii Is hoped that
three or four other Valley clubs
will enter, rounding out the dis.
trict.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19

Every day. at least thirty persons
in the north write to the Browns
vile Chamber OF Commerce for
information about the Valley.
This Is the average number Of
inquiries received here daily. II was
revealed by chamber or commerce
officials.
Many OF the inquiries request
information about financial condi-
tons here, but the majority OF them
are from prospective tourists ask
Ing about weather, temperature.
hotel and apartment facilities. and
~recreations. All inquiries are n
swered. and literature is mailed.
This Is an increase over last
year II was said today. More and
more persons are hearing abous
the Valley, and are writing for
firSt-hand information.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, Feb. l9.-tFf-tU
s. ID. A. Hogs. 5000; mostly
steady: top. TOO; packing sows.
5.15-5.65; stock pigs. 6.25-6.75.
Cattle. $500. calves. 400; killing
classes slow. steady 10 weak: stock
ers and feeders unchanged: steers.
good and choice. 600-900 lbs. 750-
100: 900-1500 lbs. 7.55. Common
and medium 600 lbs. up 5.00-8O0;
heifers. good and choice, 550-S50
lbs. 6.5O-e.50: cows good and choice.
4.50-6.00: vealers tmilk-fed) medi-
UNI to choice. ~6.00-10.00: stocker
and feeder steers good and choice.
6.25-850.
Sheep. 1900; early sales lambs
1886 lower: sheep weak TO Is low
er. best fed lambs held around
$50. Lambs. good and choice. 80
lbs. down 7.5O-S.35: ewes medium to
choice $50 lbs. down S-25-475.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Ask Death Penalty

MCKINNEY, Tex, Feb. Is. Up
The state asked the death penalty
rs Floyd Caldwell went To trial
here today for robbery with fire
arms. Caldwell and Johnny Gal
lop were indicted for the robbery
Of a grocery near Mckinney De-
cember 6.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
MERCEDES MAN
dies IN MEXICO
Former City Commissioner
Succumbs to Heart
Attack
Special to The Herald.

MERCEDES. Feb. 10. - Harry l..
Lawson, former city commissioner
and developer of Mercedes. died
Wednesday In his room at the Ho-
tel Regis. Mexico City, from a
heart attack following influenza,
according TO word received here to-
day.
Mrs Lawson. who has remained
In Mercedes while her husband was
III Mexico organizing All insurance
company. left Thursday for Mexico
City, and will accompany the body
10 Mcpherson. Kansas. home of Mr..
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Robertson Named
By Gen. Sterling

AUSTIN, Feb. 10. R-Adjutant
General Sterling today announced
the appointment Of his predecessor,
Robert l.. Robertson OF Gonzales,
TO the post OF inspector-general for
the Texas national guard with the
rank Of lieutenant colonel.
Sterling and Robertson have
been close friends for many wears.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-19
Would Abolish Auto
I~mpounding BY City

AUSTIN. Feb. l8.-tP-A bin ~
abolish the imp0unding q automo-
blIes fer violation Of state and city
traffic laws has been voted out "a
vorablv by the house committee on
municipal and private corporations
The bill would make tne person
irauounding a vehicle laole 70 2 fine
of from SIS to 5000 and would make
the cifv subject to 3 penalty Of $50,
navabIe 70 the vehicle owner.