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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
"a HOURS
INTRIGUING
film STORY
Brilliant Cast Seen In
Swift Moving
Picture

Give Brooks and Kay Francis the
reckless lovers of Scandal Sheet >
in a theme pertinent as today: Swift
and sure as the mornings dawn:
modern and heartbeaty as the tab
loid headlines of tomorrow, ga
Hours" Paramount's film edition CT
Louis Bromfield's intriguing novel
and magazine serial. opening today
at the Rivoli Theatre, San Benito.
"a Hours and that's the time
covered by the story. from a strange
dinner party assembled one holr
before midnight until wives, hus-
bands and lovers pick up their last
vestments Of responsibility at the
same nocturnal hour one span Of
the sun later.
With a brilliant supporting cast
including Miriam Hopkins, fresh
from her burnem-up triumph in
the Smiling Lieutenant" living and
loving with all the sinious grace CT
her spitfire personality. Regis
Toomey. Adrienne Ames. George
Barber and Charlotte Granville.
Written about New York today. A
story Of the new metropolis. Of the
underworld and the upper world. o.
the strange whisperland that Is a
meeting place for both. "a Hours
is honest. vital, viyid-living.'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
new HAINES
PICTURE IS
HUMOROUS
Film Is Brimful Of
Clean Comedy,
At Capitol

World depression has created a
bull market for laughs. In the ppm
ION OF William HaineS.
When times are hard" Haines
says, people want 10 forget about
them. They seek laughter more az
IDENTIFY than ever as an escape from
the troubles OF everyday life.
That" Haines went on. lis one
reason I like my new picture. We've
worked hard 10 fill Il to the brim
with good clean comedy. And fJ-
comedy you have to work hard. It's
hackeyed. but It's true-you have
TO work harder on the screen for a
big laugh than for a bucket Of tears.
In that truiSm you may find the
explanation for every comedians de-
sire to play Hamlet. It's easier.
But. hard as 1t Is to inject humor
into a picture. I had a great deal Of
laughs myself while working or
New Adventures OF Get-Rich-Quick
Wallingford." now showing at the
Capitol.
"It's certainly a bull market for
laughs this year. and I. for one. am
delighted" Haineg concluded. 1T
keeps me working with comedians,
and that's a pleasure in itself"
In his new picture Haines plays
the part OF a gentle CRATER who pro-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
SOFT IOR

80 your husband tried TO get
a government post? What is he
doing now?"
"Nothing-he got the post."-Das
Ulustrierte Blatt, Frankfurt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
BY DAN THOMAS
E Service Writer.

HOLLYWOOD-Found: A girl in
Hollywood who knows how to keep a
secret.
II the film hamlet had a muse
UNI, We should nominate this girl.
Joan Peers, for a prominent posi-
ton in it-just % prove TO the skep-
tics that there is such a girl.
Joan's theory Is that If you want
to keep something a secret, don't
tell anyone. As proof that her theory
works. she cites the fact that she
was married for nine months before
even her closest friends found out
about 1t. Friend husband Is Christy
Allen, a young stock broker. And
incidentally Christy Is Just as enthu-
siastic over Joan's career as he is
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
Skyline Showing
At Mercedes Holds
Interest Of Person

Skyline" the Fox picture which
opens a two days engagement at
the Capitol Theatre in Mercedes
Thu afternoon is declared to be one
OF those rare screen entertainments
that holds ones interest from be-
ginning to end.
The story is unusually gripping
and heart soaring. Thomas Meighan
Hardie Albright, Maureen O'Sui-
hvaL and Myrna 10y featured play
ers are SAD to be excellent in their
parts.
Skyline" depicts the adventures
OF a young man, who has never
known his father. and who rises
from the city's Sums to the heights.
by sheer pluck, ait by a girls
true love.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
Company Formed
nv Staff CorresDondentl

HARLINGEN. Oct. l0.-E. Rich
ard Criss, G. Lorimer Brown and
DR.. George L. Gallaher have or
ranized the Realty Accordance
Assn. and have been granted a
charter bv the secretary or state.
Offices will open about OFT. 20.
Local and outside CAPITAL is in
terested in the association which is
capitalized at $4,000 and will car
Nv on a General financial business
without banking privileges. 1t will
deal generally in mortgages and
other financial paper.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
Singers to Meet
lBy SIN Correspondentl

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HARLINGEN. Oct. lO.-Not only
Texas singers but some from out
OF the state were expected TO be
in attendance az the semi-annual
convention Of Valley singers nc
Fair Park auditorium beginning at
10 "a. IN. Sunday. according TO R. "A.
Woodbridge OF Harlingen. president
Of the Valley association.
An all day singing will be had.
Mr.. Woodbridge also As preparing
10 present IN ~3,000-voice chorus one
day during the Valley Fair Nov. I'll
to %.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11

ceeds TO Syracuse 10 part the local
business men from their hard-earn-
cd money. but thinks better OF 40
when he meets the heroine, played
by Leila Hyams. and turns honel5
TO make q fortune and win the girl.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11
A DROUGHT

Minister: I hear they've gone
dry in the village where your
brother lives. Paddy.
Paddy: Dry? They're parched.
I've Just had a letter from Mike.
and the postage stamp was stuck
on with a pin.-The Huomrist.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-11

pep MYSTERY
TO MOVIELAND
He Is Brimming With
Enthusiasm, Has
Changed Little
BY A TEO-IAS
Z Service Writer

HOLLYWOOD. Oct. l0.-There
Is one thing about Robert Mont
gomery that puzzles movieland.
Where does he get all OF his
pep and enthusiasm? I have heard
Bob asked that question on several
occasions. IN fact. l tried to find
out myself once. But the young star
just laughs. He thinks people are
Kidding him when they bring up
that subject. There still is quite a
lot of the old Spanish manana
spirit left in California. But it
hasn't struck Bob. He Is on the go
all the time.
Perhaps that is one OF the reasons
for his tremendous success before
the cameras. He attacks everything.
wen his work. with enthusiasm.
That happy-go-lucky spirit he por-
trays 50 well on the screen isn't
acting. He actually feels that way.
And that quality alone has won
him thousands of follower
Trying to follow Bob around
would wear out an ordinary person.
tn only time he ever is idle is
when he is reading or writing in
the library Of his rambling Span
ish home. Bob doesn't intend to be
just an actor all of his life. even
though he does stand at the top
Of his profession. He loves to read.
And OF these days he hopes TO
write the stories for his own pic
tures-or some OF them. at least.
Most OF Montgomery's time when
he isn't working is spent out OF
doors playing golf. tennis or polo.
Those r his favorite spo Is. And
he plays them 50 hard that he
hasn't found time TO acquire the
manana spirit. With him it's do ii
now.
The actor has changed his mode
OF living. He has rented a larger
house. hired two servaI+ Is and
bought a bigger automobile. other
wise. Bob and his wife and baby
live Just as thev did before. Most
Of his money still is icing invested
as sort IF a protection for q rainy
day-and It does rain in Holly
wood.
For evening recreation-oh. YES.
even at night our vounC star isn't
satisfied to inst sit and ~ moth
ing-Boh and Mrs. Bob ~ : large
" for theater parties. brirve and
backgammon. with an occasional
dancing spree thrown in. Their
circle OF friends Is rather small
being practically the same as IL
was durinc the DAYS ~ Bob's lesser
success. He Is one Of the few actors
who didn't desert the I'D gang upon
attaining stardom.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09

Will somebody please turn on the heat?
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
Pretty Rigorous

Pretty Rigorous
Gentle Spring, they say, coy Spring
/ think she's too tempermental;
Coy she is as anything,
But ask you, is she gentle?
MacAllister-And how did you
feel when you learned your un.
insured shop was on fire?
Isaac-Feel? / turned as vite as
your shirt-r,o whittier.
TOO OFTEN WHEN A GIRL
MAKES HER MARK IN LIFE.
ITS SOME EASY MARK.
Vaudeville you were gone
ma'am, your little Willie swallow.
ed bug, but don't worry. I had
him take an insect powder.
Hubby-You won't go to the
theatre with me in your old hat
Wifey-Certainly not!
Hubby-That's just what / thot.
So l didn't buy a ticket for you.
Visitor-What is your new bro.
TIERS name? .#
Little Jane-I don't know. We
can't understand word he says.
The old saying "a still tongue
makes a wise head" is still true.
Anyhow, no one ever knows how
little those with still tongues know.
The world hates a GUTTER
unless he's a public speaker.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09

prised if you knew how little those
poor people had to live on what was
issued by the Red Cross. They did
marvellous work as usual, the Red
Cross, but what / mean is if the
same thing come up again, I sure
would like to see EN- have enough
more money so the issue of rations
would be larger. Of course when
you are getting charity you can't
be the chooser, but it was barely
enough to get along on. Now why
can't something be done with some
of all this surplus wheat? We are
going to have to charge that Farm
boards operations off as a loss any
how it looks now. Course l guess
they did what they thought was
right. But people can raise things
faster in this country than any,
body else can buy it, even the gov
eminent.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09

1T 1t would Work
after they had had it renovated, so
he lust says, Here is the time for
me to get away from all this
mess
So he picked him out a bunch of
congenial friends, mostly standpat
Republicans and joined the Navy
and started seeing the world. 1t
didn't used to be hard to find some
place for Coolidge to go where he
had never been, all you had to do
was just to suggest any one OF the
forty eight states outside of Yer
mont and Massachusetts,, and he
was all set for new territory.
When he set sail for Black knobs
Of South Dakota, why that compar-
ed in Importance to him to Hover
leaving for Mary Bird Lane i'll
the Anartic. Mr.. Coolidge did make
Cuba one time. was there at the
time, and saw it and he got great
welcome, too. But Mr.. Hoover went
on and found the Virgin Islands. A
good many people thought such a
place as that was a myth, but ne
went there and found it really.
People nowadays call these "Good
will tours" But you can't get peo-
pies good will nowadays unless
you bring EN- something. He took
EN- a. speech but no donations. So
outside of what fish he got on the
trip, it's kinder hard to figure out
just the exact beneficiary results.
He told EN- that he wanted to give
everyone of them the same as we
had up here. Well that depends on
how well posted they are on what
is happening to us, how they took
that remark. In other words if
they took him at his word, and
wanted what we got, they would
Immediately ask for Red Crosse
relief. But / think it was mighty
fine trip for him to have taken and
it will do a lot of good. Roosevelt
went down there when he was
President, and everything he did
was OK, so / know this must
have been. Well what else we got ?
Did you ever read such a process
sion of acclaim as Charley CHAPLIN
is making over in Europe? Why
Charley don't any more than land
in country till the Prime Minis
ter grabs him off to his home, like
some movie fan asking for an au-
tograph. Charley is pretty foxy
though, and mighty well informed
on affairs. He can talk and argue
with them. He is a pretty rabid
socialist, and has made q pretty
serious study of it.
But that Chaplin is all that these
Real so-called artists are supposed
to be. And he is, he is the only
genius developed in the films since
they started. Any of US can get
artistic" and say we won't work
till noon, or won't do this or that.
But we are doing it on some firms
money, burt Chaplin can come on
his set, and turn loose 500 people,
tell EN- he will call EN- again some
other time, and he is doing it on
his dough. Art amt put on when
you are paying for it out of your
own pocket. He writes, directs, and
acts the whole thing. Any one else
making picture there is at least
dozen people that are directly
concerned in its success. Chaplin
replaces all of them alone.
Say what's going to happen to
this wheat thing? The govern
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09

unless he's a public speaker.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
POPULARIzE THE STATE

The newcomer residing in this state for short time
is Immediately impressed with the lack of publicity going
from this to other portions of the nation Those living
outside the immediate Washington know little
about the state have conception of what state
it is and usually consider it to be land of snow ice tall
timber and mountains.
In popularizng the state should limit efforts
to states other than We should do work with
in the state This could well begin with the promotion Of
the state and the state flag Few citizens of this state
know anything about either of these and certainly
outside the state does natives of the state about
Washington why should outsiders?
Then make the state history known This state is for
tate in having extremely interesting history that
lends itself to mess This could be done by main
tanning points of historic interest the state for tour
list visitors and the of historic blokhouses and
so forth
Then on the side of business there things that
would aid the state it's development and would aid in pub
licizng it These adequate statistical infora
ton about the state and business research tour
list knows of scenic wonders of state how could the bus
mess of the outside prospective investors in Washing
ton know of the opportunities for advantageous investments
here These two factors then would tend to provide nfor
tion concerning the state
A true realization of the conception of Washington
held by those living in the eastern portions of the nation
would Immediately awaken the citizens of this state to the
necessity of publicity editorial released by the Wash
ngton Press Association written by G. F. Cadish Pull
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
euIls sc
and ~
UneIassifeds

Junior Daddy, what did you do
in the war?
Daddy-Sh-h! Your mother is
in the next room.
=
Well bet the ants and flies will
be good and glad when the picnic
season gets under way -. The
dominant urge of the world today
is to get something for nothing 80.
The boy who makes a study of
girls will find he has to take up
quite few classes -. Selling
only what is asked for is like
shooting at a Decoy-its a sure
thing, but there is no sport in it.
S. Pessimist-A person who, Of
two evils, chooses them both. :.
A writer wants to know what has
become of all the dime novels.
They're probably running as ser
ial stories in some of the 25-cent
monthlies The people are as
good as ever. They just seem law
less because laws are passed so
rapidly they can't keep up.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09

from a part of
the country he
had never been
in till he was
President. It's
awful hard for
Mr.. Hoover to
find new places
to go after cleo
ton, for he has
ira v e ! e d SO
much. But he
manages to find
some. They was
going to try d
Battleship to see
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09

Let's see now; a hoe, a spade, a
rake; 8 packages of seed and
on, yes( back plaster.
We got a seed catalog this
spring. that has seeds that'n grow
cucumbers two feet long. And we
are still trying to find out what
ANYBODY wants with two feet of
cucumber.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
THURSDAY. April ., lss,

CF,rOm the Bloomington, Ind. st.,,
Jim Slivers has been 49,
New Life RestOrer pills, ana
written a testimony to the ne ma az
pany. They wrote back and s SSn ,
Tor his picture to print, and 80, -.
Jim j. is so ALFRED swelled IN o aUS
1t that he says he will r5n O ~
Justice Of the Peace" AOf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
THE SOLUTION

After years of experimenting at fabulous cost of time,
money and effort discovered that there
crop for which this district is unusually well adapted and
which, after produces margin of profit for the
grower. That crop is the long green asparagus.
That district prosperous where the farmers
abled dig from their lands than bare living As
paragus around Kennewk find that of the unfng
crops they grow the grass plot pays best Soil and eli
matte conditions water distribution and transportation all
combine here make product high in quality early
the easily disposed Of Every factor points
the development of highly specialized welpayng enter
prise.
Mr. Mouons suggestion that the entire under the
lower CANAL producing satisfactory profit be turn
ed into vast asparagus plot to point the to the
satisfactory upbudng of the district problems
when the basic industry of the district is profitable
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
ment bought up
IL IL

ment bought up
a lot of last
years crop, and
now they got it
and here is COM
ing along an
other new crop.
Borah wants to
give it to China
to make rice out
of. I would like
to see it given
to renter farm
ers in this coun-
try to make
bread out of.
You'd he SrIr-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
q
WILLIE
ROGERS

BEVERLEY HILLS-Well all |
know is just what | read in the
papers. Well Mr.. Hover got back
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1931-04-09
MUST CURTAIL

The passage of the law which permits tn extern
sion of time in the of personal taxes has already
begun to work hardship OF the school districts
The treasurers office reports collections for the last half of
$4,000 short of normal Without the cash
hand school district warrants cannot be carried cash
items they will begin draw interest again. In some
the situation that drastic curtaments must
be undertaken in order to keep the schools running In Sun
nyide for nsance the district will longer furnish text
books possibly the bus will have to be discontinued
the teaching staff reduced and other cuts made in the cost
of operation So far in this county these have not
been necessary But chances of the districts
will it. District IL afer his years collec
tons in will he in good financial shape The reverse holds
true in the Prosser district.
Sunrise Easter services rapidly gaining favor Ken
newck has, for the past years. least been party to
this The Christian Endeayorers have held their
Easter the city park Two of the boys distribute
morning papers and ordinarily would have been unable to be
present the services Half dozen of their friends rolled
at four o'clock last Sunday to help the carriers they
could attend the meeting This is the spirit of friendly help
funess which will carry the group any desired ends
The splendid response farmers of the district gave
the invitation extended by the Kiwanis club members Tues
day night indicates decided change the feeling between
the people living farms and those who in business
within the This relationship should be encouraged for
we are all working toward the same ends.
There contention over whether the state should
pay 100000 900 for the bridge
which should be queted The should nothing
for that bridge 1t should build of it's Re
public
process has been perfected it is reported which
takes the knock out of gasoline Now would in
vent method of taking it of humans the Wrd
would be much happier place in which to live
visitor to the United States from South America is
said to have thought the Capitol Washington was mag
nificient gas station. We always thought So
Will somebody please turn on the heat?
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-03-13
DEsATROCNE DIETA ODE
TOU LAKOMOSTI.

Il PreSova oznamujn: V Soliva-
re odohral sd pr1pad, ktory pobil-
ril celi obec. u domu svojej ma
tere Marie Desiatnikovpj ztratii
sa jcj 10-roCny syncek JanlSo a
marnc Dol vSadp hi 'adanl, az IA.
pokon no prcdsa naSli drcvarni
jednoho domu medzi drevom a
uhl ami V bezvedomi, ccleho Ia,
krvacaneho. kcd bolo diet'a, S
vel 'kou ranou ma hlave, doprave,
ne do presovskej nemocnice, IL
dalo, ked' sa zoblldilo bezvedo,
mia, ze mu rany sposobil jeho NJ.
ko Stefan Bcblar, test jeho ma,
tere, Desiotnikoyej. Cetnictvc
Bcblara, ktorI je gazdom Ter,
jahovciach, zatklo. Beblar ehcel
Hraj ehlapca sprevadit' so sveta
aby sa skorsie dockal dedictva
po jeho materi. .
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-03-13
PRESOV PRE- NEZAMESTNA A
NYCH.

polI'a si1ni,u ip V colon pre-
Sovskom okrpSp 4q6 nezamestna-
nIob Eobo nr;nad5 na meSto
proSov 46O Ol1re, preSov,kV ve-
novaI M nodnoru .nezamestna-
nIrb % 600 KS Sbierka zaha ie-
8 olyrpsnIm n5aalniI1om vvniosla
oo; o000 KG, mosto prpSov ma
+o,,+o .;o1, ,on3+s >lnSnIIm; lot5-
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-03-13
VEL'KY POZIAR KosTOLA

Y noci IA febr. vypukol V hlav-
nom evanjelickom chrame IA ma
mesti Marmarosskej Shot (te-
raz patri do Rumunska) ohen
ktorl rychle zachvatil cely ko-
Stol. Poziar vznikol V hlavnei We
ii, kde kazdii noe ma jedon z ha-
sieov poziarnu sluzbu, a to asi cd
peel, V ktorej 81 hasic knril. Cd
poludnia ohelI este tryal. Tiez SO,
Sypala sa $ velkym rachotom
hlavna veza chramova. Pozia-
rom bolo znicenycb mnoho cirkey
nych pamiatok, ako al vn1tornt
zariadenie kostola. Poneyac hasic
sky sbor MarmaroSskej Shot
pri poziare nestacil, bolo povola
ne tiez lasicstvo Cesko- -Sloven
ska, to 20 sol'nych ban1 V Akns
Slatine, ako al sbor dobroyof
nIch hasicov. X uradu na st 'astit
neprisicl nikto. Skoda ohnom spo
sobena ie vcPka.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1931-03-13
HI 'ADAJU 400 DREVORUBA
Gov, NIKTO sA NEHLASI.

Uzhorod, II. feb. - Ma yset-
kych Stranach hovori sa len ka-
tastrofalnej nezamcstnanosti, ko-
naju sa sbierky pre- nezamestna-
nych, porladaju Sd vyzivovacie
akcie, ktOrG ale cclkom vzat3, mi
ilaju sd na Podkarpatskej Rusi
svojho ciel'a.
Firma Szolyva, lesna manipula
ella Polane, okreS Svalava, a in1
lesnl podnikatelia V tomto okrest
ziadaju o povolenie zamestnavat
polskych prlslusnikov. Hl'ada So
totiz Ia 400 drevorubacov. DO.
mace robotnictvo tuto pracu 70
bit nechce, ked komunistick;
strana ich nahovorila, ze i'm Wy.
chodila podporu V nezamfstnano
sti. ked' Vrchovinec je presved
eeny, ze dostane podporu v neza
mestnanosti be- prace, ami mu he
napadne, ably siel do lesa sa ira
pit.