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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-07
BENEFIT BALL
RAISES FUNDS
Salvation Army Funds Are
Increased BY Charity
Effort Friday
CBy Staff Correspondent

HARLINGEN. June 6.-Several
hundred dollars Is said to- have been
raised for the Salvation Army by
means Of g benefit ball held Fri
day night. according 10 DR.. NJ. A.
Childers. m Of the committeeman.
He said 500 worth OF tickets mad
been sold at the entrance and that
several hundred more had been sold
N advance OF the event put n COM
plete check had not been made Sat-
urday.
ID. T.. Plummer donated use OF the
Casino Park pavilion and Dick
DuerSon's orchestra donated part Of
its services.
The Rotary Club presented two
sisters as its part of the program.
They YER Mrs. Forrest Hadden, who
~ known 10 patrons OF the RKO vau-
devllle circuit as Lee Norton. and
Miss lone Siebert. They presented a
number OF dances. Mrs. Hidden be-
gan her career at the age Of SIX In a
Red Cross benefit performance. The
Rotarians also presented Mrs. Jack
Casey In vocal solos.
, Duke Wright. negro tap dancer.
was presented by the Inns.
The Business and Professional
Women'S Club staged a bathing
beauty" revue in which Or. w. M.
Driskell. DR.. T.. r.. McC lenathan. DIR.
O.. w. Diehl. 3. M. Holland. C-iss
Cary. Joe Chaudoin and Ned Son.
dock presented their pulchritudin-
u proportions TO an appreciative
audience. Frank Davis introduced
the beauties"
Organizations sponsoring the
benefit ball we're the Kiwanis Club.
Rotary Club. Lions Club. Legion
Auxiliary. and Business and FRO
feSsional Women's Club.
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San BENITO
BRIEFS
CBy Staff Correspondent

SAN BENITO, June GA. T. Tay-
Tor slipped from a stepladder while
at work in the Farmers HdWe. Store
where he is employed into a box
full Of machetes, cutting one arm
and finger severely. A young boy
who saw the bloodstain was told a
murder had been committed and ne
reported II TO police with the re-
suit that officers arrived on the
scene muy pronto with drawn guns.
Dr.. Edwin o. Seiser. whose
father practiced dentistry here, Is
following in his parents footsteps.
He has established an office in the
Vinsant building. He has practiced
dentistry for seven years.
Dr. T. S. Smith. dentist. has NOV
ed his office from the Vinsant Bldg.
to the Alaska Bldg. over Downs
Bros.
The Red Line Shop has been pur-
chased by the Andrews Brothers Of
Oklahoma who changed
the name to Modern Shoe Rebuild
ers. The shop will remain in the
postoffice building.
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Native Of Missouri
Dies At Pharr, June |

PHARR. June 6.-The MANY
friends Of Mr.. T.. j. Copeland will
regret TO learn OF the death or her
father. Oscar Wood. which occuir-
ed Monday. June LIST, at her re-
sidence In Pharr.
Mr.. Wood was a native Of Mis-
souri,, having been born near Key
tesville. Charlton County. on May
"a, 1852, and was a lifelong resi-
dent OF that state. living there con-
tinuously until about two years ago
when ne came TO Pharr to make his
home with his daughter. He was a
devoted member Of the Methodist
Church ana took "a great interest In
all church activities. Prior 70 his
coming 10 Pnarr to reside he had
been superintendent OF the Metho-
dist Sunday School al Keytesville
continuously for t%wenty-four years.
His many friends here and in MS
old home mourn his passing and
extend their heartfelt sympathies to
his bereaved relatives.
Reverend j. "A. Reed conducted
a short funeral service at the home
in Pharr. Tuesday evening. after
which the body accompanied by
Mr.. T. j. Copeland we're sent to
the old home in Missouri where in
terment was made Thursday. In the
family burial grounds near Keytes-
vile.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. II. ".
Copeland. MI. Wood Is survived oy
three sisters. Mrs. Laura Taylor Of
Harrington. Texas. Mrs. William Red
ding OF Glendale. Calf. and Mrs.
j. J.. Moore of K~eytesville. Missouri:
q daughter. Mrs. M. l.. Hurt of Key
tesville. Missouri and two sons. III.
p. Wood Of Columbia Missouri and
3 +. Wood of Arcadia. Florida. and
four grandchildren living IN Texas
and Missouri.
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TRANSFER BIDS
TO WASHINGTON
Local Postmaster Make
Recommendations; To
Take Quick Action

Bids for transferring the post Of
flee equipment TO temporary quar-
ters on Tenth and Washington were
ouened Saturday by Postmaster G..
w. bennett. and then forwarded to
treasury department in Washing
ton for final action.
Stanley Transfer Company was
low bidder with Sl62.50. Other bids
received were Mason Transfer CON-
pany. S228. and Jones Transfer
Company. S5s0.T5.
Equipment win be moved around
June IS. or Monday week.
The present postoffice and fed
eral building will be RACED in the
near future in order TO prepare Cor
the new $450.0 structure.
Final action ON the transfer bids
will be prompt, and we will be in
our temporary quarters before the
month is over Postmaster bennett
predicted.
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UNDERWRITERS
TO HOLD MEET
All Valley Insurance Men
Invited To Attend
McAllen Meet

All Valley insurance agents have
been invited to attend the next
meeting and banquet Of the Rio
Grande Valley Underwriters Ass0-
citation 10 be held al the Casa de
Palmas hotel in McAllen Saturday.
June ID at 1880 p. m.
This association was formed 10
maintain a high standard or ethics
in the life insurance business. Just
as medical associations and bar as
sociations are formed To maintain
the ethics of medical and legal
practice.
Frank =. MADDEN Is president. and
other officials Of the Valley Asso-
citation are II. II. Lueders. vice-presi-
dent. j. ID. Wren. secretary-trea-
surer. and q. WeSS wilkinson, II.
Z. Taylor. Mrs. Katie L. Haley and
Z. G. Osborn. board Of governors.
The association. to date. has a
membership Of twenty and all life
insurance statesmen and agents have
been invited to attend the next
meeting.
Members Of the Rio Grande VAL
lev Underwriters Association are a.
follows: Frank K. Hidden. Seaboard
Life, Mercedes: j. d.. Wren. Bust
ness Mems Assurance. San Benlto:
Il. r. TAYLOR. Business Mems ASsur-
ance. Donna; w. r. SymondS. Sea-
board Life. San Benito: w. H.
Rh0ades. Western Reserve. McAllen.
w. j. Berger. d. NJ. A.. Raymond
vile: A. w. Brand. Volunteer State.
Harrington: John Gill. Peoria Life.
Harrington: o. H.. Call. Volunteer
State: r. E. Dick. Volunteer State;
III. III. Cobb. Volunteer State. Har-
lingen: Mrs. Katie Il. Haley. Volun-
teer State. Harrington; B. d. Kline,
Peoria Life. Harrington; III. III. Lued-
ers. Bankers Life, McAllen. ID. III.
Mallory. Western Reserve. Harlin-
gen: Crville r.. Ely. Volunteer
State. Harrington: Floyd III. Lane,
Volunteer State. Harrington: q. WeSs
Wilkinson. Western Reserve. Harlin-
gen; Bruce Eubanks, American Pro-
vident. Harrington: T.. g. Osborn,
Seaboard Life. Brownsville.
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spaces and possible storms. Three
expeditions will be world flights.
The expeditions are:
DO-X flying from Switzerland.
arrived yesterday at Natal. Brazil.
Colonel Charles a. Lindbergh and
Mrs Lindbergh at CiIrtiss Field. to
Ily TO Orient. probably about June
Ruth Nichols. awaiting favorable
weather at Roosevelt Field for Paris
flight.
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty.
awaiting favorable weather at
Roosevelt Field for start OF world
flight.
Laura ingalls,. testing plane al
Roosevelt Field. preparing to fly
10 Paris late In summer.
Alexander MAGYAR, Hungarian
Tier, TO fly from Roosevelt Field to
Budapest In month.
Captain Roy w. Ammel. on way
to Roosevelt Field for Paris flight.
Benjamin zabora and Emil Bugen,
to start world flight late this sum-
mer.
Seth Warrington and Edward J..
Maloney expect 70 leave Roosevelt
Field in week in nonstop flight
to Mexico City.
Holger Hort Is preparing to fly
to Denmark.
At Roosevelt Field. Clarence
Chamberlin. Transatlantic flier.
was putting finishing touches on the
plane which carried Miss Nichols to
a women's transcontinen&al record
and IN which the woman flier will
hop for Paris alone. Favorable
weather will find Miss Nichols point
ing her white craft toward Harbor
Grace. Newfoundland. in her dash
for Fance.
Az Curtiss airport Colonel Lind
bergh supervised the placing OF pom
toons on the low winged monoplane
In which he and his wife will sail
away shortly on a vacation flight
over the northern Pacific to Japan.
and China or possibly over the north
Atlantic circle, via Greenland and
Spitzbergen.
Laura ingalls,. diminutive New
York flier, Is at Roosevelt Field
testing her new plane and getting
1.-THE feel Of the craft. Her destina-
ton in Paris. but she may not fly
until late in the summer.
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ENCAMPMENT
PROGRAM GIVEN
Home Demonstration Club
VIII Meet Tuesday
And Wednesday

Program for the annual home de-
monstration encampment which viii
be held at the Sid Berry clubhouse
between Harlingen and Primera
Tuesday and Wednesday will be As
follows. according TO Miss Dorothy
Porter. Cameron county home de-
monstration agent:
Tuesday:
Registration. 10 a. m.
Group singing. Mrs. Edwin
Stone, leader. 10:45 a. m.
Introduction of guests, 1880 a. m.
Picnic lunch. noon.
How Can We Know" BY Mrs.
Minnie Fisher Cunningham. 1850 p.
m.
ice Box Luncheons," Miss Edith
Cox. 2:30 p. m.
Music. Mrs. Edwin Stone, $3.50 p.
m.
Report OF yard demonstrations,
3:45 p. m.
Picnic supper. $50 p. m.
Wednesday:
Group singing led by Mrs. Stone
9:45 a. IN.
The Past and Present. Miss
Bonnie Campbell. 10 a. m.
Music. Miss Lillian Grace Nc
Innis. III a. m.
Report OF wardrobe demonstra-
tors. ll:i5 a. m.
Report Of home industries de-
m~onstrators. 1870 a. m.
Report of living room demonstra-
tors. 1l.45 a. m.
Picnic lunch. noon.
What Shall We Tell" Mrs. Cum
ningham. 1870 p. m.
Recreation. Miss Robbie Lilly,
leader. 2:30 p. m.
Reports of committees. $3.50 p. m.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. June 6. Up
The cotton market VAS active for
a short Saturday session today.
Prices developed a sharp decline
and almost duplicated the seasons
lows at the end after a decline for
the day Of a little over a dollar a
bale. The depressing influences in
cluded. lower Liverpool cables
weakness In stocks and q long dis
lance forecast for favorable wea-
Their during the coming week. Sen
timent appeared to be bearish
which induced considerable liquida-
ton and selling by ring traders.
Liverpool came In As penny
points worse than due and private
cables stated that local traders
and continent liquidated longs.
There was a poor offtake. Man
chester cabled that the cloth and
yarn market was unsettled with
buyers cautious.
The close was barely steady with
July at 63l, october at 865. and
December at s87 or Fl to % points
net lower for the day on those
active months.
Port receipts 1906. for season
3.76l. 346. last season S.603.6 ex-
ports 4.469: for season 6.263.426
last season 6,347, 393: port stock g.
1877 sos; last year 1877 64. Corn
bined shipboard stock at New Or
leans. Galveston and Houston S.
300, last year 57,l05: spot sales at
southern markets 2,534: last year
957.
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Liquor Raids Lead
To Many Arrests

TEXARKANA, Tex. June SIP
Hearings were set for today for
% OF 43 persons arrested yesterday
on federal prohibition charges. The
others were given hearings yester-
day.
Raids on both sides OF the Texas
Arkansas border were led by Prohi-
bition Administrator S. M. Gurley
OF western Arkansas. assisted by
Deputy Admins ~ator Ellis Paulin
Of MuskOgee. Okla. and Is federal
agents. Gurley said two months Of
under cover work had preceded the
raids.
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NOTICE or SALE
THE "A OF TEXASD
TOrrNTX OF y

AAE lA2E NJ AEAA2N
COUNTY OF CAMERON
Notice Is Hereby Given. that by
virtue or an Order or Sale, issued
out of and by the Clerk Of the
Honorable District Court OF Cam
eron County. One Hundred Third
Judicial District Of the State OF
Texas. on the 4th day Of June, a..
ID. 1891, In Cause No. 9036. entitled.
W. w. Mills. TT AL. VS.. Mary Alice
Eubank, TT. AL. and placed In my.
hands for execution. III. R. u. Tuck
err. Constable OF Precinct Number
Two. of Cameron County, Texas,
did on the 4th day or June. "a. Id.
1881. at ten o'clock A. NJ. seize and.
levy upon the following described
property, situated in the City on
Harrington. County Of Cameron,
State Of Texas. to-wit:
Lots One UD and Two (2), inl
Block One Hundred Seventeen
Ol7D. in the City of Harrington, aS
Sd designated and described by thel
Plat Of said City. and its record. I'D
the Plat or other records Of CAM
eron County, Texas:
q And that on the First TuesdaA
In July. A. u. 1881. same being thd
seventh day OF said month. betweenA
the hours OF ten o'clock "A. M. and
four o'clock r. M. on said day, al
the Court House door Of CameronN
County. in the City OF Brownsville
Texas. / will offer for sale and
sell AT public auction. for CASH
said Lot One ~, Block III, or tha'
City Of Harrington, Texas. and all
right. title and interest therein and
thereto or Mary Alice EubankA
Reuben Eubank. Harrington Devel \
opment Company. Reilly Trus
Company. W. w. Mills, The Real
Estate Land-Title and Trust Comb
pany. Trustee. II. m. M&ElwrathN
and Fl. G. West. and win psiso sell
Lot Two 90, Block III. ofthe Cit
Of Harrington. Texas. and all riEhd
title. and interest therein and
thereto Of Mary Alice Eubank, ReuN
ben Eubank. and Realty TrlsN
Company. Said lots will be sold
separately. in accordance with tn
terms and provisions OF said judR
ment. and order az sale. which ar
referred to for greater particular
ity.
Dated at Brownsville, Texas. thil
4th day Of June. A.. d. 1891.
R. j. Tucker
Constable or Precinct NO. Z,
Of Cameron County. Texas
O6-7-l4-2i -3t-An66)
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Sixteen Fliers Strain AT
Leash Anxious to Get Off
On Ocean and World Flights

NEW YORK, June 6. R-One
airplane completed the last leg CT
its Transatlantic flight yesterday.
three were poised today for the
weather mans signal, and seven are
trying their wings. preparing TO
answer the annual early summer
challenge Of distant skies.
Sixteen filters, three Of them wo-
men, will pit their skill and courage
shortly against fatigue. uncnarted
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NOTICE OF SALE
The State Of Texas }
County OF Cameron D

The State OF Texas }
County of Cameron D
Notice is hereby given. that by
virtue Of an order Of sale, issued
out or and by the clerk OF the
Honorable District Court or Cam
eron county, one Hundred Third
Judicial District OF the State or
Texas. On the 5th day or June, "A.
D.. 1881, the consolidated Causes.
No. 1852. wherein the Realty Trust
Company Is plaintiff and e. u.
Wood. N. j. Lear. The Real Estate
Land-Title and Trust Company.
Trustee. and W. w. Mills. doing
business under the name OF v. w.
Mills and Company. are defend
ants, and NO. 9267. wherein w. w.
Mills, doing business under the
name OF ". w. Mills and Company
and The Real Estate Land-TTtA
and Trust Company. Trustee, are
plaintiffs. and G. B. Wood, NJ. u.
Lear. Minnie Riebe Lear, ". ".
Flynn. jefferson Standard Life IN
surance Company and Realty Trust
Company are defendants. and
placed In my hands for execution.
l, r. J. Tucker, Constable OF Pre-
cinct Number Two. on Cameron
county. Texas. did on the 5th day
OF June. A. ID. 1881. at ten o'clock
A. m-. seize and levy upon the fol-
lowing described property situated
IN the city OF Harrington. in Cams
ero1 county. Texas. to-wit. \
Lot six t6D, block one hundred
forty-four Q44). OF the townsIts|
10 said city Of Harrington, as So
designated and described by the
Plat thereof and It's record n the
Plat o. other records OF Cameron
county, Texas. and that on tht
first Tuesday or July, "A. n. 1891
the same being the 7th day OF said
month. between the hours on tUn
o'clock a. m, and four o'clock .. rn !.
on said day. at the court hnuss
door OK Cameron county. I'm the citG|
OF Brownsville. Texas, T will offer
Tor sale and sell at public auction
for cash. said Lot s. Block ia. Ill
said city OF Harrington, and All rirJsr'
title. and interest th1ren
thereto OF NJ. ". Lear. EtKnie
Lear, a. B. Wood. Realty TrustR
p5ny. Jefferson Standard Lia
surance Company. Vt. RI. FlyrH 4
W. Nils doing business under n n
name OF ". w. Mills and Compa1
and The Real Estate Land-Tit II
and Trust Company. Trustee. in ac,|
cordance with the said judRmerV
and order Of sale. referred to fofi
greater particularly and ce~rtaintJfl
". y. TUCKER
Constable Of Precinct NO. 81
OF Cameron County. Texa5l
6-7-i4-21-3t-4064|
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Funeral Monday For
Richard Wentworth

Richard Fernald Wentworth, %.
300 Jefferson street. dad at his
home Friday morning at 10 O'Clock
after a. lingering illness.
He had resided in Brownsville for
three years.
He Is survived by his mother.
Mrs. I. j. Wiseman; a grand
mother. Mrs. !. e. Avery: one bro
Their. 4. o. Wentworth: and n
sister. Mrs. II. c. Schrieber, San
Antonio.
Funeral services will be held at
Hinkley's Funeral Chapel at $3.50
p. m. Monday. Rev. A. N. Bos-
from will conduct the service.
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No Difficulty In
Crossing Border

Contrary to rumors current at
up-Valley points Saturday. there
has been no difficulty for Amer
leans crossing the Rio Grande at
MatamoEOs or ReynoSa.
From some undetermined source.
rumor spread that Americans were
not being allowed to cross the Rio
Grande.
This was entirely false.
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Crop Conditions In
Canada Are Serious

WINNIPEG. June 6-tRl- The
Manitoba Free Press. after receiv-
ing reports from 347 correspond
ents in the three prairie provinces,
Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Al
bsrta. said today that crop condi-
tions in western Canada are worse
than they have been previously in
20 years at this season.
Drought prevails In practically
all areas and grain fields in Sas-
katchewan and Alberta have suffer-
ed from severe dust storms. Frost
has damaged crops in some dis
t-icts.
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NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
THE STATE or TExAS)
COUNTY OF CAMERON

THE STATE OF TExA5)
COUNTY OF CAMERON
By virtue OF nm execution issued
out OF the District Court Of Rob-
ertson County. Texas. on "a judy
ment rendered In said court on
the 5th day OF August, 1880, in
favor or the Home OIL Company M
corporation. and against II. VI.
Owens and Lee l.. Franz. jointly
and severaRy, In Cause NO. 1889,
styled Home OIL Company VS.. T.
II. Owens ct al, I did, on the 10th
day OF May, 1891. at 4 o'clock P. mr..
levy upon the following described
tract OF land. situated in Cameron
County. Texas, aS the property of
the said Lee II. Franz. to-wit.
The South 10 acres OF the North
20 acres. lying West or the East
Share Line 20. In Block 13i. OF the
San Benito Land a. Water Com
pany's Subdivision. In Cameron
County. Texas. being situated near
San Benito. Texas. and kndxn as
the Lee L.. Franz land.
And on the 7th day or july,
1891. being the First Tuesday In
said month, between the hours az
10 O'Clock "a. III. and A o'clockb. m-
on said date, at the Court ouse
door Of said County, I viii offer
for sale. at public auction. for
cash. al OF the right. title and in
tercst OF the said Lee L. Franz I'm
ard to said land and property.
Dated at Brownsville. Texas. this
the 9th day Of June. A. ID. 1881.
w. III. BROWN.
Sheriff.
Cameron County. Texas.
III. "A. JaEou. Deputy.
C6-7-l4-2l-3t-4070)
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Submarine Now On
WAY To England

BOSTON, June 6.-tPl-Sir Hub
ert wilkins submarine Nautilus,
with which he plans TO explore the
North Pole by the undersea route,
was 23S miles east of Cape Cod light
at z a. m. OCST) today on her trip
to England. From England the
craft will 60 TO Spitzoergen and
thence to the polar regions. The
Nautilus left P~rovncetown late
Thursday night.
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The bride has been honoreed WITH
many attractive parties following
the announcement OF her engage
ment.
Many out OF town guests were
present for the wedding. including
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Kelley of Kan
sas City.
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Man, For Whom Town
Was Named, II Dead

COLEMAN. June 6.-fP-Funer-
al services yer planned at Santa
Anna today for Morgan y. Stacy.
50. for whom the town OF Stacy IN
McCulf1ch county was named. Hh
died Thursday at his home IN
Santa Anna. He was . native Of
Lavaca courtv but had been a res
ident Of Coleman county more
than so years.
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SHOUSE GIVES
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
the 'mortgaging' OF the democratic
party to its chairman.
Whether this statement was a
consequence VT or a coincidence
with the closeting OF Nj. Hays with
President Hoover, I do not know.
But the understanding In newspaper
circles, is that no statement Il is
sued from the republican national
committee until 1t has the definite
o. +. OF the White House."
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COUNTY ENGINEER BACK

w. Q. washington, Cameron
county engineer, is due to return
Monday from Austin where he has
been in connection with plans for
the Military Highway.
The engineer took the proposed
plans for closing gaps in the high
way 70 Austin for approval By the
commission.