Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-19
IN OUR
VALLEY

Cotton growers cussing the
showers OF the past three days.
Owners OF citrus orchards re-
ioicing.
Vegetable growers betwixt and
between, except those who are
thinking Of early seed beds, they're
glad.
Most or us welcome the change
In the atmosphere.
And-did you ever go In swim
ming while it was raining7
Try 1t Sunday in cas- the show
ers are not over-it's good fun-at
/. least 1t used 10 be good fun some
thirty or forty years ago.
COME UP THE VALLEY with
this column for a few brief min
utes.
Here's some OF the things we
see. viewed from the columns OF
our exchanges:
At La Feria the local post Of the
American Legion accepts the ar
chitect's plans and specifications
for a new clubhouse, cost put al
$4,000.
AT Mercedes the Valley Sanitary
Mix Co. Is getting ready 70 operate
its new ice cream plant, giving
that city two such concerns.
And the contracts for further
additions to the school buildings
OF that city have been let.
At Raymondville the Texas As
sociated Telephone co. Is prepar-
ING 10 change from the old hand
ring system 10 the common bat
terry system.
Cotton ginning Is under way,
with 70 bales ginned through
Thursday.
Rio Hondo p~ostoffice receipts
show a net gain for the quarter
1A&0N
ending June 80.
Heavy picking OF cotton was ex-
pected to start around Weslaco the
latter part OF last week and the
first OF this. Ten bales ginned
through wednesday were expected
10 have grown to 20 by the end q
the week.
Dillon Mcdaniel Of San Juan
has been acclaimed the champion
orator within the realms Of Chris
tan Endeavor in Texas, the san
Juan Sentinel reports.
The Valley boy won out at FL
paso. and brought back a beauti-
full silver loving cup as q token OF
his proficiency.
And so. in every Valley CON-
munity.
Things are taking place, things
are going on-the song OF n
blues" may be heard, but u Is I'm
Justified.
GRAPEFRUIT ARE making a
nit IN Belgium. says the Mission
Times.
Some smart boy discovered that
the Juice of the pomelo helped p
to reduce.
Jockeys are supposed to have
stumbled on that interesting scien-
tific fact in an effort to keep
down their ~poundage.
Not long. OF course. before
milady picked It up. and now We
IRE advised that It Is safe to plant
additional ACRES In view OF the
expanded market afforded by the
new discovery.
OF course grapefruit will reduce.
Eating Valley grapefruit will re-
duce your woes. reduce your head
aches. reduce your stomach trou-
bic, reduce everything that can
possibly all you physically to the
vanishing point.
We or the Valley know It well,
and we are just that good hearted
that we will share our knowledge
with the world. and sell IL our
grapefruit 10 prove Il.
KIwANIANS OF SAN Benito
are planning an all day fishing
trip next Wednesday 10 the snap
per banks.
Or. Mewshaw. president OF the
club. has promised to take along a
first aid kit for the succor OF any
who may become seasick.
We wonder just what a first aid
kit might contain that would be
good for seaSickness.
And ", further wonder just how
many san Benito hiwanians will
become seasick.
We can well imagine that the
number OF seasick ones viii de-
pend in large measure on what
the doctor-president Of the club
prescribes for seasickness.
There are cures and cures for