The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 114, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 24, 1929 Page: 3 of 16
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TOURIST CAMP
OWNER FOUND
HURT FATALLY
George Bond Dies 30
Minutes After Wife
Finds Him With
Mortal Head Wound |
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES Oct. 24.—George C.;
Bond 59 owner and operator of the j
Canary Tourist camp here w’as
found shot fatally Wednesday after-
noon in his cottage at the camp
his hand clasping a revolver.
Justice of the Peace W. F. Stead-
man called to the scene immediately
held the inquest and returned a
verdict of suicide.
Mrs. Bond told officers her hus-
band shortly after 3 p. m. had com-
plained of feeling ill and stepped
into an adjoining room. Several
minutes later a shot rang out and
she ran into the room to f ind Bond
lying across the bed holding a re-1
volver of .38 calibre. Wounded in
the head he died half an hour later
at the Mercedes hospital.
The widow and several small
children survive him. Mrs. Bond
said her husband was not in ill
health and that he was not troubl-
ed financially. The family came
here a year ago from Perryton Tex-
as.
Stotler’s Mortuary prepared the
body for shipment today to Perry-
ton where last rites will be held.
30 Valleyites Go
to Canal Meeting
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN Oct. 24.— Thirty
Valley people left here last night
on a special Pullman for Beaumont
to attend the convention of the In-
tracoastal Canal association.
Included in the number were of-
fers of the Valley Intracoastal Ca-
nal Association officers of the ar-
royo Colorado Navigation district
chamber of commerce men city of-
ficials and others from almost all
towns in the Valley.
The Valley people will return
. Sunday.
Santa Rosa School
Carnival Planned
SANTA ROSA Oct. 24—Plans
are being rapidly developed for a
Hallowe’en carnival and celebra-
tion to be given on the Santa Ro-
sa school lawn Thursday night Oc-
tober 31 for the purpose of increas-
ing the funds of the athlete as-
sociation and buying new books
for the grade libraries and fur-
nishing the studio of Mrs. J. P.
Wagner teacher of chorus and
piano.
Besides the evening’s entertain-
ment in the forr of side show's
typical Hallowe’en booths and re-
freshment stands the carnival will
offer a special attraction in the
Hallowe’en court. Under the di-
rection of R. B. Ritchey a heat-
ed contest for the selection of a
Hallowe’en king und queen from
Marbles
and tops
and that
good ol’ Orbit
listerated
that’s what
makes recess
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Package with the Shiny
Silver Wrapped Inside.
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Distributors Dallas^ Texas
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS IN
FUTURE TO COST DRIVER;
OFFICERS DONE TALKING
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(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO Oct. 24.—A war on
traffic law violators particularly the
driver with defective lights is to
be launched by officers of the
county they said here today.
Traffic officer Mackey Chaudion
of the northern end of the county
said that he had been lenient on
drivers with defective lights but
that it appears to be time to tight-
en down especially in view of the
new speed law permitting vehicles
to go 45 miles an hour instead of 35
as in the past.
“We are going to start giving
tickets” Chaudoin said. “In the
past we nave usually warned the
the high school and a prince and
princess from the pupils of the
grade school is '.sing sponsored.
Contestants i the race are:
For queen—Juanita Daniels ./far-
garet O’Neal Velma Heald Inell
Rushing Enid Enncss Wilva Scott
Ruby Graham achael Hargis
Loyce Duncan Okla Atkins. Au-
die Russell Lottie Bae Hurley Ha-
zel Brooks Betty Baurmann
Francis Sue Scott; for king James
Ball Carl Barvuso Robert Book-
out Charley Cox George Robert
Detert Bruce Leister Rheyburn
Nolan Lamar Ross Finis Easter-
ling Marce Allen Castleberry El-
dred Bookout Billie Conly Jack
Nolan Floyd Ezell Robert Brack-
ett and Ma" ' *» Dietrich.
Contestants from the grades are:
First grade: rman Wirth for
prince and y mon Castleberry for
princess; second grade Robert
Scott for prince and Estelle Wea-
therford for princess; third grade
Hubert Vance for prince and Ca-
therine Owen ’lack for princess;
fourth grade Ralph Brooks for
prince and Mary Lester for prin-
cess; fifth grade Farris Daniels
for prince and Hassie Hammett
for princess; sixth grade Hilmon
Bookout for prince and Catherine
Nolan for princess; fourth grade
Mexican pupils John Espinosa for
prince and Ruby Weaver for’ prin-
cess.
SAN BENITO POST TO
INSTALL OFFICER?
SAN BENITO Oct. 24.—Officers
of the Sam Jackson Legion post
will be installed at a meeting
Thursday night. Charles Bowie is
new post commander succeeding
Cain Roberts.
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drivers and taken them to a ser-
vice station to have their lights re-
paired. But with the new speed
limit and thecoming of colder wea-
ther we find it necessary to tighten
down on the regulations and will
give tickets to persons whose lights
are defective.”
Other officers in the county in-
cluding E. E. Sadler traffic officer
for the south end of the highway
are understood to be preparing to
carry out similar regulations.
With the headlight test stations
functioning again and with better
work expected the officers expect to
be able to go far in carrying out
their work.
‘Santa Claus’ Thug
to Plead Insanity
HUNTSVILLE Tex. Oct. 24.—(JP)
—Marshall Ratliff Santa Claus
bandit convicted of participating in
the Cisco bank robbery December
21 1927 will attempt to escape the
death chair on an insanity plea.
After 22 months in the death
cell a petition on file today in
county court here alleged Ratliff
had become insane cn the subject
of religion. All day long he mut-
tered the words “Lord have mercy
on my soul” the petition asserted.
Moody Speaker At
West Texas C.-C. Meet
EL PASO Tex. Oct. 24.—(IP)—Its
financial difficulties temporarily
shelved the West Texas Chamber of
Commerce today prepared for the
formal opening of its “Farthest
West” convention with an address
by Governor Dan Moody as the
principal item on the program.
Finances came to the fore last
night when attention of directors
and voting delegates was called to
talk of dissolution or reorganization
due to indebtedness of the organi-
zation. variously estimated at from
$18000 to $25000.
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POST CHAPLAIN
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RECEIVES GIFT
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FROL' BAPTISTS
A clothes hamper filled with
groceries and a check for $100 was
presented to Chaplain Ivan L.
Bennett of Fort Brown by mem-
bers of the First Baptist church
as an expression of appreciation
for services rendered the church
since the resignation of Rev. W.
E. Marshall.
Chaplain Bennett has preached
almost every Sunday for several
weeks. The presentation was
made by Harry Faulk at the re-
quest of E. J. Tucker and fol-
lowing the regular prayer meet-
ing service.
A large number of members
were present.
Following the presentation hot
chocolate and akes were served
to those present by the women.
W. E. Collins led the prayer
meeting.
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