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JTHE WEATHER
(By V. >. Weather Bureau)
Brownsville and the Valley: Cloudy
Tuesday night and Wednesday poa-
r aibly with local showers; not much
) change in temperjure.
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FORTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 240 eaur nm-Fim * ta. vn* BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY APRIL 10 1935 TEN PAGES TODAY • • • U A COPY
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VALLEY
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By RALPH. L. Bl'ELL
RIO GRANDE CITY ONCE
famed as being the largest inland
community in the country without
a railroad connection.
And now with a due claim for
consideration as the largest unin-
corporated town in Texas—
Is agitating for a paved main
street.
Seems that the Starr county re-
lief organization is all set to fur-
nish the labor
; That Starr county itself will fur-
nish sundry materials.
Leaving approximately $6000 to
be raised by private subscription to
put the Job over.
^Looks like a good investment to
HOLD STEADY AND GET THE
money for beans is the advice
handed the farmers lucky enough
to have beans by Homer P. Hunt-
ley stabilization head of the Val-
ley Vegetable Growers association.
No. 1 beans are scarce articles
says Mr. Huntley and should bring
plenty money.
With the quality admittedly
poor growers are getting from $1.25
to $1.75 per hamper for their crop
good money.
• • •
ALMOST THE LAST CHANCE
i to see the Dredge Orleans shuffle
l away the dirt is on us.
Within the next day or so the
dredge will be working in marsh
lands again—
And will be difficult of access.
Today and tomorrow the dredge
can be reached via the Port Isa-
bel cut-off road.
But after that it will be neces-
sary either to take to boat or to
wait until it hits the high land
close to the turning basin site.
SOMETIMES WE WONDER AT
the present plight of the county
•gent.
^ Years of training he took in
preparation for his life work the
job of telling the farmers of his
county how to make three bolls of
cotton grow where but one appear-
ed before—
Of increasing hog production of
growing bigger and better crops of
corn and all that sort of thing.
And now all of a sudden he finds
that he must put a damper on the
enthusiasm he has assiduously cul-
tivated throughout the years and
must shoiy the farmers of his coun-
ty how to cut down production.
It must be a great life that of a
county agent.
A A *
NO DOUBT AT ALL BUT THAT
the residents of Kankakee. 111. look
upon the Mexican border as a wild
and woolv sort of place.
And yet a Harlingen man had to
go up there to get within striking
distance of his first hold-up. a train
robbery at that.
• • •
ANOTHER GOOD CAMERON
founty money maker starts rolling
k> market in carload lots.
While the potato crop has been
cut down and then cut down still
the price is good and the spuds
that are left will help to dry the
tears for those that were lost.
May even dry the tears that the
i onion crop of Willacy county is
L fixing to bring on.
• • •
AND THE REPORTER WHO
wrote the story in Sunday's Her-
ald about Willacy county onions
Knd the boast that they don't have
“a tear in a carload”—
Basely libeled the onion of Wil-
lacy if you ask us.
Who wants an onion without a
tear?
An onion without a tear would
be as insipid as a kiss without lip-
stick—
There is no such animal!
• • •
JUST TO SATISFY THE PWA
on that sole bid of <206.81 for ce-
ment. gravel and sand we told you
about on Sunday city of Browns-
ville re-advertised the item.
And now the city has six bids on
the item all for the identical
amount of $206.81!
Which sets us to wandering if
wa are in for another delay of sev-
eral months or so.
Ohmart Is Arrested in Chicago
DRAKE ESTATE
GANG CAUGHT
IN BIG RAID
Former Valley Man
Aide of Hartzell
Located After H i s
Disappearance
Lester Oh mart formerly one of
Oscar Hartzell’s chief aides in the
Valley in collecting ‘'donations'* for
the mythical Drake Estate is under
arrest in Chicago along with seven
others following a raid on the “main
office” of an organization operating
the scheme there it became known
here Tuesday through Associated
Press accounts.
Chicago police made the raid on
the "main office” after the place
v;as discovered accidentally. The
main organization has transferred
the scheme to Chicago and has been
operating there for some time police
learned.
Office Is Raided
Ohmart was active in the organi-
sation's drive throughout the Valley
to obtain lunds for the mythical
estate and faded from sight when
investigation of the scheme in the
Valley was at its height. Ohmart
was in charge of an office at San
Benito when he suddenly disappear-
ed. Neighbors who went to investigate
after they failed to see Ohmart for
several days found that the furni-
ture had been moved and the house
was vacant.
Oscar Hartzell who spent several
years in London supposedly working
l for division of the estate which he
- claimed ran into billions of dollars
is now’ serving a long term in pris-
on the fraudulent use of the mails.
Tipped off by an individual who
found a “dividend" inquiry in the
street police raided a North Side
hotel and made the arrests. In addi-
1 tion authorities said they confis-
cated $9000 in currency which they
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SLAYING TERMS
ARE SUSPENDED
Brothers Found Guilty In
‘Auto Death* of Man
In Brownsville
Five-year suspended sentences
were assesed against Guillermo and
Gregorio Tijerina. Brownsville
brothers charged with murdering
Pablo Saldana. Jr. by a Jury in crim-
inal district court here Monday
night.
The case went to the jury about
8 p. m. and the jurymen returned
shortly before 9 p. m. with their
verdict of guilty with recommenda-
tion for suspended sentences.
Saldana who was an employee of
a Brownsville furniture concern was
tound dead near the Paloma dance
hall on the Southmo6t highway near
Brownsville early on the morning
of January 27.
Subsequently the Tijerina broth-
ers who live nearby were charged
by in diriment with murdering the
man by running over him with an
automobile. The state attempted to
prove that Saldana was knocked
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DREDGE ORLEANS IS
NOW CUTTING GAP
IN REDHEAD RIDGE
The dredge Orleans is now cutting
through Redhead ridge.
The big dredge reached the base
of the hill Monday afternoon late
and started the task of cutting a
channel through the ridge which is
from 17 to 20 feet above the level of
the channel.
The dredge will complete the cut
some time Tuesday night in the
opinion of engineers and in a short
ume will be out in the flat west of
the ridge. This was formerly a lake
but has been drained in preparation
for the dredging.
Many persons were expected to be
on hand Tuesday to watch the dredge
cut into the big hill. It is necessary
for the Orleans to cut about 50 feet
wider through the hill than it has
been cutting in order to get the re-
quired width at the water line. <
In digging through the hill the
dredge undermines the earth which
caves in as the dredge advances and
is then earned off through the suc-
tion pipes.
New England Beauty
Barbara Sellars of Longmeadow
Mass. chosen as “Typical Wellesley
College Girl” excels in fencing. She
is a senior has red hair and is blue
eyed._
ATTACKER IS
JAILED HERE
Man Confesses He Went
Info San Benito Home
And Choked Woman
Victor Garza 33. of San Benito
was held in jail at Brownsville Tues-
day awaiting grand jury action in
connection with the attack last Sat-
urday night at San Benito on Mrs
Louis Schmidt wife of a San Benito
grocer.
Mrs. Schmidt who suffered bruises
on her throat where her attacker
choked her. recognized Garza at
San Benito Monday and called po-
lice. Garza after stubbornly resist-
ing questioners for several hours fi-
j nally confessed lo Chief of Police
Scott Cowart of San Benito that he
attacked Mrs. Schmidt.
Mrs. Schmidt’s husband was away
from home after midnight Saturday
accompanying guests to their homes
who had spent the evening at the
Schmidt residence when the man
; entered the home and seized her by
:he throat.
He dragged her into the back yard j
Mrs. Schmidt told police before he1
was attacked by a small dog. and
fled. The screaming of Mrs. Schmidt's
two children and the dog's barks
caused the man to release her and
flee police reported.
Mrs. Sschmidt recognized Garza
Monday afternoon. Police found
him mowing grass in front of a
wholesale house where they arrested
him at 2:45 o’clock.
Garza the father of five children
has been arrested twice previously
for prowling.
Oldest Citizen Of
Uvalde Dies at 91
UVALDE. April 8.—Mrs. Wil-
liam Lewis 91. a native Texan and
! Uvalde's oldest citizen died Tues-
day. She had resided here home of
; Vice-President John N. Garner for
82 years and was the first white
woman to settle in the Nueces
canyon near here. I
ADOLPH OCHS
SUCCUMBS TO
HEMORRHAGE
Famed Publisher Of
New York Times
Became Noted For
High Ideals
CHATTANOOGA. Twin.. April 9.
iA*v—Services for Adolph Ochs pub-
lisher of the New York Times will
be held here Wednesday in the
Julius and Bertha Ochs Memorial
Temple which the publisher erected
in honor of his parents. The funeral
will be in New York on Friday.
Mr. Ochs died of a cerebral hem-
orrhage Monday at the age of 77.
The New York funeral Friday will
be conducted from Temple Emanu-
El. Fifth Avenue at 65th street at
1C:30 a. m . and burial will be at
Mount Hope. N. Y.
Rabbi Abraham Feinstein and the
Rev. Dr. T. S. McCallie. pastor of
the Central Presbyterian church of
Chattanooga will officiate in the
services here which will be held at
9:30 a. m. Wednesday The body will
be taken to New York on the 11 a.
nt. train.
Rebuilt Times
The Journey his body will take Ln
r*eath will be the same Mr. Ochs
look when as a young man who
iiad built the Chattanooga Times
into one of the south's leading news-
papers. he set out to the task of
rebuilding th* New York Times.
In this larger work he snatched
the New York newspaper from
financial disaster and. in its direc-
tion won acclaim as a genius of
American journalism
Mr. Ochs was stricken as he sat
at luncheon with a group of friends
and relatives. He lost consciousness
and was taken to a sanitarium
where four hours later he died with-
out regaining consciousness.
After the news of his passing
there came world-wide tribute.
In Washington leaders in the
go' emment stopped to do him honor
and to call attention to his con-
tributions to American journalism
The Tennessee legislature in a
night session paused out of respect
to the man who began as a “print-
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STONE SLAYER
PUT IN ASYLUM
Man Who Stoned Oklahoma
Girl to Death Held
Inaane
DRUMRIGHT. Okla.. April 9. <**•
—Unusual speed in the working of
the law left closed Tuesday the
case of mentally abnormal Gay
Williams. 20. less than 24 hours
after he stoned a neighbor's daugh-
ter to death.
Before funeral arrangements were
completed for seven-year-old Kath-
ryn Cline whom Williams bluntly
confessed he killed at her own re-
quest. the undersized pinch faced
youth was hustled to S&pulpa. call-
ed insane by* the county judge and
moved on to the Central State hos-
pital at Norman.
Everett Collin county attorney
said the committing of Williams
would complete official action in
the case which broke suddenly
Monday with the finding of the
child's battered body in a barn at
the Williams home.
Child Beaten Unconscious
For Her Inability to Spell
WASHINGTON April 9. (JP)—
Angered neighbors joined Tuesday
in a hunt for Robert Green un-
employed blicklayer of Ardmore.
Md. after officers were Informed
that he had beaten his small
daughter into unconsciousness
because she could not spell ••Patty.”
The child Norma Jean Green
who will be three years old Wed-
nesday Is in a hospital here her
body covered with welts and
bruises and one arm in a sling.
Officers said the 27-year-old
father once served a term In Lor-
ton reformatory.
Norma Jean s young mother who
ran to the home of a ntchbor
Monday to summon help said her
husband had whipped the child
with a heavy belt Sunday ”110111
she seemed to stop breathing.” She
said the little girl was beaten
again Monday and that she was
prevented from going for a physi-
cian until her husband left the
house late in the day.
Norma Jean can spell “Patty"
perfectly well her mother told
vlstors at the hospital but she said
the father frightens her so that
she can not remember.
"She can spell dog’ and ‘cat’
and recites her nursery rhymes
well." the mother confided.
Searchers reported that Green
apparently returned home Monday
night but left immediately when
he found his family missing.
At the hospital the child was
comforted with a worn doll and
promised a mignificent new one.
with a blanket and lots of dresses
for it on her birthday.
Illness Fatal To
Charles A. Waite
Charles A. (Bertl Waite died
Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock
at his home in West Brownsville
after a long illness.
Brief funeral services will be
held at Hinkley Mortuary chapel
Wednesday night and the body
will be sent to Ran Antonio for
cremation.
The hour of funeral service will
be announced in Wednesday's
Herald.
CLERGYMEN IN
GERMANY D
Seven Protestants And One
Priest Seized During
Week
I Copy't 1935. by the Associated Press!
BERLIN. April 9— An authorita-
tive source revealed Tuesd;|y that
seven Protestant pastors and one
Roman Catholic priest have been
i taken into "protective” custody dur-
ing the last week in retaliatory
measures against recalcitrant clergy-
men.
Ine retaliatory measures were said
to be under way in various pans ol
Germany.
me cnarges on wmcn uie aera-
tions were made was not announced.
Five clergymen were seized in the
state of Franconia. They were: The
Rev. Mr Beltinger of Obbach. the
Rev. Mr. Hertley of Euerbach the
Rev. Mr. Bombard of Weihenzell
the Rev. Mr. Sell of Emetaheim.
.au another in Hurnberg.
Bishop Melser of Bavaria has tak-
en steps toward obtaining their lib-
eration.
At Bremen. Dr. Stoevesand. a
leading member of the confessional
council and Dr. Meyer have been
jailed.
At Meisterwald. near Danzig the
Rev. Father Aeltermann has been
incarcerated for the political mis-
use of his pulpit.”
Hold Beans for $1.50
Valley Growers Urged
Declaring that there is no Justif-
ication for a decline in the price of
beans. Homer P. IJuntley secretary
of the Valley Growers association
and chairman of the stabilization
committee. Tuesday called on all
farmers not to sell for less than
$1.50.
Huntley declared that beans were
selling for $1 75 Monday and scarcity
of the product and improving qual-
ity offer no excuse for price de-
clines. He said that beans Tuesday
morning were selling all the way
from $1 up.
Herald Plant Visit
Is Made by Students
A group of about 40 eighth grade
general science pupils of the local
school system was shown over The
Brownsville Herald plant Tuesday.
All of the operations which gb into a
daily newspaper were shown to the
students.
Miss Cherrille DeBardeleben had
charge of the visiting class.
MONTERREY SHOWS
DEEP INTEREST IN
BROWNSVILLE PORT
Industrial leaders of Monterrey
Mexico are deeply interested in the
Brownsville port and are keeping in
touch with its development accord-
ing to G. C. Richardson manager of
the Brownsville Chamber of Com-
merce who returned Monday from
the metropolis of northern Mexico.
Richardson spent 10 days in Mon-
terrey compiling statistics for use in
a brief soon to be presented to the
U. S. Army engineers in support of
Brownsville's application for deep-
ening of the port here to 30 feet. The
briel will be presented before April
20.
“I found industrialists in Mexico
optimistic over steadily improving
business conditions in that republic
and very much interested in our sea-
port’’ Mr. Richardson said.
Rifle Bullet Fired
At Group in Auto
(Special to Tbs Hl-aidi
HARLINGEN. April 9.—An effort
was made by a group of men on a
side road off the Sebastian - Ray-
mond vllle highway to stop a car in
which he and a party of others were
nding Sunday morning according to
R. L. Philabaum.
His party failed to stop and some-
one in the group cm the road raised
a nfle and fired a shot at the car.
Philabaum told friends here.
BIG INCREASE
FOR CAMERON
FARMSSHOWN
Census Reflects 7318
Operations Against
2936 Operations In
I Season of 1930
Reflecting rapid agricultural de-
velopment of this section there are
7.318 farms in Caxneron county. 4-
383 more than there were in 1930.
according to figures completed
Tuesday in the office of Wm. Q.
Miles supervisor of the agricultural
census in the 12th district. Cameron
county was credited with 2936 farms
in the census of 1930. H
This is an increase of approxim-
ately 150 per cent over the five year
period and the increase reflects a
thorough agricultural development
which has gone ahead in spite of
the depression.
El Jardin Example
This development has been in-
creasing by leaps and bounds during
the past three years.
..There will be 19.339 more acres in
cultivation in 1935 than there were
in 1934. and the total of farms for
1935 will be 580 above the number
in operation in 1934. according to
information obtained from unoffi-
cial sources.
The El. Jardin district near
Brownsville is a typical example of
the agricultural development which
has gone on almost unnoticed. There
will be 2.175 more acres in cultiva-
tion in El Jardin this year than there
were in 1934. it has been learned.
The El Jardin community will have
87 more farms this year than last.
There has been a steady move-
ment onto Valley farm lands during
the past five years with non-resident
owners moving here or turning their
property over to resident-growers.
Veteran farmers from other portions
of the country discouraged by dry
weather have been moving into
this section to settle on irrigated
lands. The tendency has been toward
larger farms with the old five and
ten-acre tracts being supplanted
by tracts averaging around 50 acses
35-Acre Average
The average size of the new farms
going into operation in 1935 will be
about 35 acres according to the
estimates of agricultural experts.
It is expected that the Valley—
Cameron Hidalgo and Willacy
counties—will show the greatest
percentage gain in farm operations
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Allreds to Attend
Placing of Marker
AUSTIN. April 9—(.$*— Governor
and Mrs. James V. Allred plan to
attend ceremonies in Laredo Sun-
day Incident to placing a marker on
the international bridge.
Emilio Fortes Gil. minister of for-
eign relations for Mexico has ap-
pointed the following to attend:
Fernando Torreblanca. under-
secretary of foreign affairs and
Mrs Torreblanca; Gustavo Serrano
international water commissioner
and Mrs. Serrano; Armando San-
tereruz. boundary commissioner and
Mrs. Suntecruz: Mrs. Amelia Her-
nandez de Cisneros wife of the
clerk ministry of foreign affairs;
and Mrs Margarita C de Sierra
wife of the chief of the department
of political affairs. „
The governors of Coahuila and
Nuevo Leon have accepted invita-
tions to be present.
Seventy-Mile
Winds Batter
Coast States
40-Foot Wave* Slash
Favorite Beaches
Of New Yorkers
'By The Associated Prtaai
The worst nor'easter In many
years raged along the North At-
lantic seaboard Tuesday. Inland
rampant rivers brought the spora-
dic threat of heavy flood damage.
With tumultuous seas running In
the North Atlantic the British
freighter Badagry wallowing two
hundred miles east of St. Johns
N. F. sent out an 8 O S
“Hold filling rapidly.” the mes-
sage said. Several ships were pro-
ceeding to her aid.
70-Mile Winds
Long Island and the Jersey coast
were bearing the brunt of the 70-
mile nor'easter. At Jones Beach
and Fire Island favorite beaches
of New Yorkers waves 40 feet high
rolled ashore. Coast guardsmen
worked all night “shoring up” sum-
mer cottages threatened with inun-
dation by the sea.
Coastguardsmen said the storm
was the worst in many years.
Southward along the Jersey
coast the waves battered famous
boardwalks flooded streets of sea-
side resorts and lashed away with
undiminished fury throughout the
night and into the day.
A launch with four men aboard
was reported adrift in Long Island
Sound helpless. Coastguardsmen
from New London. Conn. and Sta-
ten Island put out in the storm in
search.
Dozen Live* Lost
In California the heavy rains
have forced rivers to flood stages
Currently more than a dozen have
lost their lives as a result of the
high water*.
In the wake of a tornado's havoc
flood* threatened in parts of Mis-
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BRUNO APPEALS
INCOME TAXES
Convicted Murderer Says
$5400 Assessment
Too High
WASHINGTON April 0. i JPH-
Bruno Richard Hauptmann convict-
ed slayer of the Lindbergh baby pet-
itioned the board of tax appeals
Tuesday for a redetermination of
government income tax claims pen-
alties and interest totaling $9678.
The petition declared the Bureau
of Internal Revenue erred In comput-
ing income from partnership deal-
ings with Isador Fisch. from whom.
Hauptmann testified he received the
Lindbergh ransom money found in
his possesison.
He said complete accounts of his
negotiations with Ftsch were not
available "owing to the seizure and
withholding" of his personal rec-
ords during the criminal proceed-
(Contmued on Page Two)
1-Cent Pay on Debt
Is Gladly Received
PALESTTINE. April 9.—()p>— Any
payment on a debt no matter how
small is better than nothing in the
opinion of Fred Gamba. suburban
grocer and one of his creditors.
Gamba sought to collect $2$ The
debtor handed him a cent
saying he could pay no mot*
"I didn't want you to come to
see me for nothing." the debtor ex-
plained So the debt was written
down to $24 99.
Cops Probe Weird Story Of
Young Divorcee’s Suicide
NEW ORLEANS. April 9. UP>—
Steve Macaluso. 32-year-old bank
employe was held for investiga-
tion Tuesday while police probed
his weird story of riding around
New Orleans for two days with
the body of a pretty young wo-
man suicide stuffed in the lug-
gage compartment of his auto-
mobile.
Frankly puzzled by the unusual
details of the case as related by
the halt-dazed Macaluso who re-
fused to be shaken through long
hours of questioning. District At-
torney Eugene Stanley ordered
further investigation.
The man said his companion.
Mrs. Grace Gonzales. 21-year-old
divorcee shot herself while they
were out riding Saturday and
that fearing a scandal he put the
body in the rear compartment
that night and entered upon a
period of ceaseless driving hoping
to think a way out of his trou-
ble.
His panic-irspired riding which
Included twc. stops at his home
In the early morning hours of
Sunday and Monday ended Mon-
day afternoon when accompanied
by the woman’s father John F.
Wolfe unemployed lumberman
and her sister Mrs. Irene Mal-
lino 23. department store work-
er whom he picked up a short
time before he brought his car.
with its gruesome load to a stop
in front of the courthouse and
went to the district attorney’s
office to tell his story.
The father said though he be-
lieved Macaluso’s story sounded
plausible he could not under-
stand why he did not report the
tragedy sooner.
PRESSURE IS
BUILDING UP
AT MERCEDES
Next 48 Hour* Will
Determine Fate Of
Union Sulphur Te*t
In Hidalgo
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. April 9—With the
fate of the Union Sulphur Com-
pany i No 3 Mercedes well still la
doubt optimism prevailed here
Tuesday morning that the well would
come in as a heavy producer within
the next 48 hours. The flow was
turned into a separator Tuesday
morning and at noon the well was
cleaning itself without swabbing
and was running oil and water un-
der a closed In casing pressure of
900 pounds and a tubing pressure
of 600 pounds. The pressure has
gradually increased since the well
waa first swabbed and has risen to
900 pounds on the casing from a
start of 50 pounds. Monday night
the pressure was 150 pounds ac-
cording to officials of the Union
Sulphur company The amount of
oil in the flow was estimated var-
iously from 30 to 50 per cent.
W R. Keever of Sulphur La. vice
president and general manager of
the company broke a habit of
years and commented on the well’s
prospects telling a representative
ol The Brownsville Herald that we
are highly pleased with the welL"
While refusing to comment. J. B.
Taylor Mercedes manager of the
company wore an expression of
visible pleasure and C J. Le Blanc
another executive of the Mercedes
office appeared high pleased over
prospects.
At noon the well was continuing
to run from 20-30 per cent ou
through the separator. The oil la
of a high gravity content it was
stated.
Crowds of Valley people continued
to throng the territory in the near
neighborhood of the well hundreds
of cars be mg parked in the area
while their occupants milled about
watching the flow of oil and water
into the sludge pit.
The well is the third test made
by the Union Sulphur company and
t» located six miles north of Mer-
cedes on the Mile 13 road. Just west
of the Baseline road. It Is IK
miles southeast of the original test
which was spudded In by the com-
pany on March 15 1934.
It is believed that the well will
clean itself within the next 48
hours and that the fate of the weU
will be known at that time. No
storage tanks have been ordered by
the company officials and the oil is
running into sludge pits.
While various local estimate*
placed the percentage of oil at 50
per cent it was believed by Th*
Herald staff man that not more
than 3D per cent oil was coining out
with the water.
All agreed however that the oil
showing was of a high grade grav-
ity.
The wildcat has been drilling since
January 24 and narrowly escaped
the fate of the Union s first two
wildcats in the same vicinity when
drill stem was twisted off around
7100 feet. The section as fished out
and drilling continued. It Is expect-
ed that the plug will be drilled and
production attempted about the
middle of next week.
Union Sulphur came Into Hidalgo
county in 1933 and prepared for *
deep test while the McCollum Ex-
ploration company was blocking
thousands of acres and making ex-
tensive geophysical tests. Satisfied
with the findings in the subsurface
exploration. Union Sulphur's first
wildcat the No. 1 American-Rio
Grande spudded in about March 15.
1934 It was abandoned at 6.431 feet
on July 1 when drill stem stuck in
the hole. The No. 2 American-Rio
Grande located in the same lot and
block as the No. 3. went to 8.044
feet before the drill stem parted
while reaming. It was abandoned
and the derrick skidded to the new
location a short distance away.
It is estimated that the company
has about 30.000 acres under lease in
the eastern and northeastern section*
of Hidalgo county and the extreme
western section of Cameron county.
The present test is located near the
center of the leases.
Union also has drilled a wildcat
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Ennis Lineman Dies
In Car Train Crash
ENNIS. April «.—— E. L.
Johnson 43 telephone and tele-
graph lineman for the Southern
Pacific railroad was killed Monday
night when his machine was in
collision with a freight train three
I miles south of here.
He was returning from work be-
tween Mexla and Corsicana. He ie
aurvived by his widow a son. four
daughters and three brother*. Hie
body will be taken to Deridder. La
for buiral Wednesday.
TONIGHT’S MOVIES
OVER THE VALLEY
Brownsville: The Capitol—Joan Blon-
de 11 end Glenda Farrell in ’Traveilna
Salealady" The Queen—Dick Powell and
Josephine Hutchinson In Happiness
Ahead "
San Benito: The Rlvoll -Kay Francis
Warren William and George Brent in
"Living On Velvet."
Harlingen The Arcadia—Ramon No-
vmrro and Evelyn Laye in "The Night la
Young.-- The Rialto—Norman Foster and
Shelta Manners in Behind Evidence."
La Ferla The Bl)ou—Claudette Col-
bert and Warren William In "Imitation
at Life."
Raymondvllle: The Ramon—Bane
Orey'a "Home On the Range."
Donna The Plan—Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers In "Roberta "
San Juan. The San Juan—Warner
Oland and Drue Leyton In Charlie
Char. In Paris "
Mercedes: The Capitol—Pat O’Brien
and Ann Dvorak In T Sell Anything.**
Weslaco The Rita—Cheater Morris.
Virginia Bruce and BUlle Burke in
"Society Doctor ’’
McAllen: The Palace—Cheater Morris.
Virginia Bruce and BUlle Burke In "Soc-
iety Doctor -- The Queen—Shirley Tem-
ple and Jamea Dunn In "Bright Byes."
Mlseion The Miaalon—Myrna Loy and
Chry Orant in "Wings In the Dark."
I Aboveboard Circulation—Only Member in The Valley of Audit Bureau of Circulations
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