The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 113, Ed. 2 Monday, November 16, 1936 Page: 2 of 8
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Truck Markets
NEW YORK STOCKS
NEW YORK. Nov. lfl. i/P>-With
domestic business news cheerful and
fears waning of extensive European
selling the stock market Monday
tot back on its feet and recovered a
portion of its previous losses.
Steel copper motor aircraft mer-
chandising and specialty issues
swung upward for gains of fractions
to around two points. Some of the
rails utilities and oils were a bit
hesitant near the fourth hour and
the activity was not pronounced
Convertible bonds worked higher.
Commodities and foreign currencies
were slightly mixed.
Prominent share gainers Included
C. S. Steel Bethlehem Anaconda
Kunnecott Cerro de Pasco Phelps
Dodge American Smelting General
Motors. Chrysler Hudson. Douglas
Aircraft Boeing. Sears Roebuck.
Wool worth Montgomery Ward.
8pelgel-May-8tem MrLeilan Stores
Gimbel Santa Fe Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania. Southern Pacific
Warner Bros. Paramount. Twentieth
Cenuiry-FDx General Baking. Con-
tinental Baking “A.’ Purity Baker-
ies U. 6 Rubber. Johns-Manville
Bulova Watch Swift 4c Co. and
W ilson 4r Co.
DuPont directors divided some of
their recent General ftotors “extra’'
with shareholders by declaring a
year-end disbursement of S3 a share.
In the previous quarter a seventy-
cent extra was paid. Th« stock got
up about two points at one time
but fell back later.
Mild Improvement was registered
by American Telephone. Consolidated
Edison American Water Works
Radio. W’estlnghouae. Goodyear and
Atudebaker.
MARKETS AT A GLANCE
New York
Stocks—Firm; industrial* rally.
Bonds— Higher; corporates up.
governments uneven.
Curb — Improved; specialties
■trong.
Foreign exchanges — Mixed;
pound and sterling higher.
Cotton—Higher: local and trade
buying; s eady cables.
Sugar—Steady: trade buying.
Coffee—Higher: European buy-
ing.
Chicago
Wheat—Strong; enlarged flour
business.
Com — Higher: influenced bp
wheat.
Catt.e—Steady to lower; top
$1310
Hoga—10-16 lower; top 6966.
GRAIN CLOSE
CHICAGO Nov. 18. <JP—
Wheat
/ Open High Low Close
Dec 116%-17 1.18% 1.16% 118%-%
May 1.14-14% 1.15% 1.14 115%-%
Jly 1.00%-% 1 03% 1.00% 1.03%-%
Com:
Dec 1.03%-% 1 03% 1.10% 1.03%-%
May new 87% 95% 97-97%
May old 96’* 94% 96%-%
Jly new 93% 93% 93%
Jly. Old 93 91% 92% -98
Oat*.
Dec 41% 44% 41% 44%
May 431«• % 43% 43% 43%-%
Jly 40% 40% 40% 40%
Soy Beans;
Dec 1.27 110% 1.37 1 30%
May 127% 1 30% 1 27% 1J0\
Rye;
Dec 90% 93 90% 92%
May 86% 89% 86% 89
Jly 79% 82% 79% 62%
Barley
Dee 86% 8V 85% »7
May — — — 80
CHICAGO GRAIN
CHICAGO. Nov. 18. (JFh- Wheat
•cored early advance* Saturday
after a wavering start. Reports of
dry conditions In domestic winter
wheat territory southwest were a
bullish factor.
Opening at % off to % up Dec
116 »-l.l7 May 1.14-14 Chicago
wheat future* rose soon all around
Cora started %-% down. Dec
102%-% May new 95%-% and then
rallied.
rORT WORTH GRAIN
FORT WORTH. Nov. 16. t^—De-
mand for grain here was slightly
Improved Monday. Estimated re-
ceipts for the two day period were
n cars corn 72 oats 72 and
sorghums 6.
Wheat No. 1 soft red winter 1.39\-
37*: No. 1 hard 1394-414.
Barley No. a nominally 96-99: No.
I rom 96-97.
Sorghums No. 2 yellow milo per
100 lb nom 1 78-82; No I milo nom
I 75-78; No. 2 white kefir nom 1.75-
78; No. 3 kefir nom 1.72-75.
Corn shelled No. 2 white 1.18-18-
No. 2 yellow 1214-234.
Oats No. 1 red 55-58; No. 8 red
584-544.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
NEW ORLEAN8. Nov 18. (Ah —
Cotton futures closed steady at net
advances of 10-15 points.
Open High Low Close
Dec 11 70 11 81 11 69 11.80-81
Jan 1157 11 65 1157 11.69 B
Mch 1152 1170 1152 11.70
May 1149 n 67 11.48 11.66-87
JTy 11 40 11 58 11 40 1V57-S8
Oct 11 20 11.20 1120 11.22 B
NTW ORLE ANS SPOT
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 16. UP\— \
Spot cotton closed strong ten points
up. Bales 6 369; low middling 1130
middling 12.13; good middling 12 85;
receipts 11276; stock 805823.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS Nov. 16. (AV-
Cotton future* opened barely steady
Monday with diatant positions
showing small losses an'" net months
set unchanged.
Foreign markets were better but
Induced little buying at the first
eall and under the depressing effect
of liquidation and hedge selling
option* slipped off. “
December opened at 11.70 January
a4 11.87 March at 1152 and July at
II 40 In the first half hour prices
hovered within e few points of theee
levels.
A sudden drop in exports tn the
last week occasioned comment In the
trade. Professionals wers watching
the dally reporta cloeely to see if i
It w’as but a temporary lull In the j
world demand for American cotton
Temperature* dropped over the
week enl. Frosts were reported over
* wide area of the belt.
FORT WORTH LIVESTOCK
FORT WORTH Nov. 18 iAh—(US
Dept. Agr)— Hogs 900. Including 100
through: truck hog* fully steady
with Friday; top 0.3S paid by ship-
per*; packed top 18.25: bulk good to
choice 180-300 lb averages 9J0-35;
good underweights averaging 150-
176 lb 1.35-9.15.
Cattle 4500; calves SJ00; steers
nod yearlings slow medlflh grade
$ t
short fed steers and yearlings 6.25-
7.00; beef cows 3 50-4.50; weighty
sausage bulls 4 Ou-25; good slight
calves 5.00-75; load heavy creep fed
calves 7.25 plain and medium
grades 3 50-4 50.
Sheep 1000 including 400
through; fat and feeder lambs fully'
steady; lat yearlings and wethers
weak to 25 lower; fat lamb6 mostly
7:50-825; including good shorn fat
lambs at 7.50; few shorn yearlings
6.00; 2-year old wethers 5.00; shorn
aged wethers 4.25; feeder lambs 6.50
down
COTTONSEED OIL
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 18. (*»> —
Cottonseed oil closed steady;
bleachable prime summer yellow
9.50-70; prime crude 8.37%-50. Dec
9.50B; Jan 957B; Mch 9 68B May
9.75B. B— Bid.
STOCK LIST
NEW YORK STOCKS
Close | Close
Alleg 4% ! Lud Stl 28%
A1 C D 232% Mid Cont P 29
Allis Ch M 68% MKT 7
Am Can 125% M Ward 63%
Am CAFdy 51 Mur Cor 21%
Am Crys S 27% Nash Mot 17%
Am Int 15% Nat Bis 32%
Am PALt 10% Nat Dry Pr 26%
Am RdAfi S 22% Nat Dist 30%
Am Roll M 35% Nat PALt 11%
Am SmAR 99% NY Cen 43%
Am Stl Fdr 52 North Am 30%
Am T T 183% North Pac 26%
Am Tob B 100% Ohio Oil 14%
Am Wt Wk 25% Otis E1 36%
! Am Win 9% Pac OAE1 38%
Am Win Pf 61% Packard 12%
Anac 51 Panh PAR 2%
Atch TA8F 75 Park Utah 4%
Atl Ref 31% Pennev JC 102%
Avi Cor 8% Pet Corp 15%
Bdwin Loc 5% Phd Dod 51%
BAO 22% Phil Pet 45%
Bndall 19% piym Oil 19%
Ben Avl 29% Pub Svc NJ 46%
Beth Stl 72 Plmn 59
Borden 28% Pure 011 18%
Briggs Mfg 63 Radio 12
Budd Whl 11 R K O 10
Burr Ad M 31% Rem Rand 22%
CalAHec 14% RePub Stl 24%
Can Pac 14% Rey Tob B 60%
Case <JI> 158 Safe Strs 47%
Cer de Pa* 70% st Jos . 40%
Chrys 135% stl SanP 1%
C-Cola 132% Schen Dls 54%
ColA8ou 21% Seab Air 1%
Col OAE1 18% Seab OU 35
Coml Sole 17% Sears 98%
Comw lthAS 3% Sen el 31%
Con Oil 13% 8hell 26%
Con Can 74 811 King 11%
Cont Mot 2% Slmma 3%
Cont Oil Dl 27% Skelly 38%
Corn Prod 74% Socony 18%
Cur Wri 6% Sou Pac 42
Doug Aire 72% Sou Ry 21%
DuPont 180 Sperry 21%
El Auto L 4 Std Brds 16%
El PAL 16% 80 Cal 40%
Freeport Tx 29% SO Ind . 43%
Gen El 51% SO NJ 66%
Gen Foods 42% Stew Warn 12%
Gen Mills 62% Stone Web 19
Gen Mot 74% Studbkr 15
Gen Pub Svc 4% Tex Corp 50
Gen RIAUt 2% Tex Oulf 43%
Olllette 16% TP CAO 12%
Goodrich 27% TP L Tr 10%
Goodyear 26 % Tide Wat As 20%
G N I O Ctf 21 N TransAm 16 %
Gt N Ry Pf 40% Un Carb 102%
Hd Her B 28% Un 011 23%
Hous Oil 10 Un Pac 136%
Howe Snd 59% Unt Air 24%
Hud Mot 21% Unt Carb 92
Hupp Mot 2 Unt Corp 7
111 Cen 24 Unt Fruit 83%
I nap Cop 14% Unt Oas 14%
Int Harr 99% U8 Oyp 112
Int Nick C 64% US Ind A1 42%
Int T 13% US Ruhr 39%
J Manv 139 US Siel 76%
Kelv 21% Vanad 22%
Kenn 58% Warn Piet 18
Kreage 86 29% W V 92%
Libb O 78% Wea £1AM 144%
LlgAMy B 104 White Mot 26%
Loew 63% Wilson ACo 8-«
Lor (P) 24 Woolw 65%
NEW YORK CURB
Close 1 Close
Am Cyan B 38% I Humble 011 70
Am 1% . Mount Prod 6%
Ark Naf Oaa 8% Nlag Hud P 1811
As G&E1 A 3% PanAm Air 58%
Carnat 25% St R<*gla Pap 6%
Cltlea Svc 3% Shatt Denn 11
Coed OU Me 3 SO Kv 31%
East OAF 8% Sunray OQ 3%
El BASh 230 n Texon Oil 5%
Ford Mot 8% Unit Gas 7’
Oulf Oil 106% Un LAPw A 6%
Truck Markets
1 " 1 r
Carlot shipments of entire United
State* reported Saturday Nov. 14:
Grapefruit: Arit. 2. Caitf. 2 Fla.
82. Texas 50 total US 136
Oranges' Arts 11. Calif 342. Fla
220 Mivs 3. Texas 13. total US 489.
Mx. Citrus: Calif. 4. Fla 34 Texas
17. total US 85
Snap bean*. Fla 57 La 1. total US
58. Cuba 4.
Beets NY 1. total US 1.
Cabbage; NY 80. Pa 3 SC 10. Utah
l Va 1. Wash 1 Wise 4. total US 101.
Carrots: Calif 48 U1 1 NY 6 to-
tal US 55.
Peas: Calif 25. total US 25
Peppers Fla 4. Ga 7. total US 11
Spinach: Md 1. Va 22. total US
23
Tomatoes: Calif 13 Fla 8. Texas
3 total US 23.
Mx vegetables: Calif 72. Colo 1.
Fla 15 La 2. Va 2. Texas 1. total
US 93
Carlot shipments of entire United
States reported Sundav Nov. 15:
Grapefruit: Aru. 2 Fla. 19 Texas
32. total US 53.
Oranges: Artz 3 Calif 87. Fl* 89
Texaa 3. total US 162
Mx citrus: Fla 19. Texas 8. total
US 27
Snap beans: Calif 1 Fla 49. total
US 50
B* eta: None
Cabbage: Wash 1. total US 1
Carrots: Calif 8 total US 8
Peas: Ariz 1. Calif 22. total US 23
Pepper>: Fla 2. total U8 2
Spinach: Texas 1 total US 1.
Tomatoes: Calif 6. Texaa l total
US 7.
Mx vegetables- CslU 9. Colo 1
Fla 0. total US 16.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship-
ments reported Saturday. Nov. 14:
Grapefruit 50. oranges 13. mx.
citrus 17. mx. vegetables 1 total 81
ears.
Lower Rio Grande Valley ship-
ments reported Sunday. Nov. 15:
Grapefruit 32. oranges 3. mx cit-
rus 8. total 43 cars. Total to date
this season—citrus 1732. vegetables
8. mx citrus 6c vegetables 5 total
1745: to same day last season—
citrus 901. vegetables 11 mx citrus
6c vegetables 3. total 915 cars.
as “Joy sticks ’—by the United
Stales in many army and navy
planes infringes a patent issued in
this country to Robert Esnault-
Pelterie a French Inventor.
People You Should Know
FOUR STAR FOLKS ★★★*
By HELEN NELSON. Special Staff Feature Writer
(Copyright 1936—In Every Detail By Claude Mom—
Reproduction in Whole or in Part Forbidden;
11 m
ENRIQUE MAKAUTOKJ
kirkk TODAY wa intend to let
the secre*” out. We have held it
now too long. Don't breathe it to a
single soul. You remember the story
about the spreading chestnut
tree"? This very thing has occurred
in Brownsville at Manautou's on
Washington at 12th Street which
has grown upward and outward Just
like this giant tree. Firmly rooted in
honorable intentions and practices
they have spread their branches all
over this Brownsville territory.
Clothing piece goods shoes hats
bndal outfits homey needs—all in-
trigue your interest. The entire sec-
ond floor carries smart displays of
ready-to-wear for the whole family
Eighteen accommodating people look
out for your comfort there s filter-
ed ice water; modern rest rooms;
even a comfortable rocker for the
taan-of-the-house to enjoy while
“The Missus" does the shopping
Enrique Manautou wide • awake
owner Invested a good many thou-
sand dollars in this fine fire-proof
building which he designed especial-
ly as a modern department store
but he was bom with vt«lon in this
field because his gran • ithcr and
father before him were in it: "En-
rique" was first held In his moth-
er's arms in Mexico- grew up in his
daddy's store in The Valley where
he has been a resident 36 years;
bustled his hands and feet in a Rio
Orande City store for hie first four
quarters; "music hath charms” for
him and travel is a favorite; trail-
ing around we find hell swap his
lettuce salad for your fish anytime;
hates holes in his pockets; respects
your opinions; is a forward ad-
vocate; has his own fun factory in
the back of his head and hes a
natural bom Captain in “The March
of Time"....
Phone 467 and ask: What three
principles have built this business?
EDDIE QUILL
★ ★★★ MOST of the business in
Brownsville and the Valley is done
by people who drive cars. If your
car is tied up—your business is tied
up but it never will be If you get
acquainted with our Firestone heed-
quarters on Elisabeth Street at 7th
Stop when you pass next time and
meet Eddie QuiU the likeable new
Manager who took charge in June.
Here's what you'll find: Firestone
Tire* that rat* “top"; complete
brake service; a man schooled in
that who does nothing else; brake
testing machine that costs 13.500;
battery service; lubrication service;
radios for your car; s fine paint
job and thousands of auto acces-
sories. You'll discover a budget plan
that permit* you to snjoy these
things while paying for them and
you'll find the most modem Fire-
stone Store in the State of Texas
erected by Firestone Tire & Rubber
folks at a cost of over $40000 here
laat July We've dug into the soil
and learned “Eddie" cordial “head-
man" on the job. played with his
first marbles in Texas; delivered
first run of San Antonio Evening
News for his first spending money
Golfer by preference; Lion (but
never growls); Scottish Rite and
Shrlner; quail on toast Is his ban-
quet; a Firestone man three years
► and sines he wore knee pent*
working around automobiles dodges
frowns: not a peace-and-qulet man.
nod? while listening; know* good
things when he sees them; wants
you every one to enjoy sutomotive
comforts so put him on your Ust of
••Like-to-know” folks ...
Phone 672 and a*k: Hi»w many
auto supplies can you find here?
MR end MRS. if B. ANDREAS
kkkk HERE u> an interview that
has brought out some particularly
interesting point* about Mr. and
Mrs H B Andres* of the smart
Oriental Rug and Gift Shop. 1244
Elisabeth Street They are two of
the Jewel* from Armenia where sc
many priceless jewels are found. Mr.
Andreas father was head jeweler
for the Suit in of Turkey during his
boyhood and at Constantinople “H.
B ” was a broker and har a Steam-
ship Agency talcing care of ships
from all over the world until the
World War; came to America 12
year* ago; radio listener who espe-
cially enjoys symphonies; like* to
dash into & table where chicken Is
served and when we say dash we
mean dash; high-apot in hi* life Is
—no not women but growing pota-
toes; dignified educated refined
and a writer. Mr*. Andreas speak
seven languages; would rather read
than any other one thing; been in
20 foreign countries;taught French
in College in Egypt; devotes part
of her time to embroidery for en-
joyment. Her grandfather was one
of the first people to come to Amer-
ica and wa* three months crOMing
the ocean in a sail boat. Remained
here many years: fought in the
Civil War; while here learned how
to make bread and crackers by
machinery; went back to Armenia
with American machinery and made
the first white bread and crackers
in tint country. During the Turkish-
Russian war a British admiral
learned of hi* while bread making
and he was given a contract to
furnish the army with white bread.
Mrs. Laura C. Dervin who hall*
from Massachusetts we became ac-
quainted with here; lived in Browns-
ville 13 years; ha* natural flair for
collecting pitchers; delightfully
daffy over grand opera; has peck oi j
run out of doll* and children; gets
a wallop from radio band music!
and doesn't belong to the “fallen
asleep'1 people. Mr. and Mrs. An-
drea* creed is to have all the fun
you can and hurt no one .
Phone 1046 and ask; How long-
have they conducted this lovely
Oift Shop?
MORRIS CLINT*
ONE of the brightest rays
of sunshine that ever pierced the
banks of trouble Is The Insurance
Man. and w# dont believe any name
has been more closely identified
with this humanity service than the
name of “Clint." w. B. Clint Agen-
cy. Merchants National Bank Bldg.
has been in business here since 1913.
It’s a high light to know that the
Home insurance Company which
they represent began writing Marine
Insurance on the River at Browns-
ville in 1869 Every type of protec-
tion under the sun is awaiting you
in their off;ce. and Caaualty and
Bonding stand out especially strong.
There’s more "free service" In this
Insurance office than you ever
knew The atmosphere of goodwill
is your Invitation to get helpful
facts In dozens of ways; ‘'Morris"
Clint who grew up in the business
with his Dad. and took over all re-
sponsibilities couple of months ago
came out of the clouds In the pine
woods of East Texts where his
Daddy was a lumberman; moved to
Houston; got off the train here In
1910 went to school; had to stay-
after a few times but made the
grade. Colorado School of Mine*
then intrigued him. but he decided
in favor of Insurance. Hocked some
copper to the Junk man during the
war for his first "big" cash; keen
about surf fishing; two-inch jteak
with mushroom sauce is one dish he
simply can’t reiuse. knows four-
and-a-half people out of every five
he meets; Chamber of Commerce
member; never craved ballyhoo; i
likes folks and he’s getting a big
hand today for the way in which he
meets Old Man Trouble rises above
him and replaces clouds with sun-
shine .;.
Phone 6 and ask: How long has
tha name “Clint'' been identified
with dependable insurance protec*!
tion?
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ORAND P"»IZE — 815 00
FIRST DAILY PRIZE - 82 00
SECOND DAILY PRIZE — 81.00
WTiat to do? Call person written
and get answer to question asked
at end of his story. 8end answer*
to The Brownsville Herald within
four days.
Who wins? 'Hie person sending
in the most nearly rorrett. prompt.
and neatest an were will be given
merchandise awards from your own
home merchants each Issue Win-
ners and answers published four
day's after story and question ap-
pears.
Case of tfc* duplicate award will
* given each tying contestant. The
judges’ decision will be final and
incontestable.
Address: Brownsville Herald Con-
test Editor.
Flashes of Life
(Uv The AM.H-i.trd Vt*m
BROOKTON. Mam. — A* good-
natured as Policeman William
Wilson is. he hopes Brockton high
school fraternity scavenger hunts
are at an end.
Three boys and U|rf* fhrls
each assigned to get four hairs
from a policemans chest sought
out Wilson. Wilson was willing to
help and bared his chest. He
scorned scissor* too.
Kouad Sleeper
OKLAHOMA CITi — A negro
taxi driver arrested when found
with an electiical device such as
automobile thieves wire around
ignition switches Instead of using
a key cleared himself by explain-
ing :
He wrapped one end of a wire
around his leg and connected the
other end to a telephone When he
dosed during the long night hours
the ringing telephone shocked him
awake.
What No Weather?
AUSTIN — W A. Mann Uni-
versity of Texas law atudent
wagered his roommates he could
better the late Senator Huey P.
Long's filibustering record of 18
hour* then went Into e continuous
monologue that lasted 16 hours
and 10 minutes on astronomy
religion politics aconomls his Ule
history and a lot of other things.
Amateur Surgeon
EVANSVILLE. Wis - Using a
jackmfe for a scalpel. Herman
Tuckar. 66 a print shop foreman
removed a bullet Imbedded In his
kg 17 years.
“It was beginning to get sore.
to I Just sharpened ray Jacknife
and stuck it Into my leg and out
comes the slug." he said.
Partners raise 70 per cent ot their
own food.
*
1 GIRLS '
(Continued from Page One)
' away with a man residing in the
1 vicinity of Corpus Chrlati The
girl's mother came across the Rio
Qrande Monday and asked the aid |
I of the sheriff's department In locat- !
mg the man. Wires are being aent
to Corpus uhrlstl m an effort to
locate the pair
According to officers the girl Is a
niece of the man being sought.
Highway Widening
Progress Is Made
Paving work on widening one aide
of Highway No 4 from Browmsvllle
to “Nigger'’ Bridge has been prac-
tically completed and work on the
other aide «>t the road was started
Monday although rain Interfered
The three and one-half foot strip
on the west aide of the road has
been put down along practically the
entire distance except on the sec-
tion near the Country' club where
a new road is to be built. The em-
:mcnt for this new cut-off elim-
inating the sharp curves in the road
has been thrown up and paving on
it will be started soon.
Charity Ball Is
Planned By Lions
Plans were formulated Monday by
the finance committee of the
Brownsville Lions club for a charity
ball to be given during the ap-
proaching Christmas season for the
benefit of underprivileged children
of this city.
A Christmas party also was plan-
ned for underprivileged children.
The committee which met at the
White Kitchen Monday noon was
composed of J. J. Jaudon. chairman
Harry Roberta and Harnaon Dllt*.
John Snow ex-president of the
club also attended the meeting
Birds are sensitive to light
changes. They awaken at the first
I break of dawn and nest at dusk.
FUNERAL HELD
FOR D_ Nl
Pioneer Valley Land
Operator Buried
(Special to The Herald!
FORT WORTH. Nov. 18.—Many
friends of Lite Dickinson family in-
cluding several Valley associates of
the deceased paid .final respects to
A. D. Dickinson Jr. 52. pioneer Val-
ley real estate operator at the Poly-
technic Metnodist Church here late
Monday rnormng. Burial was in the
Rose Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Dickinson whose operations
in the Valley dated back to 1910 died
early Saturday morning at his hotel
room in Marlin where he went
earlier in the week from Browns-
ville. He had been in ill health and
was going through a clinic
The decedent was a leader in
many development* in the Valley
particularly in the vicinity of
Brownsville. From 1910 to 1919 he
was identified with farm develop-
ments in the vicinity of Mercedes
Raymondv ille and San Benito and in
1919 he began operations in the
James-Dickinson Company in the
El Jardir. tract near Brownsville
The firm ultimately sold about 20-
000 acres in the El Jardln tract and
later developed the Los Ebanos ad-
dition to Ihe city of Brownsville.
It was through Dickinson’s in-
fluence that J M Nix of San Antonio
became Interested in Brownsville
property and erected the El Jardir.
hotel and its additions the Capitol
Theater and the Valley Bonded
Warehouse.
Almost from the time he came to
the Valley Mr. Dickinson was one
of the leaders in the effort to ob-
tain deep water transportation.
He is survived by his wife father
A. D. Dickinson 8r. of Fort Worth;
two sisters Mrs W. T. McRae of
Fort Worth and Mrs Sam Tlgert of
Dallas; and three brothers. R. C. and
W. W. of Fort Worth and J. E. of
Dallas.
LAST RITES HELD
TOR MRS. GOSS * t *
(Special to The Harald)
RAYMONDVILLE. Nov. 18. —
Funeral services were held at the
Duddlesten Chapel at 3 o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon for Mrs. Alice Goss
Rev. Douglas Carver Harlingen of-
filcated. assisted by Rev. Ya&rgen
Raymondvllle. Adolphus W„ Frank
T- Victor O. and Archie B Got*
her four sons arrived Saturday to
attend the funeral.
LAST RITES ARE
HELD FOR MRS. REYNA
Last rites were to be held Mon-
day at 4 p. m. for Mrs Herculana
M. Reyna. 40. who died Sunday at
Lae Tresqullae ranch near here fol-
lowing a short lllneea.
Interment will be made at the
Santa Rosalia cemeterj.
She Is survived by her husband.
Frasigisco Revna; two sons Gre-
gorio and Humberto: and six
daughters. Locadia. Manuela. Leo-
nor. Maria. Andrea and Bruna.
Funeral arrangements are under
the direction of the Delta Funeral
Home.
Pickford-Rogers
Rumors Verified
HOLLYWOOD. Calif. Nov. 16. UP
—Mary Pickford confirmed Monday
her oft-rumored engagement to
Charles Buddy’ Rogers band lead-
er and actor.
Miss Pickford aaid that Mr* Bert
Roger* mother of Buddy would fly
tu Hollywood Tue-scfc.. from Olathe
Kansas to make oie official an-
nouncement next Friday or Satur-
day
‘The announcement will be made
at a small reception to be held at
the Beverly Wllahire hotel." aaid
Miss Pickford. "The reception will
be planned on the arrival of Mrs.
Rogers. No date for the wedding has
been set. except that it will be held
sometime in the tprii<g.”
200 Return From
Centennial Trip
Approximately 300 persons re-
turned to the Valley Monday aboard
the Southern Pacific special train
which took them to the Texas Cen-
tennial over the week-end The
special left Brownsville Friday aft-
ernoon. and left Dallas Sunday
night for the return trip.
A total of 656 p sons. Including
persona from ettlrs out of the Val-
ley took advantage of the $>ecial.
Important Cases
Before High Court
WASHINGTON. Nov 16. (APi-
Important decisions were awaited
Mondev from the supreme court
as it opened another busy week.
Possible rulings at the session
starting at noon Eastern time in-
cluded an opinion as to whether
use of single control levers—known
Students Named To
Honorary Society
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Nov. 16.— Thelma
Gilbert. Elizabeth Palmer and Carol
Lou Tippet high school students
have been named by the faculty a*
new members of the 8au Benito
cliapter of the National Honor So-
ciety. Total active membership of
the chapter is seven.
San Benito Begins
Red Cross Drive
SAN BENITO. Nov. 18 -Roll call
stations lor San Benito's Red Cross
drive have been set up In the San
Benito Bank and Trust Co. and at
other busy points R M Collins roll
ci 11 chairman directed a canvas.-
through the business district Mon-
day.
Hidalgo Raises Quota
Hidalgo county Is named with five
other Texas counties that exceeded
their quotas in contributions to the
democratic national campaign fund
State Director Roy Mllto disclosed
in ■ communication from Austin
Monday. Dimmitt. LaSalle Maverick
Zapata and Zavala are the other
banner counties.
Orthodox Moha.nmedans are
oa*' to construct i building or
weavg a rug that has straight
lines or flawless symmetry- Tney
believe tha only Allah is perfect
and that to construct a perfect
building or rug Is sacrilegious.
«
MAN WASHING HIS
• * * * *
HANDS IN LAKE
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SEIZED BY 'GATOR
(Special to The Herald >
8AN BENTTO Nov. 18 -Suspicion
that alligators lurk in the quiet
waters of the lake near W. B. Hink-
ley's dairy five miles southeast of
here apparently were confirmed
Monday when Juan Robles suffer-
ed severe laceration of lus left hand
while washing his hands in the lake |
When Roblea put his hands in the
water something with sharp teeth
clamped down on him and when he
Jerked his hand back an object aev-
eral feet long fell back into the
water. It was dark at the time and
Robles could not identity it posi-
tively. but he feels certain it was
an alligator he said.
When the animal or fish fell back
into the water it scratched Robles'
boots
Others familiar with the lake said
It might have been an alligator ear
which sometimes attacks in tnls
manner but Robles did not hold to 1
this belief.
A baby alligator was caught re-
cently near h?re.
TWO MINERS
FEARED DEAD
I
-.
Shifting Mud Blocks
Rescue Work
SUPERIOR. Mont. Nov. 10. — |
Hope lor two m.ners. trapped since
Seturdejr night In a tannel of the
Windfall Placer mine near here !
was virtually abandoned Monday as
shilling mud hampered rescue
crews.
The miners Antone Gustafson 40
and Oscar Gevart were trapped In
a narrow horizontal shaft they were
coring into the snow-covered moun-
tain side. The slide aoparently
crashed down just before they were
to have ended a work shift at mid-
night Saturday.
“W’e've got about 30 men out
there but they re handirapped by
the soft earth that keeps failing as
fast as they dig into the shaft."
said Deputy Sheriff A B Miles.
“It was a small shaft about four
feet in the clear and I don t thmk
now there's a chance the men are
aliva."
Fishing Conditions |
Good At Del Mar
(Special to The tin aid)
DEL MAR Nov. 10 -Good fishing
continued along the Del Mar beach
and south Jetty Monday after sev-
eral good catches were made Sun-
day.
The sea ta dear and fairly calm
and the ueach la m good condition
for driving.
Sunday catches included: P San-
filippo of Santa Rasa 25 croacker
‘nd three drum; Tony Sumo Santa
Rosa twenty croaker six reds two
peckled trout and two drums;
Glenn Dennis. Brownsville thirteen
reds; Arrh Copenhaven. Brownsville
nine reds; Tex Brown jettyville.
eight reds; Happy Hattabaugh.
Jettyrille six feds; Norman Rich-
ardson. Brownsville five reds and
one speckled trout; Jim Young.
Weslaco four reds; J. W. Cook
Houston three reds; Carl Lee. San
Benito three reds; Lolo Hernandez
Del Mar. three reds; S F. Roberts
Brownsville three reds; Martin
Navarro. Del M*r. two reds; R B
Roberta Jcityville. one red; Joa Her-
i.andez Brownsville one red.
Mail Yule Packages
Early Burnett Urges
Early ahoppng and mailing oi
Christmas tiarceb was urged here
Monday by Postmaster W’llUam T
Burnett In an effort to injure ef-
fective handling of Christmas pack-
ages this season.
As has been tha custom extra
trucks from Fort Brown are ex-
pected to be used In delivery of gilt
parcels Extra personnel win also
be put on during the Yule season
A11 postoffice services will be
suspended on Christmas Day. “so i
mall your gilts early and be sure
that they win reach their destina-
tion for ChrUtniaa Day’’ Burnett
said.
Benefit Barbecue
1* Attended By 400
More than 400 Valley Knights of j
Columbus attended the benefit bar-
becue held at the J. C. Btrussei
place near Oltniio Sunday
The barbecue spomort d by the
BroAnsvllle Council and attended
by members fr«>m Weslaco. Harltn- '
pen. RJo Hondo. San Benito and)
Brownsville will benefit underprn-1
ileged children of tl.e Valiev during
the coming Christmas Mason.
Each of tlie town* named will re-
ceive a percentage of the funds
collected.
Search Continued
For Hit-Run Driver
Police here Monday continued
their search tor the hit-and-run
driver who struck down Enrlqu“ I
Galvan on Seventh street Saturday
night and at the same time were
investigating the theory that a
.second automobile figured tr. the a. -
cident in which Galvan was injured.
Galvan was injured slightly when
he was struck and knocked down [
Police found the automobile that
struck Galvan parked several blocks
away a few muiutc* after the ac-1
rident The driver locked and aban-
doned his machine after the ac-
cident.
Twenty-Four Serving
Fines In County Jail
Twenty-four men. ranging in age
from 10 to 07. are in the Cameron
county Jail serving fines assessed
for vagrancy by Justice of the
Peace Arthur Klein In Harlingen.
Fin.erprinu of the men were
made Sunday by Henry Brulay and
P. H. Boms of the police force and
members of the county sheriff de-
triment and have been sent to
Washington D. C.. to determine if
any of the men are wanted for
crime In any other part of the
country.
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SOVIET ARRESTS
GERMAN OUF
Espionage Cha r g e d;
Berlin Protests
MOSCOW. Nov. 16 .(AP»—The
German government pro tested
sharply to Soviet Russia Iflonday
against the arrest of 23 German
citizens.
The protest followed soviet an-
nouncement to the German gov-
ernment that charge^ of espionage
and conspiracy had been lodged
against 14 of those arrested.
Accusations against the other nine
German > had not been disclosed.
Previously they were reported de-
tained with a number of persons
of other nationalities in connection
with an alleged fascist plot agaxiist
the soviet government.
The German protest delivered by
Cliarge d Aiiaires Werner von Tip-
pelsltrch to Vice Commiaar for For-
eign Affairs Krestinsky. said the
reich considered that “no serious
reason has been given for the ar-
rest of its nationals."
It felt further the protest added
that the arrests were extremely ag-
gravating to good relations between
the two governments.
RANGERS
(Continued Prom Page One)
% _____
I. 8 U. who was here *'to survey
the situation."
Brown charged that the strike was
unofficial and that communists were
bark of it.
A petition for an Injunction
sought by the I S U. agent* to pro-
hibit strikers from using the union
name and irom picketing union halls
ua& before District Judte Allen B
Hannay. Testimony in that case
was being taken and the court
planned to hear a petition later in
the day for an injunction the rank
and flic seamen asked to restrain
police from arresting peaceful
pickets.
Some 1500 head of sheep and
goau representatives of the Rus-
sian government bought in the
United States In the last few months
were ready to be loaded on the
steamer Tiflis. Shipping sources
said the strike would not mterlupt
shipment of livestock.
Hearing On Ships
Sale Due Tuesday
Hearing la scheduled to be held
before the U. 3 Shipping Board
Tuerday on application for several
lines to purchase some ship* offered
by t^e board for sale.
Included in those asking consid-
eration in the sale are Banks Miller
and associates NewTex Lines and
Mooremack lines which operate to
Port of Brownsville. Bull Line*
Cl'de-Mallory Lines and several
others.
Miller and hit associates propose
to operate the boate to the Valley.
Valley Grid Star
Injured By Flames
(St*cial to Th# Horald i
EDINBURO. Nov. 18. — Dick
Brumley. Valley and district football
star received slight burns at mid-
night Sunday when th# W B
Brumley home three miles west oi
here was raxed by flames.
Dick and his brother Bob. also
an all-Valley and all-district foot-
ball star were asleep when the
blaze started. The youth’s injuries
were described as negligible.
The youths said the lower story
wa* in flames before members of
the family awoke.
City Briefs
■_■
Quality food Mexican dishes The
Mecca --Adv.
Square Deal Taxi Phone 100 One.
15c two or more 25c.—Adv.
Judge A M. Kent of the ln3rd
Civil D strict Court went to Ray-
mondvllle Monday to open a new
term of his court for Willacy coun-
ty. The court holds alternate terms
at Brownsville and Raymondvill*.
Mias Addle Belle Hood ha» return-
ed to her home in Dallas alter
having spent several weeks here witl*
her sister. Mis. Clay L. Eppley. .
Mrs A. Loerner. Madison. Indiana
arrived here Sunday for a brief visit
John Van Lath la a Brownsville
visitor from New York City.
Frank Rowghton. of Sturnr.
South Dakota will be la Bt owns uric
lor a few days.
Charles Norwood arrived here
Sunday from Corpus Christl to spend
a few daya
Thomas McCullough San An-
tonio. Is a visitor.
Judge A Albert Browne was a
San Benito visitor Sunday .
F. F Crumlett of Comlrey. Mich
arrived here Saturday and expect*
to be in Brownsville for several days.
Maurice Loridan of Chicago ar-
rived here Sunday.
Mrs. W'llbur Hyslop spent the
week-end in Harlingen.
Mrs. Leslie Bowman of Fort
Brown. Is visiting in San Antonio.
Harold C Clark it here on a visit
from Waco.
Raymond Hood. Border Patrol-
man. and Phm HoughtaUr x. city
officer returned Monday from a
visit to the Texas Centennial.
George Boyer returned Monday
from Dallas.
. .au:ice Pipkin high school foot-
ball coach is confined to hia home
by illness.
CARD OF THANK*
We thank our many friends for
the.r kindness and beautiful floral
offerings sent to the funeral of our
father.
J. D. Muhoe and family.
PALMER WINS I
VENUE CHANG! I
Pleads Not Guilty I
Calkins Murder
Ittpcciai to The Her%ld) HH
El IN BURCv Nov. Iti - Rich a i
\ Palmer v.;. e 99-yeur-iern ■ HH
sesspd :n conn* non with the c. . HH
of Percy A CM.kins H ten >. HH
man recently was reversed tn •. HH
court of appeals. Monday morn.i HH
won a i i. nge ol venue w er. he w. HH
arraigned. HB
Palmer grant* ! a new trlflk* ^H
result of th* :< p< * c<>ur* g T
um.v plead* d not sui.M to ch.. HH
oi Btuule: roonery w. h final HH
and i • .».... ai.u con a a.il’.s; MU mm
proper1. He w.v g.-arm d » char.a HH
ten e. I “"e co.. BH
n
James MeA.ii..ter In the « /.on.a HH
bilt w.tii Pa’* ej c.i kin> at t HI
rune Ca.k.t> .<..*■»«.... w «> '1.01 hr BB
bodv stripped ard tluown into tk ■■
brush on Ked Gate road. w*. B
t a v . cd -*'•.< : a. munlhs ago lor n; B|
part in th« crime. |B
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WILLACY I
(Continued from Pn?e One>
.n holalmt up the price. whUlES
dropped down la i ye .r to such > ■■
low level that some acreage
not harvested
Onion plant.ng In Willacy count v BE
where the seed 1* drilled into Lhi BE
ground m the f.elds and the onioiu H|
thinned out jr.'-tead oi being plantrc H
m seedbed and transplanted tn’< ER
the fkld. ha* already started RK
Former Warehouse I
Man Bound to JuryH
A. H Tulloa former vice pre i~^E
dent of the Valley Bonded Ware-EE
house here w.i* bound to tne crln - EE
.nal district court grand jury JJgj
$2500 bond Monday mormn* fo.-^K
lowing a preliminary hearing be HH
fore Justice of the Peace .Pa HE
Dominguez on a charge oi Hfe'/.HH
/ling more tl an >51 irorr thn fare-^H
house company. ^H
The state represented by As-H
slatant D.sti.ct A torruv i» LorimrrHE
Brown p:nnt d only one w.tne. s.HR
the company « rdltor He teMtfied^H
that there were shortages in t> «HE
rompam s accounts in excess of >. lHR
but that he could not tell the ex/tEE
amount until all accounts recer -EH
able are checked. ^R
The defendant entered a plea
not guilty and defense offered no^R
testimony at the hearing ^E
The complaint against Tulloa wm H
sworn out Saturday by Chief Dep~^|
uty Sheriff Will Cabler and th# de- WM
fendant posted $2 500 bond at that IE
time. H
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Marine Newt I
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PORT or BROWNaVMXB IjJ
la rori fil
B8 AquxrHu Antwerp. Lykee. H
icbrtfuie* to Arrive fE
Novembev It H
8 8 Tex*t» banker. H^T*. New H
ark. ■
November it H
8R Cor.mv .ci*l Bostonian Moore- H
uack. Baltimore. ■
November M H
88 Commercial rionttlan Mr>oretneee H
uit. more. ■
November M 9
8 • Texas Traaer. NewTaa New H
Colli. H
December I I
88 Commerc.a. Oceanian. Mooremaea H
uaitiinore. ■
e e e <9
POUT IstbkL
•ctuduicd to Amt*
November IS
S • B J. Ntckloa. Continental. Mew
i ora. v
... >
NewTei Htimourg American Bremen
uuh Continental. Btaodard Fruit end
Hteai.ivh.p Co Creo>-Odero Scandi-
navian American M taui. Unterweeer
line. WUbelnen and North German
Lloyd acl.rrtu’ - 1 i.niehed through
. teajr of Panes. M .1: St Co. afente.
Lyke* Brothe:* Ripiey ana rtaniour*
American achedulea tumiahed tnrou*h
couneaj of Lailler A Co
At the Theaters
Ql LI N
A riotous comedy about a be-
wUderca gob known as Dud" be*
t cau.se of hi* Uiciipericnce with wo-
men. who all unconsciously proves
himself "Dynamite * Is unfolded in
the Paramount picture "Lady Be
Careful." which shows Tuesday only
ai the Queen theatre. Brov usvtile
The film features Lew Ayres as
the sailor whose nickname is switch -
; ed from ' Dud" to * Dynamite' and
; Mary Carlisle as a Panama City
dancer who is the cause of it all.
Larry Crabbc appears as a Marn e
who finds himself outgone by the
modest Ayre*».
CAPITOL
"Dracuks Daughter" brings with
her to he Capitol theatre Browns-
ville Tuesday all ihe 200-year _^d
superstitions about vam; ires wt#
still persist in Central Europe. It is
quite possible that these bel cfs may
cir Mil;-* srn :u: >■.« i I r the next
we« k or two. bt.m-e the Universal
picture has a convincing air of eeri-
ness People mav take away with
them a reeling that supernatural
events can actually happen on the
earth.
Scientist* challenge the occult
and. so far. science has won every
bout w.th vampires. For that reason
the actors and director of “Drncula a
Daughter" deserve a great measure
of praise for the strangely credible
quality they give to the screen
offering.
CHi ECU HEN TO MEET
(Special to Xtu. Herald >
McALLEN. Nov. 10-The Rev.
Paul D. Hanna. Mission will be the
mam speaker at a meeting of tlie
Presbvteeian mm Monday night at
the McAllen Pre oyiei.an church.
The Bank of England oi/-
mencad active operation on Jan. L
1005.
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