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Mercedes Should Have Wider
Bridges for Safety and
Accessibility
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(THE MERCEDES NEWS AND MERCEDES TRIBUNE Consolidated)
VOLUME XX
MERCEDES, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1933
This Week
Optimism, improvements and ex-
pansion seem to be the order of the
day in Mercedes and it is certainly
a most healthy and encouraging
sign. . . .
Relief Ass’n Will
Have Meeting For
The Public Tonight
R. W. Alford
111
10 More Days
In Which to Pay
Poll Taxes
NUMBER 2
This is certainly the time to look
into the future, and, while over-ex-
pansion is always dangerous, still
there has never been a more oppor-
tune time for expansion and de-
velopment. Materials are extreme-
ly low, labor is plentiful and wages
reasonable.
$91.07 Raised In Tag Day
Sale; Benefit Entertain-
ments Planned For Fund.
Dies Suddenly
In Ft. Worth
N. P. Barton Heads
The Valley Clearing
House Association
Evangelistic Meeting
To Open At Baptist
Church Monday Night
Meeting Soon To
Decide On Opening
Of Milk Plant Here
Firms Change
Locations
IC
Looking around the town we find
Henry’s Sandwich Shop in a fine
new location in the Masonic build-
ing on Third street. A good move,
Henry, and we wish you lots of
luck. . . .
We found a new proprietor in
Woods’ Grocery, J. C. Edge, who
comes from Harlingen. Mr. Edge
says that he is going to completely
remodel and redecorate the build-
ing and give Mercedes a truly high
class store. We welcome you to
Mercedes. .. .
J. H. Davis, who operates the
Hicks Rubber Company store, is
stepping into the big time, moving
onto the highway at the corner of
Second and Ohio, in the Poag build-
ing, formerly occupied by the Tol-
son Motor Company. Davis is com-
pletely remodeling this corner and
installing a most modern tire and
service station. He says it will be
a beauty when it is finished, and
he is a hustler and will no doubt
make his promise good. We are
glad to see this corner occupied and
the bright lights will add much to
the city. . . .
A meeting of the council board of
the Community Relief Association
will be held in the city hall tonight
at 8 o’clock, to which the public is
invited and urged to attend, accord-
ing to Mrs. Katherine Chadick,
chairman. At this time a detailed
report of the distribution of mate-
rials and funds will be given in or-
der to acquaint the public with the
work of the association and let them
know how the funds contributed are
used.
The Saturday tag sale netted the
Association a total of $91.07, very
near the goal of $100 set by the
committee in charge of raising the
$500 emergency fund.
A benefit bridge party to help
raise this $500 fund is being plan-
ned for Saturday afternoon, Janu-
ary 28, in the American Legion
clubhouse in Queen City Annex. Ev-
erything for the party, including a
number of lovely prizes and re-
freshments will be donated. Tick-
ets will be 25 cents or more, if the
buyer wishes to pay more, or the
equivalent in non-perishable food-
stuffs or clothing.
Mrs. H. E. Hager is chairman of
the committee in charge of this
event and has named as chairmen
of the subcommitees, Mrs. H. J.
Menton, tickets; Mrs. Oscar Dube,
prizes; Mrs. J. W. Chambers, ac-
cessories; and Mrs. R. E. Kirkpat-
rick, refreshments.
A Valentine dance and box sup-
HEAD OF ALFORD
ICE COMPANY
Funeral Services Will Be
Held This Week End In
Ft. Worth, Former Home.
per will be given as a benefit to
this emergency fund by the local
Business and Professional Women’s
R. W. Alford, 60, died suddenly
Wednesday afternoon in the Metro-
politan Hotel in Ft. Worth, accord-
ing to word"received by his family
here that evening. Mr. Alford was
on a business trip in that city hav-
ing been there since January 11.
Mr. Alford is survived by Mrs.
Alford, three daughters, the Misses
Roberta and Katherine Alford and
Mrs. Norris Longaker, Jr., and one
son Robert, all of this city. Mr. and
Mrs. Longaker had been married
Wednesday shortly before receiving
word of the death of the bride’s
father. Miss Katherine Alford was
in San Antonio. Mrs. Alford and
family left immediately for Ft.
Worth.
Funeral services and burial will
be in Ft. Worth, the former home
of the Alford family, this week end.
Mr. Alford was the president of
the Alford Ice Company, which he
established here four years ago. He,
with his family, lived in Ft. Worth
for a number of years, later mov-
ing to San Antonio. The family
moved to Mercedes about six
months ago.
There will be a new manager for
the Texaco Station at Third and clubs in the Elks clubhouse Tuesday
Ohio which Mr. Davis has been op-
erating. While the name of the new
operator has not been .made known
we are assured he will be an asset
to the city. That’s fine. . . .
* * *
Since taking over the Baseline
Service Station and Garage, Clar-
ence Rouse has made several im-
provements, added car washing and
woodwork to his service, and prom-
ises to make more improvements to
his property and service in the near
future. We’re watching you, Clar-
ence. Go to it!
* * *
Dr. Douglass has taken a lease on
the second floor of the Central
Power and Light Company build-
ing, and is completely remodeling
and redecorating it, and says he
will have a most modern and effi-
cient suite of offices. He expects
to be moved within about ten days.
night, January 14. Mrs. H. E. Sugg
has charge of this event.
At a meeting of the Association
board Monday morning it was re-
ported that all the citizens of the
town and community are cooperat-
ing in the relief work. Members of
(See RELIEF ASS’N page 6)
Shippers Join With
Growers To Lower
Costs of Shipping
John C. Jones Of Edinburg
Is Elected President Of
Valley Bankers Ass’n.
Analysis Of Market And Op-
eration Made At Commit-
tee Meeting Wednesday.
Ownership
A lot of holes in the pavement in
the streets and alleys are being
filled recently, and this deserves
most favorable comment. This work
not only saves the streets from fur-
ther deterioration but certainly
makes it lots easier on cars, and
dispositions to say nothing of giving
employment to many needy. That
is real relief work. . . .
* * *
And while we are on the subject
of relief we feel sure that we are
expressing the sentiments of the cit-
izens of Mercedes when we say that
we will give our funds and supplies
through the channels of the relief
committee which sees that worthy
cases are cared for and not hand it
it out to professional bums and
hard luck artists who are working
our streets. .. .
Funeral Services For
George W. Love Held
Tuesday Afternoon
Funeral services for George W.
Love of this city were held at the
Stotler Mortuary Tuesday at 1:30
o’clock with the Rev. C. P. Owen,
pastor of the local First Presbyter-
ian church officiating. Burial was
made in the Ebony Grove Ceme-
tery. Mr. Love died of appendicitis
Monday night. The deceased is
survived by two brothers, T. L.
Love of Satillo, Miss., and Jeff
Love of Wolf City, Texas, and a sis-
ter living in Olton, Texas.
Mr. Love had lived in Mercedes
for the past two years, during which
time he has been connected with the
Mercedes Produce Company stand
on Second street.
Baby Girl Born To Mr.
And Mrs. Atterberry
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Atterberry
are the parents of a baby girl born
to them Monday. The baby has
been named Nancy Jane.
Mrs. Atterberry and daughter are
getting along well.
To Divert Shipments From
The Missouri Pacific And
Southern Pacific Roads.
It appears that the shippers of
the Valley are at last mad, and are
going to see what they can do about
the discrimination that is being
forced upon the Valley by the rail-
roads. The farmers have tried, va-
rious groups have tried, and now
the ones that have the power have
started action to save the Valley
hundreds of thousands of dollars an-
nually and put them on a competi-
tive basis with other fruit and veg-
etable producing sections. It ap-
pears that the next move is up to
the railroads, and this is their gold-
en opportunity to get right. The
farmers certainly cannot grow pro-
duce and sell it on the present low
market in competition with other
sections when there is such a dis-
crimination in rates, and if they
don’t produce crops, not only will
the farmers suffer, but what will
the railroads do without anything
to haul . . . even short haul.
Benefit Dance To Be
Given Here Tonight
Peg Longon and his Club Royale
orchestra will furnish the music for
the benefit dance to be given at the
Elks clubhouse tonight starting at
9:30 o’clock. A large attendance
from Mercedes and other towns of
the Valley is expected.
The Valley Shippers’ Association
has taken up the long-fought battle
of the Valley growers to lower
shipping expenses from this section
in order that producers here may
compete with other vegetable and
citrus growing sections on an equal
basis. Members of the Shippers’
Association started Monday “short
hauling” the Missouri Pacific and
the Southern Pacific. The decision
on this move was reached at a meet-
ing of the Association held in the
Cortez hotel in Weslaco Saturday
night.
Members pledged themselves, ship-
pers said, to divert shipments until
a revision of the differential freight
rate; the special refrigeration rate
enjoyed by California was accord-
ed the Valley; change in the exist-
ing tariff laws which would open
up the Baton Rouge route and elim-
inate a 19-hour lay over in Houston
and save 24 hours into the eastern
markets for Valley shippers; a just
settlement of claims; the eliminating
of the dollar charge to notify ship-
pers of refusal of shipment where
the refusal in numerous cases may
have been due to the carrier’s negli-
gence and the removal of the di-
version charge on rolling cars of po-
tatoes.
The “short haul” of the Missouri
Pacific lines starts at Houston over
the Santa Fe and B. R. & I. rail-
roads. At Fort Worth over the Ka-
ty, Frisco and Santa Fe, according
to shippers. Shipments are diverted
from the Southern Pacific at
Shreveport and Denison. Other
points of diversion are Memphis,
Sherman and Baton Rouge.
N. P. Barton of the Hidalgo Coun-
ty Bank and Trust Company of
this city was reelected president and
Shelly H. Collier of the local First
National Bank was named vice pres-
ident of the Rio Grande Valley
Clearing House Association at a
joint meeting of that organization,
and the Valley Bankers’ Associa-
tion, held in the local high school
cafeteria Saturday night. D. R.
Givens of the Hidalgo County Bank
and Trust Company will continue as
manager of the Clearing House As-
sociation office, and Oscar W. Dube
of the First National Bank will con-
tinue as assistant manager.
John C. Jones of the American
State Bank and Trust Company at
Edinburg was elected president of
the Valley Bankers Association to
succeed Harry L. Starr of the First
National Bank in Mission. E. M.
Tomme of the Raymondville State
Bank was chosen vice president of
the Bankers Association and Val-
ens Klossner of the First National
Bank in Edinburg, secretary.
The Valley Clearing House, or-
ganized in 1932, is the largest such
organization in the world, it was
pointed out at the meeting Satur-1
day night. It has already passed
the mark of a million dollars a
month in clearings. An increase of
$220,000 in December clearings over
those of November, and almost a
half million over that of September
was reported by Mr. Givens, man-
ager.
T. J. Caldwell of the Union Na-
tional Bank at Houston, principal
speaker of the evening, explained
the effects on banking of the Glass
bill now before Congress, should it
become a law.
The opening address of the eve-
ning was given by Melvin Rouff, of
Houston, president of the Texas
Bankers Association, and president
of the Houston National Bank.
Ed Onstot of McAllen made an
talk on the operation of the Re-
construction Finance corporation’s
seed loans.
Approximately 150 bankers and
their wives attended the meeting.
An entertainment program and
dance followed the dinner and busi-
ness meeting.
The March meeting of the Valley
Bankers’ Association will be held in
San Benito.
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41 Are Promoted
Into Junior H. S.
As Semester Opens
Dr. James B. Leavell, for 15 years
pastor of the First Baptist church
in Houston, and now becoming
known as an evangelist, will con-
duct a series of evangelistic meet-
ings at the local First Baptist
church beginning Monday evening,
January 23, at 7:30 o’clock. Ser-
vices will be held each morning at
10 o’clock and each evening at 7:30
o’clock. The public is invited to at-
tend the meetings, the Rev. E. V.
May, local pastor, stated in an-
nouncing the services.
A decision as to the reopening of
the local milk plant of the defunct
Valley Sanitary Milk Co. is expected
to be made at a meeting to be held
next week by the committees ap-
pointed for that purpose from the
Dairymen’s Association and the lo-
cal chamber of commerce. At this
meeting a survey will be made of
the available constant milk and
cream supply in this community,
and a definite plan of organization
will be worked out and presented to
the American Company for approv-
al. Previous to this meeting a sub-
committee will make a complete
check of the inventory of the plant
and the condition of the equipment.
The findings will be reported for
use by the committee.
This meeting was decided upon at
a joint session of the committees
with H. C. Lawton, receiver, and H.
B. Seay of the American Company,
■Wednesday night.
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Boy Scout Council
Meeting Opens Here
At 3 P. M. Saturday
NEW QUARTERS
ARE REMODELED
Beautiful New Home Now
Under Construction; One
Completed This Month.
Local People In Dallas
On Business Trip
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Seay left
yesterday on a business trip to Aus-
tin and ballas. Mr. Seay will also
spend some time in Chicago before
returning to the Valley.
W. G. Greenlee left Wednesday
afternoon for Dallas. He expects
to return in about a week, stopping
in Corpus Christi on his trip back
to the Valley.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Maury Robinson of
Paris, Texas, are guests here in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Evans
for several days this week.
Death Of Prof. Laurence Fossler, Uncle
Of Local Man, Closes A Colorful Career
Professor Laurence Fossler, uncle
of Jacob Fossler of this city and
the man for whom Laurence Foss-
ler of this city was named, died in
Lincoln, Nebraska, on January 8.
Professor Fossler was chairman of
the department of Germanic lan-
guages and literature in the Uni-
versity of Nebraska and had spent
more time in active service as a
member of the university faculty
than any other present member of
the staff. He was 75 years old at
the time of his death.
Born at Wurtemberg, Germany,
Professor Fossler decided to come
to America when 15 years old. With
a steerage ticket in his pocket and
enough five mark notes sewed on
the lapel of his coat to pay his way
to the home of a brother in Ohio, he
set out alone on the voyage across
the ocean.
Unable to speak English, he
worked for a time in Ohio with his
brother, a carriage maker, but he
gave up the trade and went to Lin-
coln in 1873 to live with another
brother on a farm north of the city.
After a term in the country
school and preparatory school, he
entered the University of Nebraska,
and was graduated in 1881 in a
class which had eleven members.
He then studied for a year at the
Universities of Paris and Berlin and
returned to Nebraska, first teach-
ing in a district school and then
becoming a teacher in the Lincoln
high school. He was with this school
until 1889 serving as principal for
a time.
In that year he became an in-
structor of modern languages in the
University of Nebraska and re-
ceived his master’s degree in 1890.
Classes having grown, Professor
Fossler was made associate profes-
sor of Germanic languages and in
1891 became head of the depart-
ment.
In 1898 he made his third trip to
Europe and studied at the Universi-
ty of Leipzig.
Professor Fossler was the last of
a small group of early Nebraska un-
iversity graduates who became mem-
bers of the faculty and served for
many years.
He was a member of the simpli-
fied spelling board of the Modern
Language Association of America;
co-author of a German grammar
and of “Practical German Conver-
sation,” published in 1905.
From Room Taught By Miss
Ophelia Byars In South
Side Grammar School.
Forty-one students of the South-
side grammar school were promot-
ed into the junior high school at the
beginning of the second semester,
Monday, according to W. Edward
Perry, principal of the grammar
school. Due to the large amount of
illness in the schools at the present
time the regular exercises at grad-
uation were not held. Miss Ophelia
Byars is the home room teacher for
these students.
The members of the graduating
class include: Jewel Rodgers, Mar-
garita Rodriguez, Lupe Saldivar,
Dorthier Schwartz, La Verne Scott,
Elodio Solis, Juanita Solis, Esper-
aza Torres, Sispernito Navarro,
Alexander Aguilar, Vann Allen, Ed-
mund Buehler, Ezequel Caballero,
David Campbell, Jimmie Closner,
Antonio Garcia, Alonza Garcia, Jack
George, Manuel
Gonzales, Dean
Hartley, Saturnino January,
Jack
Lathern, J. W. Jones, Lauro Luna,
Pedro Marroquin, Paul Payne,
Agustin Torres, Sam Weatherly,
Bill Wilhelm, J. D. Wilson, Kervin
Ueckert, Ismael Marroquin, Ches-
ter Moore, Alfredo Sanceda, Flor-
ence Bonner, Lucille Champion,
Helen Ruth Clark, Berta Garzo,
Winter Martin, Laura Allen, Mit-
chell, and Beatrice Perez.
Colonel Charles H. Tipps
To Speak At La Feria
Colonel Charles H. Tipps of Three
Rivers, candidate for congressman
to succeed John N. Garner, will
speak at the Community Hall in La
Feria tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o’clock.
Judge John H. Mitchell of La
Feria will preside at the meeting.
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Mother Of Mrs. J. C.
Lear Dies In Michigan
Mrs. Annie M. Lear, 87, died at
her home in Allegon, Mich., Tues-
day. Mrs. Lear is the mother of
J. C. Lear of this city. She has a
number of friends in this city where
she visited in the home of her son
during the winter of 1929.
H. H. Harrington
Reelected President
Water Dist. Board
Board Reorganized At Tues-
day Meeting, First Since
Election Of Directors.
Dr. H. H. Harrington of Merce-
des was reelected president of . the
board of directors of the Hidalgo
and Cameron Counties Water Con-
trol and Improvement District No.
9 at the reorganization meeting of
the board held in the local office
Tuesday. H. H. Adkins of Ed-
couch was reelected vice president of
the board and Lee J. Hartzell, of
Mercedes, was named secretary to
succeed Ira I. Myers of Weslaco.
Mr. Myers and D. A. Reaves of
Weslaco are the other members of
the board.
Dr. Harrington, Mr. Hartzell and
Mr. Adkins were the three directors
returned to the board by the voters
of this district in an election held
Tuesday, January 10.
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Local People On Club
Program In Mission
Dr. and Mrs. John Ashton and
Mrs. W. H. Carlisle all appeared on
the program of the annual Civic
League tea in Mission Monday aft-
ernoon. Dr. Ashton gave a talk on
“Flowers” and Mrs. Carlisle sang
two vocal solos, “Souvenir of Love”
by Dradla and “The Irish Girl” by
Sanderson. Mrs. Ashton acted as
piano accompanish for Mrs. Carlisle,
and also gave a piano solo. The
tea was given at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Sammons in Mis-
sion.
Here From San Antonio
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Vining had as
their guests for two days this week
Sid A. Rees and S. J. Rees, both of
San Antonio, who were in the Val-
ley on a business trip. Sid A. Rees
is a brother of Mrs. Vining and
the other guest is her cousin.
Program Announced; Ban-
quet At 6:30 Feature Of
Sixth Annual Convention.
The 6th annual convention of the
Lower Rio Grande Valley Council of
the Boy Scouts of America will open
at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon in
the local junior high school audi-
torium. Features of the program
will be the awarding of honors to
Scouts and Scouters, the election of
council officers and the outlining of
the Council work for 1933.
Last details of arrangements for
the meeting were completed at a
meeting of the committee in charge
headed by W. Ed Perry, Saturday
night.
Floyd A. Swallow of Alamo, pres-
ident of the council will preside at
the afternoon session, the first hour
of which will be given over to bus-
iness and discussion of the correct
functioning of a Scout district. At
four o’clock discussion groups will
be formed headed by the committee
chairmen. In these groups the re-
ports of the 1932 work will be given
(See BOY SCOUT page 6)
The Rev. and Mrs. A.
Bartling Leave For
Houston To Make Home
The Rev. and Mrs. A. Bartling
and children left this week for
Houston where they will make their
home in the future. Mr. Bartling
had been pastor of the local Im-
manuel Lutheran church for the past
five years and the present new
church of that congregation was
built during his term as pastor.
The Rev. A. Stratman, pastor of
the Lutheran church in Alamo will
have charge of the services in the
local Lutheran church Sunday eve-
ning at 7:30 o’clock. There will be
no morning preaching service.
Son Born To Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Lilly Here
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lilly are the
parents of an eight-pound boy, born
at the local hospital Saturday.
Mrs. Lilly and son are doing nice-
ly. The baby has not been named
as yet.
Old Cannon To Mark Battlefield Site On
Military Road; Dedication Sunday P. M.
The dedication of an old cannon
set on the Military Road 16 miles
east of Mercedes, as the marker of
the site of one of the important bat-
tles in the early history of this sec-
tion, will take place Sunday after-
noon at 3 o’clock with the Lieuten-
ant Thomas Barlow Chapter of the
American Revolution in charge of
the service. Mrs. B. M. Freuden-
stein of Brownsvile, regent of the
Valley D. A. R. chapter, and Mrs.
R. M. Winn of this city, chairman
for the preservation of historic
spots, invite the public to attend the
dedicatory ceremony, the program
for which has been announced as
follows: -
Pledge to the American flag.
Invocation by Mrs. John L. Bruce
of this city, chapter chaplain.
Introduction of Colonel Francis
Glover of Fort Brown who will give
the short dedicatory address.
Taps and volley fire by Fort
Brown soldiers.
Introduction by Mrs. Ben Freud-
enstein of Brownsvile, regent of
the chapter.
The old cannon, of a type ante-
dating the civil war, is placed in
honor of Major Seth B. Thornton
and his men who fought the first
battle of the Mexican War. The
cannon also marks the site of the
first bloodshed in that war, in that
same battle on April 26, 1846. The
cannon was first placed in the vi-
cinity where it now stands by Gen.
James Parker in 1916, when he can-
nonaded that district.
The placing of the cannon was
brought about largely through the
efforts of the late Franklin C.
Pierce of Brownsville.
The Lieut. Thomas Barlow chap-
ter, representing ten cities in the
Valley, obtained a gift of the trian-
gular space between the concrete
roads as a resting place for the can-
non. Construction work was done
by soldiers under Captain Owen, who
was detailed to the work by Col.
Francis Glover of Fort Brown. The
construction material was donated
R. W. Briggs, Valley highway con-
tractor. Mrs. R. A. Porter of the
D. A. R. chapter donated the in-
scription for the cannon situated on
the Galveston ranch/ W. 0. Wash-
ington, Cameron county engineer, ob-
tained permission from state to
erect the cannon in highway right-
The first month in 1933 will
mark a number of changes in Mer-
cedes businesses including changes
in location and ownership, and a
large amount of remodelling and re-
decorating of business houses and
homes.
The Hicks Rubber Company sta-
tion operated by J. L. Davis, Jr.,
Henry’s Sandwich Shop, and the of-
fice of Dr. H. C. Douglass are
among the changes in locations, and
the C. R. Wood and Sons Grocery
Store and the New Mercedes Gro-
cery Store have changed ownership.
Mr. Davis will open his filling
station in the old Poag building for-
merly occupied by the Tolson Motor
Company on the corner of Second
street and Ohio avenue. This build-
ing is now being completely remod-
eled and redecorated and new equip-
ment being installed in every de-
partment. Mr. Davis hopes to have
the work completed next week and
to start operating there by next
week end. He will continue as the
dealer for the Hicks Rubber Com-
pany featuring Star tires and other
automobile accessories.
The Texas Company will continue
operation of their station now op-
erated by Mr. Davis. The new man-
agement will take over the business
about the first of the month. The
station has been repainted this week
and other improvements will be
made before the new management
takes over the station.
Henry’s Sandwich Shop moved
into its new location in the Masonic
building on Third street last week.
The space formerly occupied by the
Electric Shoe Shop and the Sudden
Service Shoe Shop has been com-
(See FIRMS CHANGE page 6)
Montgomery Talks On
World’s Fair Display
At Rotary Luncheon
P. E. (Monty) Montgomery of
Brownsville was the principal
speaker on the luncheon program of
the local Rotary club Tuesday noon.
Mr. Montgomery described the Val-
ley display planned for the Texas
exhibit at the World’s Fair in Chi-
cago, and pointed out that the ad-
vertising value to the Valley would
far exceed the cost of the display.
Dr. John Ashton read a number
of letters received from readers of
the article on the papaya which ap- .
peared in a recent issue of the Lit-
erary Digest. The Digest article was
taken from a story written by Dr.
Ashton on the development of the
Red Rock papaya by H. G. Stilwell
of Brownsville. The original story
appeared in the Valley Farmer and
South Texas Grower. Hundreds of
letters concerning the papaya have
been received by Dr. Ashton and
still others by Mr. Stilwell as a re-
sult of the article in the national
magazine.
Visiting Rotarians at the lunch-
eon Tuesday were Charles Hardin
of La Feria, Frank Wortham of
Weslaco and C. W. Richmond of
McAllen. Visitors were P. E. Mont-
gomery of Brownsville and Ed On-
stodt of McAllen.
Study Circle Will
Meet Next Thursday
The study circle meeting of the
grammar school P.-T. A. has been
postponed until next Thursday aft-
ernoon from 2:45 to 3:45. “Charac-
ter Training” by Germaine and Ger-
maine will be the study topic. The
meeting will be held in the music
room of the Southside
school.
Immediately following
grammar
the pro-
gram there will be a meeting of the
P.-T. A. executive board.
Mr. and Mrs. Sprague
Parents of Baby Girl
A girl weighing none pounds was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sprague
of La Feria at the local hospital
Monday.
Mrs. Sprague and little daughter
are doing nicely.
Baby Girl Born To Mr.
And Mrs. George Potts
A baby girl weighing 8 and three-
quarters pounds, was born to Mr.
and Mrs. George S. Potts at the
Mercedes General Hospital early
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Potts and
little daughter who has been named
of-way where it may be viewed by Judith Ann,
nicely.
are reported doing
the general public.
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Mercedes News-Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1933, newspaper, January 20, 1933; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1630380/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.