El Heraldo De Brownsville (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 102, Ed. 1 Monday, October 14, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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SAFETY TOUR
' COMING HERE
Motor Group to Meet
Monday
George Ury has been selected by
the Texes Motor Transportation As-
sociation as local chairman for the
civic safety meeting to be held in
Brownsville on Monday Oct. 21
1M0 as part of a statewide safety
tour sponsored by the association
and the Texas Safety association
It was announced by Lynn B Shaw
general manager of the T. M. T. A.
today.
# *'We are proceeding with plans."
said Ur;- "to make this an import-
ant constructive event in our civic
affairs. The Texas Motor Transpor-
tation Association is working hard
to make car and truck operators
more safety corneous. The snnual
loss of life and property on high-
ways in Texss has a considerable
affect on the welfare of its people
and we in Brownsville suffer our
share. The meeting will be a line
beginning and we want our peo-
ple to furnish a large attendance"
To bring the message of safety to
towns and cities throughout the
state the association is using a new
truck and trailer operated bv
•Texas’ safest truck driver.” B F.
Hardy of Wacc. Mr. Hardys title
was earned afte.* 1350.000 miles of
no-accident driving extending over
a 15-vear period He will arrive in
Brownsville with the safety-tour
unit for the meeting and will take
part in the ceremonies.
Invitations are being issued to lo^
cal car and truck operators to at-
tend the meeting which will be held
at 7:00 p.m. at the Chamber of
Commerce.
Tt is possible we may overlook
some of those who are vitally in-
terested ir issuing invitations.” said
chairman Ury “but we want every
man woman and child in Browns-
ville to be at the meeting since
highway safety affects us all.”
• STORIES
IN STAMPS
Holy Bible Holds Ploce
As World's Best Seller
T^HE Btbla it the world's ‘Book
* of Book!.” It has been trans-
lated in its entirety into 180 lan-
guages. New Testament in 219
more and portions of it in 622 or
B total of 1021 tongues.
Hungary put the Bible on a
stamp in the issue above com-
memorating G a s p a r Karoli’t
translation of the Bible into Mag-
yar. A 1940 German issue
marked the 500th anniversary of
the Gutenberg Bible first printed
copy.
Scholars estimate that 1.015.-
000.000 Bibles have been printed
iince Gutenberg Issued his first
copy. Some 29.000000 Bibles are
printed annually.
The Bible was first written by
the Jews from history tradition
folk-lore prophecies and laws.
The Hebrew Scriptures were
translated into Greek between the
third and first centuries before
Christ. The New Testament was
written in Greek adopted by
early Christians and translated by
Jerome into the Latin or Vulgate
Bible in 383 A. D.
MERCEDES UNIT ELECTS
MERCEDES- Lorraine Schaeffer
has been elected president of the
Mercedes Lorene Morrow Chapter
of the Qmll and Scroll interna-
tional honorary society for high
ichool joumr lists. Other officers
Include: vice president. Dan Atte-
berry; secertary-treasurer Betty
Jo McKinney; historian. Lane
Smith and reporter. Mary Marie
Devo. There are three members
from last year besides the officers
above They include Mildred Neb-
enzahl. Jo Ella Baumgart and
Jean Kirkpatrick.
BOOSTERS SEE FILM
RANGERVTLLE — One of the
largest crowd ever present at a
Booster's club meeting here mas on
hand recently to see the movie
“River." given by the Farm Bureau.
Russell Dennett was entertainment
chairman for t.ie evening. Mrs.
Morgan Buchan is chairman of the
program tvtiich wil be given the
first of November.
Ttie kina* In modem card decks
•11 contain the jovial physiognomy
of King Henry VIII the husband
of many wives.
Budget Term*
On Cameras and supplies Small
down payment and terms up to
12 mo on balance
A. ROGERS TT
Arrows from El Jardtn Hotel
Phene 99 — Brewnsrille
“Let a vou ana me
Build a Home!"
easy FHA terms
R L BROCKMAN
IWtf M-fS W BRIM SbY III!
tvts
Cl*
smlned
uompieu epical service
Pine sun glasses magnifiers etc
R. L. LACKNER
JEWELER * OPTOMETRIS'l
lilt Elisabeth
Navy Huddle on Far Eastern Problems
4 LI u »
The delicate situation in the Pacific *as one of the first problems considered as a series of conferences
• £?tw£cn Prtsi(lent Roosevelt and high navy officials began in Washington. Pictured above discussing
Far Eastern matters are. left to right. Admiral Harry E. Yarnell. retired former commander of the
Asiatic Fleet; Admiral Harold Stark. Chief of Naval Operations; Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox;
and Admiral J. O. Richardson. Commander-ui-Chief of the U. S. Fleet.
Relief Line 1940
Provide t spectacle that tends to take American eyes off trouble at home
rehlf £ 1 inch along for their weekly fond dole. Recently 5000 noisy jostling New York
reueX ci.enls on the line pictured above broke out in disorderly arguments and a riot was feared. Fr
police summoned by emer genev call. rest''*-**1. Deace.
American It Flies Fastest and Goes Farthest
I HI
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After inspecting this new pursuit plane built for the U S. Navy by United Aircraft at East Hartford.
! *'onnj Roar Admiral John H. Towers declared it “t he fastest in the world.” Exact speed was not dis-
closed. but it is reported capable of more than 400 miles per hour. Cruising range of the 20t)0-horse-
power motor is 1700 miles compared with the 800-mile limit of the best pursuit ships now in service
r "Drafted" to Beauty Throne
k Am
hollowing a request of bank ex-
aminers to audit the books of
the Savings Bank of Naticoke
Md.. Mrs. Margaret R Fields
above. assistant cashier disap-
peared When an audit disclosed
an apparent shortage the direc-
tors ck-sed the bank voluntarily
turned it over to the State Bank-
’*'*■ Commissioner to liquidate
the assets
Hollywood scenario writer Owe l
Crump Jr. outlined a script to
screen actress Lucile Fairbanks
above in which they would be
co-stars and live happily ever
after. She took an option on
it—and so the couple announced
they would be married at Mon-
tecito. Calif- job.October 12.
i
Jean Carolyn Roff above comely Chicago University freshman
refused to enter a school beauty contest. But when a photographer
submitted her photo she was “drafted*’ to be campus queen reifn-
ine at the first All-campus Dance.
This young British girl is trying out one of the new gutta-perchi
earplugs of which 50.000.000 are being distributed by the Ministry
of Home Security. Thn plugs are designed not only to deaden tht
* nervt-wxacking bomb blasts but to protect eardrum. .. ».n
Hombres de
*
Comerciantes
Profesionistas
El medio mas eficaz y mejor para obtener éxito en cual-
quier Negocio Comercio o Profesión es anunciándose
oportuna y debidamente; un anuncio que sea leido no so-
lo por unas cuantas personas sino por la mayor cantidad
de publico posible sera el mas efectivo.
Un Anuncio en
El Heraldo
*
de Brownsville
SERA SIEMPRE DE RESULTADOS POSITIVOS PA-
RA CUALQUIER HOMBRE DE NEGOCIOS COMER-
CIANTE O PROFESIONISTA POR LAS SIGUIEN-
TES RAZONES!
• PORQUE ES EL UNICO DIARIO EN ESPAÑOL
EN TODO EL VALLE
• POR LA OPORTUNIDAD DE SUS NOTICIAS
E INFORMACIONES LOCALES Y MUNDIA-
LES
• POR SU REGULARIDAD
• POR SU MAGNIFICO SERVICIO DE DISTRI-
BUCION
TODAS ESTAS VENTAJAS HACEN QUE ESTE PE-
RIODICO SEA EL MAS LEIDO Y PREFERIDO EN-
TRE TODO EL PUBLICO DE HABLA ESPAÑOLA
QUE RADICA EN TODAS LAS POBLACIONES DEL
VALLE Rajo del rio grande y las princi-
pales POBLACIONES VECINAS DE LA FRON-
TERA MEXICANA.
ANUNCIENSE Y PALPARAN LOS
RESULTADOS!
Para Toda Clase De
Anuncios En Español
En Este Periódico Há-
blese al Sr. J. M. Betan-
zos a Los Telefonos
1600 o 535
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