McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 288, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 6, 1927 Page: 4 of 4
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Tuesday, December 6.162?.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Change of
it
Ownership
Monday In McAllen on business.
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ROESSING & FOLSOM
Charles Farrell had net the faint
Now Owners
his giant jazz-sym-
stated.
VAL-RIE CONFECTIONERY
HIGGINS—TIBERGHEIN
Have you seen Milmor?
of him in various
Not Good Name
the
VAL-RIE
Of
CONFECTIONERY
77; e Valley's Meeting Place
McALLEN
7ron$/H>r/af»>a
COMPANY
YODER
,,;L-
McALLEN.
platitude that Am-
music and probably
many of the larger
there is something
"The soft, dreamy waltz Is staging
a comeback and we now are writing
up.’’ Try and
the socalled
that
that
Charles Farrell Won Coveted
Role of Chico in ‘7th Heaven’
Without Taking Screen Test
-3. -
greater
He is a
and
Ed-
muslc that can be played In the sym- *
phony style. As to something i£'
music that Is typically American. I
have only to point to George Ger-
shwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue."
Mr. and Mrs C A. Bryan of Hous-
ton spent Sunday night and Monday
in McAllen, while making a tour of
the coast towns and the Valley. ’
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Me- happy married journey through life.
Whiteman overflowed a chair in his
dressing room.
or-
in
at
the
Harold Leavell,, student at the state
university, expects to leave on the
20th. to spend the holidays at home.
Miss Ddrothy Leavell, who is attend-
ing Texas Christian University, Fort
M’orth, will reach home on the 22nd.
(International Now* Service)
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 6— Jazz —
rythmic, throbbing jazz— is the folk
music of America.
Whiteman’s orchestra of 32 musi-
cians la planning a round-the-world
tour.
All Milmor home* are “Home Beau-
tiful." . ... Jl AS
FOR SAL
the city,
two.
Good invesfment for you.
L. Sellers.
ROOMING HOUSE FIRE
CLAIMS EIGHT
CATHOLIC LADIES
NET NEAT SUM
We wish to take this means of notifying the gen-
eral public that Mr. Vai G. Folsom has bought out
the interest of Mr. Albert Neinhoffer, and that the
Mr.
nr
was
Andrew Rich, who is attending the
Kirksville School of Osteopathy
Kirksville. Mo., will arrive about
17th for the Christmas holidays.
"So America has no folk music,”
he smiled. "America has the best
folk music in the world. We have
lilting, plaintive tunes by the score
that everyone sings, tunes that never
die; and the songs that endure are
the ones that are folk music.
Thus do Paul Whiteman and Jan
Garber, kings of rythmland, refute
the oft repeated
erica has no folk
never will have.
(International New* Service)
WILLIAMSON', W. Va., Dec’ 6 —
Eight persons including two women
na. Berlin and a dozen places where
they play their own music better than
anyone else ever could. By the same
token we play America’s music better
than they do or can.
• 'Jazz' is an unjust name for our
music. The name may have applied
just after the war; that was when
first the metamorphosis set it. The
result was, to say the least, disturb-
ing. But our rythm music fast is
growing softer, and smoother and
more toneful.
Perched upon his dressing
Garber was working out a new
with three of his orchestra.
The result was
notified by wire
the coveted part of the
even a test.
From the "king's'' dressing room to
that of Jan Garber it was but a short
walk,
table
song
this nation
a French
presented
that
him
"Why don't I play some of the FOR SALE—-19
heavier music? The principal reason in A 1 condition,
is that I have heard it played in Vien- $575 of anybody’s mpney.
. Whiteman with
phony organization played here at one
theatre while youthful, collegiate
Jan Garber whipped out the hot tunes
of the southland at another.
"Leaders of
chestras say
what they call the ‘Whiteman music'
and I don’t hesitate to say that there
is a lot in the Oberhoffer music, the
Stokowski music and the public play-
ed by all the conductors of their type
Just two blocks north
de Palmas—14th Street.
252 or see John Logan .
2t—288—289 '
Charles was
he had won
year—without
“And another thing,
should thank its southland for its folk
music. There are lots of them, 'Old
Black Joe,’ ‘Swanee River’, ’Nellie
Gray’ and a dozen others. And there
Is folk music being written all the
time.”
LOST OR STRAYED -Young fresh I
yellow Jersey cow, Slightly darker iu
face and on hack. Disappeared Fri-
day. Reward. Casper Arms, 1 mile
north old McAllen Depot *4 mile west.
31—288—290
■ That wonderful French Drip Coffee
every meal; fresh at all time*.
STAR PHARMACY
Opposite Hospital McAllen
<7th Heaven.”
about picture of the year, is adapt-
inost talked
The bake sale and bazaar held Satur-
day by the ladies of the Catholic
[church, netted them over $140.00.,
| The sale was held in the Cockrum
building on Main Street.
Amazing Values
And Easy Terms
Come to our salesroom and inspect
ourO.K.’d reconditioned cars. We
have the car you want at a.price
that will please you—and OUr
terms are unusually reasonable,
with the lowest financing charges
. «-KMOV,— /I.*!—— I
A 7 per cent loan might help you to
build that new home or business
building. Jefferson Standard Life
Insurance Company, Roy Hardin, Lo-
cal Agent. Tf
but watch how other smokers
are changing to Cheflerfield!
Plenty of Folk Tune*
"America’s folk music?” he asked
bouncing down. "Ask me something
hard. Of course we have folk music,
the best. We have folk music we can
play in concert and after touching it
up a little, "burn ’em -
do that with some of
famous folk music.
Call me at 477 or 447-J if yon need
Jefferson Standard Service Life Inaur
ance or loan. A policy for every need
ROY HARDIN, Local Agent. Tf.
.WANTED AT ONCE-Two or three ■
high pressure salesmen for a subdivi-
sion now going in a splendid nevt way.
Easy, too. Write Box 101, McAllen I
Daily Press. 3t—238—290
“Those who say we have no folk •
music are as a rule conductors of
the larger symphony orchestras who
have grown to like the folk music of
other nations and ours doesn’t appeal
to them, Much of their folk music
doesn’t appeal to us, but we don’t say
that it isn’t good.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR SALE—Will sell my household
furniture for $300.00 cash. Cost j
$725.00 12 months ago. If you buy
the furnituref you can rent the house
which has three rooms and double j
garage, for $25.00 a month as long as
you want to.
of the Casa
Address Box
Sellers.
j Miss Dorothy Tiberghein and
I nie Higgins were married at the home J Chico the whole time Charles
|of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. pleading for his friend’s cause.
; Leo Tiberghein. Monday evening at 6 [
1 o’clock. Rev. Jewell Matthews of the
| Christian Church performing the beau
i tiful ring ceremony. The bride and i
' groom were unattended, and only
' <lose relatives and a few friends wit-'
David Leavell. who will graduate
, , v., innrna- nessed the pledging of the marriage
from the Columbia School of Journa ,
lism at Columbia, Missouri, in Janu- jvows.
ary, expests to spend Christmas holi-1
days with an aunt at Atchinson, Kan-j
sas. 1
to Chicago to report the Northwestern! wjj] m|J^e their home at present.
University foot ball game.
Christmas he will be sent
school to Pittsburg. Pa., on a business |
mission. David has made an enviable ,
record during his several years in'
College
The red “OJK.” tag is attached to
the radiator of every one of our re-
conditioned cars. It means that the
car has been gone over completely
by expert mechanics, using genu-
ine parts for all replacements.
Look for this tag—and buy with
confidence.
Charles was only being helpful
had come to suggest his friend.
I mond Moraine, whom he considered
' ideal for the role.
• But Charles was wearing
Beret cap as a dare and
| such a jaunty appearance
Bur- Borzage was visualizing
U. S. Folk Music
Is Best Of All
Insist Leaders
After gaining the director’s prom
ise that he would give the friend a
test Charles left for Texas to play
the lead in "The Rough Riders,” un-
‘ conscious of the fact that as soon as
he left the office, Mr. Borzage had
, called for studies
make-ups.
A weeding supper was served follow [
...... —------- -------- . fng the ceremony, and the happy cou-
David was recently given a tx'ip ■ pje ]eft overland for Mercedes, where
will be operated in the future by Messrs. Roessing
and Folsom.
The people of the Valley are well acquainted
with Mr. Folsom and it is with pleasure that we
again have him in the business. *
We wish to also assure the people who have ac-
corded us their business in the past that we will at
all times do all in our power to give the same atten-
tion and consideration, at all times doing our best
to improve our service and have what you want
and how you want it.
We wish to especially invite out of town people to
make this place their headquarters while in Mc-
Allen, assuring them at all times the most careful
attention.
Thanking the people for their past business and
asking for a liberal share of it in the future, we are
Yours very truly,
FOR SALE—1926 Dodge speedster
This car is worth
Will take
$350 for it. $100 cash. Balance 12
months to pay. See J. L. Sellers.
2t— 288—289
USED CARS
tcz/A an ~OK that, counts ■
C * »
MAGAZINES ALL KINDS
— Ladies h*ve a look free. —
STAR PHARMACY
McAllen
Aft,eri Mrs. Higgins came to McAllen front
by the
jSac City, Iowa, with her parents, nine
years ago. and has grown to young,
womanhood here. . She graduated j frorn tlle play by Au9tin Strong,
from the McAllen High School last,Janet Gaynor Plays opposite _Farre’/
year, and is bright and talented, pos- j
sensing a wide circle of friends among ;
Old English brick* await you at ,
; the younger set.
Milmor. ,
[in the role of the pathetic Diane. If
i is scheduled for a showing at the
■ Palace Theatre commencing today
i for three days.
FOR THE BEST
OF GOOD REASONS
BETTER TASTE!
CHEVROLET/
/ -----—r irr---
Two residence lots in
$400 cash will buy these
The lots are worth $600 each.
See John
2t—288—289
-phey gius extend best wishes for a long and ! an(j three children died in a room-
' *'■ ‘----- ------' ' ’--------- " . I ing house fire, here, today.
Chesterfield
smokers don't cliaiive
with the moon
Daniel, Mrs. Bryan being a cousjn of
Mrs. McDaniel. Mr. Brayan is a
prominent oil operator and real estate
dealer of Houston, having recently
opened additions to the city between ‘
the city and. Rice Institute. This was
his first visit to the Valley in ten
years, and he was very enthusiastic
over the development of the country
since his last trip, and over the possi- est idea that he would be selected
bilities of its future. Its similarity to!for the part as he came into Frank
California was very marked indeed, he Borzages office early last spring
when that director was looking every
where for a suitable Chico for "7th
Heaven.”
Mr. Higgins is originally from Cof-
feyville, Kansas, but has been living
in the Valley for nearly two years,
making his headuarters the
part of the time at Edinburg,
brick mason by profession.
Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Hig-J
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McAllen Daily Press (McAllen, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 288, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 6, 1927, newspaper, December 6, 1927; McAllen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1198993/m1/4/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting McAllen Public Library.