The Brownsville Sunday Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 66, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 7, 1924 Page: 6 of 12
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THOUSAND CHILDREN
ARE EXAMINED HERE
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Although most of the prospective
school pupils in Brown«ville were found
to be* free ({ contagious iiitSW*
enough of them were found to have
e'ntsgious diseases to justify examining
957 of them according to Miss Annie
Gabriel Red Cross nurse in Browns- |
ville. The*e children were examined !
Friday and Saturday at the city health
clinic.
Nine children were found to have i
contagious skin diseases and were ex- 1
eluded from entering school. Three of j
these had very contagious scalp dis-
eases.
The report shows that 07 children had !
diseased eye lid«. and must be under a
physician's care in order to remain in
school here. A total of Ott children
were vaccinated by Major M. L. Todd
post surgeon at Fort Brown. 520 of
these heing vaccinated .Friday and 121
Saturday.
Local physicians conducted the ex-
amination* free of charge. Miss Gabriel
said and were assisted by public spirit-
ed citizen of Brownsville Mrs. S. C.
1 Tucker being in charge of thti part f
I the woik. Manx members ef tl I*
ent-Teachers* association came to the
elinle for rards and hail their children
examined by the family physician. Miss
Gabriel said.
Water District No. 2
Buys New Dredges
A new Until tlrriliraij: uiaehiue soon
will be put tn work in Water Improve-
ment IMstrirt No. 'J t|i«- tiig mtt' bine
bavin* arrived during the past week.
according to th« San Benito Light. The '
dredger is being assembled now.
’I bi« is the second machine of this type
to l»e bought by this district the first (
having been at work cleaning the canals '
for some tinr. It has proved to be very '
successful ami economical in cleaning
the laterals of silt and tales according
to the oiliciaM in charge tf (he work.!
-Mau.i'gVr Robertson believes this secon l
ina lum will make it possible to keep
all the canals ami lat>ral- open and car-
rying their full capacity of water. The
Dew dredger will be put to work on lat-
eral IS.
FLIERS EXACTLY
(Continued from l'age One)
fuials rendered welcome to the fliers.
The fliers were grettcJ with the na-
tional alute «.f twenty one guns cus-
tomarily accorded only to presidents
and to the rulers cf foreign jowers.
Harbor *nd city joined in a pandemon-
ium of shrinking whistles ringing bells
and rearing sirens a • the pi nos « cort-
cd by twelve land flving machines cir-
cled the harbor and a* th • aviators
after alighting were taken to the re-
i option barge.
The great cr >w.l of 75.000 at the air !
port fell silent and stood uncovered i.s a
band playtd the Nat'onal anthem and
later “Hi me Sweet Home.”
The fliers were met far up the
Main- coa-t by Major General Mason M
I’t trick chief of the air service and
Assistant Secretary of War l>wight F-
liavis with twelve pianos. With the
» rid fliers in advance in a triangle
the iscort made the trip in a huge
.jcarheid formation somewhat higher
than the round the worl I planes. At
the tip of tin spearhead wa General
Patrick.
SCOUT MEETING
SCHEDULED SOON
Whether the Kin (Jfrtude Valley will
have a disrriet organisation of ltoy
Scout* order will he decided nt a meeting
whi h will he ealledt by J. F. liu relax
organizer who was Here recently hut
who has gone to Austin and I’alius for a
short time.
Mr. Karclay will return to the Valley
soon after September Jo ami will call a
luc-iing sunit' place in fhr Valley fhe
various executives to be present at this
meeting.
Af n meeting at Mercedes recently it
was decided that pi <lge- of $.‘1 It Ml should
be taken on by the various eiries to sup-
port the district in case it is organized.
This quota will he distributed aa follow*;
Brownsville San Benito $000;
Mereedes. llonua. $'Jt*J; and Al-
inno. $ H*0.
O. IV Archer of McAllen was < lected
president of the tentative distriet or-
ganisation; A. I. Montgomery of San
Benito vice-president; l. \V. King
treasurer. The <-oun il elected is com-
pos'd of B. K. Tenny. Mercedes; John
Kwing. Donna; It. \V. Ogden. Alamo;
Itev. Wilginson. Mission. MMission; Kd
Wilkins. San Junn. with the one com-
missioner to l»e elected h.v each town not
represented at the meeting.
BROWNSVILLE
.
(Continued from Page One)
proponed highway around the «
I Judge Darn-y explained. Wharton and
I Port Itend muntien have ju*i reeently
voted bond innuett and will >tarf work
■soon.
This higlitvay will not only shorten the
route from here to Houston loir will in-
duce more tourists to come to the Val-
ley. for it will give them an interesting
t oad along I he gulf to follow when nun
ing to the \ alley with several jugjtort
cities between here amt Houston.
"Most of the obstacles to nnnpleting
this highway have been removed." .fudge
l*amy said. ('An|ieration has been se-
emed front all sources ami little re-
mains !>ut to vote bonds in • In- two re
innininK counties. and to *e ore the r gh.
way designated by the* state highway
department which will then take over it*
maintenance." *
School Survey Report
To Be Made Sept. 21
I Ry The Associated rres»t
Al'STIN. Trias. Sept. H — The final
report of the Texas educational survey
tihkh gathered data on the Teias edma-
tional system last winter will lie de
Hr* red to the survey commission Sep-
Iember 21 (iorrrnor Neff 'hairmm of
the commission announced Inday.
The members will meet in the govern-
or's office at a. in. on that day to hear
the report of li'orge A. Works «f Cor-
nell I'niversity director of the survey.
Methods of making the report public
wlil then hr determined.
CALIFORNIA MAN IS
PLEASED IN VALLEY
"I wouldn't nge Valley land. acre
for a-re for t'aliforuia laml. in spite of
the difference in price.” said Victor It.
Nelson formerly of t' lifornia. and now
interested in the Valley. Mr. Nelson
owns several trn s of land in lliis sec-
tion. one of these being a .‘ttMt acre tract
at I .os Fresno/..
"The Valley has it ov« r California
ill several respect*. Besides the fer-
tility of the soil here and the superior
<|iialil> of Va I'ey fruits and vcgctabl s. I
i this section of the tountry beats t’ali
fogniit to the market In nt least two
mouths which i- the greatest advantage1
in securing a letter price for the fruit
that is grown h*re.
" I notice a great advance has been
made in the Valle) recently and i going
on iii the present time." Mr. Nelson con-
tinued. ” I have be ii gone from here for
a year and even in that short period
the change which has been made for
the better strik's me as remarkable.”
Mr. Nelson -aid that lie intends mak-
ing the Valley hi* permanent home in
the Valley. He -ai11 tlmt lie might live
in Brownsville. San Benito or Harlingen
but ”1 like Brownsville best.”
NEFF TO VISIT PRISON
A!'ST IN. Sept. ti. (inventor l’at
Neff experts to leave tomorrow night for
the sfat penitentiary at Huntsville on a
business 11if>. lie a mint meed. He experts
to b- away several days.
Sp cial
Showing
Early Fall Models in
Ladies’ Dresses and Coats
\\ c* have just unpacked a new shipment of women's
ami misses’ Xew Fall Dresses and Coats. They are
the last word in style and cjuality. 1 his merchandise
was purchased through our representative in the east
at a great bargain.
An airport officer who talked with
the airmen befi re they left for South
Boston bnid that their physical condi-
tion was splendid and that they needed
otiiy a rest. lie qu tod Lieutenant
Smith a:; saying:
" W f'r1' darned glad to get home. The
feeling that comes but once in a life
time came to us when we moored for
the last time in Ho.ton Harbor. We
knew wo were going to fly with wheels
from now on—no nr re pontoons.**
BOSTON Sept. <>. The world fliers
will not hip off for New York tomor-
row as previously planned. Lieutenant
Kini'h said tonight that they would
leave Monday if possible.
Health Insurance
for the Whole Family
Without counting the daily utility of a
Chevrolet tor going back end forth to work
«hopp?7g or iaJtLig the children to school etc.
its value in saving doctor’s bills broadening
ycxsr mental horhroa and keeping the whole
tamUy physically Ct amounts to mon? than
Uis cost of the car and its upkeep.
SUPERIOR !t if. more of an csoentiol to the uiode.ro fpirily
S'Pas?. Touting than anything else but a home.
$510 Chevrolet meet.' the requirements of tha
modem family because it is economical to
... a sunt. Kir..;. buy and main lain because of its excellent
ippearanco and ridirg comfort because it can
bo depended upon und because it is so easy
3 drhe th«*t any member of the family cm
; -se it.
Men’s and
Young
Men’s
Stylish Suits
They are sure to appeal
to the snappy dresser
and they are moderately
priced—
$15 to $40
YOUR HEAD
Deserves a new hat. Our
stock of new Fall Hats
are here and they are
moderately priced—
$4—$5
STETSON HATS
$7—$15
WALK-OVER SHOES
For Men and Women
Conic and let our expert shoe man tit you in
a new pair of shoes. Every style—every
size—
$7.50—$10.00
School
Suits
for
Boys
%
It
Stevenson Motor
Sales Co.
1207 l.cvrc SI. I’honc 7H0
Mothers bring the Jun-
to our store and let
him pick his own suit.
1 fie can’t make a mis-
take for every one is a
genuine bargain.
Priced—
$6.50 to $12.59
HUMPTY-
DUMPTY
SCHOOL SHOES
Made for rough
wear. Just the
thing for school.
They are guaran-
teed.
$3.50
MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
KAPLAN’S DEPARTMENT STORE
1205 Elizabeth St. The Public to Be Pleased Brownsville Texas
CORNER OF ELEVENTH AND LEVEE STREETS
WE HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF USED TIRTIRES WHICH WE HAVE TRADED FOR BAL-
LOON TIRES. SOME HAVE RUN ONLY A LITrLE WHILE—ALMOST NEW—AT ONE-THIRD
OFF THE REGULAR PRICE-SOME MORE SOME LESS. YOU ARE INVITED TO INSPECT
ALL OF OUR USED AND ALSO BIG BARGAINS IN NEW TIRES AND TUBES. FIRST COME-
FIRST SERVED.
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BROWNSVILLE VULCANIZING CO.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED PHONE 888 THE LARGEST VULCANIZING PLANT IN THE VALLEY
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The Brownsville Sunday Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 66, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 7, 1924, newspaper, September 7, 1924; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1378773/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .