The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 200, Ed. 2 Sunday, February 18, 1934 Page: 5 of 18
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Unsightly Swamp Turned into Attractive Park and Playground Here
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RESACA BANKS
GET WINDING
AUTO DRIVES
An unsightly swamp rapidly u
| being transferred into one of the
most beautiful park and playground
•pots in South Texas in the CWA
! P&rk program now going froward in
Brownsville.
The resaca starting on Palm
Boulevard rw?ar the Los Ettanos
school and extending to a point
near Villa Maria Academy is being
made over into a park.
Build Attractive Park
A large part of the work has been
concentrated near tne Academy
i where snail bridges locks and oth-
er structures to aid in the program
•re being built.
But the entire streten oi resaca
t is being improved as pait oi Browns-
ville’s general plan oi making these
: resacas into attractive parking
places.
The CWA has include! a large
amount of earth work particularly
in the building of the driveways
Along each side of the resaca drive-
ways are being cut through the
brush and are being beautified.
The center part of the resaca is
being deepened and the banks built
up. Tills ground is to be beautified
by planting shrubs and grass. In
several places small islands have
been left in the center oi the re-
saca. and will be connected with
the banks by rustic bridges.
Stocked With Pish
The high ground aea. the Los
Ebanos school is being lowered and
the dirt used in helping build drive-
ways.
It is the plan of the sity to make
the resaca an ideal place for small
pleasure boats and for fishing. The
entire stretch of water is to be
stocked with bass and other sport
fish and it will be possible for per-
sons to catch fish practically the
year around.
The park program is being car-
ried out along lines worked cut by
CWA engineers and architect'; and
city officials. City Mayor R B.
Rent fro and City Manager Z. A
Rosenthal have given careful at-
tention to the beautilication pro-
gram in order to get the maximum
benefit fit of the expenditure.
Mother Is Charged
With Drowning Tot
HOBART. Okla. Feb 17. -CP—
Leola Bingham young wife of W.
C. Bingham. Hobart fanner ac-
cused of drowning her six-year-old
son in a creek near here recently
will be given a sanity hearing. Co.
Atty. Paul Cunningham said Sat-
urday after he learned the woman
had once been confined In an asy-
lum.
A murder charge filed against
the woman will be withdrawn
Cunningham added.
Printer* Walk Out
WICHITA. Feb. 17. (JV-Union
strike Saturday in protest of fail-
newspapers. the Wichita Beacon
and the Wichita Eagle went on
strike aSturday in protest of fail-
ure to negotiate a new union con-
tract with the publishers.
The pressmen stereotypers and
angravers remained their posts
A *he deadline for first editions
Ame and passed with preparations
still incomplete for publication of
the papers.
Life Term Attested
LITTLETON. Colo . Fel>. 17. flV-
Donald K. Smith 30-year-old trap-
per. convicted by a jury of second
degree murder for the killing of his
son. Donald. 3 last Dec. 4 was sen-
tenced to life imprisonment in the
Colorado penitentiary by District
Judge Samuel Johnson Saturday.
The slaying of little Donald Arlen
Smith by his enraged father was
declared by Arapahoe and Denver
county authroities to be one of the
most brutal In the state’s criminal
history.
Brownsville's park development
and resaca beautification is shown
in these photographs. Upper
photographs show at the left City
Manager Z. A. Rosenthal and
Mayor R. B Rentfro inspecting
the lock being built as part of the
resaca beautification and control
program right a view of the re-
saca drive in the northwestern
part of the city. Lower photos
show left one of the present city
parks at the city power and
light plant and right a general
resaca view*.
Candidates File
For Mercedes Race
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES Peb. 17. — One of
Mercedes* most interesting city
political campaigns of recent years
apparently was assured Saturday
with announcement of a ticket for
mayor and commissioners in the
April election.
Dr. D. L. Heidrick present city
commissioner who was elected last
April to that office and whose term
does not end until April 1935
heads the ticket as a candidate
lor mayor. R. R. Talbert promin-
ent business man and a leader of
one of Mercedes two fire depart-
ments. announced his candidacy
lor office of city commissioner and
Placido Gonzales pioneer Mexican
resident of Mercedes is the can-
didate for the other place as city
commissioner.
The terms of Mayor W. D. Cha-
dkk and City Commissioner W. A.
Tullls and John Polk expire in
April 1934. No announcement has
oeen made as to whether they
will seek re-election.
The Heindnck tkket. in making
its announcement Saturday cir-
culated handbills urging Mercedes
voters to support the candidacy of
O. J. ‘Red" Schaeffer in the spe-
cial city election scheduled for
Feb. 34. This election will name a
successor to W. G Greenlee city
commissioner who resigned several
weeks ago. Schaeffers opponent
is Dr. E G Smith.
Lock Foils Bandits
VAN BUREN Mo.. Feb. 17. <4»>—
The time lock had just fastened
all but $400 of the cash of the Bank
of Grandin. this county in the
vault late Friday when two robbers
entered.
The men finally accepted the
cashier’s statement that neither he
nor any one else couiJ open the
safe and departed with the $400.
Death Penalty Given
NEW BRAUNFELS Feb 17 '4*)
—A Jury Saturday sentenced Jose
Sanchez. 19. to death for the slav-
ing of Juan Madrigal. 45. with an
ax last October. Both men lived
in San Antonio but the killing oc-
curred on the Herbert Meyer ranch
near New Braunfels.
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AVENPORT AND CHAIR SET 615 AND 610
MATCHING CHAIR AND DAVENTORT SET
With everything seeming quite drab and colorless out-of-doors at
this time of year the clever housewife realises it's Just the time when a
cheery living room is most appreciate* And what quicker or more ef-
fective way of making it so than a davenport and chair back set that
match? Simple to make—done In crou-stitch and running-stitch—they
are most attractive In two or three shades of one color or in different
colors. If desired the chairbacks could be used on a large davenport to-
gether with the davenport let.
In pattern 815. the davenport set. you will find a transfer pattern of
a piece 14 x 28 inches and two arm rests 6 x 12*4 Inches and detailed di-
rections for making the set.
<In pattern 616. the chair-back set. you will find a transfer pattern of
a chair-back 12*4 x 15S inches and two arm rests 6 x 12*4 inches and
detailed directions
Send 10c for this pattern to The Brownsville Herald Net dicer ait De-
partment. 82 Eighth Avenue New Ywrk City.
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City's Park Developments Shown in Photographs
bore the senate airmail Investigating
committee.
Chairman Black of the committee
last night stated publicly that the
1930 meetings of air mail represen-
tatives here which Brown contends
represented no collusion resulted on
contract allocations that were con-
trary to law’.
foreign Contracts I p
Upon investigations now in prog-
ress. postoffice officials said will
depend whether foreign airmail con-
tracts are cancelled or retained.
Retention of a contract with the
Pan-American line brought an at-
tack from Representative Fish < R-
NY>. that it had received a $6000.*
000 subsidy without bidding and
that “prominent democrats'’ were on
its directorate.
Protest* Continue
On the other side of the contl*
nent the New York stock exchangi
pressed its investigation into air-
craft stock transactions from Jan-
uary 26 to Feb. 9. Seven Issues wen
under inquiry traders recalling thai
there was heavy trading prior U
the contract cancellation when al
slumped badly.
Private aviation company protest!
[ continued. Philip O. Johnson pres
ident of United Airlines .in a lettej
to Postmaster General Farley as
serted his company had obtame<
i i its contracts by competitive biddini
^ and without ’ conclusive agreement"
Seven Persons Die
In Tenement Blaze
NEW YORK Feb. 17. OP—Sever
1 persons. Including two children
perished in a fire that swept i
five-story tenement house on IIm
lower east side early Saturday.
Three bodies found on the fourtfc
i floor of the tenement were bellevec
1 to be those of Mrs. Giqvannia Ter-
| ranola. 52. and her children. Anna
1111. and Vincent. 12. Another chile
of Mrs. Terranola Frances 15 wai
s severely burned.
• | Four bodies were found In th<
- third floor apartment of a familj
• I named Wechselbaum.
BYRD ALMOST
LOSES 7 DORS
IN CREVASSE
BAY OF WHALES Antarctica
Feb. 14.— (Delayed) — <*»>— (Via
MacKay Radio)—Seven husky dogs
pulling a sledge with supplies from
the west barrier cache to Little
America had only their harness to
thank today for saving them from
a plunge into a 60- foot crevasse
One of the tractors proceeding
slowly over supposedly firm sur-
face which had accommodated all
the tons of stuff ferried into Little
America—a Job now almost com-
plete — narrowly missed plunging
into the crevasse too.
Trail Crumple*
The trail suddenly crumpled un-
der the rear treads exposing n
gash in the ice three tee* from lip
to lip. The driver went on to Little
America to get a warning beacon
Meanwhile Joe Healey erstwhile
lourth mate of the Rear Admiral
Byrd’s flagship came along with
! a nine-dog team.
•'I was coming along not think-
ing of anything very much." ’oe
said. "Suddenly my ieaa dog dis-
appeared. He dropped right out of
sight and while I was thinking
that mystery over two more went
down then two more.
Pull Dogs Out
"Seven had fallen in before I
could stop the sledge and the last
two had to dig in with theiT feet
to keep from following My dogs
were kicking and struggling in
their harness I had the gee pole
stuck into the snow in front ol
the sledge.
"I grabbed the gang line and
tried to pull the dogs out. They
were too heavy. I tried to reacn
down and pull the nearest pair
out by their collars but couldn’t
reach them.
"Then Pete Adams cam- buck
and with his help we pulled them
out."
Solons Are Victims
Of Ticket ‘Racket’
WASHINGTON Feb. 17 P —
Sergeant-at-arms Kenneth Rcrrey
of the house says members of con-
gress “have been victimize.! for
manv months by a racket” involv-
ing ticket sales for supposedly vet-
eran benefit dances.
So serious has it become he av»rs.
that the federal district attorney
has been asked whether such ticket
selling to congressmen bv telephone
isn’t violation of the law prohibit-
ing solicitation on Canitol Hill .
Gre^re Makes More
Promises on Insull
WASHINGTON Feb 17. ’P-
tineoln MseVearh American minu-
ter at Atheas informe-1 tlv st.ite
department Saturday that the
Greek foreign minister assured him.
Samuel Iasull would be expelled
from Greece within 10 days or two
weeks.
Because of the inclement neather
the foreign minister told MacLeach
his government felt it wa sonlv
“humane" to allow Iasnli to remain
a while longer the cab*egrn»n said
Woman Found Qhot
MEMPHIS Tern)- Feb *7-jjp-
Mrs H. R Roberts. 3* /fe of a
cotton man. who had Been having
serious trouble with her teeth was
found in the back room of her
well fumishpd home late Fridav
unconscious and bleeding profusetv
from a bullet wound tn the head
She was taken to a hospital
where she died a few hours later
The husband sa«d a cab driver
telephoned him that he had driven
Mr* Roberts to their home and
that the waa highly nervoua.
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Trunkline of 419
Miles Called For
In Drainage Plan
PAN AMERICAN
CHARGE MADE
BY REP. FISH
WASHINGTON. Feb 17—
Victorious against the first lega
challenge of Us nght to annul do-
mestic airmail contracts the ad
ministration Saturday pried tnt<
| foreign airmail agreements
There were Indications that dis-
1 putes over the government’s contraci
abrogation might continue for week
or longer.
Company to Appeal
Following dismissal by a New Yori
court on grounds of no jurisdictioi
of an action by transcontinental anc
rn Air to restrain the cancell-
ation. counsel for the company sak
he would at once appeal.
Another major chapter in th<
controversy was looked for on Mon
day. Waltt r F Brown former post
master general then will appear be
The plans for the proposed Val-
ley Conservation and Reclamation
district drawn by a staff of Valley
engineers aided by James C. Marr.
U. & of A. call for 419 miles of
trunk-line and main d\n outlets
for an estimated cost of $4650000
These plans are to be presented
in Washington this week by direc-
OKEH ON FOOD
CODE AWAITED
<Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. Feb. 17.—Approv-
al of the Valley code authority for
the food trade is being nwaited ac-
cording to J. H Koontz who was
elected chairman.
H. E. Butt ol Harlingen has been
elected secretary and Oscar Seibert
of Harlingen treasurer. M J. Dod-
son was named temporary secre-
tary.
The code authority was sit up
with a directorate composed of rep-
resentatives from five divisions of
of the food industry including .he
various types of wholesalers and re-
tailers. Homer Isenberg of McAl-
len and Fritz Edwards of San Ben-
ito are the other two members ol
the board of directors besides the
permanent officers named
Farley Denies He
Wants Governorship
NEW YORK Feb. 17 f/Pi—Post-
master Gen. James V Farley said
Saturday that he was not a can-
didate for governor of New York
and that he was sure Gov. Herbert
H. Lehman would be re-elected to
that post.
Farley made this comment when
questioned about reports from Al-
bany that he was itchlr< for the
governorship and that things w^re
not harmonious between himAelf and
Lehman.
Root Parsley Crop
Brings Good Price
(Bv Stalf Correspondent)
MERCEDES Feb. 17.- Rool
oarsley a vegetable used extensive-
ly in the north and east is bring-
ing Valley grower* between $3 anc
*3.50 per crate local shippers stated
Friday. Root parsley is a rathei
unusual type of vegetable. Valley
rowers are getting a good price
lor the crop because of the smal
| supply In California and Florida
Plungee Kills Man
CHICAGO. FI*. 17.—(Ab— Ar
elderly man who had registered ai
th» Hotel Sherman Feb. 3 as Georgt
Althrop of Tulsa. Okla.. plunged t<
death from an upper story window
Saturday.
Burns Kill Boy
VERNON. Feb 17. nF) — Ralph
Lawson Kester. 6 son of Charles
Kester of Odell died in a hospital
Saturday from burns suffered Wed-
nesday when he fell into a tub ol
scalding water while playing in the
yard of his home.
Boyd Sentenced
TOPEKA. Feb. 17. fAV-Tom B
Boyd former state treasurer re-
cently convicted on two counts ol
illegal removal of bonds from the
state treasury vaults was sentenced
Saturday to serve a four to 10-yea:
term in the state penitentiary.
tors of the district county judges
of Cameron. Hidalgo and Willacy
counties in seeking a federal
grant for construction of the pro-
posed master drainage system.
The engineering staff which
prepared the plans was composed
of E. M. Card project engineer
Hidalgo county; J. E Johnson pro-
•ject engineer Willacy county; A.
B. Mason project engineer. Canie-
icn county; Ralph T. Agar t%
assessor of Cameron county (act-
ing as advisory engineer»: J C
Marr. associate engineer division
of irrigation bureau of agricultural
nmneering. U. 6 D. of A. con-
sulting engineer and collaborator
on the report.
According to Mason these en-
gineers have been in constant con-
tact with heads of all irrigation
districts studying their needs ana
getting the benefit of their future
plans with regard to drainage in
irrigated sections.
A series of meetings are now
being held over the county where-
in drainage plans are being ex-
plained to interested parties. Meet-
ings already have been held at L*
Feria and Santa Rosa.
Guard Is Shot And
Prisoner Liberated
WICHITA. KaFeb 17 fJPV—
Three men stormed the city penal
farm early Saturday shot John H
Herlngton. 64. a guard liberated
Dwight H. Griffiths a prisonei
serving sentence of six months anc
escaped in an automobile
Herington was shot in the shoul-
der when he answered a knock al
his door and was confronted b\
the trio with a command to "stick
'em up.*
Can You Imagine j
CAN YOU IMAGINt-
o more convincing testimonial
than thot of o man in Rochester
N.H .who suffered from gastric
' trouble for over40yeors hod his
Stomach washed out at least once
a week for two years ond finally
took BISMA-REX with the result
| that he eats whatever he likes
ond has almost forgotten how it
feels to have an upset stomach/
EXPLANATION
Bisma-Rex is a new antacid treat
ment that is bringing welcome re
lief to thousands everywhere wh
suffer the agonies of indigestioi
and other r»cid stomach ailments.
Bisma-Rex acts four ways to giv
lasting relief in three minutes. I
neutralizes excess acid: relieve
the stomach of gas; soothes th
irritated membrane'.; and aids di
gesion of foods most likely to fer
ment Bisma-Rex is sold only a
Rexall Drug 8torcs. Get a jar to
day at Cisnerot Drug Stores.—Adi
MARKETPRO !
OPENING FINDS
PAIR ABROAD
WASHINGTON Feb It —(JPV—
Two noted market operators vaca-
tioning aboard slowed down a sen-
ate investigation of alcohol pool op-
erations today and added mystery
to the payment of $65000 to a young
New York accountant
Evidence recently was presented
to the senate stock market commit-
tee that the two operators. Thomas
E. Bragg and "Bennie” Smith ara
in Hawaii and Australia respect-
ively and will be away "indefinite-
ly."
‘( heap Chiseling’
Their absence share Interest with
an assertion Friday by Ferdinand
Pecora. committee counsel that se-
cret operations by American com-
mercial alcohol corporation officials
in s syndicate operation was *
cheap contemptible form of chis-
eling."
Frank J. Quinn. Smiths secre-
tary. told the committee his boas
had been on a cruise with his fam-
ily since about Labor Day and tes-
tified that he did not expect him
back for several months He said
Bragg likewise was "cruising with
his family.”
j Bragg's absence had previously
blocked the inquiry when J. K.
1 Whanger a young accountant tes-
tified Bragg had given him three
clicks last December totalling about
$65000 for services performed during
I the previous fee years
One of the checks for $25000
j came from the profits ol a pool in
the alcohol stock conducted by
Bragg he said and the others
cam« from operations in Union Oil
and General Foods. Whanger said
: he had performed accounting ser-
vices for Bragg and given him "fi-
nancial advice" over a period of
years but he agreed he had never
submitted a bill for his services.
Sticks to Story
When Bragg turned the money
over to him. he testified the opera-
tor remarked:
"Here’s a play I made for you*
Ferdinand Pecora committee
counsel voiced surprise that Bragg
should accept financial advice from
an accountant whose income had
never been more than $6 000 to $8.-
000 a year but Whanger stuck to
| his story.
1 The evidence disclosed that Bragg
conducted the alcohol pcol opera-
‘ tions through an account maintained
; hby Smith in the office of W. K. But-
ton and company known as "sc*
J i count 296 *
Pecora indicated he might pursue
[ the inquiry further when hearings
■ are resumed Tuesday /
i Cameron Hotel'
9th Sc Wa8Xin«ton
Street
A Cqmfo/fable Mome-
Likp family Motel
Roomtyhnd Apartments
Newly Decorated
Reasonable Rates
' Thoa. F. Benson Mgr.
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GIGANTIC BARGAIN EVENTS CftMwyue
. .
Ton must buy the alcohol compound
to get this offer but you choose any on«
a of the other four items. Mi 31 corrects
r items had breath. Rexall Milk of Magnesia
neutralises acid stomach. Rexillana
relieves your cough both for
Puretest Aspirin
Isttts gives you quick re- f® Jr%
•f lief from pain
'* _J/C
Vi 02. r- A*«BSOT
MERCUROCHROMI if
Does not cause irrita- 0 0%
tion or blistering Keep J ^1
fi LIFT CORNS
RIGHT OFFI
j No need to let
corns irritate.
gjgjjl in
CORN 0 0%
SOLVENT 1 7C
r I „ A 4ne*«i Filled WltH
uvvenaer Hiomiivr vitamiiic
ClJi298c
Shtowr **ml
IASTOR OIL T“«*
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ity as a fine salad oiT. ik «IvB vltMB*B*
1 A B WITCH A. B <F and G) and
I oa. HAZEL D. Specially processed
..— extract of malt with cod iiv«r oil.
>wtt Laxative »««.
TABLETS 19c POWDEP Melo Malt 79c
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SALE STARTS
Promptly Monday
I FEB. 19th and
pilA CTOftF^ and Continues Throughout
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