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I THE WEATHER
(By U •. Weather Bureau)
Brownsville and the Valley: Cloudy
ev with occasional rains Tuesday night
x | and Wednesday; not much change
I in temperature.
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A. a C. Circula-
tion to Audited
Circulation — Of
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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR—No. 149
The Valley First—First to the Valley
BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS. TUESDAY DECEMBER 24 1935
TWELVE PAGES TODAY •
5c A COPY
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HEAD WAITER
GETS THREATS
OVERTONE
Present Past Loves of
Film Actress Aired
By Grand Jury That
Probes Death
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24.—»7Pj—
Alexander Hounie head waiter at
the restaurant where Thelma
Todd screen actress attended her
last party told police Tuesday that
threats against his life had been
renewed
Hounie declared he received a
telephone call Monday night say-
ing he would be killed “unless you
stay out of that Thelma Todd
rase.”
Last week in the midst of police
investigation into the death of the
blonde comedienne. Hounie said he
received a threatening postcard
and was later warned by two men
in an automobile.
Another threat apparently aris-
ing out of the Todd case was also
reported to police. Jerry Cum-
mings. proprietor of a Christmas
tree lot in Santa Monica asserted
a man approached him on his lot
and said:
“Well you’ve got a good memory-
on the Todd case but don’t stretch
it too tar. There’s been a lot of
talking about it and if 1 were you
1 wouldn't have murh more to do
with it."
Cummings also told officers that
last night two men approached
him. mentioned the Todd case and
struck him in the face. Previously
Cummings had claimed to police
he saw Miss Todd alive last Sun-
day.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24 —HP)—
Two loves of Thelma Todd an old
and a new "marvelous romance"
were studied by grand jury inquis-
(See TODD on Page 7)
PRINCESS WHO
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VISITED CITY
♦ * « ♦ *
WILL WED AGAIN
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.—<*»>—
Louis Reed New York socialite
and Princess Glralmo Rospigliosi
oil heiress will be married “very
soon.”
Both announced the marriage
intentions after the princess re-
turned Monday night from Mex-
ico City where she applied for a
divorce.
The New York oil heiress
greeted at Newark airport by
Reed said the divorce had been
granted at Cuernavaca. Mexico
on grounds of incompatibility
and that her decree would be re-
ceived within a week.
"I really haven’t any plans at
the moment.” she said ‘‘our mar-
riage may not be within a month
or two.”
Reed added. “It will be a quiet
small one somewhere in New
York.’’
The princess passed through
Brownsville Sunday en route to
New York from Mexico City.
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BRITISH SAY
U. S. UNABLE TO
CHECKCRIME
Lindberghs' Departure
Is Compared to
Scandal If Prince of
Wales Had to Flee
'Copyright. 1935. by the APi
LONDON. Dec 24— British au-
thorities disclosed Tuesday that extra
police would patrol the docks of Liv-
erpool when Colonel and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh arrive from
the United States seeking sanctuary
from threats cf kidnaping their
small son Jon.
Otherwise officials said the Lind-
berglis would be assured the same
protection by the nation’s helmeted
and blue-jacketed bobbles and the
plainclothesmen as any other visi-
tors to England.
‘Small Extra Guard'
The extra guard to be turned cut
at Liverpool will be only a small one.
authorities asserted demonstrating
that British police have not the
slightest fear that kidnapers or any
others outside the law. will attempt
to molest the Lindberghs.
A plamcl thr-man aiuniformed
officer meet all boats docking at
Liverpool where the famous Ameri-
can flier his wife and child are
expected by informed sources to ar-
rive around January 1 aboard the S.
S. American Importer.
Although police declined to dls-
close their plans definitely it was !
understood authoritatively only a lew
extra uniformed men would be de- !
tailed to patrol the docks.
This was expected to constitute
the en'ire welcoming party with the
(See LINDY on Page 8)
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TENSION IS
GREATEST OF
TWO DECADES
Nations Go Forward |
With New Sanction
Plans In Belief
War Imminent
(By Tba Associated Press)
Christmas comes Wednesday U
a Europe more troubled by inter-
national tension Incident to the
Italo-Ethiopian war than on any
December 25 in nearly two decadea.
Italy’s determined pursuit of its
war with Ethiopia in East Africa.
and the League of Nations' no less
determined efforts to halt the con-
flict converted celebrations of the
nativity of Christ into a day of
inventory of arms.
Sentiment Sounded
rifA.. 1 a.k*. *
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WHERE A TOY AWAITED EVERY KID IN BROWNSVILLE
By RALPH L. BL ELL
"AND ON EARTH PEACE
goodwill toward men!"
Surely in that Christmas theme
(here is an appeal to all of us.
Irrespective of creed or religious
belief.
One not have to hold io the
tenets of any particular religion—
Or of any particular brand of a
given religion
To see in that sentiment a prin-
ciple a guiding motive—
That If followed will do much to
relieve the earth of its earthly
worries and tribulations.
f ...
PEACE AND GOODWILL ARE
parallel ends to be sought by paral-
lel means.
If we can but ha\e the one we
are sure of the other.
A peaceful man a peaceful na-
tion is by the very nature of things
bound to goodwill toward his fel-
low men its fellow nations.
A man with goodwill in his heart
a nation animated by goodwill are
the prime instrumentalities of peace !
on earth
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THIS 8P1RIT WE CALL GOOD-
will this state of affairs we call
peace—
Are no namby-pamby thmgs— |
To be talked and felt and acted
out by sissies.
By effeminate men and lazy
minded women.
Goodwill and its brother peace
would not take from man or woman
one whit of the spirit of independ-
ence of thought and action that is
so dear to the heart of every
American.
To have these kindred spirits of
Christmas branded on our daily life
does not mean that we walk through
our daily activities as feeble ‘ yes"
men and women.
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TRAFFIC TAKES
ANOTHER LIFE
Tyler Dilleshaw Dies In
Auto Collision At
Mercedes
MERCEDES Dec 2*.—Foggy
weather was blamed Tuesday for the
Valiev's latest traffic accident vic-
tim Tyler Dilleshaw of Santa Ro^
who was killed here Monday night.
Dilleshaw died at the Mercedes
hospital a few minutes after his auto-
mobile figured in a two-way collision
on a curve in the Mercedes city
limits
The condition of Dilleshaw's left
arm and head led investigating offi-
cers to believe he was leaning from
the left of the car in order to gain
better vision at the time of the ac-
cident. His automobile first was in
collision with a truck driven by Esi-
quel Garza then Dilleshaw's auto-
mobile careened into another driven
by Tex Gibson of Mercedes.
Dilleshaw's left arm was shattered
and his head was crushed in.
Gibson and his companion. Miss
Faye Wiggins of La Feria received
minor injuries.
Woodrow Wisdom of Santa Rosa.
Dilleshaw's companion received
emergency treatment at the Mer-
cedes hospital and then was released
Garza was uninjured in the col-
: lisioa
The victim is survived by his par-
ents. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Dilleshaw
of Santa Rosa three sisters. Mrs.
B. R. Albert. Mrs. O. C. McPherson
and Mrs. L. G. Martin all of Okla-
homa and two brothers. Sam of La
Feria and Charles of Oklahoma.
Stctler funeral home announced
that tentative arrangements call for
services at the mortuary chapel
Thursday afternoon and burial at La
Feria.
polic.es suddenly have been put in-
to the hands of a man convinced
that only cooperative effort will
end and avert war—Anthony Eden
the new foreign minister—sounded
out sentiment among League mem-
ber for armed support in the event
of hostilities.
Italy's northern army made slow
difficult progress through the
hostile western Tembien sector to
the roll of war drums.
Eleventh hour shoppers in Rome
found the spirit of “buy Italian”—
adopted in retaliation for the puni-
tive economic siege by the League
—uppermost in every store. Many
persons seeking to buy presents of
foreign manufacture were turn Id
away with the curt word “sanc-
tions."
Britain pursued Its policy of
preparedness as the government
designed its actions to bring into
solid pfactical form the present
attract status of mutual support
under the covenant of the League.
Discussion of an extension of
sanctions against Italy was quieted
among the defense preparations.
Preparations Made
As a part of the preparations for
mutual assistance. Turkey was re-
ported in Paris advices to London
to be asking Prance’s consent to
fortification of the Dardanelles
demilitarized under the treaty of
Lausanne after the World War.
Activity on the war front oc-
casioned further Ethiopian losses
said Italian reports. One such ad-
vice said a Tembien clash Sunday
resulted in the deaths of more
than 600 Ethiopians and the wound-
ing of 1.000 in a combat starting at
Mariam Quorar in the mountain-
ous sector west of the main front
lines and ending in an Ethiopian
flight up the Tonqua Valley.
Wednesday will not be Christ-
mas for Ethiopia's Coptic Chris-
tians. Their calendar places the
birth of Christ on Jan. 8-
TONIGHT’S MOVIES
OVER THE VALLEY
Pictured above is the big ebony Christmas tree in front of the Capitol theater where every underprivileged
child in Brownsville had a toy waiting for him Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock. Nuts and candy too were in
Santa's bag as he sped back toward the North Pole from South America his plans all made to atop off at
Brownsville long enough to distribute all the toys and then speed onward toward his wintry home and his
stacks of toys to return on his midnight Journey all over the world. The toys that were stacked in front of
the theater Tuesday were donated by Brownsville firemen who repaired and repainted hundreds of them
for the occasion and by Fred Gilmore. Queen theatre projectionist who carved more than 400 toys from
wood during the year. It's a Merry Christmas for every kid in Brownsville.
IMPORT LIQUOR
TO BE TAXED
— .. in
Tourists Permitted To Bring
In One Quart Levy-
Free
Effective Tuesday night tourists
returning from Mexico will be limit-
ed to one quart of liquor without
state tax. according to instructions
elephoned to Sheriff J. A. Gcolsby
Tuesday morning by C. R. Miller ad-
ministrator of the Texas Liquor
Control Board.
Telephoning from Austin late
Tuesday morning. Nflller instructed
the sheriff to employ fcur men to
be stationed on the bridges here to
enforce the state regulation. The new
officers will be paid by the state.
Under federal regulations a tourist
can bring back $100 worth of mer-
chandise purchased incident to his
trip but the state is preparing tc
enforce its mere stringent regulation
which limits tourists to one quart
of tax free liquor.
American liquor dealers have com-
plained against competiticn from
foreign liquor which comes into the
U. S. under the $100 tourist exemp-
tion. They have carried their com-
plaint to high state officials result-
ing in Miller's action Tuesday.
BENGSON DEATH
SUSPECT DIES
Man Charged With Murder
Of Oil Firm Employee
Succumbs At Hospital
Seraftn Marroquin. 32. Matamoros
nan charged with the murder of Ray
S. Bengson oil company employe
who was shot tc death near Reynosa
early In the year died Tuesday
morning In the Matamoros Civil hos-
pital.
Marroquin had been ill about three
weeks.
Hospital attendants reported
Marroquin's death to the Matamoros
Police department.
Ramon B. Arguelles. special in-
vestigator. was notifed of Marro-
quin’s death and went to the hospi-
tal to conduct an inquest.
Marroquin had been charged with
the murder of Ray S. Bengson.
Other men are being held as acces-
sories to the crime.
Bengson was found slain on the
side of a road leading from Reynosa
to Matamoros. His body had been
riddled by bullets and an 800-peso
payroll he was taking to the oil com-
pany’s camp was missing. Part of
the money was later recovered by au-
thorities. Bengson formerly lived in
Brownsville.
Marroquin will be buried Tuesday
afternoon in the old city cemetery.
Meals to Be Served
1500Persons Here
On Christmas Day
Christmas day will mean meat vegetables “trimmings”
and coffee—all they can eat and drink—to 1500 under-
privileged persons of the Brownsville vicinity.
The Brownsville Associated Charities is playing Santa
Claus to the city’s underprivileged this year backed by
NATIVE SON OF
CITY IS DEAD
Jose N. Besteiro Was In
Business Here Most
Of Life
Jos6 N. Besteiro. 65 life long
resident of Brownsville and well
known business man died at his
home 744 Monroe street early
Monday night following an illness
of several weeks.
The Matamoros Aurora Boreal
lodge No. 14 of the Masonic order
will have charge of the last rites
at the home and at the graveside
in the Buena Vista burial park. The
rites were to get under way Tuesday
at 1 p. m. and the procession to the
burial park was to form at 4 o'clock.
The decedent was born here
Nov. 10. 1870 the son of Jo6e Bes-
teiro y Trigo a Valley pioneer who
came here from Spain and his
wife was Mrs. Julia Perez ue Bestei-
ro. who came to the Valley from
Mexico.
The decedent was actively engaged
m business here up until the time of
his death. In years gone by he oper-
ated dry goods scores at Adams and
12th and at Washington and 12th.
He has owned extensive real estate
here and was one of the builders of
the Plaza hotel situated near the
(See DEATHS on Page 7)
Cops Seek Slayer
Of Ft. Worth Man
DALLAS Dec. 24. (P)—The gun-
man who killed John Ft. Roberts re-
tired city detective in a hold-up at
a garage here late Monday was still
at large Tuesday. The man escaped
with S8 after firing a pistcl bullet
into Roberts' abdomen when the ex-
officer tried to shoot him.
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Merry Christmas
With this edition The Browns-
ville Herald wishes its readers a
Merry Christmas.
All departments ill be closed
throughout Christ'fas day.
DIFFERENCES OF OPINION
must exist must be cherished. If
the world is to continue to move
^forward.
^ But if we truly follow the
guidance of the Christmas motive
of “on earth peace goodwill toward
men." these diflerences in thought
and action will be honest differ-
ences.
And as we pnde ourselves on the
honesty of our own thought and
expression so will we concede the
honesty of thought and action of
those with whom we differ.
• • •
IF WE CANNOT CONCEDE THE
hones ty of our own opinions of the
opinions of others—
We and they are missing the real
spirit of the Chrlstmastide
The spirit that will brmg about j
that consummation of "peace on
earth goodwill toward men —
Of which the angels sang on that
first Christmas night so many years
ago.
STUGARD FREE
ON $1500 BOND
—
Notice of Appeal It Filed
After New Trial
It Denied
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG. Dec. 24. — Jerry
Stugard young Alamo citrus grow-
er and widely known Hidalgo coun-
ty resident sentenced to two years
lor the slaying of J. S. (Jay) Roe
Alamo shipper last September 23.
was free Monday on appeal bond
cf »i.500.
Stugard was found guilty Satur-
day by a 92nd Criminal District
Court trial jury after a trial last-
ing two weeks and was given two
years in the penitentiary.
Judge Bryce Ferguson overruled
a defense motion for a new trial
Monday afternoon and set the *P-
; peal bond which Stugard quickly
I made. He had been held in the
county Jail during the weekend.
Defense attorneys gave notice of t
appeal to the Court of Criminal
Appeals in Austin.
Defense motion alleged 16 errors
in the trial of the case including
two in connection with the testi-
mon of Mrs. Effie Roe. widow of
the slaying victim; four in connec-
tion with testimony of Mrs. Edna
Stugard wife of the defendant;
another in connection with intro-
(See STUGARD on Page 7)
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aonauons irom ir.ercnanis anc cit-
izens from Brownsville as well as
5ther cities of the Valley.
All week names have been turned
In at the booth in the federal build-
ing. and all week tickets to the free
meal have been distributed to under-
privileged persons and families. At
noon Wednesday more than 1500 per-
sons will gather at 9th and Adams
streets at the Associated Charities
headquarters. Three blocks will be
roped off from traffic to accommo-
date the large crowd. The food will
be passed out on plates and the
plates may be refilled as many times
as desired.
The Associated Charities has been
assisted by committees working from
service clubs and other organizations.
Meat vegetables bread and coffee
have been donated and many citi-
zens contributed funds toward the
giant undertaking.
E. E. Mockbee and Rev. O. C.
Crow general chairmen in charge
of the Christmas meal adopted the
ticket system of distributing mea’s
in order to guarantee that only needy
persons will participate. Invalids and
<See CHRISTMAS on Page 8)
La Feria District
Gets $574500 Loan
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. —/-TV-
With four new loans the Recon-
struction Corporation Tuesday
brought to $117082938 its total
authorizations to drainage and irri-
gation districts.
Ix»ns authorized Tuesday includ-
ed:
La Feria Water Control and Im-
provement District. County District
Number 3. Cameron county Texas.
$574500.
Postoffice to Give
Service Christmas
Lending a hand in making
Brownsville’s Christmas a merry
! cne the postoffice will do every-
thing in its power to see that your
Christmas cards are dispatched. |
that you receive your Christmas
packages and will give every other
possible service on Wednesday ac-
cording to W. T. Burnett post-
master.
While no city deliveries will be
made the postoffice will deliver all
packages and in addition will keep
the general delivery window open
for the delivery of letters and pack-
age and the sale of stamps.
First class mail addressed to box-
holders will be distributed as usual
and outgoing mail will be sorted
and dispatched as usual.
"The entire postoffice force joins
me in wishing the people of Browns-
ville a Merry. Merry Christmas."
Postmaster Burnett told The Her-
ald.
BURNS KILL TWO
HOUSTON Dec. 24. —(/P>— C. L.
Haskinson 31. and Roy C. Furquain.
i 28. died early Tuesday of bums re-
i ceived Monday night when a truck
in which they were riding caught
fire after striking a bridge railing.
The accident occurred on the
Humble road.
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Brownsville: The Capitol—James
Dunn and Arltne Judge In "Welcoma
Home.” The Queen—"Welcome Home."
The Dtttmann—Lyle Talbot and Ger-
trude Michael m “It Happened In New
York."
San Benito: The Rlvoll—Jernes Dunn
and Dorothy Wilson in "Bad Boy."
Harlingen. The Arcadia—Walter C.
Kelly in "The Virginia Judge." The
Rialto—Margaret Lindsay and Warren
Hull tn "Personal Maid’s Servet."
La Feria: The Bijou—Jack Benny and
Una Merkle in "It’s In the Air."
Raymondville: The Ramon—Charles
Laughton and Clark Gable in "Mutiny
on the Bounty."
Donna: The Plaza—William Powell
and Rosalind Russell in "Rendezvous.”
San Juan: The San Juan—Jack Holt
in "Storm Over the Andes." and Charles
Starrett in Make a Million."
Mercedes The Capitol—Warner Oland
and Irene Hervey in "Charlie Chan tn
Shanghai.”
Weslaco: The Bit*— Miriam Hopkins
and Joel McCrea in "Splendor."
Pharr: The Texas—Nancy Carroll US
"After the Dance."
McAllen: The Palace—Barbara Stan-
wyck in "Annie Oakley.” The Queen-
Otto Kruger and Martha Sleeper in
"Two Sinners."
Edinburg: The Valley—Charles Far-
rell and June Martel In ’ Fighting
Youth ” The Aztec—Roger Pryor and
Leila Hyams In ”•1000 a Month."
Mission The Mission—Norma Shear-
er and Fredrle March in "SroillB*
Through."
THIS SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
this business of peace and goodwill—
Are no tinsels of verbiage to be
trotted out In word and print once
ft year at holiday time— *
And then stuck back in the cedar
chest there to remain for another
12 months.
Something more than mouth wor-
ship is Involved in the spirit of
Christmas
In the search of the world for
peace and goodwill.
• • •
THAT WE MAY ALL FIND THAT
Peace on Earth that Goodwill To-
ward Men.
And finding peace and goodwill.
That we may keep them in our
hearts the year ’round—
Is the sentiment in back of ' THE
MERRY CHRISTMAS ’ wish of “In
dr r Valley" to every’ man woman
and child in the Valley-
Par this holiday season.
Protest Tour Homo
from Tuberculosis
But
Christmas Seals
Tourists Have Party
The biggest tourist party of the
year will be held at the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce tourist room
Monday night starting at 8 o'clock
This will be the annual Christmas
party for tourists.
The building has been attractively
decorated with poinsettias and
Christmas trimmings and a Christ-
mas program has been planned by
the tourists with the aid of Miss
Lucha Garza hostess.
AU residents of other cities or
states now in BrownsvUle are invit-
ed to attend. _ »
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