The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 70, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 27, 1936 Page: 1 of 24
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THE WEATHER
<R) V » vt eat hr i Bureau)
tHownaville and the Valley: Rain
tpuiday; not much change In tern*
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Paid Circulation over 8000
Daily 10800 Sunday
A. a C w'ucuia-
tlOD u Audit*-
Circulation - Of
ftted in the Vallej
only by The Her*
aid
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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—No. 70 m-m* » tk. vmn«
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 1936
• • • • TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY 5c A COPY j
SIX DOLLAR A TON GRAPE-
fruit is in the offing—
According to Ro&sip up and down
the Valley which sets the six
bucks -
As the price canners are intend-
ing to pay.
Some citrus growers are intend-
ing to stand out for the minimum
of ten dollars a ton—
But their standing out will
amount to nothing—
Unless they are given plenty sup-
port by their brothers up and down
Mam street
• • •
THERE ARE THOSE WHO
will tell you that canners can pay
124 a ton—
And break even and that $18 a
ton will net them a real nice profit.
We don't know but we do know
this—
That if our growers cant g*?t
more than six bucks a ton for the
fruit that goes into cans—
(with the prospects showing ev- (
ery day that a considerable part i
of the surplus must go in cans)
Then It’s Just too bad for any
orchard owner.
• • •
WE WERE TOLD THIS AND
believe it.
That during the past tew months
tiv atfdemand for canned Valley |
graiCfhlit juice was so great—
A Valley plant ran entirely out
of No. 2 cans.
And proceeded to dump the juice i
m Its No. 10 s ithc gallon sieei—
Re-canning it in the No. 2*s and
selling at a profit in spite of the
double operation.
Which is one on somebody.
• • •
THE RAIN IS OVER!
Tills bit of information comes to
us on no less and authority—
Than a zealous filling station
attendant—
Who would like it very much
thank you.
If we would just leave the fam-
ily auto in his care lor a nice wash
job.
• • •
FLORIDA. OVER ANXIOUS TO
get its grapefruit crop on the mar-
ket—
Has apparently gummed the
works in fine style.
C. H. Walker of Avondale di-
rector m the Florida Citrus Ex-
change writes to J. N. Hager ot
the R. O. V. Citrus Growers ex-
change—
And says that too anxious. Flor-
ida shippers have ‘ already gotten
the markets in bad condition."
On that same day reports from
Chicago saw Florida grapefruit
selling at from $1 69 to $2.40 a box—
And it costs $2.10 per box for
packing freight charges etc.
What's over belongs to the
grower!
• • •
And for rbb I;ctaoi shrd) cmfwy
AND TOR YOUR INFORMA-
tion best informed circles are say-
ing that even if the season does
open on the first ol October—
It will be a couple weeks or more
before any grapefruit is shipped
from the Valley.
What with a little rain every
now and then the juice content
has bulged merrily—
But sugar has not kept a twee.
• • •
LOIS OF GRAPEFRUIT JUST
abusting on the trees—
As the sup pours in and the j
skin just can t expand fast enough i
to hold it.
Might be one way of cutting the i
crop down!
• • •
STRONG WINDS THAT SWEPT
the Valley Saturday—
Were the beginnings of one of
those storms that gets recognition
by the weather bureau.
And at that we had thirty-five
miles of wind here in Brownsville
and perhaps more in other sections.
Very probably we sat in on the be-
ginnings of what would have been a
tropical disturbance—
Had It all taken place out in the
middle of the Gulf of Mexico.
Galley Traffic
Toll for 1936
Deaths .
1 tBjwm ....
Accidents .
— — |
Health Unit Is Abolished by Commissioners
BITTER FIGHT
ENDS WITHOUT
VOTES TAKEN
Retention Resolution
Dies For Want Of
Second After
Hearings
The preventive health unit. *torm
xrnter of the Cameron county
ludget hearings was abolished by
Jie commissioners' court Saturdat
»Jter it had spent almost an entire
week in arguments o\er retention
>r abolition of the optional service.
County Judge O. C. Dancy.
:hampion of the unit since its
irgamzation in 1926. and Commis-
sioner Sam Bell of the Brownsville
precinct were for the unit until an
impasse was reached late Saturday
litemoon.
Out Without Vote
Judge Danev. presiding officer of
the court stepped down from the
chair to offer a resolution for
retention of the unit at a county
sxpenditure reduced to $10000.
Commissioner Bell took the chair.
»nd therefore was not eligible to
second the resolution. None of the
pther three commissioners—Grover
BVelkel of Los Fresnos. J. Scott
Brown of San Benito or J. F
Cauhn of Harlingen—seconded the
notion and the preventive unit
went out without a recorded vote.
The unit headed by Dr. W. E.
3plvey of Brownsville will cease to
function on November 1.
There la a strong possibility that
two or three nurses now employed
in the preventive unit will be re-
fined to work in cooperation with
Lhe curative unit made up of six
physicians. The question ol retain-
ing th. nurses likely can t be taken
pp at a Tuesday meeting of the
xxnmissioners court.
Could Have Cost $16000
Judge Dancy who had waged a
Pard fgiht for retention of the unit I
(8ee UNIT on Page Twelve)
FIRST NORTHER
NEARS VALLEY
Strong Winds May Be
End to Rain
An end to rains that averaged
more than twelve inches over the
L'alley during the month past Is be-
lieved by Weatherman W. J. Schnur-
busch to be in sight as the result of
the season s first "norther which
Kras advancing on the Valley Satur-
day night.
Although few northers ever extend
this far south in September weath-
erman Schnurbusch Saturday night
predicted cooler weather for the Val-
ley for Sunday and Monday and said
that the change in atmospheric con-
ditions should mean an end to the
rainy spell. However he predicted
occasional light showers for Sunday.
Week-end parties were warned to
remain off Gull waters in small
•raft a* fresh to moderate souther-
ly winds of Saturday and Saturday
night were expected to give way to
fresh to strong northerly winds Sun-
day. Small craft warnings were or-
dered up for the entire Texas coast
over Sunday.
The Saturday night forecast fol-
lows :
"For Brownsville and the Valley
mostly cloudy and cooler Sunday
probably with occasional li&bt rains.
Monday partly cloudy and continued
:ool.
• Fresh to strong southerly winds
Saturday night andSunday morning
shifting to probably fresh to strong
northerly winds sometime Sunday
ind diminishing Sunday night.
"Southeast storm warnings order-
id at 3:30 p. m. for the Texas coast.
“Note: Small craft should not ven-
ture out in the open Gul Sunday in
new of the expected shift in the
rind to the north Sunday.
Slot Machines Are
Bobbing Up Again
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN. Sept. 26 — Penny
pack and poker peck slot ma-
ihines axe again making theix ap-
pearance on local counters afte-
in absence of several months. Mom
of the machines. Installed In beer
parlors diug stores confection-
eries and similar places are penm
operated and offer one or more
packages of cigarettes when cer-
:ain playing card combinations ap-
pear in the windows. Some cus-
tomers were asking and receiving
»sh at less than the retail value
of the cigarettes they won.
Reports arc that marble ma-
chines are on the way beck and
noulrt make th*ir appearance soon.
AH types of slot machines. J
marble tables and similar devices
rlisappearrd from local enablish- j
inerts several months ago. I
DUCK-PE S T E R E D
* * * * *
FARMER GRANTED
* ♦ * * *
ONE-MAN SEASON
PAMPA. Texas 8ept. 36.—(JPy—
Duck season is not yet open to
anybody in Texas but J. D.
Pavlik fanner near here.
Today he received authoriza-
tion from William J. Tucker
State game fish and oyster com-
missioner to slaughter wild ducks
and geese which he complained
were ruining his crops of maize
kaffir corn and hegari. The ap-
plication for the permit was ap-
proved by the county gudge.
Pavlik and his neighbors anti-
cipated duck dinners with plenty
of ducks tomorrow.
FOUR RESCUED
FROM STREAM
Auto Is From
^ —
ITASCA. Sept. 26 i>P)—Doug
Guthne. 28. Waco filling station
operator was rescued late Saturday
night from a tree where he had
been marooned in a flooded stream
near here.
Guthrie was swept into the flood
after rescuing his two boys six and
eight years old. from thetr auto-
mobile which stalled in the high
water.
After carrying the two children to
safety. Guthrie returned to the car
to remove his wife. The rising waters
of the creek sweping over the high-
way. brushed the car into the
stream and Mrs. Guthrie swam to
safety on the south shore of the
torrent.
Guthrie was swept downstream
and it was first feared that he
drowned. Later a rescue party heard
him calling and located him in a
tree in the midst of the flood.
The Itasca fire department was
called and a party was organized to
make the rescue. A raft was hur-
riedly knocked together and the
secuers floated a rope to the maroon-
ed man.
The two children were brought
here and were being cared for at the
lire station. Mrs. Guthrie was taken
to Hillsboro.
Hundreds of yards of highways
north and south of here were under
water and this town was completely
cut off. Streams between here and
Alvarado were out of their banks.
(See RESCUE on Page 12#
Sudden Wind Storm
Hurts Five Persons
COOPER Sept. 26. <4h—Five per-
sons were injured on seriously and
three houses were blown down near
here Saturday night in a severe
windstorm.
Mrs M. J. Anglin. 70. was badly
injured about the head when the
house In which she was living col-
lapsed. Mr. and Mrs. Murf Holdren.
who live in the same house were
less seriously hurt as were Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Cauthon w^ho lived near-
by.
The storm struck the Pickens store
community five miles east of her.
about 7 p. m. after a heavy rain.
The wind appeared to be a straight
blow from the southwest.
Boats Sail With
Cotton
Carrying 6.400 bales of cotton in
their holds two large freighters
will sail out of the Port of Browns-
ville early Sunday.
The Motor Ship Schwanheim of
the German Unterweser line and
the Steamship West Hobomac of
the Lyke* Brothers and Ripley
Steamship Co. each loaded 3.200
bales of cotton.
All cotton loaded on the Schwari-
heim was Mexican cotton. The
West Hobomac loaded 700 bales of
Valley cotton first domestic cot-
ton to move out from the port here.
‘Texas Valley Grapefruit’ Is
Suggested as Trade Brand
i Special to The Herald I
McALLEN. Sept. 26. — Texas
Valley Grapefruit'* is the brand
name suggested by the McAllen
Chamber of Commerce when
and if an advertising fund is
ever created to do national ad-
vertising.
The McAllen chamber which
recently launched the state-wide
high school essay contest on
-Why Texans Should Eat Texas
Grapefruit” for which the Mc-
Allen Citrus League will donate
100 boxes of No. 1 fruit is using
the designation. “Texas Valley
Grapefruit" In ita campaign.
Some growers have favored
using the words Lower Rio
Grande Valley" or "Rio Grande
Valley.'* Objection is made that
these words are too long and
that they are not yet sufficient-
ly definitive of a distinctive area
such as the word “Texas" to have
big buying pull. It is pointed out
that the addition of the word
“Valley" to the word “Texas
differentiates fhat may not be as
good grapefruit grown elsewhere
in Texas than the Valley.
*
110 GRANDE’S
RISE COVERS
UPPERAREAS
San Angelo Is Again
Threate ned Bj
Waters Lapping Al
Residences
Unless the Smn Juan river. Mexi-
can tributary of the Rio Grande
suddenly rises and pours addition-
al waters into the Rio Grande the
riood now at Presidio will have
hut little effect on the river by
the time it reaches the Valley it
was believed by observers Saturday
night. The water was flatten out
brfore it travels this far it was
said.
SAN ANGELO. Sept. 16. „P»—Flcot
waters of the Concho rivers whicl
last week wrought damage estimatec
as high as $5 000.000 at San An
gelo. threatened the city again Late
Saturday.
The North Concho was creeping
into a residential section when
many homes were either destroye<
or damaged in the record-breakinf
flood a few days ago. The centra
fire station which was under ten fee
of water last week was vacated.
Short of Last Week
Reports from upstream mdicatec
the stream would fall far short o
last week's flood stage. At Carlsbad
eighteen miles north of San Angelo
the stream was falling and at Ster-
ling City it was back in banks.
The crest on the middle Conchc
approached Lake Nasworthy nea:
San Aneglo. where engineers sough'
to hold the waters back until tin
crest of the North Concho passes
The South Concho was not affectec
by the heavy rains which have faller
for the past few days over a widi
area of West Texas.
At Robert Lee. forty miles north ol
(See RIVERS on Page 12 >
PENSION PAY
UP TO SOLONS
Tax Problem to Face
Texas Bodies
AUSTIN. Sept. 26 (.-P—The legis
lalure will tackle Monday the dua
problem of raising new revenue foi
old age pensions and setting up ar
unemployment compensation system
under the federal Social Security
Act.
As members arrived for a specia
session. Governor Janies V. AUrec
announced he would submit the sub-
ject of unemployment comw nsalion
Previously he had assigned them thi
task of providing additional money
for old age assistance.
There will be no other subject!
at the outset and possibly none
later." the governor said. “We have
a big job and members have told m<
they were set to get it done.”
He said submission of unemploy-
ment compensation would not oper
the general topic of Social Security
legislation including revision of th<
pension law.
The governor also said he woulc
have specific recommendations or
ways to raise additional revenue ir
his message probably to be deliv-
ered in person estimates as to th<
amount needed have ranged from 8.-
000.000 to $24000000.
“I will veto a general sales tax.’
• See SOLONS on Page Twelve)
College Students
Get Federal Aid
AUSTIN. Sept. 26. 'AV-Thirt;
one Texas colleges will receiv
special federal allotments to giv<
parttime employment to student
whose families were affected by th<
drought.
These allotments will supplemen
regular ones previously made b;
the National Youth administration
They include. North Texas Stati
Teachers College Denton. $142J
for 95 jobs.
$2000000000 U. S. Fund
Ready to Be Thrown Into
1 Worlds Monetary Struggle
'FRANCE FEARS '
PUBLIC RIOTS
—
Police Are Told To!
Crack Down’
(Copyright 1936. by the AP.)
PARIS. Sept. 26.—The French
government Saturday prepared to
•crack down” at the first signs of
public disorder growing out of the
plan to devalue the franc.
» Plans for extra precautions
against any street disturbances
; throughout the nation were drawn
i by Minister of Defense Edouard
[ Daladier and Minister of Interior
: Roger Salengro during a night
I conference with police executives.
To Protect Public
Salengro messaged all prefects
| in France and Algeria that dis-
turbances would be “intolerable"
• at the present time and ordering
• them to make “exemplary arrests'
if necessary.
The concensus of French parlia-
[ ment members hastily assembling
Saturday night was ihat Premier
[ Leon Blum would muster a major-
ity Monday sufficient to insure
[ pasage of monetary measures de-
valuating the franc.
The socialist premier himself
made public assurances that meas-
ures would be enacted immediately
to protect the purchasing power
of the consumer against a cheap-
ened currency.
To wage earners fearful that a
monetary reform would cause a
quick Jump in prices. Blum said
his financial program was based
1 primarily on improvement of the
| average man s lot.
Expect Benefits
The standard of living for the
average French family devalua-
tionists asserted would be bene-
lited by:
1. Stoppage of gold reserve ex-
ports.
2. Increase of money in circula-
tion.
3. Stimulation of business by an
expanded French share in world
trade.
Premier Blum declared that the
French financial program would
aid international peace and would
not raise the co6t of living in
France.
“Certain preventive measures’
I protecting the consumer against
impaired buying power the pre-
I mier said “would be undertaken.”
The monetary program he said.
• was not brusquely imposed.” but
! j was the result of “deliberate In-
itiative started last June which I
hope will lead to International
Those who would devalue the
i i franc were assured conditional
’ I support from the French com-
n munists. previously opponents of a
cheapened currency. Uolitical ob-
I servers reported the communist
t support was contingent upon com-
i iiensations for government em-
ployes pensioners and others.
Valley Bankers Hear
Fort Worth Speaker
(Special to The Herald)
EDINBURG Sept. 26. — First
steps toward reorganizing the Val-
ley chapter ol the American In-
f stitute of Banking which expired
; in 1932. were taken here Friday
• night when about fifty Valley
t bankers heard T. E. Graham as-
. sistant cashier of the First Na-
tional Bank of Fort Worth speak
on the subject.
t C. L. Skaggs president of the
. First National Bank of Weslaco
> presided at the meeting in the
absence of Harry Starr of Mission
president of the Valley Bankers
association.
A committee composed of H I.
Schlader of Edinburg. W B. Speller
of McAllen and J. A. Fambrough
of Raymond villew as named to
| contact Valley bankers with the
view of inaugurating an institute
on banking in the Valley.
■.—..
Snow Near Freezing
Wave Grips Denver
DENVER. Sept. 26. (Jp—A cold
wind sweeping out of the north
brought snow rain and dust to
the plains area east of the Rocky
mountains and left one person
dead Saturday.
Temperatures dropped as much
as 40 degrees nearing freezing dur-
ing the night.
Harry Pittinger. electric lineman
fell to his death in Denver while
repairing an arc light during a 38-
mile-an-bour gale Friday night.
Soviet Attempt To
Batter Down Pound
Blocked by America
_ MOSCOW Sept. 26. (AP)—Soviet officials Saturday
night denied that Russia had unloaded English pounds
with the idea of breaking down their value.
There was no further explanation of the report given
by authoritative quarters which apparently were un-
aware of any such financial negotiations.
One explanation however advanced by informed
quarters was that Russia had sold English pounds with
an entirely different purpose in mind.
WASHINGTON Sept 26. (AP)—Serving blunt notice
the United States would “go the limit” to protect its
monetary agreemtn with Britain and France Secretary
Morgenthau Saturday swung into action America’s huge
$2000000000 stabilization fund to block what he said
DROWNING MAN
SAVED AT PORT
Swinging Boom Nearly
Claims Victi m
PORT ISABEL. Sept 26—Coast
Guards probably saved the life ot
Alberto Terrazas general manager
of the Compania Algodonera Mex-
icans of Matatnorob. when they
took him from the choppy waters
of the Laguna Madre here Satur-
day afternoon after he had been
knocked from a catboat by a
swinging boom.
Terrazas In company with H A.
Fugate of Brownsville was about
a quarter of a mile off shore when
the boom swung and knocked him
into the choppy water. The gear
of the boat became entangled and
Fugate was unable to turn back
to the injured man.
The coast guard cutter manned
by Captain Pablo Valente. Isidro
Longoria and Gabriel Aguilar was
passing at the time and rescued
the injured man.
Cavalry Infantry
Are ‘Indispensable’
FORT SAM HOUSTON. Sept 26.
l*V-General George Van Horn
Moseley said Saturday that mimic
warfare drawing to a close in South
Texas strengthened the army's con-
viction that cavalry and infantry are
indispensable to national defense.
Despite the spectacular advances
of military aviation and mechaniied
weapons the general said cavalry-
men and infantrymen capable of
operating over any kind of terrain-
are still the backbone of the army.
Stocks Climb On
Franc Situation
NEW YORK. Sept 26 (/P>—Prices
on the New York Stock Exchange
<wung upward a few cents to more
than S2 a share in Saturday's trad-
ing.
Brokers said the French plan
to devalue the franc moderately
and the tri-power agreement on
currency equilibrium were viewed
as constructive and provided buy-
ing stimulation m a wide assort-
ment of equities.
Franc Fight Most Remarkable
In Modern Economic History
WASHINGTON. 8ept. 26 <£*)—
France's move to devalue the
franc marjcs the end of one o!
the most remarkable "last ditch”
stands in modern economic his-
tory.
For several years she suffered
the severest kind of deflation—
lailing prices wages etc —accom-
panied by mounting political un-
rest.
But while other countries in-
cluding the United 8tates yield-
ed and revalued their currency in
an effort to halt deflation and
give a fillup to their internal
economy and their international
trade. France which had bitter
experiences in the past with
money which decreased in value
doggedly refused.
Now. under the stress and
strain. France at last has yielded.
Her government leaders tacitly
have acknowledged that under
present conditions the franc is
worth more than it should be.
Francs at present are “dear” in
terms of other currencies- Here's
why:
When an American sends his
dollars to France to buy its pro-
ducts they are. in effect convert-
ed into francs.
At present he can get about
15.2 francs for one dollar In
some other country a dollar
will buy the equivalent of more
than 15.2 francs.
Other factors—such as tariffs
and quota limitations — being
equal the purchaser will send his
dollar to the country where it
will have the greatest purchasing
power.
Thus the international bargain
hunter might find that by send-
ing his dollar to France he could
buy three yards of ribbon but
that in another country he could
get five yards.
was a KU-v-ian enort to depress tne
British pound.
His action was the first public
move to enforce the 'gentlemen*
agreement" announced Friday
night by France. Great Britain and
the United 8tates looking toward
stabilization of their currencies.
Sensational Move
Informed that Russia had orcered
the sale early Saturday of 1000.000
• pounds of sterling "at any pi ice"
Morcenthau told a special press
conference he immediately" count-
ered with an order to buy. using
$5000000 from the stabilization
fund.
The Russian move was sensa-
tional. but unexplained.
The agreement reached by the
three great powers Friday night
was for cooperation in devaluation
of the franc. It provided that they
should use "appropriate available
resources ' to prevent disturbance
of international exchange which
might result from the understand-
ing that Britain and the United
States would not wage a monetary
war with France.
Price Pushed Bark
Morgenthau. m a specially called
press conference announced he
had moved swiftly to throw the
stabilization fund behind the pound
when he learned of the offer to
sell by the Russian State bank.
He was informed of the offer-
ing. he said shortly alter ex-
change dealings started in New
York Saturday morning The French
and English exchanges were closed.
The treasury chief said the Rus-
sian selling knocked the pound
from $5 05 to $4 91. When the
treasury bought pounds however
(See MONEY on Page Twelve)
Governor-Elect Of
Tamaulipas Visits
Martc R. Gomez governor-elect ol
the state of Tamaulipas visited
Matamoro> and the Valley Saturday
In what he termed a tour of inspec-
tion of the cities in the northern
zone of Tamaulipas.
Eduardo Morillo Safa federal dep-
uty. Carlos Merigo of Mexico City.
Deputy Miguel Pacheco of the Mata-
moros district and other officials ac-
companied the governor-elect on his
trip
After a visit to Brownsville Sat-
urday morning. Gomez and his party
visited Port Isabel where he was the
guest of honor at a dinner He re-
turned to Reynosa late Saturday.
ONLY 600 OF
1700 FOUND
ST1LLAL1VE
Toledo Captured By
Victorious Reb e 1 s
Battling Onward To
Madrid
LISBON. Portugal. Sept. 27 —
(Sunday > —(AV-'The Pcrtufuaat
Radio Club announced early nun-
day it had received information a
Spanish fascist column had en-
tered Toledo and rescued the in-
surgents and their families in the
old Alcazar fortress.
(The Alcazar defenders .had held
out against government bombard-
ment and assaults for nearly ten
weeks. Even dynamite blast# had
not forced them out but their
number originally estunated at
1.700. was reported reduced to
about 000.)
TOLEDO CAPTI RED
REBELS CLAIMED
TENERIFE. Canary I s 1 a n ds.
Sept 26 P-Coloriel Gonzalez
Per as fascist chief of staff m the
Spanish-owned Canary islands de-
clared Saturday night Oen. Fran-
cisco Franco's insurgent troop# had
occupied Toledo.
This statement said the fascist
troops who were four and one-half
miles irotn Toledo Friday. rut tha
route between Toledo and Madrid
Saturday and took the city by as-
sault.
!.M0 MILITIAMEN
CLAIMED DEFEATED
BURGOS Sprfin. Sept 27 —
•Sunday) —<A*>—1The la.MU.st head*
quarters here reported Sunday tha
government’* siege ot insurgent-
held Cordoba had been broken with
the defeat of 2.000 militiamen by
an insurgent column at E*ueJo.
NAVAL BATTLE
APPEARS IMMINENT
(Copyright. 1936. the AP.)
BILBAO. Spain Sept 27. (A*'—
(Sunday>—The first naval battle
of the Spanish civil war appeared
imminent Sunday as five govern-
ment warships were reported
steaming under full speed to north-
ern ports blockaded by fascist ves-
sels.
Naval authorities in this be-
sieged city—bombarded by fascist
airplanes all day Saturday for the
second time in 24 hours—said a
foreign warship had sighted a gov-
ernment fleet off the Portuguese
coast racing toward Spam* north-
ern Bay ot Biscay shore.
CABINET FAMILIES
SEEK SAFETY
BUENOS AIRES Sept 26 <1V-
Families of member* of the Madrid
cabinet have taken refuge in the
Argentine embassy it was reported
hre aturday night. Reliable source*
said President Manuel Azana him-
self had asked to be taken aboard
an Argentine warship.
President Azana* wife the
daughter of War Minister Inda-
lecio Prieto and other relatives of
the Madrid socialist camnet in-
formed sources here said were
among those given protection by
the Argentine embassy*.
They were being taken to the
port of Alicante to board a cruiser
it was stated. Detailed information
from Argentine diplomats was
lacking however and the actual
situation in Madrid was tn doubt.
(Rigid censorship prevented refer-
ence to the Madrid cabinet mem-
bers and their reported action in
news dispatches >.
TONIGHT'S MOVIES
OVER THE VALLEY
Brownsville: The Capitol—Pred Mac-
Murray Jean Parker and Jack Oakie
in "The Texas Ranger?* '' The Queen -
Joan Crawlor cl. Clark Oable and Fred
Astaire in "Dancing Lady "
8an Benito: The Rlvoll -Joan Bton-
delTand Dick Powell in ' Stage Struck .*
Harlingen: The Arcadia — Fredrie
March. Olivia de Havilland. and Anita
Louise In "Anthony Adverse "
La Ferta: The Bijou — Raudoipn
Scott and France* Drake tn—"And
Sudden Death "
Raymondville: The Ram on — Lionel
Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan in
"The Devil Doll " The Rio -Katharine
Hepburn and Predrlc March In ' Mary
of Scotland "
Donna The Plaza—Joan Crawford
and Robert Taylor in The Gorgeous
Hussy ''
San Juan: The Sen Juan—Pat O
Brlen. Rows Alexander and Beverly
| Roberta In "China Clipper "
Merced.-s The Capitol—Dick Powell
and Joan Blonde!! in "Stage Struck."
Weslaco: The R;tz— Predrlc March.
Olivia de Havilland. and Anita Louisa
in "Anthony Advene.”
Pharr: The Texas-Warner Baxter ana
Myrna Loy In "To Mary—With Love.*
McAllen The Palace—Barbara Stan-
wyck and Robert Young tn The Bride
Walks Out. The Queen—Warner Oland
in “Charlie Chan at the Race Track "
Edinburg' The Valley—Joan Craw-
ford and Robert Taylor m the "Oot-
geoue Hussy " The Aztec—Dick Powell
and Jean Blonde!’ tn "Stage Stru-k"
Mission The Mission — KathaMB*
Hepburn and Fredrie March in "Mary
’ ai Scotland."
*
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