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Tstabllsbed as a Dally Newspaper July 4. 1892.
_by Jess* O Wheeler. ‘
Published Every Weekday Afternoon at Thirteenth and Adame Streets
Brownsville. Texas.
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 25. 1940
ANOTHER SHORT LINE PASSES j
THE passing of the 26-mile long Port Isabel & Rio
Grande railroad formerly for most of its exis-
tence known as the Rio Grande railway connecting
Brownsville and Port Isabel will be witnessed with
regret by many a resident of this area.
The line struggled for a great many years. It’s
struggle to go on living and serving began with the
arrival of the St. Louis Brownsville & Mexico (the
present Missouri Pacific Lines) in 1904. For many
years its wood-burning locomotives pulling a couple
of wooden cars and a water tank car. puffed the
round trip daily hauling water-brought cargo from
Brazos Santiago pass to Brownsville. Back and forth
it went each day extraordinarily busy when ships
came to the pass. Those were its prosperous days.
When the big railroad came the little Rio Grande
had to be satisfied with hauling fish from Port (then
Point) Isabel to Brownsville manufactured ice and
fresh water from Brownsville to Port Isabel. Some
additional revenues came from week-ending passen-
gers going to the coast. Few owned automobiles
in those days and the dirt road offered little en-
couragement for motor travel. The late Dave
O'Brien with a vision of deep water at Port Isabel
came along and gave the railroad new life. Then
the late Colonel W T. Eldridge of Houston took it
over. Then came paved highways and freight
trucks and the road’s difficulties mounted.
Then a temporary prosperity in hauling giant
rock for the jetties built at Brazos Santiago Pass.
And that followed by another period of poor times.
And the eventual decision to sell or abandon the line.
Now the Missouri Pacific steps in. buys the two ends
of the line will abandon the middle ten-mile section
give Port Isabel its first trunk line connection by
wav of San Benito’s Spider Web and the Brownsville
port a direct trunk line connection and free use of
railroad freight cars into and out of Mexico for the
• first time since the port opened.
The Port Isabel line was not always a poverty-
stricken line. Built in 1872 despite a battle with
river steamboat interests at Brownsville it reduced
the time for hauling between ships at Brazos San-
tiago Pass and the border export-import point at
Brownsville. There is a story that at one time the
Rio Grande railway had so much money “in the till’*
that an alleged embezzler had been gone for months
before the loss was discovered.
The motor truck and the motor bus. the paved
highway have all joined to sound the death knell
of short lines all oxer the country. This has noxv
come to the Rio Grande railway which for so many
years was a highly important transportation facility
for Brownsville and all Northeast Mexico. It’s 118-
year struggle against modern railroads and high-
ways has come to a close. In a matter of days per-
haps ten miles of rail will be torn up and the direct
rail connection betxveen Broxvnsville and Port Isabel
in existence for seventy years will be a thing of the
past.
NOW THE ‘NUDE BURGLAR’
UNLESS our observation is faulty waves of petty
thievery in Brownsville seem to rise and fall
with the rise and fall of the Rio Grande. The same
thing is true as to small time smuggling from eithtr
pide. The bank of the twisting border stream is not
easily guarded. It is no difficult matter when the
river is low to ford the stream.
Some moron or half-wit nude. Is reported to
have been seen during a period of fairly widespread
petty thievery in‘various sections of the city. Imme-
diately frenzy spreads and other persons are quite
certain at least in their own minds that they too
have seen such a person.
Probably if the facts were known it would be
found that the so-called “nude burglar" is some half-
witted person who has been seen at least once. The
thieves doubtless are far shrewder persons and the
police say their trails have lead to the river.
Householders have in some instances gotten out
and oiled up their weapons assuring unwelcome
guest® of a highly unwelcome welcome.
There is nothing wrong with that. But let’s be
sure there is no “fright” shooting which might result
in death or serious injury to some innocent person
not a trespasser.
In the meantime the police have an opportunity
“to do their stuff.” while householders should be less
careless in leaving property lying around their yards
loose at nights.
Views of Other Papers
COUNTY PLANNING
The dedication of new schools for
H de Park. W. Y was made the oc-
casion by Mi. Roosevelt for direct-
ing the a; lent ion o! his neighbors
and felloe citizens to the import-
ance of consistent end orderly plan-
rung
After declaring that he had al-
ways emphasized planning for the
future. Mr Roosevelt said some
New v’ork counties show the re-
sults of a "TOjeyilke” growth be-
cause of their “unplanned history "
He said further that it was not
enough for officials to do the
"grand job" called for by their of-
fices; they should think also about
how they could improve things for
•he next generation.
Pulaski County Arkansas has
taken a progressive step by estab-
lishing a planning board which is
actively at werk If this genera-
tion had received from previous
generations a county whose roads
and other physical facilities and ;
improvements had been provided j
under an ordered and systematic
. Ian we should have a better coun- <
ty today and for the future and
public money would have been spent 1
Germany ’s Grabbing Most Of The Swiss Milk Products. No Telling What Hitler Will Do To Become The Big Cheese
THE^l
By Paul Hal lon jy
\Y7ASHINOTON — The old city
w machines used to maintain
themselves with the great bulk-
\oting poor by passing out free:
turkeys on Thanksgiving Day and
coal on Christinas but this 194d
presidential campaign marks the
first time a facsimile of the old
htrategv has been tried on a na-
tional scale.
Quietly but steadily Mr. Wallace’s
culture department has in-
stituted 89 food stamp projects
since the outset of the campaign
July 1 up to October 22. and more
are coming every dav. The stamp
plan Is simply a complicated way
of lezallv passing out free food.
The surplus commodities division
hands out books of stamps to
needv individuals and these may
l»e used as cash for certain foods ‘
usually at designated stores In se-
lected localities.
The entire country from coast to
coast has been thoroughly spotted j
with these food distribution proj- j
rets that is all of the country ex-
cept the south. Less than 10 of the
89 projects have been started in !
ths* reasonably safe area and most
of these wore m Texas where some
doubts cropped up early in the
campaign.
j AST SCORE of new projects
have gone to territories in
which the Roosevelt-Wallace ticket '
can use help—Kansas. Oregon.
Iowa. Wisconsin. Nebraska Wash-
'ngton. and South Dakota.
As the projects are the result of
direct appropriations made by (
congress the officials in charge in- *
«i«t the localities have been chosen
legallv on the basis of their need
of food rather than their own need
of votes. Some say this with a
smile others grimly. But no one
here grim or smiling can explain
how three weeks before election. I
ham. the favorite dish of Harl«ur
next to chicken has happened to
Income a surplus commodity for
that area.
Next big question that t« going
to arise if Mr Rooenelt wins is !
whether anv president of the United I
ftares hereafter can ever he de-
frated as long as he lives and while
he enjoy* the funds power and ham
that have been given the executlxw
branch of government in the last
frw veers for currying the favors j
of \-oters.
\1R ROQFEVELT laid down the
edict at the outset of the de-
fense proiam in July that the work
week could not he expanded Jn
r.rmv arsenals and navy vards un-
til the unemployed rolls were ab-
sorbed.
It begins to look like that day
will never come There appears to
t» utterly no relationship bet; een
the work needs of the armv and
navy vards and the lists of the un-
employed WPA lists of the un-
employed have been strangely in-
creasing lately as rapidly as the
need for men has expanded in de-
fense enterprise.
WPA rolls showed an Increase of
!5.757 the week of October 9 (Of-
ficial figures' as compared with
the previous week WPA then was
caring for 1 762.345 persons.
At the same time Mr. Roosevelt’s
civil service commission was actual-
ly tearing out its hoary locks (you
can see the hair H vou doubt it * |
dying to find skilled workers for
♦he ar*»nals and navv yards Among
♦ lie steps the commission has tak-
en lo find skilled workers are these
Notices were posted in post nf-
tices; daily radio appeals have
been made- free advertising snare
has been granted by newsnanera:
♦ he need has been announced in
movies: more than 50 sneeial agents
have been sent to industrial ren-
ters to search for skilled men' ap-
oeals have been made to linioa*. I
*iatr citv and federal unemnlov-
tnent bureaus and even chiefs of
mlire in many renters have been
consulted All to no avail.
These in charge have mm# to
♦he conclusion that new labor re-
striction* which imr>ed*d the hir-
ing of apprentices in the last few
vears have prevented the normal
accrmuiation of new skilled «ork-
rrs. Thev cannot b« found because
they do not exist.
\1G5T OF the scholarly* ghosts
A that haunted the White House
w*th their typewriters writing
script for Mr Roosevelt. have long
*inee departed but one remains
one of the original* Ben Cohen
Surrwhing a* it may sound he i*
accredited with having worked for
Mr Roosevelt on campaign siibi*ct*
bevnpd his umal ken. even includ-
ing the Fae East.
ATTEND FEDERATION
RTO GRANDE CITY-Mrv Flor-
ence J. 8cotr. Mrs Alfred G. T^al. j
Mrs Howard L Staggs. Mrs Fred
A Hornaday. Jr. Mrs Rafa'l Ra-
mirez. Mrs. Ruben Valle and Mis*
Fstella Margo of this citv attended
the meeting of the Valiev Federa-
tion in San Juan Tuesday.
MINEOL.A CH ESTS
SAN BENITO—Mrs David Beck
and Mrs Alice Oatti arrived Tuesday
evening from Mineoia Texas to vtr-
it in the home of Mr. and Mrs L
M Valdeterro They are sisters of
Mrs. Valdeterro
WATSONS RETURN
FDCOUCH—Mr. and Mrs Henry
Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
Watson and son have recentlv re-
turned from a business trip to Ros-
well. New Mexico.
more economically and to better
purpose.
The ‘ unplanned history" of the
past is written beyond recall. But
the chapters to come can be made
to record planned growth and de-
velopment instead of unco-ordinat-
*d or haphazard growth and devel-
opment.
—Little Rock Gazette
VETE RANS
Answers to Your Questions I
BY FRFDF.RIC J. HtSKIN
A reader ran get the answer to
any ques’lon of ‘act bv writ-
ing The brownsv.Ua Herald In-
formation Bureau Frederic J.
Haskin. Director. Washington
D C Please enclose three |3)
sen’s for reply.
Q. Who discovered the Dry Tor-
tuga* Islands? B.S.
A. They were discovered by Ponre
de Leon on his Florida voyage in
1513 and were so named because of
he many turtles in that vicinity.
Q. Where did canned corn origi-
nate? E.T.B.
A. In 1339 Isaac Window at-
rempted to can com at Portland.
Maine. It was not until 1858 that
the process was successful at
vhich time he applied for a patent.
Q What city has the largest
number of telephones per capita? C.
VI.
A. Washington. DC. has more
telephones in ratio to its popula-
ion than any other city in the
a or Id At the end of 1939 there
sere 254 042 connections in the Dis-
rlct of Columbia itself and 311.027
•onnectlons in the metropolitan
*rca.
O When was Sir Thomas Lipton
! nighlrd? D.E.f.
A For his benefactions to the
j-oor of London he was knighted in
1398 and created a baronet in 1902
O. What I* the origin of the
phrase "to talk turkey”? A.D M.
A. An Indian and a white man.
alter a day's hunting had only a
lurkey and a partridge to show lor
l»mr The white man proposed to
rllvide them and said to the Indian.
Take your choice You can have
me partridge and I'll take the tur-
key; or I'll take the turkey and you
may have the partridge.'* ”Ugh!”
raid the Indian ‘ you don t talk
turkey to me.”
Q. Plea** give a Mography of
Margo who is playing In "The
World We Make” bv Sidney Kings-
ley. AMH.
A Margarita Bolado was borr. tn
Mexico City on May 10. 1017. thP
daughter of a Spanish surgeon
The voung actress lived in New
York and in California and at 11
made her stage debut in a stock
company playing in Los Angeles
At 12 she staged the dances Tor
the movie production of "In Gay
Madrid" She was instructed in
dancing by Michio Ito. Fokine. and
Kdttardo and F.lisa Cansino While
she was dancing at Aeua Caliente.
the manager of the Waldorf-As-
toria Starlight Roof saw her and
engaged her for a New York per-
formance. Subsequently Ben Heoht
and Charles MacArthur gave her
the role which made her famous
m Crime Without Passion."
O Please give the title of the
waltz used in the Lux Radio Thea-
ters production of "The Prisoner
of /.enda.- J.J.W.
A The waltz which was used as
a theme in the play was "Southern
Roses;* by Strausa.
Q W here It the solar plexus? P-
t’. R.
A. This is an important renter
of the sympathetic nervous system
satiated in the abdomen behind
the stomach and in front of the
aorta. It contains several ganglia
which distribute nerve fibers to the
stomach. liver kidneys and intes-
tines If this nerve center is se-
verely shocked temporary suspen-
sion of the vital functions or e\en
death may ensue.
Q. Please give some information
about the Second Division Memorial
In Washington. D. C. H. T.
A The marble and bronze mem-
orial was designed by James Fjirle
Fraser. It portrays a great open
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doorway flanked by inscribed wings
listing twelve major engagement*
in which the division took part m
the World War. Before the door
stands an eighteen-foot sword
symbolizing the division s stand at
Chateau-Thlerry and Belleau Wood
when it barred the way to Paris
against the Germans.
Q. M ho was the first Socialist to
be circled to Congress? N.F.C.
A. In 1911 Victor Berger was
elected to Congress being the first
Socialist to occupy a seat in that
oody.
V \\ hat Is the motto of the
Ko>al Canadian Mounted Police?
M. D.
A. It is "Malnflens le droit"
i maintain the right >.
tf. How many strrl cans are
u>ed for preserving food? E.T.H.
A Between eight and nine billion
food cans are produced annually.
Q. Is there a town named Bal-
bnggan? H B H.
A Balbnggan is a watering place
in Ireland. 21 miles northeast of
Dublin. It is a seat of linen cotton
calico and Is especially noted for
its stocking manufactures.
Q. What are the names of “The
Great Four” mentioned in Italian
art? C.C.K.
A Leonardo Raphael Titian and
Michelangelo.
Q. How old was Edith Cavell
when shr was executed in Belgium?
W.S.I.
A The English nurse was 43
years old when she was executed as
a spy by the Germans in 1915.
Q. Where was the first steam
railroad used? H.W.W.
A. The first steam railroad In
the world was the Stockton and
Darlington Railroad Company
which was completed September 27
1825. It ran from Stockton to Dar-
lington. England. The first steam
locomotive used on this railway was
known as Locomotive No 1 and was
built by George Stephenson.
Q. What is the origin of the Mal-
tese Cross? G.L.V.
A. The Maltese Cross originated
with the Knight* of Malta an ex-
ceedingly ancient order of chivalry
formerly known as the Knights
Hospitallers of St. John. Their ac
thities were in connection with the
Holy 8epulchre at Jerusalem and
the war on Infidels. After the 10th
c«ntury the order experienced much
trouble and was later dispersed
taking refuge ot» the Island of Mal-
ta. In 1530. The Insignia of the
knights was a black cloak emblaz-
oned with w white cross The cross
is much older than the Christian
religion.
Q. 53 ho was known as '‘the last
tocket hat"? M.M.
A. Monroe was sometimes so call-
ed because he was the last of the
Revolutionary Presidents to wear
the hat of that period.
Q. 35hw Is the thistle the nation-
al emblem of Scotland? C.PD.
A Wien Alexander III was K:ng
of Scotland. K nk Haakon of Nor-
way landed an armv on the shores
of that kingdom and attempted to
conquer It. In his night attack on
the Scottish camp at Largs a bare-
foot Norseman trod on a thi tie
and erving out In pain alarmed the
Scots. The attack failed and soon
afterward King Haakon had to
withdraw his armv. In remem-
brance of this. th» Scots adopted
the thistle for their national em-
blem.
Q 33‘hat caused the death of Fd-
ward Delahantw the baseball play-
er? AJK.
A In 1903. while crossing the Nl-
agra River he accidentally fell from
a train and war. drowned.
Q. Plea*e give the composition of
an egg. N.J.S
A. The edible part of an egg con-
sists of water. 73 7 per cent; pro-
tein. 13 4 per cent; mineral. 1 per
cent; fat. 10.5 per cent.
THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By Will lair Ferguson
ANSWER: From the licorice plant.
NEXT: Is the moon s area larger than Europe?
Walter Winchell
On Broadway R
(Trad* Mi'k K*t**»*r*d l»(n. D»Mr Mlrt"r) flj
NEW YORKERS ARE TALKING ABOIT....
The new Fairway Yacht Club on 5!nd Street alongside the Fast
River where the laughing-soup l* served In the "lirgest glasses anv-
where" The usual ‘•dull” Monday nights in the Broadway arena but
not at The Famous Door where ”ycu couldn't get in almost!"... P. D Ft.
*r'a wife. Ethel duPont who will campaign for Rooseielt «her father de-
tests him!> in a Wall Street rally....The Elizabeth and Es^ex srandai
which Is going to blow- the local NY A open....The tricky Conta record-
ing. "The Cat * Serenade.” an entire chorus of fiddling in the one-two-
three boom tempo . . . The dlrec-f — ■■■" 1 - 1 -■ ■ ■ ■ —
tors wire on tne Bundles ror Bri-
tain Committee who also sends
shaving cream (difficult to get
abroad* to an Italian Count In Rome
. . . The fact that Betty Hutton
is still unattached and not a se-1
cret bride as rumored. . . . The1
new Crosslev system of checking
radio listeners. They phone every
two hours instead of four tim*s a
day. . . The New Yorkers who
sav they are voting for Wilikie but
betting on Roosevelt.
Mark Hellinger's visit (a Broad-
way after almost three years in
movletown—and his argument that
“nothing has changed”. . . . Except
his girlish figger. . . “Toots” Shor s
place on West 51st near 6th—where
you see the patrons you used to
see at other popular chop-houses
. . . The way Chaplin feels about
his marital status—indifferent . . .
And that he didn't want any trou-
blesome publicity that might in-
terfere with his picture. . . . The
ouch reviews on The Ballet Russe
de Monte Carlo which the Tnb
Musicntic called "a musical bore'
. . . And the Times critic's sum-up
of Massine s choreography—“He has
shot wide of the mark. What he has
turned out is a long and sprawling
piece of miscellany without drive
or sharpness” . . . The talk that
Marv Martin whose Heart Belongs
to Daddy is going into opera. . . .
And her forehy-chornya recording
of “I Don’t Want to Cry Anvmore"
from the recent Bing Crosby flicture
Hendrik Van I.nnn’s new book.
“Invasion.” in which he fictiomzes
about people you know by name
being knocked off by invading Nazis
in I960 ... An exciting hunk of
make-belie\e . . . But is it fiction?
. . . Mr. WiUkie's swell boost for
Paramount's newsreel-shots called:
World in Flames.” which he said
all America should see.... So Penn-
sylvania banned it. . . . The lady
censor there is a very dear friend of
Republican boss Pew of Pennsv. And
I do mean Pew! . . . Don Arneehe
and that Mexican dialect in “Down
Argentine Way" And how Mr Za-
nuck shouldn't cast him in dialect
assignments. . . . The return this
week bv Clipper of Bill Hillman.
Colliers European director in Lon-
don. and his amazing report on the
Battle of Britain and whar the fu-
ture holds for us all . . . The n*w
Cuban floor frolic at Havana-.Ma-
drid—its breeziest show. AH the
girls except one. are new. too. . . .
The photographs of the New York
critics in that vestibule frame on
5th Avenue in the latter Ws—up-
town side. Nathan looks Satan.
Pierre Van Paassen's expose «*n
the Nazi plans about the USA in
Redbook for Oct ... a face-fuzz-
lifter. . . . The wav "everybody is
in Miami Beach already ”—and how
the natives there are wondering
where to put the crowds in Janu-
ary. . . . The house at 55 E 77th
Street which has been rented to the
Nazi Consul In N. Y The house is
owned by the Hamilton Fish Sr.
estate—pater of the Congressman
Wonder if Congressman Fish knows
about it? . . . The spiritual seances
in town being organized as another
wav to spread Hitlerism. Number
One devotee is a lady author whose
husband puts up bail for local Quis-
lings. et aL . . . The literary raves
on Hemingway's “For Whom The
Bell Tolls"—confirming a tip here
weeks ago. . . . The packed houses
at Chaplin's "The Great Dictator "
Apparently nor everybody believes
what they read in the papers. . . .
The swell description of a bov brat
in "G. Washington Slept Here” —
••Huckleberrv Capone” . . . Nun-
nally Johnson's hilarious satirl-
clowning in his Monday col'm.
The gag about Sid Silver’s mother
who is a dead ringer for Mm M"-
f oof sky. . . . She is a terrific radio
listener—seldom misses a thine. . . .
"Oh * she saH to h*r sop 'did I
hold a niz- spitcn by a goil. 8ha
sad sotch mze voids about M*nriell
Villkie. Hizz a vundafill man riot
VilUie • . . . Sid said- "Are \rvj gr. f
lng to vote for Willkie. since you
heard he's so nice and wonri-rful?"
"Nupp" said his mother I’m a
RnocaweK man!” . . . ’ But ” but'ea
Sid. “you just got through ra\:M^
about Mr Willkie brine wonderful!^
. . . "So vot?" said Mamma "I lik«
ulro Amos end Enriv. but I m not
gung to buy eny puck end beans!"
. . . Adelaide Moffett Burkner s re-
turn to Armandos on 31st... .Gla-
dys Fo\s mention among the favo-
rite strip-teasers in J Hilton Smvth'i
new book. "To Now here and Return”
. . . Ah. a celebrity! . . . Tht
Beachcombers big scoop: Maxina
Sullivan and J. Kirbys restful rhy-
thms.
The inscription In the register of
Mms. Beagues Breakfast Club :rt
New Orleans written on October
27th. 1906. which is signed Sara A.
Delano to writ: "Fill up the glisf
with flowing wine and when thehp*
rre wet—press their Iramrrance pro
mine -for everv kiss vc take and giv*
—it leaves ye less of life to live' . . .
W. L. Whit* s "Coming Home ' a-M-
cle in the Nov. Cosmopolitan which
every newspaper should reprint con-
sidenng all the newspaper reader* f
who cant afford the tariff for *
magazine . . . Th« eight -column
scare hendllnes in N-wr Yo-k news-
papers Mondaj "Dies Moves •<*
Force U 8 to Expel Nazi Consuls"
and the book ads yesterday announc-
ing Mr. Dies' new book "The Tro-
jan Horse In America’ -Dodd M'vd J
— 12 50—you're welcome Congre
man> . . . Beautiful timing bv heck.
... The draftees who do not know
that thev mav still enlist in th#
Naval Reserve and keep their Job*
unless there Is a war. of course.
Clare Roothe's comment upon
reading Dorothy Parkers blast at
her book—“I'm glad to ace that
Dorothy Parker is taking up writing
again.” . . . Hamilton Wright. Jr.'s
contract to press ugfnt the Ct*v of
Miami for the ninth time out of
eleven vears . . . TV* white moon
over the Hudson River yesterday at
10 a m. . . . George 8 Kaufman •
candidate for the Woolcott role m
the film version of "The Man Who
Came to Dinner"—Cary Grant. . . .
The very serious illness of Carolina
O'Day of New York. ... Jerry Wald *
comment on the marriage rush
avoid the draft: "Its better to N r
married to a rifle for a year tha-/
to a battle-ax for the rest of vour
life'. . . And the odds on Topic "A*
as of a few hours ago. which are a*
follows; If you want to bet on Will-
kie. you can get *7 to *.r If you w ant
to bet on Roosevelt you must lay
f9 to 16. In plain talk the odds r.ittl
now are 8 to 5 on FDR. T
BRANIFFSETS
1-DAY FLIGHTS
Announces New Trips
To Texas Points
Federal government allowances of
mail pay on Branlff Airways' Cor-
pus Christl-Houston and Houston-
San Antonio nim have occasioned
schedule ohaneos which now riv*
air line the only one-dav round
trip commuters' servlre from
Brownsville to Corpus Chrntl
Houston Son Antonio and Aus*in*
officials here announced Thursday i
Two round iripr are now run by
Braniff from Brownsville to Hous-
ton dailv. and t.irrr round trips aro
run dmh' from here to Corpus
Christ 1 8%n Antoni j and Austin
New 30-dav low commuter fares
have been established bv the com-
pany. and beginning Nov 1 sev-
eral new changes in schedule
go Into effect local Bramff •wif
ploye* said
On tha* date the 12 3* p m de-
parture flight* from BtownavUMl
will b-* changed to 12:10 p. m. and
planes regularly having here at
G 20 p. m. dailv will d part at A 03
p. m. thereafter.
The 7 a m departure flight will
undergo no ch&nga. officials said.
A pers onleaving here by Bramff
at 7 a m. can go to Houston
Corpus Chnrti. San Antonio or Aus-
tin and back In one dav under th#
new schedule it was announced.
ClOl.S ON TRIP
EDCOUCH—J. P Pealor left Fri-
day for College Station where ha
planned to visit with his son. James
J. Jr. at A. and M College H*
also attended the TCU-Asgie foot-
ball came there Mr Pealor left Sun-
day for Denton where he made %
short visit with his ni-ce. Manr
Agnes Rodgers Wore continuing ort
to Terrell. Oklahoma for a hut
with his mother. Mrs. J. H. Pealor?
TO NORTH l»\KOT3
EDCOUCH- Bill Hunter has 1-fl
for North Dakota on a business trip.
Mrs. Hunter will visit with
Harvey Nixon at McAllen durir 10*
absence.
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