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The Brownsville Herald from Brownsville, Texas • Page 20

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it TUB Friday, April 1S4T. (Advertisement) RADIO STATION A ABC NETWORK 1490 On Your Dial I A A i UM7 4:00 Sucesos 4:13 Cftiictoncs Mcxlcanai 4:30 Rhythm Round Up 5:00 Torry nncj the Pirates (Quaker Oats) ABC i a Sky i i (Dorby Foods) ABC; 5:30 JncK Armstrong (Gen. Mills) (ABC) 6:16 apori.i of the Day 5:55 AP Mows HcadHno Edition ABC I Elmor Davis (ABC) Iiono RanRer A 7:00 The Pat Man i Pharnuieal) (A.BCt Your I-'FH A I 3 8:00 Break The BanK i A 8:110 The a i i Const ADC Champion Roll Cull (Champion Spurk A 9:00 CHHctle FlKht.i A 9:30 A i a Sport Pago of the Air A AP News 1 0 1 6 Hasol's Sports (ABC) 10:30 1490 Club ,11:00 Dance Orchestral 12:00 St. Sign A A A i 2fl, UM7 MornlrtK Merry-Qo-Rouncl AP News Morning Merry-Go-Round 7:00 a i A (ABO a 7 1 5 7:55 a a Headlines Roe- bucfc Co) 8:00 a Up and ABC 8:00 Muslca Vnrladft 9:30 Canciones AP News Community Chats Spot Uffht i A i a Farmer 12:00 .10 Years of Farm Service 1 2 1 5 AP News 12:30 a i a i Rh.vUim-- ABC 1:00 Our Town Speaks (ABC) 3 0 (ABC) 1 4 5 This Is For You A 3:00 Spanking of SOUKS A Sunset Round Up A 3:00 Horse A 3 1 5 a I A A 3:30 Penn a (ABC3 4:00 a a Concert A Proudly We a i chlttlson Trio ABC 5:30 Harry Wlsmer--Sports ABC 5M5 Labor USA ABC Volcn of Buslncsn ABC Decision Now A i a Loclon San a a Day a Time 7:00 Famous Jurr Trials ABC 7:30 I Deal In Crime (Hastmsts ABC Oamtbuaters a a ABC Phono It, We'll Play a Jtoedown A 10:00 AP News Here's To a ABC Dance Orchestra 1 1 0 0 A News 1 1 0 5 Dance a A Grand Prize Danco Parnrtn 2:00 St. Slirn Off Record Class Gets Tower Work Rushed School Diplomas At Rites May 13 LOS April 25--The largest class In the history of Los Fresnos High School, Including 18 students will be graduated this spring.

Honor students of the class are Marilois Barr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Barr, who is valedictorian with a four-year scholastic average of 93.48 per cent, and Miss Laverne Pace, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. G. C. Pace, as salutatorian. with an average of 93 'per cent.

Sermon and" commencement exercises will be held Sunday, May 11, and Tuesday, May 13 at the school auditorium. The Rev. Ralph L. Starling, pastor of the Church of Christ, 14th a a Brownsville, will deliver the sermon. A faculty member from Texas A.

and I. College at Kings- vine will give the commencement address. Juniors will be hosts at the annual Junior-Senior Banquet at the American Legion Building at San Benito, Friday night of this week. Senior Day is May 1 and will include a trip to the psirk and swimming pool at Harlingen. Another trip is planned for May 9.

Honor graduates of the element a school are Mary Louise Bil- Uie. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William V. Billue, valedictorian, with an average of 93.2 per cent and Eliseo Villarreal, son of Mr.

and Mrs, Jose Villarreal, salutatorian, with an average of 92.66- per cent. STAR ELECTRIC Company Inc. PHONE 171 CENTRAL RADIO Electronic Salw Serrict 610 W. Elix. 586 Interstate Theatres ARLINGEN BROWNiVILt Today Saturday Starts; iSB 3:50 7:88 8:32 Today Saturday BIX-GUflS BWKIIHI IT'S ACTION- PIUS! CHARLES SMILEY BURNETTE Feature Starts: 1 1 5 2:43 4 1 1 5:.

1 7:07 8:35 10:03 I Today and Saturday pSfc mURDERl mysiERyi BCTIOIH. ALBERT DEKKIR ANKERS And Also Jungle Queen No. 13 The new CAA control tower at the International Airport here Is going up rapidly. The first floor of 'the five-story brick structure is completed, In the foreground is the portable elevator used to move materials for the building to workmen on the job. The builtlinff will be air-conditioned and will be equipped with the latest air traffic control equipment.

(Herald Photo by Red Moores). So You Think Swiss Navy Joke? Tanker Calls For Crude Oil Here Maybe there isn't such a thing as the Swiss Navy, which you have probably heard so much kidding about Tor many years, due Lo Switzerland not having a son, coast, take a trip to Port Brownsville late this afternoon and you will see a ship flying the flag of Switzerland. The ship is a tanker, recently purchased by the Swiss government from the Texas Shipping Company, a subsidiary of the Company, and will load crude oil here for a port in Southern Formerly named the "Tennessee," it is now known as the SS "Cer- tenago," since being transferred to its new owners in Galveston, from where it is coming here to load about 75,000 of crude oil. The vessel was built in Bath. Maine, in 1920.

TEXAS HISTORY On the Air Today The Thrilling Story Of Dr. Anson Jones Last President Of the Republic Will be dramatized in the popular network a An NBC Production KRGV 3:00 SAT, Air Scouts Plan Playground Event Air Scouts of Squadron No. -201, sponsored by the local 20-30 Club, in regular meeting Wednesday night, made plans for the next two weeks, Assistant Leader Kent Copenhaver said. The Air Scouts voted to compete in the Scout contests and games to be held Saturday beginning at 2 p. at the formal opening of the playground at 6th and Ring-gold he said.

Other plans, according to Squadron Leader Doro Besteiro, include an invitation to be extended the Squadron committee of the 20-30 Club to meet with the group May 4 when individual membership cards in the Boy Scout Organization will be presented to each Air Scout. Next week's meeting, to be held Apr. 30, will be an outdoor meeting where each Scout will prepare his own supper. Some project, such as night compass-reading will be featured, Copenhaver said. Tony Maldonado is the other assistant leader.

Members of the 20-30 Club who serve men include Poster, Manier Lawson, Pearson and Frank Anderson. Lively Texas Weeklies Bring Homely Facts And Information To Make You Feel Good Inside For a BY JACK RTJTLEDGB Associated Press Staff breath of fresh air, city folks should turn to the lively Avoid Eyastralnf Kill the GUre With SUN GLASSES from DORFMAN'S Serving the Valley Since 1924 Brownsville little Texas weeklies. You'll find down-to-earth items in them that make you feel good inside. Tilings you won't find in the more businesslike dailies. Take this from the newsy Big Bend Sentinel from Marfa: "Seven airplanes in a row and not a horse in sight," was the comment of a Minnesota man visiting the J.

W. Rawls ranch when the Rawls were open house hosts. "I never thought I'd see such a thing." The Wellington Leader says it is "Texas' Greatest Newspaper." It's big and bulky and good reading. One of its correspondents writes: "The women in this community have about got all the sand cleaned out from the little sandstorm last week, getting ready for another one, I guess. Let's hope the next one has a little moisture." What is the state's smallest weekly? That's a tough one.

In square inches, it might be the Forestburger, printed in Forestburg, Montague County. But the Porestburger is little in size only. Tor Better Food Eat At CHARRO KITCHENS Mr, and Mrs. W. W.

Underwood Owners Specializing in lunches to go. 2235 Boca Chica Blvd. Open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. CLOSED SATURDAYS as squadron committee- i 10 inches wide-and 14 inches Albert Etchison, Glen but it's packed with news Edward and advertising.

City. Issues Permits For New Buildings Building permits issued by C'ity Engineer P. L. Rockwell this week total $24,370 for construction of new buildings and for repairs. Permits issued Wednesday were to D.

L. Mullen for two new residence buildings to cost $7,500 each; to W. E. Russell for a $5,000 residence; to O. M.

Manske for $2,500 addition to residence; to Pedro Garza for addition to residence, $200; and to Vicente Ceullar for a $25 store house. Other permits issued during the week were to Pablo Saldana, $200 new residence; Matias Farias, new residence for addition to residence of $50 for Santiago for garage for Mrs. Lee Its columnist writes: "Roy Atterbury says that coons are so thick in his part of the country that possums had to put up stop lights to make it safe to go 'simmon hunting." United Nations, but: "It has been announced there will be preaching at Cross Roads Sunday." The Florence Vidette from Florence, Williamson county, is intriguing. Its makeup is simple and it had a column called The Town Crier." "Last week I was successful, I believe, in getting apartments for two young gentlemen who are contemplating matrimony Quality Cigars Tobaccos Candies Magazines JIM'S NEWS STAND Post Office Lobby Sponsored by Texas Commision for The Blind in Fort Worth. (They are marrying each other--they not will each take a The Happy Herald, from Harrp.

Swisher county, is a lively seven- column job whose "circulation covers thoroughly 550 square miles in Swisher, Randall, Castro and Armstrong counties." We could go on and on--The Stanton Reporter, The Hockley Then there's The Concho Herald. The Sudan News, Muleshoe printed at Paint Rock, the county seat. It's a little bigger, 11 by 16. And the Jack County Herald from Bryson, 12 by 8 it says "All Roads Lead to Rome or Jacksboro," It carried a hard-hitting front page column called "Brass Tacks' and the editor pulls no punches, In the Feb. 7 issue, Brass Tacks was laying out on the county commissioners, saying the commissioners slipped Bryson a mickey.

The Cumby News, Hopkins county, is six columns wide --six; columns packed with homey home- town news. Nothing about the Journal, Shamrock Texan. Willington Leader, Miami Chief, Panhnn- del Herald-The subscription line forms at ic left. One generous cabbage furnishes about halt the See, Maqnavox i tymbof of quality in 1915 tion to residence for Nicolas Al- J. Beetler; $150 addition to Val- varado, and $25 repair to residence entin Bnrrera residence; $50 addi- for Mrs.

J. B. JoHanson. Spinach, and kale ofler vitamin vitamin and iron. Kale is also a good vegetable source of calcium.

Spray Painting BROCKMAN'S Complete Building Service 425 W. Elizabeth Phone 811 Today Saturday Rosalind 1 Russell Melvyn Douglas WASHING? Use HUKFAKER'S SELF SERVICE LAUNDRY Soft Water Courteous Assistance Service '114 Phone 1903 travel dollars BUY MORE BY TRAIN travel dollars buj more ky train more comfort, conveniences, more safety and dependability, more sight-seeing Never worry nhont traffic hazards as the engineer driven you over smooth steel rails the unfe hijifh- and yets yon there on rime, at, low cost! SO MUCH room for relaxation, many comforts and conveniences to make traveling pleasure for nil the family sparkling cool ice water, spotless washrooms, large easy chairs thnt i i you to rest and read as you ride. Enjoy tasty sandwiches pnd refreshments served at your seat or relax oyer a full meal in a FOR SO LITTLE Compare these few ex- amplcs of low one-way and round-trip coach fores offered hy Southern Pacific You'll agree; "By train better by SP SAMPLE FARES rom Brownsville to One-Way Round Trip $14,45 518.10 $18.05 $31.50 523.75 $35.65 $14.75 $20.45 $29.85 $11.25 $23.95 'caumont 'allege Station vorsicana Oallas 'ill Paso Houston Lake Charles New Orleann San Antonio Shreveport 8,01 $10.03 $10.01 $11,92 $12.63 $19.80 8.18 $11.34 $16.57 6.25 $13.30 Friendly Southern Pacific Travel Representatives will gladly assist in planning your trip, Use SP's time-saving Ticket Pick-Up Service. Southern Pacific W. J.

BRANCH, City Ticket Agent El Jardin Hotel Building Phone 1207 which the average per- EXCEL RADIATOR EXCHANGE Schreiber's 1231 Elizabeth 'ALL CARS TRUCKS BROWNSVILLE THE BOSS I He Told Us To Do Anything We Wanted To, O'Hara Says, "Here are my specials for Saturday" REG. $2.95 SLIPS! Made by a a maker. Black rayon with lace trim. Sizes 32-38. i they last 1 REGULAR 35c Cleansing Tissue! 5(K sheets.

Soft, absorbent. Limit to customer is 2 boxes 27 bx. Mrs. Garcia Says, "I have too many of these, and they are in my way 47 pr. REGULAR $1.00 HOSE! First quality, fashioned, rayon hose! Sheer, dressy and in the season's best shades! UP TO REGULAR 25c SOCKS This lot includes men's random work anklets, boys' striped dress anklets.

Sizes to 10 and 1 10 to 12! 10 REGULAR $2.95 HANDBAGS! Patents, plastics, leathers! Envelopes, pouches, shoulder straps! Spring colors! These are brand $1-66 1 50 Mrs. Wesion Says, "The Asst, Manager must be crazy, but here they are" 1 I COSTUME JEWELRY Regular prices up to $5.95. Lots.of pretty items. Just right for your new dress. ea 29 yd "My Pretty 69c Yard" CURTAIN MATERIAL! Bright strawberry pattern for bedrooms and kitchens; 36" wide, shrunk.

Fast colors! Saturday only- MlSS Can Says, "You have been HOWELL SHEETS! 81x108" bed size! Heavy duty sheets for years of wear! Our sup- ply is limited, so come early! Limit is 2 sheets. STARTEX TABLE CLOTHS! Regularly $2.49. Hand painted in gay, bright colors! Size I want to sell all of these Saturday! 66 ea. 1 $1.00 $1.00 YD. SUITING! Sanforized.

Fast colors. For skirts, dresses," cotton suits! Blue, rose, aqua and other spring shades. Come early. in waiting for these low prices" CANNON TOWELS! I have sold lots of these 22x40- inch heavy towels for 95c! Plain white, checks and stripes! Saturday only! REG. 39c KITCHEN TOWELS Made by a a manufacturer I Size 18x32! They won't sell fflr 39c, but I know they will at low price! Come early! 5 for 1 Mrs.

Cowen SaVS, "I have 30 pretty dresses, a little too heavy for now" A A. Anh I VALUES TO $19.95, THEY Mr. Villalobos Says, "I hope I don't get fired for jfc A A tl I MEN'S SPORT SHIRTS! Regular $2.95 and $2.49 long sleeve shirts! Wear with or without tie! Buy all you-want, but you better early! Front MENS DRESS SHIRTS .00 REGULAR 65c SHORTS! These have grippers! Full cut. San- forized, fast colors or white! bi.zes 30-40 inches! Special Purchase! Fancy Checks and Stripes! Preshrunk, fast colors! Regular 3.49. They are yours for 2 3 7 Mr.

Jimenez Says, "The only thing I have to offer is," 36 PAIRS MEN'S SLACKS Uh J' 66 I.

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