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The Monitor from McAllen, Texas • 6

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The Monitori
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McAllen, Texas
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Monday, Febnrary 17, T93g. WcSLLEN DSTLY MOTHTOn Iff I ROGERS' SONS VICTORIOUS AT FOLO Matinee Dances At Clab Carded By JAMES W. GLASSCObK Mier Data Is Talien In Centennial Work Pete Smith, San and H. W. Stanley, Dallas, were In McAllen Saturday for a short visit while en route to Mler, Mexico.

Stanley is collecting data for a Centennial article on the ancient Mexican While here the staff phographer of The McAllen Dally Monitor made a photograph of Stanley sit-ting in a rocking chair beneath an orange-laden tree and this will be Sponsoring an American Leyiori Juhidr baseball team is the next object of the McAllen pct.Bolton Hyde told Sports Mirror. Guy: Johnson 'was in charge c' the team two years ago and the squad went to Austin arid played in the state T. 4 -v V'- x- Now Bolton has written other, Valley; LanTposttf to organize teams. 1 Weslaco and Santa Rosa answered. Another sport that will be sponsored by Asaerican 'Legion will be pocket billards called pool by those who hav aintespent youth.

Hygenic Davis! 1 Girls and boys, It took Mynatt Smith and Sports Mirror two full hours to think of a pun to fit that bellicose Mission sports scribe. Well, girls, as we don't gay in XEAW anymore, adios. Tour: announcer got the air literally the other" day and now can only torment yon via the printed word. smng Oil Men's Office At Cortez Hotel Special to Tbs Msnitor. WKSLACO, Feb.

i 17 Arrangements have been made for the opening of an oil menfe headquarters office in the -lower floor of the Cortes hotel just of the lobby, according to information released by: the "chamber, of commerce today. Since the first 'January, three oil concerns have established their headquarters In Weslaco: The Gulf States Oil company, Quintana, and the McCullom Exploration company. The location or these companies has been, the cause of some 27 families to located in Weslaco to make' their homes. The office Is to be equipped with oil maps of all Valley fields, oil newspapers- and Journals, typewriters and telephone, and other necessary office The headquarters room' Is being established by the "of commerce and Joe Wilson, manager of the Cortez and! Is being opened for the" benefit of. the oil men of the It was pointed out by Wilson that all' oil men are invited to 'use the room for all meetings cr for any other pur pose pertaining -to the oil business.

The fact' that Weslaco is rapidly becoming' an oil center, is revealed by the several producing wells and numerous other activities which are taking place within a 12-mile radius of the city. Leading activities', are reported to; be rapidly, increasing in the section south of WeciacOi and within 60 or 90 days the spudding of a well is expected to take place in that section. New Debuty l-iated In Hidaljjo County Speaisl to The Mcsitor. v' EDINBURGH Feb. 17 M.

Sa-mano, hae- been deputized as a new member of, the Hidalgo county Sheriffs department. He will be stationed at IHidago and Micliey Mousers In Regular? Gathering Members of the Palace Mickey Mouse club in Mc Allen were entertained Saturday morning at the theatre by Short" and his two children, Etta and Tnavne. They presented a series of trumpet" aolosi'V Following the program-ra hqrt group of screen, novelties "were; shown. uesiacoUL Ji Jimmy and Will, Jr sons of the late Will Rogers, starred for the 1 Uplifters Rancheros to win the Paeifio coast intrscircuit polo series. Paula Stone, actress.

Is shewn presenting the trophy. Left te right: 'Wilt Rogers, Tex Austin, another member of the team; Miss Stone, Jimmy Rogers, (Associated Press Photo) Marionettes Due Defense Tallc For Rotary Presented Soaelsl to The Feb. 17 7apt. Morris Brown of Reserve Officers corps. was speaker on "National Defense," at the- luncheon meeting "of the Rotary club last week at the O.

O. F. hall. E. A.

Capen, program chairman, introduced Brown Tom Watte was. a' guest of the club, while visiting Rotarians included John Drake and Dr. Howard S. BrowniPonoa: City, R. N.

Smith, Mission; Granger W. otStler and Lee Kfdder, Mercedes. Fire Credit el For; Valley City Sneetal to The Monitor. MERCEDES, Feb. 17 In recog nition, of "the of the Mercedes -volunteer, fire depart ment and the small fire loss in Mercedes -during 1935, a 20 cent credit has been extended the city of Mercedes, for 1936 by the state tire -insurance jeommission, according to fire-insurance agents in this city.Wjid Jrerej hottfled to that effect Kotjday; norping The fire loss in- Mercedes" during 1925 was The credit thtovyear -was extended 6 cents, being 1 5 cents In .1965.

Tou get all the news when 1ft news when you. read The iMonltor. Delivered tc.ybur dooretiep daily at 12 cents a Telephone 440. Virginia and the CanUnas, Bright tobacct ujluecurtd by heat in log barns. Hd of Tni-Cair Tottf- iofc cAsdaciationtirf Citjr ilelk Prosjic thousand car tourist left the Lower Rio Valley la -disgust the jast three months! 1 UtZ4tif.

This wis the startling statement ere Hod te UcAllen MondayCto a director -of the Tin Cn Tourlit association of America. 5pe is Dr. Otto Ross, IX. And Dr. Row likes the Valley.

T3iAt why he made the ssiate-raent he did, he declared while talking to local civic leaders, "UcAllen need. enough house car. facilities to take care of. 6 6 te -400 trailer carsv UcAllen to the best city In the Valley or house car travelers, becatje-yoa clows enough tor the guy for each. trav elers as 'us to iV fishing 4s, moot of-tts are fishermen, yet yon are fart away to escape'-' most of rthe fos, of- us -so cordially detest." i the heuee car -traveler aali.

'-1 Ur. Ross -declared that McAllen -weald build enough modern bouse car? camp facilities to care for the want of the travelers, the payroll' here could be increased from" $i09ft to vlLSOO day. He rcaJd the average -car ram fly apends. about- It a day while hot. Income ranges from $1 to 6 per week per owners--of the-camps.

T': person Interesting establlsh-iri modem toouse car camps, may Cit. all from the UcAllen chamber of commerce. 1 itf Kew. York. tOnrists; appreciaie the exceUent entertainment they lave this wlm tpr; As witness the o.Upwlns; let to The Uohltorr vey: av-onld like to ten you how much weapprelate yonraper mri sjaa Tonr wonderful city and Vaey; We nre leavlnBTeoon hut had lovely time while we were hre- win ne dsck wwn job 'e manaser of.

'the chamber i.e 'MimmttM. i Ur. vickers. has provided niany interestlnc. P- verr "talented 'A children perform far Oho of them, was a little mttV-pr the fB Cox.

wno gsT ibs CanceC, stood. sever seen onje ulle so small that coild dp do. rjL was woffderf uL's She could on sta lit New Vrrtr'tf she would Kd thefCvvr'- i you forta: very lovely tl-ne while we were here.f WllIiyeu please publish thl so the city ef ZJcAllen much we like XIcAUeni, and appreciate xne toad times, the Jatei "Sitm Tork jounsis. The aicAHen- chamber of com ree ls servlnr as volunteer com nt information for the. "TAm an -aulde" a five-volume erork t-'ng inreparedtyr writers 'i, project.

i trrvn. ft nnnd thatt tnerfl were no', known. writers on relief, the McAuen Ko-- tX rr dub' was asked to a Stay First Registrant For Trip on List The first acutal registrant for the McAllen chamber of commerce trip to Monterrey, Mexico 28 is Joibn B. Hames of -Madison. WIS'- The Weslaco chamber of commerce will take registrations at Weslaco for those who wish to join the party there for the.

Feb. 28 trip. Manager Harry Ratllff will have charge of registrations In that city as a matter of accomodating winter visitors and Weslaco people, and the party from that city will be operated as a combination Weslaco-McAllen trip. County Water Table Work to Begin Soon Special to The Monitor. EDINBURO, Feb.

17 Water table work In Hidalgo county will begin shortly. Judge John Ewing, county judge, announced today. The work will tie in with the topographical work now being conducted with the aid of the state and federal governments, Valley Man Injured Special to The Monitor. EDINBURO. Feb.

17 J. E. Dickinson, Edlnburg, suffered a fractured left leg Saturday when he was caught between a plow and a tractor on his farm near here. He was given emergency treatment at the: County-City hospital and nWas resting easily at last re- 'ports. pZT- ii mm cure each the: way that is another In used by the McAllena vhamber of commerce in' newspaper articles in Dallas.

Chief of Temple Firm Visits Here I. B. McFarland, general man- ager of the retail, division of Temple Lumber. Houston, lhas been a visitor In McAllen for the past few days while on an inspection trip of his company's properties in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He was' the guest Mr.

and Mrs. R. H. Sawyer, 5 Mr Sawyer being Valley district manager for the company: Two Face Charges Of Smuggling Here Special to The EDINBURO, Feb. 17 Two men are being held here on charges of smuggling Mexico.

They are Juan' Rivera, on a probationary 6-year sentence for smuggling, and Fauetino Martinet. They, were given examining trials before U. S. Commissioner H. V.

Watt's court Friday. They were seized south of McAllen. Foundry Chief Here J. J. Witt, president of -the Missouri-Central Type foundry, Wich ita, Kans was a business visitor last week in, the Rio Grande; Valley.

Accompanied by Witt, he' called at McAllen, San Benito and' other Valley points. Mr." and Mrs. Witt, traveling overland, left Saturday afternoon for San Antonio. J- Kern Is CInb Speaker -Special to The MERCEDES, Feb. 17 R.

H. owner-and operator of a grocery herejywas the speaker at the KSwanis club luncheon meeting, his subject -being "Modern i Trends in 'the Fopfl Industry. Visiting Kiwanian included-J udson -Friday, Eunls Ford, and Caruthers, all of WesTaco. The buffa'jb has not. entirely disappeared I'from Texas'.

There 1 still big 'herd on' the -famous Goodnight- northwest J'nti 1 Turkey and cured by hanging i r. i cured justx rtgbt flavor ana taste. a Matinee dances' Thursday and Sunday afternoons will be a new feature at. the Royale-Frolics Din ner club Thursday, afternoon will be dedicated to the many, tourists now' in; the Valley; while Sunday will be arranged especially for local collegiate group. Anthony Martin and his band lovely) Lor-.

eah Lee, will' provide the dance music, while appearing, on the floor Bhow; will be Marie Willie, Carol Lynn, Helen Cliff and An-ette Lanham, N- Jack Shawn, genial manager of the Royale-Frolics, will serve'; as master of ceremonies Stripping Fruit r. Trees BringsTDrivo Special to The Monitor. EDINBURGH, Feb. 17 Overnight stripping of dtrus, trees in Hidalgo county. by -fruity thieves will come; to- a complete half In the near future, the sheriff office nounced Monday.

Deputy E. E. Viickers-said numerous complaints of fruit losses to thieves had been and that dep- utie8 werebeing 'assigned te: reg-. ular districts to prevent euch jprac-tices. A state law classes theftg as serious New Booklet Planned New literature in the Valley will be Issued shortly by the Missouri Pacific railway lines.

ture will -be In rotogravure style In a jsook done -In sepia 'and: cop- -lously iUusfitttad. The-t McAllen chamber of commerce wlL furnish photographsahd an article for -the McAllen tewht the vf6ldeiThe new.K. bookwl'll distributed throughout' the ''iislted i 4V Listed'' I p0ytf residents kiwere ioune6d in McAllen Monday.1. The group includes Irene Baker, 60S South" Broadway; "316.J North Twelfth 'street; J. D.

Simpson, South' Eleventh street: and D. Jones, 80.65 North Twelfth change! In dress that bf G. Johnson, 60S. Eleventh' fJ' i' ihr OH April I Zlt Texas -celebrates Sam, Houston's Sahta. Anna, the-.

Napoleon of the': West, at- San Jacinto. v. i i I i i i whIch celebratesLits400th anniversary ot independence -this year, helped win- freedom ifrora' 1821." Texas was then a part of ifeiiessMiivwt.ewBwgowoow Greece, tobacct is sun- an racks in the ipen air. it K.J for mildness ln Maryland and Kentucky, tohacct is air-cured in specially ventilated tarns. Reel Estate Transfers Hldalco Countr -Hermenejilda de Longoria et, al tD T.

E. Vessels A 151.8s acres composed of Tracts 12 '34 39 44 120 135 145 and 149 out of Share 7 C.Los Ejldos Grant. T.i E. Vesselsao George H. Coates Int.

In 151.89 acres composed of Tracts 9 34 39 44 120 lit 145 and 149 out of Share 74 V- Hermenejllda de Longoria et al to Vessels 1-2 Int. In Tracts 32 34 39 44 ,120 135 145 and 149 out of Share 70 Ejidos con talnlngT. 151.89 acres. Showers A Moncrlef Inc. to Republic Natural Gas Conf.

Tf A lot 8 blk IS Vista 'v: Showers A Uonrief." Inc. to Republic Natural Gas Co. Conf. Tf r. Lr.Iot 1 blk 17 Vista Her-mosa.

t'C' 4' Engelman, Jr. to' Will B. Wood 1- of lot 16 blk 7. WJ. Woodroof Jr.

to J. R. Dickinson 5 acres of 25 acres of lot 3 blk 55 Mo-Texas. vFlrst National Bank Mercedes to George T. Williams et 8 5 acres of 17.21 acres of Jot 7 blk 8 1 Capfsallo Dist.

R. E. Harding' et ux to McColium Bzploratloh Rati Conf. O' 16 acres of lot 6 blk 89 and 15, acres of 1-2 of lot 12 blk 89 8 1-2 lot 9 and all lots It and II Wk 90 lots 11 12 13 14 blk 94 Mo-i Eunice le Taylor et vir to Urs, 8 60, 'feet-of lot 8 Ewlng'S addition to Mc4 i Gulf SUtes Oil CoV to Maurice Hirsch et al A A lot 6 blk 74 Uo-Texas containing 40 acre i Carl IT." Cole et ux to Huey Todd pi blk Henry S. -Evans Subd: KoJ' lr containing- 86.80 acres JJertha Sherfll to -Hazel Smith Sherllt an und.

1-2 int. lots 23 and 24 blk 42 Weslaco. Winchester Kelso to ti." Miller WD; 25.91 acres of lot 8 blk 6 ton 68. 1 Bell, et to Miller Bros. Nurseries Deed 12 -acres of the 1-2 of lot 4 blk 5 Por.

68. ff3j Seawell Guardian of the Estate of Betty Seawell et. al minors to Elza S. Toung Guardian's Deed und, l-20th lot 1 described as J. Young's Subd.

of the 28.72 acres of lot 17 6 Pora 69 i 79. iJ FIdeUty Bldg A Loan Assn. to D. Carter et ux all of lots 7 and 8 blk 15 Pate'a addition to Hidalgo. Olich cf Townscnd Ji Plaa Is Forecast tiWASHD5TON, (ff) House leaders today predicted approval' this week 1 of the congressional? Investigation, of the Town-send and other old age pension r.

Members of the house rules committee expressed themselves privately that the committee would approve the The committee plans to resume "hearings, on the proposal 4 For Valley Show Special to The Monitor. Feb. Sargs marionettes will give their only performance south of Hous ton this year when they appear here In both matinee 'and afternoon showings at the Junior college auditorium Monday, accord ing to Mrs. O. 8chaleben, who is handling ticket sales for tola event.

Prices for the marionette show have 'announced' at'; 10 and 25 cents for 4 the, matinee and 10 and 85 cents for evening, beginning at 2 p. m. and 8 p. m. respectively.

There will be 60 reserved seats at" 50 cents each at the evening, performance. The show 'will present Mark Twain's "Connecticut Yankee In King Artuhr's and a prologue in which Mark Twain in person as a marionette will appear with Tom Sawyer 'and Huckleberry Finn. DemonstratioiaOn Cooking Is Given 3prmt to The Monitor. MERCEDES FeV 17 Miss Jen-, nie Morgan. Edlnburg, home supervisor for the rural resettlement administration in the Valley, gave a demonstration here Saturday at the of commerce on use of pressure cooker, and automatic sealer.

Rural women of the Mercedes community and home demonstration club in atr tendance 'at' 'the- demonstration, which is a educational pTogTam In connection rural resettlement work in this community. H. Gllllland i Mercedes, appointed emergency; rural supervisor for: the rural resettlement administration which offices in the Mercedes chamber of commerce building, is now -working in the field, He tlo be the office next week to assist In the filling oit' of rural resettlement loan applications. Ky ler Firm Given Roofing Contract Kyler Roofing company of Mc-Allen as been awarded contract for a Johns-Manville' 20-year pitch and gravel, roof on 'the new 611,000 building being1 erected at the corner of South 'Broadway and Austin avenue the' Me Allen Plggly-Wiggly according to Knox Kyier, manager of Ihe The building' is being erected the E. Butt Grocery Harlingen, operators of a number of In South and Southwest Butt, HarMngen, 4 president of the' com' pany.

ZO PISCOTOT'OASB Jfc CARRY on DRY WASH LAUNDRY and DRY CLEANING, Hat Blocking A Rne Bevnovatlhar af SQUARE DEAL LAUNDRY CLEANERS Block' South New Post Office. UcAllen 789, Mission 122, Edbg. 5 ys. Pat Roland ICirchnieyer tobacto ih a Ghesteffield best fofjthat tobacco redmiyhy Chesterfields are cianeer writer and Prea eat designated the XIcA13en do milder and 'taste better -I i The "American OuldeT will be a ctirlit and detailed gxM6 tor Hotel, tourist camp, re crfatloaat historical and a vast "dtal of other data are Included- -i a. When we say that a tobacco is its good aroma and flavor.

good enough for Chesterfield dga-. TOBACCO that is aged and rettes, we mean just this- mellowed in hogsheads or bales for TOBACCO that is ripened in two years or more until free from the sunshine, then picked, leaf by harshness or bite, leaf, when fully ripe. That is the kind of tobacco we 1 TOBACCO that is cured just use for Chesterfieldsmild, light by the farmer flue air-cured bt sun-cured to cured, ripe tobacco, seal in and aged for Tuesday Nicht, 8:30 p. m. (0,4 Soafft Fifteenth Street Arena it General Admiion: 25c 4Tf- "SATCnaT Cwnrr Jt fty asa4stttOs fH UZZCZDEli.

UnKn CIiJhur company's 1 Aniert-cAh-Rio Grande Land, IrrlgaUon company. one one-fourth toUesf northwest of discovery In tte Mercedes deep, pay of southeastern IHdalaro county, was.un-derjfolsif a-revworklnc Job to-Cy. i Drillers are cuttlnr and pull-izj liner at eet tor the i Union's No. 7 American al, ft: feet -east of and tT illy north of production, is cttins" in hard shale at 74JJ feet. TJnlon's fNo.

American et al, and ene-fourth miles, north c2Clsevery on -outside location. aheed-in at StOt Removed CeTAleTs WW J1ARLING CI. Jl 7Cabbage In Se Lower RloOrande Valley now tree-of a-pegged. minimum Homer P.Hunaey secretary cf the Yegetabl. Grow ers associauonreveaiejr nero vo ay.

-i lie saidf. "We cannot. place ourselves in thf vposIUohr pt holdlns an umbrella Never sections. The minimunr prteff lfad been et at 612.50. then' i was 10 for 5, the 'rt onth.

Pf 11(C MBTWOBK 1 Ellii Baara Semi'Finak 1 ISxmlttmtm Cos Johnny Plumnier vs. for better taste ii 2.

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