Mcallen Daily Press

By C. C. McDaniel, Jr. and James W. Glasscock

President Roosevelt's appointment of a successor to Josephus Daniels as ambassador to Mexico probably will not be announced for several weeks.

Daniels, now in this country, will return to Mexico City for personal farewells to Mexican officials before relinquishing his post.

He couldn't even hazard a guess on who the new envoy will be, although we think Congressman Richard Kleberg of Corpus Christi would be a happy choice. The congressman speaks Spanish fluently, knows the Mexican people well, and is a strong supporter of the president's foreign policy.

About the busiest guys in the county Friday were members of the county commissioners court. They worked from early morning to late afternoon aiding their constituents in getting their tax paid up in time, to take advantage of the penalty and interest remission bill.

Jack Drake who gave up radio for a chamber of commerce post can't seem to get it out of his system. He announces football games every once in a while.

J. R. Norvell the able associate justice of the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals, drove for a week-end visit with Valley friends.

Tindal Jaces, the state highway patrolman who this week was transferred to McAllen, hails from West Texas.

Leon (Pee Wee) Henderson claims he's no kin to the Washington big-wig of the same name.

George Wight, the Harlingen sports writer, visited local newspaper friends Friday night before officiating at the McAllen-Brownsville game.

Duane Perkins, the Mission grocer over checking up on McAllen.

Ed Mathis and Dave Hargett get their heads together now and then.

The Hensley brothers, Murat and Bill are competitors in the automobile business.

Bishop Clements, the Edinburg editor, spends his Saturdays in McAllen.

Darcell De Roulac out night clubbing.

Oscar Kirkland claims that when he is motoring he handles the wheel but his wife drives the car.

Ed McGinnis one of the city's most vociferous down-town quarterbacks talks over Brownsville's defeat of McAllen.

And Coach Mac Stewart can't figure out the apparent jinx which looms over the Bulldogs every time a Valley championship seems in their grasp. The Bulldogs knock off tough big-city foes only to have Brownsville, Harlingen or Edinburg knock them over.

Mrs. T. W. Mahon and other Red Cross officials in war production sewing declares that women are urgently needed if the chapter is to fill its increased quota for hospital garments and infants clothing.

Instead of going to the Rice-Texas game at Austin last weekend Bill Wall went to Sul Ross for a few days rest in the mile-high altitude.

Bill says he would have jerked Texas and the Longhorns would have just been last year he went to Houston one the Owls won 13-0.

What ever happened to George Hopkins the devil-may-care parachutist who spent a week stopping Devils Tower in Wyoming? Perhaps it weren't for Hitler and the war, Hopkins would have stayed in the air much longer.

Which reminds us that the California earthquake in 1933 was nearly a two-day newspaper sensation because of the bank holiday proclaimed by President Roosevelt.

Within the next few weeks about 400 U. S. Army technicians will be transported through the Valley to the Canal Zone by Pan American Airways.

A new flight is being added to care for the unprecedented transfer, stepping up the Brownsville-Central American service, making the Valley an important cog in the nation's defense effort.

Freddie Taylor is scheduled to enter the U. S. Air Corps in California as a flying cadet, giving McAllen another man in the armed services.