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mlarchELWINGignal1 OnARCHITECT ANDPIONEER, DIESThree HundreHonor Milt(Special to The H•-attacky s fa*-1 Formerjay intoHarlingenHARLINGEN, OcWhundred Valley peopllt; here Monday night atbanquet in honor ci Milton H. West.Congressman West i day from Washingtoi has remained for se’ after the close of the in the interest of a floe propriation for the Vie’s em-Adigratlegions,theirIAt Home of SonBritish) laid the akale—fateway?red to. Ty Cobb of Weslaco \Man Passes Away banquet, which ** the Madison hotel. Splt; dition to the Fifteenth gressman will be E. H. 1 Benito. R. H. Kern of J Mrs. Marvin McAskill. urer of Hidalgo countAn entertainment also be given during fclIn BrownsvilleBirger A. Elwing, architect and one of the most beloved charactersin the Valley, died here Mondaywill not hiopian ians to icing a, corn's East e frontperson-e. He le new isolida-of theed the \digrat to any liopian is Sey-ovince.in hismorning.Artist, humanitarian, pioneer, Mr. Elwing came to this country in 1899 from Sweden, where he was bom, moving west to Arizona, thence to California, and in 1919 to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, where he left an imprint on the country that he adopted.Death came while he was asleep.A week ago Mr. Elwing suffered astroke which left him partially paralyzed, and which caused deathMonday. /Funeral services will be held at the Thompson Chapel in Harlingenat 19:.20 a. m. Tuesday.Birger A. Elwing was bom near Gutenburg, Sweden, June 13, 1867. He was educated in that county, securing a university degree in architecture. On December 16, 1899, he was married, and with his young bride left in the (See ELWING on Page Two)MUNGUIA tAIDES Bl250 Take Part 5DemonstrationMatamoros Rlonday j ions in rderingpneersaustiveivi t VirvMADGUNMANApproximately 250 pe ing a number of peasan in Matamoros Sundaya demonstrationministratio:ion of Mayor ]guia. whose resignation sought for several mon The demonstration w with the permission military authorities, an cautionary measure ! guia ordered city poli their quarters during thlt; tion. and a squad of sold the streets where the dlt; took place.After marching throi the streets of the city
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Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Tue, Oct 29, 1935
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