John H. Shary Collection
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![[Weather] Maximum daily temperatures for the first half of July, 1913](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/miscphotosedinburg/1699/thumbnail.jpg "[Weather] Maximum daily temperatures for the first half of July, 1913")
[Weather] Maximum daily temperatures for the first half of July, 1913
Compares the temperatures for July 1-15, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary. Part of Shary Collection.
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![[Weather] Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913](https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/miscphotosedinburg/1700/thumbnail.jpg "[Weather] Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913")
[Weather] Maximum daily temperatures for the last half of July, 1913
Compares the temperatures for July 16-31, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska, Topeka, Kansas, Kansas City, Missouri, and Brownsville, Texas as taken from the Government Climatological Summary. Part of Shary Collection.
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Western Union Telegram from Governor Pat M. Neff to John H. Shary
Pat M. Neff
Telegram from Governor Patt M. Neff sent to inform John H. Shary that the Sharyland Independent School District bill was now a law.
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Yacht Club Hotel and Restaurant souvenir menu
In 1927, the Yacht Club Hotel was built by a corporation to be used as a private club. The original membership consisted of the most prominent Rio Grande Valley families with members from Laredo, Rio Grande City and San Antonio. It had a marina at that time, and was a very active club for the social and weekend gatherings of South Texas society. When the crash of 1929 came, Mr. Shary of Sharyland in the Lower Rio Grande Valley bought out the original members and opened the doors to the public. For many years it retained its reputation as being "the" place to eat while at the beach, and was visited by such important personages as Charles A. Lindberg and ex-Governor Shivers. 1989ca
