Xochimilco Venice of Mexico and the West Visit
American editors tour Xochimilco on May 30 visiting canal gardens and islets with native Aztecs, carnation stalls, and a reception at the American Embassy. The group sails in barges, is greeted by government officials, and enjoys a luncheon at Las Flores before returning to Mexico City. The piece notes warmth of hospitality and plans for future reports.
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Xochimilcot
Xochimilco
Foreign Office
Mexico City
Venice
Vigo Canal
Department of Agricul
Cortez
Chapultepec
National Editorial Association
Las Flores
Wallace Odell
Editorial Association
Chas. B. Warren
Claude L. Dawson
Mexico
Fairy Land
Rotary Notes Highlight Club Plans For Boys Work
The Rotary club reports a fun story with a moral by Duncan Scott and a planned boys program. Walter will be kept on for a story unless he participates. Supt Melton outlines other clubs' boy work while a committee arranges a Mohave Theatre picture show with no profit motive. Dr Works from Ithaca discusses school financing and state aid, urging tax equalization and broader taxation of property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Duncan Scott
W. W. Jenkins
Pope
Rotary
Morelock
Walter
Ss. M. Melton
Rotary Clubs
Moseley
Mohave Theatre
J. A. McMillan
Ile
Dr. Works
Retail Merchants Open Meeting Adds New Members
A called meeting of the Retail Merchants Association was held on Monday with 18 members present and two new members Palace Pharmacy and Brian Montague. The group fixed monthly meetings for the old Wednesday at noon at a refreshments venue and ordered charity cards guiding applicants to charity chairman W. W. Jenkins for review and recommendations. Members are urged not to contribute individually to charity calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants’ Association
Palace Pharmacy
Brian Montague
W. W Jenkins
Local veterans urged to apply for WWI adjusted pay
District Attorney Brian Montague urges World War I veterans in Brewster County to obtain and fill War Department compensation forms. Eligible service between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 may receive new benefits. dishonorable discharge or conscientious objection excludes. Veterans should bring honorable discharge for accurate information.
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Fon
Brian Montague
Mr. Montague
Onc
W. W. Jenkins
Alpine
Texas
Mr. Jenkins
War Department
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Hth
Brewster County
John F Maddox Opposes Klan and Volstead Act
John F Maddox Houston candidate for United States Senate issues a brief letter to voters opposing the Ku Klux Klan and voicing support for Jeffersonian Democrat principles. He says he would have sustained Woodrow Wilson’s veto of the Volstead Act and asks for support.
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United States Senate
Morris Sheppard
John Davis
Austin
John F. Maddox
Houston
Maddox
Sam
Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Ict
Sheppard
Ku Klux Klan
Brite Cows Top the Market at Fort Worth Shipment
L C Brite shipped 20 head of cattle to Fort Worth last week, 1030 pounds each, selling at 6 cents per pound and netting 52.50 per head. The sale was handled by Cattle Raisers and Producers Commission Co. of Fort Worth. Brite promotes cooperative livestock marketing via National Live Stock Producers Assn. with 14 affiliated agencies. In 1922 these co-ops moved livestock worth 100 million dollars. now they handle 14 million per month. They refund earnings above operating expenses to shippers, totaling 105 thousand dollars in 1922 and over 400 thousand in 1923. Brite urges cattlemen to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Brite
Fort Worth
Cattle Raisers and Producers Commission Co
Brite
National Live Stock Producers Assn
Marfa
Uvalde Potato Chips Shown Fresh at Local Markets
Local grocers A B Sandifer and Alpine Mercantile Co feature Uvalde Potato Chips praised for freshness and crispness. Distributors advertise availability at area shops with promotions and in-store displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Sandifer’s and
Alpine Mercantile Co
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State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Benj. F. Berkeley, Pres
Geo. C. Miller
H. W. Ferguson
G. B. Crawford, Asst
G. W. Martin
J. T. Darsey
Otis Turner
Johnson
Alpine Lumber Co
West
Pyramids
Senate
The
First National Bank
C A. Brown
H. L. Kokernot
W. B. Hancock
GEO
W. Baines Jr
H. L. Hord
Asst
Cowboy Headquarters
Butler's
W.A. Oatman
Mitchell
Gillett Co
Headquarters
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