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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1926
Page
3
J George Loss and his troupe arrive in Laredo to establish winter quarters and stage carnival features for the Washington Birthday Celebration opening 1827. The group’s leader is described as a sterling man with the social set described as ladies and gentlemen of the highest type.
A. J. Tebbe resumes produce business in the Thaisen building and leads a team to manage winter vegetables Bermuda onions and other shipments. Robert Lee Bobbitt plans a January leave to attend the Texas legislature as next House speaker. Geologist W. O. Richards scouts oil fields while J. W. Stephenson plans a borderland movie studio with local talent.
Feilver A Clingenpeel founder Mooreland Place plans a brick veneer two story dwelling on the Heights after securing a permit and contract. Matias de Tlano president of the Washington Birthday Celebration Association of Laredo mulls a 1927 program. Webb county commissioners led by Judge Winslow ready to press Austin for two thirds of highway funds from the $300000 bond issue.
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Catarina Texas plans a thirteen acre city park on a hill overlooking the town with a large swimming pool and transplanted date palms crape fruit and orange trees for a diverse landscape. Beasley Farm gains attention as irrigation expands spinich onions and root crops while business interest grows with J J King returning to oversee rental housing expansion. Parent Teacher Association hosts a Wheeler Hall gathering with sandwiches coffee and radio music.
A 56 foot tall grey granite monument in Durban features twelve foot illuminated bronze candelabra figures. A tablet lists 1,000 Durban soldiers who died in the war. The shaft shows a South African soldier in state and angels lifting a spirit. Terra cotta figures in Della Robbia style adorn a 21 by 11 foot sculpture. The memorial cost about 125,000 from planning to completion.
Col Robert Frith head of the prohibition enforcement service in Southern California plans a fleet of airplanes to curb rum smuggling into Los Angeles for the holiday season. He will also convene hotel and cabaret proprietors to gauge whether liquor consumption has risen or fallen over the past year.
Plans for a Community Christmas for children were discussed with details to be published later. The Doo Rite Lumber Co sold to John P. Grant Lumber Co. J. I. Foster of the Kingsville office now oversees the local office. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bryant visited their daughter Clara Brashaw, a teacher in Reagan Wells, with Miss Anne Johnson. friends hosted a Saturday afternoon surprise. Thanksgiving guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gardner and Bernice and Graham Howard. Paul Conley of Asherton adds a large packing shed for shippers. Catarina colony planted about 1000 acres of spinach and hundreds more of onions and vegetables.
Rev J W Black leads the Associated Charities drive with thirty local business leaders assisting. The campaign seeks clothing bedding and monetary gifts to aid milk fuel groceries medicines and direct relief for the needy. Contributions may be left at 1920 Washington St or phoned in, with emphasis on helping children without shoes beds and warmth for the coming cold days.
In Boston Massachusetts two Boston and Maine suburban trains running daily between Boston and a town near Revolutionary War sites received distinctive names. Commute patterns shift as riders now refer to the trains as the Patriot Express and the Paul Revere Express reflecting historic ties of the region.
Local volunteers in Laredo form five committees to secure funds for another year of relief work. Members include O Mann Jo G Chimrenpeerl Windrow Bernard T Wibham Mrs A M Yeary Dr T A Wright and others supporting the cause and overseeing distribution to needy families and individuals.
Women are shown as more careful drivers in Cincinnati according to a department of safety analysis for the current month. Only 21 women figured in 260 traffic mishaps in the city during the month.
Community leaders report that ongoing talks have led to a peaceful and constructive resolution of the dispute. Officials emphasize collaboration among parties, with committees establishing timelines and shared objectives to implement the agreed plan.
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