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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1920
Page
12
The article argues prohibition spurred a new wave of contrabandists on the border, noting bolder smugglers and tougher customs response after fatal incidents near Bruni. It condemns illegal liquor trade, urges vigilance, and condemns Turkish rule while praising Moorish heritage in Spain.
The essay argues against expelling Turks from Constantinople by noting sacred Muslim sites there and the sultan as head of Islam, while reminding that Muslims have held the city for five centuries and Christians possessed it at the faith’s start, without detailing further actions.
The Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas held that no right of appeal exists when a suspended sentence is granted in the case of T. Thomas of Fort Bend county. The decision, reported by Associated Press from Austin on April 3, states the ruling prevents appealing a suspended sentence.
In Nuevo Laredo Mexico two fast animals a mare named La Conesa and a stallion Pancho Villa will race for a purse of several thousand dollars tomorrow forenoon. The event is a rematch from a recent San Ignacio tie decided by judges and moved here by agreement of both sides with bets from spectators.
Representatives of churches in the West Texas Presbytery of the Southern Presbyterians will hold their spring meeting in San Benito Texas on April 7. The Associated Press reports the event from San Benito on April 3.
After a clash with four customs officers near Bruni, Mexico residents and alleged mescal smugglers suffered three killed as four escaped. A posse scoured the countryside for the fugitives and a pack mule said to carry contraband, believed to have crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico.
I D M Valdez named receiver by the Honorable District Court in cause 5224 Merchants State Bank and Trust Co versus Manuel Vara et al He has taken charge of all property belonging to Manuel Vara or in which he may have an interest Notice dated April 1 1951 by D M Valdez Receiver
A regular election for three of seven board seats is under way in Laredo Independent School District. Incumbents C. R. Molina F. H. Ligarde and Dr. M. P. Cullinan seek re election. Voting had been light at noon with potential turnout increase expected before polls close.
Orange Blossoms for brides and Orange Marshmallow ice cream for Easter Sunday dinner. Order the ice cream from Consumers' Ice Co. Phone 145.
The Lenten season ends at midnight and Holy Week ends with today’s observance in Roman Catholic and Episcopalian churches. Tomorrow is Easter Day with special services and fine music, especially at the two churches noted for choirs and musical interludes.
The Rev L H Wharton attends Presbytery and leaves Tuesday morning for San Benito to deliver the opening sermon as Western Texas Presbytery meets there this year. He returns on Saturday.
Lovers of light music and dance anticipate an unusual evening as the Cabaret Extravaganza and dance are set for Friday April 16 at Elks Hall under the Elks Club. Directed by Mrs Flora Dilgarde Anderson and Mrs Alex MacDonald the program features snappy songs and dances with tickets and table reservations on sale next Monday.
There will be a very important meeting of the Board of Directors of the Associated Charities Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church.
Fire department responded to a kitchen blaze at the Withoff residence at the corner of Salinas Avenue and Victoria street around 8 30 last night. The fire caused a hole in the wall but firefighters contained the blaze, preventing further damage. Jose Angel Robins and Felipa Rangel wedlock licenses issued. Jose Ma Hnososa and Eufermia Tijerina also licensed. A fine Easter music program is planned at the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches with choirs performing and vocal selections. No Mexican imports to Laredo since last Thursday due to Good Friday observance. today marked Sabado de Gloria in Nuevo Laredo.
Flora Dilgarde Anderson arranged an Easter Day program for Christ Church services. Morning prayers feature Processional Hymn St Gertrude Easter Anthem Anglican Chant Te Deum and incidental solos by Mrs E B Adams Mrs Sue J Smith Miss May Lines and Mr E B Adams. Includes WERANALG Van Laer Hymn before Sermon Diademata Offertory Winters and Richards Eucharistic Hymn See St George Windsor Recessional Pittsburgh Organ Postlude Grand Choeur Turner Evening Prayer Organ Prelude Magnificat Turner Hymn Arimathea Offertory Solo Recessional Pittsburgh Organ Postlude Allegro Pomposo Harriss.
The message urges MR.DEALER to advertise in the afternoon paper as the best medium. It questions selling methods and promotes displaying goods with prices, rendering service, and gaining customers through effective ads. A phone number 43 invites an advertising representative to call.
The Thirty-seventh Infantry Band under Carl E. Everlot returned from a two week Southwest Texas tour seeking recruits. Crowds welcomed the ensemble in each stop, with some towns suspending business as music lovers attended. Enlistments have begun from the tour, and a grand post reception awaits the band back at the post.
Onion growers in Laredo heard Major J. C. Minus report on crate shortages and high costs. He visited crate works in Arkansas Missouri and Texas and found crate prices, driven by material costs, unlikely to drop below 35 cents per crate laid down in Laredo this season and expects no price relief next season. The group backed forming a Laredo crate plant and will organize a company and plant soon. Minus will continue investigations and present a June meeting update.
The Way Back a six reel feature produced for the Federal Board for Vocational Education costs 50000 and depicts two American boys who go to war return maimed but ambitious. A second feature The Spirit of Elks shows wartime activities of Elks Red Cross and other groups. Proceeds aid disabled soldiers sailors and marines unable to be cared for by government funds.
Mr Roy Bregg state secretary of the Christian Endeavor Society will arrive in the city Saturday afternoon to address a joint meeting of the Christian Endeavor Societies of Laredo. A 6 30 Sunday evening gathering at the Presbyterian Church Annex will unite the Christian Church and Presbyterian groups before evening services.
The Associated Press reports a sharp teacher shortage in St Louis driven by inadequate wages. Many schools lack sufficient instructors and some high school graduates without normal training are teaching advanced classes. Resignations for better pay in commerce worsen gaps with wages from 1388 to 2888 dollars for high school teachers and 1088 to 1738 for elementary instructors.
An advertisement invites readers to subscribe to THE TIMES with daily coverage and access to opportunities, priced at 60 cents per month. The notice emphasizes ongoing availability and convenience for readers seeking timely information.
Mrs Hal Brennan hosts an Easter egg hunt for Dorothy at 3 PM. Easter egg hunt for Presbyterian children in the afternoon. Haworth League meets at 6:30 PM at the Methodist Church Sunday. Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6:45 PM at the Presbyterian Church. W M A of the Baptist Church meets at 6:45 PM Wednesday. Mrs A R Vidaurri hosts the Monday Bridge Club at 3:30 PM. Woman's Missionary Society meets at the Methodist church at 4 PM Sunday.
Mrs S A Westbrook and son Sam A Jr visit El Paso relatives while I Rosenbaum and son return from Mexico and stay in Laredo briefly. Mrs Clarence Jackson and children of Austin visit the Lusk home. Lieut Enkhausen of Marfa visits. Miss Lucille Murphy heads to San Antonio to visit kin. Rosita Barlow leaves hospital after appendicitis to return home Friday. Lieut Rex Stoner of the Aviation Corps on a month’s California leave. Mr and Mrs George Kenedy and daughter Esperanza in town briefly. Ada Pereira leaves for San Antonio to spend Easter with son Hubert Pereira. accompanied by daughter Mrs R L Muller. The Sames and Tucker families plan to attend their son Harry Hiias Sames’ marriage in Waco. Tucker to Lexington after. Bridge clubs hosted by Vidaurri and Sauvignet and Mowry at several homes. Blanca Aurora Avila engaged to Miguel R Gain of Monterey. wedding in San Agustin Church April 26. Martha Margaret Sleeper engaged to Harry Elias James. wedding at St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Waco April 7. Invitations received in Laredo, of interest to many local friends. Mr Sames is a prominent Laredo businessman. The items cover social visits, engagements, weddings, and club events.
The Senior Baptist Youth Prayer Union hosted a pleasant social at Fr. Beddoe's home with Lula King and Minnie Burr in charge. Games, dessert, and informal mingling filled the evening as Abbe young people joined. the Junior B Y P U under Mrs. J. G. Fish hosted later at Camp on the Heights with pie and social games. Attendees included Lilian Segars, Lorene Pullin, Elizabeth Showers, Ova Lee ITV, Margaret Copeland, Katherine Ott er, Fred Rodgers, Reid Killareh Miller Carroll, James Burr, Robert Jennings, and others.
Milford James Merrifield of Denver Colorado, a youthful ex A E B F veteran, walked into the Galveston naval recruiting office and offered to enlist if he could be placed on the first boat to France. He explained he fell in love with a French girl during overseas service and now wished to return to marry her.
In Dallas on April 3 Justice of the Peace Sam Barnett dismissed vagrancy charges against 11 gypsies. One gypsy told the judge he would be re elected and that he had a good head. The group failed to provide a silver piece and were discharged.
Mike Falvella of Kingsville is visiting Laredo hosted by his brother J W Falvella. Ernie Uehlinger of Corpus Christi is among Laredo visitors. United States Consul Randolph Robertson returns to Laredo after a short Kerrville visit. Leonard Haynes arrives in Laredo after medical treatment in Rochester Minnesota. Joseph Netzer returns home after several days’ business travel across the state.
Canary hospital in Denver run by H R Smith with Mrs Smith as nurse treats canaries with voice loss colds asthma rheumatism or scurvy. Smith cites temperature diet air quality as causes and notes 10 million canaries in cages and aviaries in America with over half not properly cared for.
Twenty four thousand bushels of sacked Argentine wheat, first import through Galveston since the war, brought by the British schooner Arcadian Queen to a Fort Worth elevator. another 4,000 tons from Argentina expected soon on the Russian steamer Balitka.
Galveston Texas April 3 Work of raising the Steamer Charles Clarke and the tug Ima Hogg sunk in the channel near Port Arthur is progressing rapidly. The Hogg sank February 29 while towing a barge from Beaumont.
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