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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1922
Page
10
Monday's Daily notes Laredo has become a magnet for oil men onion buyers and railroad and steamship officials. Hotels and apartment houses are crowded as buyers seek leases developments and to handle the Laredo onion crop. Floral services offered by Cut Flowers phone 660.
F. L. Mackay Scout Executive of Webb County Council travels to San Antonio for a national Scout Conference with James West Chief Scout Executive. He plans to return via Corpus Christi to arrange the Laredo Scouts summer camp.
A $10.00 reward is posted for the arrest and conviction of the party who stole pump parts and fence wire from A. P. Nye Upper Farm. Mrs. A. P. Nye is guardian for the estate. Date provided 4-10-31.
A daily Lenten meditation from the Federal Council of Churches Commission on Evangelism. It centers on the verse The stone which the builders rejected the same is become the head of the corner. It urges leaders to build on Christ as foundation, with prayer for those in responsibility and a hymn about God's searching eye.
Countess Georgiana Markievicz travels to America to lecture for an Irish republic and is noted as a leading Sinn Fein figure. She was the first female MP candidate in Britain, though she never sat. Her Dublin Easter uprising role led to a death sentence later commuted to penal servitude. Pardoned, she was rearrested in 1918 and 1920, interned at Mountjoy until July last year.
Pat O Malley plays a revenue officer in A Game Chicken which opens tomorrow at the Royal theatre. O Malley previously earned praise as a reporter in The King of the Wire Go and Get It The Lying Truth and Siippy McGee.
Universal Special Attraction stars Frank Mayo in Across the Deadline a big theme adventure drama about a family torn apart by internal hatred. The film opens at the Rialto tomorrow and promises a sweeping story of conflict and consequence.
A dramatic Paramount feature The Great Moment arrives at the Strand tomorrow. Set in England and the western mountains the film stars Gloria Swanson as a half gypsy girl pursued by Milton Sills with strong supporting performances.
The first Arbor Day in the United States marked fifty years since the event in Nebraska. Notable schedules include Cordell Hull delivering the oration at the 4 Jefferson Day banquet in Salt Lake City. The Francis X. Willy murder trial in Illinois proceeds today. Supreme Court reconvenes after recess, and Boston hosts a new fishing shuttle project christened Henry Ford. Colorado's assembly convenes to consider road and tunnel projects, while Northern Pacific cuts carload freight rates by forty percent to support Northwest growth.
The survey highlights women in India not dancing among upper castes while New York society forms a radio club and Toronto births a first league of women voters. It cites blue laws banning gold lace in Massachusetts and notes various women leaders and achievements across fields from education to law.
Social calendar notes a 4 PM meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society at the Methodist Church and an important 4 PM gathering of the Woman's Class at the club room with full attendance urged. Junior Auxiliary convenes at 4 PM Tuesday at the Rectory.
A poem celebrates spring as birds, crocuses, and streams renew the season. Social notes from Laredo record visits and travels of Ida M. Thomas and local residents, plus a wedding announcement for Sara Beatriz Sanders to Miles Leon Hanchett and upcoming events at the Tuesday Music and Literary Club and Royal Opera House comedy.
Lincoln marked the fiftieth anniversary of the United States Arbor Day today. The first celebration occurred in 1872 in Nebraska when J Sterling Morton proposed April 16 1872 for statewide tree planting. In 1875 lawmakers moved the date to April 22 Morton's birthday.
The Times presents a daily forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight is unsettled and colder, while Tuesday is expected to be fair.
Observations show a max temperature of 99 degrees and a min of 73 degrees over 84 hours ending at 7 am today. Winds are from the south southwesterly direction with clear conditions at the fort.
Mrs Adelia Martin of Brownwood was elected the fourth state vice president of the Daughters of 1812 at the Austin convention. The AP report notes the selection occurred in the recent gathering.
The article stresses prevention over cure and warns pneumonia follows a cold or grip. It urges taking cham berlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of a cold to reduce risk and delay, noting the remedy is inexpensive and effective.
Cal Warren of Sand Springs was instantly killed when he touched a high voltage wire while crossing the Arkansas River in a boat near Tulsa Oklahoma. The incident occurred as the river rose rapidly in April.
A farmer from a nearby farm was brought in severely affected by rheumatism. After using Chamberlain's Liniment as directed, he recovered quickly and returned to the store asking for another bottle to keep at home for ongoing relief.
A publicized list of curiosities mentions ancient beer from Meypt, ice hotter than liquid air, dogs with city baths in Paris, Braille quick to learn, distant stars move light 40000 years, and a thermometer using gas. It notes long lasting pencil designs, aging in Japanese custom, and a cargo of two million gallons of purified banking water for Spanish troops in Morocco.
Dallas April 10 news says ten men named by a committee for the Dallas County Citicus League were asked to view the group's meeting ritual. One man agreed to attend, others had not decided. In Wichita Falls on April 19 a grand jury revisited racist extremist group membership among officials and court personnel. J J Camp of Atlanta spoke Sunday night and faced the grand jury today.
Affidavits filed in Dallas district court allege three men posted a door notice threatening a man in the name of the Ku Klux Klan. District Attorney Hughes says the suspects are not law members.
The Texas state railway commission approved a rate of 2.5 cents per hundred pounds for periodicals phonograph records and books on all Texas railroads except the Chicago Rock Island and Gulf to the state penitentiary and prison farms. The reduction was applied for by the roads and the commodities may carry free if state law permits. The rate meets the minimum allowed.
Captain Roald Amundsen starts from Central Park New York in an all metal monoplane heading to Cleveland on the first leg of his light to Seattle. He plans to depart June 1 for a drifting voyage toward the north polar regions.
In a Senate presentation Washington on April 10 the Alien Property Custodian Miller outlined an accounting for 350 million dollars of enemy property held by the government. He said final disposal will likely influence economic relations between the United States and Europe.
In Genoa on April 10 representatives of 33 states begin plans to restore world normality and advance economic reconstruction. Delegates aim to revive international cooperation through the conference amid praises for Lloyd George and remarks on Europe’s rediscovery.
In Oklahoma City on April 12 the aviators gathered to honor Beck with a burial service at the post and the commanding officer leading the tribute. Four planes dropped roses as officers and officials laid wreaths, with Attorney Phasies quoted on the lack of further justification for spending funds pending additional evidence.
The report names Miss Blanton as a new candidate with ties to Par rrish and references associates including Goacen Willems and Moore of Gainesville. Details on platform and date appear lost in the OCR.
In Concordia Kansas authorities report the Tremblay family axe attack casualties. Francis Tremblay aged 12 died from a skull fracture after an attack that killed his brother Theodore 19 who diedfrom axe blows and father J L Tremblay 48 who died from self-administered poison Friday.
In Fort Worth Texas on April 10 the grand jury refused to indict four men arrested last winter in connection with the lynching of Fred Rouse all described as packing house strikebreakers.
Houston Texas April 10 a city employee named Jon Hughes was killed and two others injured when the Sabine Street bridge collapsed under a heavy truck the incident halted traffic and prompted investigations by local authorities
Twenty three trench soldiers and one German fore man were killed and ten others injured in an explosion at the Huellen smelting works near Gleiwitz Upper Silesia. Tremendous excitement and the expectation of martial law are reported.
Beaumont Texas April 10 a blaze at the Orange oil field caused extensive damage with a loss estimated at 200000 as several derricks ignited from escaping gas in the early hours.
The Attorney General arrived in Indianapolis to discuss possible dismissal of indictments in the federal court. The move aims to clear the way for a wage conference to resolve the coal strike amid the Indianapolis situation.
In New York on April 24 Murray the vice president of the United Mine Workers aided a union leader as talks continued with Operators representative Warriner. He argued the public would incur a yearly payment if the strike demands were granted, amid ongoing wage dispute.
Bandits entered through the rear of the John Lace residence, forced open a trunk and escaped with cash. Liberty bonds and bank certificates totaling 19 660 were stolen in the April theft reported by AP from Veera via HK.
A tornado touched down early today near Ashgrove northwest of Springfield, Missouri, causing damage as reports come in. Local crews assess impact and search for injured residents.
Associated Press reports Kurt Worth notes that aid is arranged today for tornado victims in Cidkihan county as rescue teams operate around Opin. Local relief efforts focus on immediate needs and coordination with officials.
Snow began falling in Amarillo Texas this morning with a temperature of 36 degrees at seven o clock Local weather reports note light to moderate snowfall as the day starts in the Panhandle city.
A severe dust storm sweeps Breckenridge Texas on April 10. Wichita Falls reports one of the worst dust storms of the year with heavy sand and reduced visibility. Associated Press coverage notes the extreme conditions impacting daily life.
Washington April 10 The Supreme Court holds that manufacturers cannot enforce contracts that force dealers to exclusively handle copyrighted products in the Standard Fashion Company versus Hagrane-Houston Company decision. The ruling affects exclusive distributorships and trade practices across industries.
Notice states the partnership between T A McVicar and J L Matthews of Laredo Texas under McVicar and Matthews is dissolved by mutual consent Matthews sold his interest to McVicar who will continue the Laredo business and handle debts and accounts April 1922.
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