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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1921
Page
4
The June 2 report notes Juarez may host a tuberculosis sanatorium but warns against relying on former gambling house proprietors to manage care. It critiques border vice, questions manager qualifications, and suggests shifting to desert health cures while criticizing postal delays and night mail handling in Laredo.
The Postal Bulletin reports only about 15 percent of daily mail was deposited 8 am to 4 pm at Washington, while 85 percent arrived between 4 pm and 7 pm. Form letters and other secondary items dominated first class mail that day and could have waited until morning. Hays notes similar patterns in other large offices and investigations confirm the issue.
Lisandro Perna, previously vice consul, has been promoted to Mexican consul in Laredo effective April 1, with Consul Pefa remaining in the consulate general office and acting under Consul General de Larado. Perna joined the service six years ago and rose from assistant clerk to chancellor to first class, succeeding Melquiades Garcia.
Scout Executive Mackay reports strong March progress in Laredo Scouting with 105 examined and passed since March 1. Eighteen boys passed second class and are ready for the Court of Honor while 16 others passed the tender foot test. Parents invited to visit Scout Headquarters to review their boy’s record cards and progress. Mackay notes daily hours for instruction and testing at the headquarters.
The case of Agustin Cano charged with robbery by firearms along the Rio Grande from Laredo in April 1920 began in district court. Eleven jurors were empaneled by noon, with another venire summoned to supply a missing juror. The panel included V. Pargola, L. H. Garcia, H. L. Guinn, S. H. Beyette, H. A. Stuckey, Bernardo Pesia Jr., Antonio Buriks, J. B. G'Sell, D. D. Deputy, J. P. Craven and Isidro Romano.
A Fertile Iowa firm will open a modern apiary in the vacant upper rooms of their store over the grocery department. Bees have infested the upper story and hundreds of pounds of honey were removed. Hives will be installed to sell honey direct from hive to consumer. Ownership and management details appear in the Times ownership statement.
April is the last month to render assessments for State and County taxes. Office at County Court House. Hours 9 a.m. to 12 m. and 2 to 6 p.m. B J Leyendecker County Tax Assessor. 4-13-10t.
City Tax Collector D. C. de Lachica appeals to taxpayers to pay real and personal taxes by April 30 to avoid penalties. Office hours at City Hall are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Tax notices dated 4-11-18t.
Last evening twenty eight carloads of Bermuda onions moved out by freight over the Laredo & G N railway. The season’s total shipments by freight reach 375 carloads. Prices offered remain below expected for the season, forcing vendors to sell or hold. The movement continues despite the lower prices.
To satisfy freight and demurrage charges the described property will be sold to the highest bidder at 4 00 P M May 13 1921 at the freight office of the L and GN Railway Co in Laredo Texas 610 bales of alfalfa hay in ATSF car 62619 consigned to Heid Bros Inc Laredo Texas covered by Es puela NM to Laredo way bill F 402 of December 27 1920 Laredo expense bill 231 of January 10 1921 EB B Wright Agent 413 30t
Freight traffic shows heavy movement from the United States into Mexico as private railways operate their own locomotives and cars to relieve Mexican congestion at the Rio Grande. Despite a Mexican rail strike’s end, relief remains limited with private firms moving freight until Mexican lines regain power and stock. American manufacturers and wholesalers push trade with Mexico. goods reach the border but delays persist until Mexican railways are ready to handle shipments themselves.
Constance Talmadge, hailed as the greatest of all comediennes, stars in Good References at the Rialto today and tomorrow. The comedy drama promises laughs galore as Connie Talmadge drives away the blues in an entertaining feature presentation.
Bebe Daniels began a two day run at the Royal in her comedy drama She Couldnt Help It. The film follows a small time crook who becomes involved with a girl chasing higher aspirations in life.
Professor L. A. Hepburn, 2nd Division dancing master of Camp Travis, arrived to teach at Fort McIntosh post theatre. The opening session drew over 100 attendees, offering a free preliminary lesson on waltz, one step, and fox trot. He urged elevated dancing and smooth movement to keep dancing as a pleasure.
The article urges preventative measures against illness noting medicine’s aim to stop disease before it starts. It warns that pneumonia often follows a cold or grip and that delaying treatment increases danger. It recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the first sign of a cold to reduce pneumonia risk.
Officers held their monthly club meeting. The First Battalion is on the range with improved conditions under Captain Finney. Tonight at 7 the weekly band concert features a varied program. Captain Gray returns after appendicitis. A big Sunday ball game between the Post and Laredo draws high interest and is expected to bring a large crowd.
The Corpus Christi high school squad arrives Friday for a 4:00 p.m. game at Caliche Park against Laredo High School, then meets again Saturday at the same time and place. Both teams are top Southwest Texas contenders with unbeaten records this season. After the Laredo games, Corpus will travel to play a return series in Corpus.
Sealed proposals for grading drainage and gravel surfacing of 45.42 miles of Highway No 2 from Laredo city limits to the LaSalle County line will be received by the Webb County Clerk in Laredo until 10:00 a m on April 30 1921 and publicly opened. Plans and specs are available from County Engineer T R Spence and the State Highway Department in Austin. Each bid must include a ten thousand dollar certified or cashier s check payable to A Winslow Webb County Judge. Webb County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
Webb County invites sealed proposals for $290000 Webb County Special Road Bonds bearing 5 percent interest, payable semi annually, maturing in serial $10000 increments from 1921 to 1949. Proposals due 10:00 A M April 30 1921. A $1000 cashiers or certified check required with each proposal. Webb County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals. For details contact County Engineer T R Spence.
A compact timeline referencing Eli Terry born 1772 in Connecticut and died 1852, Wilson Shannon resigning Ohio governorship in 1844 for a Mexico post, 1852 Pennsylvania Railroad organized, Frank Woolworth born 1852 died 1919, 1871 Penn State Agricultural College founded, 1892 US troops deployed to quell cattlemen disturbances, 1896 Fitzhugh Lee appointed US consul general at Havana, among other entries.
The Fourth Ward School under Prof John Reynolds and musical director Mrs Travis Bruce Bunn presents the operetta Little Bo Peep at the Rialto Theater Saturday at 10 AM. The theater is loaned by Manager Daniels for the event to aid the school grounds fund with 15 cent children and 25 cent adults tickets. Pupils from the school feature in the cast and ticket sales support improvements to the Fourth Ward School playgrounds.
Gen Charles H Sherrill born Washington DC 54 years ago today Maj Gen Henry T Allen born Sharpsburg KY 62 years ago today John W Davis born Clarksburg WV 48 years ago today Dr Anson Phelps Stokes born New Brighton Staten Island 47 years ago today
Today marks the birthday anniversary of Thomas Jefferson and the 25th anniversary of the American Guild of Organists. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Council of the M. E. Church, South, opens its annual meeting in Richmond. A 14 member group from Japan departs Tokyo for Washington to bolster US Japan relations. Delegates from labor and civic groups meet in Washington on Debs' second imprisonment anniversary to present amnesty petitions.
Albany April 13 organized labor in New York State will meet to oppose the current administration, demand a veto of the Direct Primary Law repeal, and push for initiative referendum and recall. James P Holland will lead a delegation to Governor Miller and lawmakers. Samuel Gompers is slated to speak at the conference.
Washington April 13 delegates from 28 states gather to shape a legislative program for farmers and allied labor groups. The series of meetings, led by the American Farm Bureau Federation and others, seeks freight, tariff, credit, and grain exchange reforms. A parallel gathering by the People’s Reconstruction League will discuss rail, tax, and credit issues.
General Jean M. Degoutte, commander of the Allied occupation forces in the Rhine, is praised as a popular French military leader. A veteran of Zouaves, he earned decorations across Tunis, Madagascar, China, Algeria, and Morocco, and rose from lieutenant colonel in 1914 to command in the Champagne offensive of 1917.
The Tokyo telephone system, already weak, faces a wave of weddings among exchange workers. Officials link the spike to the monkey year's unlucky connotations and the desire of brides to pair before the coming bird year, with fears of wives leaving husbands and children becoming "monkey-wise."
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