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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1921
Page
12
The legislature adopted a public health measure mandating examinations for all persons handling food in restaurants hotels and other public eating places to prove freedom from infectious diseases. Effective June 10 health officers will enforce the rule with inspections and prosecutions for noncompliance.
The Laredo Kiwanis Club organized yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Elks Club with 23 businessmen as initial members. A. D. Bordeaux was elected president Leonard W. Craig secretary and Sam W. Brown treasurer to head a temporary board until the permanent organization is completed.
Linn B. Gale, wanted on espionage and desertion charges, is now prisoner at Fort McIntosh after Mexican authorities delivered him to Captain Frank Linnell at the Rio Grande boundary. His wife accompanied him and they threaten a hunger strike until he is cleared, with Gale vowing to fight to regain freedom after investigation. Gale had lived in Mexico City since 1917, influencing radical circles, and was deported following Obregon's rise to power.
President of the University of Texas, Dr Robert B Vinson, may spend Sunday in Laredo en route from Tampico. If he stays, Rotary Club Luncheon at Hamilton at 6 pm and an informal reception at Elks Hall at 8 30 pm will be held. he may preach Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church depending on his arrival time.
A Sunday morning sacred concert by the regimental band opens at nine with a half hour program featuring Sacred Fantasia Providence The Seasons Inflamatus I would that my Love Cornelius Athalia Priests March The Holy City The Creation and From Hero The Cave The Heavens are telling The bandleader is Massenet H Weber The Post Quartermaster baseball team leads the Post league with a perfect record while Company C trails at two losses 714 A post Sunday at Laredo Ballpark hosts the third American Legion game plus Airdrome vs Laredo The range team prepares to tire the record course and company fights for top marks in a competitive drill with battalion leadership under Major D M Cheston Jr and Capt Duffy M C The second battalion departs next week
The May Queen contest concluded last night with Miss Ruth Cooper winning by a large margin among numerous finalists. The coronation will occur during the regular May Fete on School Plaza on May 1, with standings listing many candidates from Ruth Cooper to Elizabeth Bryan and others.
A record shipment of Ford cars from Detroit arrived in Laredo as a solid fifteen carloads, destined for Ford distributors in Mexico. This marks the largest single Ford shipment through Laredo on the Texas Mexican Railway, with more large consignments expected soon as the train crossed into Mexico.
Widespread interest in the Miranda oil well near the Webb county line draws oil operators and capitalists to Laredo. Visitors pack hotels as reports from Zapata county spark publicity. The Miranda Oil Co. states it is not selling stock and has no land leases for sale, but others may form companies and offer stock.
Local ads and notices include the Laredo Candy Co promoting fresh cream, W. C. Beaman moving to a new Heights home via Webb Co. Lumber, Jersey bull service by M. J. MacCarthy, and Exide battery service by Witting & Johnston. Shippers report 589 carloads of onions shipped this season, and community items mention Caliche Park games, local plumbing, and florists.
Laredo High School beat the American Legion team 6 to 3 after ten innings at Caliche Park. Deputy and Wright pitched for the high school, Bolton and McCreary for the Legion. Deputy hit his third home run of the season in the tenth, breaking the tie. a Corpus Christi High School misidentification led to a forfeit of their prior win over Laredo.
Frank White, nominated by President Harding for Treasurer of the United States, is a former North Dakota governor and veteran Republican figure. An Illinois native and Urbana State University graduate, he moved to Dakota, began public service in Valley City, served in the state house and senate, and saw Spanish War service in the Philippines as a major. He was elected governor in 1901 and served four years.
Societ y notes list multiple social events for H G DaCamara and others at various venues and times. Sunday activities include Christian Endeavor at 6 46 p m and B Y P U meetings, Epworth League, and church society gatherings. Monday features Woman's Missionary Society at 4 p m. various village visitors, dances, and a missionary meeting with reports on attendees and refreshment. A conference of pastors and church reps in Sacredo precedes a Y W C A publicity week with budget-raising plans.
Chronicle of notable events and figures including William Shakespeare born in 1564 and died 1616, Lord George Anson born and died 1762, Captain Paul Jones naval actions in 1778, Cleveland diocese established in 1847, Spithead naval review in 1856, James A. Garfield speech in 1880, Lord Salisbury Ireland debate in 1889, and a Shakespeare Memorial Church window dedication in 1896.
Notice to Tax-payers. April twentieth is the last day to pay city real and personal taxes for 1920 and avoid penalties. Call at City Hall to pay before that date. Hours 9 a.m. to 12 m and 2 to 5 p.m. BD. C. de Lachica, City Tax Collector. 4-11-18t.
Miss Sturges outlines wartime and postwar aims of the Institutes emphasizing broad contact with America’s foreign speaking communities. Mrs Ruth Potts Spence will discuss YWCA girls’ work in Laredo with a luncheon at the Institute on Wednesday the 27th. A film matinee at Rialto follows Saturday at 9:30 featuring Your Town Your Country and Your Girls among others.
Risito Theater presents Lady Rose's Daughter with Frank Loses David Powell Holmes Herbert Ida Waterman and Warren Cook in Sunday and Monday showings. Royal Theatre hosts Mary Pickford in The Love Light in a gripping drama with Frances Marion story, Sunday and Monday. Strand features Katherine MacDonald in My Lady's Latchkey, drawing big crowds.
Associated Press reports from Galveston on April 23 describe 1921 beach fashion with riotous color and daring cuts. Women favor one piece skirtless suits with overgarments, while one piece designs with tiny attached skirts appear in many colors. Prices for wool or silk beach costumes and capes range from 50 to 200 dollars. Men's suits skew utilitarian, with patchwork designs in bold colors, though most buyers prefer medium sizes and muted tones.
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