Society Calendar Note To Members Of Local Clubs
Monday features meetings of the Woman's Missionary Society at the Methodist Church and the Woman's Club with convention delegate reports from Brownsville. Tuesday guests include Mrs Albert Martin hosting the Bridge Club at 8:30 PM, Junior Auxiliary at the Rectory 4 PM, Sunbeam Band at 4 PM, and Miriam Chapter No 86 OEB S meets at 8 PM.
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Woman's Missionary Society
Methodist
Woman’s Club
Brownsville
Albert Martin
Sunbeam
The
Baptist Church
Social notes from Laredo and San Antonio visits
Local society column lists Mrs A J Barthelow visiting her old Laredo home, J O Buenz returning from a lumbermen's convention in San Antonio, Stanley Copeland and daughter Eugenia back from Houston, Ruth Murphy home from San Antonio, E J Foster planning a San Antonio weekend, M C Barlow en route to Santa Rosa, Lt William George on a month leave to Eagle Pass, Mrs George Condren’s return from San Antonio, E R Kelly on business trip to Pueblo Mexico, Norwood Witting awaiting leave for San Antonio, Horace Watsons to drive to San Antonio, High School Picnic chaperoned by Miss Katherine Larver and Miss Alma Pierce with al fresco lunch and dancing, Harriet Twiss christened, Clinton Reid visiting with relatives, Aurora Avila shower at Latin American Club with bridesmaids and prizes, Miss Cristina Garcia wins first prize in games.
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Katherine Larver
Alma Pierce
Santa Rosaiusm
Dancine
Aurora Avila
Amalia Garcia
Lamar Sanchez
Melltons
Villareal
Elvira Garza
Delfina Serra
Marina Avila
Carolina Cavazgos
Cristina Garcia
Alcala Flores
Maria Ramos
Luisa Dickinson
Carolina Valdez
Tula Cardenas
Anne Marie Ne Ae
Pksty
Karavan
Ernst Buenz
Alice Penn
Odette Sunn
Nancy McDaniel
Minerva O’sell
Mildred Leyendecker
la Czarina
Anita Sharkey
Burmah
Moon
Elsie Werner
Margaret Copeland
Rosita Applewhite
Kathleen Heaner
Mary
Sue Smith
Pirit
C. Shiner
E. H. Sauvignet
Mesdames
Sam Mackin
H. W. Johnston
J. C. Martin
John Martin
L. Muller
Albert Martin
George Condren
J. T. Hassell
Mabel Cogley Barlow
Geoffrey James Giles
Sam Westbrook
Bridal shower and bridge party in old town fete
Miss Ramon and bride-to-be received numerous gifts at a Saturday shower hosted by Mia Campbell Olivia Marulanda and others at Olivias home. Guests enjoyed decorating tables, games and a two course luncheon before a spring-bower ambience. A later bridge party at C M Fish and Mrs H W Fish featured prizes and a long guest list. The Ilks Club Cabaret Extravaganza and Dance showcased elaborate costumes, musicales and dances under Flora Dilgarde Anderson and John Alexander MacDonald with notable performers and a large audience.
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Ramon
Mia
Joss Campbell
Olivia Marulanda
Trinidad Ramon
Maria L. de Martinez
Luisita Ferrara
R. Martinez
Maria C. Guardiola
Ross Campiell
Santisgo Pappas
C. B. Hastings
Louis 1 Handa
Martin F. Katnon
Zenaida Salinas
Luiga
Ferrara
Elvira
Ofelia Lance
Topehe
Angela Ferrara
Bortoni
Lupe Garza
Jose
Concha Arellano
Ana Mita
C. M. Fish
H. W
Black
Reed
H. K. Bhieibey
J. Brewster
Muller
Mre
M J
Mesnew Kiora Dugarde Anderson
B. M. Sander
Mabel Cogley Ball
BE. H. Buenz
E. J. Black
W. Brennan
W. ¥. Bunn
M. T. Ley
H. Vee Stan
Hoveland
Cantreil
Diaz
L. Fisiches
Wehels
H. A .Greenstreet
H.C. Hall
A. Huberich
A. C. Hamiliton
Horace Hamlin
Annie
Frances Alexander Elizabeth Bunn
Maria Mowry
Helen MacGregor
Ilks Club
Flora Dilgarde Anderson
John Alexander MacDonald
Notable Local Jazz Night Among Autumn Guests
The piece details a Spanish themed event with exquisite Smyantons, credits to committee chairs Alden B. Muller J Kk. Cluck and C C. Shiner for tickets and reservations. Flora Dilgarde Anderson played piano Jozarago Hinojosa violin Henry Kornbluth drums. A long list of attendees includes M Cogley Jack Hill L J. tetas Aaron Moser and many others. Macs Sunny Brook Jazz Band provided dancing music after the entertainment until morning.
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Alden B. Muller
J. Kk. Cluck
C. C. Shiner
Flora Dilgarde Anderson
Zaragoza Hinojosa
Henry Kornbluth
Robert McCulloch
J. B. DaCamara
J. T. Halsell
E. H. Sau Vignet
H. M. Austin
Clas. Deutz
Fred Werner
Jesse Applewhite
Ted Crutchfield
Joe Moser
A. K. Younkin
L. A. Lafon
Leo Wright
John Martin
Randall Nye
Hazelrig
M. Wormser
Shanks
McKay
Allan Stowers
S. Alexander
Carlos Richter
George Derby
J. Sorrell
H. C. Hall
A. R. Vidaurri
Red Cross Meeting Webb County Chapter Heads Apr 9
The executive committee of the Webb County Chapter American Red Cross will meet at 7 50 PM Monday night April 9 in the Chamber of Commerce. All members are urged to attend.
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Webb County
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Home Building Plans by Steelers Boost Housing Supply
Industrial firms in the Pittsburgh area finance employee home building to ease mill and mine worker shortages. United States Steel Corporation and Westinghouse Electric plan installment mortgages with ten percent initial investment and ten year payments. Moving Day May Day will stress renters as rents rise 25 to 100 percent since wartime highs. a Renter's League fights evictions and seeks public complaints.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Westingtous E Electric & Manufacturing Company
League
Union Labor Movement
From Here and There Observations Cited
Violet is the mourning color in Turkey. Reindeer outnumber horses in Norway. About half the globe is iron. Copper mine workers are exposed to typhoid fever. There are 3,000,000 lepers, two-thirds Chinese. A 50 foot high fireproof Breslau chimney draws curiosity. A French chemist wore iron from blood as a talisman. Cremation establishments under government control exist in major Japanese cities.
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Turkey
Norway
Breslau
Japan
Fire threatens Bush Terminal in Brooklyn after ship blaze
New York April 19 Fire origin at sea aboard the steamship Halfried loaded with nitrates threatens to destroy Bush Terminal in Brooklyn one of the world’s largest. Two piers caught fire and the blaze may spread ambulances sent after two explosions heard across the East River. At least five men reported seriously hurt as tugs rush to move ships to safety.
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
East River
Sonora Republic Preparing for War
Sonora Republic officials continue dispositions of men and munitions to oppose a possible Carranza intervention. Far south, Sonora troops move through Sinaloa toward Mazatlan while leaders note reports of an uprising in Michoacan and Carranza troops in Sinaloa transferring allegiance to Sonora.
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Wy Associated Press
Agua Prieta
Mex
Sonora
Rail workers vote loom as strike buzz grows in Chicago
Associated Press reports insurgent switchmen push to vote while managers and union leaders claim the strike is breaking. Eight thousand eight hundred standlers and 30,000 railroad crews expected to vote tonight as embargoes lift and workers return to jobs across the Central, Far West, and New York areas, signaling a slow return to normal.
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Switchman
Central
Far West States
Y Associated Press
Chicago
Brotherhood
Telephone Operators Strike in Gainesville
Gainesville Texas April 19 tele phone operators struck at noon for an eight hour day and higher wages amid labor dispute shaping local economy and calling attention to wage demands as action continues.
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Gainesville
Texas
Cheese Club Pushes Lunch Box Protest Against Prices
By Associated Press New York April 19 the Cheese Club which introduced the wear overaills campaign in New York started a new attack on high prices urging all overall wearers and others to carry lunch boxes from their homes to work.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Cheese Club
Governor Hobby Protest Over Mexican Troop Movement
Governor Hobby lodged a vigorous protest in Washington today against Mexican troops moving into Texas to engage Sonora forces, asserting the threat to Texas soil and regional stability.
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Austin
Texas
Washington
Hobby
Sonora
Supreme Court Upholds Kentucky Separate Coach Act
The Supreme Court upheld the Kentucky act requiring separate coaches for white and Negro passengers. This decision, reported by the Associated Press from Washington, was announced on April 19.
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Fy Associated Press
Washington
The
Supreme Court Today
Germans Evacuate Ruhr Neutral Zone
Berlin reports German forces ordered to evacuate the Ruhr neutral zone on Saturday per Wolff Bureau dispatch. The move signals a strategic withdrawal as authorities confirm redeployment. Local authorities and observers assess potential implications for Allied plans in the region.
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Associated Press
Zurich
Germany
Ruhr
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Government loss hits 1.13 billion on railroad operations
Washington April 19 The house appropriations committee estimates the total government loss from railroad operations at 1 129 000 000 dollars. The figure includes guaranteed returns under the transportation act.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
French Occupation Forces Withdrawn Quietly
Paris affiliated report states half of the French occupation force in Frankfort was withdrawn yesterday in a manner so quiet the population did not notice the movement. The step appears part of postwar adjustments and shifts in Allied deployments.
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Ly Associated Press
Frankfort
Oil Department Maps Proposed Geological Section in Texas
Austin April 19 Hearings set for April 2 will discuss creating a geological mapping and statistical section within the oil and gas department. The notice to oil producers notes potential new fire regulations for oil producers and a ban on vacuum pumps in oil well extraction.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Railroad Commission
Texas
Butchers Seek Tea Breaks and Wage Hike in Toronto
Organized Toronto butchers press demands for tea at 9 am daily and 10 minutes to don work clothes plus 10 minutes to dress for the street. They seek a 44 hour week and about a 50 percent wage increase as part of a renewed working agreement drafted by the Amalgamated Meat Callers and Butchers Workmen. Packing plant managers say the terms cannot be granted.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
Notice of Saturday work ban by union in Laredo
Notice to the public that after April 4 1920 the Bricklayers Masons and Plasterers Union No 29 of Laredo Texas will not have members work after 12 oclock noon on Saturdays S MARTINEZ president ad interim and Amador de la Garza corresponding and financial secretary announce the action and authority for the measure
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Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers Union No. 29
Laredo
Texas
German Music Returns Quietly to England at Queen's Hall
German music returned to England with minimal protest as Strauss Don Juan was played for the first time since 1914 at Queen's Hall. The program allowed those who wished to leave, and a few did so, but there was no widespread disapproval.
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Associated Press
London
England
Strauss
Queen’s Hall
Avalanche Disaster and Port Strike End in Iceland and New York
April 19 reports say many lives lost in an avalanche at Hjedins Iceland while the New York port strike ends after seven weeks paralyzing shipping. The closure lifts as crews return to work and trade resumes after the disruptive stoppage.
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Hjedins
Iceland
New York
Escaped Lunatic Shouts in St George's Church Yorkville
Thomas Shelley and Thomas Simkin were involved in a disturbance at St. George's Episcopal Church in Yorkville. Shelley, who claimed to be escaped from a lunatic asylum, faced arraignment in the Yorkville court with a police plan to seek a sanity commission. he was detained without bond after the incident yesterday.
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Associated Press
New York
Thomas Shelley Ake
Thomas Simpkin
Yorkville Court
James Wright Markoe
St. George's Episcopal Church
Shelley
Arkansas Tornado Kills Many in Northwest Counties
Arkansas reports a numerous death toll after a tornado struck several northwest counties last night. Seven killed at Karkey Valley and three at Hickeyville with many injured as details trickle in via limited wires.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Karkey Valley
Hickeyville
Blizzard at Denver Promises Relief After 48 Hours
Blizzard at Denver eases as light snow continues and winds fall. Stormbound trains remain snowbound across Colorado and Nebraska, with improved weather offering relief.
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Denver
Colorado
Nebraska
Special elections planned for two vacancies in 26th legislature
Austin politics report three vacancies trigger special elections to fill seats in the forthcoming May 16 vote. Edwin Wilitree resigns from the 4th district in Houston County while Ben F. Dwiggins dies in the 52nd district Terrant County and B. J. Water dies in the 70th district Fayette County.
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Austin
Tea
Andil
Cie Buvernar
Edwin Wilitree
Houston County
Ben F. Dwiggins
Terrant
B. J. Water
Fayatte
Potash Findings From Texas University Survey
The report notes less potash in these lakes than in Nevaun lakes but more than in other districts examined in the nationwide search. Further investigations are planned, per Dr. Udden, as part of a geology survey by the University of Texas and national sites.
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Austin
Vex
University of Texas
United Sites
Nevaun
Inler
Udden
New Model Cleaning and Pressing Co. opens in Laredo
Walton Mendoza Co announces a new establishment in Laredo at 617 Zaragoza Street offering dry and wet cleaning, pressing, dyeing, alterations, and repairs with prompt pickup and delivery. Telephone 668 for service. 4-14-6t.
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Laredo
Zaragoza Street
Walton-Mendoza CO
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Miriam
O. EB. S
A. J. Barthelow
San Antonio
J. O. Buenz
Mr. Stanley Copeland
Iitile
Eugenia
Houston
Ruth Murphy
E. J. Foster
M. C. Barlow
Santa Rosa
William George
Eagle Pass
Captain Condren
E. R. Kelly
Pueblo, Mxico
Horace Watson
Harriet
John C. Twiss
St. Peter's Church
Joe C. Martin
Clinton Philip. Reid
Indiaw
Casper
Hugenia Gafea
City
Kelis
Fossa
Misa Eugenia
Jasio Dehi
Keld
Contiviurda
Miss Avila
Brigde Party
Mildred Leyencecker
Jack Lobdell
David Slaughter
Abe Wise
Farnest Heaner
Ball
Ernst
Fred Buenz
Pretty Maiden
Florodora
E. J. Adams
Alden Muller
Sue J. Smith
Raymond Winters
Goodman
LeGette Tarver
W. H. Colbern
Howard Moore
Flora Bunn
Bob Love
Ethyl] Mackin
John Mussett
Nellie Ward
Violet Oberfeldt
Josephine Sauvignet
Maud Mussett
Elvira Sanchez
Vida Bunn
Eudelia Rodriguez
Hivira Cardenas
Home Building
Michoacan
Carranza
Railroad Hor Board
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Inet
S. Martinez
Amador DE LA Garza
Northwest
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