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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1923

Page

10

Baby Parade and community notices from Laredo era

Maria Luisa Ochoa and Adela Ochoa baptized at San Agustin church with sponsors E. E. Cohoa and Pablo B. Juarez. Baby Parade entries sought via Mrs. Swan Miss M Jarvis and Miss Vera Lang. Local ads note burglary trials bail amounts, shoe repair, plumber, stenographer, and electrical contractor services. A. M. Wormser advertises electrical work estimates.

Maria Luisa Ochoa Adela Ochoa Daniel Ochoa San Agustin E. E. Cohoa Maria Luisa Pablo B. Juarez Adela

Home Gardens That Pay Cold Frames Boost Early Harvests

Seth W. Shoemaker explains cold frames as sun warmed boxes with glass or cloth lids to advance harvests by three to four weeks. They sit on soil with south slant and are built from simple lumber and stakes, sometimes removable for seasonal use.

Seth W. Shoemaker

Cold frame construction guidance for gardens

Frames cross sedans where plants are moved as soon as Lio plants transplanted. Cold frames six feet wide and multiple of six feet long are built like hotbeds with sash and mats. Prepare well fertilized soil before framing and bank the base with manure or soil for protection in severe weather.

Gardeia Gach

Library Extension Plans At American Library Association Meet

Hot Springs Arkansas April 23 discussion centers on extending library service to millions without access. Prominent clubwomen school superintendents and civic leaders attend keynote talks. Alvin M Owsley national commander of the American Legion leads the note of expanded service recalling wartime camp libraries and veterans wish for local libraries.

Hot Springs Arn United States American Library Association Chambers of Commerce Alvin M. Owsley American Legion Legion

Birthday Music Club Plans and Notables Mentioned

The notice covers a poetry fragment, social updates, and a music club event in Laredo featuring Adela Bertani and many performers. It notes guests at the Bender Hotel, a Lampasas visit, and a Tuesday Music and Literature Club at the High School Auditorium with national music themes and multiple performances by named musicians and students. It also lists April 23 birthdays for Lenine, Allenby, Depew, Davis, Hadley, Markham, and others.

Piera Bilgarde Milton Laredo Adela Bertani Rimsky- Korsakoff Logan Grieg H. M. Taylor Orpheus Gate’ and Sullivan d'Hardelot Alden B. Muller Ware Nevin M. Bertani Certeano Sibelius Dorothy Borchers Palmgren Rachmianinoff Estee Kline Cyril Scott Dorothy Derby

Methodist Women Circles Meet This Afternoon

The Heights Circle of the W M S meets at Mrs. Kate Winston's home with Mrs. George Scratchley at 3 30 PM. The City Circle of the W M S meets at the church parlors at 3 30 PM with Mrs. Chester Nye and Mrs. W A Cone. Miss Virginian Penn hosts the Saturday Bridge Club at 4 PM.

Heights Methodist Church Kate Winston George Scratchley Chester Nye W. A. Cone Virginian Penn

Po Lamh and Other Song Titles Recorded in 19th Century Notes

A compact catalog of varied song titles and authors including Anonymous entries, H Bullard, Margaret Guinn, Henry Bunner, A Daly, and David Himmel. The list references Irish pieces, stage numbers, and a mix of miscellaneous naming conventions with contemporary cataloging notes.

H. Bullard Margaret Guinn Henry Bunner Afo' Yo Anita Gates Cee A. Daly Jim Bessie Morgan David Himmel Kiba Wonsen

Winter sports guide and fashion notes from Dorothy Phillips film

The piece highlights winter resort activities skating skiing and snowshoeing. It reviews Dorothy Phillips's film Slander the Woman noting skating outfits in white kasha cloth and astrakhan, an Oriental inspired evening gown, a silver grey coat-frock, green chiffon dresses, and the Isle of Lost Ships wardrobe. It also mentions Toby Tyler and Jackie Coogan as two circuses in popular culture.

Dorothy Phillips Norma Tahaadye Secon Onewest Cortune Nearma Talimadee

Personal notes on Leonard Haynes and H E L Orr visit

Leonard Haynes arrived this morning from the east and will spend a short time here and on his ranch in this section. H. E. Orr of the Mexico-America Oil Co. returned to Laredo this morning after a business visit to New York.

Leonard Haynes HE. L. Orr Mexico-America Oil Co Laredo New York

Industrial Glimpses From Ancient to Modern Times

The piece surveys ancient glass making in Egypt around 1500 B C and notes global industry tidbits. It mentions deportations of Spanish labor agitators in Mexico and Arkansas leading in ash, hickory, and sycamore production. Details on Istanbul’s few large factories, scrap rubber used on roads in Ceylon, US coal output, and a wage of zero for Omaha electricians. It also covers a $200,000 auto ferry for trade routes, a long grain train on Canadian Pacific, a new Silesian building material and its heat and dampness resistance.

B.C Mexico Arkansas Constantinople Ceylon United States Lnder Union Electricians Omaha Bellingham Wallsb Vancouver Island Canadian Pacific System Canadian Pacific

Local Weather Forecast From New Orleans Service

The forecast notes tonight will be partly cloudy and colder with Tuesday partly cloudy. Observations at Fort McIntosh show a max of 86 degrees and a min of 72 with a southeast wind and partly cloudy conditions.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans The Telephone Co Fort Mcintosh

Race Trouble Averted As Tense City Cleared

Reports of unrest between white and Black residents near Januia Missouri were quelled after mobilized troops and authorities kept the peace. In St Louis, five men faced federal charges for a $200 000 mail robbery game with conspiracy to violate federal law and related counts.

ST. Louis Associated Press Januia Iy Associated Press Federal Verbunta Amen William Fo Doering Tland Luivid Wiestaan Jotasom Arto Deering William 2 Williganeen Vardina Ray Rennedo Edward Lineham Leah Ganmen Maxim Terme

Grilling of Clara’s Husband Continues in Jail

A Los Angeles news brief reports a grilling of Clara Phil lips husband by authorities. He insists on his wife’s innocence and claims involvement in her escape from county jail last December. The chief deputy remains skeptical about his claims amid ongoing inquiry.

Associated Presa Los Angele Cel Ob Armour Lee Phillies Clara Phillips Loomer Miurderess Bedieve Q.eorket

Final passage in House on hotels ban and taxes

Austin reports two bills cleared the Texas House on final passage under suspension of rules. The Abbey hotel and roaming house ban as well as the insurance tax measure were approved. A quo warranto bill faced reconsideration, and appropriation bills were set for Senate handling with the judicial appropriation likely to pass.

Austin Texas Burmeister Court of Appeals House Senate Houston

Seaplane Crashes. Crew Rescued Off Coast

A seaplane with pilot crew crashed offshore near Cuney last night. They were rescued by harbor police after a long struggle in rough water. Owner Hubert Dewey and the ship’s mate aided in the recovery as authorities searched the drifting craft The incident lasted over an hour before rescue.

Associated Press New York Qaavine Popriy Hubert Dewey Phi Swan Lou Yards Footie Stumach

Veteran Sets Endurance World Record in Dallas

K. J. Newman, a Dallas athlete and World War II veteran, quit the endurance test after 107 hours and two minutes with a Tb-minute rest every four hours. The test began last Wednesday and Newman rested about six of the total Vr hours. Locally officials claim a new world record for endurance.

Dallas Texas K. J. Newman

Chicago man A. B. Serlenfreund dies in Memphis hotel

A. B. Serlenfreund 66, international secretary of the Order of Bnai Brith, died suddenly in a Memphis hotel today. He was from Chicago.

Memphis Tenn Serlenfreund Chicago The Order of B'nai Brith

Escaped convicts flee hospital in Joplin Missouri

Three inmates from the state prison escaped today by sawing window bars at a hospital, then dropping to the ground and climbing the wall. The fugitives are Thrace Simmons serving 10 years to life for robbery George Spider 5 to 20 years for burglary and Noble Dickinson 6 to 20 years for burglary.

Associated Press Joplin Thrace Simmons George Spider Noble Dickinson

Germans Prepare Offer to Allies in Reparations Talks

Berlin correspondent reports the German government is preparing an offer to the Allies. The government will declare readiness to demonstrate and discuss reparations and guarantees as part of forthcoming negotiations.

Associated Press London Berlin The Central News

Shakespeare Anniversary and First Folio Centenary Celebration

London marks Shakespeare day with a festival blending his birth and death dates and the tercentenary of the 1623 First Folio. The volume, published by London booksellers and dedicated to Pembroke and Montgomery, faced many defective copies, with about 80 now owned by U S collectors.

London Avon Pembroke and Montgomery United States

Prairie Oil and Gas Cuts Mid-Continent Crude Price

The Prairie Oil and Gas Company reduced the price of mid-continent crude oil per barrel, the first cut in the region. The new price returns to the February 2 level after a sequence of four increases.

Independence Prairie Oil and Gas Company Today Mid-Continent

Texas Gulf refiners cut gasoline and kerosene price

The Texas and Gulf refining firms matched a one cent per gallon reduction in gasoline and kerosene prices as announced by Standard Oil of New York. The cuts take effect in New York and New England.

Associated Press New York Texas and Gulf Refining Standard Oil of New England

Vessels Collide Off Slip Point In Puget Sound

The Steamer Tit Portsmen collided with the Darkentine Mary Winklemen off Slip Point near Seattle Washington. The Mary Winklemen began leaking and the U S Sughamish went to assist.

Associated Press Seattle Wausl Tit Mary Winklemen Slip Point Mary Winklehen Ois U. S Sughamish

Tikhon to Be Tried for Treason in Moscow Trial

Moscow reports the trial of former Patriarch Tikhon of All Russia on treason and hindering Soviet orders has been postponed indefinitely and now set to begin tomorrow.

Associated Press Moscow K. Tikhon All Russia

Sports Gossip and Rumors From Spring Training

Rosy Ryan of the Giants faces a tough tryout with Boston University Tuisehall line. Catcher Chowdy of the Braves struggles to find range this spring. Charlie Harvey, manager of Johnny Brown, sees the English bantamweight as a future champion. Nick Altrock may perform new stunts for fans this season. Jack Bentley joins the Giants and believes the team can win another world title.

Ryan Giants Boston Think Chowdy Braves Charlie Harvey Johnny Brown Senators Camp Hou Nick Altrock Jack Bentley

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Prem Moriday’s Daily Niety eiPide Tocat News Dr. I. &L. Mitchell Alexander Building Lincoln Street Emasterio Castillo Los Oruelos Bill John Pefin B. Juarez Apply Times Office Arturo Jackson Et al Jose Vega Felix Hiernandes Sella A. Stowers Furniture Co J. J. Haynes Matamoros Street M. Wormser Will W.regg Notary Public Times Office Corona Christ Street San Ramon San Ruamon San Jacinto Bay Fidel Cantu Royal Fruit Store Baily History William Shakespeare Stratford-on-Avon Henry Hudson Abraham Alexander Mecklenburg North Carolina Charlotte James Shannon University of Missouri Ireland Dannewerke Pollard Theman Admiral Nelson Theroie Zecarugege Ostend Frank Hill Phillips General Mertion Oscar G. Johnson City Bender Hotel J. C. Ramsay Lampasas Milua Fdttte Modern Music Pupiis Lucille Nunnelly Menthodist P. L. Dunbar J. W. Riley Margaret Govin Nellie Ward Luton Cox Nicolai Lenine Russia Lord Allenby Jerusalem Chauncey M. Depew Peekskill N. Y David W. Davis Idaho Cart Ge Pete the Peddler Mary Parker Tabitha A. W. Holmen Elba Hansen Violet Oberfeldt Society Anna Milseon Toby Tyler Jackie Coogan Industry Panama Grill Clara Fugitive Hammer Tyler Eevoos Smaith County State Board Marine Police Ny Associated Press Sakespeare Tobmay Mary Jarden Chicago Opera Company North Atlantic W. L. Irwin & Sons Tikhon
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