Bath house reopening and local events in Laredo
Local notices describe the Villegas bath house reopening on Hous ton street for the season and mention varied items from a newborn in Honolulu to hunting accidents near Laredo. Other entries advertise realty services, plumbing, and auto painting, plus election talk and movie theater crowds on Sundays.
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Villegas
Houston Street
International Realty Co. of
Laredo
Salinas Avenue
J. B. Cotter
Port of
Huisachito
Juarez Plumbing
Lorenzo Mendoza
Maria Castro
Wiliberto Sandoval
Antonia Castillo
Fidel Cantu
Thomasson Narrowly Leads In Webb County Democratic Primary
Seven precincts report in Webb County with Thomasson leading Thomasson 204 to Batley 96 in governor race as Bailey moves into position against Neff for runoff. Davidson tops for lieutenant governor 266, Cobbs 224 for civil appeals, Wiginton 126 plus Smith 96 for comptroller. Home rule amendment 94 to 2. Zapata votes solid for Thomasson and Davidson. Webb County canvass next Saturday to declare results.
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Webb County
Laredo
State of
Texas
Thomason
Batley
Neff
Looney
Davidson
Culp
Johnson
Humphrey
McNealus
Court of Civil Appeals of the
Fourth District
Cobbs
Sluder
Wiginton
Smith
Thomasson
Bailey
Zapata
Zapata County
Democratic Executive Committee
Today’s anniversaries and historic milestones listed
A compact list recalls events from 1756 the siege of Quebec to 1898 terms of peace requested by Spain. It notes Morgan’s 1862 capture, Thrall’s death in Ottumwa, Williams a Kurs hero, Kearsarge’s long Atlantic run, and the Royal College of Surgeons centennial.
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Tugya
Quebec
Louisbourg
John H. Morgan
New Lisbon
Homer L. Thrall
Ottumwa
Rutland
William Frederick Williams
London
Annapolis Royal
N. Bet
Tsoc
Washington
United States
Royal College of Surgeons
U. S
Kearsarge
Atlantic
Ralles
The Family Honor at the Royal Theater Wednesday
A Dixie flavored drama unfolds at the Royal Theater with The Family Honor a King Victor romance of the South. The play centers on a sister's sacrifice for her squanderer brother amid home myths and Southern melodies. Strong heart interest, well-told story, fast tempo, good photography, and appealing Southland settings. One river scene stands out for its beauty.
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Dixieland
Royal Theater
Southland
Dixie
Baltimore
King Victor
Church Socials Highlight Week of Events
Monday at four o clock Miss Aline Hamilton hosts a tea in honor of Miss Thomas at her home. Tuesday the Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church gathers at the church at four. Circle B W M S plans a splash party in the evening honoring their husbands.
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Aline Hamilton
Thomas
Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church
Circle B. W. M. S
Circle B
W. M
Movements and Visits Reported Across Laredo Area
Local residents and guests are noted returning from travels to San Antonio Mineral Wells and Victoria. Visitors include Mrs G J Giles Mrs Annersom and others as well as officers heading to Kelly Field and circles hosting social events in Laredo with birthdays and dances at Centro Social Fronterizo.
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William McKendricks
San Antonio
Lanter Hotel
Milo. McCune
Kelly Field
Mrs Magnon Hosts Pleasant Birthday Evening
Mrs A N Magnon entertained last evening for her sister Mrs Leopoldo Villegas with an elegant gathering of over a hundred friends. Guests enjoyed lilies ferns palms, dancing, recitations by Mrs A C Hamilton and Miss Zenaida Salinas, songs by Miss Zara Longoria, punch, ice cream and cake, assisted by Mrs J B Penn.
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J. V. Izaguirre
CC. M. de la Garza
Leopoldo Villegas
Villegas
A. N. Magnon
A. C. Hamilton
Zenaida Salinas
Zara Longoria
Magnon
J. 8. Penn
Hurt German Universities
German universities suffer from the mark depreciation says Dr Ernst Troelisch professor at the University of Berlin The devalued currency is described as a Chinese wall isolating German science and education amid international hostility and a science boycott The Versailles Treaty is cited as poisoning the air with guilt and hindering international scientific cooperation
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Associated Press
Berlin
Ernst Troelisch
University of Berlin
Germany
France
Woman identified in trunk mystery in Detroit to New York
Chicago July 26 Detroit police positively identified the woman shipped in a trunk to New York as Mrs E Leroy formerly Katherine Jackson of Starkville Mississippi The investigation tied to Roy Millen arrested last night on an anonymous tip with the death of the woman whose mutilated body was found in the same trunk depended on a Detroit policeman en route to identify Millen as Eugene Leroy
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
New York
E. Leroy
Katherine Jackson
Starkville
Mississippi
Chicago
Roy Millen
Millen
Eugene Leroy
International Trades Union Congress Opens in Amsterdam
One year ago today on July 26 an International Trades Union Congress opened in Amsterdam while a boiler explosion aboard a U S Naval tender at Colon killed six sailors.
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International Trades Union Congress
Amsterdam
U. S
Colon
Remarkable rise of Morgan Watkin to French professor at South Wales College
The career of Dr. Morgan Watkin, a former stonemason who educated himself at home and night schools in Swansea, culminates as he is named professor of French language and literature at South Wales University College. He advanced to top honors by age twenty-one and is hailed as a leading Romance languages expert. A Cardiff priest declares certain fashions off limits to women for receiving the sacrament.
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Morgan Watkin
South Wales University College
Watkin
Swansea
Cardiff
Wales
Hoover urges water routes to expand world food supply
A telegram from Herbert Hoover to the Great Lakes St Lawrence Tidewater congress argues for opening the upper St Lawrence and broader waterways to ocean-going vessels as essential to the world food supply. He calls for a national transportation program and consolidation of federal departments into a public works body to reduce duplication and pork, emphasizing long term coordination.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Upper
St. Lawrence
Herbert Koover
Great Lakes
Texas Democratic primary count shows Bailey leading Neff
July 26 Dallas reports Bailey atop the gubernatorial race with about 4 000 votes ahead of Neff as tallying continues from remote counties. Batley leads for lieutenant governor prospects with about one third of counted votes and observers project a Bailey Neff runoff on August 28.
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Dalas
Texas
Bailey
Neff
Batley
Looney
Thomason
Detroit Trunk Murder Connect Fails In Millen Link
Chicago July 26 report says efforts to connect Roy Millen to the Detroit trunk murder failed as Patrolman Lee Trumbull could not identify Millen as the missing Eugeneleroy.
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Chicago
Roy Millen
Detroit
Lee Trumbull
Detroit Police Department
Millen
Eugene Leroy
Soviet Accepts British Peace Conference Proposal
London July 26 Lloyd George in the house of commons confirmed reports that the Russian soviet government sent the British government a note accepting Great Britain's proposal for a peace conference at London between the soviet and the powers engaged in hostile action against the soviet or supporting such action.
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Associated Press
London
Lloyd George
House of Commons Today
Great
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
A roundup of notable women achievements and roles across nations. Agnes Gilmour, a London auctioneer and centenarian, knitted 200 pairs for soldiers. Ida May Parks rises as a film director. Switzerland has two women judges. Women suffrage movements spread in India, Japan and Turkey. Over a million British women are union members. Japanese weddings feature a toy bonfire. Mme Arthur Meigham, wife of Canada’s prime minister, was a teacher. Cecilia Lelich retains English women’s golf title since age seven.
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London
Agnes Gilmour
Ida May Parks
Switzerland
India
Japan
Turkey
Great Britain
Arthur Meigham
Canada
Cecilia Lelich
Delegates to Tokio World’s Sunday School Convention
About 760 American delegates will attend the World’s Sunday School Convention in Tokio in October. The first large American delegation group sails for Japan on August 15. Representatives will also come from the British Isles Europe Australia China Korea and many parts of Japan.
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Associated Press
Tokio
Japan
British Isles
Europe
Australia
China
Korea
Lloyd George to Meet Millerand on Russian Conference Proposal
London dated July 26 reports Prime Minister Lloyd George will meet French Premier Millerand at Boulogne tomorrow to discuss Russia proposal for an allies conference with the Russian soviet government.
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London
Lloyd George
Millerand
France
Boulogne
Weights and Measures officials to meet in Austin
Austin Texas July 20 leading off distributors and F C Weinert state superintendent of weights and measures will meet in conference here July 27 to discuss tolerance and measuring devices and to bring about a more complete understanding about weights and measures laws as applied to the distribution of petroleum products. An urgent appeal that every distribution center send a representative was made by Commissioner Weinert who said it is of supreme importance to the trade and to the public. He added a representative of the Marketon Waterouea Department had returned from a Dallas conference with the Texas Chamber of Commerce to devise ways to handle the current car shortage. A committee left for Washington to urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to act immediately on distribution. He expressed belief the business organization can aid in relief.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
F. C. Weinert
Weinert
Waterouea Department
Dallas
Texas Chamber of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Wein
Ert
Fort Worth and Dallas police seek hit run driver in death of 14 year old
Fort Worth and Dallas police are searching for an automobile party that ran down and killed Richard M Gates, 14, Sunday on the road between the two cities. The boy had been fishing with his brother, who said the car had no lights.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Dallas
Richard M. Gates
Odd and Interesting Global Customs Highlighted
A quirky collection notes electrified baby carriages in use, eight day wedding feasts in Japan, European views on India’s wild bees, and Greek dowries consisting of furniture and linen rather than money.
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Japan
India
Greece
Duchess Offers Hand to Captain After Engagement Break
Sydney residents wonder if a duchess has offered to marry Captain Thomas Kitchen of the Canadian Field Artillery after his fiancée Miss Misa Butler of Manchester transferred her affections to Lieutenant T Miller en route to Halifax. Kitchen says a duchess expressed sympathy and volunteered to come at once, but he would not confirm her name or status.
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Associated Press
Sydney
N. B
Thomas Kitchen
Misa A. Butler
Manchester
T. Miller
Halifax
Kitchen
Kugliva
Miss Butler
Captain Kitchen
Kitchan
Auto Supply Co Sells Knight and Blackstone Tires
Auto Supply Co announces it has purchased the entire stock of Knight and Blackstone tires and tubes from A. Deutz & Brother and will continue offering them at the same low prices. Located at 301 Salinas Ave, phone 1414, Tartl.
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Knight & Blackstone
A. Deutz & Brother
Auto Supply CO
Salinas Ave
Shamrock First to Cross Line in International Yacht Race
At Sandy Hook on July 26 a NW 12 knot breeze set the stage for the fifth international America's Cup race between Shamrock and the Resolute. Shamrock led by nearly a minute at the start and sped 18 miles windward home, with Lipton rumored to enter the challenger if he misses lifting the cup.
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Resolute
Shamrock
Steen
Associated Press
Sandy Hook
Northwest
Sir Thomas Lipton
Thomas
Jacksonville Census Sees Population Rise in Texas
Jacksonville Texas reports a population of 3 723, up 848 residents 29 6 percent from the previous count, per census data released today in Washington Jacksonville census office notes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jacksonville
Texas
Earthquake jolts Los Angeles at dawn
A sharp earthquake shock woke Los Angeles at 4 12 this morning. A few chimneys were knocked down dishes broken and windows rattled.
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Associated Presse
Los Angeles
Cal
Father Kelly Injured in Auto Accident in St Louis
Rev. Father Francis Kelly of Albany New York national chaplain of the American Legion and fighting chaplain of the Twenty seventh division overseas was seriously injured in an automobile accident in St Louis Missouri today July 26 and was hospitalized for treatment.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Mexico City Denies Wireless Station German Ties
El Heraldo de Mexico publishes a statement by F. Frias director general of national telegraph lines denying charges that Chapultepec wireless station aided Germany in the world war. He says construction ran 1917 to 1919 and only Mexicans run the station with a few Germans in shop annexes making equipment. The system has 28 stations 14 coastal and 9 inland serving maritime and government needs.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Chapultepec
Germany
el Heraldo de Mexico
F. Frias
Frias
Nanen
Sefior Friassaaserta
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Leonardo Diaz
Diaz
Olympia Candy Co
W. A. Thomas
Washington Street
Betwee Bailey
Lynch Davidson
Lincoln Street
J. Ed. Fowler
the Royal
The
Strand
Rialto
Will W. Gregg
At Times Office
Farragut Street
Times
Webb
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Aad AG
Dean of Directors
King W. Vidor
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Kehl
G. J. Giles
Henry Yaeger
Mother Small
Frances O’barien
Roy Yaeger
Seem
Mike Corrigan
Skidmore
City
Herlinda M. Gutierrez
A. T. Anderson
Kaby
Myrtle Roemer
Victoria
Ansermson
Mias Haile Fly
Uficle
Anant
Johnny Thompson
Sanmenia
Chas. Lane
Childed
Bermniding DaCamara
Pleasanton
Joe Moser
D. Z
Windrow
Miaria
Mra
W. H. Colbern
Summitt, Me
Lieut. Colbern
W. T. Neblett
J. J. Howell
Ilanta
Margaret Lloyd
W. B. Lloyd
West Vine Street
W. L. Arkels
Miss Lloyd
Canton
Centro Social Franterizo
Nasos Laredo
J. A. Wilson
Ga Farias
Ramos
Naatmos de Volpe
Barrerg de Voine
Turo de Saracho
R. Pieras
Ne. Tin
Penn
I. A. Laton
Ne Hostesses
Mesdames Yanguirre
Son
Johnson and
Lynch David
Department of the Interior
Thompson
Leutenant
Weights and Measures
Odd
Money Makers
Chalenger
Father Kelly
Bellans
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