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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1923
Page
3
Daily edition published every evening except Sunday with mail and carrier delivery options to U S and Mexico. Weekly Sunday edition available by mail to United States Canada Mexico. Prices listed for monthly yearly and half year periods. Subscriptions due in advance.
The item notes Associated Press ownership of reprint rights for local and dispatched news, credited or not, and mentions Merchat e Dairy as part of the publishing context.
The article argues Americans in Paris face social scrutiny over race as tensions rise between American and French societies. It contrasts Parisian tolerance with U S restrictions, noting diplomats must navigate dignity abroad and the insistence on separate social spheres at home. It suggests some Americans create scandals by opposing Negro social contact.
The article cites John Wannamaker and Fred P. Mann on the power of advertising in retail. Mann warns that many merchants neglect advertising, noting a 75 percent non-advertising rate in San Antonio trade. He urges persistent, local and national ads tied together to boost sales and profits.
The Associated Press reports an evangelical Buddhist society planned in Hawaii with headquarters in Honolulu to spread Buddhism in English. It aims to train English speaking priests, publish canonical works in English, and send two local graduates to five years of study on condition they preach on return. Archbishop M T Kirby of the Hongwanji mission leads the effort.
Frances Marion named co director of Norma Talmadge's next photoplay Dust of Desire at First National, signaling a revival of women in directing. Marion, a versatile writer and artist, previously crafted The Eternal Flame and many other titles, and will be among the few to direct Norma Talmadge and Mary Pickford.
A concise note on politely declining introductions to the Heerges while in Paris. It advises adhering to local customs, reminding readers that residents follow Parisian social norms and etiquette.
Japanese formerly resident in the United States have organized a club in Tokio to promote friendship between Japan and the United States. The group is to be known as the Japan American Club and aims to foster cultural and social ties between the two nations.
An old quotation by Adam Arcade comments on action versus talk and the value of actual deeds over words. The remark emphasizes that true doers merit respect, and observers should respond by taking action themselves.
Local gins resumed operations today and processed 405 bales of cotton. Two gins, Laredo Gin Co and Farmers Gin Co, reported strong throughput with 925 and 180 bales respectively, signaling a likely rush later as production expands.
The county clerk issued marriages for Victor Soto and Refugio Salazar Ramon Perez and Micaela Longoria Emiliano Martinez and Ramona Ramos. Also listed are ads for hosiery stock, dancing lessons, a Fort McIntosh boxing card, flowers and florists, fruit store, furniture rentals, copy services, and a discussion on weather forecasts. The item includes miscellaneous local notices and commercial blurbs.
Public notice orders Sheriff to publish citation for Julio Hoth weekly for four weeks in Webb County newspaper or nearest district. Case Salinas & Aguilar vs Julie Hoth seeks $24609.32 plus interest and attachment. hearing set at Webb County District Court in Laredo on fifth Monday after September first in 1925.
A chaotic mix of railway timetable changes and local amusements fills the page. Trains arrive and depart on a revised schedule aiding merchants, while Warner Brothers staged a mountain background for Brass at the Royal Theatre and Mark Twain’s The Prince and the Pauper plays at Rialto. Milmos sweep Gonzales in a baseball series at Legion Park.
Laredo gins keep up a rapid cotton flow with three mills already past 400 bales and expected to top 600 by week’s end. Trucks and wagons unload loads daily as gin yards bustle in the dry season. A rain could hasten maturity, while a dry spell continues. Webb county’s 3,000 bale season forecast remains, contingent on showers in dry farming areas.
Short notice lease offer for 100 acres in Section 1120 near Cole Well. THOS W Delaney solicits bids from interested parties and provides Box 44 tied Mountain Arkansas as contact. R4-3t.
Farmers seek rain to aid cotton crops while oil operators in Webb Zapata and Jim Joyce counties welcome moisture less than farmers as water supplies restrict drilling. In Laredo district activity drops to minimum with only water-rich wells continuing. Also noted: 600 broken mules advertised for sale by Roy Jackson & Son in Cotulla. Surfacing crew advances on Lincoln street as Bemirth concrete work proceeds and Lincoln moves toward San Bernardo.
An advertisement extols appetite and digestion with Chamberlain's Tablets. It claims the tablets improve digestion, induce a healthy appetite, and promote gentle bowel movements.
Streets are being reworked to reduce sidewalk breadth on Mone Limon and Hidalgo streets to create uniform traffic thoroughfares. Businesses report sidewalks ranging from eighteen inches to over three feet, with some areas widening again, as city planners aim for consistent street sizes and smoother vehicular flow.
The programs for the county Institute are in the hands of the County Superintendent and may be obtained by teachers upon application.
Cole Petroleum Co president R. R. Cole says the Cole No. 4 oil well, one mile north of Bruni in Webb County, should be completed by Friday or Saturday. The well has passed 3900 feet and will slow to casing at about 3270 feet before drilling to 3290 feet where oil sands appeared in Nos. 1 and 2. Laredo district oil men eye Cole No. 3 for a potential big producer in coming days.
The Warner Prothers shot scenes for Brass, the film adaptation of Charles G. Norris’s novel, at a private Glendale estate. A twenty member cast and crew, including Monte Blue, Harry Myers, Irene Rich and Frank Keenan, worked amid sunken gardens and live oaks. Also notes a separate ad offering Federal Farm and Ranch Loans up to 25000 at 5 percent in Webb, Zipita, dim Hoge and Duval counties, via Thos. H. Ward.
Vice Admiral Kenji Ide will begin a world voyage visiting Europe and return home via the United States. The trip aims to strengthen alliances and showcase Japan’s naval leadership on a global circuit.
Arthur Funk recalls a Line oType item about a college professor in a cannery explaining salmon breeding. He describes separate male and female salmon spawning, prompting one woman to exclaim the phrase poor fish. The anecdote centers on the misunderstanding and ending remark.
Six hundred Swiss citizens mainly young farmers have emigrated to Canada this year, with 700 more expected in the coming months according to official state monitors.
The Transfiguration festival is noted while the Knights of Columbus hold their Montreal convention. Mississippi’s crowded Democratic governor race nears primary day. President Harding ends a San Diego tour and heads home. In Normandy, Cardinal Dougherty leads a Lisieux beatification triduum. Elmore Dier faces New York trial over bucket shop collapse of 8 Dier & Co.
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