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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1923
Page
3
The notice lists subscription options for Laredo Times and Weekly-Published Dostpetch with rates for daily and weekly delivery to the US Mexico and Canada. It notes advance payment and entry as second class matter at the Laredo post office under the 1879 act.
Communications should be sent to Penn Publishing Co. Telephone 43. The address is Laredo Texas.
Member of the Associated Press. The AP is exclusively entitled to republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. From Monday's Daily.
An editorial argues against ASCAP and similar fees on radio stations, warning they would curb rural listening and favor publishers. It also supports forming inter state compacts to manage Colorado river basin water rights and create a federal[?] commission to oversee irrigation and power development across twenty Western states.
The American Association of Dairy Food and Drug Officials holds its annual convention in Dal101h Minn and opens tomorrow for a four day session. Officials from the United States and Canada attend to discuss pure food laws, enforcement, and dairy products regulation with focus on major topics andProtipes.
Associated Press reports the Faroe Islands see unseasonably warm seas with no southern warm current, new octopus scales found on shore, and vegetation growth tied to rising temperatures. The discovery suggests a species previously unknown north of England coast.
New federal rules detail open seasons for waterfowl coot gallinules and Wilson snipe in Texas while dove seasons differ by region. The notice confirms federal precedence over state law on season length and outlines date ranges from October to December.
Notice of arrival in New York of Varela Crystal Wax and Yellow Bermuda Onion seed. Prices available from SAMES MOORE & CO at 8 10 3t inquiry.
Three gins on the Heights have ginned 841 bales so far this morning with Palmners Gin Co at 801 bales and Sua Redo Cotton Gin Co at 340 bales. Farmers plan to hire Mexican laborers to speed harvest as Webh and Zapata counties report record crops and gins keep pace in storage and marketing.
Mrs Goodtatley oversees the books and members mustreturn items after use. High demand prompts a twenty five cent fine for overdue return after five days. By request of the President.
Federal Farm and Ranch Loans offer amounts up to 25000 on farms and ranches in Webb Zapata Jim Hogg and Duval counties THOS H WARD office in Joseph Building August 1 1f.
A column of social gossip and light commentary from Laredo covers fashion trends and local observations. It mentions weather, wardrobes, neighbors, and idle chatter, with jokes about marriage, outings, and shopping. Also notes on work, vaudeville, a birth, construction on Juarez Avenue, and local ads for flowers, plumbing, and notary services.
A compact history snippet lists key events from 1817 to 1921. Notable items include Monroe and Cass visiting Detroit in 1817, Cape York expedition start in 1848, Marshal Niel's death in Paris, Canadian prorogation in 1873, Millais death in 1866, a 1996 Brownsville riot, a 1911 mob killing in Coatesville, Sinn Fein rejecting dominion status in 1921, among other era markers.
A dialogue notes disapproval of a suitor for Ifelen. The suitor is described as a man of no principle, while Mrs. Exe-Why cites a principal of 500,000 dollars yielding eight percent per year.
A terse summary notes a daily conference where each participant spoke on important matters, but every session ended with a motion to adjourn.
Today observes the twenty fifth anniversary of Manila’s surrender to the United States and the thirtieth anniversary of the great Minneapolis fire that destroyed $2,000,000 in property and left 1,500 homeless. Religious and labor events include Bishop Turner’s thirtieth priesthood anniversary, the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan convention in Portland, and the International Typographical Union meeting in Atlanta. The Pan Pacific Scientific Congress begins in Sydney with delegates from major nations. Concord Academy marks its centenary with a three day program in Concord.
The Banda Policia a leading Mexican musical group of 86 professional musicians under Prof Velino M Presa arrived in Laredo from Mexico City and will head to Sedalia Milwaukee and Minneapolis for state fairs. A return stop in Laredo and a concert in Nuevo Laredo were announced.
The Laredo district expects August oil shipments to top prior records as 300 to 450 carloads have already moved this month. A Reed supply of tank cars assists pipeline firms, with operators holding large oil stocks and a rush to bring production to market.
The partnership between L Goodman and M Polakoff at 1111 Iturbide Street Laredo Texas is dissolved effective August 11 1923 M Polakoff withdraws and all accounts payable are paid by T Goodman and all receivables belong to I Goodman dated August 13 1922
Some league magnates now fear they stirred a Frankenstein by staging boxing events at ballparks causing attendance to fall at baseball games. The plan aimed at easy profits backfired as crowds dwindled and schedules suffered amid this evolving sports clash.
Three new wells aimed at promising sands were scheduled to be spadded locally. Lowry No 1 in Block 4 surveyed 1012 near Carolina Texas field will be a deep test. Weslaco No 1 in Ochoa Pasture Block 55 looks north toward Mid Ojuelos and nearby Esperanza producers. Simpson et al No 1 on Neville Hinnant ranch in Kandado area aims 2500 to 3000 feet, near the Grave Vara well. Hughes-Butler-McMurry No 1 north of Dilton in Webb county runs near 3500 feet and may reach 3750 feet. Magnolia No 1 at Dilton was abandoned at 3116 feet.
TOC McDaniel fire escape inspector from the state fire insurance commission based in Austin visits Laredo with City Fire Marshal Musene Christen to survey and inspect fire escapes and may order installations on buildings lacking them.
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