Williamson county under fire over mine massacre probe
State's Attorney Duty announces a grand jury investigation beginning August 28 to probe all aspects of the mine massacre in Derrin and the miners war. Critics say officials failed to prevent the killings and warn against whitewashing. The piece denounces anti Mexican prejudice and defends Mexican Americans in Texas communities.
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Derrin
Williamson County
Harding
Congress
Aii
United States
Publc
Marion
Herrin
Williameon
Change of Front on Border Policy Echoes in Texas Politics
The piece recalls Governor Ferguson’s region border talks with Mexican officials on extradition, once marked by fraternal ties. It notes a shift as Ferguson seeks the U S Senate nomination on a platform described as anti Volstead and anti Mexico, signaling altered political stance amid party debates.
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James F. Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
Verguson
Rumsey, Laredo Inspector, Killed by Bootleggers
A Telegram from Torrecillas reports Robert Rumsey the mounted customs inspector of Laredo was killed at Torrecillas this afternoon around 1 o'clock by bootleggers. No further details were available.
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Torrecillas
Robert Rumsey
Laredo
Ship August 21 Recruitment for Machinists and Boilermakers
Good employment offered to replace strikers with machinists, boilermakers, and blacksmiths. Includes good pay, protection, free board and lodgings. Ship date August 21 for S. A. & ALP. Ry. Co. Apply Room 6&6, Hotel Hamilton, Laredo.
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Hamilton
Laredo
Auto Thieves Apprehended Near Laredo
John Green and Frank J. Burt, ex soldiers, are jailed in Webb County on $500 bonds for theft of a Cole Wight automobile near Kelly Field. They confessed to stealing the car and planned to cross into Mexico after reaching Laredo, but were arrested a few miles north of the city by Officers Mendiola, Chamberlain, and Pelligrin. They were held to the grand jury after an examining trial in Justice Atlee’s court.
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Laredo
John Green
Frank J. Burt
Webb County
Cole Wight
Kelly Field
Candelario Mendiola
John Chamberlain
Alfredo Garcia Pelligrin
Justice Atlee
Green
Burt
Mexico
San Antonio
From the Ground Up shines at Royal Theatre weekend
Tom Moore delivers an uneven yet notable horseman exhibition in From the Ground Up shown at the Royal Theatre for a two day run starting Sunday. The review notes both strong and weak riding as the film unfolds.
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Royal
Tom Moore
Goldwyn
Royal Theatre
Greatest Gas Wells Boost Carolina-Texas Field to New Peak
Daily Digest reports Carolina-Texas No 4 flowing 85 million cubic feet daily, making the field the nation’s largest gas producer. Laredo Big Bear No 1 and Laredo No 3 also reported as gassers, with total company output reaching about 195 million cubic feet per day from three wells, including No 1 at 25 million and No 3 at 75 million.
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Carolina
Texas
United States
Carolina- Texas
Carolina-Texas
Gas wells surge in Miranda City field with strong draws
Laredo Big Bear No 1 and Laredo No 3 in the Miranda City field come in as gas producers. Big Bear Yield about 26.9 million cu ft per day, Laredo No 3 at 5 million with water. Dig Bear mudded deeper and also shows gas. Carnahan No 8 to rig next week near No 4, producing about 700 bbl oil daily.
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Laredo-Big Bear
Laredo No
Miranda City
Laredo No. 3
Carnahan No
Carnahan
Harris No. 1
Carolina-Texas
Primaries Next Saturday Promise Heavy Texas Vote
Texas Democrats hold run off primaries next Saturday with four contest options for state offices. In the 23rd district Archer Parr faces Asher R Smith in a key senatorial battle. Expect strong turnout, especially from women, following July 22 results.
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Democratic Party
Texas
Ferguson
Mayfield
United States
Davidson
Garrett
Terrell
Bentley and Marrs
Archer Parr
Asher R. Smith
United State
Webb County
Milmos and Pleasanton Clash in Southwest Texas Championship Series
Laredo fans anticipate a three game sweepstakes at Legion Park as Milmos and Pleasanton meet for the amateur baseball championship. Arguiijo starts today at 6 pm, Chio faces Milnos tomorrow at 10 am, and Rodriguez pitches Monday at 5 pm. Both teams are regarded as the region’s best.
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Southwest Texas
Laredo
Milmos
Pleasanton
Larado
Legion Park
Arguijo
Chio
Milnos
Rodriguez
Ditto
Texas
Preaching Tomorrow at Presbyterian Church and Local Events
Local notice invites worship at 10 30 in the morning and 8 in the evening at the Presbyterian Church. Runoff primaries are upcoming with Democrats urged to vote. Baseball championship games between Milmo and Pleasanton scheduled over three days. Oil men arriving to inspect fields ahead of drilling.
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Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Laredo
Mexico
Ixtle
Milmo
Pleasanton
Hotel Arrivals at St Anthony Hotel Count
List of guests arriving includes M. Gragg C. A. Long from San Antonio L. C. Anderson from Oklahoma City F. M. Martin from Wichita Falls H. J. Young from Miranda City R. Peterson from St Charles J. R. Knopp from Elgin J RI Moore and Peart are noted.
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Anthony Hotel
C. A. Long
San Antonio
L. C
Anderson
Oklahoma City
F. M. Martin
Wichita . Falls
H. J. Young
Miranda City
St. Charles
J. R. Knopp
Elgin
RI Moore
Peart
Names List from Texas and California Residency Report
A long catalog of individuals including Mrs. L. Partes Misa E. White J. A. Rippeteau Dallas F. Shropshire Paso C. C. Kay Dallas H. Clarke San Antonio H. M. Johns Los Angeles D. J. Coats Clakebudgy Okla C. A. McCarren Chicago W. E. Pope Corpus Christi L. C. Clayton Houston A. L. Brooks Harlingen A. Parr G. B. Parr Benavides T. H. Love San Antonio R. BF Candle Palestine Plesanton Ball Club Pleasanton Covey C. Thomas Cotulla A K Shuman Del Rio.
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Mrs. L. Partes
Misa E. White
J. A. Rippeteau
Dallas
F. Shropshire
Paso
C.C. Kay
H. Clarke
San Antonio
H. M. Johns
Los Angeles
Calif
D. J. Coats
C. Dawson
Clakebudgy
Okla
C. A. McCarren
Chicago
W. E. Pope
Corpus Christi
L. C. Clayton
Houston
A. L. Brooks
Harlingen
A. Parr
G. B. Parr
Benavides
T. H. Love
R. BF
Candle
Palestine
Plesanton Ball Club
Pleasanton
Covey C. Thomas
Cotulla
A.K. Shuman
del Rio
Mrs. Violet 3 Oberfeldt Society Editor
Society note mentions Mrs. Violet 3 Oberfeldt as society editor with telephone number 70.
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Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Sunday Evening Social Calendar With Church Gatherings
The Christian Endeavor Society meets at 6 46 p m in the Presbyterian Church. The Junior B Y P U meets at 6 00 p m at the Baptist Church. The Senior B Y P U meets at 6 30 p m at the Baptist Church. The Society of the Christian Church meets at 6 45 p m in the church.
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Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Society Notices And Ancestral Verse In New York Times
Notices urge clubs with reporters to submit weekly Society Editor reports and phoned meeting announcements to maintain the daily calendar. A poem titled On Being An Ancestress laments portrait memorials while promising modern pastimes and family pride. General Mention lists several local families traveling or visiting, including Aldridge, Ward, Quinn, Pall, Sanchez, Biggio, and Younkin heading to various locales.
Missionary Meeting At Baptist Church In City
The W M S of the Baptist Church held its monthly meeting with Circle D in charge led by Mrs. Camp assisted by Mesdames Cullee Mann Schelper Graves and Miss Minnie Burr. The lesson was on Industrial Foreign Missions followed by an ice course and cake. Members present included Camp Graves Calee Mapn Yeary Schelper Ince Trout Sandefer Lan arum Albright Craig Knight Harvey Reed Bergen Williams Cezeaux.
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W. M.S. of the Baptist Church
Circle D
Mesadames Camp
Graves
Calee Mapn
Yeary
Schelper
Ince
Trout
Sandefer
Lanarum
Albright
Craig
Knight
Harvey
Reed
Bergen
Williams
Cezeaux
Local dignitaries visit Laredo during travels
R. W. Morrison of Lredo Electric travels from San Antonio to Laredo for several days. Mayor O B Black of San Antonio returns from Mexico and passes through. Judge C C Thomas of Cotulla arrives for a brief city visit. Senator Archer Parr arrives and stays at the Mamillon, greeting locals. F E Whitaker of Dimmitt county visits.
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R. W. Morrison
Lredo Electric & Street By. Co
Larado
San Antonio
O. B. Black
Mexico
C. C. Thomas
Cotulla
Archer Parr
Mamillon
Laredo
F. E. Whitaker
Dimmitt County
Woman Marshal Quits After Failing To Arrest
Mrs. Bertha Ward, elected village marshal last spring amid a feminine administration, surrendered her badge claiming the job was too tough and that her small stature could not deter drunken men. She said her husband disapproved of her wielding a billy club and that they would laugh at her. Ward is described as possibly the first woman marshal in the United States.
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Associated Press
Dea Lacs
N. D
Bertha Ward
Billy
Business leaders urge action over strike amid kidnappings
Fort Worth men at a mass meeting today urged local officers to protect garment-making plants during the strike. They asked Governor Neff for rangers to quell disorders including women being kidnapped in the unrest.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Iass
Neff
Motit
Oberammergau Passion Play 1920 Return Among Oberammergauers
A column urging artists teachers and music lovers to value art over personal success. The 1920 Oberammergau Passion Play revival is described as a sacred eight hour pageant, with music by Dedler and text revised by Daisenberger. Ludwig Wittmann conducts the lay performances with 43 voices and 50 soldiers, staged outdoors and attracting returning American tourists.
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Oberammergau
Mozart
Dadier
Ludwig Wittmann
America
John McCormack Recovery and Planned Career Return
John McCormack rests at the Sir Murray estate in England and is regaining his voice after a feared permanent loss. He will shoot in Scotland in September and October, work in London with Sir Georg Henschel for rediscovering Heder song classics, then give recitals in Berlin and Vienna, with a January trip to Southern France and a March return to America for a spring tour.
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John McCormack
Sir Murray
England
Antonio de Navarro
Mary Anderson
de Navarro
McCormack
Mr. McCormack
Scotland
London
Georg Henschel
Berlin
Vienna
France
America
Belgium School For Chime-Ringers Directs Opera Season
The Belgium musical scene reports a new chime-ringing school directed by De Segurola who will lead the Mexico City opera season next fall. Eleanor Painter, famed in musical comedy, has returned to Berlin amid artistic developments. Richard Strauas, an ultra modernist, unveils a new ballet Whipped Cream set for production next season.
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Belgium
de. Segurola
Hasse
Mexico City
Eleanor Painter
Berlin
Richard
Strauas
Ultra
Modernist
Missouri State Fair Opens in Sedalia Amid Optimism
The Missouri State Fair opens in Sedalia with favorable prospects for a full exposition. Agricultural exhibits and orchard displays promise strong competition, highlighting the region's produce, including prominent fruit displays and new orchard entries from northeastern Missouri.
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Sedalla
Taita i
Neweatern
Missouri
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