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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1923
Page
4
The Laredo Times outlines daily and weekly subscriptions with rates for domestic and international delivery. It notes options for one month to one year, a Sunday edition, and prepaid terms, plus post office registration and second class entry.
The piece discusses Governor Pinchot’s proposal to curb profiteering by coal operators and questions whether a seller boycott to force lower retail prices would violate Sherman acts. It notes possible benefits to consumers, potential court actions, and the likelihood operators would resist, amid shifts to alternative fuels and oil‑based steam generation.
Paris reports claim German cinema uses anti French themes to ridicule France by depicting scandals. author argues Germans trumpet other nations' vices while ignoring their own and says such German French dramas failed to incite war or sway global opinion.
A Laredo High versus Kingsville football game incident ends with a drummer striking a spectator near the drum causing a blackout. The writer recalls a prior fear of injuries from crowd antics and condemns unsafe conditions at the field.
W. H. & R. F. Jennings warn the public not to hunt or trespass on about 79 000 acres of Habra Farias Huisache Novilles Nios San Ignacio El Quiete Charco Potrero en el Medio pastures in Webb County Texas. A Webb County District Court injunction forbids trespass with contempt penalties for violations.
Misko Refineries head Q O Kilhum signals Houston orders for gasoline making gear to enable Laredo and Webb county to produce home made fuels. High gravity oil found in Mirando City Schott and Mirando City Dilton fields may deepen wells to yield gasoline rich oil. Deputy Collector notes a Ford car seized in Laredo for Tariff Act violations with auction set for December 26.
A telephone message reports Caroling Texas No 6 brought in at 9 am yielding 20 000 000 cubic feet of gas daily, marking one of the deepest wells in the Carolina Texas Field. Locals from Laredo watched as baling resumed and a big gasser was formed in the field.
Kiwanis Club will host pupils from the Holding Institute as luncheon guests next Thursday noon. The program aims to be both instructive and entertaining with several addresses planned for the visitors.
Regular meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 1018 B P O Elks set for Tuesday at 8 o clock with A B Muller serving as secretary.
Peter Vovulis, 28, a Greece native living in Laredo for six months, died when a tin boat capsized in a large tank on the Mann farm southeast of Laredo. He, with two others, was in the boat when it sank. his body recovered after several hours. He served as a World War I volunteer from Haverhill, Mass. The American Legion of Laredo and later Haverhill will oversee funeral arrangements.
Special truck crop report notes total spinach acreage in Webb, Dimmit, Zavalla, LaSalle, Frio, Hayes, Caldwell, Wharton, and Travis counties rising by about 1635 acres from 1922 levels, with 10 315 acres planned for coming season. Norfolk area faces dry conditions reducing early movement. kale and Bermuda onions in Texas also reviewed.
Webb County Commissioners Court in November 1923 verified A. M. Bruni’s quarterly report covering August 1 to October 31, 1923. The court noted balances, disbursements, and credits by fund and ordered entries in the minutes per Texas law, with all figures tallied and official credits recorded.
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