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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1922
Page
4
The Laredo Times lists daily and weekly subscription options with rates for United States Canada and Mexico. It notes payment in advance and its post office entry as second class matter under the 1879 act.
The wife of the man on trial faced a courtroom echo of scrutiny as the proceedings unfolded. Her husband Voulin’s case dominated the atmosphere, and she offered little mercy or sympathy during the extended trial.
A terse saying contrasts danger with force and defeat, noting the only time defeat is fatal is when the defeated man accepts the loss and admits it. The quotation frame suggests a law or police context highlighting pride and consequence.
In the Tiernan Poulin case Prof Tiernan obtained a divorce and custody of two older children while the baby was awarded to the mother. Within forty eight hours he reportedly married another woman, a detail that draws scrutiny as the former wife hints the divorce was engineered. The trial sparked questions about motive and fairness and hints at further revelations when the former wife seeks to reopen the divorce.
Webb and Zapata counties report a record drilling week with nine new wells in the Laredo oil district. Miranda City Schott and Aviators fields see multiple adds while Magnolia No. 2 yields 175 to 200 barrels daily. New leases and ongoing drilling expand activity across Mirando City, Laredo area, and surrounding fields.
A Times letter from J. A. Rountree director general of the Bankhead National Highway Association states the proposed trip along the highway route into Mexico has been indefinitely postponed, the journey was to start November 21. Other notices list turkeys and groceries for sale and upcoming community sales and events in the area.
Early evening blaze at the old Fort McIntosh canteen, a long vacant 40 by 100 foot frame building, consumed the north end while the Fourth Cavalry and Laredo volunteers fought the fire. Firefighters saved about half the structure and prevented spread to nearby abandoned buildings. Cause cited as defective wiring in the deserted building.
Laredo High School wrapped its season with a dominant 65 to 0 win over Lytle High School. The article notes seven games played, with Laredo winning six and suffering one early loss, plus plans for a postseason Thanksgiving matchup against San Antonio’s Main Avenue High School, financed by Rotary Club members.
The Associated Press holds rights to all AP dispatched news and focal news published in this paper as exclusive for republication by this publication and others.
Mrs Ella L Button of Kirkville New York says Chamberlains Tablets have done me a world of good and she has recommended them to friends. She notes relief from indigestion and constipation and urges others to try the remedy.
Professor A Rivett of Melbourne urged coordinated funding and long term work to collect Pacific ethnological data. He said the second Pan Pacific Scientific Congress in Australia next August should begin ethnology as a major component alongside physical and geological studies.
The fragment outlines a monthly price of 60 dollars for a service labeled everyday or routine but lacks clear nouns or verifiable context due to garbled OCR. No definite event, organization, or person is identifiable.
Health center announces office hours on Tuesday 4 to 5 and Saturday 3 to 4 with additional 11 to 12 slot. Richter's promotes Christmas shopping with a sale on November 23 to 8t.
A solemn high mass at San Agustin Church celebrated the inauguration of the St. Cecilia Musical Club of Laredo. Rev. Father Carlos Siemer officiated with deacon and sub deacon as 24 instrumentalists and a 20-voice choir provided the music under Prof. Jo Han M. de Villar. Laredo’s Mexican colony attended, praising Prof. Villar and the new club.
Local ad urges readers to start Christmas shopping now at Richter's with a dated promotion 11 23 81 signaling early holiday sales and savings.
Webb County assesses show 1922 total valuation at 15 110 380 up from 14 177 380 in 1921 an increase of 932 157 all credit to Laredo as 1923 projects including two hotels and numerous blocks cottages and Miranda City expansions fete a continued rise with countywide valuations expected to exceed 3 000 000 in 1923 based on planned construction and growth.
Roses chrysanthemums and other cut flowers available now along with orange trees and shrubs. Place orders by calling 660.
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