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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1921
Page
2
Friday’s Daily outlines the need to cut armaments to prevent wars and ease worldwide distress. It cites Austrian unrest, German militarism, and class dynamics, praising workers rising from poverty and urging mutual concessions between labor and capital to avert another catastrophe.
A local gossip column notes humorous observations from Laredo on everyday life and behavior. It mentions Hidalgo street mirrors, men debating about dogs and babies, a police court exchange over a ten day sentence or money, and quirks of shopping, health, and Christmas prep around Market Street and Salinas Avenue. It references a Salinas Avenue restaurant pineapple pie, Uncle Abner’s quip, and Louise the stenographer.
The weekly chamber conference heard a request from the Boys Athletic and Social Club noting a high school bulletin named Live Wire. The board pledged hearty cooperation, authorized Netzer to plan financing and distribution, and discussed using Live Wire for broader Texas outreach. A delegation was chosen to attend a Zapata mass meeting to improve regional road links for winter tourists.
Many suffer colds without treatment, risking weaker lungs and worse illness with each attack. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, famed for curing bad colds, is available at a trifling cost.
The administrator of Anais Masquere deceased Webb County Texas notifies all indebted and claimants to present accounts and settle within legal time at his Laredo residence. The notice is dated November 25 1921 and signed by W A Galbraith administrator.
At Laredo theatres Bucking the Tiger starring Conway Tearle is at the Rialto with Winifred Westover as female lead in Ace of Hearts at the Royal. The reviews note strong appeal to both sexes, with romance and moral quandaries driving the plots. Also a December history table and notice announcing 1922 automobile license issuance by Webb County tax collector H Ligarde.
The rail road labor board rules aim to simplify tasks and curb waste by having workers perform any job within their powers. They may cut costs, benefiting the public through lower transportation prices, though each side claims victory, fueling a wartime view of employer employee relations. The essay notes Henry Ford influenced these changes.
George M. Cohan, famed actor manager and Nantes Doodle Boy, reportedly would purchase the Brooklyn club if the Superba owners would adjust their asking price by about a million dollars.
About 200 attended a Kiwanis Club meeting luncheon and dance at Hiks Hall in Laredo with Fort McIntosh officers and wives as honored guests. The program featured welcome remarks by A Claude Hamilton, songs, duets by Mr and Mrs Pierre V Blanchard, prize drawings, and dancing to the Laredo Syncopating Orchestra, ending after midnight with high praise for the event.
Local notices report a Griffin Dunham concert at Royal Opera House this evening with several visitors in town for the event. Also listed are business notices, court schedules, and advertisements from San Antonio area merchants including floral offerings and plumbing services.
City Secretary A R Garcia lists build ing permits starting Dec 1 1921. Wilmer Threadgill seeks a frame house on lot 3 block 1137 E D cost 500 dollars. Dolores Perez requests a frame addition on lot 6 block 328 W D cost 200. Mrs Zenaida T Garza adds frame to house on lot 1 block 715 E D cost 300. K Worley plans brick dwelling on lot 1 block 92 BE D cost 1000. Cipriana Flores adds to frame house on lot 9 block 246 E D cost 200.
A twenty six alien party, mostly Mexican citizens, faces deportation to Mexico via Laredo after the transcontinental train reaches San Antonio. Some are insane and held at the asylum. others may be sent back to their homeland. Mexican Consul General Ruiz urges Americans to obtain passports from Washington and notes border-zone allowances. Memorial services for Laredo Lodge No. 1018, BPOE, set for Sunday at 4 PM with a program to follow.
Mr and Mrs John D Harvey have reached Laredo and are staying at the St Paul Hotel. Mr Harvey represents Southern Steel Company which makes storage tanks and steel structures and has opened an office here to secure oil field business, with officeing through A Vidaurri Song at phone 106.
The People's Market announces a new truck delivery service with phone contact 1250. All orders will be well cared for and promptly delivered. The notice emphasizes they slaughter nothing but the best.
Dr. William Wheelock Peet, recently appointed League of Nations Commissioner at Constantinople, is a veteran American missionary with four decades of Near East experience. A Fall River native and Williston Seminary alumnus, he previously taught in Iowa, held county office, and served as treasurer and business manager for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Turkey. His task will be to reclaim Christian women and children deported to Asia Minor.
A movement in New York art circles aims to honor Rosa Bonheur on her centenary next spring. Born 1822 in Bordeaux, she became a renowned painter famed for The Horse Fair, with works in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other American collections.
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