Cause For Action Urges Crackdown On Reckless Driving
Judge Mullally told the grand jury that reckless auto driving and speed offenses create murder or murderous assault risks. He urged summoning violators to the grand jury, cited banana peels as hazards, and stressed civic responsibility. The piece also highlights Christmas charity urging support for homeless children and permanent homes through a noble society.
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Mullally
Grand Jury
District Court
Laredo
Grand
McLane
Noma
Care for the Needy Drives Texas Children Aid Push
The Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society seeks more funds and homes during Christmas as a district board forms for the southwestern section with headquarters in San Antonio. Yale Hicks of San Antonio chairs the first-year district board and is an authority on Texas child laws and adoptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Texas Children’s Home and Aid Society
Fort Worth
San _ Hon
Yale Hicks
San Antonio
R. Hicks
Texas
Ancient Hungarian crown tale of dueling empires
The crown of Hungary, a two-part diadem once offered by the Pope in 100 and by the Emperor Michael in 1072, was welded into one piece. It rested in Budapest's Royal Museum, shown only for coronations, then buried during 1848 uprisings before being recovered by the Austrian government.
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Oy Associated Press
London
Charles
Austria-Hungary
Stephen
Michael
Geisa
Royal
Budapest
Kossuta
Orsova
Saiety
Laredo Boy Shines on University of Dayton Freshmen Team
Baldomero Puig of Laredo Texas attends the University of Dayton Ohio and starred for the freshmen football team this year. Known as Texas he is quick and agile on offense and strong on defense. If his continued progress holds he may win a varsity spot next season and become a notable contributor.
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University of Dayton
Ohio
Laredo
Baldomero Puig
Texas
B. A. Puig
Legion Hill Meeting Of Laredo Post 59
Regular meeting of Laredo Post No 59 American Legion at Legion Hill Thursday night at 8 o clock. HAL I BRENNAN P C FL MACKAY P A.
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American Legion
Laredo
American Légion
Legion Hill
Hal I. Brennan
P. C. FL. MacKay
P. A
City Council Acts on Jitney Ban and Sewage Plant
The meeting adjourns with jitney line petition tabled after council refuses new routes. The mayor reports the sewage disposal plant will be ready soon and urges public connections beginning January 1 1921. The streets committee backs Burr Street opening and paving near the new foot bridge. Water works appraisal plans are discussed with Carrington Rhcaby Milstead and D Rogers proposing fee quotes and an audit of the Laredo Water Company bonds.
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L. Villegas
Henry
Leyendecker
Salinas
Brennan
Richter
Moore
DaCamara
Martin
J. M. Barrera
Mier
Marcos Castro
Montezuma Street
Zaragoza Street
Arroyo del Zacate
Santa Isabel
Committee On
Kk. J. Dryden
Convent Avenue
International Foot Bridge
Indalgo
Hidalgo Street
San Bernardo Ave
San Bernardo
Matamoros
Guadalupe
Springfield Avenue
Lane Street
Dryden
W. C. Burr
Burr Street
Saliing
Water Street
Bridge Company
Milstead
Carrington, Rhcaby and
Industrial Engineers of
San Antonio
Carrington Iso
Jimie D. Rogers
Laredo Water Company
Prominent Texas Lawyer Floyd McGown Dies After Illness
San Antonio telegram reports the death of Floyd McGown at 2 p.m. in San Antonio. A veteran of Denman Franklin McGown, he served as Medina Dam receiver and San Antonio Loan Trust director. Born January 24, 1862 in LaGrange, he was in his 60s and survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. Funeral was held at 4:30 p.m. from 611 West French Place to Dignowity Cemetery, with Rev. P D Hill presiding.
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Justo
Penn
San Antonio
Floyd McGown
Texas
Denman, Franklin & McGown
McGown
Medina Dam
San Antonio Loan & Trust Co
LaGrange
P. PD. Hill
First Presbyterian Church
Great Building Activity Expected for Coming Year in Laredo
City anticipates record construction in 1921 driven by remodeling, new business houses, a prospective tourist hotel, and an oil boom. More dwellings and rent houses expected, all connected to the new sewerage system to improve health.
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Laredo
Rotary District Governor Holmgreen Arrives in Laredo for Visit
George Holmgreen of San Antonio, governor of the 11th District of Rotary Clubs, arrives tomorrow morning and stays in Laredo until tomorrow night. He will be luncheon guest of the Laredo Rotary Club directors and will speak at Ladies night. He leaves on tomorrow night’s train returning to San Antonio. This marks his first visit since election as district head.
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George Holmgreen
Rotary Clubs
San Antonio
Laredo
Rotarys Club
Rotary Club
Invercor
Obregon Aids LA Dancers After Mexico City Show
A Los Angeles troupe recounts how President Obregon helped stranded dancers after their Mexico City engagement for the Mexican Centennial. He paid hotel bills, supplied homebound tickets, and arranged roundtrip transport for forty two American chorus girls back to New York.
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Associated Freres
Los Angeles
Cal
Alvaro Oberon
Mexico
Mexico City
American State Department
Board of Laredo ISD toConsider Two Weeks Vacation
The board of school trustees meets in regular session to act on a petition from teachers and pupils for a two weeks vacation beginning December 23 and ending January 5, 1922 with the extra week to be made up at term end.
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A&k
Board of School Trustees
Laredo Independent School District
City Council Adjourns After Finance Committee Session
The finance committee meeting concluded with no further business. City Secretary A. R. Garcia certified the adjournment as the council recessed. Local officials observed orderly conduct and prepared future agenda items.
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A. R. Garcia
Popularity Contest Top Ten Revealed In Window
Complete list of leading contestants posted daily. Names include Courtney Slaughter, Blanche Evetts, Virginia Mog, Marguerite Leager, Conchita Arellano, and Olympia Candy Co. Notable scores range from 3857 down to 476 with various odd annotations scattered in the list.
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Our
Courtney Slaughter
Blanche Evetts
Virginia
Ale Homme N. Ieveci
Marguerite Leager
Inguig
Uc Kviscah
Conchita Arellano
Olympia Candy CO
Laredo Gossip and Remedy Ads Highlight Local Notes
A collage of local chatter from Laredo, including quips about fashion, humor, and neighbors. Mrs. Laura M Hoyt praises Chamberlain's Tablets for headaches and bilious attacks, with an endorsement from Rockport New York. Also notes on a Houston street man, a New York home for cats, and the Olympia Candy Co pecan candy as a Christmas gift.
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Laura M. Hoyt
Chamberlain
Laura M, Hoyt
Rockport
N. Y
Colorado River conference to open in Riverside Calif
The Colorado River conference opens in Riverside to discuss power and irrigation uses of the river. Attendees include governors from multiple states and delegates from Mexico plus leaders from major national organizations and industry figures. Prominent speakers will be Albert Fall Arthur Davis and Frederick L. Long among others.
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Riverside
Calif
Great
Colorado River
League of the Southwest
Texas
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
Oklahoma
Nevada
Mexico
Albert B. Fall
Interior
Arthur P. Davis
Reclamation Service
Water Power League of Aemaica
Frederick L. Long
New York
Samuel Insull
Chicago
American Mining Congress
St. Louis
The
American Society of Civil Engineers
National Association of Manufacturers
General Federation of Women's Clubs
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Board of Farm Organizations
National Civic Federation
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
Philadelphia group presses for policewomen appointments
The League of Women Voters in Philadelphia campaign emphasizes appointing policewomen in the Quaker City, urging city officials to expand female representation in law enforcement.
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League of Women Voters
Philadelphia
Quaker City
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