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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1920
Page
4
The Daily reports newspapers cannot lower prices as paper, ink, wages, and machinery costs remain elevated after the war. Subscriptions and ads help cover costs, with printers’ pay and magazine-like printing expenses rising. Public readers pay the true cost, while advertisers subsidize daily editions. The piece notes the essential role of newspapers and urges support amid rising production costs.
The letter by Sir Arthur Pearson notes that over five hundred men in London classrooms and workshops are learning to be blind after wartime injuries. It argues blindness demands relearning orientation and self-support, contrasting with other injuries.
Outlook for 1921 highlights ongoing bridge and sewer projects, paving hopes, and a push for a modern tourist hotel to boost tourism and attract wholesale firms from Mexico. Growth is expected in population and commerce, with future distrubuting stations and new buildings. A strong Christmas clothing drive led by Sisters of the Ursuline Convent appeals for surplus garments to aid the needy as winter bites.
Laredo Independent School District announces classes suspend Thursday afternoon December 23 1920 and resume Monday January 3 1921 teachers and pupils will enjoy over eight days vacation. Some teachers and pupils will travel to spend Christmas New Year with relatives at home. Many students from Laredo will return home in the coming week to ten days prior to school reopening in 1921. Buick roadster auction sale set for December 29 1920 at 1 am in front of the federal building in Laredo Texas for cash to the highest bidder. J A Herring S Marshal and Allen Walker Deputy sign.
The body of Robert Carson who died after drinking coffee in a Nuevo Laredo restaurant on November 23 will be interred in the city cemetery this afternoon. The funeral will be from Jackson Undertaking Parlor under the auspices of the Machinists Union of America. Carson, a Lexington, Kentucky resident, left no information on relatives and union cards failed to locate kin. Remains have been held at Jackson since November 23.
Baby specialists praise Milk of Magnesia for infant digestion and bowel troubles. Videlity Quality Milk of Magnesia targets children, claimed pure, sold and recommended by druggists and City Drug Co in Laredo.
Notice states R. G. Tonkin’s interest in a garage at 1011 Matamoros street is sold and promises first class American mechanics, prompt service, and guaranteed work with honest prices under motto by L. B. Smith dated December 11.
The San Antonio Pan-American Round Table marked four years of work at its December meeting. Resolutions declare the table, organized October 16, 1916, as the parent organization to the New York chapter, recognize support from John Barrett and Mexican leaders, and note plans to share its origins and aims with the press to prevent misunderstandings. Representatives named include Mrs. W. A. Daniels of Nicaragua and others from Canada, Uruguay, Costa Rica, and Cuba.
Public notice urges quick relief by gurgling Fidelity Sore Throat Medicine. Claims Fidelity Quality guarantees purity. Sold and recommended by all druggists and City Drug Co in Laredo.
Aztec Lodge No 111 Knights of Pythias held its annual roll call last night with a full lodge room. Afterward members shared sandwiches coffee and cigars, and sent Christmas greetings from absentees. Captain F J Lipstreu, longtime member and former Sergeant Lipstreu of the Quartermaster Corps, attended with his brother members. He recently served in Panama and is visiting Laredo for a few days.
Residents urged to donate old clothes or toys for the needy. Contact Ursuline line Convent 658 or volunteers Mrs Purcell 954 Mrs Wright 164 Mrs Cullinan 388 Mrs Brennan 3 and Mrs Matthews 344. Packages may be left at Border Gas Co or 1619 Matamoros street residence of Royle K Minis.
A Genco Power and Light Plants representative visits the city to arrange a contract with a reliable exporting or jobbing concern to manage the plants in Mexico. Call for J. B. Bedford at the Hamilton Hotel.
Regular session of the commissioners court adjourned for holidays after road work and audits. Christmas trees sold by Joe Barberio & Co and Rio Grande Buick promotes night driving with Violet Rays Lens. Marriage license issued for Francis A. Thornton and Miss Monnetita Emmaus Castillo. Jewelry and candy ads from The Bon Ton and Windrows offer gifts and specials. Real estate uptick noted amid norther winds.
A daily history page notes brisk early Christmas shopping in Laredo with shoppers choosing assortments. The issue also lists local ads, notices, and miscellaneous items from retailers and service providers including Buick parts, theater listings, plumbing, and hats sale.
An Associated Press report from Berlin on December 16 notes Central European emigration to the United States may near 1.9 million people seen as the “most undesirable.” Many from Russia and Poland are aided by American money and guidance, overwhelming consular offices and straining steamship capacity. Officials urge a new immigration law to curb the flow, warning without action the problem will grow. Government agents strive to enforce, but loopholes and passport rackets persist, with a Berlin-based broker still exploiting the system for fees.
Laredo Lodge No 647 announces two special sessions this week on Wednesday at 7 30 p m and Friday at 7 30 p m. The Wednesday session covers C degree and the Friday session covers EB A degree. All visiting brethren are warmly invited to attend. Sane Pet
Alexandre Gustave Whiffel born in Dijon France 88 years ago today. Bishop William F Oldham born in Bangalore India 66 years ago today. Kawin Howland Binsfield born in New York 72 years ago today. Van H Manning born in Horn Lake Mississippi 59 years ago today.
All hunters are prohibited from unting in the Slater pasture without permission. Unauthorized hunting in the area is not allowed and may lead to enforcement actions.
The soothing remedy shows pleasant taste and prompt cures for colds and coughs. It is especially valued by mothers of young children for relief from croup and whooping cough, and it is advertised as free from opium and other harmful drugs.
W. J. Harahan, a South born railroad executive from Nashville, Tenn., has been elected president of Chesapeake & Ohio and Hawks Valley Railways. Beginning as an apprentice in Louisville, he advanced through engineering and operating posts and led Illinois Central to top offices before helming the Seaboard Air Line. Notable work includes Erie Railroad's four track entrance into New York City.
One year ago today the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously upheld wartime prohibition as constitutional. The ruling affirmed government power in controlling commerce during national emergency.
Amsterdam dispatch says American writer John Reed who died in Moscow of typhoid fever was buried in the Kremlin in Lenine designated as a Bolshevik Westminster Abbey. The Tribune notes Reed and his wife Louise Bryant earlier stood with Bolsheviks near the Winter Palace in November 1918 during the first clash with Kerensky troops.
Galveston reports the newly organized sea troop of Boy Scouts embraces ships lore from sloop to steamship classes. It trains youths in knots rigging weather, engineering and wireless while highlighting sea life over woodcraft and field lore. Texas hosts three sea scout groups including Corpus Christi and El Paso.
City Marshall M Brennan warns the public that firing firearms cannon and other fireworks is illegal during the holidays. Violators will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law as enforcement tightens. Dated December 14, 1918.
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