Investigative price probes amid fuel and retail concerns
Friday's note outlines a pending inquiry into food fuel and clothing prices nationwide. Investigators will compare wholesale corn and wheat with retail prices, aiming to reveal profiteering and press manufacturers and retailers for justification. The piece notes mixed signals from dealers, freight rates, and Ford’s coal freight ruling, plus a reflective profile of Colonel Watterson.
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Department of Justice
Holecalers
Henry Ford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ford
MARSE HENRY journalist Watterson obituary and notes
Colonel Henry Watterson dies at eighty two ending a fifty year self run paper career. He bridged prewar and modern journalism, born in Washington, shaped by statesmen, spoke fiercely for rights and unity, a prominent southern and national editor with strong voice and steadfast integrity. The rest of the text covers a separate legal notice detailing a property levy by sheriff in Webb County, Texas, with specifics on Imperial Oil DevelopmentCompany assets and amounts owed to several creditors. The notice dates and location are given.
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Notice of Sheriff Sale of Personal Property Webb County Texas
Notice of sheriff sale of personal property issued by Webb County Texas related to the case William Musgrave vs 5S Estes Trustee Imperial Oil Development Company. On January 8 1922 at the Imperial Oil Development drill site in Webb County the sheriff will sell a described string of well drilling equipment under court order 6464 from the District Court of Webb County.
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District Court
Webb County
C. M. de la Garza
William Musgrave
Imperial OH & Development Company
Texas
Mrs Laura Hoyt Praises Chamberlain's Tablets
Mrs Laura M Hoyt of Rockport New York says she has used Chamberlain's Tablets for three years and found them splendid for headache and bilious attacks. She adds she is glad to speak a word in praise of them.
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Chamberlain
Rockport
N. Y
Louise
Laredo
Money Makers Offer $898 in Times Want Ad8
Classified item listing notes eight money making opportunities totaling 898 dollars. Readers are prompted to contact the Times for details and terms of each opportunity.
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TIMES
Laredo Gossip Echoes Christmas Spirit and Local Sayings
A stream of light hearted witticisms and social quips from Laredo notes on Christmas shopping, local habits, and common figures. The column wryly observes residents, merchants, and decors while recalling proverbs and routines. It mentions a novice salesman who bought accident insurance, and a father correcting his son on pennies and beans.
Night Before Christmas Arrives With Santa Till Dawn
Tomorrow night marks Christmas Eve with jingling bells in lore of Santa Claus yet in the Sunny Southland the season brings unequal joy. Many children dream while some awaken to find no visit or gifts, while others feast. Charities like the Salvation Army Rotary Kiwanis and benevolent women will aid the poor but readers should help any overlooked family to share in the day’s happiness.
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Santa
Salvation Army
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis elects new directors for ensuing year
The Laredo Kiwanis Club met at Hamilton Cafe with 60 percent attendance. Howard W. Moore won an attendance prize, a cut glass desk set. New board members elected: Hal L. Brennan, Sam Brown, A D Bordeaux, P W Blanchard, Charles W Cook, Elver G Clingenpeel, Leonard W Craig, A C Hamilton, A B Muller, Howard W Moore, Stirling Thelps. The board will select officers next, Christmas cheer plans were outlined, and a new member Colonel J I Zachary introduced. The meeting ended after songs led by Pierre V Blanchard and the Star Spangled Banner.
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Howard W. Moore
Stirling Thelps
Hamilton Cafe
Kiwanis Club
J. I. Zachary
Merchants’ State Bank &Trust Co
Pierre V Blanchard
Examinations for Master Plumbers and Journeymen Notice
Examinations for Master Plumbers and Journeymen will be held at the office of the City Engineer 1114 Lincoln Street on Wednesday December 28 at 9 am for Master Plumbers and on Thursday at 29th for Journeymen. Details and securing exam materials available from the City Secretary.
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Lincoln Street
Christmas season notices and small local ads in Laredo
Local ads announce weddings at Falfurrias, holiday groceries and candy from Herrera's Pharmacy and Queen Candy Co, gift items from Royal Fruit Store and Laredo Music and Jewelry. Services include Shiner Garage, B Juarez Plumbing, Garcia's Studio, and a Travelers Hotel Christmas dinner. Schools recess for holidays.
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Laredo Music and Jewelry Co
Laredo
Queen Candy Company
Apollo and Booth
B. Juarez Plumbing
Suspended sentences given in auto theft cases
Two men, Lawrence M Dunlap and Virgil A Lile, were tried for auto theft in district court yesterday. Each received a suspended sentence with the term to apply if they are later convicted of a crime. Court recessed for holidays until Tuesday, December 27, to hear remaining criminal docket items.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence M. Dunlap
Virgil A Lile
Public Notice Prohibits Firearms Fireworks Over Holidays
Warning to the public that discharging firearms or cannon crackers is not tolerated during holidays. Anyone caught doing so will face severe consequences. Public safety officials urge compliance and report violations to authorities.
Popularity Contest Ten Leading Contestants Listed
Complete list of top ten contestants posted in our window at Austrac uemay. Names include Esther Penn Courtney Slaughter Blanche Evetts Virginia Moon Alice Penn Kivelyn Ryan Nellie Ward Aliie Heinsz Conchita Arellano Zaida notge. Olympia Candy Co. will be closed on Monday for Christmas.
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Courtney Slaughter
Blanche Evetts
Virginia Moon
Alice Penn
Kivelyn Ryan
Nellie Ward
Aliie Heinsz
Conchita Arellano
Zaida Notge
Peta
Sheriff Sale Notice in Webb County Texas 1921
By virtue of an execution and order of sale issued December 1921 in the case William Musgrave vs. 8 No 5404 I will sell at the Imperial Oil & Development Company site on Survey No 431 H GN Railway Original Grantee on January 3 1922. Judgment in favor of J A Searberry amounts to 1442 10 with costs. Antonio Salinas Sheriff of Webb County Texas. Deputy F HLIGARDE.
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Imperial Oil Development Company
Webb Station
Webb County
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J. A. Learberry
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Leonard Nelson
Charles Lucas
A. O. Coleman
H & GN. Railway
L. Estes
Christmas Day Popularity Contest Votes Due at Noon
In observance of a local event All votes for the popularity contest must be in by noon Christmas Day. The contest closes at 1 p.m. and no votes will be accepted after. Winners announced at 8 p.m. Christmas night at the Olympia Candy Store with public counting invite.
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Olympia Candy Store
Olympia Candy CO
Revival at Baptist church ends with 20 additions
The Baptist church revival concluded Wednesday night. The meeting was successful with 20 additions to the congregation and several more expected. Church men presented Evangelist Kennedy with a round trip ticket to El Paso to visit his wife, resting there for her health.
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el Paso
Pastures at Pescadito Ranch Closed to Hunting
Ranch owner M Garcia posts pastures at Pescadito Ranch prohibiting all hunting and stating no permits will be issued. Date appears as 10 26 2m. No further details provided.
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M. Garcia
Polo Game on Christmas in Laredo Says Public Invited
Laredo plans a polo match at 2:30 PM on Christmas afternoon at the aviation field on the Heights. Captain Stafford’s team faces Lieutenant Henry’s team from Fort McIntosh. A polo game, a popular horseback sport, will be held for the public to attend.
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Weather forecast and fort McIntosh report
The United States weather bureau forecast rain tonight and Saturday with colder conditions on Saturday. Fort McIntosh observations for the 34 hours to 7 a m show a maximum of 85 degrees and a minimum of 66 degrees with a southeast wind and clear skies.
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Time is Everyday Opportunities Promote Monthly Earnings
A brief note suggests watching daily time for chances to earn, with a mention of a monthly payout. The message emphasizes steady intake and ongoing activity rather than a one off event. It mentions béo as a marker or brand tied to the offer.
Midnight Mass at Gothic Churches Draw Hundreds
St Peter's and San Agustin Catholic churches plan midnight mass to usher in Christmas with special choirs and music. With fair weather, both churches are expected to reach full capacity. Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters of America will hold a joint luncheon at the Knights of Columbus Hall tomorrow night at 11 and then attend services at both churches.
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San Agustin
Knights of Columbus
Catholic Daughters of America
San Agustin Church
St. Peter's Church
Hunting in China Exposes Decline of Game Trade
Arthur de C. Sowerby, the renowned naturalist, warns that China’s game, especially pheasants snipe and wildfowl, is being wiped out by wholesale cold storage exports to Europe. He notes no adequate laws and cites extermination of preserves in Jehol Venetee valley and Manchuria. He urges the Chinese government to protect remaining interior preserves.
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Some Christmas Dinner in London
Londoners prepare for a lavish Christmas with estimates of plum puddings, eggs, raisins, meats, fowl, fish and wines consumed. The figures describe vast quantities including 300 000 turkeys and geese, 2 860 tons of roast beef, 1 000 000 pounds of fish, and a price tag near 10 600 000 dollars for the meal.
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