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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1923
Page
10
A light rain visited Laredo and nearby areas Saturday night and Sunday morning, with Miranda City and oil fields receiving only a drizzle. The showers aided vegetation and home gardens, while cattlemen and drillers crave a fuller downpour to replenish water supplies and spur new growth.
The article advises using fence lines to grow vegetables and save space. It explains training tomatoes along board fences with loops and tacks, and pairing cucumbers beans and peas with wires or fences. It notes heat reflection from boards speeds ripening and recommends trellised cucumbers as climbing vines.
Madge Bellamy argues that flapper traits existed in Lorna Doone era as she studies the character for the Maurice Tonumeur film. She contrasts modern frankness with historical heroine strength, noting Lorna’s courage against Doories with a clasp knife and a ready fight spirit.
Mrs Violet Oberfeldt society editor reports on local social events with photos and captions. The column highlights engagements visits and club meetings among prominent residents.
Fort McIntosh host Mrs Goodwin opens with a bridge tea Monday. The Reveller's Club plans an Elks Hall masquerade at 8 30 PM. Tuesday features Mrs A Hamilton hosting the Tuesday Bridge Club at 3 30 PM and Mrs C C Hackenjos with a Valentine luncheon at 1 PM for Mrs J A Patterson and Miss Evelyn Newton. The American Round Table meets at the Hamilton Hotel and the Tuesday Music and Literature Club convenes at 4 PM in the High School Auditorium. Catholic Daughters host a benefit dance at the Latin American Club and Christ Church hosts a Silver Tea with a musical program at 8 PM.
The program lists hostess names and a reading and music agenda for a Tuesday meeting. Items include De Morgan's Joseph Vance and its authorial comments, Kipling's The Three Decker, Beethoven Waldstein Sonata, and remarks by Mrs Hatley and Mrs O Meara.
Washington reports show top oil company officials receive five and six figure pay. The senate investigation records require all firms to list employees earning over 5000 dollars annually, deeming such expenses a public cost.
Fragment from a Chicago Tribune item notes a lock of hair from Tutankhamen's queen found in a Luxor tomb amid ancient treasures. The piece evokes the long passage of time and the enduring mystery of Egypt's royal lineage.
Senator Jones of Washington proposes daily joint consideration of the administration slipping DI and the British debt settlement bills. He plans to cover the DI case in the morning hour and the British debt bill later in the session. Senator Williams of Mississippi blocked unanimous consent to limit debate on shipping legislation starting Friday.
Austin Texas Feb 12 Earle Mayfield senator elect was summoned to appear in a justice court to answer a complaint of disturbing the peace from a hotel lobby encounter with Silman Evans Fort Worth newspaperman Saturday He was released after brief questioning Evans paid a fine today
Ray mond Robertson aged 16 was shot and killed at a filling station near Paducah Cattle county Texas. Night Watchman Billie Hugh fired three shots at the departing car striking Robertson in the head. The sheriff arrested the watchman.
The fifth advance of 10 cents a barrel on all grades of North Louisiana and Arkansas crude was posted today by the Standard company. Prices range from 1.25 to 2.30 dollars per barrel.
Dublin reports Dr Thomas O Higgins father of Kelvin O Higgins Free State minister of home affairs was assassinated last evening in Marysborough. The attack targets prominent nationalist figures amid political tensions.
In Reichensiall Bavaria on February 12 a 71 year old farmer from Arberg seized a large golden eagle that had killed a roebuck. He restrained the bird despite violent struggles and carried it alive in his arms after it failed to take flight in the snow.
Upsala University reports major finds by the Swedish led paleontological expedition in Mongolia and Shantene area with dinosaurs turtles and fish remains and a large eocene deposit. The finds will go to Upsala for dating and preservation. Professor J O Anderson heads the effort with Roy Chapman Andrews team.
Arch bishop Ernest K. Filippi papal delegate to Mexico was expelled by President Obregon after being accused of holding a public religious meeting contrary to law. He then left for the United States.
Arabia Awakening shows affluent landowners moving from primitive methods to scientific farming, signaling a shift in agricultural practice and modernization efforts.
Reports say several Black families were moved into a Texas county community by a white farmer from West Texas. Shots fired and threats prompted police to protect the group, who are expected to leave after the unrest subsided.
A press despatch reports Germans in the Ruhr boycott occupying forces across cities including Herne and Essen while French troops assume duties. A clash at Gelsenkirchen reportedly killed two French soldiers and one German.
Berlin dispatch notes no fatalities in clash at Gelsenkirchen. One German policeman and two French officers were wounded in the encounter amid ongoing tensions between German police and French troops.
Washington February 12 The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Walsh Democrat of Massachusetts ordering an estimation of charges of irregularities waste and extravagance in the veterans bureau.
Range conditions for cattle and sheep in the West on February 1 averaged six percent of normal, down from eighty six percent on January 1. Drought has curtailed Panhandle pasture but recent rains eased the dryness in parts, according to the U S division of crop and livestock estimates.
Wanted reliable manual dealer or exclusive agent. Manufactured inner tubes guaranteed against punctures and blow-outs. Phone 618 before noon. L. C. Carpenter, Factory Representative, 120 dinner Avenue, Laredo, Texas. 2-10-1m
Notice to the public states the Olympia Candy Company business has been sold. All bills through December 31 will be paid by Anton Burikas and all outstanding accounts through that date will be collected by him.
In Austin on February 12 the Senate approved a $3 million emergency appropriation for public schools for the current year and adopted an amendment barring salary increases for teachers. Senator Parr led sessions while considering restoring citizenship for former Governor Ferguson, with committee action and debate recorded.
Harrisburg Pa February 12 Governor Pinchot announced invitations to the governors of all states for a conference March 23 24 on changing ideas about road building policies and practices. He said interstate cooperation can reduce injuries and loss of life from reckless driving.
In Dawson New Mexico workers damaged by a blast struggle to recover bodies from wreckage. After a week of searching two people are alive and 70 are dead. Debris and unstable rock hinder stretcher movement and air clearance as crews expect most bodies to be removed by nightfall, with more work likely to continue for days.
Smackover Oil Field Short Line Railway Company seeks ICC authority to build a 34 mile railroad from Dillon to Stephens Arkansas to reach the oil fields. The project targets Arkansas oil production and regional transport.
Sixty thousand worshippers gathered in St. Peter's Rome to witness the coronation of Pius XI as the 261st pope, beginning his pontificate today in the Holy See status.
Medicines that aid nature are most effectual. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan and allays the cough relieves the lungs aids expectoration opens the secretions and helps restore the system to health. Thousands have testified to its good qualities. Try it when you have a cough or cold.
Report from a British news service states the British fleet has been augmented with additional ships from Malta. The reinforcement increases the Dardanelles flotilla to five near the Danube and southern Near East waters, reflecting heightened naval activity.
Paris dispatch says the three day extension of the Turkish ultimatum to withdraw allied forces from Smyrna will not modify the positions of France and Great Britain. The note stresses no change in the allied stance despite the delay.
Livestock owners and farmers from Monroe to Smackover Arkansas move cattle away from the lowland as the Ouachita overflows. Oil fields in south Arkansas face risk from ruptured storage tanks while dikes are reinforced to avert disaster. Red River first prize appears to be passing as water drops three tenths of a foot in 24 hours.
A blaze in Shihigna Pa on February 2 killed Andrew Poka eche and four children, burning their home to ashes. Mrs Palaceke survived injuries and was hospitalized with the newborn daughter. Doctors say both parents may not survive.
A broken gas main caused asphyxiation and exposure early today in a Philadelphia residence. The dead include a shoemaker Pueei and his wife with four children aged 4 to 20. Daniel S. Blackman, a Philadelphia broker, was critically affected.
The cornerstone for a Newspapermen's Hospital will be laid soon after a broad fundraising campaign by nearly all Mexico City publications. The hospital will serve all payers who join as members and will have the city’s top physicians volunteering their expertise.
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