Guardian sale notice for Kuehner minors in Webb County Texas
The State of Texas to Webb County officials commands publication of a guardianship notice in a local newspaper for twenty days. Federico Brulloths seeks to sell an undivided 3 10 interest in Lot 2, Block 173 in Laredo. A hearing is set before County Judge A Winslow on January 6, 1926 at 10 a.m. to show cause why the sale should not proceed. J A Rodriguez, Clerk.
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Texas
Webb County
Kuehner
Federico Brulloths
Laredo
A. Winslow
Qualifications for Actress
Associated Press reports ten qualifications judged by Hollywood executives as essential for a film actress. Criteria include character personality beauty intelligence imagination grace carriage and drama knowledge with environment age and education also weighed. Methods vary from height and poise tests to observing how applicants remove hats and fetch a book.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Cal
Den
Spirit of Locarno Reaches Frieda Hempel in Germany
Hamburg reports the spirit of Locarno opens doors for Frieda Hempel to sing and tour major German cities next year. The prima donna helped Liberty Loan during World War I and faced hostility from German musical bureaus for backing America. Her stance echoed Locarno reconciliation in the arts.
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Associated Press
Hamburg
Locarno
Frieda Hempel
Liberty Loan
America
Germany
Mme. Hempel
Mme. Hemple
New Contra Costa Train Race Edict Jeopardizes Loophole Racing
San Francisco reports a county ordinance changing train crossing stunts from a fatal race to a legal offense. If an autoist beats a train or ties, the undertaker still wins, but the offender faces jail. Crossing after a wigwag signal becomes a misdemeanor.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Contra Costa County
California
Indoor and Outdoor Work: The Errand Boy Dilemma
A dialogue centers on Grecer offering an all around job to a boy. The boy wonders what his duties will be when the work alternates between indoors and outdoors and the door is slammed.
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Grecer
Christ Church Christmas Parties And Elks Hall Dance
Monday events include a junior Christmas party at the Rectory at 4 PM and a senior party at 8 PM. A dance at Elks Hall starts at 10 PM hosted by local hosts. Tuesday features the Tuesday Music and Literature Club at 4 PM in the High School Auditorium and a Revelers event at Elks Hall at 8 30 PM.
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Youger
Christ Church
Elks Hall
Wm. Ryan
E. H. Sauvignet
Charles Deutz
Blaze Destroys 10 Businesses in Loraine District
A weekend fire gutted the Loraine business district 60 miles west of Abilene Texas destroying 10 storefronts. The blaze caused an estimated loss over 100000 with help from Roscoe firefighters from Colorado.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
Loraine
Here
Roscoe
Colo
Baltimore Breaks City Cold Wave Record With Four Deaths
Baltimore logs four deaths from the brutal cold three due to asphyxiation and one from freezing as the city endures a 30 hour period marked by alarms and record lows.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Lanham Holds Conference With Ferguson In Austin
Frank Lanham former chairman of the state highway commission met for a lengthy conference with former Governor James Ferguson in the governor's office in Austin Texas. No details about the discussion were released.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Frank Lanham
State Highway Commission
James Ferguson
Danube Not Blue Reflections and Local Social Notes
A literary line recalls that things are not as they seem in verse. Then a social column lists Major Dwan, Mrs Shaw of Donna, Miss Knight, Deaconess Bickford, and many others visiting in the city. Guests include Mr Walterhouse from Buffalo and Mr Copeland from Mexico City for the holidays and university student Miss Austin.
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BE. J. Dwan
Fort Logan
City
Robert
Ida Muller
Freighter Cowichan Sunk in Dense Vancouver Fog
In heavy fog thirty miles north, the passenger liner Lady Cynthia rammed and sank the freighter Cowichan. The Cowichan went down 11 minutes after the crash. The Cynthia rescued 14 passengers and 31 crew members.
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Associated Press
Vancouver
B. C
Here
Miss Johanna Runge Dies at 82 in Austin
Miss Johanna Runge aged 82, daughter of the late Juling Runge of Galveston who once cornered the world cotton market in 1905, died in Austin last night of pneumonia. She was employed in the adjutant general's department at the state house.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Johanna Runge
Juling Runge
Galveston
Adjutant General's Department
State House
Black Prince Treasure Ship Foundered in Balaklava Bay
Dec 28 report recalls the Crimean War saga of the British vessel Black Prince which sank in Balaklava Bay with $8,000,000 in gold aboard. Russian divers surfaced a teak mast believed from the ship as governments continue decades of treasure search amid deep waters and dangerous conditions.
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Associated Press
Sebastopol
Balaklava Bay
Four Brown family members die in Texas county house fire
Associated Press report from Springfield Missouri dated December 28 states George Brown and his three sons perished when their home nine miles west of Cabel Texas county burned Sunday. The deceased are George Brown 47 3 Carl Brown 24 Edwin Brown 12 and Harlow Brown 9.
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Associated Press
Springfield
George Brown
Has
Cabel
Texas County
Carl Brown
Edwin Brown
Winter Construction Booms Chicago Builds Year Round
A survey by W S Lyne of a large contracting firm argues winter construction offers constant employment attracting skilled workers and reducing wage volatility. Delays from cold and snow add little time, heating costs stay under one percent, and perpetual contracts could boost industry utilization.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jack Frost
Tes Lyne
Witter
Lynch
Veteran recalls Alaska flag ceremony at Sitka
Bruce W. Stone, 85, recounts witnessing the Sitka flag ceremony that marked Alaska’s shift from Russian to American control. He stood in a 250 man line with U S soldiers facing an equal Russian force as the Stars and Stripes rose while gunboats fired salutes.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Cal
Bruce W. Stone
Uncle Sam
Alaska
Sitka
Pacific Ocean
Army Quartermaster’s Department
St. Petersburg
Washington
Pershing Expected Home Soon Amid Health Concerns
General Pershing, serving in the Taona Arica mediation from Arica Chile for President Coolidge, is reported returning to the United States within a month due to failing health. He is 66 and reported to have high blood pressure with complications from infected teeth.
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Associated Prose
Washington
General Pershing
Arica
Chile
Coolidge
American films overtake bullfighting in Mexico
Mexico City reports that American movies have scored another victory as bullfighting slips to second place. Mexicans now spend four times more on films than on matadores, and non US productions are noted as cultural casualties.
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Associated, Press
Mexico City
United States
Waco to Meet Dallas Forest High in New Year Game
Waco High will face Forest High of Dallas at Waly Park stadium Dallas on New Year’s Day to decide the Interscholastic league championship. A coin flip gave Dallas the choice of ground after a joint committee from Waco and Dallas settled the venue.
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Associated Press
Italy
Texas
Waco High
Forest High of
Dallas
Waly Park Stadium
Waco
News Upside Down Shocks Reader In Small Town
A man who cannot read pretends to know the news. He shows a newspaper upside down and a friend asks for the news. He replies with a misread message about a terrible wreck at sea, saying the ship is upside down.
Not Serious Yet Confined: Col John Coolidge Illness
Plymouth news reports Col John Coolidge father of the president is confined to his bed with loss of use of his right leg caused by faulty circulation. Dr Albert Cramm of Bridgewater says the condition is not serious.
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Plymouth
John Coolidge
Albert Cramm
Bridgewater
Record Snows and Cold Grips Texas and Nation
The cold snap hits Texas towns from Brownsville to Laredo with subfreezing readings and snow in Laredo. Amarillo reports 10 degrees and Galveston endures a high wind chill while Corpus Christi and San Antonio record shots of snow. The weather bureau notes several deaths and numerous injuries as the country endures a week end of frigid conditions. Weather warnings persist for tonight and tomorrow as widespread subzero temperatures and icy winds stretch from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic.
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Dallas
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Waa
Chicago
Dac
Ilria
United States
Canada
Trocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Northland
Heart of
Dixie
Florida
Snowball Fight Dampened by Scarce Snow in Brownaville
Aust in high school band members visiting Brownaville joined a snowball fight this morning in the street of the Lower Rio Grande valley. The limited snow supply ended the playful skirmish quickly as participants pelleted each other with snow and sleet.
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Brownaville
Texas
Dod
Tilo Grande Valley
Austin
Washington Documents on Disarmament Plan Await Reply
Washington reports complete information on the disarmament preparatory commission in Geneva. Documents from Minister Gibson in The Hague are now with the State Department for study during the Christmas holidays. No action likely until Secretary Kollege returns from Minnesota early in the new year.
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Associated Press
Washington
Preparatory Commission
Ganeva
Gibson
Borne
State Department
Kollege
Inhome
Minnesota
Century of De Blowitz Birth Opened Today
The note marks the birth anniversary of Henri Georges De Blowitz, famed newspaper correspondent, observed across the day. The AAAS holds its annual meeting in Kansas City as scientists gather nationwide. Simultaneous Woodrow Wilson birthday dinners occur in about 600 cities with speakers Ignace Paderewski and Williams College president Garfield at the Hotel Astor.
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Henri Georges de Blowitz
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Kansas City
Woodrow Wilson
New York
Hotel Astor
Ignace Jan Padorewski
Garfield
Williams College
Sunday Crash Injures Two Young Girls After Auto Plunge
A Sunday accident injured two young girls when their car plunged off a highway embankment yesterday. Both victims were rushed to a nearby hospital with burns from the crash. Local authorities opened an inquiry into the cause of the plunge and the vehicle’s condition.
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Manent
Mina ‘Maria
Audrawa
Anio
Yeaterday
San Diego Headlines From Coast Guard Briefing
Brief squib notes military movement at San Diego base with terse references to command, officers, and coastal drills. Names and details are obscured by OCR but indicate activity involving the U S Navy and Marine elements around the harbor area.
Counterfeiting Gang Tied to Canada Operations
Federal agents announced the arrest of an organized counterfeiting gang whose fraud extended into Canada. Royal Mounted Police aided in the roundup as the raid closed on the gang’s network and seized equipment and notes.
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Associated:Press
New York
Aeatodic ‘Cerdificatéa “Am Reserve Notes
Canada
Royal: Mounted Police Agaisted N’ the
Peace Prize Awarded to Viscount Cecil in New York
December 28 marked the one year anniversary of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Peace Prize presentation. Viscount Cecil received the $26 000 prize at a New York dinner honoring the award.
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Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Viscount Cecil
New York
Hard Luck Banister Breaks Cause Family Woe
The overheard domestic joke centers on a mother’s fall down stairs blamed on a broken banister. The wife asks if her neck is injured, and the husband replies with lighthearted relief that it is only the banister that broke, reflecting a humorous home scene.
Fooling With a Ford Installs Power-Saving Devices
A Ford owner fitted every fuel saving device advertised, claiming 15 percent on one carburetor and 10 percent on others. After installing them all, a friend asked how the car ran and he admitted it ran poorly requiring a stop every 15 miles for gaspling.
Filling Up Mys Brown Atten Dad Bone Johnny
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local grocery item note or notice with names Milo Brown Atten Dad Bone Johnny. The readable text hints at a listing or label but lacks complete context or clear action.
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J. A. Rodriguez
Victorious Death Racers
Mee
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Ferguson
Danube
Hfe
Verity
Edward W. Barnard
New York Times
M. I. Shaw
Donna, Texas
W. W. MacGregor
Berta May Knight
Clara May Judkins
Bickford
Comfort, Texas
Chas. W. Cook
George Walterhouse
Buffalo, N. Y
Mrs
F. H. Lusk
Stanley Copeland
Herbert Adams
Alice
Jack Halsell
Sidney Jackman
Priscilla Austin
Emilie Halsell
Margaret Heye
A. J. Barthelow of
San Antonio
Miss Moore
Katherine Huntress
Margaret and
Eugenia Copeland
DeLorge Nichols
Mr. R. L. Nichols
C. O. Bergen
Topeka
Kansas
Miss Runge
U. S
Times Office
Bert
Amarillo
Pershing
Mexico
McAdoo
Smyrna
Near East
William Dibbs McAdoo
Los Angeles
Money Makers
Cally
San Diego
Associated. Press
Deo
Fred
Grocer
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