Need for affordable modern houses rises on the Heights
The article argues that rising residents and new homes require comfortable modern houses to rent at $25 to $30 a month. It suggests modest frame houses near $900 land plus $1,500 building cost could yield good returns and meet demand, while noting labor and lumber are currently affordable. It also contrasts housing needs with high rents and discusses broader political and religious commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon
Pica
Bolshevist Menace Alleged in Labor Council Actions
The Trades and Labor Council of Australia is accused of meddling in non labor matters and pressuring church groups, prompting church members to oppose labor alignment and joint policy with church leaders in a national union conference context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Russia
Trades and Labor Council of Australia
Tional Uny
Eating with the Stars and Deviled Fillets in Film Notes
An excerpt lists recipe items linked to stage and screen figures. Majorite Rice Waffles mix uses boiled rice butter milk and baked eggs. Deviled Fillets offer a butter broil with vinegar Worcestershire mustard chutney and spices. Virginia Brown Faire profile ties to Omar the Tentmaker and The Silent Call. French Meat Rolls combine beets bread crumbs cheese raisins parsley ham and eggs fried in Crisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majorite
James Young
Richard Walton Tully
Serceem Productions
Omar
Payurita
Kathryn Meuire
N.Y
Guy Bates Post
Laredo City Council Holds Regular Session
City council meets at 7 30 p m with Mayor Villegas and aldermen present. They approve last meeting minutes and accept a Chamber of Commerce pledge of support for new year projects. An ordinance for slaughtering establishments is read and passed. Mayor authorized to sign slaughterhouse agreement pending charter requirements. Meeting adjourned to January 6 at 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tl. Villegas
Cluck
Leonard
Henry
Levermtecker
Martin
Brennan
Salinas
Mims
Trenry
Laredo Chamber of Commerce
Vnty
Laredo
Jose Herrera
Y. Mlores
U. S
City of Laredo
Leyendecker
Adolph Hausmann
Louis Hausmann
Robinson Case Delayed by Absent Defense Witnesses
The planned trial in Webb county for Frank Robinson ex sheriff of Nueces county Constable Lee Petzel Joe Acebo and Cleve Goff for the October 14 1922 killing of Fred Roberts was postponed as two defense witnesses Chief of Police Fox and U S Marshal W B Rachal were absent. The court recessed until this afternoon with jury selection expected to continue, potentially taking several days due to Ku Klux issue disqualifications and the need for 500 veniremen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Wags
Forty-ninth Judicial District Court
Frank Robinson
Nueces County
Lee Petzel
Joe Acebo
Cleve Goff
Fred Roberts
Corpus Christi
Webb County
Pope
Raymond & Pope
J. M. Taylor
John A. ¥Als
Lareco
Douglas, Carter & Childers
San Antonio
Mathis
Houston
Bismarck Pope
Fox
United States
W. B. Rachal
Laredo
G. & Warren
Justice of the Peace
Sharp
Robinson
Goff
Acebo
Petzel
Rachal
Home Ice Company of Laredo Annual Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the Home Ice Company of Laredo Texas will be held at the offices on Monday January 15 1923 at 1 p.m. for election of a board of directors and other business as may be legally brought before the meeting. A J Neff President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Ice Company
Laredo
Texas
What Fools Men Are at Rialto Theatre
The film What Fools Men Are directed by George Terwilliger features Lucy Fox as Ola a lively maid in a rich New York household. Created by Eugene Walter the character stands out as a principal figure in this comedy drama about the citys fast flapper set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola
George Terwilliger
Rialto
Eugene Walter
Lucy Fox
New York
County Court Office Open for Inventories in Webb County
The county court office in Webb County is open until April for inventories. R L Young, manager, notes existing and proposed actions by a local drug company as it plans incorporation under Texas law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Court House
Webb County
I County
Texas
L, Young
Laredo Hotel Company Elects Officers for Year
The Laredo Hotel Company directors elected J. A. Ortiz as president A. M. Bruni as first vice president Santiago Pappas as second vice president Joe Moser as secretary and Charles Deutz as treasurer The firm capitalized at 230000 plans a seven story 175 room modern hotel with a convention hall and ballroom construction contracted with L. V. Jambers Local contractor Work to start soon with completion targeted for September or October aided by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce and county highways project
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Laredo Hotel Company
J. A. Ortiz
A. M. Bruni
Santiago Pappas
Joe Moser
Charles Deutz
Royle K. Mims
Marshall Hicks
L. V. Jambers
Laredo
Laredo Community Notices Include Banquet Plans and Events
Laredo residents are urged to reserve banquet seats for the Chamber of Commerce Boosters conference at Elks Hall on Thursday January 4. A Women’s Club Children’s Dance is set for Market Hall 7:30 to 10 p.m. A mass meeting at Elks Club discusses a new hotel project. Local businesses advertise services and goods, including Goodyear Shoe Shop, B Juarez Plumbing, and floral offerings. The Southwestern Bell Telephone Co plans a Dallas bid for a new central station in Laredo with construction likely starting in February. The Laredo National Bank pays a 5 percent dividend as of December 31, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Elks Club
Goodyear Shoe Shop
Hidalgo Street
Percy Clark
B. Juarez Plumbing Co
Lincoln St
Panquet
Elks Hall
Corpus Christi
Robinson
Felix Hernandez
Market Hall
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Dallas
Central Station
Phone Crockett
Avenue C
Stn St
San Antonio
Texas
Lincoln Street
Chamber of Commerce
Laredo National Bank
Notary Public
Et Times Office
Corpus Christ Street
Laredo Gossip Chronicle and Street Corner Wit
A gossip column from Laredo pokes fun at local quirks. It notes plans for a new filling station, pruning crop impacts on prices, and a window display with mismatched clocks. It also features humorous asides on politics and everyday schemes from residents and a closing quip from a street corner observer.
Elizabeth Reed Announces Piano and Theory Classes Start January
Mrs. Elizabeth Reed reorganizes her piano and theory lessons and enrolls pupils for the new term beginning January 8. Contact phone 458 or Residence Studio 1716 Farragut St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Reed
Farragut St
Merchants State Bank & Trust Co Shareholders Meet in Laredo
Notice of annual meeting of shareholders of The Merchants State Bank & Trust Company of Laredo Texas to elect directors and conduct business. Meeting set for Tuesday June 6 1928 at 10:00 A M. in Laredo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants State Bank & Trust Company
Laredo
Texas
Prospects Rise for Webb County Wells in Aviators and Miranda Fields
McKenzie-Ryan No 2 ready to drill soon as Aviators Field shows oil at Quigg No 1 with potential 100 to 150 barrels daily. Numerous rigs preparing in Miranda City Schott Field and nearby, with Leaseholders Nos 3 and 4 slated to start after casing sets. McKenzie-Ryan No 28 in Reiser Field near Villegas tank cemented to 1090 feet aims to begin drilling once arrangements complete. Indications favorable for early production near No 1 casing head passer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviator
Charles Carter
Quigg No. 1
Black Panther
Aviators Field
Mirandy City-Schott
Miranda City
Schott Field
Webb County
Gates-Kirkpatrik Ranch
McKenzie-Ryan No
Villegas
Reiser
McKenzie
Candy and jam prized above gold on Rapa Island tale
J F G Stokes of the Bishop Museum notes Rapa natives value candy and orange jam over money and gold when trading for relics from a lost civilization. He observed candy quickly ran out, then oranges became jam to secure further artifacts. Mrs Stokes aided by supplying sweets, preserving the trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
T. H. Jn
Rapa
J. F. G. Stokes
Bisshop Museum
Austral Islands
Jokos
Edits Paper By Ear. Missouri Editor Relies on Memory
Dwight H. Brown of Poplar Bluff, a 35 year old newspaper president, edits a daily using memory and a secretary. His childhood blindness limited reading to large headlines and he cannot read type. He rarely mistypes and recalls articles from six months prior by page and column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Poplar Bluff
Dwight H. Brown
Missouri Press Association
Brown
Hs Stepmother
Rand
Southeast Missouri Press Association
Southeast Missouri Democrat Press Association
Plumber Duale Dissolves Ties With Rio Grande Firm
The sender announces severance from former partner J. Daugherty in the Rio Grande Plumbing Company. Going forward the business will be operated by J. Daugherty and H. W. Edwards as of January 2 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Daugherty
The
Rio Grande Plumbing Company
Mr. Daugherty
H. W. Edwards
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Les
France
Eating
STARS
A. J. Neff
Hotel Company
Money Makers
Mexico
G. A. Stowers Furniture Co
Wormser Brothers
Fidel Cantu
Atlle
Sebh
Court House
Abner
Louise
Hidalgo
Prospect
Aviators, Schott and Lease
First- State
Bank & Se Easy of
Met
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