Thompson sentenced for defrauding veterans bureau with Forbes
The case of John Thompson a wealthy St Louis contractor convicted with Col Charles Forbes of conspiring to defraud the veterans bureau is described. He received a two year Leavenworth sentence and his counsel argued danger to his life if imprisoned citing a doctor certificate of chronic heart disease. Public commentary contrasts his fate with the suffering of disabled ex service men and condemns the misuse of funds meant for their care while praising some ongoing film industry concerns.
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John Thompson
St. Louis
Col
Charles Forbes
Veterans Bureau
Wit
Leavenworth
Snow Camplaige
Florida
Federal Penitentiary
Kansas
Witheir
Veterans’ Bureau
Texas
Thompson
Federal Court of Appeals
Film making at movie school sparks talk of realism
A movie school class will graduate soon as drawnas are filmed for release. The debate over responsibility in film continues with a cameraman winning the argument while most current pictures suffer from hackneyed plots and weak coherence. Exceptions occur when storytelling, history, and photography align.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aorcenario
Trig
Notice in Probate of Nicolasa Villarreal Estate
Public notice to Webb County readers that Celedonia Garcia requests probate of Nicolasa Garcia de Villarreal will and seeks letters testamentary. Hearing set February 15, 1926 at Webb County Court in Laredo. Interested parties must appear or risk forfeiting rights. Judgment subject to failure to respond.
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State of Texas
Nicolasa Garcia de Villarreal
Celedonia Garcia
Webb County
Nicolasa Garca de Villarreal
Nicolauga Garcia de Villarreal
Laredo
Texas
J. A. Rodrigguez
Clark, Co
Webh Co
Mra
M. R. Franklin
Kid Pancho Heads to Monterey for Bantam Title Bout
San Antonio bantamweight champion Pancho, who has fought top contenders in the U S and Mexico, travels toward Monterey to meet Ralph Fernandez, a Monterey bantamweight. Pancho lost his fighting paraphernalia en route to the railway station yesterday and has not been heard from since.
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Kid
Pancho
Monterey
Pugisat
San Antono
Mexico
Ralph Fernandez
San Antoni'o
Residents Respond to Medical Emergency in San Antonio
Dr and Mrs H J Hampton and Corinne Hampton traveled to San Antonio due to Mrs Hyman's serious illness requiring an operation. They left on a Wednesday and reached the city safely after a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Hyman
H. J. Hampton
Corinne
Uncle Silas Sparks Kitchen Dining Debate
In CITY WAYS, Uncle Silas visiting relatives quips about cooking at the table versus dining room use. The exchange contrasts kitchen eating with dining room cooking, showing domestic humor and hardware store banter.
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Silas
A Weekly Drilling Report for Laredo District
Weekly drilling report for Webb Webb-Duval and surrounding counties in Laredo district dated January 8 1926 lists surveys blocks pools and locations across Webb Webb-Duval Bruni Duval and Jim Hogg Zapata counties. It notes production totals across pools including Schott Mirande Aviator Walcott and others with numbers of oil wells gassers derricks locations and spuds. Call 873 to report errors or additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Zapata
Jim Hogg
Duval Counties
Times
Harry L. Fansler
Webb County
Schott Pool
Laredo
Oil Con
Kenner
Bruno
Mirandy Valley
Zapata County
Henne, Winch & Fartisield
Curious. Half the world lies yet seeks truth The Progressive Grocer
The Progres sive Grocer prints a witty quip about truth and deception. It notes the world contains contrasting lies and curiosity to uncover them. The caption evokes a light editorial voice.
Laredo Forms Citrus Fruit Growers Association
About thirty citrus growers met at the Chamber of Commerce to launch The Laredo Citrus Fruit Growers Association. Alden B. Muller was elected president, Antonio Valls vice president, and W. J. Sames secretary. The group will gather information on suitable citrus varieties and coordinate orders from February 15 to March 15 to promote a commercial Laredo citrus industry.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jaredo
M. W. Brennan
J. R. Moore
Aug. C. Richter
E. R. Tarver
F. 8. Pratt
Laredo
Frank P. Wittman
LG. N. Railway
A. R. T. Company
Wittman
South Texas
San Antonio
I G. N
Laredo Citrus Fruit Growers Association
Alden B. Muller
Antonio Valls
Merchants State Bank & Trust Co Shareholders Meet in Laredo
The annual meeting of Merchanta State Bank & Trust Company of Laredo was held in the banking room on Tuesday January 12 1926. Purpose was election of directors and other business legally brought before the meeting. Secretary Luis F Martinez announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchanta State Bank & Trust Company of Laredo
Luis F. Martinez
Teaser Teaser: Laura la Plante in New Universal Comedy Romance
Universal’s photoplay The Teaser arrives tomorrow at the Ralto Theater starring Laura la Plante and Pat O Malley with Hedda Hopper Wyndham Standing Walter McGrall Vivian Oakland and others. The story follows a flapper who flirts with married men and encounters marital mixups as a result. William A Selter directs the comedy drama with a large supporting cast.
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Universal
Ralto Theater
Laura la Plante
Pat O'Malley
Adelaide Mathews
Martha Stanley
Laura
Hedda Hopper
Wyndham Standing
Walter McGrall
Vivian Oakland
Margaret Quimby
Byron Munson
Willam A. Selter
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Physicians and druggists now recommend Calotabs for colds flu and throat infections. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water purify the system, stop nausea and appetite disruption, and reportedly end the cold by morning. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kat
Freezing Weather Returns Forecast For Saturday
Weather notes warn of another cold snap in Laredo with tonight and Saturday generally fair but freezing. Temperatures fell from 61 to 31 as a brisk north wind included ice on exposed water. Citrus crops escaped major damage while spinach and onions showed mixed effects. two cold months lie ahead before spring eases the chill.
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Laredo
Bermuda
Bluebeard's Seven Wives at Royal Theatre
Ben Lyon leads in Robert T Kane's First National film Bluebeard's Seven Wives now showing at the Royal Theatre with Lois Wilson and Blanche Sweet in support. Seven leading ladies include Dorothy Sebastian Diana Kane Katherine Ray Lucy Fox Muriel Sprine and Kathleen Martin. Alfred A Sentell directs story by Blanche Merrill and Paul Schoftfeld. Dr A T Cook opens offices in Richter building over City Drug Store. 1-7-10t
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Bluebeard
Ben Lyon
Robert T. Kane
The
Royal Theatre
Lois Wilson
Blanche Sweet
Dorothy Sebastian
Diana Kane
Katherine Ray
Lucy Fox
Muriel Sprine
Kathleen Martin
Aeohashfrl
Pomeo
Alfred A Sentell
Blanche Merrill
Paul Schoftfeld
Onion Growers Meeting Postponed to January 23
The onion growers of Webb LaSalle Dimmit and Frio counties postpone the meeting to discuss shipping and marketing the crop until January 23 in Laredo. Prominent members Roy Campbell and Joseph Rosenblum will miss due to attendance at the Southern Fruit Growers Association convention in New Orleans. Several hundred growers are expected to attend to decide whether to adopt last year’s agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
LaSalle
Dimmit
Frio
Roy Campbell
Joseph Rosenblum
Laredo
Six rental houses listed by Threadgil Realty Co
Local notices list six well located rental houses, furnished or unfurnished, with contact at Threadgil Realty Co phone 483. Also mentions births, city growth notes, sales at Alexander, weather, florists, citrus growers group, and notary Will W. Gregg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Threadgil Realty Co
Unheralded Cold Snap Shocks City Streets
A sudden cold snap arrived despite no forecast, dropping temperatures yesterday afternoon through morning. Don Y Poreas allegedly caused a chill that reminded residents that winter was here, with residents seen outside in the cold and noted as "smoking in the face" in a local vernacular.
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Don Y Poreas
Seventh Story Ready for Opening at Hamilton Hotel
The Hamilton Hotel seventh story convention hall rooms are nearly ready to host guests. The Times man saw neatly furnished rooms with modern conveniences. Lower-floor improvements include mosaic tile flooring and white enamelled wainscoting in the lobby.
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Hamilton Hotel
The
Times
Catarrh Sufferer Credits Dr Pierce Remedies
J W Ledbetter of Oden Arkansas reports four years of head catarrh and indigestion improved after using Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets and Dr Sage s Catarrh Remedy with a Nasal Irrigator He credits relief to the program and urges others to consult Dr Pierce for advice at the Invalids Hotel Buffalo NY All dealers carry the remedies.
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Oden, Ark
Dr. Pierce
J. W. Ledbetter
President Invalids' Hotel
Buffalo, N. Y
Silent Fish and Sardine Health Question
A grocer quotes a joke about sardines being healthy while a customer asks if they are truly good for health. The line features the Progressive Grocer newspaper tone and humor.
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Grocer
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Crown Central-Keene
Derrick
Rydal Ofl Corp
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Carolina-Texas
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Aitchison, Et al
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Bruni Field
Mariano Arispe
Cole Petroleum Company
Mariano Arispe Grant
Q. W. Killam
Seacord
Mariano Ariispe Grant
Killam Cole
Cintex Petroleum Company
Duval County
Humble Ol & Ref. Co
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United States Gas and Ol Company
Graham & Davenport
Gordon-Falwall-Dickson
Mesquite Ranch
Seagrave-Moody
Jim Hogg-Zapata
Henne, Winch & Fariss Pool
O. W. E.llam
Dri Iing
Rydal-Aycade Interests
Las Animas Ranch
Kitselman-St. Albans
Jim Hogg County
Andrews Petroleum Company
E. J. Braswell
Conway
Simms O] Company
Fanaler
ABY
Bohemian Club
Mickey Rathbone
Nick Baccaro
A. T Cook
Richter Building
City Drug Store
Onion Growers Meeting
AL News
Farragut Street
Laredo Electrica Railway Company
Alexander's
Geo. Lake
Ile
I Alexander
Crockett
Green
8Th St
Chibuabas St
Citrus Fruit Growers of
Will W. Gregg
Times Office
Corpus Christi Street
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