Montrose fire protection question sparks council inquiry
Readers note several hundred residents in Montrose and new homes as developers begin. The piece asks if Montrose should have fire protection and fire plugs installed, highlighting local civic concerns. Arizona? No. The item includes multiple ads for tamales at 30 cents a dozen and phone numbers, plus notes on water supply in Montrose Heights and a Texas Central Power Co remodel.
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Montrose
Matamoros St
Laredo
Hidalgo St
San Antonio
Webb County
Villagas
Texas Central Power Co
Laredo' E Electric & Railway Co
Laredo Water Co
Consumers Ice Co
Probate Notice Guardianship Seeks Mineral Lease Authority
In Webb County Texas a guardian for minors Lilia Benavides Ignacio Victor Otella Edna and Guadalupe Benavides seeks court authorization to lease estate minerals on multiple tracts in a formal probate proceeding. The filing details land parcels and metes bounds from Porcion Nos 27 28 and 29 with original grantees Maria C Sanchez and Eugenio Martinez.
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Porcion No
Maria C. Sanchez
Motes
Quid Porcion No
Varas
N. W
N. HE
Porcion
S. W
Porcion No. 28
Eugenio Martinez
Metes
Porcion No. 29
Stake
Stake Corner
Crown of
Guardians seek boundary parcels in Webb County estate
Legal notice announces guardian Donato Benavides seeks hearing on January 26, 1926 at the Webb County courthouse in Laredo for estates of minors Lilla Benavides Venacio Benavides Victor Benavides Ofelia Benavides Edna Benavides and Guadalupe Benavides. Descriptions include Porciones 29 30 31 32 with acreage and metes and bounds. Excluded 326 acres previously sold to W W Dobson. Also includes poetry and social notes about local visits and gatherings.
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Juan Bautista Villarreal
Porcion No
Metes
Varas
Crown of
Jose Trevisio
Webb County
Texas
Antonio Trevisio
Web County
W. W. Dobson
Laredo
Donato Benavides
Lilla Benavides
Venacio Benavides
Victor Benavides
Ofelia Benavides
Edna Benavides
Guadalupe Benavides
SAVE CUMBERLAND FALLS PROTESTS GROW ACROSS STATES
Nine states unite with Governor Fields to block hydroelectric development that could impair Cumberland Falls Kentucky. Federation of Women's Clubs chapters in Wyoming Kansas West Virginia and New Mexico send protests to the Federal Power Commission. Kentucky Park Commission faces letters opposing power dam plans for the falls.
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Associated Preas
Cumberland Falls
Governor Fields
Kentucky
W. L. Atkeson
Artesia
New Mexico
Whitley
McCreary
Cumberlan
Pine
Cumberland
Wyoming
Kansas
West Virginia
Federations of Women’s Clubs
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Conservation Departments
Federation of Women's Clubs
Kentucky State Park Commission
O. C. Merrill
Secretaries of War, Interior and Agriculture
The War Taxes the Nerve Energy of the Country
The article urges peak mental and physical effort for victory and warns that fatigue, forgetfulness, insomnia, and irritability signal a strained nervous system requiring rest and recovery. It emphasizes maintaining high speed and focus to support the war effort.
Violet Oberfeldt Society Editor Contact
Mrs Violet Oberfeldt is identified as society editor with telephone number 70 for inquiries and notes in local social pages.
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Mra
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Peter Pan Players Meet With Mrs Munro
Social calendar notes a 3 15 PM meeting of the Peter Pan Players with Mrs Robert Munro. Friday Bridge Club hosts Mrs Agnes D Huberich at 8 PM at 1819 Matamoras Street. A. M. Mansur plans a 4 to 6 PM party for her daughter Miss Margaret Mansur on Saturday.
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Married Ladies Social Club
M. T. Cogley
W. N. Young
W. F. Lucas
J. T. Hassell
Robert McComb
Mesdames Christen
Cluck
Vidales
Bobbitt
Derby
Deutz
Fish
Hassell
Wuberich
Johnston
Mac
Gregor
Moore
Young
Younkin
Mesdames Lucas
McKinney
McComb
Sturgis
A. J. Derby
Robi
Traylor
DeWolf
J. P. Leyendecker
Miss Beard
Robert Munro
Agnes D. Huberich
Matamoros Street
A. M. Mansur
Margaret Mansur
Russia Accepts League Disarmament Talks Only Outside Switzerland
Moscow reports that in its reply to the League of Nations invitation the Russian government will say it can participate in the preparatory commission only if the meeting occurs outside Swiss territory. The note colors the shape of the Soviet stance ahead of the conference.
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Associated Press
Moscow
League of Nations
Mexico City-Laredo Express Wreck Reported Near Queretaro
Unofficial reports from Mexico City say the Mexico City Laredo express jumped the track and was wrecked near Queretaro this morning. No deaths or injury numbers are mentioned in the reports.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico City-Laredo
Queretaro
Prayers For Cardinal Mercier In Belgian Churches
Prayers in every Catholic church across Belgium were ordered for Cardinal Mercier as doctors say his post operative condition remains critical. Pupils in Catholic schools will pray each morning before classes for his recovery.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Kingdom of
Belgium
Cardinal Mercier
United States Offers To Submit Treaties To League
Geneva Jan 15 The United States government has notified the league of nations it is willing to transmit all treaties and other international agreements chartered by the United States and has no objection to their inclusion in the league treaty series.
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Associated Press
Geneva
United States
League of Nations
League
Two Tons of Imitation Pearls Used for Ballet Costumes
In Culver City on January 16 two tons of imitation pearls were used to create costumes for a large pearl ballet dance filmed for a moving picture. Local performers featured in the production.
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Associated Press
Culver City
Cal
Investigation of poultry trust under Sherman act begins
Washington Jan. 15 The department of justice conducts an inquiry into the poultry trust under the Sherman anti trust law. John Lott special assistant to the attorney general disclosed this before the senate judiciary committee. Lott testified in the aluminum inquiry but did not identify the poultry trust members.
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Associated Press
Washington
Poultry Trust
Department of Justice
John Lott
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lott
Fle
Haugen bill gains approval for cooperative marketing division
Washington January 16. The house agricultural committee approved the Haugen bill to create a division of cooperative marketing in the department of agriculture with a $226000 appropriation. The division would aid cooperative marketing associations, dispose of crops, and spread agricultural information among farmers. Washington January 15. The fourth national cooperative marketing conference endorsed the Haugen bill and urged a special committee to study the surplus crop problem.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Haugen
Department of ‘Agriculture
Department ‘of Agriculture
Springfield confession ties man to long-ago Texas murder
Springfield Missouri, January 16. Frank Johnson, a Black man, admitted to detectives last night that he killed his wife twelve years ago in Terrell Texas. He is being held for Texas authorities.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Frank Johnson
Terrell
Texas
Johnson
Death in Box Car Shocks Crowell Community
M A McBeth 35 was found dead with a crushed head in a box car in Chillicothe rail yard while moving from Crowell to Clayton New Mexico. Two young men held on strong suspicion and a third man sought as authorities investigate the beating.
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Associated Press
Crowell
Tex
M. A. McBeth
Chillicothe
McBeth
Clayton
N. M
Youth Confesses Murder Then Faces Firing Squad
Salt Lake City January 16 Ralph Seyboldt paid the extreme penalty for the patrolman David Crowther before a firing squad at the state penitentiary. Exhibiting unusual nerve until the last he left his cell for the death chair without assistance after confessions.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Ralph Seyboldt
David Crowther
State Penitentiary
Bonded whiskey in Kentucky tops nation storage
Louisville reports about sixteen million gallons of bonded whiskey in sixteen warehouses within state lines. Eight warehouses are in Louisville. one holds the largest single stock in America. Government receipts total $2.20 per removed gallon while guards and searchlights protect the stock. Evaporation halves yearly losses, prompting bottling to curb waste and meet medicinal needs.
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Associated Press
Louisville
United States
Kentuck
Didstirlers
America
Kentucky
State rests case in W. A. Martin robbery trial
Fort Worth Texas Jan 15 The state rested its case in the trial of W A Martin charged with robbery in connection with the Krum Bank hold up last summer after rangers testified about funds made on the Yancey Storey ranch at Denton in August The case is being tried on a change of venue.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
W. A. Martin
Krum Bank
Denton
Refuse to Take Husband's Name Sparks Social Turmoil
London reports that modern wives reject their husbands names causing friction for social secretaries. Engravers and passport offices benefit as invitations list misalignments grow. Some women keep their own names or use separate passports, complicating the traditional social register and travel documents.
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Associated Press
London
Passport
James Battle Royal
Quezon Attacks Wood Over Expanded Powers
Manila January 15 Manuel Quezon president of the Philippine Senate condemned Governor General Wood for assuming executive legislative and judicial powers. He warned the Philippine independence campaign is menaced and urged Filipinos to fight harder than ever.
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Associated Press
Manila
Manuel Quezon
Philippine Senate
Wood
Quezon
One Back Anyway. Little Girl to Neighbor
A fragment concerns a girl asking Mrs. Smith for an egg from a borrowed batch with the neighbor returning one egg. The line reflects a domestic dispute or crossing of courtesies. The source presents a dated social vignette from the Progressive Grocer.
Watch THE TIMES for daily opportunities
A brief notice promoting subscribing to THE TIMES with a 60 cent monthly rate, inviting readers to watch or follow daily opportunities and updates.
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the Times
Victor artists thrill Laredo radio listeners in studio concert
Fans in Laredo enjoyed a high class Victor Talking Machine Co studio concert featuring Madame Alda Tito Ruffo and the Flonzaley Quartet. Listeners across WJZ WGY WBZ WRC KDKA and KYW tuned in testing several stations before finding satisfaction as the music was praised.
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Victor
Laredo
New York
Victor Talking Machine Co
Madame Alda
Tito Ruffo
Flonzuley
WJZ
New York City
WGY
Schnectady
WBZ
Springfield
WRC
Washington
KDKA
Pittsburg
KYW
Chicago
Senate Debates Ratification and Entry to Court Opposed
The discussion centers on ratification and entry to the court with Swanson Rasoud opposing. Goolidge is mentioned as part of the debate and the address reveals reasons for opposition.
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Senate
the. Swanson
Rasoud
Fat
Father and Son Among Victims In Farmington Mine Disaster
Four bodies recovered from Jamison Coal mine No 8 near Farmington West Virginia one a father and son both from Westchester town. 34 men remain unaccounted for after last night explosion with rescues hopeful though conditions hindering. W B Myers 63 and Herbert Myers 27 identified among the dead from Westchester.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal. and Coke Company
Farmington
Here
W. B. Myers
Herbert Myers
Westchester
Degnan McConnell mine disaster victims found in Wilburton
In Wilburton Oklahoma on January 16 the death toll from the Degnan McConnell mine explosion neared completion with 88 bodies recovered from debris. Seven victims were removed from the debris this morning and search teams anticipated locating the remaining victims soon.
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Wilburton
Okla
Degnan
McConnell
Debria
Emery Opposes New Railway Labor Dispute Scheme
James Emery general counsel for the National Manufacturers Association testifies before senate committees that the proposed scheme to settle railway labor disputes would not protect the public. His criticism marks the first adverse remark heard by the Interstate Commerce Committee on the Watson Parker bill to implement the labor agreement. Representatives from both sides have endorsed the bill which would abolish the railroad interchor board and create a new system for preventing and settling disputes.
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Associated Press
Washington
James Emery
National Manufacturers Association
Senate
Zimery
Interstate Commerce Committee
Watson Parker
How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu
Doctors and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe or flu. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water Purified calomel tablet provides effects of calomel and salts without side effects. Next morning cold vanishes system cleansed and appetite returns. Family package 85 cents.
Dr A T Cook Sets Offices in Richter Building
Notice states Dr A T Cook has established his offices in the Richter building above City Drug Store.
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A. T. Cook
Richter Building
Firestone Prediction Tied to Government Support
A disjointed Associated Press dispatch from Washington notes Chiefly on torelan Harvey discussing investment plans. He says investors will commit only if they receive sympathetic government backing and consistent foreign policy to encourage such investment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Torelan Harvey
Wisetone
Akron
Ohio
Merce
Etnmys
Ita
Ite
Euch
Independent probe ordered into Aluminum Company of America
Justice Department ordered an independent inquiry into the Aluminum Company of America after questions were raised about the accuracy of a Federal Trade Commission report. John Lott testified to the Senate committee that he was hired to lead the investigation.
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Associated
Preas
Washington
Aluminum, Company of America
Mellon
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Cemitten
John Lott
Lott
First Colonial Assembly of Georgia Met in Savannah
Today marks 175 years since the first colonial assembly convened in Savannah Georgia. A slate of governors party leaders and state officials from several states gather in Texarkana to discuss self sustaining state parks. A bronze bas relief tablet honoring Dwight Coburn will be unveiled in Memorial Hall Topeka commemorating his service as secretary of the State Board of Agriculture.
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Assembly of Georgia
Savannah
State Committee of
New York
Albany
Herbert C. Poll
Texarkana
State Parka
Dwight Coburn Will
Topek
Rotary
State Board
Iof Agrualsture
Kanaaa
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Toca News
Lilia Benavides
Ana Benavides
Ignacio Benavides
Otella Benavides
Florence Finch Kelly
New York Times
Willis
Tampico
Mexico
J. W. Mussett
David U Harvey “Echols
Kingsville
Edwards
G. E. Sielski
Jerry
City
Mr. Sielski
City Drug Ca
Switzerland
Swanson
Harding
Maine
Cardinal
the Poultry Trust
HOUSE
Bill
CO Opera
Tive Marketing
STATE
Hubby
Emery
Ership “In
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Justice Department
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