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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1926
Page
1
A Modern Outlook essay laments bankers who refuse church financing because the main floor is not ground level and could be turned into a garage. It argues such thinking undermines church purpose and praises traditional sacred use despite rising commerce and industrial shift.
The article argues that sustained urban growth requires a strong agricultural base to supply food and raw materials. It contrasts lab grown food as unlikely soon with historical self-sufficiency, noting how communities once produced most needs from the soil and traded surplus for nonessential goods, describing barter as the core commerce of those days.
Pascual Juna y Parra of Mexico City says the Laredo to Monterey highway will be completed and opened to traffic in April or within ninety days. Three Mexican engineers accompany Parra, with Byrne Bros. Construction Co handling the project and Nevarez road work scheduled to be ready within sixty days.
Weather reports indicate light rains benefited crops across the Laredo region, aiding ground moisture after severe cold. Some damage occurred to spinach a nd other harvests, while banana crops remained largely intact. Plans note 13 960 to 20 000 citrus trees may be planted next month as citrus cultivation expands locally. A Royal Furniture ad announces a Victor broadcast from New York tonight.
The screen version directed by Victor Fleming stars Percy Marmont as Lord Jim with Shirley Mason Noah Beery and Raymond Hatton in supporting roles. The film adapts Joseph Conrad’s novel featuring dramatic sea events and a central brave man’s struggle against odds. Showings continue today and tomorrow at the Royal Theatre.
A downtown store scene follows a middle aged woman urging a clerk she knows what she wants Black and White Ointment and Soap claim to remove pimples blotches eczema and rashes from readers who see others using the product The ad notes the 60c size contains three times as much as the 26c size and that all dealers carry both items.
Charles B. Crowley president of Crowley Motor Co a distributor of Chevrolet and Oldsmobile cars in Mexico City visited Laredo today He said with plans for a golf course in Laredo he will come more often and spend more time in the city noting he owes golf and that Laredo should have a good course.
Buffalo Bill Jr a popular rider appears at the Strand Theatre for one day in On the Go a fast moving thriller with stunts like boarding a speeding train on his horse Kelly and dragging a fleeing robber from a horse. The program blends thrills with comedy and suspense to keep audiences on their seats from start to finish.
The thirty second district court session in Webb county ends tomorrow after two terms of eight weeks each. next week the circuit of the district begins anew, signaling a restart of court proceedings and schedules.
A weekly drilling and production report for Webb and Zapata counties lists numerous block numbers and operators such as Edgington Subdivision, Crown Central, Associated Oil, and Muckelroy-Roark. It notes gas and oil production counts across pools including Schott-Miranda City, Aviators Pool, Mid-Ojuelos, Walcott, Andrews, Carolina-Texas, Reiser, Bruntfield, Miranda Valley, Henne Winch Farisa, Randado, Jennings, Shallow, and others, with a few locations flagged as moving, drilling, cemented, or abandoned. The report provides a contact number for corrections.
Public sale notice by Sheriff of Webb County for real estate in Laredo to satisfy a judgment in City of Laredo vs Santana Rangel. Levy on Lot 7 Block 90 Western Division and various oil and gas leases across Webb Henne Winch Fariss and related surveys. Sale set for March 2, 1926 at Webb County Courthouse.
Doctors and druggists now recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe attacks. One or two Calotabs at bed time with water purify the system with no nausea or eating interference. Next morning the cold vanishes and appetites return. family package 85 cents at any drug store.
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