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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1926
Page
3
The Laredo Times lists daily publication except Sundays with mail delivery to the US Mexico and Canada. Rates include 60 cents for one month and one year prepaid. paper entered at Laredo post office under the 1879 act.
The notice states that the Associated Press material is designated for republication, credit is given to AP or not otherwise credited, and Jace news published herein is included under AP copyright rules. The text underscores reprint rights and attribution requirements.
The article describes a rare Laredo snow event with palm fronds under white, children experiencing snow, and residents marveling at prolonged snowfall. It notes warmer winters, compares to San Antonio blizzard conditions, and comments on crops benefiting from a snow cover while Northern visitors find Laredo’s winter picturesque yet odd.
The obituary recalls Cardinal Mercier of Regium known as the apostle of peace who resisted German invaders during World War I. He urged resistance to wrong, defended rights, and circulated letters urging aid to Belgians. He died peacefully, leaving a legacy of steadfast faith and advocacy for just peace.
A meeting of July onion growers from Webb, Webb counties and beyond adopted a marketing plan for the 1926 cutting season. The plan sets ashore a three member executive board, local committees, acreage canvass, and shipment limits up to one thousand carloads, with two dollars fifty cents per car to cover expenses.
Texas bankers met Saturday to discuss hosting bankers from Monterrey on February 20. Attendees Phodpott Moms and Zachry traveled to confer with Adolfo Zambrano Jr, Monterrey banker representative, about arranging entertainment during the visit.
A special train bringing several hundred homeseekers from middle and western states is due in Laredo at 1 oclock this afternoon. They will spend the day in Laredo and nearby areas and depart tonight at 10 oclock for Bart en route to Catarina.
The Robert B. Lee Hotel in Laredo readies for a grand opening on Saturday February 6 with a ceremony schedule. Percy Tyrrell lessee says 130 rooms will be available as finishing work continues on interiors and lobby areas. Local guests from San Antonio and elsewhere expected to attend as the hotel positions itself as a premier tourist hostelry.
Two good business lots, corner and adjoining, one block from City Hall and one block from Robert E. Lee Hotel, centrally located and for sale cheap.JUSTO S. PENN, Laredo Times Office. 1-20 tf
James T. Flaherty supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus with headquarters in New Haven Conn accompanied by I M Rowley district deputy for the republic of Mexico arrived in Laredo Sunday morning from an inspection tour of Knights of Columbus councils in Mexico. They were met at the railway station by a local delegation and taken to breakfast before continuing to El Paso and into Mexico for a short trip.
Male brindle bull terrier missing in Liberal. Reward offered for return to Fred Bruni at 1101 Zaragoza Street. Phone number 293. 1-23 St.
An assistant advertises Lavod eye wash with camphor hydrant witch hazel for strained eyes. One small bottle helps weak or bore eyes and an aluminum eye cup is offered free by City Drug Co.
Attention Elks Smoker. There will be a regular meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 1018 B P O Elks Tuesday January 26 at 8 00 pm. Our District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler will make his official visit at this meeting. All members are urged to attend.
Scotsmen worldwide mark Robert Burns birthday while U S observances honor Child Labor Day in schools. The Rt Rev Theodore P Thurston celebrates his fifteenth consecration anniversary as Frank W Mondell heads Kansas Day banquet in Topeka. Tobacco Industries Expo opens in New York during National Tobacco Week. Switchmen's Union plans wage demands in Buffalo. Nineteenth annual convention of the National Canners' Association opens in Louisville detailing canned goods industry value near one billion dollars.
C. B Cox, formerly assistant to the Gulf Coast Lines general manager, is named Transportation Inspector for Gulf Coast Lines International Great Northern and associated Missouri Pacific Lines in Texas and Louisiana. Cox reports to Choate and Pood Nef, with nine years service at Gulf Coast. Walter Lo Karnon to visit Laredo Lodge 1018 for annual Elk official smoker and address. Event set for Tuesday January 28 at 7:30 PM with anticipated large attendance.
The Weather Bureau forecast for Fort Mintash predicts tonight fair and hot with very cold conditions. Tuesday should be fair with rising temperatures. highs around 40s, lows near 25. Winds mainly from the north. Snow totals over three days reach about 6.75 inches.
Philadelphia Jan 25 Associated Press Dr John H Minnick dean of the School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania says the keynote of modern scholarship is the development of personality He notes modern education is moving away from the greasy grind and that superintendents now seek living personalities over mere tact absorbers for classrooms.
Several oil firms planning their annual directors and officers elections in this city as stockholders and directors from distant locations arrive for meetings. Brides and births are noted, with community notices about farming land offers and Washington Birthday celebrations ongoing.
Captain George H. Wilkins aims to depart Point Barrow Alaska in March in two Fokker monoplanes to probe the Arctic Basin. He will rely on gasoline and aerial tools rather than sledges and dogs, with a goal to reach a landmass beyond the Ice Pole and complete a non stop 2109 mile flight to Spitsbergen.
South eastern Arkansas long a duck hunting paradise reports poor season, with ducks scarce in preferred ponds and rice country rivers. Officials blame weather and cold snaps driving waterfowl to deeper waters, while observers note birds migrate south and concentrate in open rivers and distant lakes.
A Hungarian stamp issue titled the athletic series features football and other sports like swimming diving hurdling skating fencing and skiing. Denominations range from 100 crowns to 2500 crowns with adult physical culture rated at 100 crowns. The high jump stamp costs 2500 crowns, the series’ top value.
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