Real Estate Boom Fears and Local Growth Prospects
The article argues that speculative land booms are artificial and warns Corpus Christi and Laredo against quick profit schemes. It cites past price surges, stresses cautious investment, and highlights the port and industrial expansion as keys to sustained growth. It notes home ownership over rent and advocates broader local industry to raise living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Florida
Laredo
Corpus, Christi
Installment plans urged to aid home ownership
The Southwest Lumbermen's Association promotes selling materials on the installment plan, likening it to auto dealers. A St Joseph, Missouri lumberman urged Kansas City delegates to adopt pay as you go housing, arguing homeowners sacrifice today for a future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Lumbermen's Association
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas City
Robert E Lee Hotel set for grand opening next Saturday
The eight story Robert E Lee Hotel in Laredo prepares for its grand opening next Saturday. Percy Tyrrell lessee and John Hurst manager coord to make the event memorable with a program to be announced soon. Hurst has broad hotel management experience including the Athletic Club and American Hotel in St. Louis and the Travis Club in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Tyrrell
John Hurst
Laredo
Hurst
Athletic Club
St. Louis
American
Southwest
San Antonio
Mexico Is Heard Loudly by Foreign Listeners
During late night broadcasting in Mexico City an educational institution aired content and proclaimed Mexico repeatedly to foreign listeners. The announcer insisted “This is Mexico Mexico Mexico” to ensure recognition, noting renewed European reception of Mexican programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico City
London
Wales
Europe
Reorganization of Casa Blanca Country Club Advancing
The committee reports good progress on reviving the Casa Blanca Country Club in Laredo with a 1260 acre site. A nine hole golf course, clubhouse, and a $100 unit investment plan are set as the project opens to public subscriptions with a temporary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casa Blanca Country Club
Laredo
Monterey
Robert E. Lee
Hamilton
J. T. Hassell
Saya
Mexico
Items Found In Mail Call for Identification At Laredo Post Office
The Laredo Post Office reports several undelivered articles found in the mails and asks the senders to call and identify each item. Items include an Ansonia alarm clock, bluebird pearls, silk hosiery, infant dresses, a rose apron, plaid wool scarves, Spanish lecture books, copy books, bridge pencils, and a complimentary clothes brush from Bethlehem Foundry and Machine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Ansonia
Square Service
Bethlehem Foundry and Machine Co
Notice of new Texas Central Power Co offices
Notice states effective Monday February 1 1926 the company will operate from new offices at Farragut street and Flores avenue for receiving water light and Consumers fee accounts and for other business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farragut Street
Flores Avenue
Texas Central Power CO
Humble Gusher Returns as Field Booms Near Benavides
Humble Walsh No 1 of Humble Oil and Refining Co in Noreda Field resumes after a Christmas shutdown. The well now yields about 2 009 barrels daily with plans for rapid development across the field as Moody and Seagraves and Morgan tests shift to production. The Noreda Field sits 90 miles east of Laredo near Benavides with rail access and space for storage tanks and booming activity surrounding the oil boom town setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Walsh No. 1
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Noreda
Duval County
Benavides
Dermisk
Benavides Carriet
Moody & Seagraves
W. F. Morgan
Laredo Social Scene and Preparations for February Events
Local notes describe busy activity in Laredo with preparations for the Second District Bankers celebration and the Robert E. Lee Hotel opening. Mr and Mrs Skiles promote Laredo on radio stations, while a small blaze at 710 Hidalgo was quickly extinguished. Times rotagravure pages to appear mid February.
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C. H. Toups
Hamilton Hotel
Laredo
Percy Tyrrell
Robert EK. Lee
Mrs. Skiles
WOAT
Austin
Hidalgo
Wideawake Laredo
The
Times
District Court Adjourns and Reopens Schedule
Webb county District Court ends an eight week term and shifts to a new three week session in Dimmit at Carrizo Springs on February 1. Subsequent terms in Zapata Hebbronville Jim Hogg and Webb at Laredo outline a total of twenty two consecutive weeks before a vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb County
Forty: Ninth Judicial District
Mullally
Forty-ninth Judicial District
Dimmit
Carrizo Springs
Zapata County
Zapata
Jim Fogg County
Hebbrowville
Blonde Heroine Joins Elinor Glyn's The Only Thing at Royal
Eleanor Boardman appears as a golden haired princess in The Only Thing, a screen story by Elinor Glyn. The Royal Theatre shows the production tomorrow and Monday with Conrad Nagel as the Duke of Chevenix and a cast including Vera Lewis Carrie Clarke Ward David Mir Mario Carillo Arthur Edmund Carew and Edward Connelly.
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Royal
Henauty
Eleanor Boardman
Elinor Glyn
Miss Boardman
Madame Glyn
Royal Theatre
Conrad Nagel
Duke of Chevenix
East
Vera Lewis
Carrie Clarke Ward
David Mir
Mario Carillo
Arthur Edmund Carew
Edward Connelly
Violet Oberfeldt Society Editor
Mrs Violet Oberfeldt is named society editor and listed with telephone number 70 in the society column listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet
Oberfeldt Society
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Events
Saturday events include a silver tea at Laredo Public Library hosted by the Woman's Club with Travis Bruce Bunn in charge. Sunday features Young People's Service League at the Rectory and Epworth League at First Methodist Church. Monday brings St Anne's Society and Methodist W M Bible Study led by Mrs Ells.
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Woman's Club
Laredo Public Library
Travis Bruce Bunn
Young People’s Service League
Epworth League of the First Methodist Church
St. Anne’s Society
W. M
Methodist Church
Frank Ells
Seaman
Manford
Shower for Bride and Hospitality at Club Meeting
After a busy session members enjoyed a refreshment hour hosted by Bernice Burr Frances Burr Louise Killam Jean Windrow Wilmer Madlem Mabel Beyette Sara Lou and Olinda Beyette Esther and Alice Penn hosted a shower for Miss Leonor Magnon bride forthcoming. Maria Flores won first prize and Lilia de la Garza second in bridge with a luncheon for Magnon Villegas Edgardo Gonzalez J S Penn Angelina Farias Leonor de la Garza Rebecca Avila Josefa Martinez and Jose fina Guajarda.
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Olinda Beyette
Bernice Burr
Frances Burr
Louise Killam
Jean Windrow
Wilmer Madlem
Mabel Beyette
Sara Lou
Esther
Alice Penn
Leonor Magnon
Lilia de la Garza
Rebecca Avila
Josefa Martinez
Maria Flores
Josefina Guajarda
Chitlin Dinner and Barbecue at Big & Zs
Special Sunday menu offers chitlins and hot barbecue with hamburgers available all day. Dine in or carry out at Big & Z., 1503 Hidalgo Street, with guests urged to bring their pans.
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Big & Z
Hidalgo Street
Mystery surrounds unidentified Decatur woman found slain
Decatur Tennessee police investigated the discovery of an unidentified woman's body found the previous day. Identification was impossible due to the body's condition and no missing person report matched the remains. authorities suspect the body may have been moved from another location.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Tenn
Closer Supervision Planned for Alcohol Plants
Associated Press reports in Washington that Assistant Secretary Andrews of the Treasury, the prohibition chief, is organizing a special squad of enforcement officers to guard against diversion of alcohol.
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Washington
Assicent
Andrews
The
Treasury
Prohibition
Pure Food Law Passes in Washington With Interstate Commerce Clause
Washington moves a pure food law enabling use of corn sugar and fruit sugar in preserving interstate shipped products. The measure passed without a record vote and now advances to the next stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, Jan
House
Noted Scientist Dead in Honolulu Stroke
William Brigham, director of the Bishop Museum of Ethnology in Honolulu, died today after a paralytic stroke. The Associated Press reports the widely known scientist’s death on January 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Honolulu
Wiliam Brigham
Bishop Museum of Ethonology
Ohrere
Bus Line Operator Shot and Killed in Sherman
Dan ot-Barbey Sith, operator of a bus line until a few days ago, was shot and killed in Sherman Texas. Arthur Clanson, operator of parent car service, surrendered to police immediately after the incident.
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Sherman
Texas
Dan
Barbey Sith
Arthur Clanson
Four Miners Killed in Cavern at Cardin Mine
Four miners were killed today in a cavern at the Cardin lead and zinc mine in Velle No. 4, near Cardin. The accident occurred in the afternoon and involved a collapse in the mine shaft. Emergency crews worked to recover bodies and secure the site. Local law enforcement and mine inspectors were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prery
Miami
Okla
Velle
Cardin
Bowling Congress Entries From Around Nation Grow
About a thousand teams have entered the American Bowling Congress tournament set for March at Toledo's Gill Guard Armory. organizers expect as many more entries before closing. Work has begun on 28 new alleys. Cities named include Detroit, New York City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh with dates January 20 to 26 noted.
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Lfe
Washington
South
Liberty Park
Rio Grande
Two Laredos
Associated Presa
Toledo
Gielt Guard Armory
Armory
Chenge
Sams
Detroit
Sattato
New York City
St. Louis
Cincinati
Wittsburg
Aerial Railway Experiment Promises Traffic Relief
London fans report Glasgow hosts an experimental Radplane system. Aerial cars on overhead rail lines use air propellers to move over railways and roads. Automatic signals proposed for safety, with potential to connect centers like Liverpool and Manchester offering rapid, cheap transport.
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London
Glascow
Liverpool
Manchester
Ani
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