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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1923
Page
7
A Saturday column denounces the shooting of a car on the Canadian border by federal officers who refused to halt. It argues killing suspects who resist is unjustified when no lethal threat is shown and condemns sensational thrills in prize fighting and gambling that drive modern sports.
A sport writer mocks the Fourth of July balloon rave as tame next to Shelby’s big event, lamenting that readers seek “battle murder and sudden death.” He contrasts modern boxing with old bare knuckle fights, noting drops in crowd excitement and prize purses.
Webb County residents will decide via a special election on bonds of 75000 to fund one third of the bituminous surfacing project on the Laredo northward highway to the LaSalle county line. A petition with about 200 signatures was presented to the Webb County Commissioners Court.
Laredo citizens and the Chamber of Commerce discussed organizing a Chautauqua campaign with the Woman's Club handling ticket sales and the public library curating the course. The Radcliffe company will present July 20 21 and 28, with civic clubs aiding efforts to ensure a successful event.
The Texas Company gained a ten day option on the Carolina Texas No. 5 gasser after it bridged and was leased to gas. If it produced as a gasser, the option allows purchase at actual drilling cost plus ten percent. The option covers five surrounding acres and may pause further drilling for up to ten days or until Texas declines.
Ethel Clayton stars in The Remittance Woman at the Revel Theatre with a lively pace and emotional depth. Rockliffe Fellowes and a strong supporting cast deliver solid performances in a story of society girls amid a China intrigue adapted from Everybody's Magazine.
Julcedo opens Cardenas Music Store offering latest Mexican and American sheet music. Grand opening Sunday 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with performances by Julio Osorio Jesus M Aguilar and Profs Rosado and Villar. Public is cordially invited. Cardenas Music Store next to Cardenas Newsstand.
Tonight and Sunday partly cloudy to cloudy. Observations for the 24 hours ending 7 a m show a maximum temperature of 98 degrees and a minimum of 70 degrees. Wind generally southeast. Clear at Fort McIntosh.
Laredo Studio of Dancing at 713 Sali nag avenue offers instruction on newer steps. Prof J B Good is principal, contact 1488 W for details. School opens July 5 with classes through June 29.
The Juvenile Band will give a concert on San Agustin Plaza on Sunday evening beginning at 8 o'clock. The program of selections will be rendered and the public is cordially invited to attend.
The A D J Oil Co plans careful completion of its No 2 well on the Pratt ranch ten miles west of Wa cinal Webb county. New 4000 feet of drill stem and other parts arrived. 10 inch casing to be set after 600 feet reaming. Showings of gas and oil appear strong. Johnson and DeTray lead operations and expect a big producing well.
Leaseholders Producing and Refining Co begins depth drilling on No 6 at Gates Kirkpatrick ranch in Webb County. The 6000 acre lease spudded Monday with air production possible at 3500 feet under supervision of O B Kuierfelt. If oil is found, a large drilling campaign and pipeline to the field could follow, 22 miles from the nearest proven oil area.
One year ago today on July 7 Russian representatives at The Hague Conference declined to agree to restore confiscated property.
The Webb County clerk reports issued marriage licenses for Jose Gonzalez and Felicidad Lerma Pedro Orta and Antonia Nunez Casgimero Flores and Dolores Ochoa. Local notices include board of commissioners monthly session next Monday and various ads and community items from Laredo Texas news, classes, rentals, and events.
City ordinance prohibits soliciting or taking orders for any class of business on Convent Avenue between Grant Street and the International Footbridge. Violators may be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to 200 dollars. The measure cites congestion and emergency conditions and was passed on July 6 1923 by Mayor L Villegas with City Secretary A R Garcia attesting.
A compact notice hints at continuous access to weekly listings or opportunities in THE TIMES. It suggests a monthly rate and ongoing availability for readers seeking deals, events, or job openings advertised in the paper.
A partial clipped line shows Mrs Vicict Oberfeldt as the obituary editor with a telephone number listed as 70. The fragment hints at a newspaper staff or masthead entry rather than a full article.
Saturday events include Misses Leonor Magnon Angelina Farias and Alice Penn hosting the Alpha Club at 4 PM at Alice Penn's home. Sunday has the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian Church meeting at 6 46 PM. The Senior BYP group will meet at the Baptist Church at 6 30 PM, with the Christian Church society gathering at 6 45 PM.
Austin July 7 The attorney general ruled that no election can be held July 28 to vote on a constitutional amendment for state highways due to insufficient time for required publication. The election is cancelled since the law fixed July 28 as the election date and cannot be postponed.
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