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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1920

Page

7

Webb County to hold Democratic primary July 24 1920

Monday's Daily announces a General Democratic Primary Election for Webb County Texas to be held on the fourth Saturday in July 1920, the 24th, with polling places listed by precinct and appointed presiding and associate judges. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. under the Terrell Election Law. Justo S. Penn chairs the Democratic Executive Committee.

Webb Texas Iturbide Street Francisco Garza Sanchez M. S. Ryan Manuel Barrera J. S. Westbrook J. L. Dannelley Matamoros Street Dario Sanchez A. H. Dodier Emeterio Mendoza L. H. Bruni A. R. Garcia Lincoln Street R. L. Muller Chas. Frees D. M. Valdez House of Chas Ambrose Johnson Dolores John D. Davis Claude F. Claflin Palafox J. B. Johnson E. M. Robins Agustin Vidales’ Ranch Val Linke Julius Kruger

Precinct Primary Conventions Called for Webb County

To the Democrats of Webb County, precinct primary conventions will be held at each voting place after polls close on July 24, 1920. Delegates will be elected to the County Convention and one Democratic Executive Committee member for two years. Presiding judges act as temporary chairmen.

Webb County Democratic Executive Committee

Clara Kimball Young Stars in Eyes of Youth at Royal

Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy returns with Harry Garson after Broken Blossoms to appear with Clara Kimball Young in Eyes of Youth at the Royal Theatre. He plays a detective with a pivotal scene as Young stars in the production presented tomorrow and Wednesday for the first local showing.

Clara Kimball Young Royal Norman Selby Kid McCoy Harry Garson D. W. Griffith Miss Young Royal Theatre

Weather forecast and Fort Mcintosh observations

The United States weather bureau forecast for New Orleans area notes tonight and Tuesday partly cloudy to cloudy. Fort Mcintosh observed 24 hours to 7 a.m. with a maximum temperature of 98 degrees and a minimum of 75. Winds were from the southeast and skies were clear.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans the Telephone Co Fort Mcintosh

Woman's Missionary Society meeting at Methodist Church

Mrs. Violet S. Oberfeldt reports the Woman's Missionary Society will meet at the Methodist Church at 4 PM. Mrs. A. D. Katz will entertain with a swimming party at 4:30 PM at the Chacon in honor of little Evelyn Ostrom of Eagle Pass. Tuesday the Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church will meet at 4 PM.

Woman's Missionary Society Methodist Church A. D. Katz Chacon Miss Evelyn Ostrom Eagle Pass Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church

Social notes mix travel guests and parties in Laredo

Sister Waldine Lucia prepares to return to Oregon while house guest Miss DeRossette Thomas of Tucson is honored with a string of events. Visitors include Mrs. J. K. Thompson in Arkansas, Mrs. M. T. Cogley returning from Corpus Christi, and many locals hosting and attending bridge, birthdays, and extended visits with friends and relatives across the region.

Waldine Lucia DeRossette Thomas Tucson Arizona R. K. Mims Laredo Miss Thomas University of Arizona Mary Louis Refugio Mes Willa Bolton Hattiesburg, Miss Jesse Thompson

Today’s anniversaries July 12 list of historical events

July 12 marks events and births from 1812 to 1913 including Gen Hull’s Detroit River crossing in 1812, Dolly Madison’s death, Queen Victoria’s first cruiser voyage, Cyrus W Field’s death, Bisbee miners escort, and New York Republican delegates election.

Hull Detroit River Canada John Pope Kentucky Arkansas Springfield Prince William County Dolly” Madison White House Washington, D. C North Carolina Prince Leopold of Bavaria France Cyrus W. Field Ocean Telegraph Ardsley N.Y Stockbridge Mass Bisbee Ariz New York City

Citation by Publication Webb County Texas 1920

Public notice commands Sheriff or Constable to summon P A Ord and unknown heirs to appear at Webb County District Court in Laredo for case No 5264 filed by Eduardo Vasquez regarding Block 286 in the Eastern Division. Publication required weekly for four weeks before the next term starting October 11, 1920.

State OF Texas Webb County P. A. Ord District Court Laredo A. D Eduardo Vasquez City of Texas C. M. de la Garza

Loss of Appetite Advice and Remedies

A short health note says loss of appetite is usually not serious. Skipping meals briefly may restore hunger, and five hours between meals aids digestion. Moderate outdoor exercise plus eating only what you crave helps. If constipation causes the loss, Chamberlain's Tablets are suggested to fix it.

Dentist Office Contacts and Fall Term Notice

Flora Dilgarde Anderson lists multiple locations in the Richter Building and Vails Building near People's Pharmacy with phone numbers 646 and 746. Fall term begins September 1.

Richter Building N. W Corner Market Plaza Vails Bldg Over People’s Pharmacy Flora Dilgarde Anderson Alexander Bidg

Foolhardy Briton Drowns Going Over Niagara Falls in Barrel

The body of Charles G. Stephens of Bristol England is sought after a barrel plunge over Niagara Falls. River men search the gorge while the barrel, burst upon impact and washed ashore. Bobby Leach, who previously went over in a steel barrel, advised Stephens that a wooden cask would not endure the force.

Associated Press Niagara Falls Niagara Gorge Falls Charles G. Stephens Bristol England Bobby Leach Stephen

Germany seeks reparations paid as annuities for 30 years

Spa July 12 Germany says future reparations must be fixed in annuities for 30 years based on financial capacity and allied help to improve Germany’s economy. Conference paused by coal issue as premiers fail to finish work on reparation delivery priorities.

Associated Press Spa Germany Berlin

Governor Refuses Special Session On Suffrage Amendment

Rutland Vermont July 12 The governor today issued a proclamation refusing to call the Vermont legislature in special session for consideration of the suffrage amendment.

Associated Press Rutland Vermont

Today’s Events Highlight Rites and Fairs Across Nation

Orangemen celebrate a Boyne anniversary while the Confederate naval hero Thomas B. Huger is remembered on his centenary. The North Dakota State Fair opens in Fargo for a week. Rainbow Division veterans meet in Birmingham for their national convention. Chicago hosts conventions of Single Tax, National Labor, and Forty-Eight committee aiming for a united third party.

Thomas B. Huger North Dakota Fargo Rainbow Division Birmingham Ala Chicago Single Taxers National Labor Party Committee of Forty-eight

Brewery Production Halt Sparks Confusion

A company delivering a thousand barrels daily stopped production suddenly prompting puzzled remarks from a witness who realized the remark misidentified wells as breweries. The exchange illustrates a humorous miscommunication cited by the American Legion Weekly.

Wells American Legion Weekly

Remedy Ad Claims Tia Medicine Wins Praise

A promotional note asserts that Tia medicine earns good opinion and praise from users. It urges trying the remedy when in need and promises satisfaction based on user experience.

Man Bound Over After Theft Charge At Grand Jury

Justo Perez was examined before Justice of the Peace Atlee for theft over $50, bound over to the grand jury in $306 bond which he failed to post and remanded to county jail. Amado Leal’s liquor law case was dismissed by Justice Atlee this morning.

Justo Perez Justice of the Peace Atlee Amado Leal Justice

Labor and Forty-Eight to merge into single party ticket

Chicago July 12 The Labor party of the United States and the Forty-Eight Committee proposed a united political movement with one party name one platform and one presidential ticket La Follette Wisconsin remained the leading candidate La Follette could receive a nomination from the third party if desirable the two conventions would keep separate identities while subcommittees report identical measures for action

Associated Press Chicago Labor Party of the United States Committee of Forty-eight Labor and Forty-eight la Follette Wisconsin Laborites

Rescue attempt ends in two deaths in sewage tank

In McAllen Texas on July 12 Romeldo Garcia died trying to rescue Domingo Sanchez who had entered a sewage disposal tank to repair it and was overcome Garcia followed others who had been forced out while seeking to save Sanchez leaving two men dead in the tank

Associated Press McAllen Texas Romeldo Garcia Domingo Sanchez Garcia Banchez

No One Responsible in Cleburne Auto Crash

In Cleburne Texas on July 11 after a head on collision of two autos the two drivers brought before the city court for reckless driving were released. They explained they forgot to watch their steering wheels as a shapely woman wearing trousers appeared on the street between them. The mayor declared that nobody not even the woman with trousers on was responsible for the accident.

Associated Press Cleburne Texas

Menace Reprisals on Nations Over 48 Hour Week Vote

Delegates at the International Seamen's Congress in Genoa threaten reprisals against nations that voted against establishing a 48 hour week. They plan an international campaign in Amsterdam on August 6 to pressure British ship owners to yield. A merchant marine strike may be organized against non adherents, with adherent countries urged to boycott opponents.

Associated Press Genoa Italy International Seamen’s Congress Amsterdam

New Pitcher Signed by Cleveland Club

Right handed pitcher Russel Ellison of the University team has been signed by the Cleveland American League club. Ellison, 23, stands 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 186 pounds.

Associated Press Cleveland Russel Ellison Aniversity of California Ellison

ALL BALLED UP. Phelan mocks Japan politics jar tale

Senator Phelan likens Japan's handling of relations with America to a joke about a Japanese man in a store. He recounts a man who notices a jar turned upside down and protests that the jar has no mouth, then discovers the bottom is missing as well.

Japan America Senator Phelan

Germany notified of blockade raise a year ago today

A year ago today Germany received official notice that blockade measures had been raised. In the same period President Wilson vetoed the daylight saving repeal, signaling continued debate over wartime policy.

War on Jack Rabbits in Runnels County

Ballinger Texas July 12 Farmers in Runnels County suspended work to join a wholesale war on jack rabbits Drives against the pest are organized countywide as rabbits are more numerous than ever Cotton damage is estimated at 5000 to 10000 dollars daily or 6 to 10 dollars per farm Merchants supply ammunition and townspeople join the effort

Associated Press Ballinger Texas

Millionaire Communist Trial Opened in Chicago

Lloyd D Heth in the William Bross Lloyd trial labeled the defendant a real communist and said he would prove that Lloyd and associates advocate overthrow of the government by force and blowing open banks and armories to secure money and ammunition for revolution.

Associated Press Chicago Lloyd D. Heth William Bross Lloyd Communist Labor Party Lloyd

Notable Figures and Their Surprising Career Paths

A compilation of brief notes on diverse figures. Sir Arthur W. Pinaro once aimed to be an omnibus conductor. Booth Tarkington reportedly earned over a million from his writings. F. J. Gluckmayer served as Ontario legislature sergeant at arms for decades. King George V’s rule is noted across religious and ethnic groups. J Henry Royce began life as a mill boy before engineer fame.

Arthur W. Pinaro Booth Tarkington Indiana F. J. Gluckmayer Ontario George V Turkey Palestine J. Henry Royce Atlantic Great Britain Australia

Cornel Widow Requests Dinner on Approval Aboard Ship

A steward offers dinner to a passenger who replies he may accept one on approval, then contemplates the vast sea and whether he will keep the meal. The exchange reflects a nautical scene filled with wary, wry humor as the ship cuts through the bounding deep.

Cornel Widow

Doubtful Compliment Tearful Parishioner Farewell

Tearful parishioner says goodbye to departing minister Mr. Blank. The minister replies the church will get a better man, the parishioner retorts tradition says that they keep getting worse. Life

Mr. Blank The

Summer Complaint Remedy Endorsed by Mrs Henry Jewett

A reader testimonial praises Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for rapid relief from a severe summer complaint. The note urges families to keep the remedy on hand for quick action against colic and diarrhoea.

Chamberlain Henry Jewett Clark Milla N. Y

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