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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1920
Page
23
Mother reads The Fairy Book as children imagine fairyland and royal tales in a nostalgic nightly ritual. Local society notes list many residents visiting, returning, and traveling, with wedding plans and upcoming events among families and clubs in the city.
Mrs C Burr hosted a day trip to North Laredo for Miss Ernestine Tanner of Alice and Miss Ora Lee Camp. The group toured the farm, enjoyed a noon dinner, swimming, and a picnic with baskets as souvenirs. Attending were Ora Lee Camp Dorothy Derby Kathleen Heaner Emilie Hassell Rosita Applewhite and family members Heaner Camp.
Associated Press report from Corpus Christi on July 23 notes Gulf Coast District farmers in Nueces San Patricio Kleburg Jim Wells and Refugio counties condemn labor poaching as theft. They advocate a severe penalty by law and discuss potential vigilante actions against those enticing contracted workers with higher pay.
Mexico City reports that a decision on manufacturing arms hinges on a munitions expert's assessment. If abroad purchases resume, foreign buyers will be dropped in favor of regular government agents. Calles seeks army munitions experts to handle orders, citing available local raw materials and economies from domestic production such as airplane propellers.
Chicago July 23 potato prices remain high for the season though easing over ten days due to heavy shipments from Virginia. The fall movement starts in September with good weather and favorable prospects. Acreage is down from last year but yield per acre should rise, offsetting a smaller overall crop after last year's short season.
The Associated Press reports a Madison conference starts tomorrow to mark the United States forest products laboratory decennial celebration. A tentative plan from the National Lumber Manufacturers Association calls for Congress to fund fire protection with 1 million dollars yearly and boosted forest resource surveys by the forest service. It urges research on utilization, wood preservation, and forest reproduction.
Mrs John Glyde of 2809 Twenty-fourth Street, Tampa, recounts ten years of stomach trouble and nervous debility improved after taking Tanlac. She reports restored appetite, normal heart action, steady nerves, and strength to walk blocks, with friends noting her improved health. Tanlac sold in Laredo by Windrow Bros.
W B Wilson secretary of labor urges use of standardized mechanical and educational accident prevention methods. He notes labor scarcity makes conserving manpower vital and claims ten years of accident prevention show three quarters of deaths and injuries are avoidable. The National Safety Council is a non profit cooperative guiding safety efforts locally.
Jerusalem July 23 Colonel Ronald Storrs who was appointed governor of Jerusalem aims to unite Zionists and Arabs under a single citizenship. A Cambridge graduate and former organizer of an independent Arab kingdom he holds weekly meetings with leaders from France Italy Britain America and Jewish groups to steer a just path. He is 38 years old.
A reception in Tokyo praised Rev. Clay MacCauley of Boston for 81 years of Unitarian missionary work in Japan. The event marked his return to the United States in July and featured leaders from American and Japanese organizations including the American-Japan Society and the Asiatic Society of Japan. Baron Sakatani presided. speakers included Viscount Kaneke and other prominent Japanese praising his work for liberal religion, understanding, and international peace.
Loss of appetite is usually not serious and skipping meals briefly can restore relish. Allow five hours between meals for digestion and rest, eat only when hungry, and take outdoor exercise daily. If constipation causes the loss of appetite, Cham berlain's Tablets can help.
Washington on July 23 reports Poland formally asked the state department to declare the United States moral support for Poland in its war with the Bolshevik government. A White House expression from President Wilson would, the dispatch says, boost Polish morale amid escalating hostilities and a bleak European peace outlook.
Airplanes over Adrianople report the city in flames as burning spreads. The dispatch notes the July 23 report from Constantinople detailing the blaze and its rapid spread across the city.
Senator Hardings position on the League of Nations figures in the campaign as he accepts the Republican nomination. Marion Ohio telegram expresses hope Tennessee lawmakers will back the women’s suffrage amendment, signaling cross party support. The dispatch notes managers see the issue as a key contention in ensuing political maneuvers.
Chicago authorities issue subpoenas for 60 railroad officials and union leaders to appear before the federal grand jury next Wednesday. They will testify in the probe of John Grunau, president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association, and 27 other leaders involved in an unauthorized railroad strike last April. Grunau and associates are out on bail after arrest on Lever Act violations tied to disrupting food and fuel movements.
Associated Press dispatch from Mexico City on July 23 says Villa with about 100 men is moving toward Coahuila. The column is described as poorly equipped, based on statements from deserters.
Portersville Michigan July 23 leaders of a band of 300 armed farmers search the countryside for an unidentified man who yesterday attacked and killed Beatrice Hickox aged 13 on a nearby farm. They say they have the fugitive surrounded in a swamp and are reinforced by state police. The girl was killed while carrying water to the fields for her brother. Authorities think the fugitive is an escaped convict.
Melbourne reports a kangaroo hunt by car as part of a royal tour entertainment. The drive will occur at Lee Falkiner’s sheep station at Boora New South Wales. Falkiner says the event is a spirited sport, not cruel.
The Texas Railroad Commission recognizes the Cisco and Northeastern Railway as a common carrier effective August 1, 1920. The line between Cisco and Breckenridge, 28 miles through oil territory, gains the same privileges and rates as other Texas railroads, including differentials.
Kansas attorney general seeks to bar thirty eight wholesale grocers from Missouri Kansas Wholesale Grocers association from doing business in Kansas for price fixing under the anti monopoly law. Fines of 100 dollars a day are sought for each day of participation. Criminal proceedings were started earlier against three officers of the Poehler Mercantile company including the president of the Missouri Kansas Wholesale Grocers association. The case remains continued in district court at Lawrence and Emporia until fall term.
July 22. Governor Cox left for Trait's End to prepare his acceptance address.
The United States weather bureau forecast from New Orleans informs of cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday. Observations at Fort McIntosh report a 24 hour period ending 7 am with a max of 101 degrees and a min of 76 degrees, wind from the southeast, and clear skies.
Edward L. Dodd associate professor of actuarial mathematics UT will address the Mathematical Association of America on The Plan and Insurance Suggested by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance ment of Teaching at its Chicago meeting September 6. He serves on the association executive council and is an associate editor of The American Mathematical Monthly.
Will K Nebel, a Texas University basketball player last year, was killed while diving from a high bank into a creek near Burnett. He struck a rock in shallow water and broke his neck. Associated Press report from Austin, Texas, dated July 23.
Telegram to The Times from Joe Moser, ex Rio Grande Buick, reports closing a contract with General Motors for the entire Chevrolet line including roadsters passenger cars and delivery trucks. He becomes the Laredo Chevrolet representative.
Former Adjutant General J M Harley of Texas, who toured with Governor Hobby to confer with Mexican governors in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo two years ago, is spending today in Laredo accompanied by Judge B R Webb. Both are San Antonio residents.
July 23 reports say only four central and western Illinois mines are operating while a widespread unauthorized strike of day laborers threatens full shutdown across southern Illinois. About thousands of workers are idle as the strike spreads. Emergency coal movement orders to prioritize Atlantic seaboard transshipment to New England were requested from the Interstate Commerce Commission to ease the fuel situation.
Champaign Illinois July 23 The Champaign County Farm bureau will test a new approach to university visits. Members will spend at least half their time in departments not tied to agriculture to inspect broader university work.
The Resolute led the field at Sandy Hook on July 23 as the fourth international race began. The Shamrock trailed about half a minute back after the 10 mile leg along the Jersey shore with wind up to five knots, signaling a potentially strong contest over the 380 mile triangular course.
In Cleveland Ohio on July 23 army engineers report experiments in tractors tanks and trailers for standard motor drawn vehicles. A new baby caterpillar gasoline tractor built by the army won a recent endurance run from Cleveland to Ottawa Beach Michigan beating fifteen firms with a 93.47 record and a waterproof engine amid an estimated $100000 development cost.
The Laredo Public Library offers a fine holiday selection with new fiction including Joseph Conrad's The Rescue. Books to brighten the season are available for 25 cents a month. Hours are 9 to 12 a.m. and 4 30 to 8 p.m.
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