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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1922
Page
3
Daily publication details for Teo Laredo Uines Publishing Company offering mail and carrier delivery to U S Mexico and Canada. Subscriptions priced per period with prepayment required and second class mail status noted.
Disjointed text fragment mentions senators wards time and proper credit references. No clear event names or entities identified. Content appears as garbled notes possibly about electoral divisions and timing without readable specifics.
In a tense town scene a sheriff reports two Black men shot by deputies following alleged heated exchange with white officers. The incident sparks fears of a race war as whites and Black residents blame each other, with claims of fear and potential violence in a divided community.
The Associated Press notes its exclusive rights to republication of dispatches and focal news used in this paper. The statement reiterates AP ownership of news content whether credited or not and its editorial prerogatives in publication.
The piece argues over Attorney General Daugherty and Morse pardon actions, urging proper impeachment procedures while defending the department against accusations of corruption. It notes Senator Stanley’s stance, Senate courtesy limits, and the wide audience reach of Congressional records.
Sacramento financier W F Gormley backs expansion in the Laredo district as the International Land & Leasing Co and Peru led Operatives prepare a large rotary rig for the first well of the Rio Grande Producing Co. A water line and a new water well are under construction amid rising drilling activity across Webb Zapata counties with May tank carload shipments tallying substantial oil output.
The Times presents a daily forecast from the United States Weather Bureau New Orleans noting Tuesday partly cloudy with possible showers. Fort McIntosh observations cover the past 24 hours ending 7 a m with a high of 97 and low of 74 and winds from the south.
Advertisement for rush mats in various sizes for porch and home use. Claims economical, useful for porches lawns kitchens bathrooms and screens. Sells through Taqueapaque Art Store opposite Milmo National Bank with prices 40 to 80 cents per mat.
Paula Martaines Vda. de Pona va sued Laredo Electric and Street Railway Co. for 56000 in a death by accidental electrocution on March 7, 1921. District court proceedings concluded with a Saturday afternoon compromise after testimony, with judgment against the electric company effectively settled for a sum satisfactory to the plaintiff.
Nine of ten rheumatism cases are muscle or chronic rheumatism not needing internal treatment. Pain relief and sleep come from Chamberlains Liniment, which offers comfort to those afflicted with rheumatism.
The series between Kingsville champions of the 1921 Gulf Coast League and Laredo champions of the 1921 Laredo League ends in a 1 to 1 tie after weekend games. A decisive double-header is set for this afternoon to crown the victor and award two horses to the winning side.
Oll Lease Bargains offers low price leases near the Carolina Texas area with a Kirkpatrick ranch parcel of 206 acres east of Laredo priced at 20 per acre. San Defer and Hatley advertise banking services and contact details. The city depository contract for two years ends with Merchants State Bank and Trust Company as highest bidder at 6.46 percent interest.
An advertisement for a small rush gat described as clean and cool for 5ets to place on a car seat to protect a lady's dress from dust. Located at Tlaquepaque Art Store opposite Milmo National Bank. 6-b-3t.
A folding soft rush basket template should be kept in every car for use as a container or basket. The note suggests placing the basket opposite Milmo National Bank with a 6-8-3 designation.
County clerk reports marriage licenses issued for Leon Jamirez and Leonor Vidaurri and for Benjamin Flores and Herlinda Zepeda. Local businesses advertise initials on feather goods, summer schools opening in June, plumbing and electrical services, floral offerings, and truck bodies. Oil field updates and radio link plans noted alongside shop ads and utilities.
The Lions announce a fundraising supper for the damaged Mexican Methodist Church. Ladies will prepare Mexican style dishes. The Montrose Pavilion will be lit for an evening of music and a breezy bluffside setting to support repairs and give the congregation a chance to raise funds.
The city ordered a large combination pumper and hose car for the Laredo Volunteer Fire Department. It arrived Saturday and the engineer will demonstrate its operations this afternoon or tomorrow as part of the latest approved firefighting apparatus.
Summer session led by Mrs BE H Burr begins Monday June 6 at 520 Victoria Street. Class details and timings not specified in the notice.
Wormser Bros of Laredo announce a 45 foot steel radio tower near Farragut street to demo listening to band concerts obits and market reports from a distance. Oil fields in the district will soon get transmitters and reports on drilling progress and operations.
The partnership of M K Trussell E F Hodges and Lloyd Brown of Lorado Webb County Texas known as Trussell Hodges and Brown dissolved by mutual consent on May 1 1922. Debts to the firm are to be received by Hodges and Brown and all demands presented to them for payment. Laredo Texas May 10 1922. M E Trussell K F Hodges Lloyd Brown
The bar members are requested to meet the court at 9 o clock tomorrow morning to discuss the disposition of business currently on the non jury trial docket. Special Judge McNeille Turner presides.
The Eastern Stars Miriam Chapter No. 88 will hold its regular meeting and annual installation of officers tomorrow at 8 p m in Masonic Hall. Members are urged to attend and visiting members are invited. BELLE OMEARA W M.
The House of Commons receives a bill to create separate parliaments for Scotland and Wales with two chambers each. Scotland would have a Lower House equal in size to Westminster representation and an Upper House of 36 elected members. Wales would double its present representation in the Lower House and have a Welsh senate of 36. Joint sittings allowed if parties disagree.
Mrs Newton Vreeland of Minoa New York says Chamberlain's Tablets have been used by her husband and herself for five years. She keeps a bottle when he travels and finds relief from heaviness after meals or dull tired feelings by taking one or two tablets. They also help with constipation or indigestion and do good.
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