Resignations and local notices blur in Laredo items
Henry T. Smith resigns as president and treasurer of Smith Middlebrook Drilling Co Inc and sells interests to R Otto Middlebrook. Various local business notices list port centered ads, marriages, plumbing, florists, lumber, and an entertainment item from Tlaquepaque Art Store. Also gossip column reflects social notes and humor from Laredo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Smith
Smith- Middlebrook Drilling Co, Inc
R. Otto
Middlebrook
Vagrant Musings on Ambition and Wits
A reflective note on starting, personal progress, and success. It argues that many fail to arrive because they never start and that worldly value rests on current actions rather than past. It cautions that self made success in one field often fails to translate elsewhere and urges sharpening wit in dull times.
The Road to Yesterday Picnic Reflections
A nostalgic glimpse recalls a Sunday school picnic with families gathering in a grove and sharing simple meals. The piece recalls communal dining and the old fashioned sense of togetherness from childhood memories.
Two Heights Homes For Sale By Laredo Realty Co
Laredo Realty Co offers two beautiful homes on the Heights for sale at bargain prices. T. A. Bunn, manager, invites immediate inspection as part of a real estate advisory service in the local market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo Realty CO
T. A. Bunn
Mgr
Social Calendar Entries Highlight Local Gatherings
Wednesday events include the Wednesday Auction Bridge Club hosted by Mrs L J Christen at 4 PM and a Bella Vista splash party at 7 30 PM honoring Herbert Sames. A dance at the Officers Club at 8 PM honors Miss McRae. Thursday features bridge at 4 PM for Miss McRae and a Married Ladies Social Club gathering, plus a dancing party at Elks Hall at 8 15 PM for Lois Derby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Christen
Anna May Mussett
Bella Vista
Herbert Sames
Officers Club
Miss McRae
Mrs. Hickok
Bridge
A. E. Derby
Elks, Hall
Mies Lois Derby
Alabama Here We Rest in Peaceful Tombigbee Region
A miscellany of Alabama place names and family notes opens with a poetic tribute to the Tombigbee blues and serene landscapes. The item then shifts to social notices from Laredo and nearby, including a birthday party for Bettie Jane Seabury, a children's games roster, and a dance by the Wemin Club. Several individuals travel or return from San Antonio, Austin, and New York, with visits to Epworth League, Ft. McIntosh, and New York.
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Alabama
Opelika
Tuskegee
Florence
Tennessee
Oleander
Sugar
Browns
Farnsdale
Choccolocco
Selma
Graces
Pleasant Hill
Ardiosto
Wedowee
Loachapoka
Bolgee
Nannahubba
Tallapoosa
Stones
Walter Hill
Antoinette Bunn
Mat Jones
Mesdames Seabury
Wright
Hawley
Hill
Bettie Jane Seabury
Betty Donnelly
Peggy Stafford
Edwina Goodwin
Virginia Hawley
Walter
Tom Webb Jones
Bernard Wright
Personal notices list various local and visiting individuals
Rex Shanks of the U S Customs service returned from El Paso. Jerry Fellheimer came back from a short San Antonio visit. James Breeding of Encinalia was in the city on business. H G Hadley of Cadillac Company of San Antonio is in town. Ek K Mims president of First State Bank & Trust Co left for Waco for a bankers convention. Julio Naranjo returned from the University of Texas with a degree in Architectural Engineering. Robt L Bobbitt returned from Austin after attending the State Democratic executive committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Shanks
U. S. Customs Service
el Paso
Jerry Fellheimer
San Antonio
James Breeding
Encinalia
H. G. Hadley
Cadillac Company
Ek. K. Mims
First State Bank & Trust Co
Waco
Julio Naranjo
University of Texas At Austin
Robt. L. Bobbitt
Austin
Democratic Executive Committee
Texas Pharmaceutical Group Denounces Senator Smoot
The Texas Pharmaceutical Association, meeting in Fort Worth on June 14, adopts a resolution demanding apologies from Senator Smoot of Utah. It accuses him of profiteering against the pharmaceutical profession in Washington and says the charges create undue publicity for a non existent condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
Smoot
Utah
Washington
Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Train wreck injures 15 on Sunshine Special near Lakefork
Two rear Pullmans of the Sunshine Special on the Texas Pacific jumped the track at Lakefork nine miles east of Mineola Texas. Fifteen were injured, with Dan Laroe of Palestine Mrs. T Q R Smelker of Longview and Miss Eunice Smith of Lubbock among the seriously hurt. Coaches plunged down a 25 foot embankment. cause of the wreck is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Texas
Texas Pacific
Lakefork
Here
Dan Laroe
Palestine
T. QR. Smelker
Longview
Eunice Smith
Lubbock
Excess Profits Charged in Foreign Import Prices
Senate finance chief McCumber argues treasury inquiry shows importers of foreign goods, targeting women, have exacted millions of dollars annually beyond fair profits. He releases findings from a treasury department investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCumber
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Judge Ordered to Leave Baldwin County Town
Bay Minette Alabama June 14 a crowd of citizens including town officials ordered Probate Judge Volts to leave town He departed Monday and his whereabouts are unknown County authorities say Voltz was charged with improper relations with a married woman of the community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bay Minette
Ala
Volts
Baldwin County
Voltz
Boxing, Baseball, and College Sports Stir Up Headlines
A collage of sports notes covers boxing stars like Barbarian and Greb, boxing commissions, Babe Ruth gate allure, and mixed results in baseball with Ruether and Stuel amid Cubs and Giants chatter. It notes college teams Princeton Harvard Yale and Californians facing travel delays and a world tour by Mike Dorleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
New England
Babe Ruth
Babe
Barbarian
Johny Weissmuller
Chicago
White Sox
Stuel
Cubs
Stueland
Harry Greb
Reds
Braves
Giants
Mike Dorleas
University of Penna
Mike
Ad Ig
New York
Gosaly
Miners Ready to Meet Operators on Nationwide Strike
The United Mine Workers secretary says talks aim to settle the nationwide strike by negotiating a wage agreement tied to substantial tonnage in the central competitive field. In Terre Haute a 400 strong crowd stopped autos and seized coal at Howes mine near Staunton, dumping two trucks’ contents on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Associated Press
Cincinnati
Green
United Mine Workers
Terre Haute
Ind
Sutomobiles
Brazil
Howes Mine
Staunton
One Big Union proposal sparks AFL convention debate
Delegates at the American Federation of Labor convention propose radical changes to unite existing unions into a single organization. The gathering marks a renewed push against child labor and includes Flag Day observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Cincinnati
American Trades Union Movement
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Henry Ford Coal Rate Cut Approved for Rail Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed Henry Ford to implement reduced coal rates on the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad today after suspensions were lifted. The move follows a final ruling by the ICC. The decision takes effect in Washington on June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Henry Ford
Detroit
Toledo and Ironton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Shipping board allows liquor on ships beyond three miles
Washington reports the shipping board will permit serving liquor on American ships as long as foreign ships may enter and depart the U S shores. Chairman Lasker says neither the Volstead Act nor the eighteenth amendment applies at sea beyond three miles. Adolphus Busch of Anheuser Busch letters to Harding and Congress criticize prohibition enforcement and claim U S is the leading bootlegger in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Shipping Board
Lasker
Adolphus Busch
America
Germany
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
United States
August A. Busch
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
Europe
George Washluscon
Harding
Alophus Busch
Congress
Anheuser Busch Responds Over Ship Liquor Sale
In St Louis on June 14 the Anheuser Busch Company plans to send a second letter to Chairman Lasker denying the claim that Adolphus Busch was the Kaiser’s close friend in America. The letter asserts the firm will protest U S government purchase of German beer for ships and will prevent American beer from being produced for that purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Shipping Board
Lasker
Anheuser-Busch Company
Mr. Lasker
Adolphus Busch
Kaiser
America
Anheuser-Musch
United States
Prohibition Chief vows action on Volstead act for ships
Washington June 14 Prohibition Commissioner Haynes said he would vigorously enforce the law as the Department of Justice and courts decide whether the Volstead act applies to vessels sailing under the American flag in response to Anheuser-Husch pamphlet references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Haynes
Anheuser-Husch Company
Department of Justice
James 8 McCandless Named Imperial Potentate
James E McCandless of Honolulu was chosen today as imperial potentate of the Shriners in a San Francisco ceremony. The selection was announced by Associated Press with Honolulu listed among the key locales associated with the newly named leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
James 8. McCandless
Honolulu
Imperial Potentate of the Shriners
Court of Criminal Appeals Affirms 26-Year Murder Sentence
Austin Texas June 14 the court of criminal appeals today affirmed the 26 year sentence of Clay Jackson convicted of murder in Hill county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals
Clay Jackson
Hill County
Mexico City in Strikes Abruptly Halts Services
Mexico City suffers a street car strike that has shut down streetcar service and halted bakers, with power, light, and water services expected to be suspended soon. Authorities take precautions against violence as the labor action unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
New York Marks An Historic June 14 Events
One year ago today on June 14 the major strike of marine engineers in New York was settled and a Liberty Pole dedication took place in City Hall Park New York highlighting civic remembrance and labor history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie of
Kansas
Ortane Follette
Ati
United States Senate
Wissen
Primrose
Pennsylvania
York
New York
City Hall Park
Latin American Club Dance Set for June 15
The regular monthly dance of the Latin American Club is scheduled for Thursday June 15 at 8 30 p m Details are incomplete but the event will proceed as planned at the club venue.
Ship Subsidy Bill Reintroduced by House Panel
Washington June 14 The administration ship subsidy bill redrafted by the House Merchant Marine Committee was introduced today by Chairman Greene. The bill was referred to the committee which will meet tomorrow with expectations of a speedy report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
House Merchant Marine
Man Greene
Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers in Laredo
Notice to all residents indebted to the City of Laredo for taxes from 1885 to 1922 to pay promptly or face suits, foreclosure of tax liens on property, and sale for taxes penalties interest and court costs. Proceeding will increase burden and double the due amount.
Nation Run by Court Says Lawmakers Power Limited
Sen La Follette argues federal courts have seized sovereignty from the people, proposing a constitutional amendment to curb lower court invalidations of federal law and to empower reenactment by Congress. He cites the Supreme Court's suppression of child labor laws as evidence of judiciary overreach.
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iBy Associated Press
Cincinnatii
Libollette
Wis
Supreme Court
Congress
Admiral Wilson Praises Recall of Treatment in Year Book
Admiral Wilson recalls praise for Leonard Kaplan a West Virginia graduate in this year book episode at the oval academy. Superintendent Whison withdraws a letter of recommendation addressed to J L Omstead editor of the year book after labeling the treatment as a low down miserable tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Leonard Kaplan
West Virginia
The
Oval Academy
Admiral Whison
Academy
J. L. Omstead
Fire at Oil City causes massive landmark fire
Fort Worth Texas June 14 fire destroyed more than twenty five buildings in Oil City and damaged property estimated at 150 000 dollars before firefighters gain control early today. The blaze started in Puckett's boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Fort Worth
Texas
Oil City
Puckett
Triumvirate Acknowledged In Soviet Russia Absence
Associated Press reports from Berlin that the Freiheit declares a triumvirate will govern in Lenin's absence during six months due to health reasons, shaping power during Moscow's vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Freiheit
Lenine
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
German Brain Expert Summoned to Lenin Premiere
Berlin reports a German specialist has been summoned to attend Premier Lenine of Soviet Russia. Professor Flechsig, the leading brain authority, has been asked to leave immediately for Russia.
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Berlin
Lenine
Soviet
Russia
Flechsig
Railway Claim Agents Meet at Galveston Convention
Representatives of major American railways gather in Galveston Texas for the annual Railway Claim Agents Association convention opening today. The three day session will cover agent duties and office considerations among other issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
America
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Doherty & Edwards
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Tlaquepaque Art Store
Cor
Lincoln St
Salinas Avenue
John O. Buent Lumber Company
Laredo
Mexico
Vidaurri Printing Co
Anthony Beauty Parlor
Ugarte Building
the Florist
John Francis Walden
Mary Ruth Logan
William R. Dawson
Nell C. Wood
Laredo Maning Mill Company
Juares Plumbing
Lincoln Street
Philadelphia
Buttle Beauty
Blanco
Martinez
Wormser Brothers
Tlaquepaque Art Fore
Col
Salinae Avenue
Zapata County
Laredo Candy Ca
Fidel Cantu
Bescon
Saft's
Will W. Gregg
Notary Public
Corpus! ‘Christi Street
Seb
Court House
Abner
South Bend
Louise
New No
Oliver
Justo
Penn
Virginia
Esther
Alice
James
J. A. Wilson
Angelina Farias
Rosa Gonzalez
Leonor Magnon
Maria Luisa Ostoa
G. P. Farias
Lillian Irwin
Elmer Rogers
Robert Rosenbaum
Salinas and
Aguilar
City
Nl. Rosenbaum
Miss McReae
Washington, D. C
Ft. McIntosh
Capt
Mra
Shomas
Arville Seamon
Tom Johnson
Ada Johnson
Wemin
Anheuser Busch
Federation Convention
Henry
Imperial Potentate
LA Follette
Wilson
Naval Cadet
TRE Annapolis
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