20 Jun 1926
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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1926
Page
1
The piece links Father's Day to honoring fathers, noting how dads bear funds and worries. It also discusses art authenticity, tracing the need for protection against fraud in old master paintings and the French proposal to insure buyers against imposter works by living artists around 2000.
France urges the League of Nations to create a thumb-print bureau for painters. Each artist would stamp a thumb mark on finished works and provide a pigment analysis and method description to protect buyers from forged or copied masterpieces.
Webb county officers led by Sheriff Joe Condren arrest suspects in theft and fraud cases. Chief Sam Street of San Antonio detained Stevens, accused of auto theft tied to Hector Vela, with Stevens to be returned to Laredo. A Houston warrant has also led to Sid Crowder’s transfer.
The Hamilton Barber Shop will open for business Monday morning at Toelock with W. A P. Tearne as manager. Mits shop will close at 6 o'clock each evening. Dated 6-18-21.
The Paramount picture Devil's Cargo directed by Victor Fleming and based on Charles J. Whittaker's The River Boat opens today at the Royal Theatre. Pauline Starke Wallace Beery William Collier Jr and Claire Adams star in a tale set in early California gold days featuring vigilante action and the expulsion of the town's tougher elements. Raymond Flatton leads an ideal eastward cast.
Entries list significant historical milestones with dates and brief notes. Notable items include Lord William Campbell’s 1776 appointment, Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo, the Achilles statue in Hyde Park, the Dahra massacre, William H. West’s birth, Sebastopol assault, John M. Pattison’s death, and the 1924 Canadian postal strike.
In San Francisco Chinatown the Wo Ping Woey Peace Temple serves as a de facto tribunal for rival tongs. Sergeant John J. Manion leads a disciplined police presence, guiding arbitration over violence and limiting gambling to reduce killings, with two tong murders recorded in the past year, both on Manion’s night off.
The paving on Guadalupe Street in Laredo will start in early July by contractor A J Madlem. Most property owners have signed, with three remaining. The 15 block project runs from the Matamoros street bridge to Seymour Avenue, after road work by city forces.
A special train carrying about 275 Roman Catholics from Mexico reached the U S side near Laredo after delays for inspection. Knights of Columbus members greeted passengers while some were given rides. The train, due to depart north at 11 50, is bound for Chicago for the eucharistic congress opening Sunday.
Gulf Coast League executives led by President George P Bleving of Corpus Christi travel to Laredo for a key session. They will discuss the Kingsville franchise transition to a Kingsville business group and consider two new city applications to expand to six clubs with Houston Galveston Robstown and Miranda City among suggested candidates.
Just received new dresses hats and underwear sold at factory prices for two days only Saturday and Monday at The Vogue 510 Flores Ave next to the Strand Theater.
In Kingsville Wednesday the Laredo Oilers lost to the Jerseys 7 to 5. Next day Laredo won 3 to 2 at Kingsville with Gutierrez again on the mound. The Oilers aim to complete the road sweep and host Corpus Christi in the first game of a new series.
St John’s Day June 21 features a Verbena in Buenos Aires with a band concert dancing and seasonal amusements. An announcement previews a Fourth of July bathing contest to follow.
Wort from the General Board of Missions announces the two story reinforced concrete and brick administration building at Holding Institute will be constructed by Henry B. Zachry of Laredo. The award is reported to come from Nashville Tennessee based church leadership.
The Hebbronville Independent School District invites sealed bids for adding five classrooms to the Hebbronville School per M S Ryan plans. Bids due June 28 1926 with a 5 percent bid bond. Plans are on file with J Frank McGee secretary and architect M S Ryan in Hebbronville and Laredo Texas. The board may reject any or all bids.
Patricio Clover announces relocation of his shoe repair shop from 1107 Lincoln St to 614 Agustin Ave and invites patrons to visit. Phone 669.
Chamber of Commerce secretary called for poultry breeders to join a planning meeting for a Washington Birthday Celebration show. Interested parties should contact the chamber by phone to be notified of the meeting date.
IRA O'MEARA announces relocation of his offices from the Alexander building to Suites 210-211 in the Samel Moore Building effective June 18, 1951.
The Friday June 18 1926 weekly drilling report for Laredo District lists numerous wells under Albercas Grant Edington and Mariano Arispe tracts with drilling spudded cemented or moving on actions. It notes gas and oil production counts across Webb Zapata Jim Hogg and Duval counties including gassers and producing wells such as the Miranda Valley Pool and Shallow Pool and cites several company names like Crown Central Associated Oil Co and Simms Oil Co.
June 18 marks anniversaries for Ontario premier J A Ferguson born in Kemptville and Syracuse professor H L Butler born in Silver City Idaho. Also noted are Philadelphia publisher Cyrus H K Curtis born in Portland Maine 76 years ago Blanche Sweet born in Chicago 30 years ago and former U S secretary William C Redfield born in Albany New York 68 years ago.
The Times reports from the United States Weather Bureau and Fort McIntosh station. Tonight and Saturday are partly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. High near 108 degrees, low around 79. Winds from the southeast, skies mostly clear.
The Timabs offers daily opportunities with a claim of 600 per month. The note urges consistent attention to capture earnings through regular engagement.
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