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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1926
Page
4
A waily essay notes Chippewa Ojibway history and the 1787 Michigan land treaties. It discusses post treaty land losses to timber crews and settlers, current claims for billions in restitution, and doubts about recovering waterland and timbered tracts.
Sid Hardin of Lower Valley announces candidacy against John N. Garner for Congress. Hardin accuses Garner of neglecting the onion industry, but onion growers in Laredo Brownsville Asherton Crystal City and Uvalde counter that Garner has aided the industry and other local activities.
An ad promotes Black and White Ointment and Soap as solutions for pimples, blotches, and rough skin. It claims rapid clearance and affordability with clearly priced sizes and availability through all dealers. The message targets youths conscious of facial skin issues and promises improved appearance.
Paramount presents The Vanishing American an epic about the forced desert retreat of Indians facing white oppression. Starred Richard Dix Lola Wilson Noah Beery with a company of over six hundred whites and ten thousand Indians filmed on the Navajo reservation and noted for its earnest direct tone.
The Bohemian Club will serve a business lunch for 50 cents from 11 30 AM to 2 30 PM starting Tuesday June 15. Notices show a weekly lunch window and venue details.
Superintendent L J Christen and Hall Brennan president of the Laredo school board returned from a conference in Austin with the State Superintendent of Public Education regarding affiliation of Laredo public schools with the university. M N Marrs and Miss Popperwell assisted in the talks and the Laredo men plan a further conference next week in Austin.
On June 24th St John’s Day a Verbena fiesta will be held in Buenos Aires with a band concert dancing and seasonal amusements. Watch for the announcement of the Fourth of July bathing contest.
Items seized for tariff violations include perfume jewelry rifles revolvers and ammunition totaling many pieces. Claimants must file at this office. unclaimed goods will be sold at public auction at 10 A M June 29 1926.
Denver report recounts Commanche the claybank gelding of Capt. Mayles W. Keogh as the sole survivor tale of the 1876 Little Big Horn fight. Wounded in action the horse was treated at Fort Lincoln after the battle and lived until age 28 under guard and care.
Bohemian Club will offer a business lunch for 60 cents served from 11 30 A M to 2 30 P M starting Tuesday June 15th. Local club calendar note lists the timing and price for members and guests.
A collage of local notices highlights Taste ours ice cream from Laredo Creamery Co and an Old-Fashioned barbecue at Big Ezy 1503 Hidalgo with 60 cent business lunches. Nearby, public notices cover job moves at J C Penney Shoe dept, sign and ad services, real estate loans, and upcoming Father’s Day merchandise.
In the Gulf Coast League standings Corpus Christi falls after losing to Kingsville 8 to 1 in a protested game at Corpus yesterday. Laredo Oilers idle. Victoria and Laredo keep percentages while Kingsville climbs from cellar. An exhibition game today at Corpus precedes a three game series tomorrow.
For Rent offices in a centralized modern building featuring ceiling fans Frigidaire and all other conveniences Call T A Bunn at 755 Joseph Building 4 6 tf
John W. Ward and O. I. Guinn bought from Legette Tarver the northwest corner lot and improvements at Flores and Matamoros once occupied by Beckham Motor Co. for 25000. They plan to resell, targeting a skyscraper on the site in Laredo's business district, with similar lots recently secured nearby by Roy Campbell and Dan Pue.
S P Coblentz trustee for the Laredo Baseball Club announces a Sunday game between the Corpus Christi Sea Hawks and the Laredo Oilers. Gutierrez the Oilers star pitcher from Nuevo Laredo will start for Laredo. Scouts for major leagues already eye him as he pitches well.
Dew and Mathers of Weslaco, retained by Pedro Garza for Herminio Garza Williams, filed a motion for a new trial in district court here. Judge Mullally will hear the motion around July 1 or before July 3 adjournment. Williams and Martinez confessed to the murder of Sterling Huntley in Zapata County and entered a guilty plea, later changing to not guilty.
Swabbing at Simms No 1 on the Dinn ranch Duval County produced small gas and oil, with a 1 761 foot depth gas yield of 2 000 000 to 3 000 000 cubic feet daily. Another 800 barrel per day oil producer was reported at Ball Murchison Wain No L on Las Alberecay Block 13 Webb County. Weirs in Laredo district fields advance with cementing plans and new wells pending.
An early 20th century drugstore ad promises Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore gums bleeding gums loose teeth foul breath and pyorrhea with a money back guarantee if not pleased. Windrow Bros Drugstore La Botica Blanca promotes the product to regional readers.
The property taxpayers of Laredo voted 219 to 0 to issue $60,000 in school bonds for the Laredo Independent School District. Funds will finance improvements and additions to current schools and expand facilities to handle rising student numbers.
The notice urges daily attention to opportunities and mentions a monthly electronic cost. It lacks concrete events or named entities.
Webb County commissioners order County Highway Engineer T Huffman to draft plans for paving a 44 mile link from Laredo eastward toward Corpus Christi. The project aims to connect with a regional paved highway system reaching the coast, boosting year round automobile travel for tourists and locals. Counties along the route are already paving or preparing, with completion expected by next summer.
A commemorative picnic for Governor Portes Gil of Tamaulipas is set today at Hacienda El Milagro by the Pesia Bros in Nuevo Laredo. Events include horse racing roping cowboy contests and a bull fight with dances songs and recitations. Laredo residents received invitations.
A Dallas astronomy student Dr A D Langepour explains a Laredo solar sighting where the sun appeared encircled by a dark then iridescent ring from 11 40 a m to 1 p m. He says cloud positions creating a near perfect circle refract strong rays and produce the encircled sun, a rare optical effect.
Notice that A. R. Kahn Deputy Collector will sell at public auction on July 7 1926 at 10 A M in front of the Customs House Port of Laredo Texas a Dodge automobile license No 10 316 N L engine No 481043 under Art 803 of Customs Regulations.
Coleman vs Coleman proceeds in district court with community property dispute on the civil docket. A jury will determine the division of property in the ongoing trial yesterday and today.
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