The People's Pledges and War Savings Drive in Laredo
The piece argues that Laredo residents face high living costs yet show strong support for war efforts. It notes sizable Red Cross gifts, Liberty Loans subscriptions, and War Savings Stamps, with a quota of 450000 to be raised in six months. It emphasizes frugal sacrifice, local farming potential, and self-sufficiency through beans, onions, and other crops.
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Washington
Laredo
Laredo Custom House
Red Cross
Webb County
Citiens
Grow Beans in Laredo Under 90 Days Says Professor Mally
Laredo relies heavily on beans though local yields are low. Professor Mally notes beans, especially Mexican and pink California varieties, can be grown in the district in ninety days. He disputes claims that the beans cannot be grown locally and cites timing as the key factor.
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Mally
Laredo
California
Yesterterday
Times
Registrants Drawn in Washington for 1918 Draft
Webb county registrants listed June 5 1918 were largely included in a Washington drawing. Aliens will be excluded and some deferred. Questionnaires sent. many returned blanks, others pending. Exemption board expects all forms by next month. About fifty registrants may be drafted if unexempt and pass physicals.
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Webb County
Washington
Exemption Board
Death of Mrs Alejandra G Reyes de Rubio at 38
Mrs Alejandra G Reyes de Rubio aged 38 born and raised in Laredo died at her home 1407 Victoria in this city yesterday at 2 30 pm. Funeral was held this morning at from San Agustin cathedral with burial in Catholic cemetery. She is survived by her husband son and brother Marcelino G Villegas foreman of The Times mechanical department for years now in San Antonio who came to Laredo for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alejandra G. Reyes de Rubio
Laredo
Victoria Street
San Agustin Cathedral
Marcelino G. Villegas
Times Mechanical Department
San Antonio
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War Stamps Drive in Laredo Nets Excellent Results
In Laredo Webb County readers backed the war savings stamps drive with strong pledges and sales. Post office, banks, schools and committees reported substantial totals with figures from Urbahn, Central, Heights and High schools. A $1000 Club forms as organizers tally final subscriptions and near the county quota.
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Laredo
Webb County
Committee of Honor Guard
Purwin
B. G. Salinas
Urbahn
H.C. Hall
A. C. Richter
H. C. Hall
Louie Cohn
L. W. Purwin
Ernestina Sanchez
MacGregor
Central School
L. J. Christen
Ruth Murphy
Salinas
Gill
T. A. Anatin
the Heights
M. P. Cullinan
KE. R. Tarver
Ira O'Meara
Alma Pierce
Wilmer Threadgill
Fourth Ward
C. R. Molina
Nye School
CC. W. Nye
C. S. McKinney
Chamber of Commerce
Good Sister Stricken By Nervous Prostration At Bazaar
At Ursu line Convent bazaar for War Savings Stamps Mother Mary Edward fell ill from nervous prostration after overwork. Reports say she rests easily now and hopes to be active soon. The reverend mother, devoting herself to country and school, seeks a needed rest though duties remain.
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Bazar
Mary Edward
Ursuline Convent
Women of Laredo register slowly for July primaries
Registration of women in Laredo and Webb County continues with about 150 so far and an expectation of 300 to 500 more to vote in July primaries. Reports say large cities lead in registrations while July 12 deadline looms for participation. Also included is health advice about sour stomach and Chamberlain's Tablets.
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Laredo
Webb County
San Antonio
Houston
Galveston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Royal Theater Manager Heads Wide Movie Studio Tour
Leopoldo M. Valdez, manager of the Royal Theater, departed for a weeks long trip visiting major studios across the nation. He will visit St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia and other large cities and then tour studios in New Jersey, Chicago and beyond to assess producers and secure quality pictures for release.
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Leopoldo M. Valdez
Royal Theater
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Valdez
New Jersey
Chicago
Battle Front officer visits brother en route to Fort Sill
Lieutenant CC T Wood A S R brother of J R Wood of this city arrived from France where he served with the A E F for the past year. He accompanied his wife to Fort Sill Oklahoma where he has been assigned as an instructor in musketry. Wood, once a Mission Texas resident, joined Camp Funston in the first officers training camp and saw overseas duty. He fought in Cantigny and others and is in excellent health.
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CC. T. Wood
J. R. Wood
France
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Wood
Mission
Texas
Camp Funston
Cantigny
Cohn Resigns as Laredo National Bank Cashier for Houston Bank Examiner Role
Louie Cohn, former Dallas state bank examiner, resigns as cashier of Laredo National Bank after eight months. He heads to Houston tonight with his wife to resume his old post as bank examiner for the Houston district. Replacement at Laredo is not yet announced.
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Louie Colin
Laredo National Bank
Houston
Dallas
Sam Brown
Cohn
Eqraminer
Laredo
Little Locals meeting boosts war savings pledges
In San Ignacio Zapata county a meeting at the schoolhouse raised 600 in cash for war savings stamps and many attendees signed pledges to buy certain stamp amounts. Enthusiasm and patriotism were evident, described as a commendable local effort. The Civil Service Commission announced competitive exams for stenographers and typewriters for field service on July 16, with first grade clerks earning 1000 to 1200 annually in the quartermaster corps. The piece notes heat hurting home gardens, calls for rain, and lists port imports at Laredo including hides, ixtle, calamine, and copper, with local business ads for real estate abstracts and notary services.
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San Ignacio
Zapata County
United States Civil Service Commission
Quartermaster Corps
Laredo
Ixtle
Seed and Profit From Snap Beans in Webb County
Farmers should plant lead snap bean varieties for seed and profit as prices rise in spring. Black Valentine and Red Valentine offer frost resistance and productivity. Burpee and Giant Stringless Green Pod excel in yield and quality. For later planting, Canadian Wonder shows hardiness, while Improved Golden and Davis White wax suit fall crops. Fred W. Maldy, Farm Demonstrator Webb Co.
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Laredo
Davis
Wardwell
Texas
Fred W. Maldy
Webb Co
Weather forecast and Fort Mclntosh observation
Forecast from the United States weather bureau at New Orleans provided by The Times. Tonight and Sunday are partly cloudy to cloudy. At Fort Mclntosh the 7 a.m. reading shows a maximum of 105 degrees and a minimum of 80 degrees with southeast winds. Clear conditions noted.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort MclIntosh
Social Calendar Notes From The Times
Saturday events include Red Cross Surgical Room duties and knitting circle at the hospital, plus Ladies Night at the Infantry Club. Sunday church groups meet in the evening, with multiple studies at different churches and a call for social notices.
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Red Cross Surgical Room
J. Gill
Red Cross Knitting Circle
W. W. MacGregor
27Th Infantry Club
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian Church
Creath Memorial Baptist Church
Christian Endeavor of the Christian Church
Red Cross Hospital
M. T. Cogley
J. O. Buenz
Hebrew Ladies Aid Society
F Wormser
Sunbeam Band
the Baptist Church
Suffrage Department
The
Woman's Club
National Guard on the Front Lines in France
Roland F. Andrews recalls National Guard members who answered orders without delays or commissions. They left Plattsburg training, earned no degrees, and joined the first line of trenches in France. They bore no fanfare and kept busy with work at hand, proving their readiness and dedication.
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Plattsburg
France
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the Times
Big Motion Picture Studios
United States
Meyer Bros. Drug Co
Battle Front
C. T. Wood
Texas Real Estate & Abstract Co
Farragut Street
Will W Gregg
Notary Public
Matamorose Street
Violet S. Oberfeldt
T. A. Austin
Ths
Gallipoli
Henry Borchers
Borchers
Helen Lewis
J. K. Thompson
Stanley Copeland
Kerrville
Ellen Schultz
Olivia Schultz
E. H. Buenz
F. H. Lusk
Buffalo
Dewey Simpson
Camp Bowie
City
Wm. Simpson
George Simpson
Sergeant Simpson
A. H. Floyd
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Equal Suffrage Department
Blue Bird Chapter
Camp Fire Girls
Alfred Poggenpohl
Dorothy Borchers
Mabel Barr
Nellie Ward
Jamie Ward
Anne McKnight
Josephine Daiches
Poggenpohl
War College At
Austin
Anita Brulard
War College
Hamilton
Equal Suffrage Society
Mesdames F. Callahan Dodd
M. Little
Paul W. Evans
Hal W. Greer
B. Callahan Dodd
Vera Sharkey
Hospital Garment Room
Woodman
Young
L. Nelson
C. B. Kenedy
W. B. Heaner
W. J. Sames
W. C. Greenstreet
Robert McComb
Red Cross Surgical Dressing Room
I. Gill
Maria Mowry
Norwood Witting
Thekla Biskamp
Zara Mowry
N. C. O. Dance
Fort Mcintosh
Lincoln Street
National Guard
Roland F. Andrews
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