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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1921
Page
8
A Daily editorial argues for candid coordination between Secretary Hughes and Washington journalists. It emphasizes open covenants and timely, agreed releases, warning that secrecy erodes trust and that newspapers will honor confidential terms when clearly defined.
The piece argues fireworks cost nations lives and calls for abolishing war. It notes most nations before World War I kept arms only defensively, except Germany, and fears defenselessness if others arm. It cites Russia France England and Italy as examples. Watch THE TIMES daily for armament news at 60c per month.
The speaker argues war wastes money and manpower more than any other expense. Production advances create destructiveness, with ammunition, vehicles, and labor expended. Land is scarred, soil pulverized, and harmony lost as orchards and farms take years to recover, while time cannot be restored. Fireworks epitomize this expense and damage.
The new Webb to Zapata county line road, a little over seventeen miles, should open within weeks. Contractors expect heavy rain to pack the roadbed and harden the roadway. The project costs Webb County about 165000, deemed a wise investment for good roads. Plans to extend toward LaSalle county line and toward San Antonio will begin soon.
The Laredo Volunteer Fire Department invites athletic members to try out for a hose reel racing team to compete at the State Firemen’s Association convention in Weatherford Texas on May 10 11 and 12. Carlos Richter assistant chief will lead training and team leadership. Training starts in a week or ten days.
The nationwide strike on Mexico's National Lines halts freight across the system for about ten days. Passenger service runs between Nuevo Laredo and southern points, but freight sits idle, risking food, clothing, and other supply shortages in municipalities along the routes. The Texas-Mexican railway moved only limited cargo to Nuevo Laredo to discharge held goods and faces mounting congestion if the dispute does not end soon.
W S Durborow of Farragut Street Laredo first credited Dean's Kidney Pills in 1915 for back pain from cold drafts. In 1919 he reported continuous relief with no further attacks and praised the medicine as well worth recommending. The ad notes availability at Ideal Drug Store and dealers nationwide.
Anita Stewart stars in First National’s Harriet and the Piper opening for two days at Laredo Rialto Theatre. She appears as Queen of Greenwich Village in a jeweled gown and feathered headdress amid Bohemian settings arranged by director Bertram Bracken after visiting New York.
Betty Blythe debuts a fresh vamping style in The Truant Husband from Hodkinson, following Marie Empress and later imitators. The article notes a shift from shaking to squeezing and promises a lingering “want some more” flavor, with showings at Royal today and tomorrow.
Anita Stewart stars as Harriet Field in Harriet and the Piper a First National release shown at the Rialto starting tomorrow The Hindoo bride wronged seeks vengeance and Blondin a Greenwich Village free love exponent is stabbed to death by Harriet's marriage ends in tragedy and happiness.
Troop 7 calls Scouts to meet at Scout Headquarters at 5 p m on Friday March 11 for an overnight hike two miles out. Junior Scouts may join with parental permission. F L Mackay and A D Bordeaux will accompany, with J R Fasnacht serving as Scout Master.
Freight and traffic agents from several railways visited Laredo as the onion crop movement approaches. Leland Scott, M. i. Sanderson, J. E. Green, and G. E. Cowdray surveyed the town and praised Laredo as the cleanest town along the border amid plans to move the crop efficiently.
Laredo Lodge No. 1018 B P O Elks schedules an important Tuesday evening meeting at eight o'clock. Officers for the coming year will be elected and all members are urged to attend.
The body of Private Ralph Showman of Company C 17th Infantry, drowned March 3 in the Rio Grande near Indian Crossing, was recovered by Mexican immigration officers and U.S. Vice Consul Sherman. The man, 20, a Baltimore native and recent recruit, was interred immediately in the Catholic cemetery in Nuevo Laredo due to decomposition.
A Mexican man nearby was arrested on liquor charges and fragments of a thin solid gold medal found hidden in a handkerchief knot. Officials later identified the medal as awarded to Miss Margaret A. Barclay by Immaculate Conception Academy Davenport Iowa in 1904. The academy had no 1914 record due to a misread date, the year was 1904. A letter from Miss Barclay in San Antonio prompted sending the recovered medal remains to her today.
Laredo observes Lent with subdued social life as Easter approaches. Rialto plays Anita Stewart in Harriet and the Paper tomorrow and Thursday while the Royal screens Allan Dwan's In the Heart of a Fool Thursday and Friday. Nuevo Laredo shipments include three carloads of ixtle and one of hides. Springtime hints at greenery if rain arrives, and construction on the new international foot bridge proceeds toward its half million dollar completion.
In one of the league's fastest games the Quartermasters beat Company H 1 to 0 on an overthrow to second. Silverman pitched for the Quartermasters and Phillips for Company H. The second game saw Company C defeat Company A 7 to 2. A large crowd attended as the bandstand near the baseball diamond was moved to the Commanding Officer's quarters area under Mr Peterman's supervision. Mr W L Guyler donated lumber for the stand, with no government appropriation. The bandstand serves concerts and outdoor boxing bouts and is valued by the Post and civilians of Laredo. The Post team showed strong spirit, and a rematch is planned for next Sunday. Company I vs Company M meet for the first time in the new league, with both sides boasting strong players. The Education and Recreation Department added a chicken farm near the Dairy Farm, reportedly a success. An officer pool tournament is planned at the Officers Club, with a donated cue from the Education and Recreation Department as a prize.
Sister Mary Evangeline a senior member of the Sisters of Mercy died yesterday afternoon at Mercy Hospital at 6 30. The funeral will be held from St Peter's church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
Sheriff notice orders publication in a Webb County newspaper for ten days before the March 21 1921 hearing at the Webb County Court in Laredo. Maria L. Widman seeks letters of administration, with all interested parties invited to contest the application under the court’s supervision.
The thirty sixth annual convention of the National Editorial Association will be held in Pensacola and St Augustine Florida from March 7 to 12. H Hotaling of St Paul financial and field secretary says the gathering will be the most important for newspaper interests. Business sessions will occur in St Augustine over three days.
Florida press association plans extend meeting to March 26 for a state tour by special trains and automobiles. President Warren G Harding may speak on Greetings From the Newspaper Man in the White House. Banquet in St Augustine March 12. Delegates travel from Birmingham March 6 to Pensacola Panama City Tallahassee Jacksonville and St Augustine with a grand train tour to Palatka or Gainesville and Orlando before ending in Minami. About 106000 will be spent on entertainment and transport.
Edward P. Miller of Abbotts town Pa says Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy yields strong praise and satisfaction. The testimonial notes the medicine helps allay coughs and break up colds, with users rarely preferring alternatives.
A called meeting of Laredo Lodge No. 647 A F and A M is set for this evening at 7 30 o clock. Work in F C degree. All visiting members are invited to attend. R B Lee W M.
The People's Meat Market opens at 1702 Santa Maria Avenue by EH. T. Lesterrette. The shop pledges sanitary, clean conditions and offers fresh meats.
Classified brief notes advertise money making opportunities and listings in the Times Want Ads, highlighting opportunities for readers to earn income through various services and products.
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