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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1926

Page

12

Ringmire Named New Ohio State University President

Friday's Daily notes Professor George W. Ringmire is the new president of Ohio State University and alumni of the institution. He previously served as dean of the College of Law and active president since last November. Ringmire has held local government roles in Columbus and led legal education efforts with the Ohio State Bar Association. He is credited with founding OSU athletics and has long ties to the university community.

George W. Ringmire Ohio State University College of Law W. Q. Thompson City Council of Columbus Ohio State University Association Ohio State Bar Association Ringmire

Modern bracelets sweep fashion with bold wide bands

Fashionable women in London adopt bracelets four to five inches wide costing up to 2000 pounds. These cuff style bands are set with diamonds and worn as single or multiple bangles. Watch bracelets are widened to match the trend.

Associated Press London

Guardianship Notice for Estela Perez in Webb County Texas

A court notice directs publication for ten weeks in Webb County regarding Severiano Perez's application for guardianship of Estela Perez a minor. The temporary guardian appointment was set for March 4 1926 with a May 17 1926 hearing at the Laredo courthouse to contest or confirm the guardianship.

State OF Texas Webb County Estela Perez Severiano Perez Laredo A. D

Daily History Lesson Recaps Notable Dates and Figures

A chronological recap lists key historical notes from 1816 to 1920. It includes Missouri governor Robert M. Stewart’s birth and death, a 1851 Nevada City fire, a 1857 railway bridge disaster near Toronto, a 1862 Arizona Territory bill in Congress, Gen. Webster’s death in 1876, Justin McCarthy’s 1894 party chair renewal, the 1917 Russian Duma defiance, and Lydia Robinson’s 1920 Natchez death purportedly aged 118.

Robert M. Stewart Missouri Truxton St. Joseph Nevada City Calif Toronto Hamilton Congress Territory of Arizona Joseph D. Webster Sherman Atlanta Chicago Hampton N. H Justin McCarthy Irish Parliamentary Party Petrograd Lydia Robinson Natchez Miss

Times Advertisement Notice

Classified ad notes availability of a daily watch subscription service. Mentions a price of six cents per month and invites readers to follow THE TIMES for opportunities.

the Times

Laredo community news and events in brief

Local notes report upcoming train shipments of Bermuda onions from Laredo for national distribution. Residents see more homespun garden activity as women plant flowers. Christ Church Guild hosts a cooked food sale at Royal Furniture Store on Saturday the 18th starting 8 30 A M.

Laredo Bermuda Ladies of Christ Church Guild Royal Furniture Store Jose Nieto Lion Music & Jewelry Store Robert Lee Bobbitt Sterling Young J. D. Bobbitt Austin

Probate guardians seek mineral lease on minor heirs property

I W P Allen guardian of Florence Clara Allen John Houghton Allen and Wilbur George Allen minors filed March 12 1926 in Jim Hogg County Texas an application for an order allowing a oil and gas or mineral lease of described 40 acre subdivs of multiple sections in Section 49 23 30 29 cert numbers H & G N and B F & F to be heard March 29 1926 in Hebbronville Texas.

Florence Clara Allen John Houghton Allen Wilbur George Allen Jim Hogg County Texas I. W. P. Allen Hebbrowville

Birthday commemorations of notable figures on this day

Immigrant commissioner-general Harry BE Hull born Belvidere New York 62 years ago today. Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland born Bavaria 60 years ago. Former Dominion minister Thomas A Low born Quebec 56 years ago. Edward E Brodie former U S minister to Siam born Fort Stevens Oregon 65 years ago. Senator William Cabell Bruce born Charlotte County Virginia 66 years ago.

Harry BE. Hull United States Belvidere N. Y Joseph Schrembs Cleveland Bavaria Thomas A. Low Dominion Cabinet Quebec Edward E. Brodie Siam Fort Stevens Ore William Cabell Bruce Maryland Charlotte County

Social Calendar Event Notices and Meeting Locations

Friday Peter Pan gathering at 3 15 PM hosted by Mrs. Robert Munro. Saturday monthly Lucy Meriwether Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting at Mrs. Harry E. Sames residence 1219 Cortez Street.

Robert Munro Lucy Meriwether Daughters of Harry E. Sames Cortez Street

Spain to resign from League of Nations over council seat

Geneva reports Spain has decided to resign from the League unless granted a permanent council seat. Spain also warned Sweden it may break off negotiations for a commercial treaty due to what Madrid calls unfriendly Swedish attitude toward its candidacy. In Geneva, allied powers and Germany held two hours of talks on Germany’s admission and elevation to the council, with a more hopeful tone afterward.

Associated Press Geneva Spain League. of Nations Council Sweden Germany League of Nations League Council

Wardrobe Of Dreams Poem And Local Society Notes

Poem lines describe a dream wardrobe woven from starlight and silence. Miss Helen Woodridge travels to Corpus Christi. Mrs Chenoweth and nephew visit Mr and Mrs W T Killam. Mr Charles Wolcott arrives from Dilton. Women church groups hold meetings with officers elected and refreshment social hour. about twenty members attended.

The Presbyterian Church Graham H. M. Austin A. Be, McCulloch W. T. Cantrell Foreign Missions R. L. Bobbitt Home Missions Geo. L. Watley Arthur Lang Ribe Davis Miss Lee W. D. Butler Circle One Dan Pue Circle Two F. A. Bass

Book Company Sues Over Intimidation Claim

In a Supreme Court oral argument the American Book Company of Cincinnati accuses 3. M. Marrs superintendent of public instruction of intimidating school authorities. They claim the attorney general will file suit to annul the companys contract across Texas.

Associated Press Austin Texas Supreme Court Today American Book Company of Cincinnati 3. M. Marrs

Fire Totals Sixty Thousand Dollars In Crockett County Blaze

A morning fire in Ozone Crockett county gutted a large stone building housing four businesses and the post office. Estimated damage amounts to sixty thousand dollars with the cause yet undetermined. The incident occurred in San Angelo dispatches dated March 12.

Associated Press San Angelo Tex Ozone Crockett County

La Follette Named Progressive Republican on Tariff Panel

Vice President Dawes names Senator La Follette of Wisconsin as a Progressive Republican member on the committee to investigate the tariff commission. The announcement comes from Washington and is dated March 12.

Associated Press Washington Senator la Follette Wisconsin Dawes Tariff Commission

Western feature at Strand Theatre promises brisk action

A William Steiner offering stars Josephine Hill Leonard Chapman Roy Watson and other Western names. Bullet the dog with a human brain and Senator the wonder horse figure in the cast. Strand Theatre will show the film tomorrow for one day only.

Josephine Hill Leonard Chapman Roy Watson Whitehorse Bullet Dog Senator Wonder Horse William Steiner Strand Theatre

Innocent Man Electrocuted at Texas Prison

Willie Vaughan age 23 was executed at the state prison in Huntsville Texas today. He maintained his innocence to the end after being found guilty of attacking a San Antonio girl.

Huntsville Tex Willie Vaughan San Antonio

Chicago finds large illicit alcohol plant in North Side building

Explosion of a still in a North Side Chicago building revealed one of the citys largest illicit alcohol operations. Four stills of about 10,000 gallons and six vats of 10,000 gallons each were discovered, five of them filled, with little structural damage reported.

Associated Press Chicago

Japanese Destroyers Fire On Forts Near Tientsin

Two Japanese destroyers moving up the Pei river below Tientsin were fired on from forts at the river mouth held by National army troops. Machine guns and field batteries participated in the bombardment. One Japanese officer and two sailors were wounded.

Associated Press Peking Pei River Tientsin

California Straight Ahead

Reginald Denny stars in California Straight Ahead at the Rialto Theatre tomorrow and Sunday. He drives a grand trailer honeymoon trip across the continent with mishaps thrills and laughs, supported by Gertrude Olmsted as leading woman in a light comedy praised as one of the star’s best performances.

California Reginald Denny Universal Rialto Theatre Denny Gertrude Olmsted

Festival of St. Gregory and Arbor Day observances noted

Today marks the Festival of St. Gregory the Great and Arbor Day observances in Oklahoma and New Mexico. The item also notes Nevada City California’s near destruction by fire seventy five years ago and commemorates Robert Lowry and Lady Hester Stanhope birthdays.

St. Gregory the Great Oklahoma New Mexico Nevada City Calif Robert Lowry Hester Stanhope William Pitt Joseph Schrembs Cleveland

Believed Gang Tied to Texas Bank and Postoffice Robberies

Federal officials may bring three suspected members of a robbery gang to Dallas for questioning. The men, jailed in Shreveport, are linked to a Caddo Mills Texas incident and other North Texas robberies. Local and federal agents await Shreveport’s disposition.

Associated Press Dallas Texas Au- Allege Postoffice Louisiana Arkansas Shreveport Caddo Mills Hunt

Hearing Opens in Osage Murder Case at Fairfax

Preliminary hearing began in Pawhuska Oklahoma for W. K. Hale and John Ramsey charged with murder in the death of W. B. Smith at Fairfax. Dr. W. A. Shoun testified that Smith died from injuries when his house was blown up, part of a probe into deaths of Osage Indians.

Associated Press Pawhuska Oklo W. K. Hale John Ramsey W. B. Smith Fairfax W. A. Shoun Smith

Smuggling Plot Discovered in New York Leaders Arrested

Police uncover a plot to smuggle people into the United States and extort relatives. Leaders Joseph Mazza and Feliz Addario of the Lower East Side are arrested after demanding 300 from a woman seeking help for her cousin's entry.

Associated Press New York Allona Joseph Mazza Feliz Addario Lower East Side

NY Man Thomas Felder Dies in Savannah After Bribe Case Conviction

Thomas Felder of New York dies suddenly in Savannah on March 12. He was convicted here last year with Aston Means, a former Department of Justice agent, for conspiring to bribe government officials in the Crager System Glass Casket fraud case of 1923 and was fined $10,000.

New York Thomas F Leder Savannah Aston Means Department of Justice Crager System Glass

How Doctors Treat Colds and the Flu

Doctors and druggists now recommend Calotabs the purified calomel tablet to break up a cold overnight or shorten a flu attack. One or two tablets at bedtime with water cause no salts or nausea and do not interfere with eating work or pleasure. Next morning the cold vanishes and the system is purified with a hearty breakfast awaiting. A family package with full directions costs 85 cents at any drug store.

Catholic priest confronts government orders amid mob protests

A chaotic scene unfolds in a neighboring town as a Catholic priest refuses to comply with closing laws under presidential orders. An infuriated mob, including men and children, pressures officials to withdraw.

Coolidge Condition Improves After Night Report

Reports indicate President Coolidge's health improved after a night of instability. Nurse Mrs May Johnson attended the president's father and provided an update that suggested progress in his condition.

President Coolidge Ready to Speed to Plymouth

President Coolidge, at Washington in March, said he was holding himself in readiness to speed to Plymouth where his father is seriously ill. There was no indication when he would leave Washington.

Washington President Coolidge Plymouth

Found Dead in Car in New Mexico Poison Inquiry

Walter Abbott, bookkeeper for Tres Ritas Cattle Company, was found dead in his car near Tularosa New Mexico. An inquest ruled poison whiskey but a postmortem was requested as Dr W W Waite examined his stomach contents and a powder found by the body.

Associated Press Fall Abbott

Gas victims to be studied by medical board

Washington March 12 The status of 70 000 men who were gas casualties during the world war is to be studied by a board of medical officers appointed by Director Hines of the veterans bureau at the request of the American Legion and other agencies. The remote effects of the various gases used will be tabulated on a scientific basis for the benefit of the victims themselves as well as for the nation generally from an economic standpoint.

Associated Press Washington Hines Veterans’ Bureau American Legion

Miss Agnes Hawking Opens Spring Gossard Lines in Laredo

Miss Agnes Hawking representing H W Gossard visits Laredo on Monday March 16 to showcase new spring corsets girdles and bras. The Mildred H Hiatt Shop invites appointments by phone 1788. Price listed at 12 dollars.

Agnes Hawking H.W. Gossard Company Laredo Mildred H. Hiatt

Revival meeting at Baptist church details

Revival services are in progress at the Baptist church with good preaching and singing. The notice invites attendance for services at 10 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. to participate in Christ's cause.

The Baptist Church

Tragedy Claims Grove Resident in Sudden Crash

A Grove, year-old resident identified as the daughter of Robert Wimberly died in a crash today. Mrs Wimberly escaped injury as a truck collision unfolded, according to press reports.

Associat Robert Wimberly Grove

Texas Power and Light to Extend Texas Operations

The Texas Power and Light Company proposes to purchase power and extend its transmission line to new fields in Lufkin and East Texas. Officials assert the move strengthens supply and supports regional growth, with plans discussed in a March session.

Associated Presa Dallas Texas Power& Light’ Companion Texas «Power & Light’ Company Ogdochés Texas Power Company

Frost Spreads Damage Across Texas Lowlands

Associated Press reports heavy frost in Dallas and surrounding Texas fruit belt areas last night. Local weather bureau says temperatures are rising today and tomorrow, with minor damage suspected in crops and fruit fields along the belt.

Associated . Press Dallas Texas Texas Fruit’ Belt Tox

Face Beautifying Advice in Historic Text

Fragmentary ad style passage extols skin care including ointment soap and facial care. Mentions Blac and Ointment and affordable pricing with references to skin treatment and economic considerations.

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J. A. Rodriguez Webb Co Violet Oberfeldt Society George S. Whittaker Helen Woodridge Corpus Christi Mrs. Chenoweth St. Louis, Mo W. T. Killam Charles Wolcott Dilton Ladies Aid of the Christian Church LA Follette Belived Gang Hale and Ramsey Woman IN New York Thomas Felder Gol. Coolidge John. Coolidge Johnson Ladge Ing Near’ Moody Texas Power CO Tyler Lufkin Lang
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