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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1926
Page
6
A satirical look at urban ordinances and drafting gaffes. The piece recalls a Chicago councilman’s attempt to require red tail lights for horses and Pets, a plan mocked for wording flaws and absurd amendments. It cites Boston gondola jokes and lampooned church chandeliers to argue for clearer language.
The piece links Pilgrim landing lore to modern New England, noting the hardy, isolationist spirit seen in Whittier’s Snowbound. It cites President Coolidge’s mountain upbringing in Vermont and his choice to remain secluded during winter, shaping a family ethos of self-reliance.
The piece extols a hardy New England stock drawing strength from harsh winters. It contrasts colonial figures like Colonel Coolidge and Harvard’s President Eliot with frontier pioneers, linking environmental grit to national character and expansion.
Notice is given that a stockholders meeting of Merchants State Bank and Trust Company of Laredo Texas is called for May 22 1926 at 2 PM at the bank to vote on amending the charter by surrendering the Guaranty Fund plan and adopting a Bond Security system plus a potential name change removing the word Guaranty and selecting a new name per the Texas legislature acts.
The Times reported Captain WIHob Wright ex Texas Ranger had "dropped dead" in San Antonio. Later the paper announced Wright was alive and well in Robstown on Friday morning. Readers are urged to demand a clearer burial or notice when such rumors arise.
F Rex Tarver expands from citrus trees to grow roses and other flowers in a new hot house. Once the shed is finished, Laredo residents can buy rose bushes locally and expect them to soon bear blooms, supporting a growing regional industry.
Beginning Monday March 22 Tarvera Florists will hold a week long flower sale. See flowers grown in the city with a range of varieties and prices suitable for all.
District Attorney Walls released the criminal docket listing defendants scheduled March 29 to April 8. Charges include theft, embezzlement, burglary, unlawful liquor transportation and sale, driving while intoxicated, carrying arms, libel, seduction, and related offenses across numerous individuals.
Sanitary Grocery Co. lists Apricot Cordial Peach Cordial Ojen Cocktail Grenadine Syrup and Crome de Menthe for punch and other drinks from Jung & Wolf Co New Orleans. Prices: $1.25 per bottle and $6 for a box. B-19-3¢
The San Agustin Juvenile Band will celebrate receiving their new uniforms with a 9 o clock mass. After the service they will play the old waltz Sobre Las Olas by Juventino Rosas at the entrance. The breakfast following will be provided by the faculty.
For sale halt block east of Polo Grounds once held by Mann Neel and Mann. Abstract furnished with no back taxes. Price 700 dollars with 200 dollars cash and balance by notes. First come, first served. agent BE J Dryden notes single appearance opportunity.
A large Laredo district meeting calls for emergency tariff action to shield American onions from a 10 million bushel Egyptian crop. Officials propose a 2.5 cent per pound tariff and set up a committee to allocate carloads from North and South Laredo once the first thousand carloads move to market. Meanwhile new poultry farms in Laredo aim to supply local meat and eggs with several hundred to thousands of fowls planned for spring production.
The congregation of the Mexican Methodist church and Epworth League members thank all who contributed and helped raise funds to purchase the piano for the church school.
Local baseball clash set for 3:30 at Lewien Park highlights Kentte spring season. Border Casio faces Anahuac with fans hoping for a clear winner among favorites Jen Rodriguez Salinas Sixto Morena frenchie Boca and others.
Harry Fangles is described as not a union man. The piece portrays him as overworking with long hours and constant travel for mapping gas fields in the Laredy district, aligning him with the Water Tower Owls and implying relentless, impractical labor patterns.
Rin-Tin-Tin the Wonder Boy stars in Tracked in the Snow Country at the Rialto Theatre. The canine actor performs thrilling stunts including a dramatic mine entrapment and a perilous escape from a deep well as he battles villain and hero in a classic Far North melodrama.
The Laredo district onion growers held the largest meeting last night at the Chamber of Commerce to address a potential flood of Egyptian onions into the market. District Attorney Walls will prosecute docketed criminal cases starting March 29. those failing to appear will forfeit bonds.
The National Livestock and Meat Board reports U S meat intake rose in 1925 to 154.8 pounds per person, the highest since 1907. Pork usage fell due to higher prices but veal beef and mutton rose, aided by hog price declines at central markets.
Society editor column highlights Mrs Violet S Oberfeldt and social happenings. Phone number 70 appears in the masthead as contact for editor and submissions.
Readable notices list various church group meetings and events across Saturday to Monday. Activities include a parish food sale at 9 30 a m, multiple Sunday evening meetings at churches, and Monday circles hosted by named members in Baptist Methodist and First Baptist churches.
All clubs must send weekly reports to the Society Editor and phone announcements of meetings to No. 70. To keep the daily calendar up to date, phone in dates so the public is informed and events are chronicled. Contributors should telephone the editor and submit copy typed.
A fragment from Harold Vinci in the New York Sun describes Miss Phoebe’s old house behind hemlocks, with relics of the past like the ship’s clock and faded furnishings. Notices list various travel plans and family movements, including trips to San Antonio Houston and Tallahassee. The Methodist Church Woman’s Missionary Society plans a Monday afternoon meeting and social at the church.
The D A R will meet with Mrs H J Sames at 3 30 pm. Bougainvillea Club met at Miss Louise Killam’s home for a weekly session with play rehearsal and social hour. Easter decor featured a large white rabbit and yellow chick favors. Members named include Wilmer Madlem Margaret Shutt Dorothy Stelski Mabel Beyette Sara Lou Beyette Olinda Beyette Jean Windrow Frances Burr Bernice Burr Louise Killam. Peter Pan Players met with Mrs Robert Munro and planned Saturday rehearsals at the Woman's Club. Attendees included Philemon Gorman Jessie Clark Bama Lee Bradley Ruth Delling Jeanette Taylor America Merriweather Edna Tarver.
Colonel Charles Forbes former Veterans Bureau director continued to wait at the federal penitentiary gate in Leavenworth to receive commitment papers from Chicago. He faces a two year sentence for conspiracy to defraud the government in awarding veterans hospital contracts.
Major General Hanson Fly, commandant of the army war college, voiced full support for the American Legion's selective service draft plan in a New York address. He said the bill would mobilize manpower and national material for defense.
Count di Bergolo husband of Princess Yolanda, eldest daughter of the Italian sovereign, was thrown from a horse in Rome. He sustained internal injuries but is not considered dangerously hurt.
An earthquake lasting several seconds and a miniature tidal wave unsettled residents across Hawaii. Reports say shocks were felt in multiple sections about six times, with no damage reported.
University of Southern California psychology researchers report students think faster and more accurately when facial muscles are tense. Tests show frowns aid exam performance and that different muscle sets are used for concentrating on each subject.
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