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Newspaper

Laredo Weekly Times

Location

Laredo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1922

Page

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Dallas Officials Move to End Police Abuses in Outrage Case

Friday's report says Dallas authorities are pressed to halt abuses culminating in two residents being whipped, with two officers suspended and a patrolman charged with aggravated assault. The district attorney vows more arrests as federal civil rights concerns loom, and public trust hinges on uncovering any criminal ties within the force.

Dallas Chicago Comnenius Philippines Flipinos Department, of Justice

Why Not Demobilize The Soviet Armies

A critical view argues for global demobilization and disarmament of the Soviet Union. It claims the Soviet state bears costs from maintaining large forces, denies Poland aiming to dismember Russia, and labels the Soviet leadership as the primary threat rather than external foes. It urges leadership to avoid war and consider Genoa Conference implications.

Russia Poland Germany Genoa

Demands for disarmament as Russia seeks relief aid

The piece condemns Soviet leadership for using relief supplies to bolster armies and urges immediate demobilization. It argues famine relief should go to starving Russians, not sustain the Soviet military, and calls Genoa to demand Russia disarm before further aid.

Russia Lfe Genoa

Unsettled Weather Tonight and Saturday in New Orleans

The forecast from the U S Weather Bureau at New Orleans cautions unsettled conditions for tonight and Saturday. The Times relays the daily outlook via the Telephone Co. report.

United States Weather Bureau New Orleans Times The Telephone Co

Fort Mclavish Weather Report Early Today

Observations for the first hours ending 7 a m show a max temperature of 82 degrees and a min of 66 degrees. Wind is southeast and the sky is partly cloudy.

Fort Mclavish

Vienna Hopes Massive Rent Tax Solves Housing Crisis

Vienna authorities push a heavy rent tax aiming to raise 1.5 billion kronen yearly to fund non profit housing. The plan, backed by Social Democrats, would be paid by tenants with rates starting at 1600 percent and rising to 1000 percent of annual rents, a move opposed by property owners as socialization of housing.

Vienna

Relief Administration closes Hungary offices as relief stock remains

London reports the American Relief Administration has closed its Hungary offices as food conditions improve. Local committee stocks are enough to cover relief through next June, with Professor James Hokay thanking Hoover for leadership. Since August 1921 about 42 million meals served and aid valued at $1,205,639.

London Hungary American Relief Administration James Hokay Herbert Hoover Amercan

SOME LAREDO GOSSIP HEARD BY ONE OF THE FORCE

Brief, humorous notes on Laredo life and genteel gossip. The column teases local fashion Easter millinery prices, politics as horn blowing, and common follies of residents. It ribbingly contrasts opinions about fools, fortune, and conversation among Laredo men and women.

Kiwanis Meeting Attendance Stays Strong in Laredo

Laredo Kiwanis Club reports steady turnout with 34.61 percent attendance and 100 percent team participation except the Reds at 83.6 percent. Guests include Col Brewster and Benjamin Binks as speaker Daling notes onion market aims. A road-improvement committee was named to work with the Rotary Club on oil-field access.

Laredo Kiwanis Laredo National Bank George W. Dennett Liza Jane Wil Daiches Bird of the Kiwanians Kiwanis Club of Laredo Daling Charlie Cook Rotary Club Ben G. Salinas A. C. Hamilton Willis A. Teas Col. Hickok

Body found buried near scene in Laredo area

Decomposed man identified by Mexican passports, Lucas Rendon of Cumito Jalisco, about 40, found in Caracitas pasture 22 miles north of Laredo. Coroner’s inquest suggests natural causes. He wore Marion Ohio firm clothing, carried $3, and was traveling from Ohio toward Mexico when he died.

Lucas Rendon Cumito Jalisco Mexico Caracitas Laredo Calahan Ranch T. A. Coleman Justice of the Peace FE A. Atlee Marcial Zapata Justice of the Peace Atlee Marion Ohio Mansaico

Something to Worry About in the Barber Chair

A reader ponders the barber shop's small talk topics weather or politics and whether such conversations will return in the next visit. The note captures casual local concerns about daily routines and civic chatter.

Sweet Pea Secrets for Early Planting and Rich Blooms

Sweet peas attract plenty of growers by their cutting value and display. Plant early in rich humus soil. start indoors in pots or a cold frame to avoid heat damage and support vertical growth with light sticks. space plants apart for vigor, moisture, and larger blooms.

Montgomery Firm Wins Addition Contract for Federal Building

Clarence Jefferers announced that Algernon Blair of Montgomery Alabama won the bid to add a one story fireproof brick storage building to the federal post office in Laredo. The $15 582 contract amount prompts protests over the project described as a 50 foot wide 0 foot long appendix to the white stone building.

Clarence Jefferers Washington Algernon Blair Montgomery Ala Worl Times Laredo White Stone Garner

Cure for Indigestion with Chamberlain’s Tablets

George W Emory of Mock Mills Alabama reports relief from indigestion after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He notes the tablets have no pepsin and help the stomach digest food naturally, letting him eat foods he could not before at nearly fifty one years old.

Chamberlain George W Emory Mock Mills Ala

Notice of Seizure Ford Automobile Port of Laredo

The Office of Deputy Collector of Customs Port of Laredo Texas issues notice that a Ford automobile License 204920 Seal 220952 Motor 2370956 seized near Laredo Texas on March 8 1922 for violation of Section 3082 R 8. Claim must be filed within twenty days of first publication or vehicle will be sold at public auction at the Custom House 10 A M April 15 1922.

Port of Laredo Texas Laredo Custom House A. F R. Kahn

Vaudeville Acts Headline Rialto Program This Weekend

Majestic headliners join Rialto Theater on Sunday and Monday with the Marmein Sisters in drama dances Ruth Marr soprano and Billie and Eddie Gorman in Topics of the Day in Song. Admission 75 cents for children and 60 cents for adults. Performances start at 4 30 7 30 and 8 p m daily.

Rialto Majestic Rialto Theater Marmein Sisters Chasale Gay Ruth Marr Billie Eddie Gorman

Boy Scouts to clash with Laredo High at Legion Park

Baseball match set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM between Boy Scouts and Laredo High School for their second meeting of the season. Also notes on local services, imports, business ads, a flood of notices, and a memorial for Lieut Col Gerrit Van Quackenbush.

Legion Park Laredo Baseball League Editha Lowry Fores Avenue Boy Scouts Laredo High School B. Juarez Plumbing Lincoln Street C. D. Ellison Salinas Avenue Hotel Hamilton Laredo Mexico

Local Man Arrested on Bad Check Charge at Bender Hotel

H W Ivy of Junction City Texas was arrested here yesterday by the sheriff’s department after Kimble County officers received information that he was wanted on a swindling charge for giving bad checks. He is being held in the county jail pending further action by Kimble County authorities.

H.W. Ivy Junction City Texas Bender Hotel Sheriff's Department Kimble Courtly Kimbie Ivy

Building Boom Marks Laredo Growth Amid Oil Prosperity

Laredo shows rapid progress as oil prosperity boosts development. Rent cottages and new homes rise across the city while several business houses undergo enlargement and improvement, signaling the gateway city’s advancing economy.

Laredo Mexico

Oil Boom At Webb County Towns Miranda City And Bruni

Webb county towns Miranda City and Bruni on the Texas Mexican road show a building surge due to oil development. Prominent oil men from across the country are flocking to the Webb county fields as activity expands in both communities.

Miranda City Bruni Webb County

Northern Division Texas National Guard Brigadier General Visited Laredo

Brigadier General H. McDill commanding the northern division of the Texas National Guard and state manager of the Woodmen of the World arrived in Laredo on Wednesday.

H. McDill Texas National Guard Woodmen of the World Laredo Ohner

Centennial of Nicholas C Hughes Birth Observed

Today marks the centenary of Nicholas Collin Hughes a noted North Carolina clergyman and educator. The Senate schedules a vote on the four power treaty ratification and the Nebraska supreme court hears arguments on the Reed Norval foreign language law. Yale Harvard and Princeton student reps meet for a triangular debate on recognizing the Soviet Government of Russia with joint action by the United States and England France and Japan.

Nicholas Collin Hughes North Carolina United States Senate Nebraska Supreme Court Yale Har Harvard Princeton United States England France Japan Russia

Women lead in banking and public service gains across states

Reports note women comprise about forty percent of U S bank depositors and hold official posts in Kansas and Pennsylvania while new female professionals enter engineering and public service. Other items mention a World War memorial for Canadian nurses and advances in domestic labor saving that boost women's roles nationwide.

University of Oregon United States Middletown Ohio Kansas Jessie’ F. Beeghly Abilene Dickinson County Margaret Finley Rahn Township Pennsylvania Ottawa Madame Spaak Belgium University of Washington City Light Department Tacoma Madame Tibe Lyons France Sweden Americas Clutt Cles North Central South America State of Washington

Unclear fragment hints at U.S. voting and aces shooting

Fragmentary text mentions United States and a phrase about aces shooting and minorities. lacks identifiable events, people, or places to form a complete news item.

United States

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