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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1922
Page
5
The April 1 coal strike risks fuel shortages and rail disruption as stockpiles cover about sixty eight days. Government action is unlikely to end the dispute quickly, with both miners and operators resistant to concessions and public costs rising. The piece criticizes wartime wage concessions and praises economy rhetoric while warning of broad harm to workers, industry, and the public.
The discussion faulted House actions to keep part of the fleet unmanned while Secretary Denby cited a 90 000 man requirement. Navy committee settled on 80 000 as authorized strength, arguing ongoing costs for unmanned ships exceed benefits and warning against insufficient personnel in case of need.
A column of lighthearted local chatter in Laredo covers car repairs in Gasoline Alley, vanity cases for milady, backdoor family routines, moral musings from Uncle Abner, and opinions on stockings prices and frugality. The piece remarks on manners, generosity, and the town’s character with playful jabs at residents.
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District Attorney John A Walls announced trial settings for a portion of the 42 indictments returned by the grand jury at the present term. Beginning April 3 two weeks will cover the cases with the rest to follow later.
C M Henry writes that prominent men and even respected women were summoned by the grand jury, denying that the jury’s actions were justified. He questions the integrity of those involved and suggests the proceedings humiliate citizens by implying “weak-minded criminals.”
Captain and Mrs Booth, Salvation Army leaders for Texas and Louisiana, will visit Laredo March 23 and 24. An open air service is set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in front of City Drug Store followed by a Friday lecture on The Salvation Army At Home and Abroad. Mrs Booth, nicknamed The Angel of the Trenches, will recount her 18 months with the First division in France at the First Methodist Church. The public is invited.
W. H. Fragler of Southern Pacific lines is in the city to launch the onion shipping season. The company already has 50 cars in Laredo with more en route. The 1922 crop will be moved to ensure proper care in transit.
Catarrh is described as a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces, destroy the disease foundation, strengthen the patient, and aid nature. Presented by J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with druggists carrying circulars.
Hon Cullen F Thomas of Dallas spoke to a small attentive audience in the Laredo county courthouse on campaign issues. He covered the judiciary powers wealth distribution profiteer unemployment tariff taxation and the soldier bonus inviting questions but none were asked on his stance against revenue from light wines and beers. He left the city today for the Texas Mexican.
The family expresses gratitude to friends who assisted during illness and death of Mrs J W Brewster and who sent floral tributes. J W Brewster and Mrs M E Pinder thank those who offered kindness and help at the funeral.
The Laredo Rotary Club met at Hamilton Cafe presided by President Garfield Hiatt with 89 percent attendance. Guests included John Carrington Solomon Sperle and John Harvey. A Mineral Wells convention signups report was given and a change of meeting date due to the Fifth District Federation luncheon was announced.
T. F. Gillespie a journeyman painter aged about 40 died at a local hospital on March 18. No relatives named, remains held at Jackson undertaking establishment. He had his right hand amputated at the wrist after a car cranking accident at Bay City about two years ago. Anyone knowing relatives please notify H. I. Jackson undertaker Laredo Texadi Cit.
Miscellaneous entries list floral offerings and deliveries, shop ads for fabrics and hemstitching, a baseball game prompt with weather caveat, dental and medical services, electrical lighting promotion, forged instrument case against J M Donnelly, shoe and auto service ads, and a notary public listing. Includes addresses in San Antonio and Fort Worth area.
Herbert Clark died at his brother A. D. Clark s home on Chihuahua street early yesterday. The funeral from the residence to the city cemetery was led by Rev. Charles Nixon of the Methodist church. Active pallbearers included Edwin Wormser Oscar Johnson Randolph Slaughter Ted Crutchfield Dave Slaughter and Thos Nye. Interment was in the Odd Fellows plot with many floral tributes.
The Times carries a forecast from the U S Weather Bureau in New Orleans. Tonight and Friday look unsettled with probable local showers.
Fort Mcintosh observations for the 94 hours ending at 7 am show a maximum temperature of 84 degrees and a minimum of 64 degrees. Winds were from the south and east with clear conditions.
In Laredo Rialto today and tomorrow Emmett C. King appears in support of William Desmond in Fightin Mad. Vaudeville from Majestic Theater San Antonio headlines Sunday and Monday with three acts including the Marmein Sisters Belly and Eddie Gorman Topics of the Day in Song Huth Marr soprano. Also showing the photoplay I Can Explain with Gareth Hughes. Admission Sunday and Monday 25c for children 50c for adults.
A Strand Theater run of Guy de Maupassant’s The Orderly features a woman narrator writing to her husband confessing hidden truths. The drama centers on intimate, delicate romance with strong sex themes handled with sensitivity and life-like realism.
In the big Song-Bork production The Rosary at the Royal Theatre audiences witness a dramatic building explosion. Kenwood Wright, angered by his uncle’s will, hires two men to dynamite the structure as part of the plot unfolding over today and tomorrow.
In a tense rescue seen over the telephone Wright is held as a time fuse beneath the structure burns. The dynamiters are captured and confess. Father Brian Kelly arrives to warn Bruce before the building is blown apart by exploding doors walls and roof.
The article notes March as a pneumonia risk period after winter and urges prompt care for colds. It explains pneumonia as a throat germ disease and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an expectorant that cleans mucus, cures a cold, and may prevent pneumonia. mentions children take it willingly.
The article profiles Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson an Irishman chosen to restore order in Ulster. It outlines his rise from a rifle brigade recruit to service in Burma 1886 88 the Boer War where he aided the siege of Ladysmith and later the South African War ending at the War Office. It notes his World War I role as Director of Military Operations and his rise to chief of the imperial staff near 1918 before retirement.
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