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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1920
Page
4
The piece argues maintenance of way and railway shop workers are underpaid for essential labor, urging fair raises as costs rise. It notes highway and rail safety depend on skilled track foremen and section bosses, contrasts wages with carpenters and machinists, and critiques government control costs in telegraph and telephone services during wartime.
Legal notice from Webb County Texas appointing guardian for minor children of Fulsa Czar Jacinta Olga Alberto and others valued estate about $20,000. Court orders published in Laredo Daily Times and returns by Sheriff Antonio Salinas with publication details and dates May 1920. Social commentary on private ownership versus socialism appears at end.
The piece argues that government ownership or nationalization of public utilities fails in the United States, asserting wartime cooperation proved its weakness and peacetime opposition would worsen its chances of success.
The grand jury adjourned after delivering four bills. One charges Manuel Samaniego with the murder of his daughter Manuela. Another accuses Gabriel Valle of theft under fifty dollars. Two bills name parties not yet arrested. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised as a safe remedy for children.
The Mexican Cinco de Mayo parade in Nuevo Laredo was unusually subdued this year due to unrest along the border. A band led schoolchildren and citizens while the traditional military salute was notably absent, signaling heightened tension and potential sensational developments ahead.
Forty carloads of onions were sent last night via the L and G N line and twenty six carloads via the Texas Mexican railway, totaling sixty six carloads. Season total from Laredo now 1294 carloads with shipments to all parts of the United States and into Canada. At least 400 more carloads expected to depart before season's end.
George R Weber long time manager of the Southern Bell at Larco and now district manager for Corpus Christi visits his old stamping grounds for a few days. He enjoys Rio Grande water aqua pura during the stay and nothing more is noted.
Classified line from Times want ads showing eight money making opportunities or listings numbered six in sequence. (No additional readable context available.)
Bor-Tex Oil Co resumes drilling nine miles northwest of Laredo after a several day delay caused by a broken pipe. Drilling is at 700 to 800 feet and will proceed day and night from this point forward.
The regular session agenda covered approval of last minutes, reports from Market and Public Buildings, Streets and Bridges, and actions on park land use, fire plug needs, and taxi and nuisance concerns. An ordinance to create the office of City Engineer and abolish the Street Commissioner was read, debated, and unanimously passed after suspension of rules.
Webb County Democratic Convention called to order in the district courtroom at the county courthouse last night at 8. Temporary leadership included J. S. Penn as temporary chairman and Hugh S. Cluck as temporary secretary. A credentials committee named L. J. Christen Leopoldo Villegas and T. C. Mann. Delegates from precincts were listed and a resolution endorsed the state and federal administrations and named Governor Hobby as delegate at large to the San Francisco national convention. A three member committee was appointed to submit Webb county delegates to the state convention in Dallas on May 25. The nominations report recommended delegates to the state convention and instructed delegation to vote as a unit and for Hobby Hicks and Clara Driscoll Sevier as national delegates at large, with J. R. Moore as district delegate. May 4, 1920, Laredo, Texas.
Rev. A. F. Beddoe leaves today for Cotulla to hold a revival meeting. He will return Sunday morning to preach the commencement sermon at Holding Institute and invites his congregation to attend. He will return to Cotulla in the afternoon to preach the evening sermon there.
The Laredo Rotary Club held its weekly luncheon at Hamilton Cafe starting 12 30 pm. Guests were Mr Williams from the Bureau of Markets and Mr Edwards of Pittsburg Plate Glass Company who spoke briefly. A committee was formed to plan entertainment for Eagle Pass Mayor and other dignitaries visiting Saturday to watch the Laredo and Eagle Pass high school baseball game.
A local sale lists 20 000 Army shoes 1000 Army wool shirts 300 Army cotton mattresses 20000 Army leggings and many other articles along with 1000 pairs of ladies shoes new at less than cost of manufacture Located at 1701 Hidalgo St 3 3 tf.
In a brief meeting the council confirmed the appointment and, on Alderman DaCamara’s motion, directed the mayor and city attorney to draft an amendment to the ordinance creating a Fire Marshal. The change would require the official to assume additional duties. The session adjourned with no further business.
Madge Kennedy in The Blooming Angel was the feature at the Royal Theater yesterday and again today. A Cinco de Mayo observance in Nuevo Laredo is downscaled this year. County clerk issued marriage licenses for Homorgona Espinosa with Eloisa Mata, Charles Anglin with Cora Shiner, Clarence Williams with Bessie Shiner, two couples noted as colored. Four carloads of ore and one carload of miscellaneous goods were imported from Mexico through Laredo. overall imports are light.
Actress Vivian Rich, famed for Fox era charm in key roles, will debut as a full star in Would You Forgive a society drama to be presented by William Fox at the Royal Theatre starting tomorrow night.
Eugene O'Brien stars as John Bellamy Smart in the Selznick film adapted from George Barr McCutcheon. The story follows an author in an ancient Danubian castle who investigates ghosts, meets a Countess, defeats a villain, plots his novel, and wins a wife, thrilling audiences Friday.
A promotional blurb urges immediate use of Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea to cleanse the bowels after months indoors. The message emphasizes thorough cleansing as essential to health and directs readers to Herrera’s Pharmacy to start tonight.
Webb County Republican Convention convened at Red Men’s Hall with H. H. Jefferies as chair and A J Norton secretary. Delegates named for Congressional District and State Presidential conventions. lists include Jefferies and Ligarde among delegates and several alternates.
A Los Angeles Daily Times piece satirically explores a so called electric jag using forehead electrode and zinc foot plate delivering champagne like ecstasies. It questions reformers and high minded debates while joking about power company bills and party cut wires.
The Socialist Party of America plans its first national convention of 1920 with 200 delegates from across the country assembling May 8 in New York. They will draft a platform, nominate candidates for president and vice president, and debate issues including free speech, war measures, and attitudes toward Soviet Russia. Notable figures such as Debs, Hillquit, Berger, and Hoan are linked to the event, with sessions at Finnish Workers Educational Association and a mass meeting at Madison Square Garden on May 9.
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