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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1923
Page
3
Public notice details publication and distribution terms for the Laredo Times Penn Publishing Company. It lists daily and Sunday editions, delivery options, rates, and payment terms, with post office handling and legal compliance notes.
The article carries a standard AP notice reserving republication rights for dispatches and local news, indicating exclusive entitlement to use by the paper. It confirms AP retains rights to creditful stories and locally published material.
A Monday Daily report notes a House resolution calling for an inquiry into Texas oil companies over price fixing, combinations, and contracts amid allegations Standard Oil controls leading Texas firms. The piece argues such control could harm producers and consumers and cites prior investigations and broader interests in refining and distribution.
The passage describes plans to seal the business tightly and pay little or nothing toward the state tax, signaling a strategy to minimize tax obligations through stringent control. The wording implies a coordinated effort to limit liability while maintaining operations.
A survivor recounts six Italians killed and a seventh wounded by a Mexican gang alleged to be led by a Nuevo Laredo policeman. The party sought to cross clandestinely into the United States, paid the officer, were robbed and shot as they prepared to ford the river. The wounded man fled, later giving testimony before police and officials.
County Agent Fred W. Mally reports many complaints of cut worm damage on cotton. The Bran Mash formula, mixed with molasses and citrus juice, is recommended along with poisons like Paris Green or Arsenates. Apply at dusk and repeat every three to four days if infestations remain high.
A 3-30-tf notice from J. C. Twingis at 1701 Vidalgo Street advertises surplus items including 600 steel cars 1000 railroad picks 15 refrigerators 60 to 600 lb capacity 200 garbage cans a Singer Patching Machine 20 Sewing Machines 500 army mosquito bars new at 1 each 2 Electric fans 1 National Cash Register 1 China Closet 29 Oliver Typewriters 2 Buffets and other second hand furniture
The article stresses constipation as a serious risk and urges regular bowels. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as an easy to take and gentle remedy to prevent dangerous conditions.
Public sale offers 100 percent leather Army Munson shoes sold direct by The U S Stores Co at 32 75. Heavy double soles sewn and nailed uppers are waterproof tan chrome leather with bellows tongue. Sizes 6 to 11 all widths. Pay on receipt or money order. refunds if unsatisfactory.
A health note praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy for whooping cough especially in children under five. It claims the disease is dangerous but shortened and less risky when the remedy is given, with many epidemics reported to respond well. The product is described as safe and pleasant to take.
Survivor recounts six Italian immigrants killed by a Nuevo Laredo policeman and accomplices while crossing the Rio Grande near Columbia Mexico. Wounded Giovanni Levarro and six bodies reportedly hidden along the river. arrests expected as investigators press the case.
The Milmos baseball team swept a three game series against the Kenedy White Sox with wins 5 2 on Saturday, 5 0 on Sunday morning, and 2 1 on Sunday afternoon. Battery combos included Chip and Silverman, Lansden and Silverman, and Juan Rodriguez with Silverman for the Milmos as crowds cheered the home stand. The Milmos are hailed as the best semi professional team in southwest Texas.
Five proposed amendments to Laredo's city charter passed by large margins in a special election held last Saturday. Opposing votes were few, with the aldermanic system amendment drawing 64 against and others receiving strong support for swift modernization. The charter changes take effect immediately. Deep oil tests surge in Webb and Zapata counties as Carolina-Texas and Cole No 2 anticipate gushers within two weeks, triggering a regional oil boom and heightened Sense buying.
The May Fete on School Plaza awarded prizes May 1 for various costumes and decor. Winners include May Alma Taylor for best character costume Betty Jane Emory comic costume Betty and Bob Tonkin best couple Salvador Garcia boy character costume Alberto Lawrence Martin best decorated tricycle and Mary Elizabeth Richer best decorated doll buggy.
The Forty-ninth Judicial District in Webb county opens a second eight week term at 9 o clock with Judge J F Mullally presiding. Grand jury panel led by foreman J A Ortiz is sworn and begins work under District Attorney Valig. Civil docket setup occupies days while district court awaits criminal docket trial scheduling by District Attorney Walls.
Twenty eight carloads of Bermuda onions left the Laredo district on Saturday with twenty heading east and eight north. Sunday added eight more carloads, bringing total shipments to 750 cars, with more expected this week.
Attention Elks. Laredo Lodge 1018 B B O Elks schedules a regular meeting Tuesday at 8 o clock. All members urgently requested to attend.
The Joca CAL NEWS notes Mexico City orders to halt gambling along the border. It reports gambling devices in Nuevo Laredo shut down from wheel games to tables and warns compliance across the region. The item also mentions local hardware ads and weather bluffs, plus oil field casing updates and district court activity as background.
John Imbler chief of the Port Arthur Texas detective agency says he tracked Md Glass a black man charged with Sapulpa Oklahoma police murder toward the border. He claims to have killed Glass in self defense when the suspect forced a gunfight in Nuevo Laredo and then escaped to Laredo awaiting Oklahoma sheriff arrival.
A display of fur garments worth a million dollars ranging from rabbit and skunk to ermines and sables opened today at Madison Square Garden. The event, organized by the Associated Fur Manufacturers, includes a fur trade convention addressing advertising conservation and trade ethics.
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