Telephone progress and civic duty from Havana to Laredo
Thursday's Daily notes how long distance calls reached six thousand miles and Havana to Catalina Islands. It lauds telephone progress and its societal value, then urges Laredo to mobilize against pests and promote youth civic virtue through the Boy Scout and cleanliness campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Laredo
Shanghai
China
Catalina Islands
Philadelphia
Hello, Central
A Child Shall Lead Them We Learn From Young Examples
A historical piece reflects on children leading by example in thrift, obedience, and charitable service during war and public health campaigns. It notes how youngsters inspired adults to donate to Red Cross efforts, aid starving Armenians, Austrians, and Chinese, and support tuberculosis health work in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Boy Scout Movement
Angelina Ann
Red Cross
Armenia
Austria
China
Texas Public Health Association
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN VIRGINIA WOMEN CLubs MEET IN ROANOKE
The poorest Arab woman paints her eyes with kehl to enhance their size. The Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs plans its annual convention in Roanoke in May 2021. Wiskimo girls carve ivory dolls and clothe them in ermine skins. Queen Victoria of Spain was once a noted amateur actress with high talent. Chinese upper class women spend on trousseaux and jayettes while other matters remain economical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Roanoke
Queen Victoria
Spain
Trousseaux
Jayettes
Liquid Death Inventor Prompts Protest by Chicago Chemist
A Chicago chemist A Franck Philipson protests a recent announcement by the chemical welfare service of a liquid poison so lethal that three drops kill on skin contact. Correspondence shows he offered the government a poison in August 1917 and first suggested using airplanes to spread it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Welfare Service
A. Franck Philipson
Chicago
Laredo creeks and yards praised for clean up and mosquito control
City officials report a strong clean up drive in Laredo with over 1 000 yards inspected and a planned city wide mosquito breeding map. Neighborhoods between Sta Isabel Street Zacate Creek Park Avenue and the Rio Grande show better yard neatness while the mercantile district lags. A boy Juan Jr grows minnows Gambusia Finis to curb mosquitoes, echoing a broader appeal for personal yard sanitation and resident participation.
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Laredo
Sta. Isabel Street
Zacate Creek
Park Avenue
The
Rio Grande
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis
Rotary
L. J. Christen
Juan Lguerabide
Hidalgo Street
Juan Lguerabide, Jr
Colegio Hispano-Americano
Tampico
Mexico
Juan
Juanito
City of
Chacon
Watch THE TIMES daily for opportunities
The Times offers a monthly subscription at 60 cents per month, inviting readers to subscribe for ongoing opportunities and updates.
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the Times
Double Header Weekend Baseball Schedule Announced
The Laredo Baseball League plans a Saturday double header starting 2:30 p.m. and a Sunday double header May 29 and 30 with weekday games. Asherton, Airdrome, and the Legion teams will compete, testing fan interest in weekday games while counting toward league standings. Meitzen or an equal pitcher is expected for the Legion.
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Laredo
Airdrome
American Legion
Meitzen
Meltzen
Legion-Airdrome
Asherton
Laredos
Ex-Collector of Customs Praised in City Visit
Mr. T. A. Coleman ex-collector of customs is in the city today. He says the job has afforded him pleasant recreation and he will retire with the pleasure of having made good friends. A letter from Congressman Garner praises his service as the best collector the district has had and among the best in the United States. Coleman credits Ed Cotulla and the entire staff for loyal cooperation and says he valued merit over political faith.
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T. A. Coleman
United States
Mr. Coleman
Ed Cotulla
Sam
Plant Cotton
Plant cotton now as the best time to sow with seasonal rains. Keeping ground clean with cotton is cheap and provides crop rotation benefits and ground shade during hot summers. 6-17-8t.
Numerous concerns ready to start up drilling work
Drilling preparations escalate in Zapata and Webb counties as numerous firms line up rigs near Miranda field. No. 1 Zapata Producing and Refining Co. spudded on the Miranda lease edge while Miranda No. 4 advances with casing to test deeper production. Rio Grande Oil & Gas Co. halts briefly at 1,600 feet but expects oil indications. sales of Miranda No. 3 fuel oil proceed to Zapata P&R Co. Cactus Oil Co. readies South Callahan Spur rig. Laredo Oil Co. reports progress on Torrecillas tract wells.
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Miranda Field
Zapata
Webb Counties
Mirando No. 4
No. 3
Laredo
Zapata Producing and Refinning Co
Miranda
Newton-Allen Co
Zapata County
Rapata
Texas Oil Field
Rio Grande Oil & Gas Co
Santo Tomas
Black
Judge Lane
Mirando Oil Co
Middlebrook
Miranda No. 3
Zapata Producing & Refining Co
Cactus Ol Co
Callahan Spur
Webb
Laredo Oil Co
Torrecillas
Webb County
Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers in Laredo 1885 1920
Notice to all persons indebted to the City of Laredo for taxes for any year from 1885 to 1920 to call and pay promptly or face suit and foreclosure of tax liens. Delinquent taxes plus penalties and costs will be pursued, risking substantial additional charges.
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Laredo
Fire Chief’s Daughter Weds. Bridesmaids Ride In on Fire Engine
In a small Western city wedding the fire chief’s daughter tied the knot as five bridesmaids rode to the church on the fire engine. The procession underscored the close ties between the bride’s family and local firefighting records.
Laredo Boy Scouts Stage Field Day at Fort McIntosh
The Boy Scouts Council of Laredo will hold a Saturday field day at Fort McIntosh. A parade from San Agustin Plaza at 8:30 AM will lead to the fort, where Colonel W. B. Cochran and staff will review the troops. Activities include drills, sprints, jumps, tent pitching, semaphore signaling, and more with all troops participating.
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Boy Scouts Council of
Carlos Richter
17Th Infantry Band
Fort McIntosh
Cochran
Laredo
Boy Scouts
Vacations Near as Webb County Schools Close
Most rural Webb county schools have closed for vacation with many to finish tomorrow. Laredo Independent School District sessions end then as well. Laredo High School Class of 1921, nineteen graduates, hold commencement tomorrow at Royal Opera House with a short play and diploma distribution.
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the Laredo High School
Royal Opera House
Webb County
Laredo Independent
Laredo High School
Special Ford trainload makes record run to border
A special train of fourteen car loads of Ford cars bound for Mexico arrived in Laredo after a record Houston to border run. The consist traveled Houston to Alice on the A. and P. rail line with a two hour stop, then transferred to the Texas-Mexican road to Laredo and reached the city in twenty eight hours. The Ford shipment crossed to the Mexican side of the Rio Grande this morning, the second such train in recent weeks.
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Sap
Houston
Laredo
Mexico
Alice
Rio Grande
Hawaii Sugar Output Falls Behind Schedule
Hawaii's sugar output for 1921 trails the prior year, with April began stockades showing 100000 tons behind the same date last year. The winter pineapple pack is also below normal, and steamship lines foresee heavy congestion as sugar shipments resume alongside the peak pineapple season.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaii
Parisian leaves fortune to widow for convent life
A Parisian wills his substantial fortune to his widow on the condition that she enter a convent and devote the rest of her life to prayer.
Rotary Luncheon Hints At Local Babe Ruth Prospects
Local Rotarians gathered at the Hamilton Hotel Cafe for a luncheon meeting where the lineup for a May 28 game backing Lawrence Wharton was announced but kept secret to avoid draft losses to Chicago and other cities. The event featured talks on band concerts, Irish relief, a Red Cross nurse for Laredo, and a telegraph industry overview, ending with a choral sing and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Lawrence Wharton
Kiwanis
Rotary
Hamilton Hotel
Chicago
San Ignacio
Rotary Club
Wharton
Bordeaux
H. L. Jackson
Matias de Llano
Hall of Fame
BE. H. Sauvignet
Walter W. Stein
R. A. White
Laredo
Ross F. Wilson
the Ward Insurance Co
F. W. Prince
Raymond Hood
F. B. Middleton
San Antonio
Sam Mackin
Kiwanis Club
Fred W. Mally
M. P. Cullinan
A. J. Neff
Red Crows
Rev. White
F. E. Middleton
Stanley Scothorn
First Concert of Season Opens Outdoor Series in Jarvis Plaza
The Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs present summer open-air concerts in Jarvis Plaza starting at 8 pm. The 17th Infantry Band performs tonight with weekly Thursday shows planned. drivers are asked to refrain from horn honks and reckless driving to keep the plaza welcoming for all attendees.
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17Th Infantry
Jarvis Plaza
Laredo
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
17Th Infantry Band
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Atherton
Rio Grande Oil Co
Laredo Council
Border
New York
Massachusetts
Timothy Bigelow
Boston
Medford
Mass
Worcester
Burlington
Licking County
Ohio
St, Louis
Horace Greeley
Ossawatomie
Republican Party
Kansas
Eton College
Free Church of Scotland
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