Proposed 1921 YWCA work ideas for Laredo
Miss Sturges presents a tentative program for the YWCA in Laredo. Proposals include a high school girls group, a business girls group, housing and a girls residence, a cafeteria, foreign and international work, Travelers Aid, and wider use of headquarters with the International Institute aiding cultural life.
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Sturges
B. R. Lobdell
Laredo
G. W. Derby
Sam Mackin
Derby
Alex Spence
Methodist Church
International Institute
Life of
Local notices and community events from the county
A compact roundup notes a newborn girl at the Floyd home and a father, Saturday school holidays ending, and upcoming double headers for Laredo teams at Caliche Park. Marriage licenses issued include Stonewall Jackson Carpenter with Josephine Walls and John Losbitzer with Paula Avila. Oil lease filings appear in Za pata county while land deals shift there. Birth announced May 17 in Monterey Mexico for Rafael Tijerina Carranza and Angelita Castillo.
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P. M. Floyd
Caliche Park
Laredos
Airdrome
Commercial League
Laredo
Stonewall Jackson Carpenter
Josephine Walls
John Losbitzer
Paula Avila
Zapata County
Monterey
Mexico
Rafael Tijerina Carranza
Carranza
Angelita Castillo
Reconstruction of Nuevo Laredo street railway system
H R Mason the consulting engineer has been awarded the contract by Luis Barreda to reconstruct the electric street railway in Nuevo Laredo Mexico. The line will follow the former route from the international foot bridge to the railway station. Most materials are on hand and the system is expected to be in operation by July 1.
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H. R. Mason
Luis Barreda
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Kiwanis Club Plans First Ladies Night at Elks Club
The Kiwanis Club announces its initial Ladies Night at the Elks Club next Friday evening in Laredo. Each member may invite three guests, and committees are preparing an event that may be long remembered in the newly organized club.
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Kiwanis Club
Elks Club
Laredo
The
Kiwanis
Funeral for Mrs. Virginia Halbech Held at City Cemetery
The funeral of Mrs. Virginia Belle Halbech was held this morning at 10 o'clock from her home at 1920 Rosario street. Rev. R. A. White of the Christian church officiated, assisted by Rev. Lawrence Wharton of the Presbyterian church, with interment in the city cemetery.
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Virginia Belle Halbech
Rosario Street
R. A. White
The
Christian Church
Lawrence Wharton
Presbyterian Church
Onion shipments top 1200 carloads at Laredo
Onion shipments out of Laredo exceeded 1200 carloads with ten carloads leaving last night. The total reached 1208 carloads as the season nears its end in the next few days.
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Laredo
Berliner 70th Birthday Noted Inventor of Telephone and Talking Machine
Emile Berliner, celebrated inventor, marks his 70th birthday. He discovered the telephone transmitter at age 26 in 1887, a year before Bell Phone acquired the patent and funded maintenance. Berliner later advanced the talking machine with a constant depth wax groove method. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, he once worked as a Washington store clerk. His scientific honors are worldwide.
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Emile Berliner
Berliner
Bell Company
Germany
America
Washington
Notable Commitment to Wartime Institute Work Carried On
C Vesta Sturges, executive secretary, praises the continued effort of the Institute Committee under Mrs O Meara. She notes joining hands with those who rebuilt a wartime structure into lasting service and expresses deep regard for the committee’s steady work.
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Jaredo
Institute
O'Meara
C. Vesta Sturges
Recital at Market Hall Presented by Mrs Bruce Bunn
Saturday event where Mrs Travis Bruce Bunn presents her pupils in a recital at Market Hall at 8 30 p m concluding the evenings program with student performances.
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Travis Bruce Bunn
Market Hall
Taking Lumps of Weather and a Baltimore Visit
A poem about weather as a metaphor for life precedes social notes from Baltimore. Mrs Hal W Greer arrives to visit daughter Mrs A C Hamilton. Mrs Everett Pitchlynn of Washington visits Mr and Mrs S E Woods. relatives attend funeral for Mrs Virginia Belle Halberh. Cotillion Class meets. Ladies Auxiliary and Circle B of local churches report meetings. Miss Ruth Murphy honored with bridge by Mrs Albert Martin. decorations feature Shasta daisies and gold white greens.
Prize Winners Present Exquisite Linen Pieces At Afternoon
A charming afternoon featured prize winners presenting crocheted edge towels and medallion linen to the guest of honor who thanked them prettily. Attending ladies included Mesdames J. C. Martin T. A. Leyendecker L. A. Lafon Asher Smith H. Cluck A. Wilson J. P. Leyendecker J. S. Penn G. J. Giles Hassell Hall Meyer of Rochester B. J. Alexander Hewitt of Houston Chas Richter C. C. Jefferies Fish Goldmann of Austin Bobbitt Johnston Paulus McKinney Christen Hamilton Witting G. W. Derby C. C. Shiner Misses Ruth Murphy Mowry Alexander Meyer Hirsch and Savignet. Mrs. Martin was assisted by Mesdames C. C. Shiner and L. A. Lafon.
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Mesdames
J. C. Martin
T. A. Leyendecker
L. A. Lafon
Asher Smith
H. Cluck
A. Wilson
J. P. Leyendecker
J.S. Penn
G. J. Giles
Hassell, Hall, Meyer
Rochester
Fort McIntosh Notes Thirteen Inning Tie In Baseball
In a thirteen inning game called on darkness Company K and Company B tied 18 to 18. The Saturday schedule promises a Sunday rematch. Major Frank 8B Robes has assumed command of the Third Battalion. Second Battalion expected from the range today after a successful target season along with machine gun and Howitzer units. The regimental rifle team will begin ten days of practice Monday under Captain Clifford R. Gary. Post team loses Silverman to discharge but aims to rebound against the Airdrome in the first game of a double header. A Sunday morning band concert starts at 9 o clock with details to be published tomorrow.
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Company K
Company B
Clifford R. Gary
Silverman
Airdrome
Cheer America in Polish Diet Discussed
In Warsaw on May 20 Premier Witos spoke on Lloyd George remarks about Silesia noting America shed blood in the great war for Poland's freedom. An ovation interrupted his speech with cries of Long live America. Hugh S Gibson attended among diplomats as France is pressed to honor Versailles. The Polish government urged insurgent leaders and Upper Silesia to remove complications so the allies may decide the question unhindered.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Silesia
Witos
Lloyd George
America
Poland
Hugh 8S
Gibson
France
Upper Silesia
Track meets scheduled with national championships near
New York May 20 Amateur outdoor track and field season nears its end with major meets nationwide. Southern Association A U championships unfold in Baton Rouge Louisiana Pacific Coast Conference titles contest in Eugene Oregon and Rocky Mountain Conference meet in Boulder Colorado, serving as final trials ahead of the national championships next week.
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New York
Baton Rouge
Eugene
Ore
Boulder
Colorado
Weather forecast and Fort McIntosh observations
The United States Weather Bureau forecast from New Orleans, relayed by The Times, notes tonight and Saturday generally fair. Fort McIntosh observations for the 24 hours to 7 am report a high of 90 degrees and a low of 63 with southeast winds and partial cloudiness.
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United States Weather Bureau
New Orleans
The
Telephone Co
Fort Mcintosh
Irish Ambush Broken Up Near Galway in Police Action
Sixty armed men ambushed a district near West Point, Galway, on May 20. One constable was killed and another wounded as police attacked the entrenched position, killing four ambushers and wounding six. The attackers were routed, fleeing across the countryside, with arms and bombs captured.
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Associated Press
Galway
Ireland
West Point
Pacific Coast Conference Meet in Eugene to crown track champions
College athletes from several states gather in Eugene Oregon for the Pacific Coast Conference track and field championships at the University of Oregon with record breaking performances expected before the final event.
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Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon
Dakota Chief Albert Grass Buried Amid Ceremonies
Albert Grass aged 21 the last chief of the Dakota Sioux is buried at Holy Hill after arriving from France where he fell in 1918 with the American expeditionary forces. His funeral blends Indian rites the American Legion services and Catholic church ceremony drawing thousands of Indians and local mourners.
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Associated Press
Cannon Ball
N. D
Albert Grass
American Legion
France
Holy Hill
Harding to Visit New York and Review Infantry
President Harding plans a Mayflower voyage to New York leaving tomorrow and arriving Monday morning. He will speak at the New York Commercial banquet and review the 106th Infantry in Brooklyn.
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Washington
Harding
New York
Metropolis
106Th Infantry
Brooklyn
Rialto to open Saturday matinee series with Twinkle
Rialto Theater inaugurates a Saturday matinee series tomorrow from 10 a m to 1 p m featuring Twinkle Twinkle Little Star adapted from the nursery rhyme. Also showing in the afternoon and evening is Charles Ray in Sudden Jim.
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Rialto Theater
Twinkle
Charles Ray
American envoy voices U S stand on league of nations
London reports George Harvey United States ambassador to Great Britain spoke at a Pilgrims dinner. He said Washington directed him to attend a proposed supreme council meeting on the Silesian question but the United States will not join the league of nations despite sympathy for its aims and cites the last election vote against a founder party. The Daily News и Journal react differently to his remarks.
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Associated Press
London
George Harvey
United States
Great Britain
Harvey
State Department
Washington
America
Supreme Council
League of Nations
Daily News
League
Pershing Endorses Military Training Camp Association
A May 20 letter from General Pershing, chief of staff, expresses sincere appreciation for MTCA’s work in developing citizens' military camps. He commends the association for guiding patriotic effort and aiding national attention to the camps, and он wishes the convention valuable deliberations.
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Wy Associated Press
Chicago
General Pershing
United States Army
Military Training Camp Association
Military Training Camp Association of the
United States
Martial law declared in Mingo county amid mining unrest
Governor Morgan issued a proclamation declaring martial law in Mingo county. Following the order, President Kenney of the United Mine Workers District 17 urged non union miners to strike and promised union benefits while idle as county authorities struggled to quell the insurrection.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Morgan
Mingo County
Kenney
United Mine Workers of America
District 17
Texas Federation of Labor elects officers in Galveston
May 20 in Galveston Texas the Texas Federation of Labor chose officers for the new term George H Slater was named president Robert McKinley of Temple elected secretary treasurer F Cunningham from Bridgeport named delegate to the national convention Five vice presidents were elected Herman Rachel of Denison Mrs Minnie Boone Fort Worth C F Rossi San Antonio L M Andler Houston and A Weber Beaumont also named in the session
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Galveston
Texas
Texas Federation of Labor
George H. Slater
Robert McKinley
Temple
F. Cunningham
Bridgeport
Herman Rachel
Denison
Minnie Boone
Fort Worth
C. F. Rossi
San Antonio
L. M. Andler
Houston
A. Weber
Beaumont
Victory Medal applications for ex service men in San Antonio
Attention ex service men may secure the Victory Medal by applying by mail or in person at the W. S. S. Building San Antonio Texas. By mail send original discharge certificate with the application to Lee Edwards Victory Medal Officer W. S. Bldg San Antonio Texas.
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S. S. Building
San Antonio
Texas
Lee Edwards
W. S
Abilene Jury Delivers 60 Year Murder Verdict
Abilene Texas May 20 a jury finds Albert L Rowan guilty of the murder of George W Street a Dallas postal clerk and sentences him to sixty years in the penitentiary The case ties to a Dallas post office robbery with accomplice arrests and ongoing indictments including George Myers and a man called Johnny The trial follows later developments in federal court against Charles E Gains alias George Wheeler in Indianapolis
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Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
Albert L. Rowan
George W. Street
Dallas
Rowan
Charles E. Gains
George Wheeler
Indianapolis
Post Office
Claines
Liberty
George Myers
Johnny
Curie Receives Radium Gram From Women of America
Mme Curie arrives in Washington from New York to accept a gram of radium purchased by American women. President Harding will present it at the White House with Mrs Harding and others assisting. She will dine at the French embassy and attend the Polish legation event at night.
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Associated Press
Washington
Curie
New York
Harding
Women of America
White House
Hughes
Mme. Jusserand
Lubomirski
Mme. Curie
Senate committee endorses general agriculture survey
Washington on May 20 reports the senate committee on agriculture ordered a favorable report on the Lenrool Strong resolution. It would authorize a joint house and senate commission to conduct a broad survey of agriculture and related matters.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Agriculture Today
House
Senate
Potts Leads Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly In Humility Service
Rev. J. J. Potts of Austin Texas urged the 91st general assembly to return to the Bible in a praise service at Greenfield Missouri. He warned against church life mingling with jazz music motion pictures dancing and bad literature.
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Associated Press
Greenfield
J. J. Potts
Austin
Texas
General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Laredo High School Class of 1921 Commencement Tonight
Commencement exercises of the Class of 1921 at the Royal Opera House begin at 8 15 pm. Nineteen graduates will receive diplomas and plan to enter higher education next year. Diplomas presented by Hon. W T Neblett Jr precede a playlet titled As You Like It.
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The
Laredo High School
Royal Opera House
the Laredo High School
W. T. Neblett, Jr
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