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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1920
Page
10
The Daily notes an active American Legion membership drive aiming for near full rolls. It argues the Legion, formed by veterans, seeks to aid disabled and widowed servicemen, protect orphans, honor fallen comrades, and influence policy modestly while stressing patriotism and unity.
A Villa headquarters report claims he has not joined the new revolution and studies it before pronouncing. The note cites his aim to balance power in the Northwest, favoring Carranza’s rivals and withholding dealings with Carranza. It questions whether Villa truly commands 23,000 troops and heavy equipment.
Webb County probate court under County Judge Winslow disposed of matters after noon yesterday. Merchants State Bank & Trust Co. was named guardian for the Czar minors with a $35,000 bond. For the Gonzalez minors, the bank was granted temporary guardianship with an $8,000 bond.
The Laredo Independent School District will close tomorrow afternoon for vacation until Monday September 20, when classes resume for the fall, winter and spring terms. Tomorrow at 6 15 p m the Royal Opera House hosts the Laredo High School Class of 1920 commencement with seven young ladies and six young gentlemen receiving diplomas and advancing to colleges across the country.
A lighthearted column notes a married doctor may not care if a wife says she does not care how she looks. The quip contrasts a woman’s remark with the doctor’s supposed indifference and plays on marital norms.
A Presbyterian General Assembly study committee recommends a nationwide referendum on admitting women to ordination as ruling elders and ministers. The report notes mixed opinions among ministers and congregants, with 81 percent opposing change and 48 percent supporting women as ministers.
Public notice invites ladies and gentlemen for manicuring services at the City Barber Shop with engagements by calling 1103. Dated 4 16 1f.
Webb county taxpayers, Chamber of Commerce, and Laredo Rotary Club discuss funding for a countywide good roads program. A resolution calls for boosting Webb County valuation from 11 million to 20 million to secure bonds and accelerate construction from Laredo city limits to county boundaries. The group backs action by the commissioners court and seeks permission to amend bond laws for higher interest rates.
Norma Talmadge discusses deceit in society while playing a dual life in the film A Daughter of Two Worlds. Her character Jennie Miller hides a tainted past from an upper crust world amid a forgery and a dangerous murder case.
Garner Hill Gladstone N J advertises RAT-SNAP with claims it kills rats. carcass petrifies with no odor, comes in cakes and requires no mixing. Cats or dogs won’t touch it. Available in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes sold and guaranteed by A Deutz Brother City Drug Co and Sanitary Grocery.
A sale at 1701 Hidalgo St offers Army surplus including 20000 pairs of shoes 1000 wool shirts 300 cotton mattresses 20000 leggings and many other items plus 1000 pairs of ladies shoes new at less than cost of manufacture.
Provisional Tamaulipas Governor Emilio Portes Gil outlines a program aligning with Adolfo de la Huerta. He vows to pursue honest administration, prosecution of graft, educational expansion, banking reform, and betterment of indigenous and proletarian groups while fostering U S relations and lawful development.
Tonight and Friday partly cloudy with high around 90 and low near 70. Wind from the southeast. Observations show clear conditions at Fort McIntosh for the past 24 hours ending 7 am. Copper use in electrical industry accounts for 60 to 70 percent of world production in normal times.
Laredo district farmers shift from record onion shipments to a large cotton drive with 11,000 to 12,000 acres planned. Webb County agent reports about 5,000 irrigable and 8,000 dry farmed acres, with seed improvements and four elite varieties. Projected lint yields could reach 5,000 bales, making the biggest local cotton crop in memory by year’s end.
The Laredo district court continued to hear criminal cases with Gabriel Valle found guilty of theft under 50 dollars and Manuel Jimenez Humberto Salazar and Jose Mireles each sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary with suspended sentences. Agustin Cano, ex Carranza captain charged with robbery by firearms, assault to murder, and related counts, is on trial. The jury selection began under a special venire. eleven jurors stood by at noon and the last juror was chosen by 2 pm. The panel includes Ross Campbell Pat Clover Hugh Cluck R P Woodard Felix Dodier Enrique Vela J L Beckham hk P Dement B J Black Eugene Ramon Luis Benavides Eduardo de Lachica.
Masonic notice for Laredo Lodge No. 547 A F and A M. Called meeting at 8 p m Friday to perform work in the M M degree. All visiting brethren invited to attend. Fritz Werner, W M.
An itemized page lists MOTORLIFE gasoline saver claims of 256percent to 50percent fuel savings and carbon removal with endorsements at R C Bryant distributor 711 Salinas Ave 5 20 61. The Royal theater program features Tom Mix in The Daredevil with horsemanship stunts and thrills. Several small ads follow including plant sales Shasta daisies and sweet peas phone 807 6 19 41 English classes 717 Lincoln St J B Fowler 5 17 11 marriage licenses Isabel Cruz Juana N Avila Pedro Solis Juana Vargas Tomas Bernal Belen Martinez Samson Plows Crumpler Sales Co 5 20 tf International Realty Co Laredo 611 Flores Ave real estate buyer seller or trustee J B Cotter manager 6 12 tf Rialto Theater opening week new Thaison building contractor Jambers One of Farm Tractors Crumpler Sales Co 20 tf Juarez Plumbing 3 29 tf Ramos building basement Lincoln Convent Ave contractor Clarence Jeffries Bellmont apartments 602 Main Ave phone 676 1017 6 20 1f Electric lights and fans 4 24 1f Laredo Auto Sales Co corner Houston Convent Ave ready occupancy Crumpler Sales Co 6 20 1f Auto painting tops Fidel Cantu 202 6 15 1f Reserved seats 35c for Commencement Exercises Friday evening at the Royal from 9 am to 6 pm Will W Gregg Notary Public Times office residence 812 Farragut St residence phone 348
Austin May 19 Associated Press Governor Hobby is urged to appoint a state committee to cooperate with other states and a national committee led by Thomas Marshall to plan celebrations for the 800th anniversary of free institutions in America. The call notes 1920 marks the tercentennial of Virginia’s first legislative assembly and the Pilgrims landing in Massachusetts.
The land commissioner may issue oil and gas prospecting permits on state lands and, if coal has not yet been found on the land, may also issue coal prospecting permits. The attorney general’s opinion to Land Commissioner J. R. Robinson clarifies that one holder’s oil and gas permit does not bar coal prospecting rights on the same land.
Buenos Aires reports the Argentine navy will send aviators and mechanics to the United States Navy aviation school at Pensacola Mississippi for hydro aviation and mechanics training. Lieutenant Marcos Zar will lead the group and tour American airplane factories to study aircraft for Argentine adoption.
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