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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1926
Page
3
The Laredo Times lists daily and weekly subscription options with rates for United States Mexico and Canada delivery. It notes prepaid in advance and indicates second class mail status at the Laredo Texas post office under the 1879 act.
The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of all news dispatches credited to AP and the focal news published in this paper. Communications should be addressed to Penn Publishing Co in Laredo Texas with telephone access.
A National Daily opinion piece compares foreign and domestic monopolies to a greedy goose. It cites Brazil coffee valorization and rubber cartel pressures, noting US consumers face higher prices while public resistance seeks to curb monopoly power. It traces historic wheat corners and argues monopoly fuels research for substitutes.
Readers confront a campus clash as Yale undergraduates discuss atheism with hints of mockery. The piece argues youth folly and presses mercy toward agnostic trends while noting diverse social aims and eventual shifts to belief or pragmatism.
Local notice notes onion shipments declining with about a hundred carloads of Bermudas left to ship. Various local ads include Latin summer school details by Mr. Nissan Azapu, ice cream and sign services, pharmacy vaccines, and local business promotions.
A historical note observes how the one who laid the golden eggs abandons the venture, ending the monopoly and disrupting those who tried to run the visible supply, signaling a major market shift.
Property listing describes 5 acres inside city limits along Meadow Avenue near Chacon Ridge with high ground balaney bottom land by the Rio Grande River. Suitable for dairy or truck farming. larger portion under cultivation. Priced at 2500 with 8 percent terms. Agent DRYDEN.
Train No 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 10 08 a m Train No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 35 p m International Great Northern offers through fast train to St Louis departing 8 46 a m arriving 3 50 p m Night Train leaves at 11 30 p m and arrives at 6 20 a m
Train No 1 departs Laredo at 8 30 p m and reaches Dolores at 10 06 p m except Sundays. Train No 2 leaves Dolores at 2 26 p m and arrives Laredo at 3 00 p m except Sundays.
General Francisco Serrano former minister of war under President Chre kon of Mexico and a prospective presidential candidate against Culies is expected to pass through Laredo this afternoon. He travels in a private car from Nuevo Laredo with a party of distinguished Mexicans who had met him in San Antonio to escort him to Mexico City after a two year absence in Europe.
The jointly issued April report from National Lines of Railways of Mexico and the Laredo Chamber of Commerce records 740 carloads entering Mexico through Laredo. Compared with March, exports declined by 14 cars with declines in agricultural implements automobiles and lumber. Eggs rose to five carloads in April, while machinery and other goods held similar levels to March.
An order of sale from the U S District Court in the Southern District of Texas directs a public auction in Laredo Texas on Wednesday June 2 1926 at 10 00 AM in front of the Federal Building. The item offered is a Buick automobile.
Mexican newspapers praise District Attorney John A. Valls while critical pieces label him unconcerned about crossing into the U S The Nuevo Laredo piece claims he lives there and prefers local protection to the Stars and Stripes A Mexico City report notes guards appointed by U S officials over the Puig Causarauc affair.
Webb County Commissioners' Court will sit as Board of Equalization starting Monday June 7 1926 and continue for ten days to equalize county taxes under Article 7206 Revised Statutes of 1926. J A Rodriguez County Clerk Webb Co Texas.
George C Woodman aged about 60 formerly of Indianola Corpus Christi and Laredo died at his Los Angeles home where he had lived with his wife for years. He once ran a hardware firm with his brother and served as Laredo city collector before entering Bermuda onion culture. He is survived by his wife Maud and brother A V Woodman, now also in Los Angeles. Funeral plans await word.
Beeville franchise offered to Laredo to join the Gulf Coast League, with Cuero also seeking the spot. Hl A Dupny of the league is in Laredo to push quick action through the Chamber of Commerce and public shares. If accepted, Beeville’s team would wear Laredo uniforms next week.
Cars from bolnts between San Antonio and Austin and Laredo visited across the Rio Grande enjoying sights in the Mexican city. Most returned home between 6 and 8 pm and reached their homeplaces around midnight.
Mrs. C. C. Braden received telegrams from American Consul Yost at Torreon and Dr. P. H. Lawrence at Mapimi saying her husband C. C. Braden and mining engineer Gallagher were taken prisoner by Mexican bandits near Descobridero Durango and held for a 6000 peso ransom. Troops were ordered to pursue the captors and U S officials urged swift action. Braden co owner of the Texana mine near Descobridero.
An old promotional notice offering Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy and Suaranutee satisfaction guarantee. The Windrow Bros Drugstore ad touts relief for sore gums bleeding gums loose teeth foul breath and pyorrhea with a money back pledge.
Vacation time is here as teachers and pupils depart for homes normals or at home. Some teachers will conduct private classes during break to advance pupils for the next term. Many graduates plan to attend higher institutions when the term begins in September.
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