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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1922
Page
8
A local gossip column from Laredo touches on football and baseball fans, fashion quirks, and humorous observations. It notes crowd behavior at games, a typographical error in an ad, and reflections from Uncle Abner the philosopher about used cars. A stenographer and a Miranda City reader contribute light questions about chaps and divorce.
A humorous column observes social mores and everyday quirks. It riffs on prohibition era slang, neighborly relationships, piano lessons, trombone practice, and coal shortages during post strike days, ending with a quip about the tango.
A light vaudeville patter joke about pinning faith on a woman ends with a comic reminder of getting stuck.
Frio County opened 24 bids for Highway No. 2 running 35 miles from Pearsall. The south half 17 1 2 miles goes to Uvalde Rock Asphalt Co. and the north half 17 1 2 miles to Smith Brothers, lowest bids. Construction to begin soon and finish in 300 working days with rock asphalt paving, linking Laredo and San Antonio highways.
A fragmentary note references F Nelda in a sparse historical brief with limited readability. The context and full details are unavailable in the surviving text.
Dorothy Phillips reports on Naihalis Talmadge Keaton’s chic beige twill travel cape, Madge Pellamy’s antique frock at a Am Pessador Hotel dance, and Katherine MacDonald’s $550 wedding gown in The Lonely Head. Also notes social arrivals, parties, and high school events in San Antonio and Laredo settings.
Perroaale Be Morris a traveling salesman from San Antonio visits on business for Ed Catulia special deputy collector of customs. Prof FW Mally leaves for College Station to attend agricultural inspectors conference. G M Abney returns from Pearsall en route home to Cal Allen Milton Everett visits from San Antonio. W BE Smith of Graham Paper Company arrives from Mexico. A S Hadley of Southwest Bithulithic Co returns from Pearsall and San Antonio.
Fox presents Houghshod a brisk Western starring Charles Jones with Helen Verguson and Ruth Reniok in lead roles Charlies Selzer wrote the story and the film foregrounds two heroines amid action guiding toward a final clash of the iron faced Jones at the climax.
Monday features Mrs R K Mims entertaining bridge at 1 20 pm and Mrs L J Christen hosting the Tournament Bridge Club at 3 30 pm The W M S Circle meets in the afternoon The Tuesday schedule includes Mrs John M Martin hosting a 3 36 pm bridge party The Tuesday Music and Literature Club gathers at 4 pm at the High School Auditorium The Junior Auxiliary meets at the Rectory at 4 pm The Pan American Round Table holds its luncheon at 3 16 pm at the Hamilton Hotel
In a bridge session high score went to Mrs. A. C. Hamilton who received an attractive jardiniere. Second high score earned Mrs. 5 Penn a sherbet glasses prize, consolation went to Mrs. S. B. Woods with a cut glass bon-bon dish. A no course luncheon followed with many hostesses and guests listed, including Mesdames ALB Derby PL Leyendecker G Wy Derby R o T Muller A C Wamerlton TL Daiches and others.
State railroad Commissioner Clarence Gilmere left Austin for Washington to speak at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on express rate increases. He will also attend the National Association of Railway and Utility Commissioners meeting in Detroit as Texas representative.
In Abilene Texas on November 18 Woodrow Wilson in a reply to Legionnaires praised their body and their "crest of menace" while expressing pride in economic comradeship and greeting their organization with cheer.
Tokyo reports rising imports of masters instruments including violins and other foreign pianos as younger Japanese favor Western musical gear. The trend reflects a growing demand for international styles amid shifting cultural tastes.
Mae Murray showcases a radiant stage presence in The Delicious Little Devil at the Rialto Theatre. Her dance performance on the waxed floor delights audiences, highlighting the former Follies star’s lively screen personality.
Ottawa reports the 343000000 bushel wheat crop could feed every US resident a 24 ounce loaf daily for four months or supply England for a year. The crop would require 257250 grain cars of 40 tons each to move and, end to end, would form a wheat train about 1946 miles long from Montreal toward Saskatchewan.
Houston hosts the convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of Texas with about 13 hundred clubsites. The gathering aims to set standards for stock promotion and curb misrepresentation as part of a broader plan to regulate promoters.
Reports from Humble Field Texas Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Houston Texas Amery Mississippi and Evansville Indiana describe oil storage tanks threatened by fire at Humble Gulf Oil Corp two 750 000 005 barrel tanks at risk while the Colorado Hotel in Houston burned guests fled and two were injured Amery TA hotel fire killed four people and one injured with origins linked to a stove explosion
Dr. Charles A. Beard of New York arrives in Tokio to assist in transforming the city into a modern capital. He identifies sewers and paved streets as top needs with sewer construction costing about 800 million yen. A start has begun on some projects.
Telegraph reports show broken lines to Constantinople reveal a volatile scene with exiles controlling the Ancora government and defiant measures toward the allies. Residents face disrupted order as communications falter and key figures plead for restraint amid tensions and potential reprisals.
A fragmentary report notes a cold wave moving through Texas with light precipitation and lingering chill in parts of the state. No official agency attribution is clear from the damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a court action involving a person named Vroeshine and a disputed decision. The readable portion mentions eligibility and a march of dates, but specifics remain unclear due to corrupted text.
An Associated Press report from Santiago cites a death toll near 1000 with millions in property loss. Towns wiped out and ships damaged as 500 killed at Valparaiso region and 100 at Coquimbo while Obiapo city is destroyed. Naval ships aid relief along the coast.
A damaged report from Paris describes an incident at a hotel bar involving a diplomat and a socialite. Details are unreadable, but the text references a party, a waiter, and possible confrontation.
Pexss. Nov. reports 18 foot fall of a tie at the Big Springs Shops of the Pexss Pueifiie railroad. The deceased, Pres Athiene, will be buried in Colorado.
A motion for change of venue was filed in the district court of Qkhinulees in the Gouvernor Robertson bribery case. Gov Robertson is accused of accepting a bribe connected to alleged irregular state bank dealings, officials said.
Fort Worth Texas November 12 Federal Judge James C C Wilson was exonerated of all charges after an investigation demanded by Judge A W Witson's supporters. The probe followed claims he showed leniency toward bootleggers.
Today marks the 70th birthday of distinguished actor John Drew. The Supreme Court reconvenes after a three week recess. A Near East peace conference on the Pardanelles opens today in Lausanne. The Mid-West Horticultural Exposition opens in Connell Bluffs, Iowa, and runs through the week.
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