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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1922
Page
10
A light quip filled column recalls Laredo life from old days with jokes about vests cows in lots and a banker milking Bossy. It notes a hotel berth fifty dollar bill mislaid and a bartender sparking debate on long skirts and coats for winter.
A dated witticism on trust in the Lord and social folly. It notes men relying on faith to gain trust, wives scolding, and a humorous critique of get rich quick schemes alleged to come from home in a letter. The piece also mocks men who prey on friends and women who laugh at jokes.
A quoted line from the Confessions of a Reformed Socialist appeals to trust in humanity by reminding that countless people have not harmed others. It reflects a hopeful moral stance rather than reporting a news event.
Notice of sale under execution in Webb County Texas to satisfy a judgment from October 17 1921. Property described as Lots 6 and 8 in Block 262 Western Division Laredo. sale at Webb County Courthouse on October 3 1922 between 10 AM and 4 PM. purchaser to pay cash.
Dorothy Phillips notes on Easter Sunday fashion among film stars. Mabel Normand and Kathryn McGuire plan elaborate gowns, Roshanara crepe and green yellow plaid silk feature bold textures. Claire Windsor wows in a blue and white cossack wrap with tucked wool detailing.
Major Benjamin D Foulois, a key U S aviation pioneer, represents the United States at the Prague conference on aviation law. He joined the army in 1898 as a private, served in the Philippines, then studied at the Infantry and Cavalry School and Army Signal School before joining the signal corps and focusing on aviation since 1908.
Social calendar items include visits by Henry Yeager of Hebbronville and other travelers through the city from San Antonio and Corpus Christi. Parish Guild meetings and a rummage sale are announced, with bridge party hosts G N Witting L A Marrow and H W Johnston noted along with a long guest list and reception details.
Mrs John J Roche, widow Alice Marie Jordan, and her husband Capt John J Roche a Seattle hotel guest once called the Hobo King emerges as a Canadian war hero and author. He reportedly married into the Jordan family after his anonymous wager to travel North America without revealing his identity.
Jacques Villard, editor and language teacher, who had been kidnapped in Chicago in December 1920 and held for ransom, committed death by his own action today by cutting his throat. He was 40 years old.
Berlin reports on giant air liners proposed to cross the Atlantic in about 60 hours with gas capacities near 150 000 cubic meters and five 800 horsepower motors. Vessels would be 275 meters long and carry 100 passengers plus 60 crew, featuring shiplike comforts. Some call plans pipe dreams while others foresee US service linking the mainland to far eastern possessions in coming years.
The Pacific Coast league allocates twenty thousand dollars in prize money. First place earns six thousand dollars, second place four thousand, and third place three thousand, with seven thousand remaining to be shared among the other teams.
Drugstore opinion backs Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best diarrhoea medicine. Druggists report customers praise its reliability, even as some push for higher profit substitutes. The sales claim rests on trusted results and consistent relief.
London reports Admiral Bristol informed the Greek government that the United States will protect with destroyers the removal of 150000 refugees at Smyrna if Greece provides transport. The US will shelter and feed them and set a one week embarkation deadline. The Greek cabinet accepted the offer.
Former secretary of war Lindley P. Garrison in Denver says the two major parties struggle to differ on issues and forecast a forthcoming shift toward conservatives and radicals. He believes a new alignment may emerge after the next presidential election.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, head of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee, announced a trend toward the Democrats as he began a long cross country speaking tour. He cited New York and New Jersey as the brightest prospects for Democrats.
Austin Texas Sept 26 Attorney General Keeling says the legality of George F E B Peddy Houston nomination as Republican US senator candidate will not be decided for several days while the state election laws are fully reviewed. Governor Neff accompanied Keeling on an inspection tour of the state penitentiary system.
Governor West, Attorney General Keeling, Land Commissioner Robinson and the prison board will begin inspections of proposed relocation sites for the state penitentiary likely next Thursday. Burnett Bell Williamson and Hays counties are among the sites to be reviewed.
Mary Miles Minter stars in South of Suva opening tomorrow for a two day Royal Theatre run. The film features costumes and the latest Parisian style skirts, marking a shift from long to abbreviated silhouettes, reflecting Rue de la Paix trends. American women are noted as preferring the shorter fashion.
Constantinople Sept 25 Hamid Bey the Turkish Nationalists representative declared the allied invitation to a peace conference would not be accepted on the terms offered They object to demilitarizing the Sea of Marmara and part of Thrace which would bar troops from Asia to Europe Handld Bey added the condition that their army not advance during the conference would unduly restrict Turkish movements and aid the enemies timing the attack
Hearings open before the U S railroad labor board on the petition by 15 000 signalmen for wage increases. Signalmen seek wartime pay and return to the basic eight hour day as forty two railroads participate in the rehearing. Judge Wilkerson enforces the shop craft strike injunction with minor wording changes after defense counsel disputes its scope.
A man and two women are held in Dallas in connection with the disappearance of Liberty bonds worth 250000 from a Chicago bank in 1918. One man and one woman were arrested at a local hotel Saturday and another woman arrived by train today. Police say some bonds have been recovered while Chicago officials deny prior records of the theft.
In Marion on September 25, officials announced thirty six of four men charged with the Herrin nine killings will be released on bond to WA. The remaining eight are denied bond due to alleged compelling evidence. The gunners' union is said to be ready to furnish the bonds.
The report notes that there is no opportunity to finish land and naval reinforcements should the conference collapse, highlighting strategic vulnerability and risk of delayed support.
Sept 25 report that Greek and Turkish nationalists plan a conference at Salonica to settle terms of a truce. Rear Admiral Bristol, commanding American naval detachment in Turkish waters, will attend as observer for the United States.
Earl Balfour told the League assembly in Geneva that a massacre of Greek and Armenian refugees in Smyrna was imminent. He cited Britain ready to donate £5,000 to relief and urged others to contribute as a September 30 deadline looms.
Reported Sept 25 that the grand vizier notified the Kemalist government Constantinople seeks no embarrassment for Angola and ministers prepared resignations. It is expected Mustapha Kemal Pasha will appoint a governor general to Constantinople.
An extraordinary sleep walking incident from Fleet Lincolnshire reports a Norfolk man cycling at night unable to find lodging. He slept roadside by a gate and woke to discover his bicycle missing, while villagers and the constable learn he had wandered two miles to Fleet.
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