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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1922
Page
3
The Laredo Times Penn publishes daily except Sunday with mail and carrier delivery to U S Mexico and Canada. Subscription rates listed for one copy and durations. Entered second class matter at Laredo post office under act of March 8 1879.
The passage states the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of AP dispatches and focal news published by the paper. It defines their entitlement to use both credited and non credited AP material.
A world war veteran, married and three years old, was kidnapped by four men in Chicago and chloroformed. He was robbed of a vital gland by an expert surgeon, prompting debate on new laws and the potential danger of medical professionals aiding crime.
A Chicago ex soldier reports he was not consulted about a valuable compensation received by a wealthy businessman. No compensation was reportedly contemplated for him as of now.
Lloyd George mocked hereditary ability in Manchester, noting Gladstone’s sonship offers no liberal service. Across England, great statesmen often rise from humble origins, with Austen Chamberlain and Lord Robert Cecil as exceptions among a lineage of political families. The liberal view rejects hereditary entitlement, praising earned merit.
The Laredo district reports a record week with Carnahan No 5 at Schott Field flowing 1 000 barrels daily and Kan Oka No 3 expected to produce 3 500 to 4 000 barrels daily. Magnolia Petroleum plans a new field near Miranda City and construction of a tank farm and pipeline to support rapid development.
A water well drilled on S W Forrester’s Santa Catarina ranch near Dolores, Webb County, struck a 35 foot cannel coal vein at 170 feet. Forrester, a Kansas oil man, plans shafting to develop coal and oil opportunities on the 180000 acre property, which borders the Rio Grande. The find follows prior cannel coal discoveries near Dolores and enhances hopes for a major Webb County oil and gas field.
A Sanitary Grocers listing includes mackerel boneless dry herring der brands calves lamb lunch tongue in jars dill and sweet pickles anchovies in pure olive oil pate de foie gras. The notice is dated 10 16 21.
Murphey Sign Service advertises shop at Club Cafe area offering neat signs to improve office appearance and business pricing. Contacts listed as 92, 776 and 1267. No delay claim and today mention with a cryptic code 10 9 tf.
The district court grand jury, empanelled last Monday by District Judge Mullally, resumed sessions this morning and is expected to remain active for most of the week. Indictments issued include Pedro Vasquez for theft over $50, V Battaglia for swindling, Francisco Olvera and J A Garcia for liquor law violations, plus several unarrested suspects charged with forgery and swindling.
Catholic Daughters of America announce a meeting on Tuesday evening October seventeenth at 7:30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
Cardenas News Stand in Laredo, Texas, begins a new delivery service to any city area up to 11 PM daily. Announced on October 11 1922, the offer covers magazines and newspapers for local customers.
Joseph G. Merriweather a longtime Mexican National Lines employee died in San Antonio on Saturday evening at 6. He was born March 12, 1865 in Rio Grande City and helped operate the first Corpus Christi to Saltillo train in 1882. His funeral was held at San Agustin church in Laredo with family survivors including three daughters and several siblings.
Eagle Pass High School defeated Laredo High School 7 to 6 at Legion Park in a tense game. Laredo boasted the first score against Eagle Pass in three games this season as a large crowd looked on.
District Attorney John A. Walls has set a portion of the criminal docket for trial this term. Indictments have been returned and a grand jury remains in session. The docket lists dates from October 23 to November 9 for various cases including thefts, burglaries, assaults, rapes, murder, and liquor-law violations involving numerous defendants.
The Christian and Presbyterian congregations designate October 22 to 29 as Sunday School and Young People's Institute Week. Events begin with a mass meeting at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 7:30 PM featuring H. C. Fullerton. A banquet at the Hamilton Hotel follows on Monday evening with tickets required.
Heard by the force and other readers share quick quips on honesty in daily life. A Hidalgo street store floor walker's antics are praised as aisle traffic direction. Snippets touch on hair trends, old-fashioned weddings, and local musings from Uncle Abner to Sebh the cynic.
A collection of aphorisms contrasts hunger for wealth with wealth itself and notes the flaws of sole self reliance. It quips that small hands aid a wife in aiding a husband’s pockets and plays on the idea that nonathletes can escape danger by leaping from one peril to another.
A brisk metaphor urges taking immediate action to seize opportunities. The speaker encourages bold, proactive effort rather than waiting for ideal conditions, using nautical imagery of wading in to grasp the initial chance.
A local claim states Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has earned its reputation as a dependable cure for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Each bottle reportedly meets high standards of quality and is described as pleasant and safe to take in easing these illnesses.
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