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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1920
Page
16
Wednesday's Daily discusses illegal liquor trade along the U S Mexican border, highlighting how prohibition and Volstead enforcement spurred new smuggling routes. It notes whiskey traffic near Laredo, organized gangs, and calls for Mexican border action and citizen vigilance to curb the illicit sale and curb the bad reputation.
About twenty five rural Webb County teachers will depart Sunday morning with County Superintendent B Richardson for Corpus Christi to attend the Summer Normal next week. The session runs September 6 to 10, with return on the 11th. County schools resume September 13.
Mrs. Volta Bankson of Chili cothe Missouri says a bottle of Chamberlain s Tablets gave relief from indigestion and backache and dizziness. She notes the medicine toned her up and she will always speak a good word for them.
The Woman's Club urges Laredo residents to fund the library for a year by securing 800 annual memberships at 5 each. The drive emphasizes the library's value to youth and the need for broader public support beyond a few donors and club efforts.
AP report notes Captain George Streeter 80 claims vast Lake Shore Drive land as Streeterville pushes to enforce title amid inviting American Legion support. History recalls 1886 case, 1915 court ruling, and a land worth over 50 million with towers now on the site.
A call to annual membership emphasizes literature as seed for immortality. It urges support so a hungry young reader may access good books, implying one purchase can spark future greatness.
The decision held that Illinois extended to the lake center, with natural lake secretions belonging to adjoining landowners and artificial land to the state. The Streeter steamship grounding created land artificially, and the court ruled accordingly.
Al St John, famed former circus clown and Fatty Arbuckle collaborator, headlines the Strand Theatre two reel comedy Trouble. Critics hail him as the most natural screen comedian with perfected realism, drawing laughs through innate humor. The program runs today and tomorrow.
The Cost at the Royal Theater opened yesterday starring Violet Heming. It is paired today with A Roman Scandal and a Matt and Jeff cartoon. The Cost is a gambling in love and Wall Street drama that grips audiences from start to finish.
An election wager between A L D Bordeaux a Neff supporter and KR B Odem Plaza Cafe owner Bailey backer ends in a planned 6 pm spectacle. Bordeaux will ride a wheel barrow from the federal building to the Laredo National Bank while Odem pushes bareheaded barefooted with knees up. A brass band may provide music as the procession travels along the street car track from Jarvis Plaza to the bank.
F C Youmans of Houston, contractor for a Fort McIntosh sewerage plant and a modern system in Laredo, has started work at the post. He expects to begin in Laredo soon. A large trench digging machine, similar to Allied use in France, was unloaded at the I and G N station for his project.
Shirley Mason visits town in disguise as a boy in The Little Wanderer. William Fox plans to present her at the Royal Theatre tomorrow. Filmed in Hollywood the scene shows Mason romping inside a freight car as she embodies the half wild boy role with energetic abandon.
The Mayor proclaims September 1 to 7 as Library Week in Laredo urging public donations to support the Laredo Public Library. The document notes the library as a free fountain of knowledge aside from the public school library.
Local buyers and sellers flock to the Times Want Ads section seeking profitable trades and opportunities. Listings cover a range from small investments to larger ventures, highlighting prices, contact methods, and brief product notes for quick decisions.
The body of Private Jose Ibarra, a Laredo native and Tuscania victim, will arrive by train tomorrow morning as the first Laredo soldier to be brought from foreign fields. Romulo Ybarra travels to San Antonio to meet the remains and escort them to Laredo for a full military funeral with honors.
The deputy collector of customs announces the seizure of an Oakland automobile near Laredo on August 14 1920 for violation of section 3082 R 8. Anyone claiming the car must file a claim at the office within twenty days from the first publication or the automobile will be sold at public auction at the Customhouse at 10 am on September 23 1920.
The Times tomorrow carries a feature by Home Ice Co president and manager A J Neff. The article explains the ice question and outlines a cooperative plan with Laredo patrons. The dialogue is rich and educative, and the piece is highly worth reading.
Notice to Farmers from Medina Valley Irrigation Company advertises irrigable lands for rent at seven dollars per acre with one dollar more for farms with improvements and five dollars per acre for water. Applications encouraged in Natalia Texas to R A Atkins Supt for assured crops and tenancy via sub tenants.
Postmaster J N Worsham appoints John C Twiss to head the new department of mails at the Laredo office effective September 1 Twiss takes charge today He has thirty years with the postal service including army service and fifteen years as a clerical worker at Laredo He is described as an experienced man deserving of promotion
Labor Day observance urged nationwide with a call for merchants in Laredo to close shops and allow workers to celebrate. Mayor L Villegas signs the proclamation dated August 28, 1971, urging employers to let employees enjoy the holiday.
The best advertisement any merchant can have is a satisfied customer. Guion Drug Store owner B. Milburn says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been sold for years with perfect satisfaction.
Call for bids received by 10 a m September 7 1920 at the superintendent's office Central School Building for depository of the Independent School district of Laredo Texas for the term ending August 31 1921. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
A brief item highlights a newborn girl to Mr. and Mrs. Donato R. Medina, ongoing cotton ginning activity on the Heights, dove and deer seasons upcoming, and a push to enroll 300 new members for the Laredo Public Library at five dollars a year. The piece also mentions a marriage license for Ernesto Garcia and Mrs. Rubilde Medina and a playful line about September Morn’s stay in Laredo.
Oysters, called luscious bivalves, are saleable again today marking the first R month since April. Coast reports say the shellfish are fat at present and prices may rise accordingly.
Colonel Frank L. Winn, who succeeded Colonel Beaumont B. Buck as Laredo District commander, was ordered to Washington to serve as inspector general of the Eastern Department with headquarters at Governor's Island New York. He left last night for Washington. Mrs. Winn visiting Milwaukee will join later. Lieutenant Colonel Lucius Bennett of the Thirty-seventh Infantry, who succeeds Winn, assumed command several days ago.
Today marks the opening of dove season through December 15 with many hunters pursuing a daily limit of fifteen birds. Doves are plentiful across roads and prairies as fat days mean tasty meat, but deputies warn against exceeding the daily quota or any illegal slaughter.
On September 1 Gen Pershing departed Brest for the United States while Secretary Daniels reviewed the Pacific Fleet at San Francisco. Police dispersed red flags and emblems at a Socialist convention in Chicago.
A salvage sale lists Army footwear and apparel including 20000 army shoes 1600 wool shirts 300 cotton mattresses 20000 leggings and 1000 pairs ladies shoes new all offered at less than cost. Located at 1701 Hidalgo St with prices stated as 3 11.
Robert McAloney, a Halifax contractor, testifies Tanlac relieved five years of stomach trouble and added 25 pounds. He described prior issues including sour meals, bloating, gas, cramps, sleepless nights, weight loss, constipation, headaches, and fatigue, then claimed renewed appetite and energy after using Tanlac. Windrow Bros. sells Tanlac in Laredo.
The Honolulu dispatch reports that Hawaii's pure blooded Hawaiians face extinction in about 75 years if current birth and death ratios persist for 1919-20. Pure-blooded deaths numbered 1,009 with 676 births. total pure-blooded population around 25,000. Mixed Hawaiian groups show higher natural increases, notably Japanese with 4,962 births and 1,597 deaths, yielding a sizable growth.
Train No 1 departs for Corpus Christi at 9 56 a m and No 2 arrives from Corpus Christi at 3 35 p m International and Great Northern fast service to St Louis leaves 9 30 a m arrives 4 p m Night Train departs 9 p m arriving next morning Rio Grande and Eagle Pass services show daily and Sunday exceptions Train No 1 to Minera 8 30 a m arrives 10 20 a m Train No 2 from Minera 11 a m arrives Laredo 3 16 p m
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