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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1923
Page
10
A report from the Cole No 3 well states the drill continues to penetrate limestone at 3413 feet after entering it four feet earlier. Drilling has been slow due to the hard rock, requiring frequent bit changes, with a possible oil sand expected once penetration finishes.
Webb County Teachers Institute meets at Central School with strong turnout. Miss Esther Sharkey leads the day program covering enrollment, welcome remarks by City Superintendent L. J. Christen, and sessions on fractions, teaching methods, kindness to animals, climate and North American production, text book use, and primary reading.
Ninety nine of a hundred druggists recommend Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy when diarrhoea medicine is asked for. They know from customers that it can be depended upon and makes good profits.
A local violin studio announces reopening for beginner study and instruments for rent to pupils. For full information call 148 or 1016.
The Y M C A announces a new October course in house building electrical engineering and agriculture for Russian and Bulgarian refugees in Sofia. Free instruction lodging and board are provided with only a nominal 1000 leva fee for equipment upkeep. The organization has also supported hundreds of students with material aid over two years to continue their studies.
Sundar Singh a great Christian leader in India born in Rampur 34 years ago today. Cyrus E Woods US ambassador to Japan born in Clearfield Pa 62 years ago today. Dr. Charles F Wishart Wooster College president born in Mansfield C 53 years ago today. Rodolphe L Agassiz longtime Calumet and Hecla Mining president born in Boston 52 years ago today. James Mardy Ropes Hollis professor of divinity at Harvard born in Salem Mass 57 years ago today.
Monday meetings announced for the Wo man s Missionary Society at Mrs Lampman s home 1006 Houston St and the Heights Circle at 1801 Rosario Life. The piece blends calendar items with fragmented prose and a bakery ad tacked on at the end.
The page lists train schedules including trains to Corpus Christi and St. Louis with departure and arrival times, and mentions routes via Laredo and Minera. It also contains scattered personal notes and reflections about travel, explorers, and exotic scenes.
Washington reports a new sweet potato syrup developed by the Department of Agriculture, promising use in cooking and candy making though dark in color. In Texas, numerous residents return from visits to Comfort, San Antonio, Encinal, and New York, with multiple families traveling for summer or winter visits and seminary plans noted.
Americans and Canadians observe Labor Day as nations mark mourn ing for President Harding. The League of Nations opens its fourth assembly in Geneva while the British Trade Union Congress holds a pivotal session. State fairs begin in multiple states and a major Disciples of Christ convention meets at Colorado Springs. The National Federation of Post Office Clerks seeks pay hikes, overtime, and 30 days’ vacation at its El Paso convention.
Antonio and Mrs Lafon host visitors from San Antonio. Mrs EB Vi daurri’s niece Mrs Clinton Reed and baby stay with relatives for a few days. The Brotherhood of Saint Andrew meets at Christ Church Rectory Thursday evening. Parish Guild hosted a Montrose dance last Friday with Miss Sadie Uazgelrige providing music and refreshments for about one hundred guests.
One year ago today delegates gathered at Geneva for the Third Assembly of the League of Nations marking a milestone in international diplomacy and collective security efforts.
AP dispatch from Athens reports Italy not recognizing any League of Nations decision amid Greco Greek crisis claims Italian government served notice on Greece. Unconfirmed reports say Greece occupied Samos Cephalonia while Britain commits full support for League covenant.
London reports Italy was advised to abstain in the League of Nations discussions on the Greco Latian issue. Athens notes a violent demonstration after funeral services for Corfu bombing victims with mobs burning an Italian flag and attacking the Italian consulate. Geneva announces Dr. de la Vorrients of Cuba elected president of the League assembly.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tab lets as a reliable purgative for all ages. It promises smooth bowel movement without griping and describes the product as easy and pleasant to take with agreeable effects.
Forty towns and cities are represented at the seventh annual Texas Oklahoma Kiwanis district convention in Mineral Wells Texas. International officers are scheduled to address the opening session as the event continues through Tuesday.
A kaleidoscope of historical figures notes coal consumption, factory counts, and payrolls. mentions smokeless powder, fur farming in Prince Edward Island, and Anthonette coal in Pottsville 1820. It recalls the first anthracite cargo to Carlisle in 1775 and Vancouver preparing for a Trades and Labor Congress in September.
One hour and a half ahead of schedule the pony express riders from St. Joseph to San Francisco halted in Aurora Colorado this morning. They planned to resume at 8 30 and continue the ride into Denver.
An explosion at the Handsford wagon yard off Main street in Ranger Texas killed Charles Lieber 22, Charles Phipps 1v and Charles Griffith 21 and seriously injured Jeff Potts.
A. B. Duke son of tobacco magnate Benjamin Duke drowned in Greenwich today when a small boat overturned. Local authorities investigated the accident as a fatal drowning.
The forecast from the United States Weather Bureau New Orleans per The Times via telephone. Daily local weather report with observations for Fort McIntosh covering the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. today.
An article fragment cites political leaders forming a cabinet in a September 3 report. It mentions Naval Chair involvement and a proposed reshuffle to replace or augment existing leadership. Despatches from America and references to a broad cabinet restructure appear, with emphasis on timing around September and the creation of a new executive body.
AP dispatch from Brussels reports a U S delegate to the fourth congress of the International Association of War Veterans will push for an international court of justice codified international law and education exchanges for youths of allied nations with reciprocal access for American students. Also notes criticism of a local road on Santa Maria Avenue described as the worst in the country due to ruts and loose gravel after recent repairs.
unreadable OCR fragment mentions state money per cent deposits and banks with scattered proper nouns. no coherent events or names clearly identifiable.
Wilbur Dennett formerly with Humble of Co. in Laredo resigns and moves to Brownsville with his wife and child to take manager position at Dennett Motor Sales Co. He will return to pack his household effects and plans to work with his mother in Brownsville. Residents in Laredo regret their departure but wish them prosperity in the old home of Mr Dennett.
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