More Fire Plugs Urged for Heights District
Saturday's fire on the P Heights highlighted the need for additional fire plugs in the upper Heights where many homes are wooden and distant from water sources. Despite efficient firemen and a new pumper, locating plugs and extending hoses caused critical delays. residents call for widespread installation to lower insurance costs and boost security.
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P Heights
Heights
Bydranty
Eadee
Bermun
Breier
Ivan
Dhe
Barmpie
Teer
Creedy Geeerigs
Enforcement of Seed Law Draws Laredo Farmers
J M dal Curto chief of the plant pathology and seeds division of the agriculture department visited Laredo to observe seed labeling enforcement. Bermuda onion seeds are highlighted and an agriculture agent will be stationed locally to inspect compliance and test seeds as needed.
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J. M. Dal Curto
Fapartment of Agriculture
Austin
Laredo
Bermuda
Mr. del Curto
Department of Agriculture Wich
Farmers of Texas
Ausgies
Department of Birtealiger
Pecans Sent From Mexico Reach U S Border In Bulk
San Antonio trader L. Voorhies arrived in Laredo and crossed from Nuevo Laredo with carloads of Mexican paper shell pecans bound for St. Louis Chicago and New York. The Bustamante crop was short this season, with two carloads secured by Voorhies.
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CC. L
Mexico
Jalisco
Suspects Held After Robstown Arrests in Rumsey Case
Two more suspects arrested at Robstown linked to the murder of Customs Inspector Bob Rumsey near Torrecilla in Chis county. Galbreath, a local garage owner, captured two Mexicans in the Mexican area and notified Laredo authorities. Officials from Corpus Christi and Alice prepared to transfer the men to Laredo jail as part of the ongoing investigation with another suspect believed at large.
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Robstown
Robot So
Rumsey, Jr
Torrecillas
Chis County
Webh
Government of Metals
Laredo
J. W. Galbreath
Focal Garage
Customs
Bob Rumsey
New Torrecillag
Rum Mnners
Galbreath
Goneer
Chas
Wright
Frank Hobinson
Corpus Christ
Price
Alice
Corpus Christi
Butler Bros Store Burglarized After Bold Chase
A burglar alarmed Butler Bros tailors near the street car company office reports a theft yesterday before noon. After a chase the thief fled toward the arroyo by the river taking two bolts of woolen suit goods.
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Butler Bros
Street Car Company
Local Post Commander Departs for State Legion Convention
Laredo Post commander Hal L. Brennan leaves tonight by car for Waco to attend the American Legion state convention starting Monday. In San Antonio he will be joined by Wayne Davis state commander and Mayor O. B. Black of San Antonio.
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Hal L. Brennan
Money Makers Tops in Local Ads Feature
A compact ad notice highlights the 1.9 money makers section and 0.6 sales note, detailing a local economy feature in the Times want ads.
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Money Makers
Laredo Field Drilling Advances and Setbacks Report
Daily Digest notes oil activity near Laredo with the No. 3 well flowing then salt water cut oil. the Wormser No. 1 continues drilling toward 2,200 feet. Moon and Miranda City sites progress. Humble near Benavides abandoned at 3,790 feet. Magnolia spadds in Schott field aiming for early production. Sacramento Rio Grande No. 1 shifts to productive depths. Mop-Uo Co. drills No. 1 with work slated to finish before October 1.
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Laredo No. 3
Miranda City
Wormser Ranch
Laredo
Moon Ranch
South Plains Oil & Gas Co. No
Humble Oil Co
Benavides
Duval County
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Schott Field
Sacramento Rio Grande No. 1
Torrecillas
Gentry Bros Show Draws Crowds With Afternoon and Night Performances
The Gentry Brothers circus arrived by special train to Nigostroot yesterday morning and staged parades and two performances yesterday afternoon and night. Both shows drew large crowds.
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Gentry Bros
Gentry Fires
Nig Ostroot
Melark
One Institute Closed While Another Opens Monday
Webb County Teachers Institute ends sessions at Central School. City Teachers Institute for Laredo ISD begins Monday at the High School for a week. Webb County schools reopen Monday with 31 teachers and 22 campuses including Webb and Tordillo. Miranda City requests a school but pupils will attend Torrecillan rural school until next term.
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Webb County Teachers’ Institute
City Teachers Institute
Laredo Independent
Webb County
Webb and
Tordillo
Laredo
Miranda City
Mirando City
Torrecillan
Laredo Independent School District
Examination Schedule for High and Seventh Grade
Examinations in high school and seventh grade subjects will be held at the high school on Thursday and Friday, September 14 and 15. Thursday runs 8:30 to 10:30 History 10:20 to 12:36 Latin Spanish and physiology. Friday 8:30 to 10:50 Mathematics 10:30 to 12:20 English. Superintendent L J Christen signs the notice.
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Yvnglish
Furnishings for sale in town home move sale
Room divider and complete living room furnishings offered as a sacrifice sale. Down payment of 190 dollars and monthly payments of 20 dollars. Owner leaving town and selling items at 907 Farragut with immediate commitment.
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Farragut
Royal Theater Presents Polly of the Follies and The Playhouse
Royal Theater features Constance Talmadge in Polly of the Follies and Buster Keaton in The Playhouse. Both First National productions play Sunday and Monday, delivering spots of star power and light comedy for Laredo audiences.
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Royal
Connie
Buster
Royal Theater
Polly
Constance Talmadge
Buster Keaton
Clues
Playhouse
The
Laredo
Barrymore Just Gets Through with Chinatown Photo Prowl
Lionel Barrymore stars in Boomerang Bill a Paramount Cosmopolitan film at the Strand Theatre beginning Sunday. The underworld drama features Chinatown settings as Barrymore objects to photography. Cast includes Miss Marsh Margaret Seddon Frank Shannon and Matthew Betts.
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Lionel Barrymore
Chinatown
Mr. Barrymore
Paramount Cosmopolitan
Isrand Theatre
Jack Boyle
Boston
Doty Hobart
Sorrell Home Damaged by Fire of Unknown Origin
About 11 o'clock last night the home of S J Sorrell was found burning between the roof and ceiling. Neighbors aided with a garden hose while the fire department arrived. The roof was destroyed and furniture and clothing damaged by water. insurance covers the loss though totals are not yet estimated.
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S. J. Sorrell
Notice to Teachers at Laredo Public Schools Institute
Notice to teachers that the Teachers Institute will start Monday morning September 11 1922 at 9 o'clock in the High School building. All teachers are expected to be present. L J Christen Superintendent.
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Teachers’ Institute of the
Laredo Public Schools
Weekend church and social events schedule
Saturday officers host dinner for General Hinds then Galliet Ligarde wedding at 7. The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church meets at 6 45 p.m. Sunday. Junior B Y P U of the Baptist Church gathers at 6 p.m. and Senior B Y P U at 6 30 p.m. The Christian Church society also meets at 6 45 p.m.
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Hinds
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Thank God For Fools and Tools in Visionary Journeys
A reflective ode praises daring men who seek new lands, while a local column lists residents traveling to events, returning home from Galveston, and preparing for school. It notes dances at Elks Hall, a Suffragette gathering, and a wave of students heading to colleges with detailed names and destinations.
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Elks Hall
G. W. Derby
W. B. Heaner
M. S. Ryan
M. P. Cullinan
A. E. Derby
Church Choirs and Soloists Schedule Notices
All publication notes for column and Saturday must be phoned to Mrs. Milton by Thursday noon at 134-3. Mendell H. Morgan will sing Come Jeangs Redeemer at Christ Church tomorrow morning. Jesus Shall Reign will be sung by M rL McThail and a Ladies' Chorus as offertory at the Methodist Morning service. Mrs Travia Bruce Bunn soprano Miss Genevieve Camp pianist and Miss Margaret Murray violinist give a Library benefit at the Woman's Club rooms Monday evening September 18. No admission but a silver offering. dancing to follow.
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Milton
Mendell H. Morgan
Christ Church Choir
Jeangs Redeemer
Palmer-Bartlett
Christian Church
Jesus
M.rl. McThail
Travia Bruce Bunn
Genevieve Camp
Margaret Murray
Woman's Club Rooms
Adama Couple Depart Laredo for Mexico City
The musical circle of Laredo notes the departure of Mr. Edwin B. Adama and Mrs. Adama for Mexico City where they will settle. Longtime Christ Church Choir members, they have given greatly to Laredo audiences with their singing and are expected to be warmly received in Mexico City. Mrs. Maria B. Derteano and Miss Adela Bertani have returned to Laredo after a San Antonio stay where their performances drew praise, including a joint recital at the Woman's Club and a Rotary Club luncheon.
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Maria B. Derteano
Pia
Adela Bertani
Laredo
San Antonio
Woman’s Club
Rotary Club
Certeano
Godard
Chopin
Yearbook Honors Tuesday Music and Literature Club
The yearbook for the Tuesday Music and Literature Club led by Mrs HB Joddell highlights an exceptional program and work plan. The music committee chaired by Mrs Travis Bruce Bunn includes Mrs Flora Dilgarde Milton and Mrs James Vernon Proffitt arranging eight meetings with two open to guests on Dec 26 and May 23, covering periods from Palestrina to the Modern era.
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Mra
HB. Kd
Amazing Boy Soprano Wins Praise at Hippodrome Debut
Robert Murray a boy soprano astonished New York audiences with a remarkably lifelike bird call and a debut at the Hippodrome. His voice reportedly reaches altissimo D and spans three octaves plus one note, exceeding Lucrezia Aguilari’s famed high note in Alt. B flat.
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Robert Murray
Hippodrome
Young Murray
Lucrezia Aguilari
Opera star premieres Alda in New York season
Marie Ruppold will star in Alda for the San Carlo Opera Co opening the season in New York on Sept. 18. Anna Pavilova starts her Orient tour in Tokio on Sept. 10. Over 80,000 Americans have visited the Passion Play at Oberammergau, with attendance seen at 100,000 by month’s end. Yale University paid 18,406 duty on 25 chimes from England, with a special Act of Congress granting free admission for church use by the Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage, a Portuguese fishermen’s church in Massachusetts.
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Marie Ruppold
San Carlo Opera Co
New York
Alda
Anna Pavilova
Tokio
Oberammergau
Yale University
England
Congress
Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage
Massachusettes
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Bureau OF Plant Pathology and Seed
Voorhies of
Nueces
Daily Digest
AD Laredo Fields
Magnolia
L. J. Christen
Strand
Woman's Club
Maggie
Loveland
Nellie Suter
C. A. Rose Company
Kansas City
Sorrell
Violet & Oberfeldt Society
Fay
Tod Olson
Forbes’ Magazine
St Henry Borchers
Miss Dorothy
Aaron Moser
Galveston
Kiwanis
Helen MacGregor
Casas Grandes
New Mexico
Mr. B. Burr
Mr. O. EF. Ribe
H. M. Taylor
Mrs. Young, Sr
Brenham, Texas
Robert Young
Victoria St
Theresa Fasnacht
Dallas
I. Goodman
Goodman
Lottie Zucht
George Stephen
Bryan, Texas
Vesta Turner
J. W. Russell
Little Rock
Ark
Mr. Russell
Elizabeth Threadgill
Denver
Colorado
Dewitt Jennings
T. C. Jennings
Laura Margaret Mann
Denton
Miss Mann
Lxtle
Finch
Julia McVicar
Cuadaajara
State University
Victor Sauvignet
Jimmie Moore
Fred Buenz
Misa Floise Simmons
Colege of Industrial Arts
Genavieve Camp
Baylor College
Belton
Texas
Genevieve
Dora Becker
Lady of the Lake
Anita Farber
Olivia Braden
Irene Cruz
Hattie May Bryant
Huntaville
Josephine Brewster
Jimmie Richter
Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Lewis Leonard
Staunton
Staunton Military Academy
Horace C. Hall, Jr
Beverly Hall
Horace
University of Virginia
Beverly
August Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Arthur Derby
John T. Hassell, Jr
Murt Cullinan
Regis College
Murt
College Station
Laredo Loys
Keelan Young
Church Music
Musicale
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