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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1922
Page
10
Monday's Daily notes weekend rain across the region, with slow steady showers soaking ground rather than running off. The grazing lands revive grasses for cattle men and soil for onions and vegetables. Forecasters hint at more rain soon as overhanging clouds suggest a possible major downpour.
Knights of Columbus members urged to attend at the K of C Hall on Monday September 18 at 8 PM. With football season near, several strong teams are forming in Ledro and the K of C aims to be one of them. Members not playing are encouraged to attend and support.
Pierre V. Blanchard former Strand Theater manager departed Laredo with his family for New Orleans after a summons due to his father’s illness. The Blanchards, well regarded by local music lovers, will settle in their old home city.
Welland Ont September 18 delegates arrived for the annual conference of the Canadian Deep Waterways and Power Association sessions begin tomorrow and continue over Wednesday with discussions on inland waterways and hydroelectric power developments.
The national convention of the Military Order of the World War opened today at the Hotel Ambassador Atlantic City with three days of sessions. General Pershing Secretary Weeks Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and Commander McNider of the American Legion among speakers scheduled.
New York faces its first direct voting primary since 1912 under a new election law. The vote will pick candidates for local offices Congress and state legislature as well as delegates to party conventions. U S senatorial and governor nominees remain unsettled until next week’s conventions in Albany and Syracuse.
The article notes men aged eighty five to ninety are not fat but thin and spare. It warns that middle aged men may overeat or eat unsuitable foods causing indigestion or constipation and may require Chamberlain's Tablets to move the bowels.
A. R. Bowen of the Intertype Corporation is in the city in the interest of his company. Judge Wil H. Davis of Carrizo Springs, Texas, arrived in the city yesterday on business.
A list of visitors and residents appears under Hotel Arrivals featuring John Adams J Langgsten R P Garza John M Denny W B Scott A R Ellis Sam McKinney Guadalupe Godines and families from Corpus Christi Sra Maria Alvares Robnstown Ploy Moreno and family Jose Caudillo and family Monterrey M C Kense Glendale Cal Chilas Felipe Delgado Miranda Jno Brown Antonio Salinas Antonio Gonzalez and others from Sabinas Mexico and San Antonio.
A roster of names including Mr and Mrs J A Vandervoot from San Antonio and guests from McAllen Dallas and Chicago appears under a hotel ledger. The list spans cities such as San Antonio Corpus Christi Monterrey Lincoln and Muskogee with several couples noted.
The remedy has achieved pronounced success in relieving bowel complaints for both children and adults. It is widely used and regarded as practically without an equal or rival, with many users attesting to its effectiveness.
Edward Hearn transitions from writer to film actor and becomes leading man for Anita Stewart in the First National feature A Question of Honor. The Royal Theatre premieres the picture on Tuesday, marking a notable ascent in movie history.
Webb County Texas sheriff sale notice for 640 acres in Section 25 Certificate Nos. 7058 and 7064, part of the judgment in Spratt vs Perkins et al No 57621. Levy by Sheriff Antonio Salinas on September 16 1922 with sale scheduled on the First Tuesday in November 1922 between 10 AM and 4 PM at the Webb County courthouse. S: Laredo Daily Times to publish once weekly for three weeks prior to sale.
Ninety nine out of a hundred druggists recommend Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine for diarrhoea. They know from customer reports it can be depended upon, unlike substitutes offering higher profits.
The Woman's Club meets at 38:30 PM with Mrs. G W Derby as leader. Mrs. McDowell hosts a bridge tea for Mrs. L S Grider of Brownaville and Mrs. Hickok of Fort McIntosh. An evening musical program follows. The Woman's Missionary Society gathers at 4 PM Tuesday a church. The Tournament Club convenes at 2:30 PM.
Marjorie Lou Fish plans Sunday return to her Austin home. Mrs. W. J. Niggil and her young daughter from San Antonio visit Mrs. cu. M. Mish in the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Shutt of Dolores brought their children to see friends. ST'. R. Spence has returned to San Antonio after a brief stay. Invitations issued for the marriage of Alicia Elizondo to Ignacio Lozano in San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, on Thursday. the bride is sister of Nemesio Garcia Naranjo, and Lozano runs La Prensa. Laredo friends extend best wishes.
Associated Press reports that on September 18 Senator Cummins of Iowa overruled a point of order alleging the conference report exceeded authority by giving the president power to declare American valuation on all items.
Poem lines about Charon give way to a community note of residents visiting, traveling, and leaving for study or business. The column lists Mrs EF Armstrong and Florence in Hebbville, Mrs J A MacDonald in Mercedes, the Hendersons returning from Los Angeles, and others heading to Bryan, Washington, D C, San Antonio, and New Orleans.
A narrator recalls taking an old colored man to the pictures for the first time. On leaving, the man says the film was fine but the plane outside made such loud noise that he could not hear what was said. The anecdote appears in the Charlotte Observer.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for statements showing the condition of national banks as of the close of business Friday September 15.
Austin Texas September 18 a call for statements on the condition of state banks as of September 16 was issued today by the state banking commissioner to the banks seeking current financial data for review by authorities.
In Kansas City a 300 mile automobile race left Ros BCOR Searles of Los Angeles dead. Tommy Milton, winner, announced $6000 excess prize money may go to Searles’s widow. Six finishers met to decide the fate of unclaimed prize money after several cars dropped out. Hospitals reported three seriously injured but expected to recover. four others lightly hurt.
Chicago report says the Willard Jewell truce restored work for up to 50,000 of 360,000 shopmen who struck July 1. Railroads previously resisting the Baltimore agreement announce daily hires, easing the labor stalemate.
Senate advisers report sufficient votes to sustain the presidential veto of the bonus. They say 3 to 5 more than the one third necessary are certain, following a Saturday canvass. Washington observers note the move to disapprove the measure by the president.
The National Drainage Congress meets at Kansas City from September 25 to 29 to discuss reclaiming swampy lands and flood control. An exhibit of dredges and pumping machinery will showcase modern drainage technology with speeches from Gov. A M Wyde and leaders from the Interior Department and industry.
Newison Texas Sept 18 guards on strike duty were halved as 250 National Guardsmen entrained for home at Canyon Hereford and Amarillo reducing the force stationed there.
Dallas authorities detain six men after Texas rangers nabbed them at Cleburne on suspicion of trying to disable a Santa Fe locomotive by mercury in boilers and emery dust in bearing boxes. Formal charges not yet filed.
McPherson Kansas on September 18 reports the proposed anti fly ordinance was not passed. City commissioners abandon plans for legislative fly eradication and will rely on standard swat the fly methods.
Fragmentary note describes a pardon request or pardon topic not received today. Mentions ACR, mapping term stock and related phrases. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Governor Neff and state officials headed to Huntsville for a thorough inspection of the Texas penitentiary and prison farms. They will study the value and use of prison property with aim to relocate the institution.
St Louis notes opening of the annual convention of the International Union of Bridge Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers with delegates from many U S and Canadian locals. Sessions run a week or ten days as reports promise satisfactory affairs and gains in membership and finances.
The entire British Atlantic force sails to bolster the Mediterranean squadron for the defense of Constantinople and the Dardanelles. The deployment creates the largest armada ever seen in the region, boosting public security amid Britain’s energetic actions.
Paris Sept 18 reports the British government has ordered all small arms and ammunition factories in the United Kingdom to operate at full capacity for 24 hours to readiness for potential Turkish developments.
Premier Hughes of Australia asks Sir Joseph Cook to present the Near East dispute to the League for peace. He seeks immediate international mediation and a firm League stance to secure a peace settlement.
Washington dispatch reports Army orders detaching Major Sherman Miles from the artillery school at Ort Sil and assigning him to an American post in Constantinople at the start of Rear Admiral Bristol. Miles, son of Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, has served as a military observer in foreign wars including the Russo Japanese and the World War.
The opening between Kennedy mine and Argonaut workings near Jackson California has been enlarged to allow rescue crews to pass. No cave-in is reported and the 8,600 foot level crew won a $5000 bonus for breakthrough. Fire has lessened. no word yet on miners beyond debris.
Saturday Night at the Strand shows a fall by Edith Roberts in a stairway sequence for a De Mille Paramount production. A goldfish bowl survives the tumble unbroken, prompting Cecil De Mille to keep the prop for the next scene with Conrad Nagel.
In New Jersey authorities probe the double murder linked to Rev Edward I fall, rector at St John the Evangelist, and choir leader Mrs James Mills. Bodies found scattered hint killings occurred elsewhere. Mills Mrs Hall and a relative are expected to be questioned again.
Rev. J. C. Trotter, held on charges of embezzling funds from Brooks Institute and wife desertion, escaped from Pittsburg county jail last night. Jail bars were sawed, and officials believe he tampered with a jail window while in the cook role. He is sought on a Kentucky fugitive warrant after a Muftala,Oklahoma arrest with nurse Audry Campbell.
District Judge Ely ordered a thorough investigation into the death of Craver C Everett a Black man found dead from a gunshot wound in a segregated hotel. Inquest testimony noted three or four masked robed men visited the hotel front prior to the death.
Washington news reports the house Judiciary committee postponed the Keller impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty until December. The move delays a high profile inquiry into executive branch accountability.
The Times reports the Jim Wells County Fair opening date moved from September 20 to 27 due to excessive heat in Alice. The fair will run from September 27 to 30 with many livestock exhibits and other entries expected to arrive.
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