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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1920
Page
12
A historic op-ed warns gambling corrupts sports, especially baseball, claiming players took money to throw games. It argues exposure will purge the sport, harming only those tied to the traitors, while the public loses trust and the game endures as an institution.
An efficiency expert argues against long vacations suggesting a four quarter school year. Los Angeles schools superintendent Mrs. Dorsey warns against extended breaks arguing it harms children. The piece critiques the obsession with efficiency and questions its effect on youth.
The author argues schooling should balance learning with healthy living and individuality. Excessive systemization risks turning pupils into mere cogs, reducing vacations and forcing year round attendance. He condemns public instruction heads for prioritizing efficiency over children’s overall well being.
About 200 Laredo boys attended a mass meeting at Elks Hall last night to organize the Laredo Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Seven troops were formed, each with about 32 members except Troop 7 with 10. 64 American and 126 Mexican American boys were present. Scoutmasters include A. D. Bordea ux for Troop 1 and Leonard Craix for Troop 2. Troop 7 later recruitment will add 22 boys.
Edgar Lewis presents another virile photoplay titled Sherry adapted from George Barr McCutcheon. The Pathe release stars Pat O Malley in the title role with Lillian Hall Harry Spingler Richard Cummings and Gertrude Norman among an all star cast as it opens at the Strand Theatre today.
Richter's Department Store unveils a premier fall display by Peter J. Matzow, fresh from the Show Window Decorators' Association convention in Detroit. The west side highlights women's apparel, while the south side features men's wear, hats, boys' outfits, travel gear, and home goods, all arranged to draw passers-by as fall merchandize arrives.
Despondent sufferers from indigestion grow discouraged but can achieve full recovery with Chamberlain's Tablets. Hundreds have been permanently cured and can eat anything they crave. The tablets strengthen the stomach and restore natural function. If you have not tried them then go at once.
County Judge A Winslow received a Census Bureau statement showing Webb County population at 29152. Texas law sets a 100 monthly salary for counties over 29000, replacing standard per diem for court sittings and road work. the change applied from the filing date September 22, 19XX.
Letters from Webb County Red Cross chair M W Brennan urge establishing a public health nurse in La redo. Backed by national headquarters as a peace time service, the plan seeks a nurse, funds to run four months, and a year if membership grows. Brennan calls a meeting to gauge public interest, noting low attendance despite 250 appeals and warns the project hinges on broad local support.
Mayor Leopoldo Villegas acts on a letter from J. K. Beretta of the Laredo Bridge Co urging widening of Convent Avenue from the international footbridge northward to accommodate heavy traffic between Nuevo Laredo and Laredo. The plan follows a larger bridge project, with five to ten feet extra on each side sought to boost later business development and street value.
The Bor-Tex Oil Co nine miles northwest of Laredo invites visitors next Wednesday to observe drilling and enter a drawing for a clear deed to fifty acres. Gates open at 6 PM, drawing at 9 PM. attendees receive tickets, a band will play, lemonade will be served, and the site will be lit with electricity.
William C. Dowlan and Viola Dana create a full cabaret interior on a Metro stage to accurately depict New York style New York cabaret life for the Sunday Rialto feature The Chorus Girl's Romance. The production aims to avoid misrepresentation by modeling the set on actual Gotham venues.
Tomorrow morning at 9 30 the Asherton team begins a doubleheader with a 3 o clock start in the afternoon. The Laredo team appears in the same schedule with a 9 30 kickoff, as fans are urged to witness the great national sport. Local players hope to honor the fast m and showcase best material.
The forecast from the Weather Bureau at New Furnished The Times shows daily outlooks for Sunday with partly cloudy skies. Observations from Ort McIntosh at 7 am report a low of 76 degrees and a high near 100 degrees with a southeast wind and clear conditions.
Imports through Laredo include ixtle lead beer bones and truck cargo across the International pontoon bridge. Marriage licenses issued to Simon Saenz with Maria Luisa Hernandez Ricardo Ramirez with Luz Sagarnaga Cesario Ramos with Apolonia Barrera. First Methodist Church dedication announced for 10:20 Sunday morning after debt paid. Presbyterian Church to host missionary Rev Chalmers Vinson and his brother in Congo talks tomorrow. Christ Church choir to sing at Fort McIntosh service, then return for evening rites. Rat-killing contest to win cash prizes closes October 7 with mayor payout. Paul Deutz, of San Antonio and born in Laredo, critically ill. his mother travels from Moorestown NJ. Military telephone line rebuilding from Fort Ringgold to Roma via Zapata continues with field crews setting poles along updated route through aviation camp on the Heights.
In the county probate court yesterday afternoon the Merchants State Bank & Trust Co. was made permanent guardian of the Gonzales minors estate. An order also designates the Merchants State Bank & Trust Co. as permanent guardian of the Czar minors estate.
The Laredo Cotton Gin Co on the Heights operates two shifts from 8 AM to midnight to process seed cotton. By this morning 95 bales had been produced with large quantities awaiting ginning. The plant expects to exceed 1,000 bales Monday morning as cotton from Zapata county continues to arrive and be ginned rapidly.
In Rio de Janeiro, September 25, discussions continue over a measure to establish an annual Thanksgiving Day in Brazil. The bill designates December 25 but an amendment proposes the first Sunday in January. Originated by a Catholic archbishop, the measure faces constitution-based objections to religious recognition amid Senate debate.
Mrs John M Martin plans a birthday party for her daughter Marguerite at 6 pm Saturday with many young guests followed by a dance at the Soldiers Club Roof Garden at 8 30 pm Sunday services include Senior B Y P A at 7 pm Baptist Church Epworth League at 6 30 pm Methodist Church and Christian Endeavor at 6 45 pm Monday features an Executive Board meeting of the Woman's Club at 4 pm at the club rooms.
May social notices invite readers to share weddings parties and visits. The column lists Magdalene Garcia’s recovery from Mercy Hospital J Rosenbaum visiting from Mexico City with family and trips to San Antonio Mrs J A MacDonald heads south Teddy and William Mussett return from San Antonio Miss Content McKnight visiting from Mexico City and guests Miss Margaret Mussett to return home. Also mentions Right Rev Henry D Aves Bishop of Mexico passing through the city and Mrs Kate Hutchins returning for winter, plus convalescence news about Mrs Norman P Groff and parish and club meetings at Christ Church Rectory and Woman's Club board session.
A church meeting is postponed from Monday to Thursday for a special gathering at the Methodist club rooms. Wedding cards announce Nicolas M. Sanchez to Miss Maria Apolonia Mufioz in Torreon Coahuila this evening at 7 at Guadalupe church. Mrs Sanchez and two daughters have traveled to Torreon and will return next week. The Blue Birds held a weekly meeting at Mrs Alfred Poggenpohl's home with games and refreshments. Many local young women attended, listed by name.
El Paso Texas reports Navajo Indians in Northeast Arizona are resuming rug weaving after years of low wool prices reduced supply. Travelers note wool price decline encourages turning wool into rugs rather than selling. Ranchers link cheap wool to influx of sheep and goats from Northwestern states into Southwest, affecting supply routes.
Galveston dispatch reports adverse foreign exchange rates and bank reluctance to finance ocean transport and storage are slowing this year's cotton export movement. With a 13 900 000 bale crop in sight, experts note three main drags and expect later, larger overseas shipments to Europe and the Orient as rate adjustments and trade dynamics improve.
Corpus Christi health officer Dr. W. Be Willis reports a rat leprosy outbreak spreading along the Gulf Coast. He says the disease is non contagious to humans and, if it continues, may reduce Norway rats English rats mice gophers and other rodents in city and rural districts.
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