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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1926
Page
5
Arthur Brisbane notes Santa Claus in a booming economy with 35 to 50 million dollars in worker bonuses and year end stockholder dividends running to several hundred million. He mentions the Ontario shift from dry to wet laws and mocks prohibitionists while flagging Canada’s liquor law changes.
Florence Marjorie Clendenin Tornow eloped with Baron George Tornow, then fled the Waldorf breakfast scene after a stormy reception. The baron faces possible annulment and immigration trouble. The bride returned to her parents amid a confrontation with her father.
Governor Portes Gil of Tamaulipas orders an investigation into last Sunday's agrarian attack on an American-owned ranch near Matamoros where three agrarians and three ranch employees were killed.
In Somerville New Jersey December 3 1922 the Hall Mills murder trial for Frances Stevens Hall and her brothers Henry and William Stevens reached closing stages as the jury received the case. Special prosecutor Alexander Simpson urged conviction citing motive and witnesses while noting possible further trials if acquittal occurs.
Washington Dec 3 Seven names join the 69th congress when it convenes next Monday with Harry B Hawes moving to the senate. New senators David W Stewart Arthur R Gould and Tanglebright fill vacancies from Iowa Maine and an unnamed seat. Walsh and Dallinger return to capitol Hill. Hawes replaces Williams as Missouri junior senator. Democrats gain two senate votes. Republicans gain a house seat with Englebright and Aker noted as party shifts.
Julio Naranjo president of the Southern Business College says Times ads boosted enrollments and the school grew from a small fall enrollment to a creditable institution in Laredo. He credits his wife Mary O. Neal Naranjo for leading the English department and guiding education in English Spanish and French.
Sam Donaghue, 37, died after plunging from the second floor of the Flute Building under construction in Amarillo. He reportedly fell thirty feet and sustained injuries that proved fatal later that night.
Fragmented text suggests tentative rain and unsettled conditions in the north and east with potential Saturday showers. No clear locations or official forecast details are readable.
In the Fall-Doheny oil case defense lawyers move to ask Secretary Wilbur on the witness stand if naval officers received new orders since summoned. Admiral J K Robinson to testify after Wilbur, with Rear Admiral Gregory describing national defense aspects of the Pearl Harbor fuel storage contract. The government links the deal to a larger conspiracy involving Doheny and Fall and a $100,000 payment.
Washington Birthday Celebration Association of Laredo elects a board for the upcoming year led by Matias de Llano as president and Robert Lee Bobbitt as first vice president. The group plans a four day program likely February 20 to 24 with committees formed to carry out new features.
The Texas Technological College board of trustees will meet here in December to elect a successor to the late J. M. Chitwood who died recently leaving the post of business manager vacant. Amon G. Carter, board president, announced the meeting and said other matters would be discussed.
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin on December 3 a buried body confirms the death of 22 year old Clara Olson. Her father Chris Olson had long believed she was dead and sought a murder warrant against Erdman Olson. A missing 18 year old boyfriend, Kidmand Olson, is being sought after disappearing September 27. Sheriff Brierwood plans to interview a Dwight Illinois youth matching Erdman’s description.
Twenty ships scoured the seas today for bootleg pirates who kidnapped a federal prohibition agent and a coast guardsman near New Orleans. The Arsene J. escaped CG-302 with two crew members left aboard to guard liquor cargo, possibly heading toward the Bahamas. The black commander of the EK, Woods, is described as a clever seaman and daring smuggler.
J George Loos, wintering his carnival, has set up five riding doves at Convent and Houston. The rides operate each evening and on Saturdays and Sundays afternoons. On Monday night Loos invites Times newsboys as guests to ride to their hearts content as work at winter quarters continues and the Washington Birthday Celebration show opens bigger than ever.
OSSINING N Y Dec 3 John J Brennan a former Brooklyn policeman died in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison last night for the murder of Samuel Wraniot Brennan had been brought to the police station where the victim had protested against Brennan s abuse of a barber chair incident was cited in court records as the motive for the killing.
In Beverly Hills Charles Chaplin and his wife argue over an early morning party at the Chaplin mansion. Each accuses the other of wrongdoing and they turn to lawyers as custody of Charles Spencer III and Sydney Harle Chaplin looms, signaling a bitter separation.
New York reports the death of Rabbi Isaac Moses, 70, renowned author of a prayer book used in almost all reform synagogues in the country. He served as the native rabbi of the Central Synagogue in New York City. The obituary notes his influence on Jewish liturgy and Reform Judaism.
Lena Wilson and Bud Stillman face freezing conditions in New York as she quips the cold feels like Canadian winter. The fragment hints at a woodland romance amid chilly, windy streets and a wartime era tone.
The Rydal Oil Co seeks a receiver for the Grayburg Oil Co in district court this morning. Prominent jurists and oilmen from San Antonio and Houston attend, including Judge I D Brown of Houston and Judge Victor Keller of San Antonio, plus executives from Grayburg and Rydal Oil.
George S. Marshall, president of the Laredo Diatrick Petroleum Club, plans a test drill in a Dilton vicinity well on Saturday. Expectation leans to a strong oil or gas producer, drawing keen local attention and possible future development if successful.
Denny Goode of Boston says New York residents are hard boiled and provincial and will not burn any coal unless Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Goelet do it. He describes the difficulties of introducing West Virginia fuel in place of anthracite.
Former Sheriff Albert Bonds was shot and critically wounded in Belton Texas while arriving to testify in a district court case. Munroe Fisher, son of Temple Police Chief Wiley Fisher, is jailed on an assault to murder charge in connection with the attack. Bonds had arrived with witnesses and had traced the murder of John Troves, with the shooting occurring near the Trughes Upshin Drug Store after a witness’s arrival.
The Mexican Consul reports that American goods sent to Mexico through Laredo in 1926 will likely total about 42 million dollars, with November exports 8.16 million and duties of 107 thousand. Eleven months reach 38.48 million, leaving December to push past 40 million. December is a peak export month.
New York December 3 reports the public offering of 60 000 dollars Standard Oil of New Jersey twenty six year 44 per cent debenture is oversubscribed. Dillon Read and company guided the transit on.
A report outlines Chiavios 1 Piper supporting a plan for two biennial vacations of at least one month each. He argues workers overburdened by long hours eat poorly and neglect recreation. The proposal emphasizes rest and recovery for laborers and aims to boost morale.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting in the morning plans were made to bring the hotel men’s convention to Laredo next year. Delegates include John Hurst of the Robt. 2D Lee, Henry Crumpler of the St. Anthony, Bender Hotel manager, and Hamilton Hotel representative. The Chamber will be represented by secretary Chas Mumm and Hal Brennan. George Courey of the Bune set Inn will advocate cabaret interests with literature and souvenir data to secure the convention force for Laredo.
Fragmentary text describes an incident near Gainesville Texas with mentions of individuals Mollie Denton and a person named Will S mill. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR and scattered phrases.
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