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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1926
Page
4
The Dallas Gas Corporation is sold to Wy Vy NX Powelson of New York announced by Henry A Norvis VP GM. Price not disclosed. The utility supplies domestic and industrial customers and had been in dispute with the city over a proposed rate increase.
In Asheville on December 7 the St Paul Saints obtained three Boston Red Sox players Wildiers Zanniser Tebaach and catcher Gaston in a major deal at the National Association meeting. The Saints paid for Sherstop Wanninger and catcher Hoffmann as part of the transaction.
Alymni pilots contend with winter storms over Kansas. Wayne Neville flew from Kansas City to Dallas, his plane iced and leaking fuel after three forced landings. He abandoned the craft near Emporia and mailed his mail by rail to the Emporia post office. He estimated a thousand pounds of mail was on board. Engine trouble due to sleet halted takeoffs as he planned to resume toward Dallas.
A guilty plea to whiskey ownership led to the dismissal of charges against Gov W W Brandon and seven of his party after a hunt camp visit in an Alabama district court. Jack Daniels of Birmingham admitted guilt on a Volstead act violation and was fined 250 dollars and costs. the rest were dismissed as whiskey not in evidence in the room.
President Coolidge outlined proposals touching on tax cuts and a broad range of reforms. He urged strengthening federal agencies, farm support, railroad simplification, and military readiness while favoring surplus reduction and restraint on price fixing. He warned against partisan politics and emphasized balanced, businesslike handling of revenue.
In New York City sleigh operators begin the season at 25 dollars per hour as six sleighs work the snow. Veteran cabbies note great demand while longtime patrons lament change from the past when the first sleigh to reach a tavern was greeted with a magnum of champagne and the season began with lemonade instead.
Los Angeles reported Idane Greg Chaplin declares duty to her babies and declines to appear in a London musical comedy for 2500 dollars per week.
The piece ties a political call for Southern and Western farm unity to a proposed $250 million tax refund and Hoover waterway plan promising 8,000,000 horsepower from Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. It notes floods, new canals, and a six foot channel linking rivers to the Ohio and Mississippi. Beethoven’s anniversary is also marked with a tribute by Rochester committee praising his genius and framing his work with references to Goethe and Bach.
Laredo citizens back their charitable institutions during the holiday season. The Associated Charities is local, and all dollar contributions stay in Laredo to aid neighbors in need. About 200 contributors support relief work, with $1 donated yielding at least $1.25 in aid. The article urges greater city county funding and more pledges for the coming year.
Three Girl Scouts met Saturday morning to arrange a three day camping trip for the Christmas holidays. Plans for the troop house work were made with Heights Civic Club and Park Chairman funding. The group learned knots and prepared for the tenderfoot test next Saturday. A press porter was elected and the meeting adjourned.
A government plan raises standards of efficiency and protection by tariff policy. Officials describe a framework built on protective measures and predictive safeguards to guide industrial growth and national resilience. The emphasis remains on disciplined economic reform and strategic trade protections.
A dense cloud cover with rain sleet or snow spread over Missouri and Kansas delaying air service. Weather bureau forecast continuation of murky conditions with little temperature change. Planes on the Chicago Dallas mail line were held at Wichita and Emporia amid ice coated wings.
Entry blanks await signature at VHA Laredo Auto Sales for the Ford Gas Milbag i contest. Date listed December 1 1961.
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