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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
2
A fragment notes a dispute where a bride and others allegedly drank beer, causing social tension. The readable text mentions a wedding setting and public response but lacks full details.
The column surveys violent acts against leaders and factions, noting bombings and assassinations in Europe, including Volkoff in Poland and Sarajevo’s outbreak. It cites U S debt payments, royal marriage rumors, temperance critiques, and celebrity divorces as part of a broader, unsettled world scene.
Secretary Jardine returning from the West says the 1931 wheat crop will be smaller than USDA’s May estimate. The May 1 projection for winter wheat stood at 59.1 million bushels, with an expected further drop from last year.
Moscow reports indignation over the assassination of a Soviet minister in Warsaw and accuses British complicity in terrorism. The Soviet communique targets England while Polish responsibility is faintly noted as a routine bourgeois diplomatic gesture.
A spectacular blaze at the Union Oil refinery between San Pedro and Wilmington last night burned for nearly two hours and caused damage estimated at more than $100,900. Fire crews brought the flames under control.
General John J. Pershing, chairman of the battle monuments commission, sailed from Cherbourg aboard the steamship President Harding bound for New York. He had spent months in France and visited Switzerland to see his son studying there.
Mrs Lamar 3B Potter is spending a few days as the guest of Mrs Joe Vidales in New York.
In San Francisco a public school principal barred Robert Anderson Jr for wearing overalls. His mother Mrs R L Anderson appeals to the Chronicle saying she cannot easily provide new clothes and has sought charity aid. Principal Mrs Alice Norton cites policy, while the city’s teachers press parents to supply suitable attire or rely on charity.
Two men were killed instantly and twenty others injured when seventy five quarts of nitro glycerin exploded. The blast occurred near a storage van and auto magnetne in a workers' area.
Memphis June 9. President Coolidge and others arranging feasts for Colonel Lindbergh are told not to feed him chicken as he is fed up with it. Lindbergh has faced chicken at nearly every formal luncheon since arriving from New York, and in Memphis the daily menu has included chicken, leaving him craving a roast hash or any non chicken dish.
Bob Fenner arrives to play for the Laredy Oilers replacing Klaushiotin. The former Chicago White Sox player is remembered for strong hitting and fielding with the Victoria team in the old Quiz Coast League now part of the Texas Valley League.
Paris June 4 Premier Poincare told the Chamber of Deputies he hopes for better debt settlement terms from the United States and will renew negotiations. He noted France may not ratify accords with America and Britain in their current form and cited provisional payments to keep negotiation options open. Washington puzzled by transfer of funds as March 1 payment of 10 million on unfunded 4.025 billion debt was made without prejudice to ratification.
Ruth Wade Wuerth testified in Michigan's dissolution suit that Benjamin Purnell performed a miracle by converting water into wine for the House of David colony. She said drinks were served in Shiloh administration building with girls given liquor and one became intoxicated while others felt good.
D R Weller of New York was elected president of the Standard Oil Company of Louisiana at a Baton Rouge board meeting. He succeeds C K Clarke who died last May. The selection comes as the New Jersey based company reorganizes after Clarke's death.
Juan Gallegos of Nuevo Laredo was sentenced by Judge B Ramires Angulano to two years in jail for the death of Lermene Gildo Quiroz Bautista. Bautista was killed last October while working on a railroad track near Nuevo Laredo. Gallegos was arrested and charged with his death.
Prominent Taleda society leaders help sell tickets citywide for a Taredo and Mission baseball game Saturday. Proceeds go to Mississippi flood relief fund. Mrs McKinney urged Lareda women to contact the Chamber of Commerce office to participate. Numerous named members listed as ticket sellers.
Extraordinary precautions to guard Colonel Charles A Lindbergh during his official reception and stay in Washington will be taken by the metropolitan police and the army. This disclosure followed a warning delivered by Frank B Noyes to the reception committee from Ambassador Meughton who returned from London after a massive crowd surged at Croydon Field.
ATLANTA June 9. Dr Charles T Nellans says Carroll Nervous shows no organic illness and is nervous and disturbed mentally. He was committed to Atlanta penitentiary to serve one year and one day for perjury. With rest and quiet he should improve.
Dublin correspondent reports women voting extensively in the Irish Free State elections. Government expected to retain its majority in the Dail Éireann.
Nomination committee names W. W. Brandon former Alabama governor as president for the next year at the United States Good Roads convention in Savannah Georgia. Ben Spayleh of Whansang named first vice president and J A Rountree of Birmingham Alabama named managing director. decision adopted unanimously.
Washington June 9 Senator Mayfield of Texas invites Lindbergh to participate in a race to Hong Kong. The flight carries a prize of 25,000 dollars and is sponsored by William Hu Westwood Jr of Dallas.
Brief item notes a mysterious man brandishing threats toward an actress. Details are fragmentary, with unclear dates or locations and no further identification of involved parties.
Ray and Roy De Autremont, alleged tin bandits linked to the 1923 Southern Pacific train bombing near Siskiyou Oregon, are in custody in Steubenville Ohio. They confessed to the riot and the killings of the engineer and two trainmen, with a third clerk perishing in the attack. They face arraignment before United States Commissioner C. J. Borkowski with a $20,000 reward attached to the case.
Mrs. Michael Matos formerly Miss Aurora Gutierrez is in the city from San Antonio to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Valente Gutierrez.
Harry J. Leahy of Georgewest filed his appeal in the criminal appeals court in Austin Texas. He faces death for the murder of Dr J A Ramsey a Mathis physician whose body was found in a shallow grave and dated to May 20 1926. Leahy was first tried in Live Oak County for 60 years and then as a new trial in Williamson County he received the death penalty.
Charles Levine and Clarence Chamberlin outlined a regular trans Atlantic air service using multi motor aircraft with a $2,000,000 investment and aim for operation within a year. They envision routes from America to Europe with improved machines and emergency landing sites, while developments focus on efficiency and payload.
Bids were opened for the San Jose apartments at the corner of San Eduardo and Matamoros streets. Owner Juachio Garelit announced the two story Span ish style building will cost about 50000 dollars. Reinforced concrete and brick with a tufted finish will be used. Architect Waldo Postar of the Kelivyod Company of San Antonio presented the bid results.
Partial OCR fragment mentions Joseph Rosenblum and a distribution center in Laredo. It references talk of moving or budgeting related to an office and local affairs, but the text is garbled and specifics are unclear.
Tilden and Francis J. Hunter, American tennis stars, opened at the Trish-American International with two victories. Tilden defeated the Hon Cecil Campbell 3-6 6-8 6-1 6-2, while Hunter beat Dr Ed McCrea 6-8 4-6 4 7-5.
Berlin reports growing public enthusiasm as Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles A. Lindbergh proceed with plans to be honored on arrival from New York. A German warship, possibly the Berlin, is suggested to carry Chamberlin when he returns to the United States while aviation leaders organize receptions and future flights. The aviators intend to fly to Potsdam and Vienna before heading back to Berlin then Bremerhaven to meet wives arriving from New York.
In Badajoz Spain on June 9 authorities announced the suppression of a revolutionary movement in Northern Portugal. The government stated the revolt has been quelled and control restored.
Milwaukee, June 9. Max Shoetz, 45, dean of the Marquette University Law School, and Charles Knoernachild, 71, bank president and businessman, died today of injuries from a collision last night between their automobile and a Milwaukee Road train at a grade crossing.
The Standard Oil Company announced a two cent cut in gasoline to 16.9 cents a gallon, with 3 cents off in tax and other firms expected to follow suit. The price move was made in Kansas City and announced today.
Dan Flores arrives back in Laredo after years away. He is associated with the San Antonio Printing Company and plans to resume duties locally.
Inspectors noted better highway conditions in two counties as maintenance work continued. Officials cited steady progress and urged motorists to drive cautiously through the districts mentioned in the update.
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