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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1927
Page
4
A mixed chorus of aviation lore and booster talk envisions a jet age future. Col Lindbergh’s welcome frames wider optimism as pilots, engineers, and financiers push transatlantic flight and commercial air service from Lufthansa to Teheran. President Coolidge touts booming federal business and tax cuts while a flood of ambitious travelers and sensational promises fills the skies.
Paris reporters urge a boycott of Chaumberlin and Levine as Berlin and Paris officials have omitted French journalists from all ceremonies honoring the Columbia pilots. The Berlin Paris Midi correspondent cites the transfer of attention from French officials and press to American embassy representatives following the Berlin landing.
Rio Bravo number 3 lender well at Pierce Junction outside Houston, newly brought in 15,000 barrels, caught fire early Saturday and burned fiercely at 9 o clock. The derrick melted and heat kept workers back from fighting the blaze. An attempt to flood the well with nitroglycerine was made later.
California tennis star Helen Wills defeats England's Kitty MekKano Godfree in straight sets 6 4 6 4 to claim the Kent County Championships singles title in London.
Moscow reports say Clement Voroshiloff warned workers that England inflamed anti Rus sian sentiment and that the International situation is acute. He claimed no easing of hostilities is expected and that Russia nears a point where class war is inevitable. He noted published government statements reveal enemy activity.
John W. Westcott 78, known for twice nominating Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination, died at his Haddon Field New Jersey home on Saturday June 11.
New York June 11 officials report the Nungesser Coll expedition funded by Daniel Guprenheima and others determined the missing French airman did not land on the southwestern shore of Newfoundland.
Commander Francesco De Pinedo, Trajan aviator, lands in Lisbon Portugal from the Azores completing another lap in his four continent flight.
Scout Executive Brunberg of the Laredo district was arrested Friday by Constable Id. Villarreal and released on a 400 bond after publishing a letter in The Times that criticized a city motorcycle officer and called him a coward. The incident occurred during a scout activity at a camp about three miles from Laredo and may go to trial in Webb County.
Caldwell Texas July 11 AP - Kinen Shelborne found guilty of murder of Otto Tange and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
The text notes that historic Turkestan practice rewarded wealth and status with numerous wives, reflecting Moslem piety, but contends that modern view shifts toward fewer marriages. It highlights a change in cultural norms affecting family structure and social standing within the native Muslim communities.
Judge Strling T. Phelps returning from a visit reports Brooks county areas south of Treb lvonville near Falfurrias suffering from drought and heat. He says from Laredo to Webbronville the land is in good shape but the Falfurrias area shows severe dryness and a timely rain would aid ranchers and cotton growers.
Construction work on a recreation park four kilometers from Nuevo Laredo will begin soon in Colonia addition. General Francisco Martinez, sponsor, says the project will cost $400,000 with more than half already subscribed by Laredo and Nueva Laredo capitalists.
Friday night the House for Refugee priests of Mexico was hosted by Bishop Manrique of Clushutla and Bishop Altunirmno of Guajapan. The residence at 1118 Jueres Avenue is named El Refugio.
A. Galvan, superintendent of the Northern division, National Lines of Mexico, is in Nuev Yo Laredo on an inspection tour. He is accompanied by his private secretary Maginid.
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in Washington aboard the Memphis and received the Medal of Honor from President Calvin Coolidge amid a massive crowds. He pledged to carry back France and Europe's message of peace to the United States, as thousands cheered on the National Mall and along Pennsylvania Avenue.
Texarkana report says Marvin Petty 21 received ten years and Ival Cooper 18 by a Bowie County jury for the murder of Grover Durham a 19 year old farm youth killed near Texarkana on April 30 The verdict followed about a half hour of deliberation Cooper reportedly told police I stabbed him after he hit me and knocked me down, while Petty maintained his innocence.
Washington reports that the United States has been notified by the State Department it stands ready to engage in diplomatic conversations on a possible treaty of perpetual peace with France.
Walter D Cline of Wichita was elected as the first to lead the Belgium based body in the June 1 election. The result marks a historic start for Belgium’s new leadership under Cline with ongoing reforms anticipated in local governance.
Peking officials under Marshal Chang Tso Lin seek a formal protest to the United States for sending American Marines to Tientsin. The protest would echo earlier refusals against Japanese troops to Tsinghai Shandong and the British Shinha d expedition, with the Northern alliance deeming the Shanghai to Tientsin dispatch not hostile.
Ortell, sponsor of the $25,000 Lindbergh prize, praises Charles A Lindbergh after his Paris flight. He says Lindbergh embodies perfection and would have met any situation without advice. Creip? returns to New York to present the prize at a Motel Brevoort luncheon next week.
Moscow to hand to Polish minister M Patek tonight a Soviet government reply to the Warsaw note regretting the assassination of Pierre Volkert, the Soviet minister at War Suw.
Lisbon reports Major Sarmiento Beires and his flying partner Castilho have descended at Cape North near Para Brag and De Mmarnaca Island. A Brazilian ship is expected to join them at the site, providing relief to Portuguese aviation officials.
De W J Wilson and Th Tt Wilkes announced there will be no free barbecue at Culton Gardens Golf Course Sunday June 195. The course, hailed as one of the purest in the state, is being prepared for the new season as plans for a possible municipal conversion are considered by Dr. Wilson.
Scout Master Jack Brunberg opened Camp Richter for its first camping period with strong turnout. Ney Brewer praised Powrsall’s representation at the site which features a new swimming pool and tidy bunk houses. Scouts from the district will join summer programs run by local officials.
United States Geological Survey reports Texas public utility power plants produced 147 520 000 kilowatt hours in March, a 25 percent increase from the same month last year.
Washington reports President Coolidge welcomed Col. Charles Lindbergh home praising him as a virtuous American. He lauded Lindbergh’s selfless conduct abroad, noted his cautious fame, and cited aviation’s growth from experimental hope to national service.
In the May issue of the Bulletin of the Deaux-Arts Institute of Design four pictures by J. Buent of Laredo are shown. The designs include "A Summer School of Fine Arts" and three Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts pieces. Buent, a Laredo High School graduate 1921, studied at the University of Texas MIT and Fontainebleau, earning a DB A and MA.
Public notice advertises Brennan and Carrigan distributing a US currency promotion. It claims bills may be worth double their face value at their stores with special premiums for customers who participate. The ad urges attention to the offer and mentions a five dollar bill example.
Ruthven, visiting from Davenport, recalls a 25 year old transport on the Rio Grande between Laredo and Brownsville. His brother J M Ruthven built a 20 by 60 foot flatboat to haul 75 000 pounds of machinery for San Juan, aided by a marine engine, with smaller boats to aid navigation.
A historical report outlines the custom in Bokitara Usbekistan Soviet Republic where arranged marriages involve selling brides from a young age. The piece notes that Moslem girls are kept in seclusion from ages 12 until arranged unions, with no say from the girl or even close family members.
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a theater drama amid city traffic and unusual animal imagery, but the text is too garbled to determine a specific event or names. The readable bits suggest a chaotic scene or incident referenced near Sixth Street with a Holstein involved.
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