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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
2
Reports of improving plans and a sharp five point drop for Paramount Famous Players set a mixed tone. Brokers note unsettled earnings for Mack Trucks and Inspiring declines across key rail and finance sectors while foreign exchanges show irregular openings in London and Paris.
A New York institute announces a chemistry based x ray micrometer to measure atoms. The device promises precise atomic scale readings, signaling advances in material science and instrumentation.
Cattle receipts across Oklahoma City and other markets show steady to weaker trends with varying top prices. Kansas City and Chicago reports note mixed demand, with hogs easing and cattle markets slow or declining. East St. Louis and Chicago indicate lower vealers and lighter lamb gains, while stock prices differ by region.
Fort Worth Texas on June 28 reports cattle receipts at about 3000 with 500 calves. Beef cattle range 6.00 to 11.00, stockers 5.50 to 8.50, fat cows 5.25 to 6.66, yearlings 6.00 to 10.25, bulls 4.25 to 6.35, calves 5.50 to 10.60. Hog receipts 1200 steady, mediums 8.10 to 8.90, sows 7.75 to 8.00, pigs 7.00 to 7.50. Hogs and lambs total 600 with lambs 14.50 to 13.00, shorn 10.60 to 11.00, wethers 7.25, ewes 6.50 to 7.00, goats 2.25 to 4.25.
Sioux City report notes the prize bull Richard Fairfax once brought 50 000 dollars as a breeding animal and is now valued at about 92 dollars as beef after sale for consumption.
New York values drift with October contracts near 16.92 cents as declines press the overall market. New Orleans futures ease after early rallies with October dropping to 16.48 amid liquidation and weather concerns. Spot prices in Texas and Gulf ports show subdued activity with middling around 16.49 to 16.70.
Liverpool notes steady prices with strong demand at the cotton fair. American shipments hold a large share as sales reach 10,000 bales with receipts of 12,000 bales, including 11,400 American, across several grade levels.
Webb county clerk records show multiple deeds filed since last report per the Laredo Business Bureau notice. Transactions include G W Bryant to Ines de Villezas for Block 1056 W D city of Laredo and others involving properties in Block 1056 W D Amaedor Salinas tract Lot 9 Block 51 W D plus various parcels in E D and Porcion 25 26 with small cash consideractions noted.
Mayor Albert Martin announced Thursday that four more hydrants will be installed along San Eduardo Avenue to protect the area from possible fires. City commissioners had approved the hydrant installation at a recent meeting.
Mrs. J T Higbee Embry of Cincinnati owns a plane at Sunken airport and envisions rapid fashion exchanges between Paris and America. She uses aviation to travel to Dayton sales and to visit friends in nearby towns, bypassing trains and buses.
The Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committee reports utilities paid 610.8 million in taxes in 1924, about one third of net profits and a quarter of all corporate taxes. Interstate Commerce data shows railroads taxed 0.41 percent of revenue for private lines, 0.75 percent for municipal. Electric railways taxed 6.28 percent of gross and 64.61 percent of net profits, while municipal lines paid far less. The Electric World notes persistent tax inequity across public utility sectors.
Legbar do Garcia of near Guererro, Mexico, engaged in ranching, was slashed to death in an automobile incident from Guerrero to here. He died minutes after arrival at a relative’s home on blue street. Born in Torres Tombs, Mexico, he had suffered throat trouble that worsened to acute last night. Funeral at San Agustin church at 4 30 this afternoon with burial in Catholic cemetery. Survived by mother two brothers and three sisters of Querreral.
John Williams, a Black man, was convicted of criminal assault on a white girl at her home and sentenced to 0.99 years in prison. In San Antonio, $11,614.17 was paid by the post finance officer at Fort Sam Houston to citizens and students for transportation and subsistence to the military camp.
Incomprehensible OCR notes describe grounds work on the east side of the University of Texas campus. Mentions may include repairs, new class spaces, and site changes but text is garbled and names are unclear.
Austin Texas June reports that Professor Vandiver of the University of Texas has been awarded a fellowship by the Memorial Foundation. He will depart this fall for Europe to continue number theory research in collaboration with other specialists. Vandiver has served on the Texas faculty for about three years after moving from Cornell University.
The Second Corps ceremony prior to a parade included Ruth’s annual presentation of 69 autographed baseballs and bats for award to top ball players at 63 Citizens Military Training Camps nationwide. Babe Ruth, a private in the New York National Guard, will later participate in the bat and ball distribution along a network of summer camps with 40 000 youths. The notice credits Colonial Rupert and Louisville Slugger for donations as patriotic support.
The readable fragments reference a convention and regulatory topics with mentions of Seattle, Washington, and a person named Shirley Ward. The text is incomplete and obscured, preventing a clear event date or action.
Vague fragments describe a severe incident in San Antonio involving Leonard with injuries near death. Text mentions a bomb, a knife pledget, and partial details of a scout or scout work context. Reading is hindered by garbled OCR.
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