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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1927
Page
1
Publication office located at Farragut Street and Juarez Avenue HS 1r Laredo Texas lists editor J E Hanway and manager William P Allen. Includes AP membership and advertising reps. Subscription rates and delivery areas shown with Spanish bilingual notice.
A patriotic column celebrates Maitland and Hergenberger’s nonstop Honolulu flight and Commander Byrd’s Paris trip as signs of American achievement. It praises Lindbergh, predicts more feats, and credits diverse global bloodlines for American success.
Al Smith consistently avoids meeting Dan Moody as the Texas governor arrives in New York to find his host absent. Dan Moody leaves a card. Separately, cables report England has allied with the United States after secret Geneva talks on naval issues, underscoring enduring bonds between nations.
Voice Of The People notes from Laredo Texas on June 20 1927 discuss a proposed tax not to exceed one dollar per hundred for public schools to cover maintenance and bonds. It compares to Allee and Cotulla and explains voting eligibility requires poll tax payment or affidavit.
Chicago June 29 AP President Ban Johnson of the American League indefinitely suspended Ray Sehals White Sox manager for kicking dust in umpire Owens eye after disputing a ball call on a Metzler hit. Russel Blackburns, agiston manager, assumed charge of the club.
The account describes Alan Hale shadowed by a megaphone as he encounters an elderly woman from Dubuque aboard a train. The scene hints at theatrical and Hollywood tensions and includes garbled lines implying dramatic miscommunication.
Readable text shows a cramped dialogue about drinking and drug use. The speaker notes continuing beverage consumption while a character from Dubuque collapses to the floor.
In Gravesend Brooklyn residents urge revival of electric trolley cars over bus service on the long unused Avenue U to Nostrand Avenue route. They agree to fund track repairs with about 10 000 forlay expenses and await Brooklyn City Railway Company action.
Norma Palmadge and her husband Joseph Schenck head to Paris after completion of Me Dove. Upon her return Miles Palmadge will begin work in The Daughter of the Gods.
At the end of 1626 the telephone industry in the United States representing 60 percent of all telephones in the world had an investment imprint and equipment of 3 000 000 000 dollars.
Weekfields talent Famous Players and Jain Jim Bookbag Offices unveil plans to produce three new comedies for PL TL oO. The announced slate outlines distinctive humorous premises and production schedules aiming for regional release.
A report to the 50th convention of the National Electric Light Association in Atlantic City stresses mutual benefit from industry advancing workers education. It argues education enhances output and cooperation between employers and employees across the sector.
Dense smoke pours from New York skyscrapers as crews battle fires. Firefighters halt sparks and work to prevent spread while crowds gather amid the blaze.
Freddy Jenkins of the Educational Committee says employee education is a profitable investment now. The committee notes many firms pay all or part of tuition, raising efficiency and service while improving worker morale and promoting advancement.
Henry Edds a Jim Hogg county ranchman and Hebbrowville native was moved from Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio to his Floresville homestead after weeks of critical illness Mrs Edds and son George accompanied him and his condition remained grave despite the transfer
Eddie Cantor plans to abandon ongoing screen work after three Famans comedies and signs a five year contract with stage producer Plo Glegtatd. He will focus entirely on live performances on the footlights in New York. Eleanor Boardman stars opposite Victor along with Murray in a Manhattan production while Anna Q Nilsson leaves First National over casting disputes. Warner Baxter declines Westerns and exits Famous Players.
The Laredo district district shows renewed bloom as vacant ruins transform into an airy floral mall. Lagredo’s project aims to inaugurate within weeks, signaling a revival of the area’s public spaces.
An old notice advertises a Bible thought and prayer meeting led by Abbe Abt in Wyoming. The fragment mentions children, rent, a character stage, and a prayer for witnesses to spread across the earth. It evokes 1918 era religious revival language and exhortations to come and hear.
Denton Texas June 29 The College of Industrial Arts will begin next fall to place a small identification photograph on each student's permanent record card. The photos will be taken during regular matriculation to help staff associate faces with names.
In a Curly business dialogue John D. Rockefeller and Kawara T. Bedford discuss a worm during a walk. Rockefeller asks if the worm should be left alone, then considers stamping it to draw attention, revealing a casual, comic moment between the partners.
Day Of Bunk Has Passed For Papers reports Sanatoga Springs June 20 as Ed ward McKernon of the Associated Press calls on health officers and nurses to use newspapers to educate the public, urge constructive editorial collaboration, and submit ready news stories for approval. He argues honest news earns space and public health must be taught by media.
A fragmented OCR list shows various town names and highway mileage along a corridor from Oklahoma into Texas. It includes towns such as Moundridge Hesston Paradise Ingles Bennie Caldwell Chickasha Fort Worth and Laredo with scattered mile markers and route notations. The passage reads like a transportation or mapping ledger rather than a narrative report.
Meridian Highway officials released population indicators showing changes in regional demographics. Researchers from Meridian Highway International collected census-like data, highlighting growth in urban centers and decline in rural zones, with implications for planning.
OCR fragment shows a jumble of place names and numeric values including HEBRON MINNEAPOLIS WAHPETON LONDON CONCORDIA KINGFISHER GALVESTON BRYAN and figures like 3,000 2,800 7,000 40007 tied to various towns. No coherent event or story, but a catalog-like spread of locations and monetary figures.
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