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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1927
Page
4
Four new school buildings will aid Randall County students when the fall session opens. Bonds totaling 24 000 dollars will be sold June 30 to finance construction. Re Fronabarger ex officio county superintendent of schools stated.
Ramiro Sosa, a student pilot, flew a second hand Jenny and entered a tail spin. He landed unharmed after the crash. A spectator offered 24 dollars for the damaged aircraft and the offer was accepted.
The Laredo Lions Cub will host a luncheon at Camp Richter next Tuesday with Jack Lnbn erg and the Boy Scouts. Several visitors pass through Laredo include Miss May Matthews of Sidney Australia and Miss D. Kate Mac Kay of Melbourne. Locals and guests fill hotel lobbies and travel to Austin San Antonio and other Texas points while business and social trips continue.
Several residents and out of town guests are noted in city society entries. Mrs C K Latine and Mrs Vasquez visit in the city. families from Browns Ville and Monterrey take pleasure trips. Miss Leyendecker and Miss Derby travel to Monterrey. Miss Sauvignet plans Corpus Christi visit for the Fourth. a city officer recovers from a motorcycle accident. Mrs Villarreal and Postmaster Rubenstein host and comment on Indian dances observed by an immigration inspector.
President Coolidge sent a cablegram praising Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger for their flight to Honolulu, stating they added a new chapter to American aviation history. In a separate crash near here, miner driver D. W. Toster 36 died when his truck was struck by a Missouri-Kansas-Texas passenger train, while engineer A. J. McGowan from San Antonio was burned when a steam pipe burst.
Press dispatches in Austin show Governor Dan Moody regarded as a standout Democratic leader. Eastern papers like the Boston Post praise him as a shining political light of the South and note his high visibility during a Texas governor’s tour with 125 business leaders. Moody remains modest despite intense media attention during his travels.
Police investigate after six sticks of dynamite with caps were found under a Fort Worth residence by children. Neighbors report several nearby houses have suffered dynamiting in the area.
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