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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
1
The engineer's map outlines a Webb County reservoir irrigation plan to be presented to voters soon. Support is urged as the project could irrigate thousands of acres, boost land values, stabilize business, and attract farmers and growth to the county, following Lake Wichita as a model.
Tonight at 8:50 p.m. a Chamber of Commerce meeting will plan a milk and ice fund to aid needy children in La redo. Community members with food to spare are urged to attend and help provide essential milk and ice for families unable to buy them.
Dorothy Mackaye sits in a Los Angeles jail after conviction tied to the death of her husband at the hands of her lover. She contemplates whether the outcome was worth the price she must pay.
Officials announce lower freight rates via the Mississippi Warrior Service linking St. Louis and New Orleans to Corpus Christi. Moore and McCormack ships will carry coastwise cargo, with connections to Philadelphia and Chicago, boosting Corpus Christi’s trade parity with Houston and Galveston.
Tarant grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday against Leo Joyce a former peace officer and sheriff candidate in Fort Worth Joyce is charged with forgery and faces legal proceedings in the local court A report from Fort Worth notes a missing person named Jdayeolg.
At the Kiwanis Luncheon in the Ulm Hotel, W. D. Alexander urged a 1000 dollar donation for Laredo to meet the Texas Council of Safety quota. He cited 1926 fatal accidents with 24 percent in homes and 29 percent on highways.
Calif ora to Florida join in filing with the federal horticultural board to demand quarantine measures against a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation reported in Cameron and Hidalgo counties. They seek state led eradication steps the U S agriculture department will consider.
W. Starris, after a year at the University of Testay, resigns to teach public speaking at the new Elouston junior college. He joined UT in 1926 as a visiting instructor from Central High School Houston and coached nine debate contests last year, with UT teams taking nine contests and two wins in Missouri Valley Conference second place.
Singland June 30 Lacoste holder of the American kiwi tennis championship and Wimbledon favorite was eliminated in the semi finals by fellow countryman dene Jovotta in a five set match with a 6 4 6 8 1 6 1 0 6 2 score.
Major Ches ter J Mills former federal prohibition administrator in New York declares patronage rather than personal efficiency strings the job. He resigned last week and frames the system as the basis for future appointments.
New York stocks show mixed action at the opening with General Motors down around 1 3 8 and American Car and Foundry off 2. Collins and Aikman up 11 2 while Baldwin and several motor shares drift lower. Unsettled railway earnings weigh on Nickel Plate Rock Island Wabash Reading. Mullins Body and American Chicle rise amid varied activity.
The cotton market in New York shows a quiet session with initial gains giving way to renewed steadiness. October futures rise from 16.09 to 17.08 amid expectations of unsettled south weather and rising bull weevil infestations, with the rest of the day 7 to 11 points lower.
Cattle receipts 2 500 calves 800 with slow fed and yearlings steady, best heavy steers 12 30, yearlings 12 00, beef cows 6 76 7 75. Hogs receipts 4 000 mostly 10e higher, lights up to 9 28, packing sows 7 2 9 0, stocker pigs 9 50. Sheep 8 000 lambs strong, natives 13 26, wethers 7 50.
Hogs receipts 12,500 with top 9.65 and bulk 290 pounds down 509.60. Packing sows 7. Cattle receipts 2,500 with calves 600 and native steers slow. Vealers 11.75 with some steady legs. Sheep receipts 2,500 with top lambs around 4.75 and fat ewes 4.50 to 5.50.
A marketing pitch urges youths to use Black and White Ointment to hide pimples and skin blemishes. It promotes Black and White Skin Soap for ongoing cleanliness and soft skin, claiming favorable prices in liberal packages and highlighting the .50c size offering three times as much.
Call money in New York edged higher on June 30 as bids firmed and longer paper showed strength. Shorter 60 to 90 day loans held near 4 1/2 percent with mercantile paper at about 4 1/2 percent amid mixed collateral conditions.
Cattle receipts at Oklahoma City total 1,100 with steady demand. Choice fed yearlings bring 10.50 to 12.00, medium weight steers above 9.00, good cows around 75.50, veal top 9.00. Hogs receipts 400 steady to 10 cents higher with top at 9.10. Sows 7.50 to 8.25, 256 head noted.
In New Orleans on June 30 the cotton market rose briefly on an upbeat private crop estimate but fell to near mid session, trading three points below the prior close. A second private report offset earlier gains, sending October to 16.09 and December to 17.20, with daily figures showing boll weevil spread and New Orleans tax totals at 6,390 dates.
United States bonds quoted with Liberty 8448 at 100.29 and first 44.8 at 102.80. Second 3.8 at 100.0 and third 44s at 100.88. Fourth 448 at 103.20 and treasury 34s at 105.8. Fours 108.8 and 448 Lhd listed.
On June 30 in New York foreign exchange markets showed irregular demand. Britain quoted at 4.860 to 4.870 for spot and cables 4.8517 to 4.835, sixty day bills on banks 4.813 to 4.816. France demand 39 1/2 to 40, T 16s cables 3.91 to 3.95. Italy demand at 5.14 to 5.16, Belgium 13.88, Germany two days 6.9, Tokyo at 47.48 to 47.50, Montreal 99.8144.
Fort Worth cattle receipts totaled 8,700 with 700 calves as slaughter steers stayed dull. Hog prices rose about 10 cents with top medium weight hogs near 9.30, packing sows steady, lams steady with best truck lambs at 12.00.
The funeral for Juana Vaca four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel Vaca of 216 Main Avenue was held this morning at 7 30 with interment in the Catholic Cemetery.
Liverpool reports cotton spot and wood trade with American grade prices listed for strict good middling to strict god ordinary. Sales reach 10,000 bales including 6,700 American. receipts 1,000 bales with American at 5.00. Futures closed steady.
New Orleans spot cotton closed steady with unchanged quotations. Sales reached 2,008 bales while receipts totaled 5,734 and stock stood at 606 bales. Low middling quoted at 14.59 cents and middling at 17.54 cents.
New York on June 30 reports bar silver at 5644 while Mexican dollars total 1235 in today's market activity and coin trades.
New draperies were hung today in the Hamilton Hotel lobby as part of redecorating. R Meisner, manager, said that when the work is finished the lobby will be one of the most beautiful in Texas.
Countess De Prorok formerly Alicia Josephine Kenny of New York was granted a divorce from Count Iwron Kun De Prorok, a French archaeologist, in Paris. The couple wed in New York in 1028 and have two children. the decree cites abandonment.
Dallas shows 16.90, Houston 16.80, Galveston 16.90 for spot votton as of June 30. The fragmented data records regional price readings.
Readable program for a Fort McIntosh concert listing pieces by Garde Du Corps Overture Poet and Peasant Lehar Gypsy Love Serenade Love in Bloom Mascagni Fox Trot The Old Accordion among others with timing noted for a night performance at 7:30.
Notice to all persons indebted to the City of Laredo for taxes from 1885 to 1926 call and pay promptly or I shall sue to foreclose the tax lien, sell the property for taxes, penalties and costs. Dated May 12, 1927. John A. Poph, City Attorney.
A playful regional note describes the Lark rising to meet the Sun and then the Byrd not Bee-Is'l on the wing with a whimsical birdsong image.
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