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Newspaper
Laredo Daily Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
2
Oilers sold Buddy Lewis to Wichita Falls for the Texas League season. Lewis had joined from Des Moines Demons earlier and posted a strong home run record before a late-season surge.
Mrs S M N Marrs secretary of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers will offer a course in parent teacher work at South State Teachers College Kingsville during the week starting July 1. Lectures occur each morning at 9 30 with afternoon round-table discussions at 3. Morning topics are set by officers. afternoons cover local questions and issues from the morning talks.
The Grapefruit nine from Mission, league leaders, swept a Wednesday doubleheader at Edinburg, winning 4 to 2 in the first game and 6 to 1 in the second. Orr homered for Mission in game one, while Lane powered the offense across both contests as Edinburg failed to generate offense in key moments.
Mrs. Willie Rhodes found an Irish potato impaled on a side of the garden soil. The potato pierced at its center and appeared to be growing on the upper side. The odd garden detail appears in the local Times Want Ads payment section.
Laredo rallied in the ninth to defeat Corpus Christi by a final hit by Rod Fener with two on base scoring Wisterzil and Honeyiman. Diester homered for Corpus Christi and Honeyman added three hits. A key seventh inning double play by the Seahawks stemmed Laredo's bid before the dramatic finish.
A scout executive extols Charlie Lindbergh as a model American boy proving self discipline confidence and honesty drive achievement He notes Lindbergh’s cross country feat from San Diego to New York and reflects on his humble direct response to landing Please cable mother and reminds boys to emulate his preparation and grit.
In a grueling stretch, Pittsburgh and St. Louis vie for NL lead as Cards rally to beat Pirates 10 9 in a late comeback. Pirates use 13 pitchers. Cards 11. Yankees stretch AL edge with 11th straight win. Red Sox drop again. Gehrig ties Ruth with 24th homer. Bambino adds key hits. White Sox move up behind strong showings in midweek action.
Results from Wednesday include Laredo 2, Corpus Christi 3 and Edinburg 2 1. Tomorrow’s matchups list Corpus Christi at Laredo and Mission at Edinburg. Final scores: San Antonio 7, Dallas 4. Shreveport 1, Houston 0. Wichita Falls 15, Beaumont 11. Thursday schedules show Dallas at San Antonio Fort Worth at Waco Wichita Falls at Beaumont Shreveport at Trouston.
Colonel John T. Roberts of Arcadia was chosen president of Hood's Brigade at the closing session held Wednesday.
National Teague reports Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 1 and Chicago 2 Cincinnati 1 with St. Louis 10 Pittsburgh 9. Upcoming games list Brooklyn at Philadelphia and New York at Boston.
The standings show Chicago five six, Cleveland zero eight, Washington five, Philadelphia and Detroit nine, St. Louis three, New York eight, Boston two. Upcoming games include Boston at New York, Philadelphia at Washington, Detroit at Cleveland, and Chicago at St. Louis.
Rain totaling two and a half inches over several days boosts pasture and range conditions in Randall county Texas. Cattlemen anticipate ample grass for the rest of summer as crops nearing maturity benefit though wheat harvest slows due to ongoing rains.
The Laredo Knight Overland Company reports a shipment of five Willis Knight and Whippet cars with two sold already. Wat Clover purchased one of the first Willis Knight 70 Sedans. W A Rives notes rising interest in Sterns Knight and Whippet vehicles and says business has been exceptionally good in recent months.
J. K. Dalton of San Saba donated a 70 item frontier relic collection to the Panhandle Plains Museum in Canyon Texas. The assortment includes Indian projectile points pioneer branding irons ox bows and old stirrups from Matador Spur and Will S&S Ranches. The gift marks one of the museum’s most valuable additions.
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