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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1926
Page
11
In Constantinople on June 1 the Turkish government assumes control of manufacture and sale of douzica and light wines and regulates alcoholic imports. Five percent of liquor revenue funds aviation, the army, and the navy. Turks increasingly own saloons, displacing Greeks, while Moslem prohibitionists regret rising strong drink interest.
Constantinople reports that the Turkish law requiring hats conflicts with mosque prayer rites. Worshippers remove hats at entry and improvise head coverings. The Director of Religion says head covering is a tradition, not a requirement of Islam, and should be ended.
AP reports Seattle hosts June 17 to 19 the National Inventor's Exposition with displays of a dirigible windshield three wheeled roller skates and an unsinkable boat among others. The exhibit welcomes any human contrivance and is sponsored by the National Association of Inventors.
Washington June 1 In the wake of the Shoreham Hotel closing Ralph Young longtime Shoreham barber retires after more than 30 years at the basement shop He has shaved and trimmed scores of national leaders and diplomats including occasional presidents vice presidents and supreme court justices Col Fitzhugh Lee praised his service and a U S senator once used his line about the United States being the biggest department store in a speech
Cheyenne Wyoming June 1 air mail pilots prefer strong winter winds to avoid delays. The Rocky Mountain division reports its best crossing times in winter with a record 1 hour 30 minutes from Cheyenne to Rock Springs, 268 miles, in December 1925.
Tuesday Mrs. Joe Vidales will entertain the Merry Wives at 4 PM. The Heights Civic Club meets with Mrs. Co EB Wolcott at 4 PM. Wednesday Mrs. Ben Wright will entertain the Parish Guild at 3 30 PM at Mrs. Robert Traylor’s home. Leyendecker Penn wedding at St Agustin church at 8 PM.
A Baltimore Sun poem by Folger McKinsey is followed by a parade of local social notes. Travelers depart for San Antonio and Monterrey, engagements announced, weddings planned, and society events at St. Anne's Society with a birthday party and prize winners.
Monday afternoon featured a bridge party at the home of Misses Gonzalez with hostesses Miss Aminta and Miss Maria Gonzalez. Guests enjoyed games and prizes, then a gala tea. A separate recital at the High School Auditorium showcased Miss Josephine Brewster’s dancing class, receiving enthusiastic applause for dances from Alegria to Polish Dance and a standout solo by Rosalie Wormser.
The report highlights a wonderful technique and splendid interpretation shown by her class. Mrs. Travis Bruce Bunn and her mother assisted at the event hosted by the Press Reporter Maste Club.
Under federal law the Supreme Court ruled that lower courts erred in dismissing indictments against John Ramsey and William Hale for the murder of Henry Roan, an Onage Indian. The decision centers on allotment law and federal jurisdiction.
Baseball fans weigh the chances of NL clubs as a Giants surge dominates talk. Harvard plans a new 160 by 60 foot batting cage this summer. Buck Freeman, umpiring college games, is highlighted as a top NL batsman in 1899. Rogers Hornsby, MVP and Cardinals star, reflects a dozen years with St. Louis.
A compact roundup profiles Charlot as Charlie Chaplin in France, notes M Doumergue as the Republic’s first Protestant president, features painter J and Hennah’s academy entry, recalls Mrs. Longworth’s glass heel moment, and marks Amundsen’s polar voyage start. Mussolini bans casual court wear. receptions require a royal blue train gown with gold trim and tassels.
Associated Press reports Ponzi bond forfeited as Charles Ponzi faces resentencing in Massachusetts after failing to appear in the superior court. Judge Fosdick declared default. Ponzi remains free on $10 000 surety, with his attorney unsure if he will return voluntarily or resist extradition in Jacksonville Florida.
Hastlind Texas June 1 attorneys for Chester Johnson in a Cisco murder case urged that pre January 1925 Texas laws were superseded by acts of the 39th legislature. They argued no authentic copy existed and that Johnson may not have violated state law. The trial concerns the March 18 shooting of Plummer Tyler at Cisco.
Dallas reports a severe spring storm with gales and heavy rain closing in last night. Two people killed or injured and several properties damaged in Dallas and nearby cities including Denton Denison Sherman and Bonham as a two story house was demolished and store windows caved in.
Motion picture theater owners from across the country convene in Los Angeles for the seventh annual meeting of the Motion Picture Theater Congress of America. The weeklong sessions address common industry issues including competition from older theaters encroaching on film exhibition.
International Typographical Union president James Lynch, a prominent labor leader for over 25 years, suffers a political setback as early returns indicate his defeat to Charles Howard of Chicago.
In Baltimore on June 1, Managing Editor Harold Bilison of the Baltimore News was sentenced to one day in jail and fined $5,000 for contempt of court over publication of courtroom photos from the Richard Whitmore murder trial. City Editor Harry Clark of the News, Managing Editor Earl Deland of the Baltimore American, and photographers William Klemm and William Sturm each received one day in jail and a fine. counsel stated an appeal and bail was set.
Professor Moscicki is the new president of Poland. He was elected by the national assembly today to succeed President Wojciechowski, who resigned.
Guaymas Sonora June 1 reports a virgin fishing ground in the Gulf of California poised to yield wealth to American and Mexican financiers via the Southern Commercial Company. The gulf is famed for sport fish and shellfish and a cannery will be built on the Sonora coast north of Guaymas.
Fragmentary text from Associated Press notes tax reduction items and White House remarks. Mentions June dates and fiscal year concerns but lacks coherent details or clear subjects or outcomes.
Fragmentary notes hint at a Strand theater reading or show titled Makers of Men. The text mentions a battle, confrontation, and emotional appeal as part of the plot or performance. Names and full context are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
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