Winslow Crowd Attends Hopi Snake Dance Weekend
A parade of visitors and residents travel to Waspi first mesa for the Hopi Snake Dance. Notables include Dr W A Robinson Mrs Ek Mrs J M Drumm and Mary Flower among Winslow's guests and participants.
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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1929
Page
3
A parade of visitors and residents travel to Waspi first mesa for the Hopi Snake Dance. Notables include Dr W A Robinson Mrs Ek Mrs J M Drumm and Mary Flower among Winslow's guests and participants.
The Christian Science Society on Tal Blook Berry Avenue offers services at 1 a.m. and Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. A Wednesday evening service is scheduled for 8 p.m.
The Third and Winslow Church conducts a morning service at 9 45 with sermon Hope: The Mainspring of Life and a 10 50 service. an evening sermon Meeting a Crisis at 8 p m. A vocal duet by Mrs Walter Olds and Mrs Hessell. a ten minute symposium How to Meet a Crisis. Organist Mrs James Day. Pastor Rev William Hessell.
A Baptist evangelist and Bible teacher will speak at both the 8:00 a m and 11:00 a m worship services in West End on Third Street. A further notice will be published next Saturday with a detailed account of the work.
Sunday schedule opens with 9.45 a.m. Sunday school led by acting superintendent Mrs Pearl MeChing. Rev W OR Corsage of Denver Colorado preaches morning and evening. strong recommendations he may accept the pastorate and become a permanent citizen of Winslow. cordial invitation extended to all.
St Paul's Episcopal Church announces morning prayer and a sermon at an al a tt on Sunday. Sunday School will reopen on September 13 led by Pastor A German chemist is noted for discovering a cactus species producing a natural red dye. A new truck axle allows front wheels to turn nearly 90 degrees for sharp turns.
Denver reports Billy Howard aged two and a half who, on his doctor's orders, is taught to use tobacco. Once weakened to life despair, the child now smokes two pipes daily under parental effort to curb the habit while resisting cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
Washington reports the war department briefly lifted the civilian burial ban in Arlington cemetery allowing Uncle Jim Parks to begin his long sleep there. Parks, a former slave of George Washington Park Curtis and father in law of Robert E. Lee, witnessed Civil War tides and Manassas battles. He lived and died in Arlington, his grave to be honored with a soldier’s salute.
Mr and Mrs Omar Dooims are expected today from Rodge City Kansas to take over the Fred Harvey hotel in Winslow replacing 7 J Doheny who left two weeks ago for Didge ty where he had previously worked. Since Doheny’s departure 27 Childs has managed the Winslow hotel.
Dave Lovell of Flagstaff visits Winslow today to see friends and share the snake dance tradition. He is noted for touring area communities and meeting locals during his trip.
Mrs C W Callaway and James Dix, with Miss Wilma Stevens, left this morning for Grad Casyvou where they will spend today and tomorrow before returning to Winslow tomorrow evening. CW Callaway of the local telephone office will spend tomorrow in Sanders on business.
Aro and Mrs. C Ab LaPrade depart for Albuquerque where Mrs. Ab LaPrade will undergo radiation treatment. They expect a hospital stay of about a week.
Dr. P D Sprankle was named president with E L Chase as vice president and I B Douglas as treasurer S W Proctor secretary and office manager and P A Sawyer legal counsel The board includes Dr P D Sprangle F B Douglas S W Procott E J Chase Branch offices planned at Holbrook Flagstaff and Williams Capitalization listed at 150000 The advisory board includes C L Giragi and A Sawyer
The Al G Barnes Circus arrives in Winslow on August 29 for an evening show with elephant actors aiding workers unloading trunks. The company has added new elephant members from India and claims 132 elephants are in America, with a large share in this circus.
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