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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1930
Page
1
The London heatwave enters its third day with three new deaths and many cases of dehydration. By noon the temperature reached 88 degrees Fahrenheit, climbing toward the 90s as crowds from Hackney sought relief, carrying bedding to cooler areas.
Radio dispatches report 20 000 communists converging on Changsha and 14 000 moving east toward the city with reinforcements. The 8 000 provincial garrison may evacuate, allowing reds to overrun the capital as a plan for a deadly fence around Changsha is deemed of little value. The Palos awaits in the Liang river to assist remaining Americans.
F. J. Lowman acting inspector general of police and E. Hodson superintendent of police were shot and seriously wounded as they left Mitford Hospital at Dacca. A revolver was used. A hospital employee seized the shooter who escaped with his gun and slips. Two Bengali youths were later arrested on suspicion.
CAPETOWN Aug 29 AP An extensive new find of diamonds has been reported at Komaggas a native reserve in Namaqualand where large quantities of fine stones are said to have been discovered.
Hungarian aviators Alexander Magyar and Lieick Gere Endres left Lambert-St. Louis field at 9 07 a m CST for Detroit to plan a transatlantic attempt to Budapest. The Chiers arrived from Wichita at 5 p m yesterday and will spend several days in Detroit.
John Kruspe aged 38 was shot to death at his home by two men who fled. Police believe he had been a beer runner for the Capone Guzick gang, and the motive is tied to gang warfare ongoing in the area.
An unidentified Chinese man, believed by police to be tong hatchetman victim, was found on a Bronx street with a fractured skull and body covered with stains.
Red Cross nutritionists in Washington and St Louis organize a drought relief balanced ration campaign. Under Hoover and Payne they prepare state menus using locally available foods and promote growing beans greens and tomatoes to prevent pellagra.
A private plane crash in Cheektowaga near Buffalo killed pilot Arthur J. Devlin 35 and two Buffalo girls Rose Zajac 20 and Pearl Jabczynska 18 who were aboard their first flight. The craft spun from about 1000 feet then nosed into a heavy landing on one wing.
At Stuyvenberg castle in Brussels preparations are complete for Princess Astrid's child birth. Authorities will notify the city by firing 51 guns if a girl is born and 100 guns if a boy.
Associate Justice McAlister said the Arizona Supreme Court will likely convene shortly after the September 9 primary to finish deliberation on about a dozen cases from summer vacation. Among those on file is the Industrial Commission suit against Gov. Phillips and State Treasurer Price over salaries of several commission employees.
In KASUMIGAURA Japan on August 29 AP reports Harold L. Bromley and Harold Gatty prepared their big orange monoplane City of Tacoma for a 4800 mile nonstop transpacific hop to Tacoma Washington. Weather delays earlier, but favorable winds promised a tail wind for the first phase as fueling continued for a dawn takeoff.
The westbound Trans-Canada Limited locomotive of the Canadian Pacific Railway plunged from the tracks near Pembroke into the Ottawa river. Three crewmen were seriously injured and two may die, while the rest of the train stayed upright on the track.
In Los Angeles a jealousy fueled by prolonged home brew drinking ends in two deaths. George F. Green 48 fatally wounds Gary Davis 31 then shoots his wife Betty Green 38. Gary Davis dies in the morning. Betty is not expected to survive.
New York August 29 AP report says Brooklyn gangsters were ordered to quit the borough within 48 hours or face consequences after four gang killings in a week and two arsenals. Kings County District Attorney George E Brower vowed a general roundup of suspicious characters at the deadline.
Police in South Bend Indiana seek a motive and suspect in the murder of eight year old Marver Appel whose body was found in an alley near her home after she disappeared Wednesday evening. She had been assaulted and strangled with baling wire and a deep head wound reported. Blood stains were found in a nearby barn raising the possibility the crime occurred there.
Miss Ruth Alexander the San Diego aviatrix and holder of the world women's altitude record for light planes arrived in Portland en route to Vancouver after a near disaster during her first night flight over the Cascade range in southern Oregon. She planned a nonstop flight to Agua Caliente, Mexico, to be attempted Sunday or Monday.
Pendleton Oregon August 29 AP crowds over 2000 Indians flocked to the Pendleton Roundup opening day of the 21st annual event. Gay parades horsemanship exhibitions and wild west contests thrilled spectators as Mabel Strickland world champion cow girl roped and tied a steer in 32 seconds and Fox Hastings champion woman bulldogger roped and tied a steer in 35 seconds.
In Marcola Oregon a machine gun armed posse and bloodhounds hunt Ray Sutherland 67 wanted in a gun battle that killed deputy game warden Joe Saunders 37 and Eugene policeman Oscar Daley 35 and wounded deputy sheriff Rod Roach and Sheriff Lee Bown's son Lee Bown. Duley died later in hospital.
Lon Chaney lies in Glendale Forest Lawn cemetery after a public farewell. The showman died last Tuesday and requested his own string of organ music be played as part of the funeral rites, leaving memories of his famed grotesque screen portrayals.
Fred T. Colter candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor will travel to Holbrook tomorrow morning and address voters around noon. Accompanying him on the northern Arizona tour is campaign manager Thomas Stephens who announced the plans to the Daily Mail this afternoon.
The Arizona state fair commission prepares a substantial floral department showcasing Arizona grown flowers at the upcoming fall fair in Phoenix.
In Arizona the great register shows 124 810 eligible voters with 83 621 Democrats, 39 207 Republicans and 1 982 nonpartisans. Women voters total 53 668 with 35 094 Democrats and 17 820 Republicans. Anticipated primary turnout around 75 000, with Democrats favored in a four candidate gubernatorial race.
Survey of 28 states on feed stocks and livestock in drought areas nears completion as Secretary Hyde plans to convene state relief chairmen in Washington. Joseph R. Becker reports 103000 questionnaires sent to crop reporters yielded a fairly representative response. results will guide emergency freight rate eligibility and county designations.
Claude Palgren 25, an employee of the Whipcarwill Country Club, was arrested in MONT KISCO New York after being identified by 17 year old Miss Aili Engbert as the man who lured her to Katonah under pretense of work, attacked her with a hammer and left her for dead. She is treated for a fractured skull, lacerations and exposure.
Preliminary investigation of the government's annual rent for leased post office stations shows two professional bidders held leases totaling about $1,000,000. Senate special investigators have analyzed records for open hearings likely to begin early September under Senator Time of Wisconsin.
Captain Wolfgang von Gronau and three companions departed from North Beach airport at 7 22 a m for Buffalo en route to the Chicago air races. The German transatlantic flyer’s whale monoplane rose from the water as it left New York on the voyage to the event.
In New York on August 29 the Bar Silver market shows a price of 25 5-4, indicating a steady quote during the trading session.
AP dispatches from Montevideo report Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil under a revolutionary movement led by Juan Francisco de Souza with federal troops confined to barracks. Havana signals readiness for martial law in Maximo Gomez Matanza as rioting over politics persists and politicians are arrested at Cruces Santa Clara. Arrival of three destroyers strengthens Argentina's government as President Hipolito Yrigoyen remains under heavy guard amid rumors of seriousness of the crisis.
On to Oregon piloted by Tex and Dick Rankin extended their sustained flight attempt entering its seventy second hour at 8 45 50 a m. Oil leak caused 35 gallons consumed and 1310 gallons of gasoline used. Fog and mist hindered refueling contact.
San Francisco reports that moves to back an independent governor candidate against Mayor James Rolph Jr. were discounted in at least two quarters. William Gibbs McAdoo, once treasury secretary, said he is out of politics in Portland. The Anti-Saloon League plans no bid to back an independent candidate, says Dr. A F Briggs superintendent.
Two armed young men robbed about 200 people at a Clarksdale Mississippi dancing pavilion early today. They emptied pockets and purses but took no jewelry and escaped in an automobile.
Airman Charles Kingsford Smith, famed Australian aviator, had his tonsils removed today in the same hospital where he recently had appendicitis surgery. He is progressing favorably.
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