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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1929
Page
4
An AP dispatch from Chicago recounts an 80 year old man finishing a Joliet term and asking to return to Auburn to serve the rest, exposing flaws in reform. The piece argues the system creates hardened criminals and questions the idea of penitence and reform.
The piece mocks publicity seekers who travel by train or car to chase attention in newspapers. It notes freaks like marathon dancers and flagpole sitters arrive with scrapbooks seeking coverage. It argues newspapers should ignore such arrivals to keep highways and editorial rooms less cluttered.
Gannett reporter Garth W. Cate of the Brooklyn Eagle is on a coast to coast air and rail journey. He left New York for Los Angeles with plans to complete the round trip in one week via railroad and T A T lines. Friday he was delayed in Winslow by weather preventing an eastbound plane from taking off between Here and Clovis NM. Saturday the trip continued from Los Angeles to Winslow.
Phoenix reports the American Automobile Association seeks a federal aid highway funding rise from 75 million to 125 million annually. Arizona, allotted 1 061 111 for 1929 30, would gain about 77 761 yearly, with potential increases if eastern states cannot fully use funds. AAA affiliates urge Congress to pass the bill at the coming session for faster interstate road construction.
Notre Dame defeats Army 7 to 0 at Yankee Stadium with a 100 yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Jacek Elder following an interception on the goal line in the second period. The win caps Notre Dame’s season with nine straight victories and strong national title claims amid a record 83,000 attendance.
Washington notes the Senate coalition of insurgent Republicans and Democrats trims industrial duties while keeping or raising agricultural rates. The Boston Post estimates New England families face about $3.50 weekly higher food costs, butter duties may rise, and sugar lobbying has shifted effects. Domestic farmers gain relief, but the long-suffering consumer likely waits forever.
The special train bearing 72 members of the 1918 American expeditionary force to North Russia moved from New York for Detroit in a slow nine car procession. The engine wore black and New Jersey cities and the Veterans of Foreign Wars gave honors as the bodies were interred in a plot set aside for them.
A clerk helps a customer seeking a collar for her husband while the buyer jokes about size and reach, ending with a playful line about fitting around his neck.
A plane failed to arrive as bad weather disrupted travel between here and a California city. No further details on the aircraft or passengers are provided.
Officials said a Nevada Airlines plane crashed into the Sierra Nevada mountains about eighteen miles north of Independence California. Sheriff Hutchin reported the crash in the afternoon with details still unclear.
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