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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1930
Page
5
Arizona motorists who fail to obtain 1951 license plates by December face fines and possible vehicle seizure. State statutes authorize seizure and sale of unlicensed vehicles to collect due registration fees and penalties. Over 150,000 plates were produced for the next year with orange lettering and a 1931 date.
New York dispatch reports Mrs. Dwight W. Atorrow says her husband, ambassador to Mexico, censored her children's book The Painted Pig. The tale allegedly contains a sentence about generals being brittle and easily broken, with careful edits hinting at a reference to a general.
Photographs document the shooting of Premier Yuko Hamaguchi of Japan. He is carried from the scene by friends and his secretary Adanji Nakajimi who later provided blood in two transfusions to save the premier's life. The assailant Tomeo Sagoya, 28, a member of the Nationalist Aikokusha So city, is under guard.
In Yuma the Arizona Edisons company holds drug stock after winning an attachment suit against R. C. Worley the local pharmacist. In Mesa a deer hunter tied a horse, stalked the woods, and fired after hearing a noise. Tomestone reports a bakery wagon and car collision on the highway. Globe notes Francis Gilbert an orchestra leader shot a leg-banded duck indicating a Southern origin.
J Carter followed a man who dropped a twenty dollar bill and tracked him through the morning to retrieve the money. The brief incident ends with the honest return of the cash.
Rain that began in Winslow and surrounding areas last evening continued through the night providing a thorough soaking. The rain, supplementing storms from last week, is viewed by stockmen as beneficial for cattle ranges by promoting early spring grass growth.
The regular meeting of the L A to B of Railroad Trainmen will be held in Community hall tonight at 8:00. All members are urged to attend as new officers are to be elected.
The weather bureau report notes cold cloudy conditions with light to heavy rains and higher altitude snows aiding winter ranges. Water tanks refill on Pinedale ranges, cattle reported excellent, Thatcher and Seligman show good range and ample water, Yuma and Salt River areas see light sprinkles and ongoing harvests.
A motorist in a early morning crash drove his automobile into a truck. Police and emergency crews responded, and the driver was reported injured with no other passengers mentioned. Local authorities are investigating the cause of the collision.
In Phoenix several thieves began a getaway in a stolen auto when it suddenly caught fire. The incident halted the escape and drew attention as responders moved in to control the blaze and secure the scene.
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