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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1929
Page
7
St Louis report notes air sickness among transcontinental line travelers fell from seven percent to three percent from July to the past month. Couriers say nervousness at first flight causes most cases, which subside within minutes. No passengers were forced to discontinue flights due to air sickness.
Two fire department trucks collided at an intersection during a spring tryout with a major league club. The rear collision caused skidding and hoses to fly as firefighters were thrown from slidding apparatus. One firefighter died hours later from injuries.
A studio fire during a film shoot killed six men and four women trapped inside. Fire crews from the Bronx and Manhattan battled flames as ambulances and emergency squads responded. The blaze erupted after a flash from the set, with casts in dressing rooms awaiting action.
New York tops the nation in arrests under the dry law with statistics showing a surge in enforcement activity across several states. The figures indicate a broader crackdown beyond New York City, reflecting intensified efforts to curb illicit alcohol sales.
Phoenix matchmaker C L McPherson offered Gus Sonnenberg 25000 dollars to wrestle Dick Shikat for the world heavyweight title. Underwritten by Los Angeles millionaire Alexander Hursh the bout would be in a 12060 seat stadium in Phoenix if Sonnenberg enters undefeated to face Shikat.
Elias Brothers announced the sale of the Williams and Bishop cattle holdings in Sonora to Elias Brothers for 100000 dollars. The deal includes about 75000 acres near Purico Sonora and approximately 1000 head of cattle were transferred. Elias Brothers is noted as the largest cattle company in the southwest.
In Hampshire England on December 10 a white terrier tested the owner's claim of injury at a local police court while a litter of terrier puppies was born, drawing extra spectators to the courthouse.
The U S S Wright with United States Marines aboard was ordered by the Navy to stop at Guantanamo Bay Cuba instead of proceeding to Port au Prince Haiti, while en route.
In Paris the National Association of Telephone Subscribers plans a banquet to honor its oldest subscriber but has not yet determined the recipient. The event remains unresolved as officials weigh candidates.
Senator Hayden discusses a proposed bill to exchange privately owned lands within Petrified Forest National Monument for public lands in Apache and Navajo Counties. The plan aims to enable an improved highway route with a Rio Puerto bridge at Adamana, noting National Park Service road fuel limitations and tax-roll placement after patents. Carl Hayden signs the letter.
The Coburg bridge near Eugene Oregon has been closed after 51 years. A new concrete structure will replace the old wooden bridge which withstood horses hooves wagons and modern trucks and cars.
Chicago reports about a fashion revival with dotted Swiss and Mull and muslin fabrics making comebacks. Frocks shown at Florida resorts feature ankle length afternoon and evening gowns, while sport and street dresses stay three to four inches below the knee as young women embrace Cotton with chic appeal.
Rev. George H. Quayle addressed the Winslow Lions Club at the Community Hall. He contrasted life with a checker game, saying giving yields return and that trading experiences shapes a person. Ben K. Cudd chaired. business centered on planning the first monthly Lions party held last Thursday.
Arizona report shows visitors from every state and most nations numbered 184 093 in 1929, a 10.1 percent rise over the previous year, per Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent M R Tillotson. Arizona list also notes Dr Augustus Rogers and J W Blatner being considered for the deaf and blind school’s top post following board president Donnelly.
In Geneva on December 10 AP reports Jay Vierrepont Moffat American charge d affaires in Berne signed the protocol for U S adhesion to the world court. The action formalizes the United States joining the court though details of ratification remain.
Tom Vernon who confessed to wrecking a Southern Pacific limited train near Saugus California and admitted his part in the crime at Pawnee Oklahoma passed through Winslow on Train 21 last night. Santa Fe officers aided in his return to California for trial where death is the penalty for train wrecking.
Vienna reports that between 1920 and 1927 Austrian workers lost over 9 million work days due to strikes and about 250 thousand days from lockouts. The figures come from statistics gathered by a Viennese engineer named Schimek using official records.
Six persons were killed and ten injured when a motorbus was struck by a train on the Central Railway between Catalina de Guinese and Madragada in Havana. No Americans among the victims.
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