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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1928
Page
2
Cattle receipts 490 with calves 100 and vealers 0.50 to 12.50. Market steady with plain quality. yearlings up to 17.00. cows 7.90 to 8.50. cutter cows 5.00 to 6.50. Sheep receipts 2,000. top fat lambs 15.40.
Paris reports a formal refusal to extradite Henry Blackmer oil magnate to the United States to answer a tax oath charge. The court cites the offense as extraditable but a misdemeanor with a three year statute of limitations. Since the alleged act occurred more than three years ago, extradition is deemed impossible.
Jackson Mississippi federal court acquits a white man and three Negro defendants in a conspiracy case alleging sale of the office of federal marshal for southern Mississippi. Russell Magee testified as the state's star witness and was acquitted along with others. Perry and co defendants faced the charges.
Boston wool traders report varied demand with some houses moving a fair volume while others see few inquiries. Prices for long combing Texas wools run about 1.07 to 1.08 per pound scoured. territory lines show steady prices for 58s 60s and finer lots.
A United Press report notes managers reluctance to release young players while strengthening struggling clubs like the Boston Braves. It highlights 1928 rookies who became stars, including two all star rooks forming teams that could rival veteran squads.
Mike Loughran stated he would challenge Jack Sharkey for the heavyweight title after his debut, claiming the title is being considered by Tex Rickard and the New York Boxing Commission while he seeks recognition. He also criticized Sharkey’s reluctance to fight and outlined efforts to force official acknowledgment.
Heavyweight Jimmy Maloney, 196, stopped Californian Andy Mitchell, 154, with two knockdowns in early rounds and a sixth round KO at Boston Garden. Mitchell fought back in the second and regained some footing, but Maloney dominated from the fourth round onward. Other heavyweight results include Leo Mitchell defeating Robertson, Phil Mercurio beating Lou Bogast.
Tucson Arizona December 14 basketball game between Tucson and Benson high schools was canceled due to influenza in the city. Two Tucson players were stricken with the illness.
In New York at Madison Square Garden, Al Singer and Tony Canzoneri fought a full ten rounds to a draw before a record indoor crowd. Singer led early but Canzoneri rallied to equal the bout as boos greeted the decision. The arena sold out with fans spilling into corridors and vent openings trying to gain entry.
A short verse traces a man known as Willie by his sister, Will by his mother, and Bill by his father during his college years, showing varying family forms as he grows.
Frankie Gennaro, long reigning flyweight champion, was awarded the decision in the second round when Bieve Noeco landed a low blow. The referee ruled the foul, drawing mixed reactions from ringside as the bout progressed from a slow opening round with much clinching.
New York University players Ken Strong and Robert Barrabee will not join the all east squad for the charity game against the all west team on December 29 in San Francisco. The NYU scholastic authorities wired Coach Andy Kerr that the pair exhausted their travel allotment and cannot accompany the team. Strong, recently married, hoped to take his bride to the game.
Influenza struck eight Georgia Tech crew members including Lampkin Randolph Faisst Waddey Holand Luna and Westbrook among the 31 selected for the New Year’s Day tournament in Pasadena. The team faces illness ahead of the event.
Chicago on December 1 reports the Chicago and North Dakota basketball clash will be played in private. Only players and newspaper press will be admitted as Coach Stagg kept the game on after an earlier cancellation due to flu.
Chicago reports "Seal" Harris a colored heavyweight was signed to fight Larry Gaines in Indianapolis on December 20 for the colored heavyweight championship of the world. Gaines recently defeated George Godfrey and claimed the title.
Don Miguel Chavez Santa Fe New Mexico philanthropist and former companion of Billy the Kid died at 72 in Santa Fe He carried wealth from a life of frugal saving and gave over 250000 to education He funded three large school buildings in recent years after suffering a stroke a few months prior.
About 106000 people gathered at the Guadalupe shrine in Mexico to worship in a crowd described as a vast encampment. Devotions proceeded without priestly leadership for the third year due to a national religious law, while outside the church observers noted the open air dances and ceremonies marking the feast.
State Health Commissioner Stewart announced a blanket quarantine around Potsdam, 25 miles from Jefferson City, after an outbreak of spinal meningitis that has claimed seven lives since Friday. Residents are forbidden to leave their homes.
Coaches from each Minnesota team will select all athletic captains in the future to remove politics from the process. The move is noted as an innovation in the Big Ten, with Ohio State not electing football captains.
Mrs Adept from Village says the new minister is wonderful and shows parishioners things they never saw before. Mrs Town adds their laundry man performs similarly, bringing practical insight to everyday life.
In SCLIET on December 14 Governor Small refused clemency for Dominic Bressette John Brown and Calude Clark condemned to die for the murder of Lake County farmer William Beck. They will be executed in the electric chair the first to die under the new electrocution law.
The house census committee voted down a proposal to raise the membership from 445 to 500 and rejected another plan to set the size at 483. The action occurred in Washington on December 1.
The house appropriations committee reported the regular annual Agriculture Department appropriation bill carrying 142,598,047 dollars. The bill is 1,115,246 dollars below last year’s appropriation and 585,648 dollars under the budget request.
Wall Street department store announces a new exclusive line of Christmas cards now in stock. The collection features festive designs by local artists and is available in limited quantities at all Montgomery outlets.
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