Giant 88 Foot Silver Spruce Erected For Winslow Christmas
Winslow prepares for Santa Claus visit in 1927 with an 88 foot silver spruce placed at Second and Winslow. The tree, from near Flagstaff, will be illuminated tonight with 175 multicolored globes and a top Star of Bethlehem. A strong community effort supplies stockings and gifts for local children, with a matinee at Rialto and a Santa visit post‑show.
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Santa Claus
Winslow
Second
Winsley
Flagstaff
K. T. McGonigle
E. S. McCarty
Santa Fe Coast Lines
Stanley E. Watkins
L. J. Bennett
Arizona Electric Company
Star of Bethlehem
Horace Evans
G. H. Madden
Mail
Madden
Winslow High School
Kansas City
Ben K. Cudd
Rialto Theatre
BR. P
National Institution of Christmas Killjoys
Santa
The
Daily Mail
the Mail
Miller welcomes baby son Charles Richmond Miller
Mr and Mrs Grover C Miller announce the birth of a son on December 19 weighing eight pounds. Both mother and baby are reported healthy. The child will be named Charles Richmond Miller.
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Grover C. Miller
West Elm
Charles Richmond Miller
Star halfback Dean arraigned in battery charge
Charles F. Dean captain and full back of the 1925 Southern California football team was arraigned in Los Angeles on a battery charge arising from an alleged attack on a motorist who backed into his car. He was released on his recognizance pending trial January 6.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Charles F. Dean
Fornia
Youths Greed for Money Triggers Murder in Waterville
James Woodin, 17, confessed to shooting Allen Presley, 65, claiming money would win his sweetheart's regard. Woodin, arrested at his sweetheart’s home, owned the rifle used. sheriff Boddy says no Christmas motive was found and the motive centered on esteem rather than profit. Funeral details list C. A. Robbins as undertaker in Winslow. services were held under the Eastern Star auspices.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Decedent
C. A. Robbins
Winslow
United Press
Presely
Woodin
Boddy
The Road to Romance at Ri Alto Theatre
Ramon No varro presents The Road to Romance a lush melodrama based on Joseph Conrad set in early Cuban Spanish rule. Director John S Robertson crafts a vivid tale of pirates fortune laws and a villainous judge as Marceline Day stars in a dramatic pursuit to save a heroine.
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Ramon Novarro
Rialto Theatre
Joseph Conrad
John S. Robertson
Cuba
Marceline Day
Rotary Christmas Speech Delights Winslow Club
Rev W R Hes sell spoke on Christmas spirit at the Winslow Rotary weekly meeting. George Jackson chaired and planned a heartfelt program with a gift for each member. Carolina Brunson acted as Santa, gifts reflecting each recipient’s business. Club also formed city basketball league with Dr. E C Gilpin named chairman of the board.
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W. R. Hessell
Winslow Rotary Club
George Jackson
Jackson
Carolina Brunson
Santa Claus
Carolina
George
Rotarians
City Basketball League
E. C. Gilpin
Southside P T A Plans Benefit Dance at Coppertown Hall
Southside P T A meets this afternoon at Southside School to finalize plans for tonight at Coppertown hall. Tickets sold well and the event aims to raise funds for two crippled children sponsored at a Los Angeles hospital. Nesting's orchestra will play starting at 9 PM.
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Marguerite Wyrick
Nesting
Los Angeles
Calif
Benefit Dance a Decided Success at Arcadia Hall
More than one hundred couples danced to Lloyd's orchestra at Arcadia hall in Winslow last night in a carnival fundraiser for the Women’s Benefit association. Streamers, confections, and a full hall marked the lively event, with box office head Mrs. H. M. Vaughan reporting a glorious time and no wall flowers observed. The dance began shortly after 9 o'clock and drew youth and beauty in strong attendance.
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Arcadia Hall
Lloyd’s Orchestra
Women’s Benefit Association
Winslow
Hotel Arrivals Across Town Feature Varied Guests
Hotel arrivals list guests by city and state, naming Miguel Gayela Den ver Col Mrs J A Miller Kieley Colo Del Mar J C Wright City Roy Mitchell Wilmer Texas Howell A H Harre Grand Junction Idaho Joe A Wahler Los Angeles Cal Mr and Mrs J C Roak Springerville Navajo Reuben Brapton City Justin Sanderson J C Reuter Holbrook Mr and Mrs R D Bauer Ridgeway Colo Westbrook Carl Gibson Los Angeles D W Jones William Lamma Casper G A Layman J L Ohlespie Frank O Niel Los Angeles Winslow Wayne Hunnicutt Payson E J Gibson city.
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del Mar
J. C. Wright
City
Roy Mitchell
Wilmer
Texas
Howell
A. H. Harre
Grand Junction
Idaho
Joe A. Wahler
Los Angeles
Cal
J. C. Roak
Springerville
Navajo
Reuben Brapton
Justin Sanderson
J. C. Reuter
Holbrook
R. D. Bauer
Ridgeway
Colo
Westbrook
Carl. Gibson
D. W. Jones
Willliam Lamma
Torrington Ng Woo
G. A. Layman
J. L. Ohlespie
Casper
Frank O'’Niel
Winslow
Wayne Hunnicutt Payson
E. J. Gibson
Nightlife drenched in dance as hours stretch on
The scene lingers with dancers moving through the night reports a weary observer. The habitual night owl journalist admits fatigue yet notes the crowd's energy and the unyielding rhythm that keeps the room alive past midnight.
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Washington
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Pribe
United States
Jones
Johnson
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Bruce
Miguel Avila
John Page
Arturo Has
New York
New Mexico
R. B
H. S. Trexler
Mancos
N. M
Bazell Auto Camp
Prescott
H. A. Oliver
Buell
Arizona
Oliver
Fuller Brush Company
Land Junction
Babbitt Bros. Wholesale
ST. Jouns
Br. T. J. Bouldin
California
Winslow House
St. Johns
Tommy. Isaacson
Meteor City
Miles Johnson
Barbers’ Union
J. C. Roach
Los Angeles Visitor
KE. J. Gibson
Winslow Hotel
Gay Anderson
McNary, Ariz
Masonic Temple
Joe A. Walker
San Francisco
George W. Nelson
M.araki
Santa Fe Hospital
Joe W.H. Tilton
Santa Fe
Oscar S. Brown
Rufus Goodrich
Coast Lines
Fresno
W. B. Darling
Howard Hoanstan
Arraign Star
Automobile
Dean
Turkey
Ben
Hub
Rialto
Curios
Bruchman
Curio
Second Street
Winslow, Arizona
Ideal Bakery
Southside P.T. A
Coppertown Hall
Southside
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Angelus
Miguel Gayela
Denver
Col
J. A. Miller
Kieley
Five Point Cash Grocery
Sweeney Heights
Lee’s Ferry Bridge
T- Health
Berry and
Cherry Streets
Babbitt Brothers’ Trading Co
Winslow’s Leading Department Store
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