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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1931
Page
4
A Madison Wisconsin survey reported by Editor and Publisher finds local store ads rival comic strips in reader interest. The Winslow Daily Mail urges reading the ads for bargains, products, and industry news, noting two shopping days left before Christmas.
Lawmakers from both parties weigh Governor Hunt’s call for a Tenth Legislature extraordinary session. Sutter predicts tax impact and criticizes timing. Hannon questions feasibility within fifteen days. Mickle urges scrutiny of state spending. Addams backs the plan for highway funding and federal aid. Hill favors quick action to conclude the session.
A Viborg South Dakota Enterprise editorial argues peace is not cowardice but a cry of self preservation and compassion, reflecting a growing spiritual awakening widening across the globe.
Mexico moves toward agrarian reform as new laws end court challenges to land seizures. The 1915 law authorizes expropriation and redistribution of large estates to groups of 25 or more Indians with agrarian bonds issued to former owners. The plan aims for Indians to own and farm land cooperatively across the country.
Looters bored a sixty foot tunnel from a storm sewer to under the vault of a Security First National Bank branch in Los Angeles. Two dynamite charges blasted the vault and about $15000 in cash was taken. Police say the robbers worked for days and studied the bank interior to place the charges precisely.
Pacific coast business improved last week as bank checks turnover rose to 604.939 million dollars across 27 major western centers, up from 543.91 million. The gain exceeded 11 percent, though total figures lagged the same week last year. Major centers include Long Beach Oakland Phoenix San Bernardino and Santa Barbara.
Mexico City December 22. A Senate discussion focuses on a project to automatically confer Mexican citizenship on all foreigners born in the country unless they register to opt out on reaching adulthood.
A reflective piece honors bygone men and women whose toil and sacrifice built today’s opportunities. It praises heroic lives in navigation exploration and aviation and notes subsequent generations must push back the horizons of those achievements. The author stresses gratitude and responsibility for continuing progress.
The Arizona Daily Star reports Mr. M. J. Hannon proposes to have all state employees earning 150 dollars a month or more contribute 25 percent of salaries to a one year unemployment fund. He asks Governor Hunt to call a special session if workers refuse, while the governor favors a 5 percent contribution as fair and reasonable.
In Sweden Christmas marks dual purposes as a religious holiday and a return of light after months of darkness. The season begins its turning on December 24 when days lengthen and the sun returns, bringing life to the northern land. The festival predates Christianity, rooted in mid winter tradition.
The aa market was steady with only a few transactions and limited inquiries. Values held steady on occasional sales reported in Boston on December 22.
The excerpt recalls a belief that a kingdom would solemnly sacrifice its king to propitiate angry gods when harvests failed, a ritual illustrating ancient ritualism and royal duty under famine threat.
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