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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
1
Berlin reports a crushing defeat for Nationalist parties in the referendum on Against Enslavement of the German People. Only about 6.23 million votes supported the bill, far short of the ~21 million needed to override the Reichstag. Provisions would have denied war guilt and halted reparations.
Transcontinental Air Transport officials investigated a nighttime crash of a tri motor passenger plane at Stout Field Mars Hill Airport. One passenger died and two were seriously injured. Pilot D Burford, a Columbus native, attempted an emergency landing but struck a five foot stump tearing the fuselage.
Lord Irwin Viceroy of India barely survives a bombing on the train he had left before reaching Lethi station. An attendant is slightly injured. The attack comes hours before a planned meeting at his residence with nationalist leaders including Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, along with other figures.
French aviators Le Brix and Rossi survived a wreck in India while en route from Paris to Saigon via French Indo-China. Both parachuted to safety. Rossi was slightly injured. The incident occurred near Halaingawe, about 100 miles east of Rangoon and 40 northeast of Moulmein.
President Hoover sent a Christmas message to World War I veterans in hospitals nationwide. He addressed all disabled ex servicemen and women, offering cordial greetings and best wishes for the New Year. He pledged the nation's ongoing concern, pride, and gratitude for their service and welfare.
Washington observers study the commissions federal plan to form nineteen competing transportation units with major trunk lines across the east New England south and west. The proposal lacks binding power and aims to guide voluntary carrier action potentially prompting new congressional legislation without rail line cooperation. Democratic senators oppose certain unifications.
President Elect Pascual Ortiz Rubio of Mexico, observed at Johns Hopkins Hospital for a week, prepared to leave late today with his wife. They will stay at a hotel suite with their children before traveling to Washington on Thursday.
Manila December 28 The Philippine Senate president Manuel Quezon who suffered a relapse Saturday at Baguio and is being treated for tuberculosis was reported improved today in a bulletin from his doctors and family.
Simple noon ceremony in St. Clement's chapel marks the marriage of tennis star Helen Wills and Frederick S Moody Jr a San Francisco stock broker. The service conducted by Rev Windlye H Miller will omit the word obey. Only six relatives and close friends attend.
Pope Pius XI releases a second encyclical this week praising the sacerdotal jubilee and Catholic Action. He cites Rome's questions, world reception, and recent concordats or improvements with Portugal Romania and Prussia plus Mexico, and notes Oriental churches drawing nearer to Rome and new colleges and buildings.
Five members of a Kendall area family were killed when their automobile was struck by a train while returning home from visiting relatives. Victims included William Pennywell 55 and his twin daughters 12, Joseph Hartwell 60, his brother in law, and Tom Van Shoik 30, all named in the hospital report.
Federal Judge Paul J. McCormick voiced an opinion on the evils of enforcement after returning to Los Angeles from service on President Hoover's national commission. He condemned warrantsless invasions and searches of private homes as a major flaw in present day law enforcement methods.
Moscow and Mukden reached a peace protocol fixing future relations between the Soviet government and the Manchurian provincial government. The agreement, signed at Khabarovsk, restores the status quo on the eastern railway, resumes consular and commercial ties, and calls for troop withdrawal. A further conference set for January 25 will arrange formal resumption of relations.
Arizona Highway Commission will not seek bids for oil surfacing the 10 miles between Winslow and Holbrook until May or June next year. Funds depleted. grading and drainage near Winslow and Holbrook nearly complete. Bridges were built over Cottonwood and Larue Washes. rain needed to set the new surface before oiling.
Harold McCrary 24 chief test pilot for Yonker Aircraft died from injuries after a cadet sport plane crash near Municipal Airport in Wichita. He attempted a whip stall at 200 feet and failed to regain altitude before impact.
Pittsburgh dispatch reports that conspiracy indictments under prohi laws against 167 defendants including Police Superintendent Peter P. Walsh State Assemblyman Samuel J Grenet and several officers and political figures were dropped. U S Attorney Louis K Graham moved to nol pros. Leslie E K Salter advised the action with approval from the Attorney General.
Cairo after elections shows Mustapha Nahaspasha leader of the Wafd party poised to become premier as the Wafd wins 152 of 160 seats in the national parliament. Seven independents gain seats and a single Watan member is elected in the first post dissolution vote since July 10, 1028.
Anita M. Baldwin, daughter of the late "Lucky" Baldwin, announced in Los Angeles that her southern California holdings valued at 20 to 25 million dollars will soon be offered for sale. She said she will devote her time to music in the future.
Senator Smoot of Utah, chair of the finance committee, told reporters at the White House that Ireland advised President Hoover he hopes the fair trade bill is sent to conference by January 1.
A government communique reports a raid on the Vasconcelista headquarters in Guaymas Sonora uncovering evidence of a plot to overthrow the government. Fifty arrests were made and twenty leaders were brought to Mexico City for disposal by the Interior Department as Calles retires to his Santa Barbara ranch amid public show of force.
A. W. Norblad 48, Astoria lawyer and former State Senate president, becomes Oregon governor as lines of mourners file through Salem. Governor Patterson dies of pneumonia at his country home near Ecola. state honors include full military rites and a three volley firing salute at his grave.
Major Calvin H. Goddard testified before the Chicago coroner’s jury that bullet markings from seven Morgan gang massacre victims matched markings from bullets fired from machine guns found in the St Joseph Michigan home of Fred Burke. The revelation comes as the ten month Chicago gang murder probe continues.
Prescott Arizona December 25 Judge Charles P Hicks long time Yavapai probate judge and former state senator is critically ill at his home with pneumonia Attending physicians hold little hope for recovery
The Graf Zeppelin polar flight scheduled for spring has been canceled, Berlin Zeppelin company offices announced today.
A Japanese steamer Ryujin Maru ran aground near the Whamrou river mouth and was looted by dozens of armed Chinese pirates. Dispatches from Canton report pirates boarded in small boats, forced officers into cabins, and seized cargo and fittings before escaping.
Arizona's state capitol will be lighted for the first time in history this year during the holidays. Colored lights adorn the dome and building with electrical connections to several trees, all set to glow through the season.
In Tulsa Oklahoma on December 28 Blanche Osgood, 27, killed her husband Sam Osgood by choking him after he beat her and forced her into a life on the street since their seven year marriage. She accompanied the body to a hospital and was arrested, saying she did not intend to kill but acted to protect herself.
Prank J. Cuneo, 58, vice president of the Bank of Italy and brother in law of A. P. Giannini, died of heart disease and complications from an old cane injury at St. Mary's hospital last night.
The Chinese steam er Lee Cheong sank late Saturday night after departing Swabne for Hong Kong. The crew and 250 Chinese passengers including many women and children were aboard. nearly all are feared lost as waves swamped the vessel.
A Pacific Northwest storm left many accidents and injuries with possible deaths. Grays Harbor cities and the Puget Sound area near Bellingham were hardest hit. Aberdeen flooded its lower business district as ships Prince Rupert and Pacific Hemlock stayed outside the harbor awaiting calmer seas.
Atlanta reports a winter storm blanketing the region from Texas to Virginia and the Carolinas. The icy precipitation caused thousands of dollars in damage, blocked travel, and disrupted telegraph lines, with two deaths attributed to the cold and power outages reported in several towns.
Snow swept south today piling 17 inches in parts and threatening ice on highways. Travelers face delays as time tables try to catch up amid the wintry blast.
Ray Garrett a roadworker at the New Mexico Construction Co quarry fifteen miles west of Winslow was struck by a rock on his left hand. He suffered a crushed ring finger and received first aid from Dr. J W Bazell who assessed the injury as not serious.
Secretary Stimson expressed pleasure over reports Moscow indicates a settlement of the long running Chinese Soviet diffieulties. He declined further comment but said he was pleased by the outcome. Washington December 23.
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