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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
3
County and town residents plan visits across Arizona and neighboring states. Miss Josephine Pharoah and Miss Anna Leonard, former school chums, are holiday house guests in Bisbee. Margarite Wyrick visits Chandler, then Phoenix relatives.
In Missouri and Arkansas moonshiners report a harsh Christmas as four days of sudden cold snap freeze their mash. Huntsville readers hear of sugar corn and yeast mixtures hidden away when the thermometer drops to near zero.
Mrs R B Dolandson mother of Mrs A L Thurston dies at her home after a week long pneumonia illness. She came to Winslow in 1905 and was 72 years old and an Eastern Star member. Funeral services set for 3 PM tomorrow at the Masonic Temple with Eastern Star oversight and C A Robbins directing.
Arizona officers of Standard Airlines predict 1930 will bring record prosperity. They expect a 300 percent rise in air passenger transport, more crop dusting by airplane, and growing value from aviation schools as outlined by the Aero Corporation plans.
Arizona inmates will not all receive special Christmas dinners with state funds. The Girls' Detention Home at Fort Grant plans a tree, candy, presents, and a Yuletide play. Florence Penitentiary inmates face no turkey, only pork, from the prison ranch unless funds allow extras. The Fort Grant Boys Reform School will host a full feast in the old mess hall with an orchard, preserves, and student entertainment.
Community efforts aided by charitable groups and inmate labor support aim to match relief for the needy, per Martenson. The remarks emphasize cooperation between organizations and those incarcerated to provide assistance.
CHICAGO December 25 AP Judge Joseph Sabath plans a Christmas Eve court session devoted to reconciliation. He has granted many thousands of divorces and will urge couples to resolve their differences rather than proceed with legal splits. The effort aims to reflect the season's spirit and reduce divorces.
A guide quips to a tourist that a monument stands upright for a noble cause because it would look silly lying down. The megaphone man delivers the punch line about the sculpture’s stance and its meaning.
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