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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1926
Page
3
County Assessor Wallace Shumway announced in Winslow that 1927 motor vehicle license applications are in order. Plates arrive and will be issued from Holbrook. copper color with black numerals. Arizona’s plate is unique, using copper and a native color, with blanks available at most garages across the county.
Gammage of Northern Arizona Teachers College is expected to deliver the principal address at the Wilson birthday banquet Tuesday night in the Baptist church basement. Rev. Hayden and Rev. Martin are listed as speakers with Paul Geary as toastmaster. a turkey dinner will be served.
Industrial Commission of Arizona schedules a public hearing at the state capitol January 8 at 9 a m to consider standards for all industries using electricity. Chairman Sims says employers and employees may testify in person or by proxy with data publications or material.
Paris reports M. Joubert a professor of Agriculture at Fontainebleau conducted six months of experiments showing six hens fed a little wine produced 169 more eggs than six hens on a non alcoholic diet. The study suggests wine as a stimulant to egg laying.
Milady's Beauty Shoppe offers contemporary beauty care with expert Marcelling and air line techniques. M Dell Shipley Payne supports the shop's updated beauty culture and services.
A house at 110 West Cherry Street in Winslow suffered heavy smoke and water damage after a Christmas morning fire believed caused by a defective flue. Mrs. Parrish and her daughter saved only a few items while the firemen, drenched by cold winds, fought the blaze with the new American La France pump truck. The family received donations of clothing and toys from local stores and residents as they began recovering from the loss.
Prescott reports W P Bill Mahoney will resign as Mohave county sheriff on January 1 after 12 years in office. He will become Divisional Special Agent for Santa Fe Railroad with jurisdiction from Albuquerque to Seligman, headquartered in Winslow. He emphasizes public service and plans to remain in Arizona.
John Burns of the Daily Mail travels to Phoenix to spend Christmas with family ill health of Mrs. Burns. J. W. Parrish owner’s home burned. Holbrook lawyer Cc. H. Jordon arrives in Winslow. Mrs. E. F. Matthews leaves for Riverside California to visit relatives. E. H. Black family heads to San Francisco for New Year. Dr. R. G. Bazell leaves for Los Angeles on business. Mrs. J. R. Anderson and daughter vacation in Los Angeles. Mrs. Josephine Keyes visits Ashfork. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Ferris travel to Ennis Texas to visit relatives.
Phillip P. Calihan, traveling for Blake Moffitt and Towne from Phoenix, died Thursday after a three day illness from pneumonia. Burial is planned Monday morning in Phoenix. He left a wife and three children and was well known for years in Winslow and northern Arizona.
State Representative C J McQuillan will not travel to Washington to testify before the House appropriations committee on Reserve Officers Association needs. A special state session called by Governor Hunt for January 3 requires his presence at the legislature. The ROA president in Arizona urged substituting another AZ officer for the hearing. McQuillan serves as AZ ROA department president and has been appointed lieutenant in the U S engineers corps.
Nearly fourteen hundred cars of lettuce have been shipped from the Salt River valley out of Phoenix up to Saturday records show most moved via the Santa Fe lines through Winslow to Chicago and eastern markets. The shipments boost Santa Fe business and bring more crews to Winslow to handle the trains.
U S sailors disarmed Nicaraguan rebels after an American citizens protection request. The department announcement says the landing near Puerto Cabezas responded to multiple requests from American interests in the district.
Osage in Pawhuska Oklahoma exchange lavish gifts with a per capita allowance of 2300 dollars as fur coats diamonds and cars are seen in local sales. A great feast and dances follow a daylong celebration highlighting their traditional attire and tribal customs.
Arizona assessors seek legislation requiring the county treasurer to issue a tax receipt for all cattle before a cattle inspector can certify shipment from the county The move targets only closing out cattle firms The group kept the 1923 minimum valuation scale for livestock including horses mules cattle sheep and poultry with specific values for each class
Three hundred turkeys from Chino Valley California were used to grace Christmas tables along the Fred Harvey system on the Santa Fe coast lines. Many were received in Winslow and shipped to Newton Kansas to be dressed and distributed this week to Harvey Houses and dining cars for travelers unable to dine at home on Christmas.
Winslow postmaster A I R Kleindienst praised patrons for cooperation during the Christmas rush. Extra clerks were added as mail and package volume rose, yet deliveries were prompt thanks to public cooperation and a special permit enabling late rush package delivery.
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