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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1928
Page
4
Roy O West, former Insull attorney, cleared by the Senate Public Lands committee for confirmation as interior secretary. President Coolidge would likely avoid another rejected appointee, with West pledging to withdraw from Insull related matters while denying bias. Critics warn against creating a dangerous precedent.
The United States reports an agricultural year with too much crop, citing undiserable overproductions. The secretary of agriculture notes gross income around 12.263 billion dollars, about 125 million higher than the previous year, with a more even distribution of prosperity and reduced farm population loss to cities.
Congressman Porter proposes a joint resolution asking the president to convene an international conference to study dividing the year into thirteen 28 day months with a 365th day as a separate holiday between December 28 and January 1. Leap years would be placed in a summer month. The plan has support from the Pan American Conference the League of Nations the International Chamber of Commerce and churches. The reform hinges on action to adopt it.
President-elect Hoover rushes back by battleship to quell rising dissension in Washington. His South American goodwill tour failed to spare him clashes with politicians as the capital braces for infighting and strife during his absence.
A compiled set of old sayings touches on marriage love wealth reason and gender. The aphorisms reference re marrying for love sowing wild oats raising Cain and painted self images. The piece contrasts prudent restraint with credulous investment and hints at enduring mysteries of women's ways.
A note on a man famed for his talking ability, described as a marvel whose conversations are endlessly surprising and uncanny.
A New Jersey businessman Paul Hadley and Roentgen light are tied to experiments in hatching eggs and growth with x rays. He claims 100 percent hatch rates and up to 40 percent faster growth, while officials urge cautious further testing and note commercial hurdles.
Charles Celaya, a banker, and Al Gutierrez, Brownsville garage mechanic, dispute a car squeak they argue over its origin. The banker bets two pounds of flesh if the mechanic cannot match a ten dollar stake, the mechanic fearing loss. The tale reflects how opinions spark wagers.
Rodney Dutcher reports from Amapala and Tegucigalpa on how American capital and goods increasingly shape Honduras. The Hoover entourage notes imports dominate local needs while port rail and highway development hint at deeper American economic ties.
Poultry association members in the Modesto district produced 83,597 cases of eyes during 1928 an increase over the previous year. Eggs filled 167 freight cars with thirty five cars sent to South America and were valued at 760000 dollars.
The Arizona Colorado River Commission meeting on the Boulder dam bill did not occur as planned due to members' legislative duties. Governor Hunt said an attempt would be made to hold the meeting Saturday.
Police and deputies comb Tucson for Mize murder suspects after the auto dealer’s widow denies withholding information. The case centers on a bullet riddled body found in a cabin after he had been missing for days amid threats of vengeance and a rising reward.
NEW ORLEANS Dec 28 General Pierce was reelected president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for the twenty fourth consecutive time. He defeated Dr S V Sanford dean of Georgia University and head of the Southern conference since its organization in 1920 by a vote of 49 to 36 in a heated contest.
Santa Fe New Mexico Dec 28 1921 The automobile of Miss Clara True chained in the capital yards by order of the state Comptroller's Office. Hearing of the Roehl Clara True case postponed to Saturday. Roehl seeks Miss True to pay 1928 automobile taxes she allegedly avoided through misrepresentation. True contends the case is persecution of the educational department.
Bolivia states no Bolivian troops crossed into Paraguay after Fort Vargas was retaken by Bolivian forces. General Jose Quiroz rejects reports of advances and calls such claims untrue.
Fragmentary Boston wire reports show bids and grades being discussed. The incomplete text hints at territorial outlooks and member input for 1.
A collection of light notes and odd anecdotes from 1928 includes a New York humorist struck by a car who vows witty takes on pedestrians and drivers, a Columbus Ohio Santa Claus dispute at a department store ending in a locked gaze, and a Cleveland judge denying divorce over weekend shaving rights as new cruisers gain support for peace at a New York banquet.
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