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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1926
Page
8
Engineer B L Sparks and fireman N S Mc Lean were burned when a drain plug released steam during repairs near Dennison. Treated by Dr Brown, both men received first aid and were expected to recover in a few days. Sparks suffered more severe facial burns but both were not seriously injured.
Flagstaff news reports the long awaited community hotel to open for business Sunday with confidence of profit and meeting financial commitments. Mayor I B Koch addressed Rotarians at a luncheon with program led by E R Slipher of Lowell Observatory.
The district attorney hints at presenting the matter to the grand jury amid renewed questions about the McPherson disappearance and the role of Mrs. Wiseman and attorney Woolley. New testimony suggests a scheme to manufacture evidence tying to Ormiston’s Carmel episode and the “Miss X” figure.
Arizona issued 534 real estate licenses in 1926, 21 more than 1925. Of these 322 were brokers and 212 salesmen. Fees collected totaled 7867.75 dollars, expenses 3000 dollars, per Vernon Wright real estate commissioner in his report to Governor Hunt.
The Winslow Rotary Club held a noon session with a round-table on What Christmas Means to Me followed by Rev. W R Hessell speaking on the Spirit of Christmas. Hessell chaired in place of ill Bill Butler. Several Rotarians were absent due to illness or holiday travel. Elmer Olson of Holbrook was the only visiting Rotarian.
Holbrook residents host out of town visitors and report on local plans. William Chamberlin and Frank Johnson of L. B. Putney Mercantile traveled to Show Low on company business amid cold, snowy conditions. Plans advance for a new Holbrook post office to be built on the vacant lot between Wetzler Realty and Brook’s Skylight Grocery, with construction starting after January 1, 1927.
Senators Wheeler and Randsell warned of communist influence and state sovereignty threats as Smith and Deneen faced credentials and possible seating actions in a tense political scene. Wheeler attacked claims of naval protection against Bolshevism while linking Nicaragua and Mexico to broader Central American ambitions.
The Woman's Club hosts a grand masquerade ball at the Sultana on December 31 and into January. The Alianza Hispano Americana plans a large costume ball in the Williams opera house with a Mexican feast upstairs. Roy Hall and Miss Josie Hinds wed in Williams Christmas morning.
Dc A Schaar becomes timekeeper in the superintendent's office and Arnold L Nell arrives as stenographer in the trainmasters office. Agnes Thornton Wilma Moss and Velma Moss return to Los Angeles after Christmas visits. Mrs William Ford heads to Los Angeles aboard Number 1 after holidays with her parents. C Kline division engineer departs on Number 21 for Santa Fe hospital eye treatment.
Mrs. Margaret Friday returned from Jerome after spending Christmas with E. E. Friday and family. Dr. E. H. Hayden, pastor, left for California to visit a daughter. Rev. T. E. Elgin will fill the pulpit Sunday. Joe Burns returns from a Santa Fe trip. Mr. and Mrs. Ben K. Cudd and their son Keetin visited Phoenix, returning last night.
Mrs R B Lancaster spent a few days this week in Gallup visiting friends and returned home last evening.
G H Madden superintendent of schools returned from Phoenix where he attended the Teachers Association as a delegate and the State School Administrators conference which he leads as president. Donald Pattison formerly at Santa Fe yards now in Texas visited with Mrs Pattison's parents Mr and Mrs W H Proctor for New Year. Clifford Smith Apache County deputy sheriff left for Navajo Arizona after visiting relatives. O A Ude Babbit Brothers chief auditor left for Holbrook after helping with the local store inventory. Mr and Mrs G C Bazelle returned from Phoenix where Bazell had a business mission and they visited relatives in the capital.
From Los Angeles, Dr. R. G. Bazell returned Tuesday after a brief visit in the city.
Elmer Olson of the Standard Oil Company Holbrook made a brief visit to Winslow yesterday after motoring up.
In Laporte Indiana decodes a habeas corpus bid by D C Stephenson to win release from life imprisonment for Madge Oberholtzer murder. The defense cites a missing transcript and venue change. prosecutors argue Stephenson waived jurisdiction by choosing to stand trial.
The Jiggs Maggie and Dinty musical adaptation of Bringing Up Father played at Winslow Opera House to a fair crowd. Joan Catteral and Gordon Forsythe stood out in character roles while Mita Camino led in song and dance. The cast failed to impress Jiggs or his wife for some fans, and the show is directed by E. J. Carpenter attractions.
A smoldering fire under the floor of cattleman Jess Kellam’s West Birch Street home in Flagstaff prompted a morning fire call. Frozen pipes prevented using a garden hose, but firefighters quickly controlled the blaze without harming the house or contents. Investigators consider electric wires or an overheated pipe as possible causes.
Lodges and clubs meet with details on Elks No 536 and Winslow Council 2918. It lists meeting times, places, officers, and visitor invitations, including security benefit association and local hall venues.
Every second and fourth Friday of each month at Guild Hall. Guild officers include MRS. G. H. MADDEN as President and MRS. F. G. NEILL as Secretary.
Arrangements for a northern Arizona high school music contest at Flagstaff Teachers College are complete. Each school may enter one in each event with two selections per soloist. junior high players may join in choruses and intermediate solos. Winners receive pins or banners. judges are Prof. C. V. Ridgely and Miss Mildred Whetsel. The date is set for late April or early May with about twelve schools and 500 pupils expected. An additional note mentions a German chemist producing gasoline from coal paste.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Wilbur refused a House naval committee request for the Gleaves report on Pacific danger. Rep McClintic argued the navy kept it secret to defend oil leasing policy and tank construction in Hawaii. He claimed the report fueled the Japanese scare to push a new naval building policy.
A Studebaker touring car left abandoned in Williams last week was claimed last night by Charles Lee Roy Meredith, representing Commercial Insurance of Los Angeles, as a car covered by his company and reported stolen in Los Angeles. The article also notes local social updates and a small house fire caused by a burst pipe.
London reports Britain's first traveling flying salesman, P. J. Phillips, who will tour principal towns in England and Ireland. He piloted the plane himself from Brooklands after receiving his license months ago.
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