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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1926
Page
8
The 1927 Winslow pledge urges residents to live, work, buy and invest in town to boost all workers from merchants to teachers. It argues patronage circulates wealth, benefits every trade, and fosters prosperity through local spending and initiative, likening it to compound interest.
The piece argues Germany plans a six year drive to build 9000 miles of roads at 40000 per mile, costing 360 million, while the United States spends more annually and builds vast networks. It credits oil asphalt surfaces and giant road machines for mass access and durability, noting Rome built for emperors but America for the masses.
Local editors call for a mandatory full stop at all crossings onto Second Street Winslow including Kinsley Warren Winslow and Berry avenues to reduce accidents. They invite reader letters pro and con on the measure. The piece also notes Col. Fred Breen cites Acme Orange and Hen Farms of Texas refusing mail worship and warns of mail fraud enforcement.
The Winslow Mail announced a new Daily Mail will publish on Fridays starting December 10. The publication shifts its weekly day to Monday and intends to serve Northern Arizona from Needles to the New Mexico line, backed by a three story building a new typesetting system and a fresh press.
The Colorado River dispute reopens as Arizona weighs its state rights against a national plan. Editors discuss whether the Swing Johnson bill and the Santa Fe pact will override Arizona's control, while urging negotiations with California and Nevada and warning that court action may follow.
Eastern railway conductors and trainmen win under the Watson Parker act. A arbitration board grants a 7 percent wage increase about 15 million dollars yearly, replacing a failed Rail mediation board. Public members Edgar E. Clark and William D. Baldwin join two Brotherhood representatives in voting for the raise.
Rodney Dutcher describes pink carnations worn by Copeland and white ones by Chief Justice White. He notes La Follette Jr receiving heavy mail since the new session, and mentions Senator-elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois barred from the Senate. Chicago impresario Big Bill Thompson discusses Smith’s nomination and a controversial $125,600 Insull payment.
Hortense offers a soft soap tip mixing carpet tacks with ingredients to prevent slipping. A Wash. Cougar's Paw feature notes the board awarded for recognizing the peculiar exacting hazardous and responsible character of the services performed by these employees.
A brisk New York day brings advertising humor as taxi drivers display Heated on windshields while commuters ride through a city of changing reading habits. The piece surveys urban eccentricities from library withdrawals to Bohemian Greenwich Village, distant relatives, and a curious lost-column item.
A collage of snippets includes a Witt quote on classical music, a class banter exchange about a prof, a barber offer with a co ed reply, a note on a liquid can opener with a pour spout, and a salesman buyer interaction.
A collage of quirky notes and snippets ranges from Chauncey Depew on wealth to a Moscow clown training school and a Kansas Teachers College student eying Marie Sails. It touches on stock patience, Houdini’s books to Congress, farm relief hints, and playful aphorisms with a light, humorous tone.
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