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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1931
Page
1
A Rengo News Agency dispatch from Samushiro reports Thomas Ash Jr. abandoned his non stop Pacific crossing and returns to Tokyo. The failure cited includes engine power short of requirements and reduced fuel load after recognizing takeoff issues.
The Treasury will offer $800 million in long term bonds to the public on June 15 to retire short term securities. The issue matures in 1949 with 3 1/2 percent interest and is redeemable after June 15, 1946. Proceeds will cut short term debt and fund interest and other obligations amid a $1 billion deficit noted by Secretary Mellon.
Senator K. D. McKellar of Tennessee was hospitalized after a car crash near Covington. He suffered four rib fractures and facial injuries, while his companion A. N. Lawe of Memphis was badly bruised.
In Laredo Texas on June 1 C C Julian Oklahoma oil operator C C Boren and Clay Mann faced district court action. Julian and Boren were fined a total of 5000 dollars after being charged with aggravated and simple assaults related to an alleged kidnapping plot against San Antonio businessman Lamar S Bolling. Indictments against Mann were dismissed.
In San Diego June 1, counsel for Alexander Pantages and co defendants continued questioning jurors as the trial moved into week two. Twelve men were seated, a fourth venire of 25 sat, and a total of 61 jurors had been summoned to the box for consideration in the conspiracy and juvenile court law case.
Washington June 1 The Minnesota press suppression law was set aside today by the Supreme Court. The ruling nullified the state statute impacting newspaper operations.
Coroner Herman N. Bundesen said 19 deaths are under investigation in Chicago tied to Mrs. Margaret Summers. Five husbands and 14 relatives or roomers are examined for possible poison murder links and insurance connections. Investigators gathered names from five homes and confiscated Summers’ Bible listing each death.
Paris June 1 The Havas News Agency reports President Gaston Doumergue married Mme J Graves in a private ceremony. Doumergue, once called the bachelor president, will retire June 13 and be succeeded by Paul Doumer who was elected at Versailles on May 13 after a seven year term as head of state.
Herminio Garcia, 54, of Arizona, died Sunday in Phoenix after heart trouble and pneumonia. Born in St Johns, he lived in Arizona all his life, most recently with his brother in Winslow. Survived by five brothers, four sisters, his mother, his wife and eight children. stock trader known across northern Arizona.
Sixteen boys deserted cattle they tended and crawled under a barbed wire fence into an army marked field for grenade practice. One boy picked up a grenade shown to others. it exploded killing him instantly. Three others were mortally wounded and several more injured seriously.
In Valparaiso Indiana Judge Grant Crumpacker ordered Virgil Kirkland returned from Pendleton reformatory and said he would hear arguments on a new sentence for the slaying of Arlene Draves.
Alfredo Fernando claimed a new nonstop dance record finishing after 200 hours. He reportedly changed dancing partners 2,000 times and remained in good physical condition at the end.
Governor George W. P. Hunt announced on Memorial Day that there will be no extra session of the Tenth Legislature to appropriate more funds for state institutions. He said that after consideration the advisability of calling such a session was rejected, despite concerns over insufficient appropriations for the prison, homes for boys and girls, pioneers home, and the state hospital for the insane.
Paris officials said the ban on Texas Guinan and her troupe from France remains unchanged. The group is under police surveillance at Havre Emigrant Hotel where they are quartered. They were refused permission to tour Havre and a church visit was canceled. An immigration official cited concerns over the type of amusement she represents.
Three hundred Epworth League Institute members and Methodist pastors with families will convene at Granite Dells near Prescott for a week long session. Dr Richard N Merrill of Long Beach will be the special lecturer. The group designates Prescott as the permanent site for the summer institute.
DULUTH Minn June 1 William L Carss aged 66 longtime representative from Minnesota’s eighth district died Sunday night He won as an independent in 1918 and later as a Farmer-Labor candidate in 1924 and 1926 after defeats in 1920 and 1922 He served six years in Congress.
The Supreme Court today refused to review the conviction of Albert B Fall on charges of accepting a bribe related to naval oil reserve leases during President Harding’s administration. Fall must report for commitment to a year in prison and pay a $100000 fine. He was convicted in October 1929 of taking the bribe from Edward L Doheny tied to the Elk Hill Naval Oil Reserve lease. The government said the money was intended to influence the lease choice, while Fall claimed it was a loan between friends. The grand jury proceeding is mentioned as ongoing beyond this note.
Tokyo report states Seiji Yoshihara will resume his flight to America on June 25 in a new plane. He previously halted May 14 after a forced landing in the Kurile Islands, and will again use short hops along the Kurile and Aleutian Island chains under the Hochi Shimbun banner.
Three men were released on bonds pending a June 12 preliminary hearing on charges of blackmailing Walter P. Chrysler, seeking 40000 dollars to suppress a story about an alleged relationship between Ralph Ulrich and Henry Chrysler. The defendants are Richard A. Swallow, Ralph Ulrich, and Fred Clark.
National guardsmen patrolled Tiptonville streets as a machine gun was mounted on the Lake County courthouse steps for the trial of Dave Smith a white farmer accused of assaulting a ten year old girl Sheriff Damon Headdon requested the guardsmen.
Waterloo Iowa June 1 Pi Ray Bailey 51 a farmer shot and killed his estranged wife Martha 38 and his stepson Leo McQuinn 20 before fatally shooting himself in a domestic tragedy authorities said Bailey fled after the killings but was found dead elsewhere later investigators reported.
The Yavapai county sheriff requests state wide search for 15 year old Hannah Davis missing from Prescott since May 21. The girl known as Cactus Kate, last seen on Ashfork highway with 42 year old Bill Kennedy motorcycle racer, carries a harmonica and charms audiences. She is 5'2" 115 pounds with brown hair and eyes.
Atlanta newswire reports a week of national Cotton Week to aid the ailing industry, with programs in southern towns, fashion shows, and social events. Cason J. Callaway of La Grange, Ga., head of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association, says over 200 miles of store windows nationwide will feature cotton products.
Amelia Earhart reaches Omaha during a cross continent autogyro journey. She then departs two hours later toward Los Angeles after an overnight stay in Atlantic City. Earhart left Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, last Thursday and plans a northern Rocky Mountain route.
Editors gathered in Atlanta on June 1 for the National Editorial Association convention. The program featured problem analyses prompted by rapid modern life with leading editors delivering briefings after welcoming remarks. The morning’s highlight was the annual address by president George D. Dolliver of Battle Creek Michigan.
Rome reports prospects of settlement between the Vatican and the Italian government after meetings of the pope and Premier Mussolini with advisers. The pope urged Osservatore Romano editors to stop anti Fascist student editorials while Mussolini told Fascist editors to pause anti Catholic campaigns for now.
Twenty four Catholic cardinals met in secret with Pope Pius at the Wall to discuss church matters in June. The confidential gathering took place in Rome with no public statements issued.
American Farm Bureau Federation officials urged President Hoover to appoint a special commission to study stabilizing the dollar’s purchasing power. They argued unstable purchasing power drives price levels more than supply and demand.
New York sculptor Bert Spencer Hauck, 54, dressed himself, smoked cigarettes, then placed a sheet over the couch in his studio and shot himself. His friend Alexander Ettl, also a sculptor, found him.
Jim Mullen's boxing show in Chicago at Mills Stadium was postponed from Thursday night to Monday June 8. The change shifts the card and end time remains to be announced.
Two men were killed and five others injured when a logging engine exploded on a railroad twelve miles northeast of McNary at seven this morning. The dead were Paul Padilla and Guillermo Soto. Several injured were taken to McNary hospital. A coroner's jury was named for an inquest this evening. The exact cause of the blast was not known.
Mayors and their wives touring Dijon, France, sampled Burgundy wines at City Hall. Mayor Gaston Gerard praised the region's wine grapes and warned visitors that Burgundy wines are part of a healthy, wine-loving tradition as he pointed to goblets on the table.
United Aircraft and Transportation Company announces consolidation of four airlines into United Air Lines with Chicago offices led by P G Johnson. Nations carriers National Air Transport Boeing Air Transport Pacific Air Transport Varney Air Lines form divisions flying 12 million miles annually. The four lines operate 120 planes, cover 6 110 routes and fly 62 300 miles daily carrying sixty percent of the nation s airmail.
New York June 1 price report shows silver bars in stronger demand with a 3 8 point rise to 26 3 8 per ounce. Market activity reflects renewed interest from buyers and sellers shaping the close of trading.
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