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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1928
Page
6
The Winslow Civic Club reports 446 members with 4,460 dollars in treasury and 54 pledges needed to reach 500. Walter Quin, chairman, orders a final morning canvass of the business district to secure the last memberships and realize the civic goal.
A report from Spitzbergen notes operations of the Italia salvage crew and air reconnaissance over the ice. Lt Luetzow Holm returns from a flight while pilots Vecky and Luke are preparing for another mission around June 18 as Italian search activity continues.
A tri-motor monoplane flying from Heiad to Brisbane suffers a rough landing on a green stretch of road. The pilot credits skill and luck for preventing damage as the crew scouts for a wetting away before week’s end. The aviators plan a final hop to Sydney 500 miles away after reaching Brisbane.
A notes page lists residents and visitors traveling to California Arizona and Nevada. Ed Bargman and daughter Jessamine head to Bargman Ranch Houck Arizona. Wm Daze plans a California trip visiting San Diego Long Beach and Los Angeles. Beulah Easley accepts a job at Ideal Bakery. W F Williams and family drive to Los Angeles for several weeks visiting Mrs K O Rex.
Two accidents were reported near the city yesterday around 5 p m and 7 miles west of town. A laundry truck driven by Jack Rahn struck Tex Benton’s parked Chrysler at Third and Colorado, damaging both cars. A California couple’s Dodge rolled onto its side after a passing car’s wheel struck it. some glass broke but no serious injuries.
Mrs Carolina Adams of Winslow has been appointed representative for the Business Men's Assurance Company of Kansas City to fill the vacancy from her husband’s death. She will be assisted in the territory by L Shemwell of Phoenix for several weeks. Friends note her long experience in newspaper work before marriage and her two years in the area with Mr Adams.
Lorenzo Hubbell takes Hopi distance runners Dan Comahungnnoma and Arthur Dornawantae from Winslow toward San Francisco to compete in the Arizona entry in the second Redwood Empire Indian marathon. Hubbell predicts strong chances, noting the runners’ fit condition and history in Southwest races.
Hoover forces won a decisive skirmish in Louisiana as 59 to 35 margin gave them a strong lead in delegate voting. The Louisiana delegation led by Walter L. Cohen was absent for the contest hearing, and the motion to postpone passed 47 to 39. The four at large delegates went to the Kuntz faction 55 to 41, highlighting Hoover’s growing strength and foreshadowing a tense party showdown at the national convention with Coolidge supporters and farm bloc backing Mellon potentially pivotal.
Readable fragments show nationalist forces occupying the imperial summer palace ten miles from the city. Foreign troops and marines guard the legation compound while native police maintain order. A large demonstration followed the entry of Victoria troops into the city as official nationalists remained active.
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