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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
1
Amelia Earhart Putnam escaped injury when her autogiro crashed during takeoff at Abilene airport. The craft failed to gain momentum, crashed into parked cars in a fenced area, and caused damage but no injuries to bystanders. Pilot and mechanic Eddie de Vaught were unharmed.
Officials of the Magma Copper Company announced 700 men will be laid off for six weeks as part of a summer curtailment. General manager William Koerner said the action continues a practice used during summers in recent years. Fifty workers will stay on to repair the mine shaft, with improvements driving this temporary shutdown.
In San Francisco Earl Leter an alleged hijacker died from gunshot wounds after a gang shooting. Police said Harold McGuire proprietor of a beer joint faced murder and attempted murder charges and was rearrested after his arrest on Wednesday night and release on bail.
In Nassau county investigation of the drowning of Starr Faithfull reaches the grand jury stage in Mineola with District Attorney Elvin N Edwards calling 15 witnesses. The cremation of the girl's body was postponed as new cues prompted grand jury consideration, with Stanley E Faithfull the stepfather among witnesses Edwards planned to first address.
In Oklahoma City on June 12 Governor Murray and the Oklahoma Natural Gas Corp reached a deal to cut rates in 33 cities including Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The compromise ends pending litigation except for a rate structure hearing, with a July 1 reduction to 50 cents per 1,000 cubic feet, saving consumers about $930,000 annually.
Suit for divorce was filed yesterday by Mrs. Catherine Gebhart Perry of Cleveland. She is one of seven wives of George W. E. Perry who is to be tried in Wisconsin for the murder of his last wife Mrs. Cora Belle Hackett of Chicago. Perry was arrested recently in California.
Augusta June 12 The state carried out the final hanging sentence in Georgia as Arthur Meyers an Augusta man was put to death for the murder of R. E. Gunn a Georgia railroad detective The state has since replaced hanging with the electric chair.
Eight hundred U S cavalrymen returned to barracks after rescuing ten year old K D Franklin and Jack White who rode a world circumnavigation by bicycle from El Paso Texas. Jack outpaced Kinney and became lost while the pair camped near Baker's Well. Air and ground search recovered Jack late yesterday and Kinney later found unable to walk. Both expected to recover.
Belmont county Ohio authorities kept more than 40 deputies in reserve after a 2,000-strong crowd of striking coal miners and women sympathizers beat back guards near the Belmont county jail. Seven arrested and 12 treated for tear gas exposure marked the week-long eastern Ohio strike that has involved about 1,000 workers. Prosecutor Paul Waddell and M A Hanna Coal Co official R A Ireland said they would seek state aid from Governor George White.
Riots across Germany erupt after emergency tax decrees. Berlin reports 12 000 at mass meeting with police searching for weapons and numerous arrests. Hamburg saw five wounded while Lauenburg casualties include one dead and two injured as authorities separate fighting mobs. Ernst Thaellman is detained after resisting search.
The first engineering report on the All-American Canal was submitted to the reclamation bureau. Prepared by H. J. Gault the report covers preliminary cost estimates and may be withheld from the public pending study by interior department officials.
Fourteen beauties reach Galveston on the Algonquin from New York to begin the international pulchritude pageant. The group includes seven European contestants and seven from the eastern United States. More than twenty others expected to arrive tomorrow.
The San Francisco Examiner reports author Zane Grey aboard his yacht Fisherman II denies any mutiny among his crew in the South Seas. Grey states reports are entirely false and notes a low water supply with some drinking water for occasional washing.
WASHINGTON June 12. After discussing with government officials the feasibility of flying to the Orient in a seaplane over thousands of miles of timbered lands Mr and Mrs Charles Lindbergh took off from Bolling Field to return to New York. They left in a borrowed bi plane after deferring their start until morning because it lacked night flying lights. Lindbergh spent yesterday consulting officials on the proposed aerial trip.
Berlin stock session ends with broad declines as United Steel and other industries fall to year’s lows. Foreign and domestic investors drive prices down 4 to 7 points, with a slight recovery after the close.
Deputy sheriffs W E Guess and Cecil Crosby pleaded not guilty at district court in Ardmore to murder charges in the slaying of Emilio Cortes Rubio and his friend Manuel Gomez. Trial set for the week of June 22 with bond $25,000 each. deputies claim self defense after the youths allegedly pointed pistols.
In Mexico City on June 12 Dr. Pedro Rose Zepeda reported that Augusto Sandino occupied Ocotal for two hours ten days earlier, withdrew with munitions and food, led troops who killed three Guardia Nacional members near Jicaro, and planned a concentration for an offensive to begin next month.
In Prescott on June 12 the largest class ever graduated from Prescott High School. Sixty students received diplomas as Dr. J. O. Creager of New York University gave the commencement address.
In Phoenix on June 12 members of the State Tax Commission left for Yuma to hear the Yuma county board of supervisors demand for an emergency levy of 4500 dollars to fund indigent relief.
A deliberate attempt to wreck Missionary Santa Fe Train No. 21 at the west switch of the passing track near Penzance was foiled when the engine ran over a rail bender left on the rails. The tool weighed about 200 pounds and caused damage but the train slowed to 14 mph and reached Winslow an hour late. An investigation by the Special Service Department led by Chief Special Officer W. P. Mahoney is underway.
A Phoenix fire caused by a short circuit destroyed 15 cottages at an automobile camp. Power service was out for about 30 minutes and damage was estimated at 20000 dollars with occupants losing belongings.
Prohibition Director Woodcock announced a rise in average jail terms for dry law offenders in May with major violators reached by federal agents. May average sentence 243.5 days, up 34 days from April. over 11 months since enforcement moved to the justice department the average is 222.6 days. Fines decreased to 154.46 dollars.
Arizona State Firemen's Association delegates opened a 3 day conclave with about 156 members and an auxiliary. President John S Hughes of Bisbee urged careful consideration of creating a state firemen's school and naming a state fire marshal. Officers election and a 1932 meeting place were set for tomorrow. The annual banquet occurred last night.
United States immigration officers left Globe for Nogales with seven alien Mexicans to be deported. In Gila County jail, 103 purported aliens face charges of illegally entering the country.
Coast guard patrol boat fired on the 60 foot motor yacht Bubbles in upper New York harbor halting the vessel. Three crewmen were captured and $14,600 worth of liquors seized after bullets pierced the hull and oil tanks during a chase.
Fair conditions persist in Arizona with little temperature change. Windslow reports a Thursday high and a Thursday low, but the exact figures are not provided in the readable text.
Prescott prepares to host three state conventions with Arizona Good Roads Association Arizona Industrial Congress and Chambers of Commerce delegates. Grace M Sparkes predicts record attendance and a busy program of entertainment including Smokie ceremonials lunch banquet and a dance for arriving guests.
In Philadelphia a federal jury awarded Mrs Janet Law of Philadelphia five thousand dollars in damages after she sued Transcontinental Air Transport Company for one hundred fifty thousand dollars over her husband Duff C Law's death in a December 1929 plane crash at Indianapolis. The widow had previously received five thousand dollars in insurance.
The Vatican says Pope Pius XI handed his reply to the Italian government over the church state dispute to Papal Nuncio Bor gongini Duca and asked him to deliver it to Foreign Minister Dino Grandi. Officials indicate a conciliatory tone and milder language than earlier notes. A Vatican official predicted a settlement within a week.
Ellen Hodgson wife of J P Hodgson general manager of the Copper Queen branch of Phelps Dodge Corporation died today from pneumonia and heart trouble in Bisbee Arizona.
Chicago reports Al Capone and 68 aides charged by a federal grand jury with conspiracy to violate national prohibition laws. The indictments allege 5,000 offenses tied to Capone's liquor and gambling network. Capone faces tax charges and already serves six months for contempt in federal court.
The county attorney’s office reports J F Roberts recently charged with criminal assault at Holbrook and held in Flagstaff jail. A prior criminal record exists in Arizona and California. Sheriff Bailey says Navajo County officers are alerted to a man named Jesse Cobb wanted for attempted seduction of two girls aged seven and nine, with fingerprints and a photo identifying Roberts as Cobb.
Schlubach, Thiemer and Company, a 60 year old export firm in Hamburg, suspended payments citing default in Central and South America. Local estimates show liabilities around 3.25 million dollars and assets about 2 million, with American and English banks named as principal creditors.
Secretary Hyde addressed the Young Republican conference in Washington. He defended the President and urged action against “yes-but” members while criticizing progressive cries and hymn like opposition. The rally followed farm policy remarks that sparked a demonstration.
Allan Hoover son of President Hoover attends the conference of young Republicans in Washington on June 12.
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