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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
2
A proclamation marks Flag Day as a time to renew the heart and soul behind the flag, beyond mere ceremony. It urges reverence for national ideals in the Constitution and laws, noting true celebration lies in daily devotion rather than ostentation.
June 13 dispatch notes Hoover unlikely to name a running mate. Deneen of Illinois emerges as a leading option while Dawes remains a factor. Other names floated include Alanson Houghton, General Pershing, Howard Sutherland, Governor Hamill, and Senator George Moses as discussions intensify among Republicans in Kansas City.
A Cambridge jury after extensive deliberation returns a first degree murder verdict against Frederick Hinman Knowlton for the death of Marguerite Stewart, a Miss Ten Starworthy Weverly school supervisor, following the March incident along Colcord Road.
Latzo and Leo Lomski staged a dramatic heavyweight style bout before about 15,000 at Ebbetts Field Brooklyn. Latzo won on a foul in the sixth or later rounds after a brutal exchange that had spectators gasping. Referee Magnola shouted warnings for low punches as Lomski pressed the attack and Latzo finally went down Latzo claimed victory in the action packed event with future title implications noted for Latzo and potential matches in late June and July.
New York Yankees strengthened their nine and a half game margin atop the standings by beating the Chicago White Sox 8 to 6 in the four game series opener. Babe Ruth notched two singles to start his western trip, while Gehrig Durst and Lazzeri each collected three hits. The Tigers fell 12 to 5 to Philadelphia as Joe Shaute fueled a five run rally in the seventh. Cleveland snapped an eight game skid by defeating Washington 8 to 7.
Tony Canzoneri defended his world featherweight crown by defeating Vic Foley of Vancouver in a fast 10 round bout in Montreal. About 15 000 spectators watched the scrappy fight, with the crowd on its feet most of the way.
The Red Wood Empire Marathon opens with Milo Kent firing the starting shot. Hopi runners Dan Comahungnioma and Arthur Poohuquaptewa lead entries from Oraibi as Aztec, Australian, and American competitors join a 482 mile trek from San Francisco to Grants Pass. Prizes total 10000 with 5000 to winner. Telegraphic updates expected daily on Zuni and Hopi contenders.
A document filed in Santa Cruz county reveals Kino Copper Company granted a six months option to sell its entire property of 127 mining claims in the Patagonia mountains to M H F Koch for New York capitalists at a cash price of $175000.
Fragmented OCR shows team abbreviations and player names: Hoyt Grabowski Lyons McCurdy Lisenbee Marberry Brown Kenna Shaute Sewell Quinn Cochrane Billings Sorrell Smith Shea Hargrave Boston St Louis Russell Simmons Bradley Setdlémeyer Ogden Stré leck Wiltsé Coffman Seliane.
Fragmented lines show team scores and player surnames across New York Brooklyn St Louis Boston Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh and Philadelphia again with partial innings and outs. The garbled OCR lists players such as Mays Kolp Picinich Faulkner Barnes Henry O Farrell Malone Weinert Hartnett Vance Déberry Rhein Hard Wilson Brandt Edwards Wertz Taylor Grimes Sweetland Harreeaves Benge Davis and others.
Portland defeated San Francisco 8 to 4 and Hollywood beat Sacramento 8 to 1 as Seattle and Los Angeles split 3 to 4. Missions edged Oakland 1 to 0.
In a fragmented summary, St Pauls S Toledo 10 Milwaukee 1 Indianapolis 0 Minneapolis 4 Columbus 3 with Kansas City at Louisville postponed due to rain.
Rochester defeats Jersey City 4 to 0 in the first game. The second game ends Rochester 5 Jersey City 3 with Montreal 7 Newark 3 and Toronto 4 Baltimore 16 Buffalo 10. Reading 0.
The Arizona state tax commission reported a substantial rise in property valuation for telegraph and telephone companies to 6,065,401 dollars, up 383,432 from 1927, with wire mileage reaching 105,250,007 miles, up 7,188.53 miles. Secretary Clarence L. Standage cited Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company’s 1927 construction program as the main cause.
United Press dispatch from Peking reports General Pai and General Yue Tang mobilizing troops to strengthen the nationalist center. About 120 000 soldiers from Kwangsi and Tientsin are said to move toward the Peking Tientsin zone, with Feng Ustisinne and Yen ref Shan credited with large subsidies and rations, though observers dispute totals.
A. B. Ballerritytie, assistant director of agricultural extension at the University of Arizona, announced four 4-H club winners who came out on top from a field of nearly 700 contestants and will receive free trips to the national 4-H club camp in Washington. The award is sponsored by the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Phoenit reports fifty new homes to be built at once in the Fairview addition. Florence notes Mountain States Tel and Tel Company constructing a direct telephone line linking the area with Casa Grande. Yuma observes rapid progress on the construction of the new courthouse.
The United Press Transcontinental reports Miss Amelia Earhart with her monoplane Friendship and Miss Mabel Boll crossed toward England from New York. Experts think fuel load reduced to safer level may ease strain, but weather conditions could force both planes to turn back or stay on this side of the Atlantic.
Wire dispatch reports President Calvin Coolidge and Mrs Coolidge departing at 10 50 tonight for Yetta Lodge, with a special Wisconsin train following as they bid farewell and head west toward Cedar Iskaha and Superior.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention building permits in Yuma and Tucson with April activity. References indicate large totals and possible cotton acreage near the area. Details are unclear due to garbled text and missing context.
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