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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1928
Page
3
An old classified brief advertises electrical repair services from Owl Drug Store within its hardware department, listing phone number 23 and a fragment Junel$ti suggesting a location or brand reference.
The Rialto theatre presents Buck Privates this Monday with high energy humor and clever title bits. Patrons may expect constant mirth from a blended photoplay that keeps audiences laughing from start to finish.
Navajo County board chairman J L Willis and members with county engineer Karl Hudson and state officials travelled to Phoenix to attend an Adams Hotel session on the highway commission budget for the coming fiscal year. They aim to push for projects beyond the tentative plan including state maintenance takeover of the Holbrook McNary highway and a more direct Winslow Holbrook route to central Arizona. Delegations from all counties will converge Monday for final budget adoption.
United Press dispatch from Washington reports many telegrams from Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Minnesota and other states urging Herbert Hoover to set up a summer residence in the Midwest. Iowa specifically invites him to West Branch where he was born.
A brush and grass fire near Woody, 25 miles north of Bakersfield, burned over 1800 acres before 75 firefighters contained it late today. The blaze threatened serious results until crews arrived and gained control as other units were called for assistance.
dD RR Sheldon Holbrook principal travels via Winslow to San Bernardino then Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California summer session with his wife Mrs Sheldon.
Local residents and guests arrive for business and leisure in Winslow. O G Walters ships thirteen cattle cars from Hibbard Arizona to eastern points. Ed Hanly and Mrs Bradford visit on company and theater duties. Arizona editors and out of town couples tour Northern Arizona and visit Williams Mormon Lake Lake Mary Keats Canyon Lakeside and Flagstaff.
The new drama Diamond Handcuffs follows a legendary diamond from African mines through theft and underworld intrigue. Cast includes Canor Boardman, Conrad Nagel, Lawrence Gray, Gwen Lee, Lena Malena, Sam Hardy, John Roche and more. John McCarthy directs at MGM with Carey Wilson and Henry C. Vance credited as story authors.
Winslow citizens hear a Tuesday meeting plan to stage a local Fourth of July celebration. Dr E C Gilpin, R C Kaufman, G H Madden and A R Kleindienst head the effort with local business support. Tickets priced at one dollar fund field day sports, races and a baseball game for residents, avoiding trips to neighboring towns.
Pastor Wm R Hessel to lead sermon on ideals of young men and women in Winslow tonight at 8 p m based on questions from local young women and a forthcoming session titled Winslow s ideal Young Woman.
The text asks about the ideals a young woman should hold before agreeing to companionship and marriage. It requests a response by Friday June 25th outlining expected ideals.
Here H. H. Hotchkiss state distributor for Willys Knight and Whippet cars and Bill Franklin Falcon Knight distributor were in town on business yesterday. Franklin, a former resident, plans to return to Northern Arizona immediately to take over the Willys Knights Falcon Knights and Whippets agency.
The readable parts mention an infant and a vague fire reference with unclear names. The fragment shows errors and garbled phrasing, making it hard to determine a clear event, involved people, or location. No verifiable facts beyond a months old infant and a fire are present.
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