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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1932
Page
1
Veterans marching for cash pensions faced a setback as the Senate rejected the bonus payment measure 62 to 18. After the vote, many veterans left Washington while leaders urged continued demonstrations and appealed for aid to keep the protest alive.
Washington June 18 The Senate defeats the soldiers bonus bill by a 62 to 18 vote denying immediate payment of about two and a half billion dollars to World War I veterans. The measure was rejected after a day of protests by nearly ten thousand ex-service men seeking cash from the federal treasury.
The Arizona office of the Bureau of Public Roads recommended awarding a $30,296.56 contract to Jack Casson for seal coating 54 miles of oil surfaced road in and near Grand Canyon National Park. Work includes Desert View road and the park’s south approach.
A tornado at POWHATTAN KANSAS destroys more than a dozen buildings and kills many farm animals. Malcolm McElhone is saved by Oliver Whitney who grabs him by suspenders as the wind drags him toward a barn door before it is blown to bits. Mrs Henry in a nearby house loses a potato pan but keeps the potatoes.
June 18 report notes Chicago gang clashes intensifying over control of the underworld throne once held by Al Capone now jailed in Atlanta. The first major casualty, George Red Barker, nicknamed Barker the Immune, fell amid the violence, following the earlier death of Fred Pacelli.
Five armed men raided the Brooklyn eye and ear hospital aiming to steal a $10,000 payroll. They held staff at bay and searched the ground floor for the locked strong box but seized an empty safe and fled in a battered old car.
Mrs El vira Dolores Barney a young society woman was committed for trial today on a charge of murdering Thomas William Scott Stephen shot to death in her May fair apartment on May 31 She was also committed for trial on a charge of shooting at him on a previous occasion She pleaded not guilty on both charges.
Former Mexican president General Plutarco Elias Calles travels by train across Texas to take his ill wife to New York for treatment and possible major surgery. Mrs Calles rests as two physicians attend her meningitis case under supervision of son-in-law Dr J J Eler.
W B Ragsdale reports Democrats arrive in Chicago for a convention dominated by the prohibition question. Jouett Shouse hints at a plank to submit prohibition to voters while debates loom for a floor fight. Roosevelt headquarters prepare as candidates organize.
Roy Zion 23 son of Mr and Mrs L M Zion of Flagstaff died at Mercy hospital at 3 30 a m from injuries suffered in an automobile accident two miles west near Kit Carson Camp yesterday. A steering rod dropped from his coupe making it uncontrollable causing the car to leave the highway and overturn pinning him beneath the wreckage and crushing his body. Funeral services will be held some time Monday.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona announced on the Senate floor his plan to include Indians in the Democratic relief program. He proposes an amendment allowing the Reconstruction Corporation to supply goods like wool and blankets on reservations as security, aiming to help 43,000 Arizona and New Mexico Indians who lack markets for their blankets.
Flagstaff June 18 Treasurer Ed Jolly announced Coconino County has accumulated 100000 dollars and will redeem a portion of outstanding bonds ahead of maturity to reduce interest payments. He noted only 54000 dollars in delinquent taxes remain on the rolls and the county is in good condition.
Polish born American flier Stanislaus Hausner says he will attempt the New York to Warsaw flight again this year after his rescue by the freighter Circle Shell 500 miles off Portugal. He asked Britain to send a salvage ship for his abandoned plane and noted he had flown 28 hours before ditching.
Mountain Lakes New Jersey June 18 death from gun shot wounds reported for Eastern Bolling cousin of Mrs Woodrow Wilson. Announcement states Bolling left two self inflicted death notes.
The coast guard cutter Bear departs Oakland after 54 years of service and four years retired to join Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic expedition. Purchased from Oakland for 1050 dollars, the ship heads to Boston for outfitting amid its storied Arctic history dating back to 1874.
Mayor Anton Cermak and Illinois lawmakers planned a trip to Washington to urge the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to allow Chicago to borrow funds to buy city and county tax warrants. Bankers, led by Melvin A. Traylor, rejected the idea, saying municipalities must raise taxes to cover debt. A tax strike has left millions unpaid, prompting the delegation to request rule changes at the RF C.
Divers recovered three more bodies of victims from the Cymbeline explosion wreck in Montreal bringing the count to 14 dead and 10 still missing. Officials estimate millions in damage as the Britsh vessel Cymbeline exploded during repairs at Canadian Vickers drydock.
A family picnic ended in tragedy below Mormon Flat Dam when Mrs. O P Stewart of Gilbert was caught in the Salt River current and drowned as her four children watched their father attempt to save her. Stewart crawled from the water exhausted after plunging into the river three times. She was believed to have slipped from or been thrown from a rock when it shifted.
Fair skies expected tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Windsor Weather Center reports light winds and a mild weekend ahead in Winslow and surrounding areas.
Colima and Manzanillo report damage with three dead as structures topple amid the disaster. The article notes destruction in these Mexican cities and casualties from the event.
Phoenix, June 19 Secretary M Hawkins of the Arizona Highway Commission announced a hearing at 10 a m in the House chamber at the capitol to consider suggestions and hear protests before final adoption of the highway department budget. New Orleans, June 18 Senator Huey P Long refused to say whether he would accept a presidential bid offered by Farmer-Labor leaders at Omaha Nebraska.
Petitions containing 15 103 signatures were filed with Secretary of State Scott White asking that the repeal question be placed on the ballot for the general election next November in Phoenix.
In the first game Swetonic Grace Padden Brown and Spohrer Hargrave powered Pittsburgh to a 2-5 loss for Boston after a scoreless start. The second game features Kremer Grace Betts Spohrer in a 6-5 Pittsburgh win. Cincinnati tallies 11 runs to best Brooklyn 11-4 while Brooklyn wins 9-3 in another district matchup. St. Louis defeats Philadelphia 11-5 as Hallahan Mancuso Gonzales Wilson Rhein Toll Davis McCurdy pace the offense. Chicago edges New York 56-1 with Warneke Hemsley Fitzsimmons Hogan.
The lines show Boston trailing Cleveland 2 to 6 after five innings and Washington behind Detroit 6 to 12 after five. The final note lists players Pipgras Dickey Lyons and Berry alongside a Chicago score line with dots and numbers, indicating a scorecard snapshot.
A powerful earthquake shook Colima and Mexico City causing at least three deaths and widespread damage to public buildings. The tremor was felt across Jalisco and surrounding regions with fear and evacuations reported in the capital as lightning flashed during the event. The epicenter lay roughly 500 miles southwest of Mexico City in the Pacific.
MacKay radio in San Francisco received a message from the vessel Chicken of the Sea claiming buildings were toppled by a sharp earthquake at Manzanillo on the Pacific coast near Mexico City. The ship, constrained by port rules, could not immediately relay full details as the temblor struck for about two minutes.
Phoenix report notes a biennial budget proposal from C. O. Case showing the state department of education will spend 250,988.81 dollars in the fiscal year July 1, 1933 to June 30, 1934.
Reported by U S legation a group of American Mennonite missionaries is bottled up at Kaichow in Southern Hopei as rebel forces led by General Liu Kwei Tang besiege the city. Government troops marching to relieve Kaichow were sent by Han Fu Chu governor of Shantung.
The so called woman bandit who robbed Thomas H Lavin yesterday forced him into his car with a pistol, took $20, and escaped in the automobile. Lavin commented the suspect did not resemble a lady, wearing a rose dress, black silk hat, and a heavy veil, noting she needed a shave.
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