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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1932
Page
1
The Senate approved a 2.36 billion Democratic unemployment relief package after rejecting a 200 million proposal to advance state bonds for education and hospital care. The measure includes 300 million for emergency jobless aid loans, bringing total relief funding to 2.36 billion.
Phoenix June 23 State Treasurer Mit Simms issued a call for payment of all warrants registered up to April 14 on June 29. The expected payout amount was to reach $500000.
NOGALES Ariz June 23 Due to a threatened general strike of all union employees on the Southern Pacific of Mexico a general embargo on passengers freight mail baggage and express was announced by railroad officials. The embargo affects all shipments that cannot be delivered before next Monday when the strike is set to begin.
Australian aviatrix Jessie M. Keith-Miller was jailed in Miami on a charge of illegally entering the United States. Authorities said she was arrested last night and remained in county jail after failing to post a 1009 dollar bond. she denied the charges amid recent publicity around her fiances death.
Weather report notes generally fair conditions in Arizona tonight and Friday with cooler air in the eastern portion. Winslow records a Wednesday high near 98 and a low around 73 with trace precipitation expected.
Lincoln dispatch reports two bear cubs three months old left in a Delicatessen display window. Clerks pursued the loose cub embracing sticks and ropes, chasing it across counters, cases and finally catching it in a basement banana crate, leaving the shop a wreck.
Divers aboard the salvage ship Artiglio II recovered thirty ingots of gold valued at one million dollars, part of the five million still missing from the liner Egypt sunk ten years ago. Fifteen sailors and two ships have been lost in the search, which will continue until the Egypt's strong room is emptied and the Artiglio heads to Plymouth, England.
More than 1,000 California veterans occupy Texas & Pacific yards in El Paso and prepare to board a freight train to Fort Worth. Police refuse to intervene as city officials rush to drive the marchers out, donating gasoline and oil to propel vehicles toward Washington.
Harvard University awarded eleven honorary degrees at its 296th commencement led by President A. Lawrence Lowell. Recipients included Samuel Seabury, New York City investigator of municipal affairs, Richard B. Bennett, Canadian premier, and Ogden L. Mills, secretary of the treasury. Seabury was made Doctor of Laws with a citation praising his defense of New York City.
Chancellor Franz Von Papen privately proposed a Franco German alliance to satisfy France's security demands before disarmament. He argued the pact could calm fears of invasion and help solve conference issues, noting his past as a German agent in the United States and promising to foster the process.
Phoenix, June 23. Arizona state highway department asks all resident engineers to investigate construction crews to ensure contractors hire only Arizona citizens. The law requires one year of residence to be eligible for employment.
Harbin dispatches say Japanese air raids hit a small hamlet 50 miles southwest of Hailan where General Ma Chan-shan had his headquarters for the campaign against the Puyi government. If he was there, the general was said to be probably killed.
In Chicago on June 23 William H. Murray of Oklahoma and former senator James A. Reed arrived as Roosevelt opposition grows. Murray declared Roosevelt would not be the nominee, while Alfred E. Smith suggested Roosevelt would not win on the first ballot. The New York governor’s camp aimed to push economic issues over prohibition.
Speaker Garner says he has not made up his mind about attending the Democratic convention in Chicago. He plans to stay at the Capitol as long as there is business to be done and will remain with House duties.
In Fairplay Colorado authorities say Robert L. Proudfoot admitted shooting James Scott 72 a pioneer rancher near Baileys late yesterday Proudfoot 25 is jailed and said he shot Scott but would not elaborate claiming life ruined him
In Washington on June 23 the House Ways and Means Committee rejected a resolution to move three percent electrical energy tax from consumers to the power company under the new revenue bill.
Sexton S Acker 87 known as father of Coconino County buried after funeral services attended by pioneer friends. Masonic Lodge rites observed. Acker moved from Prescott, helped form the county in 1891 and served as county treasurer from 1915 for four years. He came to Arizona in the 1870s with ranching career including Apache Maid Ranch. Survived by wife Charlotte, daughter Alma.
In Phoenix Park a crowd of about a quarter million men will sing under the stars at the Eucharistic Congress. Cardinal Lauri will preside and move among battalions after a solemn high mass at 12:30 a.m. and an 11 a.m. service today as national meetings discuss the doctrine of the Blessed Sacrament.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will be the state’s first witness in the trial of John H. Curtis a Norfolk Va shipbuilder accused of a hoax that hindered the search for Lindbergh’s kidnapped and slain son. The trial set to begin Monday will feature about nine other witnesses including police officers who acted on Curtis’s information.
Wreckage found near Cape Norman is believed to be from the airplane in which Arthur L. Sullivan and Dr. Karl Kuehnert disappeared, as reported from St. John’s Newfoundland on June 23.
Washington reports that French demand for a security pact faced U S opposition as Hoover’s plan to cut world arms by one third drew cautious optimism. The move could save about 15 billion dollars over the coming decade.
The national executive of the party welcomed President Hoover's arms proposal. A formal resolution characterized the Hoover plan as offered by the administration.
Chile's new curfew law was being strictly obeyed nationwide. Santiago remained quiet with streets deserted after 10 pm and transit halted. General Moreno denied reports of a Buin regiment revolt yesterday.
Mrs James J Walker wife of the mayor is in excellent condition at Polyclinic hospital after an operation to remove a fibroid tumor and her appendix on Tuesday.
Bar silver in New York closed lower at 27 1 8 under pressure as market activity eyed stability. Dealers noted slight demand shifts amid cautious trading and weak metals sentiment.
National League results show Chicago routing Philadelphia 16 to 0 with homers by Bush May Smith Tinning Hartnett Collins W Davis and a 16 hit effort. Brooklyn defeated Boston 7 to 1 as Vance Moore Shaute Picinich Seibold Betts and Spoh rer produced runs. St Louis crushed New York 16 to 6 powered by Derringer Lindsey Carleton Mancuso Fitzsimmons and Hogan. American League Washington beat Cleveland 6 to 11 and Chicago lost to Philadelphia 4 to 8 with Earnshaw Lyons Berry.
Colima Governor Salvator Saucedo said about 100 dead from yesterday's tidal wave, many in Cuyutlan, with 20 000 homeless in the capital. He urged urgent World Red Cross aid as food medicine and tents run short and injured go untreated. Relief agencies focused on west coast casualties. exact totals were not yet confirmed.
Phoenix June 23 A series of communications from Senator Carl Hayden and Henry F Ashurst were made public by A A Johns chairman of the Arizona Highway Commission indicating the state will receive about 3 000 000 for highway construction and public works if Congress enacts relief measures. funds must be raised to match the amount before use.
Albert Edward Prince of Wales marked his thirty eighth birthday in London today. He planned a rare day off and chose to read the thousands of congratulatory messages arriving from across the world, despite earlier hopes for a Princess of Wales.
Government astronomer in Wellington says he has found a new tenth magnitude comet in the southern sky. The object is invisible to the naked eye and lies about nine hours fifteen minutes right ascension, 84 degrees 36 minutes declination, within five degrees of the South Pole.
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