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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
3
Mrs. Oliver Martin and her son William of Adamana spent yesterday in the city visiting friends.
Mrs Lou Hohn and Mrs J R Thorhtog motored to Flagstaff yesterday and spent the day there visiting friends.
Virginia Hupgerford leaves for Los Angeles to spend the summer with friends and relatives after a long trip from Mias. She will join family in the city and enjoy the warm season away from home.
A. Tomberlin, who has spent the past several weeks here, departed yesterday for Barstow to remain for the next several months.
Mrs G C Recordan and her children left for Illinois by train yesterday to spend the summer months.
A progressive bridge party invites ladies and gentlemen of the city to St. Joseph's parish hall this evening for an social event.
Mr and Mrs George Honey of Wellington Kansas Mrs Claud Honey and children of Kingman Kansas and Mr and Mrs Joseph Honey of Santa Barbara California with their daughter and granddaughter and Mr and Mrs T J Honey of Angel Arizona visited Mr and Mrs Leo Honey in this city on Wednesday. The gathering felt like a family reunion with eastern relatives noting western attractions.
Mr and Mrs Leo Honey and Coleman shavage left for a three day trip to the Grand Canyon yesterday to meet relatives from California and the east. Hayes, a colored worker in adhouse, was fined five dollars yesterday for speeding. The man was said to be eating, exceeding the limit. It was his first offense.
Steevas served as Rotary chairman today and hosted an unusual programme. First speaker l S Williams spoke on Town Gossip followed by President Walt on How to Stop Town Gossip, though Walt offered little reason and soon left for golf. Visitors included Ed Babbitt from Florida state, A M Holub of Phoenix, and Natty Govines secretary of the Oklahoma City club. Luncheon was served by Mrs J E Bussey assisted by Mrs Smith and Mrs Richardson. Rotarian Ethel played the piano. Mrs Odkins and Harold Green’s mother are leaving for Spirit Lake Iowa. Mr and Mrs H J Wilkins of Morinby attended. Take lodge visitors were in the Leyers home yesterday. Clyde Polson now works at Pay’n Takit. Polson, a Williams boy, has been in San Francisco. Marshal Murray and family returned from a southern auto trip. C Kline, Santa Fe division manager, visited Williams, conferring with the city clerk. Grand Canyon cafe moved its ranges to the rear to make more table space in the adjoining cafe it rented. I P McConky of Phoenix is a Williams visitor today.
In Paso Texas during the Disabled American Veterans convention two resolutions called for dismissal from service of three doctors accused of mistreating disabled patients in government hospitals. Dr R L Russel former Fort Bayard New Mexico clinical director was named in one resolution and two Kentucky hospital surgeons were target of the second.
Mrs. J. W. Askey and her daughter Maxine traveled home from Los Angeles on Wednesday evening. Maxine had her tonsils removed while in the coast city. Mr. Askey is recovering from an abdominal operation at Santa Fe hospital. They were joined home by Mrs. Askey's sister Mrs. Brewer.
Frank Baurer long time Winslow conductor is in Santa Fe hospital Los Angeles with a broken leg after an injury in the Los Angeles yards. He had been working in the LA yards at the time of the incident.
The Santa Fe Railway now operates from its new Los Angeles offices on South Hill Street. Two Winslow youths hold roles there, Glenn Dunklin and J Perry Willis, both well known in the city.
Friends mourn the death of James Burke a former Winslow area conductor who late served as depot master in Los Angeles and died last week in that city.
Rev. LaFayette Swindle of the local Christian church fractured his left arm in a fall Wednesday night. He will be taken to Los Angeles today to stay with relatives during his incapacitation.
Edward Rudd broke his shoulder yesterday while playing in a tree in his yard. He remained in the tree until the limb broke and required medical care. Recovery is expected to take about two months to regain use of his arm.
J Walter Fewkes of the Smithsonian reports newly uncovered Pueblo ruins within 100 yards of the Grand Canyon road east of Flagstaff. The site spans several acres, contains a prehistoric burial ground, and may be among the oldest in the west with logs dating thousands of years. Hopi snake clan descendants and Hopi villages lie nearby.
B C Hatley of Phoenix for Marine Refining corporation of California said the firm will soon erect a distributing plant in Winslow. The company already runs oil stations in the Salt River valley and plans to start Winslow construction after Flagstaff plant plans are finalized.
Phillip Cohen said his client Jacob Berman arrived in New York from Paris and will aid stockholders in recovering 8 million dollars from the Julian Pete stock overissue. District Attorney Asa Keyes confirmed the alert, with Berman reportedly evading police in Europe before Paris and England searches.
Forest rangers ranchers and residents of Patagonia district eighteen miles north of Nogales brought a fire under control after it burned over 200 acres of grazing and timber land. The blaze remains active but no longer threatens to spread, officials said.
C. C. Pyle announces a 3000 mile go as you please marathon from Los Angeles to New York with a $50,000 prize fund. The event targets February or March next year and aims to attract top runners worldwide, with prizes for top finishers and lap awards along the route. Pyle will seek route approval, recruit international competitors, and invest about $250,000 in preparations.
Fifteen major film producers including Paramount Famous Players Lasky and United Artists cut salaries for all staff from executives to $50 weekly workers. Ten to twenty five percent reductions apply to executives producers and department heads while contract players face ten percent cuts. The move aims to lower production costs without sacrificing quality and will extend to offices theatres and distribution operations.
The article notes fears that wilderness areas may vanish as roads expand. N M Cheney outlines a wilderness policy within the recreation plan, defining a retained wilderness by topography with a 10 townships or 250 000 acre safety margin. Currently one area exists on U S National Forests with no roads, accessible only by pack animals or on foot.
City health officer Dr James R Walls responded to a report from Bert Steinert plant manager about a raving dog near the gas plant. The dog, said to be frothing, appeared to die soon after notification and the officer warned that strict enforcement of the muzzle law will begin, including owner arrest and killing of loose dogs.
Louis W. Burford of Denver appointed by Howard P. Savage to chair Area E in the American Legion Child Welfare effort. Area E covers Arizona California Colorado Idaho Montana New Mexico Nevada Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming. Burford outlines western challenges and the need for education, coordinated legislation, and regional cooperation to improve child welfare while noting progress and lingering gaps.
President Coolidge signed a proclamation opening a narrow Kaniksu National Forest boundary strip to homestead entry. The transfer between Idaho and Washington involves O’Oreille National Forest with a 90 day WWI veteran preference. Agreement reached between federal and state governments.
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