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Newspaper
Winslow Daily Mail
Location
Winslow, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1928
Page
1
A cryptic OCR fragment from Medford Oregon hints at a June 23 note about rationing or dietary measurements and a three week period. The readable items include a rough weight 46 pounds and mentions rig for 20r steady meat diet, but the exact event and entities remain unclear.
Fuller, McIntosh and Cooke died when the plane failed near Del Monte after attempting a high altitude ascent. Fuller said he signaled jumps at 500 feet but the others did not jump. recovery showed the victims had tried to prepare for exits, with inexperience cited as a factor.
Preparations for a major Fourth of July celebration in Winslow are advancing with strong committee support. A rebuilt City Park grandstand roof will ensure safety for a anticipated crowd. A large parade is planned with broad community involvement and encouragement for all local businesses and organizations to participate.
Washington reports that E. T. Allen flew a Boeing miniature biplane to 28000 feet, boosting hopes the fully equipped fighter craft may set a new world record. The aircraft built for the navy and kept secret has already shown promising performance in preliminary tests.
Former California governor William A. Richardson announced via telegram to Herbert Hoover that he will not enter the August Republican senatorial race against Hiram W. Johnson to avoid party strife and prioritize Hoover’s presidential bid. Richardson noted Johnson’s weakness and pledged support for Hoover’s election.
An inquest in Mohave County determined the body recovered is that of an old man who had been dead for some time. The ferry at Lee's Ferry capsized and three bodies remain missing, including a steel worker killed at the new Lee's Ferry bridge. Under-sheriff D L McKinney, County Physician Felix Manning and County Attorney F M Gold attended the inquest. Sheriff intercepted them at Needles while en route from Fredonia via Las Vegas.
Colorado Springs report: Captain Karl M. Zimmerman and student Walter Cowan died when their plane crashed during a short test flight. The craft fell 1500 feet, the wings detached and wings came to rest about 400 yards from the wreck.
President Coolidge continues his vacation at Cedar Island Lodge near Cedar Island Wisconsin with minimal work. He clears his Washington desk daily and limits contact with officials to routine matters only. His social calendar is sparse and he spends most time enjoying leisure activities at the lodge.
Tulsa Oklahoma was selected as the 1929 meeting place for the International Optimists Clubs at an Asheville North Carolina gathering held on June 23.
Los Angeles police announced identity of the man likely tied to the Glab case. Marl Parker, 36, was arrested as a material witness amid a web of bootlegging links involving John I Glab and Hazel Glab. Ballistic tests linked a 132-20 revolver to the shooting near Glab’s Van Nuys home.
The article discusses a French effort to restore wartorn finances by a plan requiring 25.52 to the dollar and 124.21 to the pound. It notes the next stage is approval by the chamber of deputies and the senate, expected as certain.
Police reported that a search of the desert home of Charles A. Koehn, the eccentric prospector awaiting trial for the attempted bomb murder of Superior Judge Beamont, uncovered several sticks of dynamite, two boxes of detonating caps, and a quantity of fuse.
Herbert Hoover campaign gains Henry J. Allen of Wichita Kansas as national supervisor of publicity. A former Kansas governor, Allen will set up a press service in New York with additional headquarters in Washington and Chicago.
In Tiamburg Germany on June 23 a rocket car designed to revolutionize land and air transport crashed during its second trial. The vehicle carried a mascot car as sole occupant and twenty four rockets prepared to explode sequentially. With the first impulse the car roared up the embankment beside the rails as the remaining rockets exploded. the car’s fate remained undetermined.
United Press Transcontinental reports a massive mail robbery tied to the Leviathan voyage. At Southampton and London post offices, sacks from the British leg showed emptied or mutilated contents, though seals remained intact, signaling a major theft across multiple offices and sparking a police inquiry.
Apache County gains a full recovery of funds lost in the Bank of Winslow failure. The June 11 ruling by the San Francisco circuit court of appeals affirms the district court judgment for the balance of county funds, with $68,600 original loss recovered plus interest. The county attorney Levi Udall and Isaac Barth led the case, with interest covering collection costs.
H H Johnson of San Diego was awarded the contract to build 7.5 miles of the Benson Douglas highway between Benson and St David. He was the lowest bidder and the award came from the state highway commission.
Regular daily air service expands from Kings Bay to the icebound Umberto Nobile camp as three nations join a multi-party effort to locate 22 missing explorers from the Italia expedition after the May 25 crash.
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