Santa Fe Crossing Closure Sparks City Council Debate
A heated city council recessed meeting last night discussed premature Williamson Avenue crossing closure over the Santa Fe tracks. Al Walter of T A T Maddux airport urged reopening or a temporary crossing to aid bus routes and transport for plane passengers to trains, noting the crossing is essential to reach the southwest landing field. The record cites prior agreement to build a wooden vehicular bridge east of the Harvey House at Second Street and Ruby Avenue. Continued on Page Six.
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Williamson Avenue
Santa Fe
al Walter
T. A. T.-Maddux
Winslow
Harvey House
Second Street
Ruby Avenue
State Highway Department
Attempted assassination targets Maltese prime minister
An attack aimed at Lord Strickland of Sizergh occurred in Valletta as three shots were fired at him. He was unharmed. The incident comes amid church-state tensions and fallout over upcoming elections.
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Malta
Mediterranean
Ishland
House of Commons
London
Lord Strickland
Constitutional
S Park er Gilbert bids farewell to President Hindenburg
S Park er Gilbert, once agent general of reparations, concluded his duties with the Dawes plan and paid a farewell call on President Von Hindenburg in Berlin.
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Berlin
S. Parker Gilbert
von Hindenburg
City Prepares For Annual Poppy Day
City officials announce tomorrow’s Poppy Day drive to aid disabled World War Veterans. Mrs. Cyril Barron heads the effort with high school girls staffing business district stations for donations of ten cents or more for the poppies. The red flowers are produced by veterans in hospitals nationwide to honor fallen youth from Flanders Field.
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United States
Winslow
Cyril Barron
Bishop Gercke Reported Better After Pneumonia
Bishop Daniel J. Gercke of the Arizona Diocese was hospitalized in Phoenix with pneumonia after a trip through northern Arizona. His physician said he is “better” and resting fairly well this morning.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Daniel J. Gercke
Arizona
Gercke
To Probe Communist Activities In U S
A special House committee will investigate communist activities and propaganda in America. The inquiry was ordered by the House with a resolution sponsored by Chairman Snell and Representatives Fish and Underhill, approved 210 to 18.
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U. S
House
Snell
Rules Committee
Fish
New York
Underhill
Massachusetts
Two Winslow Scout Troops Receive National Charters
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America grants charters to Winslow troops 35 and 36. Wilbur R. Hensley returns from Prescott with the charters. sponsors are a church but membership is not restricted by church affiliation. The article lists troop officials and charter men.
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Wilbur R. Hensley
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Winslow
The
Christian Church
Prescott
Graf Zeppelin Arrives Safely From Atlantic Flight
The Graf Zeppelin lands at Pernambuco Brazil after its first Trans-Equatorial and sixth Trans-Atlantic crossing. Dr Hugo Eckener plans the third lap of an 18 000 mile journey starting from Friedrichshafen toward Rio de Janeiro Miami not included. The ship touched Campo Giquia at 6 30 p m local time and was secured by a 350 man landing crew by 8 05 p m.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Hugo Eckener
Friedrichshafen
Rio Janeiro
Graf
Campo Giquia
le Tablada
Seville
Spain
Battle floods in Louisiana force evacuations and leaks
Crews relayed sandbags and hauled dirt to curb the rising Red River between Shreveport and Alexandria. Families evacuated as levees leaked while Cross Bayou water backed toward Shreveport. In Mississippi, floods remained widespread and 12 year old Andrew Aldridge drowned swimming in Deer Creek near Greenville.
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New Orleans
Red River
Shreveport
Alexandria
Cross Bayou
Mississippi
Andrew Aldridge
Deer Creek
Greenville
Tariff Agreement Reached After Conferees Finalize Deal
Washington reports a complete tariff bill agreement with a flexible clause curtailing presidential power to alter duties and expanding tariff commission authority. The conference report goes to the Senate for floor action. the commission may recommend rate changes with the president given sixty days to act.
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Washington
Tariff Commission
Senate
German Reparations Loan Designation Decided
Paris May 23 AP Bank officials and treasury representatives of nine nations chose the designation for a 300 million dollar German reparations loan to be floated under the Bank for International Settlements but failed to fix the issue price. The loan will be officially named the German international five and one half per cent loan of 193.
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Paris
Bank For International Settlements
Quentin Roosevelt Grave Visited by Gold Star Mothers
In Fere en Tardenois France on May 23 AP reports fifty Gold Star Mothers visit the lone grave of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt perched on a hillside near the Oise Heishe district as a sacred pilgrimage during the wartime remembrance.
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Fere EN Tardenois
France
Quentin Roosevelt
Oise-Hishe
British Aviatrix Nearing End of Long Journey
British aviatrix Miss Amy Jolson arrived at Amboja Java after a flight from Halibelik and plans to depart at dawn for Port Darwin Australia the final leg of her England to Australia journey. She faces over 500 miles of sea.
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Amboba
Java
Amy Jolson
Halibelik
England
Australia
Port Darwin
C B Wilson To Address Winslow High Seniors
C B Wilson a noted northern Arizona attorney from Flagstaff will deliver the commencement address at Winslow High School tonight at eight o'clock. Twenty nine seniors will receive diplomas and G H Madden the superintendent will present certificates while B K Cudd will present the seniors.
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C. B. Wilson
Northern
Arizona
Flagstaff
Winslow High School
G. H. Madden
Winslow Schools
B. K. Cudd
Jessamine Bargman
Ordene Bostwick
Grace Carmack
Robert Cranston
Clyde Gardner
Delores Hoffpaulr
Olethia Rae Henderson
Ruby Hadley
Daisy Holt
Howard Mead
Betty Metcalfe
Burr van Atta
Mary Witt
Helen Schmi
California To Sanction Power Contract Change
Secretary Wilbur today presented telegrams from the Metropolitan Water District of California to the House Appropriations Committee. They say they will sanction changes in the Boulder Canyon dam power contract. Officials oppose binding minimum power clauses seen as onerous to the district.
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Washington
Wilbur
Metropolitan Water District of California
House Appropriations Committee
Boulder Canyon Dam
Hoover
Water District
Bishop Cannon Summoned To Lobby Hearing
Senator Caraway wired Bishop James Cannon Jr to appear before the lobby committee next Wednesday for questioning about prohibition activities. Cannon was at Dallas Texas attending the quadrennial meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
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Washington
Caraway
James Cannon
Cannon
Dallas
Texas
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Nationalists Claim Victory In China
Nationalist government forces based in Nanking claim to have crushed the Northern Alliance in Northern Henan. They say they captured Lanfeng after a protracted engagement along the Haichow Tungkwan Railway west of Kaifeng, reporting an overwhelming victory two weeks into the offensive.
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Haichow-Tungkwan Railway
Kaifeng
Hunger Strike Protests Escalate in Bombay Salt Campaign
In Bombay on May 28 a crowd estimated at 200000 marched toward the fort area, blocked by 400 police, then sat and sang nationalist songs. Earlier May 23 250 volunteers in Worli detention camp began a hunger strike over substandard rations as authorities moved troops into the Surat district and Dharasana. Mrs Saorjini Naidu was sentenced to nine months for leading anti salt raids at Dharasana.
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Bombay
Worli
Indian National Congress
Surat
Hyderabad
Dharasana
India
Saorjini Naidu
Mahatma Gandhi
Naidu
Abbas Tyabji
Doomed Arabs Pray To Allah Amid Ship Fire Disaster
In Jeddah on May 25 the steamship Asia carrying 1,500 pilgrims caught fire in the harbor. Captain Marchandeau reported scenes of horror as flames consumed the vessel and more than 100 pilgrims died.
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Jeddah
Arabia
Asia
Allah
Marchandeau
The
Asia Today
Djibouti
One Person Dead In Balkan Clash
In Belogarzi near SOFSA Bulgaria a clash between Bulgarian frontier guards and a group of South Serbs and Macedonians left one dead and several injured as the group was forced to re cross the Jugoslavian frontier.
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Sofsa
Bulgaria
Belogarzi
Livestock Exchange To Close On Memorial Day Holiday
Chicago March 23 AP The Chicago Livestock Exchange will close for two days Friday May 30 and Saturday May 31 for Memorial Day. consignments will be cared for as usual until trading reopens Monday June 2.
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Chicago
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Northcott Refuses Operation Amid Appendicitis at San Quentin
Gordon Stewart Northcott the condemned boy killer was moved to the prison hospital after an appendicitis attack. He again refused to permit an operation, according to Prison Warden James B. Holohan.
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San Quentin
Cal
Gordon Stewart Northcott
James B. Holohan
Northcott
Tllis
MacDonald Wins Confidence Vote Amid Unemployment Storm
In London on May 23 AP reports that MacDonald secured an overwhelming party vote of 210 to 29, defeating a censure motion by Oswald Mosley over unemployment policy. The result reinforces his leadership as he faces political challenges and signals no immediate general election.
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London
Ramsay MacDonald
Parliamentary
Labor Party
Oswald Mosley
Duchy
Lancaster
Philippine Bill Approves Plebiscite Plan for Philippines
The Hawes Cuttings bill passed the senate territories committee authorizing a Philippine plebiscite in five years to decide independence. It calls a Filipino convention to draft a constitution and sets a five year tariff ramp to equalize duties on Philippine exports to the United States.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Senate Territories Committee
United States
Must Get Proof On Bottles And Keys
Washington May 28 AP Commissioner Doran instructed prohibition agents that after the Supreme Court decision upholding seizure of kegs bottles labels and other paraphernalia used in liquor manufacture it is necessary to prove such equipment is intended for use in making and selling intoxicants before seizure is allowed.
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Washington
Doran
Prohibition
Supreme Court
Byrd Ship Arrives At Panama Canal
The Eleanor Bolling, Byrd expedition ship and companion to the City of New York, reached Balboa Panama Canal Zone on May 23. The ship is part of Admiral Byrd's Antarctic exploration effort.
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Byrd
Panama Canal
Balboa
Canal Zone
Eleanor Bolling
City of New York
South Pole
Navy to Oversee Nicaragua Election Arrangements
Three hundred enlisted men and ten officers of the navy are to be transported to Nicaragua in July to supervise the November election. The move aims to ensure orderly voting and accurate results under U S authority during a tense political period.
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Sqv
Nicaragua
Wet forces plan liberal bid after Pinchot GOP nod
A movement by the wet forces to oppose Governor Pinchot emerged after unofficial primary results showed Pinchot secure the Republican nomination. Randolph W. Childs announced a general election effort, with Francis H. Bohlen and Thomas W. Phillips Jr. not seeking the liberal candidate role. Local Republicans showed little enthusiasm for a coalition or a liberal candidate.
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Francis Shunk Brown
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Randolph W. Childs
Francis H. Bohlen
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr
Robert K. Cassatt
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Phillips
Bohlen
Pinchot
Beetle Plague Strikes Hanover Invasion Report
In Hanover Germany May beetles swarm Schleswig Holstein and northern Hanover invading fields streets and homes. The bug outbreak forces suspension of school sessions as children help parents fight the insects in a rare mass infestation report.
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Hanover
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Fort Begins Day Senate Campaign
The Anti-Saloon League launches its march for Franklin W Fort as a prohibition Republican candidate for the U S Senate. It orders followers to organize meetings early next week in every New Jersey community.
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Newark
N. J
Franklin W. Fort
Prohibition
United States Senate
Anti-Saloon League
Claypool seeks re election to State Corporation Commission
W B Claypool a member of the State Corporation Commission announced his candidacy for re election subject to the democratic primary in September at Phoenix Arizona on May 23 AP reports.
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Phoenix Ariz
W. B. Claypool
State Corporation Commission Today
Winslow Council Awards Asphaltic Concrete Paving Contract
In a tense session the Winslow City Council awarded a $171,054.46 contract to Southern Batista Roads Company for paving 76 blocks with asphaltic concrete. The Miracle Construction Company bid $194,806.14 for Portland cement and pressed for its adoption amid heated debate led by former mayor Fred Douglas who produced telegrams supporting his position.
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Winslow City
Southern Bati Sora Roads Company
Winslow
California Roads Company
Miracle Construction Company
J. H. Hahn
W. ¥. Stanley
Hohn
Fred Douglas
Committees Hear Treaty Testimony on Naval Pact Delays
Two senate committees heard objections to the naval treaty as supporters push ratification. Rear-Admiral H. H. Hough said London abandoned long held principles. Commander H. C. Train claimed Britain achieved its aims and Japan made no sacrifice on cruiser allotment.
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Washington
Senate
Naval General Board
Naval Committee
H. H. Hough
London
Foreign Relations Committee
Comander H. C. Train
Great Britain
Japan
Boy Rum Runner Drowns In Lake
In Buffalo New York an 18 year old boy rum runner named Koman Pridomerski drowned when his ale laden rowboat capsized opposite Austin street. Federal officials revived a campaign against liquor barons who employ youths to row liquor across the Niagara River from Canada.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Niagara River
Canada
Koman Pridomerski
Austin Street
New York Bar Silver L 1 2
The report notes a bar silver event in New York on May 25 with a final score line 1 to 2. The brief highlights the result and date in a concise AP item.
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New York
April Gas Tax Funds Go To Navajo County
Navajo County will receive 2866.27 dollars from Arizona’s April gasoline tax revenue. Statewide April collections totaled 274,093.89 with 36,904.59 refunds reducing to 237,189.30 shared 148,243.31 to the state and 88,945.99 to counties. Aviation gasoline use rose 275 percent per Milton Shumaker.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Navajo County
E. M. Whitworth
Arizona Highway Department
Whitworth
Milton Shumaker
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