Renewal Of 25 Year Franchise Granted To Local Power Co
The Arizona Electric Power company wins a 20 year franchise to operate in Winslow after a city election. Voters chose O L Murray as mayor with 424 votes and six council members including E H French and George L Sughrue. About 200 voters offered no stance on the franchise question. The result follows a Winslow City Council race and a related ordinance vote.
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Winslow
O. L. Murray
Mr. Murray
E. H. French
George L. Sughrue
J. H. Helen
W. V. Stanley
C. D. Anderson
G. L. Milam
Arizona Electric Power Company
Mem
Tan
Rioting in Rangoon Claims Sixty Lives in Two Days
Official death tolls reached sixty as rioting between Burmese laborers and Findus supporters spread from the waterfront to other city zones in Rangoon. Police fired on crowds as military forces protected city entrances and food deliveries faltered amid terror and closures.
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Rangoon
India
Nck
Findus
Hoover Signs Prohibition Transfer Bill to DOJ
President Hoover signed the Williamson Bill moving prohibition enforcement from the Treasury to the Department of Justice effective July 1. The measure aims to strengthen enforcement and prosecutions, with Mellon and Attorney General Mitchell sharing control while James M. Doran remains in treasury to supervise industrial alcohol.
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Washington
Hoover
Treasury
Department of Justice
Law. Enforcement .Commission
Mellon
Mitchell
Congress
James M. Doran
Treasury Department
Senate Debate Over Flexible Tariff Provisions
In Washington on May 27 the Senate heard Senator Barkley raise a point of order against the new flexible tariff clause as Senator Smoot defended the measure. The finance committee member argued conferees exceeded authority and Vice President Curtis ruled a point of order could target any part of the reports, potentially sending the bill back to conference.
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Smoot
Senate
Barkley
Finance Committee
Tariff Commission
Curtis
Winslow Daily Mail Adds Daily Major League Standings
The Winslow Daily Mail now carries daily standings of the major league baseball clubs on the sports page. Readers asked for a regular feature as the season opened, and starting a week ago yesterday the standings began appearing daily.
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Winslow Daily Mail
Daily Mail
Associated Press
Frees Brown from Check Charge in Holbrook
In Holbrook on May 27 the jury found F. E. Brown not guilty in State v Brown after a disputed check led to a complaint by W. C. Bonger. The jury deliberated three and a half hours before verdict. Harry Winslow, Navajo, faces trial for cattle theft linked to two head allegedly taken from J. W. Bush, an Indian Trader near Dillon.
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F. &. Brown
IF. E. Brown
W. C. Bonger
Harry Winslow
Winslow
J. W. Bush
Dillon
Adams Reverses Navy Tug Ruling
Secretary Adams canceled a navy operations ruling barring a tug from aiding Rear Admiral Byrd's ship City of New York. Byrd stated the tug was offered too late and the City of New York would be towed to the Canal Zone by the steamer Eleanor Bolling.
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Office of Naval Operations
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City of New York
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Canal Zone
Eleanor Bolling
King's Attendance at London Court Cancelled
May 27 British King George is unable to attend the third court of the season at Buckingham Palace due to an inflamed right hip. He had presided at the first two courts on May 14 and 15, his first in two years after a serious illness, with officials calling the problem not serious and unrelated to his recent illness.
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Great Britain
London
George
Buckingham Palace
Draft Pershing into Nebraska Senate Race
Ex servicemen in Nebraska launch a draft Pershing movement led by A A Misegudis. Petition drive begins today to secure 1000 signatures and file Pershing as a candidate for the United States Senate next fall.
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Senate
Lincoln
Neb
John J. Pershing
United States
Nebraska
A. A. Misegudis
Naval Treaty Hearings Continue, Navy Critics Persist
In Washington hearings before Senate committees naval officers kept up criticism of the treaty as in prior sessions. Rear Admiral Ridley McLean, budget officer, voiced disappointment that parity was granted to Japan in submarine limits.
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Senate
Ridley McLean
Navy
Naval
Japan
New York Woman Sets 980 Inner Loop Record in Oklahoma
Miss Laura Ingalls, 25, from New York, flew 980 consecutive inside loops at Hatbox airport in Muskogee. She averaged about 4.5 loops per minute, surpassing the previous women’s record of 344 set May 3 in St. Louis by 622 loops. Her 3 hour 40 minute flight eclipsed Mildred Kaufmann’s mark and challenged Speed Holman’s men’s record.
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Okla
Laura Ingalls
Hatbox
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Mildred Kaufmann
Charles
Speed) Holman
Recovery of Bishop Daniel Gercke Looks Very Doubtful
In Phoenix on May 27 AP reports that Monsignor Daniel J. Gercke bishop of Arizona remains gravely ill with pneumonia. Forty eight physicians used oxygen tanks to stave a coma as his condition worsened after a brief improvement. He received the last rites from Father Urban Habig at St. Joseph's hospital.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Daniel J. Gercke
Arizona
Gercke
Monignor
Urban Habig
St. Joseph's Hospital
Jewel Theft Ring Busted. $300000 Worth Recovered
New York police arrested five suspects in a raid on a Hotel Commodore room. The seized jewels include 26 pieces valued at $300000 and a 17 carat diamond ring worth $40000. Detectives Oliver and Ryan pursued the case for nine weeks, calling the group an international gang and tying them to multiple loot seizures.
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New York
Commodore
Mulrooney
Richard Oliver
Daniel R. Ryan
Yeterday
Turner Well on Way to Pacific
Lieutenant Colonel Rescoe Turner landed at Wichita Municipal Airport for a refueling pause during a one stop transcontinental flight from New York to Los Angeles. He arrived nine hours and forty two minutes after takeoff from Roosevelt Field.
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Wichita, Kas
Rescoe
Wichita Municipal
New York
Los Angeles
Roosevelt Field
Japanese Naval Chief May Quit
Tokyo May 27 AP reports Admiral Kanjo Kato may resign as chief of the Japanese naval staff board due to dissatisfaction with naval tonnage allowed under the London Naval Limitation Treaty. The resignation was rumored for days but not presented early today.
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Tokyo
Kanjo Kato
Naval Staff Board
Japan
Seventeen Injured in Spanish Casino Rioting
Seventeen people were injured in San Sebastian, Spain, when rioting erupted over a demand to resume gambling at the San Sebastian Casino. Two policemen were among the injured, none of the wounds described as serious.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Arrest Made In Diamond Brokerage Robbery Staged
Deputy sheriffs arrested William Hill alias D F Moss 39 of Denver Colo for staging the robbery of a local diamond brokerage office. He directed officers to a vacant lot where they recovered a 350 diamond ring and 175 in cash. He is held on open charge pending investigation of alleged female and male accomplices. An anonymous tip led to the arrest.
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Phoenix
Ariz
William Hill
D. F. Moss
Denver
Colo
Hill
Spanish Aviators Held by Moroccans Near Cape Bajador
MADRID May 27 AP Com mandate Burguette and Captain Nunez Maza two Spanish aviators missing since Wednesday are safe but held by nomadic tribesmen near Cape Bajador in Morocco. Their mechanic Vincente Ferrer also safe. one plane damaged from forced landing and the other buried in a sand dune.
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Burguette
Nunez Maza
Cape Bajador
Morocco
Vincente Ferrer
Two Killed In Oklahoma City Coliseum Fire
A blaze at the Coliseum large auditorium in the packing house district of Oklahoma City left two men dead, with three others unaccounted for. Reported victims include Dick Mason a fireman and an unidentified Black man.
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City
Okla
Packing House
Oklahoma City
Dick Mason
Hoover Signs Prison Reform Bills
President Hoover announced he signed seven prison reform bills to enlarge the federal prison system and establish a comprehensive system of prison reform.
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Washington
Hoover
Report Blames Bus Driver For Crash
The Interstate Commerce Commission safety report assigns responsibility for the April 11 collision at Isleta New Mexico between a Pickwick Greyhound motor bus and a Santa Fe train. Twenty two people died and seven were injured. The driver, who was killed, drove the bus onto the track directly in front of the approaching train.
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Pickwick-Greyhound
Santa Fe
Isleta
N. M
Interstate Commerce Commission
Los Angeles Ratifies Supplemental Boulder Dam Power Pact
Los Angeles city council ratified a supplemental contract for Boulder Dam electric power drawn by the government to revise the prior agreement. The pact includes the government the city the Metropolitan Water District and Southern California Edison Company, with the other three parties having approved the revisions earlier.
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Boulder Dam
Metropolitan Water District
Southern California Edison Company
Amy Johnson Safe At Long Beach Port
British flyer Amy Johnson arrived at Long Beach Queensland at 3 32 Tuesday evening and planned to proceed to Romina via Charleville this Wednesday after a safe arrival in Australia.
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Long Beach Port
Sydney
Australia
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Queensland
Romina
Charleville
Flagstaff Elects Mayor and Aldermen in Regular Vote
J. Filkington elected Mayor of Flagstaff with no opponent. Top council vote-getters were Claude Mack 424, R H Simpson 373, Orrin F E Webber 356, Dan Williams 351, W T Robertson 342. Grogger and Hutson tied for sixth at 295. if tie persists after canvass, they will toss for a council spot. New officials take office June 9.
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Daily Mail
Flagstaff
M. J. Filkington
Claude Mack
R. H. Simpson
Orrin FE. Webber
Dan Williams
W. T. Robertson
H. B. Grogger
Grover Hutson
W. P. Thompson
Phoenix Rotary President Dies
Harland J. Gray aged 62, head of a plant nursery business and newly elected president of the Phoenix Rotary Club, died suddenly in his office. Death attributed to heart disease.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Harland J. Gray
Phoenix Rotary Club
Five Leaders of Prohibition Unit Indicted by Grand Jury
A Seattle grand jury indicted five leaders and aides of the Northwest Prohibition Unit after an 11 day probe into bribery and corruption. Roy Lyle, U S Prohibition Administrator for Oregon Washington and Alaska, was named among the defendants alongside William M Whitney and four others. The indictments allege bribery conspiracy and perjury and involve former and current officials in the enforcement chain.
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Seattle
Northwest Prohibition Unit
United State Prohibition
Oregon, Washington
Alaska
Roy Lyle
William M. Whitney
Early Corwin
Whitney
C. T. McKinney
United States
Thomas P. Revelle
Richard L. Fryant
Arizona Supreme Court orders pay raise for Taheny and others
The Arizona Supreme Court issued a mandamus writ directing Governor John C. Phillips to approve and State Treasurer Charles E. Price to pay attorney Joe Taheny a $100 salary increase granted last November by the State Industrial Commission. The writ is returnable June 16 and follows the governor’s disapproval of the increases for Taheny and four other commission employees.
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Ariz
Arizona Supreme Court
John C. Phillips
Charles.e. Price
John J. Taheny
State Industrial Commission
Industrial Commission
Phillips
Taheny
Winslow Daily Mail Reports Record City Council Votes
The Winslow Daily Mail notes a record turnout with 425 votes by 4 p.m., surpassing last year’s 400. The paper highlights its quick reporting as proof of service to readers.
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