The Winslow mail., 1924-09-19
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Absentee Voters
A number of railroad men and 9th
ers who expect to be away from home
during the general election, are al
ready making applications for absen-
tee voters ballots. A great many put
off until too late securing such bal
lots for the primary election.
Sam Proctor TIL
Sam Proctor, business manager of
The Winslow Mail, was taken serious
ly i'll in Gallup last Friday. He was
in the hospital there until Sunday
evening. Mr. Proctor returned to
Winslow Sunday evening, but has been
unable to attend to business during
the week.
W0man's Club
The Winslow Woman's club held
their first meeting following the sum-
mer recess, last Friday afternoon.
About "a women responded to roll
call. Mrs. Farnsworth will have
charge of the program for the next
meeting, which will be held Friday
Five Cars OF Water
The Driver Bottling Works this
week unloaded the fifth car of Flag
staff water this summer. Mr.. Driver
has two enormous tanks in the rear
of his works, holding a car, or about
10, 900 gallons. The water is pumped
from the cars on the tracks near the
Santa Fe freight office and piped to
the bottling works tanks.
Mrs. Champion Home
Mrs. R. L. Champion returned to
her home in this city the first of the
week from Brownwood, Texas, where
she had been called by the death OF
her brother-in-law, R. H. Bennett.
Mrs! Champions sister, Mrs. Bennett,
and two children, accompanied her
home, and will make her home with
Mr. and Mrs Champion in Winslow.
Grades Consolidated
The first and second grades of the
Coopertown school were consolidated
this week, and one teacher put in
charge. relieving Miss Virginia BLY,,
who has had charge of the second
grade, to take the fourth grade at
Washington school. Since the first of
the school year Mrs. Chas. P. Mason
has been teaching the fourth at Wash
ington.
Mexican Celebration
The Mexican colony of Winslow
greatly enjoyed their independence
day celebration here Tuesday. Pat
riotic speeches were made from the
stand erected on the Santa Fe lot near
the yard office A big dance was Civ
en- on Monday and Tuesday evenings
in connection with the festivities. A
number of visitors from out of town
attended the ceremonies.
AviatOrs Stop Over
The two ex-army aviators who Wis
tied Winslow for a few days some
time ago, stopped over Wednesday on
their, way to South America for WIS.,
it with Russell Hall and to inspect
the latter's plane now being assembled
at the Franklin Overland company
show room Hall will have his plane
in the air in few days and will en-
gage in passenger hauling.
Essex a Popular Car
P. HI. ("Pat'O Brooks, Winslow
agent for Essex and Hudson automo-
biles, is we'll pleased with the way
the new Essex and Hudson are being
received by Navajo county people
During the past week Pat disposed
of three Essex coaches, one to Robert
Pincetl one to Ben Evans, and sold
one in ST. Johns. Next week he will
receive another carload of the popular
cars.
At Gallup
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Eastman, Mrs
W. d. Hitchcock, Jessie Hitchcock
Dan Hitchcock, Mrs. Joe Babcock and
daughter, Mary, Mrs. Lee Pearson and
daughters, Mr.. P. ]. Tinnery, Miss
Catherine Bowman, Mrs. r. B. Ian
caster, Mrs. David Crozier, Mrs
Thomas Young, Miss Martha Hunt
Mrs. Frona Parr, Mrs J. E. Klien.
dienst, Mrs. A. L. Good, were all Wis.
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