Clinton Bank Bandits? State Police Deployed in Strike
Clinton MI August 11 Sheriff Bringman asked Governor Sigler for state police aid as Clinton Machine Company strike escalated with 60 to 75 picketers growing to about 300 spectators. A 30 man squad was to arrive, clashes left two hospitalized, workers reported to enter plant amid tense standoff as wage talks continued.
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Clinton
Elmer Bringman
Sigler
Michigan
Clinton Machine Company
Donald S. Leonard
Victor C. Anderson
Bringman
Donald Thomas
Sheriff Bringman
Endorse Annexation At Mexican Baptist Church Meeting
At 3 p m Sunday at 408 Croswell Street the Mexican Baptist church discussed the coming annexation special election. Rev Ramond Navarro explained the proposal and the group voted to endorse it. Members not registered to vote were urged to register at least 20 days before the election.
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The
Mexican Baptist Church
Croswell Street
Ramond Navarro
Court House Bat Sighting Triggers Quarrel in Deeds Office
Mrs. Edith Kelly of the abstract office startled by a squealing creature behind a counter. Leonard A. Warner, register of deeds, disposed of a small bat in the court house. He notes bats have entered the building by several fireplaces.
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Court House
Register of Deeds Office
Edith Kelly
Abstract
Mr. Warner
Hughes wartime plane inquiry halted until November
The Senate subcommittee suspended hearings into Howard Hughes wartime plane contracts with plans to resume on November 17. Hughes called the postponement a surprise and said he would still present long-hand notes. Col James G. Hall condemned the inquiry as a skunk circus while defending past entertainment expenditures by Hughes and Meyer.
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Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Europe
John W. Meyer
Hughes
Hollywood
Col
James G. Hall
Meyer
Hall
Army
Bank President Recalls Addison Savings Bank HoldUp
Miss Flaude Cleveland president of the Addison State Savings Bank describes a hold up in which two bandits secured nearly $3,000 in silver and currency. One gunman identified as James Stueh a Detroit resident and the other as Frederick Bakus of Ecorse directed customers out front while the cashier and vault were looted. The bank's display shelves of old muskets and German guns set a tense backdrop as the incident unfolded.
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Addison
Flaude Cleveland
Addison State Savings Bank
Miss Cleveland
Ness
James Stueh
South Beacon Street
Detroit
Frederick Bakus
East Westfield
Ecorse
Miss Flaude Cland
Stuch
Only Five GAR Vets At 81st Encampment
Cleveland Aug 11 five remaining GAR veterans attended the 81st encampment with 68 of the original 2 228 000 Union soldiers alive. Robert M Rownd chaplain in chief noted the dwindling ranks while John H Grate presided and 102 year old Atwater resident helped lay wreaths for the fallen as nineteen more died in the last year.
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Cleveland
Robert M. Rownd
Rieley
N. Y
John H. Grate
Atwater
Ohio
Quake Shakes Lenawee County and Surrounding Area
A minor earthquake rattled Lenawee County and parts of northern Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Ohio and Michigan Saturday night. The tremor lasted about ten to fifteen seconds with no damage reported but numerous telephone inquiries. Residents in Hudson Clinton Blissfield and others reported shaking and audible rumbles.
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Lenawee County
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Ohio
Michigan
Sheriff's Office
Lansing
Hudson
Clinton
Myrtle Skinner
Blissfield
Archery Champion Harold Doan Wins New Honors
Harold Doan of 625 James Street won two first prizes at a Toledo archery contest held at Jermaine Park during the Aquaama festival. He captured the Class A target contest trophy and the highest arrow value trophy, which he will hold for a year. An exhibit of Doan’s trophies will be displayed in Westgate-Condra store windows, highlighting his 1946-47 state championships.
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Harold Doan
James Street
Michigan
Jermaine Park
Toledo
Doan
Dean
Westgate-Condra
Walper Penalized for Tax Evasion in Detroit
G Norman Walper Adrian furniture dealer was fined 20500 by federal judge Arthur A Koscinski after prosecutors said he evaded 22293 in taxes over three years from 1941. Walper arranged to pay back 60000 in interest and penalties plus the fine, total 80500. The sentence capped at 30000 fine and 13 years in prison.
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Detroit
G. Norman Walper
Adrian
Arthur A. Koscinski
Walper
Couple Dies 10 Minutes Apart in Ogden Center
Special to the Telegram Ogden Center Aug 11 Mr Dana S McComb and his wife Mrs Dana S McComb prominent Ogden township residents died within ten minutes yesterday afternoon He had been in failing health and died at 5 10 p m while Mrs McComb who cared for him fainted ten minutes later presumably from a heart attack and died They leave a son Harold and a daughter Mrs Luther W Greider of Detroit two brothers Leonard and George and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Wednesday 2 30 p m at Zion United Brethren Church with Rev Gerald Fisher officiating Burial will be in Zion cemetery at Adrian Michigan
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Ogden Center
Dana S. McComb
Ogden Township
Ann Arbor
William and
Mary McComb
Ednad M. Houghtley
Harold
Luther W. Greider
Detroit
Leonard
Alhambra
Calif
George
Pomona
McComb
Zion United Brethren Church
Henry, Houghtley
Mott Funeral Home
Adrian
Gerald Fisher
Zion Cemetery
U S Spokesman Talks With Indonesians
U S Consul General Walter A Foote met Indonesian Republic President Soekarno and cabinet members in Jogjakarta to seek peace in the East Indies. He flew Batavia in an American naval plane and termed the trip “a very good trip” while awaiting clarification of Indonesia’s reply to U S good offices in the pocket war.
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Batavia
Java
U. S
Walter A. Foote
Jogjakarta
Soekarno
East Indies
U.S
Foote
President Truman and wife leave Shangri La for White House
President Truman and Mrs. Truman departed Shangri La after a weekend rest at 8 10 a m by car to return to the White House in Washington.
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Thurmont
Truman
Presidential Mountain Lodge
Shangri-La
White House
Ex-GI blames financial woes for Addison bank robbery plan
James Szuch 22 described mounting debts after military discharge, detailing buying a car, furniture, rent, and living costs that exceeded his earnings. He admitted plotting the Addison bank holdup with Fred Bakus, citing money troubles and an unpaid state bonus as triggers while wife sought to contact him.
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Addison
James Stuch
Lena- Wee County
Fred Bakus
Szuch
Robbery at Addison Bank Leads to Rapid Capture
Five hours after the Addison State Savings Bank robbery, two Detroit ex servicemen, James Stuch and Feredick Bakus, were tracked to near Clayton and captured. The stolen money was recovered and prosecutor Rex Martin secured a confession before the pair were jailed in Lenawee. Authorities planned federal or Michigan charges.
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Fred Bakus
James Stuch
Addison State Savings Bank
Adrian
Cosmos Benello
Jonesville
Detroit
Clayton
Rex Martin
Lenawee County
Deacon Avenue
Feredick Bakus
Westfield Avenue
Ecorse
Szuch
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H. C. Whitelock
Lineal
Clinton School
Arbitration Committee
Addison Bank
Washington
Howard Hughes
By Hoig L. Gay
Hier
Busi
Gay
GAR
AMD
Adrian Merchant
Trumans Return
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Luzon
Japan
Evelyn Klein
Manitou Beach
Kless
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Gilbert Motor
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