Belle Isle Rum Scandal Ties To Detroit Police
Belle Isle in Detroit, a $17 million playground, is linked to a liquor scandal involving a police officer. Harbor master Captain Joseph Burkheiser, suspended on charges, denies aiding rum runners while authorities note the island lacks a federal port and has limited arrests for illegal entry from Canada. The piece recounts Belle Isle’s geography and history from its naming to past boundary disputes.
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Detroit
Belle Isle
United States
Canada
Detroit River
Michigan
Lee Michigan
Joseph A. Burkheiser
Belle Tate
McDougall
Georgan Tinglishman
Isle-in-Cochan
Holland
South Dakota high school commercial contest set for Mitchell
May 18 is the date for the South Dakota high school sectional commercial contest in Mitchell. Miss Etha Burmian of the Northern State Teachers College commercial department will lead. Traveling expenses will be covered for contestants. other sections will be at Lapin and Aberdeen. Resting results depend on paper comparisons from all three contests.
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Mitchell
Wich
Hele
Etha Burmian
Youchars Collams
Sec‘tions
Lapin
Aberdeen
American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Clear Lake May 11
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual nesting event at Clear Lake on May 11 starting with a 7 o clock luncheon. Mrs Florence Leelline announces the gathering with officers including Mrs Finstad and Mrs Freda Kramer among invitees from Astoria Proandt Casslerwood Clear Lake Clark Raymond Revillo Brawles Standping Willows Lake Take Norden Ayli Watertown and Voreita.
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Mee
Clear Lake
American Legion Aus
Florence Leelline
Conteigee
Finstad
Mlerve
Freda’ Kramer
Madison
National
Astoria
Proandt
Casslerwood
Clark
Rateliine
Treary
Raymond
Revillo
Brawles
Standpirg
Willows Lake
Take Norden
Aayli
Watertown
Voreita
Moellette Students Hold First Night Class Exercises
Moellette High School seniors will host a school auditorium event tonight marking the first year they have held such exercises. Senior participants include Alyine Spring Kenneth Smith William Clif Bernal Foster FE 7 Grayvee Poflefson Grace Luke Estlit Grandpre Leonard De Joye Leonard Palmer Leland Kaiser Leora Musen and others listed in the program.
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Tye
State Students Work In S D Drug Stores
Brookings May 7 Nearly one fourth of South Dakota drug stores are owned and operated by graduates of State College according to E R Series dean of pharmacy. He noted that many students continue their education and practice as professionals after completing their courses.
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Brookings
Deng
South Dakota
Grasdueabes
Tins Pharmacy
Louis’ Naketa State College
E.R. Serles
The
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Siat Eeller
Denliats
Northern Speaker A Timely Commencement Set
Aberdeen May 1. David Allen Anderson president of Northern Normal announced the Rev A Time Mee pastor Bethlehem Lutheran Aberheart is to deliver the baccalaureate commendation exercises during the week of June 27. Dr Walter A Jesque president of Iowa university is named as commencement speaker.
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Aberdeen
David Allen Anderson
Northern’ Normal
A. Timey Mee
Bethlehem Lutheran Eunrei of
Aberheart
Inge
Flo
Walter A. Jesque
Iowa University
Four year old Holstein tops butter records in Mideast race
At Chicago on May 7, Hazelwood the four year old Holstein cow from Garnation farms Seattle produced 29,082.65 pounds of milk and 1,198.85 pounds of butterfat setting dairy records. The cow yielded three fourths of her weight in butter and almost sixteen times her weight in milk.
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Chigago
Tion "Walker Azelwood
Holsbein-iiesian Association
Seattle
South Dakota
Lost Ship Toll Bell Set For Montauk Point Church
The bell from the ship John Milton, lost off eastern Long Island with 23 crew, will be placed in the Montauk Point community church tower. The church, overlooking the wreck site, will dedicate the building in June.
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Montatis Point
John Milton
Long Island
Vassel
Montank Point
Boston
Robin Not Early Spring Bird Says Wisconsin Professor
A Wisconsin professor from the state teachers college argues the robin is not an early spring bird. He claims robins migrate north only after winter ends and that their appearance does not signal the season’s start.
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Wis
T. 4. McGarthy
State Teachers’ College
Badger
Sam Houston's Home to become Texas shrine project
Fragmented text indicates plans to convert Sam Houston's Home into a Texas shrine on a school campus. Details about date, location, and organizers are unclear in the readable portion.
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Sam Houston
Texas
Houston
Theschool
Ouston
Oriental races may rule the world speaks on eugenics
Pittsburgh professor Roswell H. Johnson reports to the American Eugenics Society on how birth rates and family patterns differ among Chinese, Indians, Russians, and Japanese. He argues Chinese resilience to family limitation and Japan's centralized effort could drive an Oriental ascent, reshaping global demographics.
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Pittsburgh
Roswell H.johnson
University of Pittsburgh
American Eugenics Society
China
Ucting
Hoover Birthplace to Be Refurnished in West Branch
Mrs. Jennie Scellars owner of the Hoover birthplace reports plans to refurbish the historic house. She notes previous visitors stored items in the kitchen and aims to restore the site while preserving its original look for future guests.
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Hoover
Jennie Scellars
Qvelys
Paris Experts Fooled by Synthetic Pearls Scam
A secret process allegedly let imitation pearls resemble real ones after chemical treatments. The inventor Raich and associate Abéehuland, both Hindu, along with jeweler Nicholas Sfeir, are charged with making and selling the convincing imitations. A Paris dealer reportedly paid $8,000 for some of the pearls.
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Paris
Yeal
Raich and
Abéehuland
Nicholas Sfeir
Ipswich 1929 Valedictorian and Salutatorian Named
Miss Leota Reese tops the Ipswich graduating class with a 94.06 average and will be valedictorian among 25 graduates. Fellow student Carrot Reese holds a 92.87 average and is named salutatorian, marking a notably young class.
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Ipswich
Leota Reese
Miss Reese
Carrot Reese
Berlin cinema censorship battle fuels protest in Germany
In Germany a large cross section of Berlin society protests state censorship as Poison Gas Over Berlin faces renewed bans. Police chief Zoerglebel condemns the film but a broad front of Communists Monarchists Conservatives and Social Democrats oppose the decision. Roosevelt rode 95 miles in 17 hours on horseback in 1909 from Washington to Warrenton and back using three horses.
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Germany
Ameria
Zoerglebel
Unite
Roosevelt
Washington
Warrenton, Va
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