Southern Cross airmen rescued. new search for Anderson and Hitchcock
Rescue teams secure the Southern Cross crew today as Keith Anderson and his mechanic Hitchcock remain missing after a flight from Alice Springs toward Wyndham. Australian aviators from Melbourne join the hunt. officials weigh fuel drops to aid a potential takeoff or salvage near the mud flats and Glenelg river if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
N. S. Wi
Ajiv
U.R
Southern Cross
Keith Anderson
Hitchcock
Anderson
Alice Springs
Wyndham
Charles I. Kingsford-Smith
Melbourne
Cant
Holden
Port George
Glenelg
Literary Prize Offered By Woman's Magazine
The Woman's Home Companion announces a city life novel prize of 26000 dollars. Manuscripts may be submitted over the next year with anonymity preserved. The winning work will be serialized in the magazine and published by Bobbs Merrill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woman’s Home Companion
Will Irwin
Bobbs- Merrill Company
Auction Sale Near Mt Pleasant and Deerfield Center
Russell offers a Friday sale at his residence seven miles west and one to two miles south of Mt Pleasant or one to two miles south of Deerfield Center. Horses cattle hogs sheep household goods and farm implements feed and more listed. Sale begins 12:30 PM with Chas McCarthy as auctioneer. Sale list to appear in April 16 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Mt. Pleasant
Deerfield Center
Chas
McCarthy
Pavlick Sale At Mt Pleasant Area Auction
Auction listing for Pavlick to sell at his residence eight miles east of Mt Pleasant on M-20. Itemized goods include horses cattle road equipment and feed. Sale starts 12:30 PM with S C Forney as auctioneer and L Burch as clerk. Sale list to appear in the April 16 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marko
Pavlick
Mt. Pleasant
S. C. Forney
Burch
Issygdof
Body Of Herrick Reaches America
The body of Ambassador Myron Herrick returned to the United States aboard the French cruiser Tourville. Flags at half mast marked the somber scene as Col. Charles A. Lindbergh awaited ashore, recalling a kinder welcome two years earlier when Herrick greeted him in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ambassador Myron
Herrick
Tourville
France
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Lindbergh
Ambassador Herrick
Coast Guard Cutter Bobs Up in Detroit
In Detroit River district an armed coast guard cutter was spotted after Harold Albright of LaSalle Ontario was arrested in his launch with 1200 bottles of beer seized. Albright posted $2000 bond for a April 17 exam before U S Commissioner J Stanley Hurd. The cutter, armed with a one pounder machine gun, has averaged a capture per day since arriving three days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Coast Guard
Detroit River District
Harold Albright
LaSalle
Ont
Albright
U. S
J. Stanley Hurd
Second trial set for Glenn Afennini in Hanson shooting
Rochester April 18 UPI The coast guardsman Glenn Afennini faces a second trial for three manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of Jacob D. Hanson of Niagara Falls. Hanson was killed on Lewiston Hill when his car did not halt for inspection. the January Elmira trial ended with a hung jury.
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Rochester
U.P
Glenn Afennini
Coast
Hanson
Two Die in Cicero Beer War Car Slayings
In Chicago area violence linked to Capone era gang activity leaves two men dead in a green sedan near the Hawthorne hotel in Cicero. Police say the double murder shows the gangland style of the ongoing beer racket feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
al Capone
Cicero
Hawthorne
Capone
Nolice
George Price
Price
Profiteering Hinted In Bean Market Slump
Lansing April 13 U P R Herbert Powell state agriculture commissioner asked legislative inquiry into alleged bean market manipulation by elevator operators over 60 days. He claims storage beans sold at higher prices than paid to farmers and calls for book investigations for possible profiteering amid tight supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.pr
H. Earle McNitt
Cadillac
House Agriculture
Herbert 5. Powell
Powell
Michigan
That's That Word Contest Opens For Mt Pleasant Benefit
Announcement of a word contest tied to the musical comedy That's That sponsored by the Mt Pleasant Elks lodge to benefit the Cite Study Club playground project. Entries accepted until 6 p.m. Friday April 19 with postmarked submission. First prize is four tickets. three other prizes offered for the best word list formed from the phrase That's That the musical mirthquake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks Lodge of
Mt. Pleasant
Cite Study Club
Weedpadne
Highland Presbyterian Church Noted for Few Burials
In Fayetteville North Carolina the 17 year old Highland Presbyterian church has seen only two funerals since 1911. An elder was buried there early on and the building recently held its second funeral when a female member of the congregation received last rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
N. C
Highland Presbyterian Church
Victims Named in West Side Mob Shooting Case
Police identified the victims as William Clifford a West Side mob member known for firing on officers and Mike Riley a friend of Clifford. The pair were linked to George Red Barker's gang of beer runners and hoodlums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Clifford
George “Red” Barker
West Side
Mike Riley
Clifford
Four Die in Kalamazoo Fire at Curren Home
In Kalamazoo the Grand Avenue residence of LeRoy Curren burned early this morning killing three children Don two Marilyn four and Clare six and a maid named Jesse. Curren woke coughing and tried to rescue them but smoke and flames trapped occupants on the second floor. The mother, hospitalized with pneumonia, has not been told. Origin of the blaze unknown. Coroner R G Cooke and police fire and sheriff's office will investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Apr
U.R
Grand Avenue
LeRoy Curren
Don
Marilyn
Clare
Jesse
Curren
John
R. G. Cooke
Police and Fire Departments
Sheriff's Office
Leonard Well Shows Strong Start in Mt Pleasant Field
Leonard well registers a gauged flow of 303 barrels in the first 3 1/2 hours after oil appears at the casing head. It is not expected to sustain the initial pace but is seen as lifting activity with several new rigs planned within sixty days. Joslin No 2 near Dundee eyed for Sunday completion as Pure Oil wells near pay sand emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard
Mt. Pleasant
Joslin No. 2
Dundee
Joslin Number 1
Joslin
Explosion at Sao Palo chemical plant kills five
In Sao Palo Brazil a late night explosion at a chemical factory killed five people and left eight injured. Property damage is estimated at twenty six thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Palo
Brazil
U.P
Mt Pleasant District Music Contest Results
Forty two high school groups competed in six events at Central State Teachers College auditorium. Class B Girls Glee 1st Greenville, 2nd Lans ing. Class B Boys band 1st Lans ing, 2nd Eastern. Class B Orchestra 1st Hast Lansing, 2nd Davison. Class C Band 1st Patengill Junior Lansing, 2nd West Junior Lansing. Class C Girls Glee 1st Remus, 2nd Carson City. Mixed Chorus 1st Belding, 2nd Montrose. Class C Boys Glee 1st Montrose, 2nd Belding. Judges: Miss Clara Stary, Mr. Louis Rowland, Mrs. Leonard Falcone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Central State Teachers College
Mid and
Greenville
Ates
Iband
Lans- Vocational School
Lansing
Eastern
Hast Lansing
Davison
Patengill
West
Remus
Carson City
Belding
Montrose
Clara Stary
Detroit
Louis Rowland
Albion
Leonard Falcone
Michigan State College
Aimee Kidnap Tale Branded Hoax in Trial
Sacramento report depicts the 1926 Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance as a hoax. Lorraine Wiseman Saileff testified from Seattle that she and Superior Judge Carlos B. Hardy framed a Miss X alibi. Hardy faces accusations over a $2500 legal fee amid ethics questions on judges practicing law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Aimee Semple McPherson
Sand
Carlos B. Hardy
Lorraine Wiseman Saileff
Seattle
Hardy
Ues
Tornado Displaces 1700 in Arkansas Region
In northeastern Arkansas 1700 homeless residents sought shelter in tents and repaired houses after Wednesday night tornadoes. National Red Cross official Alfred Evans reports 57 dead and 242 injured with 350 homes destroyed. Swifton Guion Parkin Alicia and Batesville hardest hit as towns become tent villages.
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Newport
Ark
Arkansas
Alfred Evans
National Red Cross
Swifton
Guion
Parkin
Alicia
Batesville
Pheasants Thrive In North Counties
Manistee county officials declare Chinese ring neck pheasants a success and plan to push permanent northern Michigan propagation. Edward C Burton reports to the state conservation department arguing pheasants can be sustained as far north as Manistee with cooperation from sportsmen and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manistee
U.R
Manistee County
Edward C. Burton
Izaak Walton League
Two More Held on Bonds Under Prohibition Law
John Tyler 42 and James Tyler 27 of Shepherd were arraigned before Justice Malcolm S Wardrop and bound over to circuit court with bonds of 750 and 1500 respectively. James faces liquor sale and possession and running a saloon. John faces liquor possession and destroying evidence. Seven men total are under arrest for liquor violations, with all but one in jail or out on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tyler
James
Shepherd
Malcolm S. Wardrop
James Tyler
Tyler Brothers
Isabella County
George Mead
Mt. Pleasant
Owen Arbaugh
West Virginia
Tom and
Dan Reid
Flint
Roy Canada
Medical Men Allow Liner Medicinal Liquor Supply
New York April 13 Public health officials announced that the Leviathan and other United States Lines ships may carry medicinal liquor in amounts approved by ship captains. Captain’s discretion governs the supply under Marine Hospital Service rules with 251 quarts of spirits and 471 quarts of wine on the Panama Pacific liner Virginia. Dr. Stewart said unused medicinal liquor may be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leviathan
United States Lines, Inc
Public Health Service
8. M. Stewart
Marine Hospital
Virginia
Stewart
Great Lakes Reach Record High Water Levels Cause Damage
Chicago reports two feet rise in a month with widespread flooding across the lake shore. Coast guardsmen work to save a 75 foot Evanston signal tower as basements flood and foundations weaken along Rogers Park and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Great Lakes
Canada
Lakes
Building Commission
Coast
Evanston
Rogers Park
North Shore
Music instructors take students to national conference
J. H. Powers Miss Genevieve Hays and Clarence L. Kelly of Central State Teachers College depart for the national conference of music supervisors in Milwaukee on Sunday. They will be accompanied by department students Doris Abbey Thelma Barker Beatrice Beekman Ellen Cookingham Ferdinand Gorsche Carenee Gregg Laura Hannan Vivian Hetzman Evelyn Lumley Phyllis Morrison Doris Muscott Aldie Long and Wilfred Wilkinson. The group travels by bus to Grand Haven then boats to Milwaukee and returns the following Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Powers
Genevieve Hays
Clarence L. Kelly
Music Department
Central State Teacher's College
National Conference of Music Supervisors
Milwaukee
West
Doris Abbey
Thelma Barker
Beatrice Beekman
Ellen Cookingham
Ferdinand Gorsche
Carenee Gregg
Laura Hannan
Vivian Hetzman
Evelyn Lumley
Phyllis Morrison
Doris Muscott
Aldie Long
Wilfred Wilkinson
Grand Haven
Mt. Pleasant Considers Convict Camp for Highway Work
The Jackson prison assistant warden met with Mt. Pleasant city commissioners to discuss turning the Crippen property on West Higley Street into a dormitory for about 300 convict laborers. The plan aims to accelerate the Mt. Pleasant to Alma highway project with strict discipline and a steel-fenced, guarded camp. Unofficial surveys show favorable sentiment among commissioners, with precedent set by Ovid’s two summers' camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Alma
Jackson Prison
Msmbora
City Commission
Crippen
West Higly Street
Ovid
Midland and Mt Pleasant duel in district contests at high school
In a sub district declamatory contest Midland and Mt Pleasant shared honors at the high school auditorium. Midland High’s Hila Gimerman won first in a Cuba themed declamation by a razor edge over Elsie Stauff of Mt Pleasant. In the oratory final Reed City’s Randall Brown placed second behind Elliott Barr of Midland with a speech on war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Mt. Pleasant
Shepherd
Reed’ City
Hila Gimmerman
Midland High School
Cuba
Randall Brown
Reed City
The
Primeval Club
Nine Lose Lives In Niagara River
Report from Niagara Falls notes nine deaths in the first three months as would be suicides at Suicide Point near the Falls. Victims reportedly leaped over the brink or tumbled from near the railing into the river and were swept downstream. Guides cite the river's magnetism and urge greater patrols by summer to deter hopeful jumpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Malls
U.P
Niagara
Bill Defines Newspaper For Official Notices In Tennessee
A bill introduced by Len W. Feighner in Nashville seeks a formal definition of a newspaper. It requires a publication to disseminate local or telegraph news with a bona fide paying subscriber list and post office approval for mail distribution. The paper must have been published in the community for at least six months before notices may be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.ri
Len W. Feighner
Nashville
United States Post- Office Department
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Woman’s Magazine
Body of Herrick
America
Colonel Lindberkh
Leonard Well
Central State
Aimee
Evangelist
California
North
Torch
Mildred Mowry
Greensville
Cranford
N. J
Elizabeth
H. Colin Campbell
Justice Court
Central College Department
Elsie Stauff
Shepherd, Midland
Niagara River
Bill
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