Tornadoes and Deluges Sweep the Southwest
Freakish tornadoes, wind, and hail storms sweep the Midwest and South over the weekend. Twenty five dead, hundreds injured as eight states feel the wrath with levee breaks and widespread damage along the Mississippi and tributaries. Volunteers deploy along levees near Quincy while rivers rise and threaten further destruction.
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United Press
Mississippi River
Weaperry
Middle West
Kansas
City
W.pi
Texas
Mississsippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Mississippi
British driver fails to best Segrave speed record
Capetown April 22 CAPT. Malcom Campbell, British racing driver, failed to beat Maj. H. O. T. Segrave's world speed record at Verneuk Pan. Campbell's run reached a top speed of 5 over a measured mile, and the record attempt was abandoned.
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Capetown
South Africa
U.P
Malcom Campbell
Maj
H. O. T. Segrave
Verneuk Pan
gent _ Campbell
School Teachers Fired Upon By Revenue Officers
Two young teachers at the Tinala school near Montgomery recount a harrowing chase when the car they rode in was fired on by state enforcement officers. They will testify against the officers, arrested on a murder attempt charge, at a hearing next Saturday as Gov Graves dismisses the men from the attorney general's payroll.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.R
Tinala
Gov. Graves
Attorney General’s Office
Charles McCall
Robber Returns Part Of Stolen Money After Debt Crisis
In San Francisco on April 22 a robber forced Herman Krieger to hand over 85 dollars. He returned 42.60 and pleaded to keep some funds to pay bills. The next day Krieger’s creditors received their money as promised. In Paris on the same date Dr Hjalmar Schacht traveled from Berlin amid talks on the separations conference and potential negotiations.
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San Francisco
U.P
Herman Krieger
Krieger
Guy
Paris
C.P
Hjalmer Schacht
Berlin
Weekend Toll of Traffic in Detroit
Detroit records a deadly weekend as four die and three more feared dead after crashes. Victims include newsboy Nyman Geadloff, 10, struck by Arthur M. Coon who faces reckless driving charges, and 34-year-old James Scott, father of five, killed by Charles Thompson of Ann Arbor.
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Detroit
U.P
Nyman Geadloff
Arthur M. Coon
Charles Thompson
Ann Arbor
James Scott
Peter Bushey
Julius Dasl
Dasl
Bushey
Arthur D. Parrish
Accident Investigation Bureau
Rufus Mason
Alexander Dresden
Pauline Quant
James Woo
Chinese Doorsney
Dry forces claim sweeping victory in Michigan legislature
In Lansing representatives and senators report a dominant dry victory in the current session. The Cuthbertson-Miner bill enacts a one to four year mandatory sentence for commercial bootleggers, likened to the federal Jones law, boosting prosecutions and aiming to crush the liquor racket.
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Lansing
U.R
Michigan
Drys
George C. Watson
Ardent Dry
Cuthbertson-Miner
Leon I’. Miner
Rep
Watson
Miner
Fire Sweeps Pine Lake Resort Destroys 10 Buildings
A fire at Pine Lake resort near Lansing destroyed 10 buildings including the Wah Pong hotel. Damage was estimated at 40,000 to 50,000 dollars as stock and fixtures were lost. A discarded cigarette allegedly ignited a 60 gallon kerosene tank, causing a rapid blaze beyond local firefighters’ control.
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Lansing
U.P
Pine Lake
Europe Adjusts Clocks Ahead for Daylight Saving Time
More than a hundred million people across Britain Northern Ireland France Belgium and Helland will set clocks forward one hour as daylight saving begins at 2 a.m. Monday. Spain Portugal have already adopted summer time.
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Harry.l. Percy
United Press
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U.P
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Belgium
Helland
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Germany
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Austria
Scandinavia
Greenwich
Europe
Court Denies Sinclair Rehearing In Contempt Case
Washington April 22 The Supreme Court refused a rehearing in the Sinclair contempt case ending any remaining chance to avoid a three month jail term and $500 fine. The memorandum noted the denial in case 555 and said the mandate would go to District of Columbia courts May 4 for surrender and payment. Only a presidential pardon or judge suspension remains as options.
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Washington
U.R
Harry Sinclair
Senate
Supreme Court
Sinclair
High Tribunal
District of Columbia
White House
Minister jailed for fox rescue in Missouri
Rev. A. H. Sisney near West Plains received a thirty days sentence after rescuing four fox pups from a dog and taking them home. The court ruled he removed fur bearing animals out of season. After five hours he was released.
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West Plains
A. H. Sisney
Central P T A Meeting Thursday in Mt Pleasant
The Central Parent Teachers association invites all residents to a meeting in Room 18 of the high school at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. The program includes talks on agricultural projects and foodstuffs, plus musical numbers by Miss Anna Brinda and Mr. Kelly.
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Mt. Pleasant
Central Parent Teachers Association
Theigh
Agriculture Department of
George Stebbins
Emory Johnson
Grambau
Agriculture Department
Anna Brinda
Kelly
Central
Senators Split On Debenture Farm Relief Plan
Three Republican wheat belt senators condemned the administration debenture plan in the Senate Agriculture Committee, voting 8 to 6 for the measure. Nebraska’s Norris and North Dakota’s Frazier joined Norbeck of South Dakota against the administration while two Hoover supporters backed the plan. Democrats split with two for Hoover and four against, signaling the administration’s inability to push the plan through the full Senate. New committee assignments were ratified as the session was brief amid delays over Hoover’s letter.
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Washington
U.R
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hoover
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Guv. Smith
Frazier
North Dakota
Norbeck
South Dakota
Agriculture Committee
Vineyard losses mount in Michigan dodging spring frost
Vineyard owners in southwestern Michigan report heavy crop losses from recent frosts. Some low ground vineyards expect as much as a fifty percent reduction in yield, with overall damage across the region not yet quantified.
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Kalamazoo
Apr
U.P
Michigan
Lost plane and body found in desert
Sydney reports the missing pilot Keith Anderson is believed dead after a plane wreck in the desert near Tennants Creek. Copilot Robert Hitchcock remains missing while search planes comb the area following a dying signal fire and engine trouble.
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Ajpr
Keith Anderson
Tennants Creek
Brain
Anderson
Robert Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Alice Springs
Southern Cross
Odoriferous Mystery Puzzles Cambridge Police
Cambridge authorities seek to identify a pungent odor reported across the city. The Board of Health cannot trace the source and asks for public help while noting the aroma, described as sweetened garbage, tends to occur with easterly winds and moist air.
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Cambridge
Mass
U.P
Board of Health
Health Board
Investigating San Diego Air Collision Fatal to Eight
Three agencies opened inquiries into a mid air crash near East San Diego. Lieut Glenn Howard Keefer and a giant airliner with two pilots and four passengers died when Keefer’s pursuit plane collided with the liner during a power dive.
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San Diego
Cal
Army
Rockwell Field
Coraier
Civic Board
Army Flyer
Glenn Howard Keefer
Keefer
Maurice H. Murphy
Little Symphony Last Lecture Course Number
The final performance of the college lecture course features Barrere Little Symphony at the College auditorium in Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday April 24 at 8 15 p m The orchestra founded by George Barrere in 1914 gained wide praise for reviving long forgotten masters in intimate programs with Barrere's witty talks between numbers The ensemble includes skilled soloists and top level musicians from the field.
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College
Barrere
Mt. Pleasant
George Barrere
Little Symphony
Chicago Women Set Jury For Juvenile Probe
Twelve prominent Chicago women leaders chosen by Miss Jane Adams arrange with Municipal Judge Alfred O. Erickson to hear the case of Mrs Jane Liston charged with violating the compulsory school attendance law. The jury would be seen as a verdict guidance for a possible charge of contributing to delinquency.
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Chicago
UPA
Colletta Liston
Jane Liston
George Lux
Colletta
Jane Adams
Hull House
Alfred O. Erickson
Liston
Erickson
Belle Of Barcelona Performed At High School Tonight
The Belle of Barcelona a witty musical comedy set in old Spain will be presented at the High school tonight at 8 15 by the music department under Miss Lucile Schacht. The cast includes an Irish man an English governess an American army lieutenant and the belle of Barcelona with romance and intrigue. Dancers and choruses are listed with names such as Ardath Wille Florence McKnight Helen Landon Ruth Hunt Dorothy Gruette and many others.
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Barcelona
Spain
Lucile Schacht
The
Times
Ardath Wille
Florence McKnight
Helen Landon
Ruth Hunt
Dorothy Gruette
Catherine Morrison
Edgar Thompson
Don Smith
Charles Robinson
Gail Settle
Carrol Canniff
Fred Flory
Loren Cady
Clarenee Porter
Clifford Collins
Kenneth Way
Floyd Ferris
Richard Courter
Allan Youmans
Sterling Hursh
Lowise Harris
Bessie Comins
Harriet Brondpretter
Isabel Swindhurat
Jane Harris
Marjorie Winslet
Florest Forney
Pearlie Campbell
Edith Hutchins
Marguerite Pottex
Hazel Black
Nina Gundell
Dorothy Hursh
Ada Rice
Beatrice Harkins
Mary Reid
Wanda Whitaker
Eva May Garber
Mt Pleasant to Build Supervised Playgrounds
At a Mt Pleasant Rotary luncheon Mrs. Virgil McClintic and Coach Parker urged a supervised playground program for 1800 city children aged four to eighteen. They proposed four neighborhood sites near Kinney and Fancher schools with trained student supervisors and modest costs funded by the club. The plan awaits board of control action.
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Mt. Pleasant
Rotary Club
Virgil McClintic
Child Study Club
Parker
Central State Teachers College
G. FT. Ganfard
Mr. Pleasant
Rotarians
Fairgrounds
Kinney
Fancher
High Streets
Parser
Harry Gover
Board of Control
Two More Fire In Detroit Rum Probe
Detroit April 22 An officer shakeup in the police unit scandal adds two patrolmen to the suspension list Patrolman William A Edwards and Glenn R Millfield accused of operating a basement brewery at their shared Wisconsin Avenue home A raid found brewing equipment beer mash and several kegs in the basement scene reported by Police Superintendent James Spratt
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Wisconsin Avenue
William A. Edwards
Glenn R. Millfied
Poice
James Spratt
Edwards
Millfield
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