Two Girls Held in Buckley Murder Probe Detroit
In Detroit the Buckley murder probe centers on two girls, Margy Mansell and Wilter Bronson. Mansell, linked to gangster Pete Licavoli, is jailed on a $100000 bail with two sureties. Bronson is questioned but not arrested. Hofmann’s bank book tied to Mansell surfaces amid raid clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.R
Gerald B. Buckley
Egbert M. Hofmann
Wilter Bronson
Mh Buckley
Margy Mansell
Buckley
Pete Licavoli
East Side
Miss Mansell
Henry S. Sweeny
Recorder’s Court
Hofmann
Mayor Bowles to sue Detroit Free Press over implied gang murder link
Detroit Mayor Charles Bowles announced he will file libel charges against the Detroit Free Press unless it retracts an editorial he says implicates him by inference in the recent gang murder of Jerry Buckley, radio foe of Bowles. The paper printed his letter but did not retract the piece under the caption The Mayor Writes a Letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.P
Charles Bowles
Detroit Free Press
Jerry Buckley
Bowles
Free Press
U S Lifts Embargo on Russian Pulpwood in August
United States Treasury officials lift the embargo on Russian pulpwood after a hearing with Amtorg officials and American mills. 79 shiploads are cleared for entry, with some destined for New York and others en route from Archangel. The decision cites conflicting evidence of convict labor and applies to future shipments unless new proof emerges.
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Axaishington
U.P
United States
Soviet
Russia
Treasury Department
Treasury
Lowman
New York
Archangel
Bary
Fund drives toward $5000 for Central State field
Central State Teachers College proceeds with a fund campaign reaching $3685 about 74 percent of the goal. A 10 team business men and athletic committee drive continues as field grading nears completion and sod transfer hinges on rainfall before the 1930 gridiron season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Teachers College
College Athletic Committee
Bearcat
Two Cities Challenge State Tax Board Over Levy
Detroit and Pontiac officials urged the Michigan State Tax Commission to curb Detroit for bearing more than half of the state levy and to allow local reassessment options. Detroit seeks a stable valuation this year and slower future reductions, while Pontiac asks for city controlled reassessment at its own cost, despite three year state-wide reassessment rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.R
State Tax Commission
John C. Nagel
Detroit
State ‘Board
Nagel
Pontiac
Oakland County
McClintic Elected President of Mt Pleasant School Board
At a Mt Pleasant School board meeting Virgil JW McClintic was elected president for the coming year with Hannah Vowles as secretary and Terin Benford as treasurer. Hood and E O Harris resign their board seats and no successors have been chosen yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Virgil JW. McClintic
Hannah Vowles
Terin Benford
Hood
E. O. Harris
Weather outlook for lower Michigan and Upper Michigan
Detroit August 2 forecast partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the southeast. Readings mark highs near 86 to 90 and lows around 64 to 70 across Alpena Grand Rapids Ludington Marquette Sault Ste. Marie and Escanaba. Upper Michigan mostly fair with little temperature change.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower Michigan
Chicago
Upper Michigan
Three gubernatorial hopefuls begin partitioned campaigns in Michigan
Three men aspire to be governor of Michigan and plan separate northern campaigns. Alex J. Groesbeck, seeking a fourth term, starts with a belated Upper Peninsula tour while Wilber M. Brucker targets the west side and northern towns. Groesbeck says no personalities will dominate, but Brucker attacks Groesbeck over late pardons and paroles as campaigns begin.
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Quayde J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Alex.j. Groesbeck
Upper Peninsula
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Petoskey
Cadillac
Cheboygan
Alpena
Peninsua
Ferndale
Groesbeck
WMBC
Detroit
Green
Holmet
Optimism Grows As Auto Plants Resume Operations Next Week
Leading auto and accessory plants including Ford Packard General Motors Truck Studebaker Graham Paige will resume operations after vacation shutdowns next week. Farrel and Grace say bottom of the cycle may be reached with modest gains ahead while industry demand for railroad goods remains steady and automotive demand is expected to rise with plant reopenings.
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Otto E. Sturm
United Press
New York
Ford
Packard
General’ Motor ‘Truck
Studebaker
Graham-Paige
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Chicago
Marketing of Natural Gas in This Territory Enters Development Stage
The Mt Pleasant area eyes a gas marked future as Consumers Power agrees to buy Isabella Development Co gas. Michigan Public Utilities Commission approves 100000 shares for Michigan Natural Gas Corp to pipe gas to markets at a 12 cent per 1000 cubic feet minimum. Pipeline plans span 12 miles from Broomfield wells toward Mt Pleasant as field tests show lasting output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumers Power Company
Isabella Development Company
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan Public Utilities Commission
Michigam Natural Gas Corporation
Isabella Oil Development Company
Broomfield Township
Broomfield
Leaton
Marshall
Midland
Muskegon
Flint
Detroit
Michigan Natural Gas Corporation
M. Bliss Keeler
East Lansing
Virgil McClintic
A. E. Butterfield
Mr. Pleasant
Flier Rewards Anticipated After All American Flying Derby
Detroit August 2 The All American Flying Derby ended at City Airport with 10 of 18 entrants finishing. Lee Gehlbach Detroit won 15000 dollars for first, finishing 5541 miles in 48 hours 35 minutes. Lowell Bayles Springfield Mass took 7000 dollars for second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
City
Lee Gehlbach
Cirrus Engines, Inc
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Rio Grande
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Gehlbach
Little Rock
Ark
Lowell Bayles
Springfield
Mass
Bayles
Charles Meyers
Cleveland
Lieut
Henry Ogden
Ingelwood
Calif
W. P. Cahill
Cecil Coffrin
Brooklyn
H. W. Holladay
Rapidan
Lawrence Brown
Los Angeles
Stanley Stanton
Blackwell
Okla
Jimmey
Wedell
New Orleans
Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Parade Halted by Police in Bombay Independence Protest
Police stopped a planned display by independence volunteers in Bombay as they moved toward Victoria Station today. The halted procession disrupted traffic and drew a crowd as officers intervened to disperse the marchers.
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Bombay
U.P
Victoria Station
Local Oil Field Pays $6,000 Tax During June
Michigan severance tax receipts on oil from state fields totaled $10,161.92 for June, based on $508 906.11 worth of oil. Mt Pleasant field production accounted for about 26,000.00 of the June value. The tax, created by 1929 legislation, applies to products from Michigan fields.
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Lansing
Michigan
State Tax Commission
Totel
Mt. Pleasant
Mears Brown Start Round World Flight From Roosevelt Field
Aerial globe trotter John Henry Mears and air mail pilot Henry J. Brown left Roosevelt Field at 5 40 am for a world circuit aiming to beat the Graf Zeppelin record. The City of New York carries $3000 in gear including a collapsible inflatable boat. Route calls for Harbor Grace Ireland Berlin Moscow and elements across Russia Siberia Alaska Washington Seattle Spokane and Chicago.
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Roosevelt Field
L. I
U.P
John Henry Mears
Aerial
Globe Trotter
Heniy J. Brown
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
New York
Ireland
Baldonnel Airdrome
Dublin
Berlin
Moscow
Russia
Siberia
Nova -Sibirsk
Chita
Khabaroysl
Petropavlovsk
Chionik
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Spokane
Rockies
North American
Chicago
Mears
Andre Jaeger-Schmidt
Bean Market Group Forms in Mt Pleasant County
Delegates plan a meeting in Mt Pleasant within two weeks to discuss forming a Michigan bean marketing association. Michigan Elevator Exchange and Federal Farm Board appointees canvass northern counties to gauge grower interest as weather and crop prospects affect funding and feasibility.
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Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Michigan Elevator Exchange
Federal © Farm Board
Federal Farm Board
Brucker Presses Law in Governor Nomination Campaign
Detroit August radio address by Attorney General Wilber M. Brucker criticizes former Governor Alex Groesbeck for parole and pardoning abuses. He cites records showing 61 life sentences, 85 paroles, two outright pardons, and 15 sentence commutations, urging crackdown on gang justice.
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Detroit
U.P
Wilber M
Brucker
Alex *J.groesbeck
Groesbeck
Pardon and Parole Office
Lansing
Road Construction Planned In Lincoln Chippewa Counties
Lincoln and Chippewa townships will begin road work soon after a county highway office announcement following a county road commission session. The Lincoln road starts next week, bridges at Lincolnship and Nottawa are underway, Denver township gravel road finished, and three new county road segments totaling about a mile will be gravel. After completion, resurfacing across county roads will start, M-20 detour may return to the county this summer for repairs, and grass trimming along highways should finish by August 15 ensuring right of way conditions.
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Lincoln
Chippewa Township
County Road Commission Friay
County Highway Department
Highway Department
Nottawa
Denver Township
Brush Fire harasses Wise Township near Coleman
Stubborn brush fires in Wise township four miles northwest of Coleman burned about 16 acres Thursday into Friday. A crew of 15 under fire warden Charles Baumgarten fought the flames most of Friday. rain last night was hoped to prevent another outbreak. In five weeks roughly 100 acres of game cover have burned despite patrols.
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Wise Township
Coleman
Charles Baumgarten
Gaudard Withdraws, Two-Candidate County Clerk Race Forms
Xavier Gaudard withdraws from the county clerk race after filing, narrowing the contest to Perry Thompson and Ernest R. Dexter. Thompson seeks re election after 14 years in office. Dexter, a former state representative and current county canvassing board member, aims for the clerk post.
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Xavier Gaudard
Perry Thompson
Ernest R. Dexter
Gaudard
Thompson
Dexter
Link Between Buckley Death and Local Politics Emerges
Detroit authorities linked the Gerald Buckley murder to political circles as they pursued Egbert M. Hofmann a Bowles ally amid a tense probe. Buckley’s memorial drew about 6 000 mourners at the Armory while others listened outside.
Three local youths injured in Mt. Pleasant car crash
Three local youths injured in a two car collision on M-27 two miles south of Mt. Pleasant were improving by today. John Brandell 5 son of Mr and Mrs Leo Brandell remained most seriously injured with a deep scalp wound and body bruises. Richard Harkins sustained a severe laceration in his left arm. A younger Chamberlin boy was cut on the tongue. Both cars were badly damaged and county officials investigated the wreck. Blame for the crash has not been fixed. Alcide Onpliger, a farmer two miles south of town, drove the other car.
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John Brandell
Leo Brandell
Brandstetter Hospital
Richard Harkins
John Chamberlin
Mt. Pleasant
Alcide Onpliger
Chamberlin
Onpliger
Here
Carnera Allowed to Stay in U S Until 1980 Extension Granted
The immigration board ruled that Primo Carnera may remain in the United States until December 31, 1980. It overruled a prior decision and extended his permit for six months from June 31, after his previous stay expired.
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Washington
U.P
Immigration Board of the Labor Department
Primo ‘Carnera
Isabella Dominates July Oil Permits in Mt. Pleasant Field
In July 31 oil well permits were issued in Michigan 14 in Isabella county near the Mt. Pleasant pool and 17 elsewhere. Chippewa township led with five permits. Mt. Pleasant field contains 155 producing wells with about 8,500 barrels daily and 24 million cubic feet of gas potential. There are about 30 dry wells and 50 dusters in the county.
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Michigan
Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant Pool
Chippewa Township
Denver
Vernon
Sherman
Isabella
Broomfield
Wildcat
Bay
Livingston
Berrien
Newaygo
Midland
Mason, Branch
Allegan Muskegon
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Boy Scout Rescues Girl at Tobacco River Swim
John White a twelve year old Boy Scout saved eleven year old Thelma Koch from drowning at the Tobacco River swimming hole near Clare. The rescue occurred when Thelma went under for the third time in shallow water and White, who had passed the scout swimming tests, pulled her to safety and will be recommended for an award.
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White
Canada Welcomes R-100 Crew After Atlantic Flight
United Press reports Canada's welcome began in Montreal as 44 British aviators arrive after the R-100 dirigible's stormy North Atlantic flight. The crew, notably G E B Long and L A Moncrieff, patched a torn rear fin amid high winds before dawn, enabling the landing and ongoing repairs.
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Gilbert Draper
United Press
Montreal
Canada
AUP
North Atlantic
St. Lawrence Valley
Dominion
London
St. Hubert
Durande
G. E B. Long
L.A
Moncrieff
Lone
Booth
Dirletbie
Shin
Ottawa
Contiaucae
Bare
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Detroit Police
Russ
McClintic ‘Heads School
Rage
Osborn
Senate
Mears, Brown
Round World Flight
Graf Zepp
Gerald E. Buckley
OC. A. Pfeffer
Clare
Boy Scout
Zepp
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