Polish aviators push Atlantic bid amid fog and rain
Majors Lewis Idzikowski and Casimir Kubala struggle through fog and drizzle as they attempt a non stop Azores to New York flight in a Polish government backed effort. They took off from Le Bourget at 5 41 am aiming for a Newfoundland stop or direct Atlantic crossing.
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United Press
Lewis Idzikowski
Casimir Kubila
French
Bay of Biscay
New York
Azores
Idzikowski
Kubala
Newfoundland
Two Men Sought After Girl Thrown From Car Near Pontiac
A 16 year old girl was abducted by two men who drove her to Birmingham in a car and threw her out to walk home. She is in serious condition in a local hospital.
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Pontiac
Mich
U.P
Birmingham
Famous Stage Star Injured In Plane Crash Near Groton
New London August 3-10 Freil Stone a famed song and dance man was taken to Lawrence Memorial and Associated hospital with two broken legs after an airplane crashed in a potato field near the Groton state air port. His daughter Paula Stone waited on the ground with Lieut. John Campion during a flying lesson.
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New London
Freil Stone
Mana
Lawerence Memorial and Associated Hospital
Groton
Paula Stone
John Campion
Bride-Elect Grace Woolworth Feted at Bridge Party
Mrs. M. P. Viergevera hosted a bridge party at her parents home for Grace Woolworth the upcoming bride. Three tables played with yellow and green decorations. Prizes went to Mrs. Howard Renwick and Miss Louise Schupbach. guests included Mrs. Earl Cole and Mrs. Norma Young Middlesworth of Detroit.
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M. P. Viergevera
B. M. Gould
Grace Woolworth
Howard Renwick
Louise Schupbach
Earl Cole
Norma Young Middlesworth
Detroit
Nine heat prostrations report in Detroit. no deaths
Detroit records nine heat prostrations in the last 24 hours as temperatures hit 90 degrees Thursday afternoon. No fatalities are reported at this time.
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Detroit
Midh
German yachtsman completes perilous Atlantic crossing
Franz Tamer, a German yachtsman, reached St Thomas after a 58 day voyage from La Palma in a half ton yacht named The Deutsch. He endured five day storm spans with little nourishment and sleep, hurricane conditions, and shark encounters before safety arrived in the Virgin Islands August.
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ST. Thomas
Virrin Islands
Franz Tamer
Atlantic
Romer
la Palmas
Canary Islands
Deutsch
New York
Heat Wave Grips Eastern States with High Death Toll
A scorching sun over the Atlantic turns the eastern seaboard and inland states into a heat oven. Humidity hampers relief as Chicago reports seven heat deaths with temperatures up to 91 degrees. Ohio records three heat deaths and New York reports a death from dehydration amid drownings at beaches.
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United Press
Atlantic Ocean
Chicago
Ohio
New York
Killings at Maryland Penitentiary On Gallows
Charles Carey and Benjamin Spragins were executed at Maryland Penitentiary for the murder of Alfred H. Walker, the penitentiary clerk, in an April attempt to gain freedom. Carey remained calm while Spragins was in a semiconscious state.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Auust
Chartes
Carey
Benjamin I
Spragins
Alfred IH. Walker
City to Receive 1200 Dollar State Reward Money
S J White state highways maintenance superintendent visited Mt Pleasant to discuss a 1200 dollar state award for N20 trunk line maintenance through the city. The reward, under a new law, covers up to 2000 dollars per mile annually for paving done and kept up at the city's expense. The Mt Pleasant stretch from Mission street to the Ann Arbor railroad tracks on Broadway spans about three quarters of a mile. The law’s effective date limited this year’s payment to 1200 dollars, with 1500 dollars for a full year if the fiscal year aligned.
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S. J. White
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Pleasant
White
Mission Street
Ann Arbor
Broadway
Hickman Denied Rehearing by Court
San Francisco August 3 The California Supreme Court refused a rehearing of the case of William Edward Hickman the man already twice reversed in his bid to avoid the gallows for the murder of Marion Parker a Los Angeles schoolgirl. The court’s opinion was unanimous and follows a July 6 denial of Hickman’s appeal for a new trial. Los Angeles August 3 William Edward Hickman’s attorney Richard Cantillon said efforts to save his client’s life would begin immediately after learning of the court’s ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
State Supreme Court
William Edward Hickman
Murdefer
Marion Parker
Los Angeles
Hickman
U.R
Willian
Edward Hicckman
Richard Cantillon
Governor Green to Attend Muskegon Scenic Highway Dedication
Governor Fred W. Green accepted an invitation to the dedication ceremony of Muskegon county scenic highway with an official address planned August 8. The highway runs through Muskegon state park with the state contributing 100000 dollars toward construction expenses. In Spain, the American yacht Azuara arrived at Santander port at 7 10 am after a 27 day voyage from New York.
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Lansing
O.R
Fred W. Green
Muskegon County
Muskegon State Park
Santander
Spain
Azuara
New York
Green Seeks Extradition for Detroit News Robbery Suspect
Gov. Fred W. Green of Michigan asks Gov. Fuller of Massachusetts to extradite Frank Wallace for trial in the slaying of a policeman during the Detroit News hold up in June. Detroit police Lt. William Collins delivered the rendition papers to the Massachusetts governor's office. no hearing date set.
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Boston
Mass
Fred W. Green
Michigan
Fuller
Massachusetts
Frank Wallace
Detroit News
William Collins
Detroit
Michigan to set tentative state property valuation
Lansing August 3. Assessed valuation of Michigan property will total about 8 400 000 000 dollars an increase of roughly 865 000 000. The state tax commission in session set county figures to be reviewed by the state board of equalization next Monday. Wayne county has borne about 49 percent of the burden after changes from 51 percent. Farm interests in the north seek quota reductions while Wayne county faces opposition to high assessments. Final values follow protest hearings two weeks later.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
Michhigan
State Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Wayne County
Barbuti Clinches U S First Track Victory at Olympics
Ray Barbuti, former Syracuse star, won the 400 meter final at Amsterdam Stadium, beating Canada’s Ball by a foot and Germany’s Buehner, with a 47.8 second time. Finland’s Ripola and Nurmi dominated distance running, as Nurmi helped Ripola win the 5,000 meters by deliberately delaying to honor a plan.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
U.P
Ray Barbuti
Syracuse
United States
Barbuti
Ball
Canada
Buehner
Germany
Willie Ripola
Pavo Nurmi
Great Britain
Sweiden
Nurmi
Ripola
Storm drops $15000 damage in Alma many losses reported
A severe Alma storm caused about 15000 in damage last night. Three airplanes in a hangar were destroyed by fire valued at 9500 each, with a hangar at 1560 and the roof of Brown and Euen Baum garage collapsed injuring trucks nearby. A residence burned, and the Pine River flooded gardens and fields as rainfall reached 3.04 inches. Residents were sheltered in a Chanudakua tent for three hours amid rising waters.
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Alma
Brown & Euenbaum
Borton: “Airways Company
American Vagle
Gordon Brown
Alina
J.allen
Chang Tso-lin Buried in Native Village
Chang Tso-lin is laid to rest in Kao shantze his native village in Manchuria. A small group of mourners including wives and children attends the coffin at the mausoleum after his body was shipped from Mukden following last rites in the capital. The funeral follows weeks of public mourning and earlier viewing in the walled city.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Chang Tso-lin
Kaoshantze
Kao-shan-tze
Chang
Generalissimo
Peking
Supingkaisi
Chang Thscuh-Liang
Fengtién
Heeney Marries Long Island Woman After Bout
New Zealand heavyweight Tom Heeney reportedly wed Marion Dunn of Port Washington, Long Island, after a late-night ceremony in Ladentown. Manager John Mortimer said Heeney wished to marry Dunn before his recent bout with Gene Tunney but was counseled otherwise.
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Ladentown
New York
U.P
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Gene Tunney
Marion Dunn
Port Washington
Long Island
P. Margullen
United Press Today
Tom Sheney
Miss Dunn
Courtney Crew Rescued From Drifting Plane
Captain Frank Courtney and three crew members were rescued by the SS Minnewaska after their flying boat from the Azores to Newfoundland drifted 605 miles northwest of Horta and 760 miles southwest of Cape Race. They reported a midnight fire and a flaming plunge into rough seas, with radio distress calls guiding search ships. The rescue followed hours of uncertain radio contact before direct communications resumed. The party included E. H. Hosmer, Fred Pierce, and E. W. Gilmour with backers and crew aboard the Minnewaska.
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Loniqon
England
Frank
I’. CourtNey
Nate
Star
Evening News
White Star
Cedric
Courtney
Minnewaska
New York
Frank T. Courtney
Ying
Azores
Newfoundland
Ocean
Horta
Cape Race
Poinit
Achatina
Gourtney
E. H .Hosmer
Montreal
Fred Pierce
E. W. Gilmour
High Winds and Cyclone Damage Isabella County Farmland
A cyclone and high winds struck Isabella County causing extensive damage to buildings and crops. A derrick at a Mt Bleasant area drill site collapsed injuring no one, while silos and fields in Deerfield Chippewa and Nottawa townships suffered losses and insurance claims rise.
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Isabella County
Pure Oil
Mt. Bleasant
Ward Arbaugh
Chas. McCarthy
Deerfield Township
Haden Glavin
Chippewa Township
John Myers
John Coughlin
Deerfield
Dail
Frank Berg
Nottiwi
Franke
Nottawa
Registration In State Light As End Draws Near
In Lansing Michigan Deputy Secretary of State Schulte says voter registration is unusually light with books closing soon. Registration ends August 18 for large cities and townships over 10 000 population and August 25 for 5 000 to 10 000 population areas.
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Lansing
Mich
U.P
Michigan
Schulte
Man Crucifies Self On Cross In Suburban Train
Berlin reports Reinhold Velmer an unemployed theatrical artist crucified himself today in a third class suburban rail compartment by nailing feet and one hand to a wooden cross. Police found him and arrested him but later sent him home. His feet and one hand were seriously injured.
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Berlin
Germany
U.R
Reinhold Velmer
Fairchild Grace Nuptials Held at Local Parsonage
At the Evangelical parsonage on East Broadway Rev. Simpson united Paul Fairchild of Battle Creek and Eva Grace of Chippewa community in marriage. After the ceremony the couple left for Battle Creek with best wishes from all.
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Evangelical
East Broadway
Rev. Simpson
Paul Fairchild
Battle Creek
Eva Grace
Chippewa
Earl Grace
Nobile defends Italia expedition in U P interview
General Umberto Nobile, commander of the polar dirigible Italia, rejects criticism of the flight. He says the voyage yielded exceptional geographical and scientific value and cites 243 total hours aloft with 1% over polar regions. He notes meteorological challenges and praises his crew for overcoming many difficulties.
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Rome
U.P
Umberto Nobile
Italia
United Press Today
Nobile
Polar
Rescue Message Clears Captain Courtney and Crew Aboard Steamer
A message sent at 6 p m eastern daylight saving time said Courtney and his crew were rescued and aboard a steamer. The vessel, westward bound for New York, reported position at 42 37 N 39 05 W and was due to reach New York next Monday.
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Ey Minnewaska
Radio Marine Corporation
Courtney
New York
Pure Oil to Begin Drilling Near Se bewaing Huron County
Pure Oil Co will start drilling operations in Huron County near Se bewaing on the Dressler farm in section 26 Fairbanks township about five miles northeast. The company conducted extensive core tests in Thumb territory and has marked the Dressler location as its first well site.
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Pure Oil Co
Huron J County
John Dressler
Fairbanks, Township
Sebewaing. Co
Thumb
Dressler
Textile Strikers Refuse Arbitration in New Bedford
New Bedford textile strikers rejected the arbitration proposal in a 16 week labor dispute. The state board of conciliation and arbitration informed by Secretary Batty of the textile council that union members turned down the recommendation by an almost unanimous vote.
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New Bedford
Mass
Batty
Textie Council
Tragic Falls and Drowning Reported in Two States
In Chicago George J. Gase aged 45 leaped from St. Luke's hospital seventeenth floor and died. In Dimondale Michigan Donald Sed a 16 year old from Detroit drowned in the Grand River diving from a railroad bridge. efforts at resuscitation failed.
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Chicago
U.P
George J. Gase
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dimondale, Mich
Donald Sed
Detroit
Grand River
New York Central
Here
Unsteady Matrimony Tops Divorce Rates in Texas County
National divorce figures for the year ending June 30 show Austin County leading the state with one of every seven marriages ending in divorce courts. The data indicate one in two marriages in the county dissolve through the county divorce courts.
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Austin
Tex
Aug
Oll
United States
Austin Vusly
Fiferes
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Bulletin
Althe
Casimir Kubala
Amiot
Pigmonin
L’orient
la Bourget
Tey
le Bourget
Air Ministry of France
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I. W. Gilmour
Tondon
Ramon Franco
Azores Islands
Lieut
Paulin Paris
Brest
Marine
South America
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Carlo del Prete
Natal
Rio de Janeiro
Gunther von Huenefeld
Tiermann Kocht
James Fitamdur
Ireland
Greenly Island
Hincliffe
Elsie MacKay
Amelia Earhart
Wilmer Stultz
Lou Gordon
City
Green
U. S
Mulkden
Heeney
A. Long Island
Fairchild-Grace
Talia Flight
Huron
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