Ex Mail Pilot Marvel Crosson Dies in Air Race
Phoenix reports say Marvel Crosson died during yesterdays stage of the Santa Monica to Cleveland air derby after her plane went into a tailspin. Her parachute did not deploy, and her body was found 200 feet from the wreckage in Wellton Arizona. The race proceeded amid fears others tampered with planes as Thea Rasche and Claire Fay reported possible interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Santa Monica
Cleveland
Douglas
Marvel-Crosson
Wellton
Mrs. Crosson
Warsaw
Ind
Ester Crosson
Elizabeth Wyant
Marvel
Zelma
America
Thea Rasche
Claire Fay
Altho
Ohio professor guilty in murder case and vacation musings
The Ohio professor who murdered his enamorate was found guilty and faces the death penalty, with an appeal likely delaying final judgment. The writer defends not printing lurid details while noting broader concerns about vacation culture and a Michigan summer music camp for high school students at Interlochen, highlighting its faculty and opportunities for young musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Interlochen
Traverse City
Michigan
Ich
Endurance Plane Refuels On Transcontinental Flight
Spokane Sun God, the nonstop endurance plane piloted by Nick Mamer and Art Walker, crossed the continental divide and appeared over Butte airport at 9:30 a m. Today its refueling escort R W Wilson landed to take on gasoline and oil for the continued flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
U.P
Spokane
Nick Mamer
Art Walker
Sun God
R. W. Wilson
Cheboygan Golf Club Eyes New Nine Holes
At the Cheboygan Golf and Country Club annual meeting plans were adopted to study adding nine holes. M D Olds proposed the hole layout, and a survey committee was appointed to assess the course and report to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheboygan
Why Many Stay At 25 In Marriage Odds
Rochester August 20. Statistics from Metropolitan Life Insurance reveal that girls who reach 25 without marriage face rising odds of remaining single, while men see increasing marriage chances with age. The report notes a shift from favorable odds for women at 20 to reversed trends by 25 and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
U.P
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Bath Costs $7 After Mild Theft Incident
Mrs John Newport in Terre Haute Indiana heard a noise while bathing and peered through a door crack to see a young man rifling a restaurant cash register. She could not pursue him and the bath cost her $7 in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
John Newport
Swiss Aviators Wing Way Over Atlantic Ocean
Two young Swiss aviators Oskar Kaeser and Kurt Luscher flew nonstop from Lisbon to New York over the North Atlantic with little navigation experience and no radio. They left Lisbon at seven a m local time, or two a m EST, and were near Halifax if still airborne after passing the Azores. No word had been received since 4 p m Lisbon/1 p m EST, but lack of radio sighting was not seen as alarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
North Atlantic
Lisbon
Portugal
Oskar Kaeser
Kurt Luscher
Halifax
Azores
Disappointed At His Jail Release
Tony Biarcona 27 was released from Rochester jail after a beating charge. His wife withdrew the complaint and urged him home. He asked to be jailed again saying he would return if she did not change. He complained meals at home were not regular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
U.P
Tony Biarcona
Wag
Tony
Brucker Fights Malt Tax Challenge In Michigan Court
Detroit attorney general Wilber M. Brucker moved to defend the malt tax as a necessary state revenue measure. He filed a reply brief in Judge Theodore J. Richter's court to Ferris of Detroit who seeks an injunction to halt collection. The 5 cents a pound malt and 25 cents a gallon wort levy, approved in 1929, faces ongoing legal challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wilber M. Brucker
Chester A. Ferris
Theodore J. Richter
Ferris
Bricker
Graf Zeppelin Prepares for Hop to America
Tokio Aug 20 U P The Graf Zeppelin completes refueling and motor checks at Kasumigaura as preparations begin for the third leg of its world flight from Tokio to Los Angeles. Captain Lehmann says departure could be by four a m Thursday subject to friendly weather. Dr Hugo Eckener remains aboard while the ship heads toward Lakehurst N J after the Pacific crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
U.P
Kasumigaura Ai
Los Angeles
Pacific Ocean
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Maybach Motor Works
Lehmann
Hugo Eckener
Pacific
United States
Lakehurst
N. J
Court Deliberates Standing Over Discriminatory Statute
Justice Brucker rules that a person challenging a discriminatory statute lacks standing unless they belong to the affected class. He addresses the claim that the act is discriminatory for exempting malt for commercial baking and medicinal uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brucker
Judicial Council Named by Governor Green for Michigan
Gov Fred W Green announced a new permanent judicial council formed under the 1928 legislature. The nine members include Supreme Court Justice W W Potter and officials from Detroit Ann Arbor Grand Rapids Lansing Adrian and Muskegon with Wilber M. Brucker attorney general. The commission will report to the supreme court the governor and the legislature and advise on changes in court rules and procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Michigan
Fred, W. Green
Supreme Court
W. W. Potter
E. R. Sunderland
Ann Arbor
George Waldo Potter
Marquette
Rep
Oscar Hull
Detroit
John M. Dunham
Grand Rapids
L. D. Upson
Walter S. Foster
Stewart H. Perry
Adrian
John Vanderwerp
Muskegon
Wilber M. Brucker
Death sentence read for Dr James H Snook in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio a death sentence was formally imposed on Dr. James H Snook for the murder of his college girlfriend Ora Hix. Execution is set for November 29, the day after Thanksgiving, with Snook placed on Death Row at the state penitentiary after sentencing by Judge Henry L Scarlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, CO
U.P
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
Amarcata
State Penitentiary
Snook
Henry L. Scarlett
Isabella Go Opposes High Tax Valuation Before Board
Isabella county joined 37 counties before the state board of equalization protesting its proposed valuation by the state tax commission. Oil properties are over assessed while cut over land recedes, with Isabella facing a $650,000 increase. Oakland county asked for a $100 million cut from its $495 million valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Isabella County
State Board of Equalization
State Tax Commission
E B. C. Hapner
Shepherd
Willis Geaname
Mt. Pleasant
State Commission
Ely
Oakland County
Life term given to Saginaw youth
Jack Ried, 19, Bay City, was sentenced in circuit court at Saginaw for beating and robbing L Crawford, Detroit secretary of a sugar company, near Birch Run. Judge W H Martin ordered the remainder of Ried's life to be served in Marquette prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw
Jack Ried
Bay City
L. Crawford
Detroit
Aipleet Sugar Company
Birch Run
Moniday
Marquette
W. H. Martin
Cuban Natives Fear Hurricane With Rainfall
In Havana Cubans faced alarm as four days of heavy rain and a low barometer stoked fears of an approaching hurricane. Meteorological expert Father Lanzo said hurricanes are unlikely this early in the season while newspapers sought to reassure the public and government departments watched developments closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
U.P
Cuba
Father Lanzo
Struck By Auto At Fairgrounds Injures Irene Doyle
Irene Doyle suffered minor bruises when a car at the fairgrounds struck and knocked her to the ground near the drinking well outside the high board fence. Driver I. Depuy was moving slowly and no blame was placed on him as she ran into the path of the vehicle. She was taken to Brand Stetter Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Doyle
I. Depuy
Depuy
Brandstetter Hospital
Michigan Man Appointed U S Minister to Holland
Gerritt J. Diekema of Michigan was named by President Hoover to be United States minister in Holland. He will succeed Richard M. Tobin and has long studied Netherlands history. Diekema, born March 27, 1859, speaks Dutch and has served on the Spanish treaty claims commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Gerritt J. Diekemex
Michigan
Hoover
United States
Holland
Diekema
Richard M. Tobin
Hope College
Mich
University of Michigan
Tax Inquiry Commission Named by Governor Green
Lansing Aug 20 The nine member tax inquiry commission was appointed by Gov. Fred W. Green to study taxation and report to the governor at once. Members include Senators Lennon Flint Rushton Escanaba and Rushton, Rep. Thomas Cannonsburg Speaker Ming Cheboygan, Russell Detroit McPherson Lowell Wade Flint and Peterson Calumet. The act requires members from both houses with knowledge of manufacturing business labor mining and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Fred W. Green
Peter B. Lennon
Flint
Herbert J. Rushton
Escanaba
William J. Thomas
Cannonsburg
Fred Ming
Cheboygan
John Russel
Detroit
M. B. McPherson
Lowell
Frank Wade
A. H. Peterson
Calumet
House
Senate
Gala Grange County Fair Opens for Seventeenth Year Races Curtailed
Final touches are completed as exhibitors and concessionaires prepare stands at the Tgabella County Fair. The 17th annual five day event opens with racing on the first card featuring a 2:26 trot and a 2:15 pace. Purses total 1900 dollars for winners across Thursday and Friday events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tgabella County
Mt Pleasant Stores to Close Thursday Afternoon
Mt Pleasant merchants announce closure of shops on Thursday afternoon to allow employees to visit the fair. The custom dates back to former years and reflects local support for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Free-For-All Pace Offers $300 to $400 Purses
A two twenty pace and free-for-all events feature purses of 300 dollars except the ee, with 400 dollars. A daily program of free acts and a grand stand display will headline afternoons and evenings. The Venetian Trio and Gertrude Avery bring strolling musical acts, with Sam Linfield’s Boot Villa and a dramatic naval battle in pyrotechnics. Governor Fred W. Green is scheduled to speak Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Avery and
Sam i Linfield
Acs
Fred. W. Green
Half Million Tourists Visit Upper Peninsula Says Officials
Upper Peninsula Tourist and Resort association officials predict over 500000 visitors by season’s end. George E. Bishop estimates 125000 cars cross the Straits ferries, about 225000 people entering the peninsula, with western gateways and new bridges expanding access. International Transit reports over 40000 cars last year with a majority American licenses, indicating growing tourist business and future potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
U.P
Upper Peninsula
George E. Bishop
Straits of Mackinac
Ironwood
Marenisto
Watersmeet
Iron River
Crystal Falls
Iron Mountain
Quinnesed Norway
Menominee
Wisconsin
Menomines
Bishop
Anserts
International ‘Transit Company
Sault -Ste. Marie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ce Cottae
Atlantic Ocean
Asserts Levy
Pennsylvania
Columba
Condit
Graf’ ‘Zeppelin
Mechanics Tune Motors
Judicial Council
Green
Scarlett
Isabella GO
State Board
TAX Inquiry Commission
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!