Manchurian Border Clashes Draw Large Crowds at Fair
Reports from Manchuria and Beijing describe Soviet forces clashing with Chinese detachments along the Siberian Manchurian border. Tanks and armored cars supported invasions at several points, with heavy casualties on both sides and China mobilizing tens of thousands of troops in response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchusi
Manchuria
U.P
Peiping
Russia
London
Moscow
Mukden
Red Army
Dalamor
Daily Mail
Cairn
Blucecher
Far East
Novosibirsk
Siberia
Manchur
Mukiden P
Dalinor
Paris
Long-lived car and a cautionary whisper tale
A Minneapolis man keeps his 21 year old car in service with updates like a new top and lights, driven 14 000 miles yearly, nearing 300 000 miles total. The piece contrasts patient care with a New York whisper that unsettled bank fears, warning against spreading rumors that harm people’s lives and businesses.
Clinic Thursday Tuberculosis Clinic at Odd Fellows Hall
The August Tuberculosis clinic will be held at the Odd Fellows hall on Thursday August 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:70 p.m. Dr. Vat der Slice will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Bellow Hall
Vat der Slice
Pet Goose Tracks Suspect In Poultry Theft Case
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin Mrs Jeanette Weasel trains her goose to respond to her call. After a string of chicken duck and goose thefts at the Wensell flock she and the sheriff visited the Anderson farm. The trained goose boarded Mrs Wensells car and sat beside her signaling possible involvement of Charles Anderson whose circuit court trial is upcoming.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
W.P
Jeanette Weasel
Near Catlett
Wensell
Charles Anderson
Anderson
Jackson Parents To Talk With Scouts In Paris
Jackson mothers and fathers will speak to their sons in Europe attending an international Boy Scout jamboree via trans Atlantic telephone Sunday afternoon. Capt. William Tarks invites parents of nine Jackson boys to his home to place the call to the Paris Sparks Worthington office where the boys are assembled. Each parent will have a chance to talk to and hear his son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Europe
William Tarks
Paris
Sparks-Worthington Company
Charles Carr to Be Tried for Murder in Grand Rapids
Charles Carr a 34 year old resident of Grand Rapids was arraigned before Justice Harry Creswell for the July 26 murder of Adelbert Haybarker 55. Carr was held for trial in the September term of circuit court.
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Grand Rapids
U.P
Charles Carr
Adelbert Haybarker
Harry Creswell
Sun God Soars Coast to Coast in Five Day Nonstop Flight
Spokane pilots Lieut. Nick Mamer and Art Walker completed a 7 300 mile nonstop flight across the country in five days. After two midair refuelings over Felts Field they landed back at six p m five days to the minute, amid forest fire smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felts Field
Spokane
Wash
U.ri
Sun God
Nick Mamer
Art Walker
Seaboard
Plans Near Completion for Pulaski Death Anniversary
Savannah plans mark the 150th anniversary of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski's death on October 9 1799. The events begin in Savannah at the site of his death and burial, then move by coast guard cutter to the Atlantic burial site for a wreath presented by Poland, with Washington events on October 10 and the following day.
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Savannah
Casmir Pulaski
George Washington
Pulaski
Washington
Pownd
Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Poland
Wright County Leads Minnesota In Hamburger Cheese Production
Enfield and Hasty host the two largest hamburger cheese plants in Wright County, Minnesota, converting more than 10,000 pounds of milk daily. The plants operate at full capacity to supply demand for the popular cheese product.
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Enfield
Minn
Wright County
Minnesota
Hasty
Franchises Granted To Two Grand Rapids Oil Firms
Lansing August 21 The secretary of state announced two corporate franchises for Grand Rapids oil concerns Mecosta Drilling Company and Mid-State Drilling and Leasing Company Each is authorized capital 100 000 and 10 600 shares respectively The incorporators are M M Jeffor Don G McAfee and Edna B Dale all of Grand Rapids with purposes drilling for and dealing in oil products and leasing of oil properties. The notices identify the two firms and their initial leadership.
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Lansing
Secretary of State
Mecosta Drilling Company
Grand Rapids
Capital
M. Jeffor
Don G. McAfee
Edna B. Dale
Mid-State Drilling and Leasing Company
Purpose
Senate Leaders Plan Silent Tariff Battle
In Washington on August 21, opposition leaders in the Senate secretly assemble to map strategy against the Republican 605 million tariff bill. They discuss possible moves including re-committing the bill to the Finance Committee with changes, while Republican members push administrative aspects of the measure for full committee review soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Finance Committee
Optimism Marks Reports From Navy Meeting
Washington August 21 officials report London's optimism on progress in naval armament talks between Premier McDonald and Ambassador Dawes. Discussions on tonnage show possible acceleration of the 1931 conference with tentative U S proposals for cruiser tonnage and parity across classes. Capitals ships parity remains, with five treaty navies sharing substantial tonnage beyond capital ships.
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Awashington
U.P
London
McDonald
Dawes
Althe
State Department
Great Britain
United States
MacDonald
Washington
Japan
France
Italy
Women Fliers Battle Odds In Plane Derby Heading To Texas
Fourteen women flyers faced danger and sabotage rumors as they moved from Arizona toward Midland Texas in the fourth leg of the air derby. Mary E Von Mack and Amelia Earhart stood among notable competitors. Miss Marvel Crosson had died earlier, and Keith Miller of New Zealand endured fuel and fuselage damage.
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Douglas
Ariz
Texas
Midland Tex
el Paso
Pecos
Santa Monies
Mary E von Mack
Detroit
Phenix
Arizona
Keith Miller
New Zealand
Amelia Earhart
Atlantic
Louise McPkerridge Thadden
Pittsburgh
Gladys O'Donnel
Long Beach
Ruth Nichols
New York
State prepared to collect new malt tax
Lansing announces ready to commence malt tax collection on August 28 after Judge Cross overruled Chester Ferris in Detroit. Deputy Secretary Sidney A Schulte said stamps are prepared and one sale for $2.00 has been filled. The ruling upholds the act against Ferris defenses in court.
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Lansing
U.P
Sidney A Schulte
Orient. Cross
Detroit
Chester A. Ferris
Schulte
Ferris
Theodore J. Richter
Cross
Allegan
Wayne
Wilber M. Brucker
Pontiac Judge Wages War On Drunk Drivers
Pontiac Municipal Judge Henry Harpster vows a 75 day jail sentence for the next drunk driver to appear in his court. He had previously given 100 dollars or 50 days, a change aimed at ending Oakland county drunken driving epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Henry Harpster
Harpster
Oakland County
Few Beers Fail To Convict Man In Ada Case
Two undercover agents testifying they had a few beers at Bert Downs's home in Ada could not convict him of violating the prohibition law. The agents sought to buy liquor for evidence, but Downs said none was for sale, leading to an insufficient basis for conviction before Judge Harry C. Creswell in Grand Rapids.
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New York State
Grand Rapids
U.P
Bert Downs
Ada
Harry C. Creswell
Downs
Anxiety Grows for Swiss Flyers Lost Over Atlantic
Two Swiss aviators Oskar Kaeser age 21 and Kurt Luscher age 22 started from Lisbon to fly to New York in the plane Young Switzerland. As of nine this morning the craft was 56 hours from Pineal field Lisbon and 44 hours overdue after crossing Terceira Island in the Azores. The plane carried about 500 gallons of fuel with a 40 hour endurance. A sliver of hope exists they may have reached the New England coast in foggy seas with calm reports possible from a route near the Azores.
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New York
Oskar Kaeser
Kurt Luscher
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Switzerland
Pineal Field
Terciera Island
Azores
Roosevelt Field
New England
Cape Cod
James H. Kimball
Government Weather Bureau
Cane Race
Halifax
American
Baseball game under police protection in Falls City
Falls City Nebraska on August 21 report a baseball game between local business and professional men was closely guarded by police. Constable Kirk umpired behind the plate with Sheriff Davies at first base Policeman Asendorf at second and Chief Sailors at third.
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Falls City
Neb
Kirk
Sheriff Davies
Policeman Asendorf
Sailors
Red Rain Destroys Village in Manchuria
Reports from Peping state a torrential red rain nearly leveled the village of Fuyu near Mukden. Blood red pools filled streets while houses were discolored, with locals attributing the phenomenon to a dragon-shot from the sky by a superhuman hunter.
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Peping
U.P
Manchuria
Fuyu
Mukden
Chinego
Best midweek rate at Isabella County fair attracts large crowd
Unusually fine weather brings record Wednesday attendance at the Isabella county fair. Officials report peak midway crowds and higher receipts than recent years. From 2 pm this afternoon few seats remained in the grand stand as three day racing program opened.
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The
Fair Association
Ampie
Green
State Capitol
Ionia
Man Repays Debt After Six Years of Service
James R. Crosbie, 78, worked six years without pay to satisfy a $12 000 debt for a friend who defaulted. As Studebaker bank receiver E Stultz paid him for caretaker work on a defunct bank farm, Crosbie and his wife celebrated finally earning money after years of hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosbie
Studebaker Bank
Stullz
Unlucky No More as Cattle Earns Thirteen Cows Income
In Cassville Missouri on August 21 T B Yarnall notes thirteen cows bring in 208 dollars monthly with no bad luck attached. The piece highlights a small farm income detail and ties to local rural life.
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Cassville
T. B.yarnall
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Los Angeles
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Cleveland
Spain
Gladden Hearts of Association
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