31 Aug 1929
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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Daily Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1929
Page
1
Aged carnival exhibit The Ossified Man, Ed ward Pangburn once crippled by a sleigh accident and a crippled man after, has endured loss and misfortune. He travels with his sister raising funds while worrying about his health and a stalled career.
Thomas G. Reid of Downey California died after crashing his Ameco monoplane into a tree near Cleveland Ohio while attempting to extend a solo endurance record set at 1 01 and eight seconds. Navy search planes found the wreckage. Reid had broken Lieut Herbert Fanny's record and aimed to stay aloft past dawn.
Lady Mary Heath, hospitalized in Cleveland, shows signs of recovery with a “satisfactory” bulletin noting her temperature dropping toward normal. Doctors caution infection as the principal risk while she remains conscious and hopes for a swift return to health. In London, Apr 31, U.P. reports two dead and many injured in motor car crashes on major routes out of London.
In Grand Rapids police probe the death of Emmet Dooley 38 a Cesar Springs farmer after poisoned liquor is suspected LeRoy Thomas lake resort manager is jailed while Hank Roberts is sought both seen at Dooley's home yesterday afternoon The report notes Mrs May England 63 who completed a 423 mile journey from Anderson Texas riding as a passenger on a motorcycle driven by her son
Jerusalem Aug 31 British forces kept tight control as Moslem prayers drew no new Jewish-Arab clashes. Rioting a week earlier left 160 dead and hundreds wounded. Thirteen British planes circled the Mosque of Omar near the Wailing Wall while Arabs reportedly crossed from the Syrian frontier toward Palestine.
In Waco Nebraska on August 31, residents angered by visiting rowdies formed a local law enforcement department. The town, once marshal and magistrate free, now retrains outsiders who come to “make whoopee,” installing officers to curb disturbances.
James E. Ryan says proposed changes to electing prosecutors would improve justice in Michigan. The plan would elect prosecutors in spring elections and require at least five years as a practicing attorney. Isabella County prosecutor’s office praised by state department.
Federal agents captured an airplane carrying 15 cases of assorted liquors after it landed in a farm lot near Dodge Park Rochester at 5 30 PM yesterday. The pilot, a young man, gave conflicting names including a broker from Grosse Pointe Park and was held by customs overnight.
Jefferson Musgrove, 23, a barber, was arrested in Cincinnati after he said he shot Simon Abernathy, 14, who allegedly threw iron at men and made faces prior to the incident.
The Arkansas state court upheld a white voter rule in the Democratic party, while a Virginia district court struck a similar provision. Appeals to the Supreme Court are expected, as southern states rely on such rules to circumvent the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.
P G Lantz announces the training school will begin sessions this fall on Monday morning at 8 30. All grades from kindergarten to ninth inclusive will be in session with no tuition for city or country pupils. Textbooks and supplies are furnished. Call the Training School office at 884 to enroll children of five years in kindergarten.
At Lakehurst New Jersey Aug 31 the Graf Zeppelin received last minute servicing before a midnight departure to Friedrichshafen. Navy protection against an attachment attempt clears the way for the airship to begin the circumnavigation, aiming to set a new record for round the world travel.
Michigan State College unveils a new football regime under coach James E. Crowley. The plan uses multiple small teams rotating players to start games, emphasizing brain and speed over brute force.
The National Puzzlers League will hold its annual convention in Cincinnati from August 31 to September 2. Members will showcase advanced puzzles including word problems geometry etymology and orthography while beginners tackle the simpler crosswords.
Kenneth Husted and Raymond Orr, both 18, escaped from Corunna county jail after blinding turnkey Roy Lashaway with pepper spray. Husted reportedly captured in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Orr captured in Beulah earlier in the week. A separate item notes Mrs. Herbert Hoover to receive a fur coat made from Louisiana silver musk rats.
At the thirtieth annual encampment in St Paul Veterans of Foreign Wars moved to table a repeal push and urged a national referendum on the Eighteenth Amendment. The compromise resolution avoided pledging either wets or dries and aimed to record the people’s sentiment outside the group. Eugene P. Carver Jr. resigned as presiding officer to tabling the proposed renewal resolution.
Seven hundred hotel executives from the United States and Canada are headed to Detroit for the four day American Hotel Association convention opening September 25. Ward B. James confirms an executive committee meeting on opening day. Events include a buffet luncheon dance, annual banquet and dance, golf tournament and boat ride. Thomas D. Green of Hotel Woodward, New York City, serves as president.
Cliff Dodson of Detroit on his way to Toledo to obtain a warrant for the arrest of a coast guardsman who wounded Rutherford Hayes during a Lake Erie shooting off Port Clinton Ohio. Hayes in critical condition at Pool hospital Port Clinton. Coast guard cutter No 173 fired on the speedboat when it did not halt as ordered.
Battle Creek Aug 31 Special Dr W R Schell 51 prominent Battle Creek dentist and Michigan Masonic figure believed slain and robbed his pockets turned inside out wallet missing body found Friday night in bushes on city outskirts five blocks from home Police note lack of visible wounds and consider sandbag strike possible daughter Mrs Florence Clark of Detroit led manhunt with Masonic lodges urged to assist search
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