Marshal Joffre Dies at 78 After Long Illness
Paris bulletin reports Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesare Joffre died at 78 at 10:23 a m after arterial inflammation and a prior leg amputation. The funeral plan includes a national ceremony with a state funeral, lying in state at St Louis chapel, Arc de Triomphe procession, and a mass at Notre Dame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard D. McMillan
United Press
Paris
Ps —Joseph
Jacques Cesare Joffre
France
Joffre
Marshal Joffre
The
Marne
Riviera
the Invalides
Superior Army Council
Jiadame Joffre
Jin
Marshal Foch
St. Louis
Foch
Arc de Triomphe
Avenue Des Champs Elysee
Rue Rivoli
Notre’ Dame Cathedral
Police Seek Ionia Inmate
State police and county officers in central Michigan continue to search for Hiram Fiertsema a 64 year old inmate from the state hospital for the criminally insane at Ionia who escaped yesterday afternoon.
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Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Hiram Fiertsema
State Hospital
Ionia
Couple Begins Two Stop Flight Across Atlantic
North Beach airport reports Beryl Hart and Captain William S. MacLaren depart in a Bellanca sea plane on a two stop hop toward Paris via Bermuda and the Azores. They aim to prove feasibility of south route air travel between America and Europe with refueling in Bermuda and Horta Azores.
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North Beach Airport
L. L
Beryl Hart
William S. MacLaren
Bellanca
Paris
Bermuda
Azores
America
Europe
James H. Kimball
Government Weather Bureau
Hart
MacLaren
Horta
West Point
New Oakland Pontiac Shown at Mt Pleasant Display
The 1931 New Oakland eight and Pontiac six debut at Martin Naumes showroom Mt Pleasant with delivered prices from 961.60 to 1121.50 for Oakland models and 736.50 to 846.50 for Pontiacs. Rubber insulation at 40 points and Syncro Mesh transmission with 85 horsepower V type engines highlight the line. Six body styles include sedans coupes customs and a convertible coupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Mt. Pleasant
Martin Naumes
North Main St
Pontiac
Einstein Feels Better After Reporter Session
In Pasadena California Professor Albert Einstein speaks at Caltech and overcomes fear of interviews. He endures more than twenty technical questions from American reporters and breathes a sigh of relief after answering the last of them.
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Pasadena
Calif
U.P
Albert Einstein
United States
California Institute of Technology
Yelief
Unusually empty January term circuit court docket
Thirty eight cases are listed for the regular January term beginning January 12. None are criminal. civil cases total 12, chancery 18, and eight divorces. Many matters involve land leasing oil and mineral rights, with nine cases arising from oil developments. The prior term had one jury trial and 43 cases, including battles and railway suit disputes.
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Matthey
Pere Marquette Railway
State Welfare Director Named
LANSING January 8. Appointment of Rev. Wm. S. Carpenter pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Marshall as state welfare director was announced today by Governor Brucker. Carpenter was a welfare officer of the 89th division in World War I and is a past state chaplain of the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Wm. S.carpenter
First Presbyterian Church of
Marshall
Brucker
Carpenter
American Legion
Bandit Forays Repulsed by U S Marines in Nicaragua
U S marine outposts in Nicaragua strengthened against bandit attacks while a patrol searched Sueva Se Govia for insurgents who killed marines and wounded two others. Six bandits killed near Lisle. two war machine guns found. The incident marks the risks of 1927 policy as Marines say they provide support, not police. Separately, the US comptroller called banks to report condition as of December 1.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Ur-U. S
Department of Sueva Segovia
Quilali
Lisle
Litut. Stuart
Sequeira
A. S. Dearing
Dearing
Michigas Made at Home Corner Michigan Franklin
A fragment mentions Michigas and Franklin in a corner home setting. The readable text hints at local Michigan place names and a homemade context. No clear event or person details emerge from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Franklin
Diekema Body Reaches Holland for Funeral
The body of Gerritt John Diekema United States minister to the Netherlands and Hope College figure arrives in Holland Michigan from The Hague after an operation. A Michigan delegation led by Senator Norton escorts the casket from New York to Holland. Private funeral services precede a public memorial at Hope College Chapel with Drs. Vandermeulen Bergen Chelf and President Dimnent directing. Senator Vandenberg expected to speak.
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Holland
Mich
Gerritt John Diekema
United States
Netherlands
Dieckema
J.M. Rodgers
New York
Hope College
Hope College Chapel
J.M. Vandermeulen
Louisville
J. T. Bergen
Minneapolis
P. P. Chelf
Omaha
BH. D. Dimnent
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Panama faces new provisional government after coup
In Panama City a provisional government held control as Dr. Ricardo J. Alfaro in Washington was urged to accept the presidency. The Supreme Court accepted Hermodio Arosemena’s resignation and named Haroldo Arias to lead the government. Alfaro’s departure time remains unsettled. Eight people died in the street fighting with several others wounded, including American reporter Whartwell Ayres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
U.P
Ricardo J . Alfaro
Harmodio Arosemena
Alfaro
Panama Supreme Court
Panama
Legation
Washington
Panama City
P A
Ricardo J. Alfaro
Sapremé
Don Tloxencio Hermodio Arosemena
Harmodio Arias
Panama Bar Association
Arosemena
Whartwell Ayres
Ford Plants Resume Operations Across Nation
Ford Motor company announced assembly lines will resume at the River Rouge plant and 80 plants nationwide starting Monday January 5 after a two week suspension due to the annual inventory. At Flint Buick factory hires exceeded a thousand and Olds plant in Lansing rehired hundreds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Flint
Buick
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Deerfield Man Held In Jail For Store Robbery Probe
A Deerfield township man, held in county jail for questioning, is the first definite step in the investigation of the general store robbery at Coe last week. He had denied involvement in earlier interrogations and is expected to be questioned today.
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Deerfild
Coe
Unknown Man Found Dead at Fair Grounds
County officers probe an unidentified elderly man found dead in a barn at the Fair Grounds on Tuesday. Clues include a rebel belt buckle from a Saginaw clothier and a local hotel registration weeks prior. The body, frozen, was discovered by children during a hide and seek game.
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Fair Grounds
Saginaw
Hide
Stek
Legion Seeks Missing Veterans From Isabella County
The American Legion and Michigan Adjutant General urge World War I veterans who resided in Michigan and have not claimed the Michigan soldier's bonus to apply before June 30 1931. Local post Owen Barrett seeks whereabouts of absent veterans listed with last known addresses in Mt Pleasant Rosebush and Weidman and asks public help.
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Michigan
State of
American Legion
Owen. Barrett Post
Mt. Pleasant
Bliss A. Preston
Chippewa St
Thomas M. O’hara
R.I.D
Emmitt C. Houk
Albert J. ‘Mundinger
R.F.D
Weidsian
Chester Jacob Wallace
R.F
Rosebush
Mich
Final Treasury Figures Show Large 1930 Tax Decline
Final treasury figures reveal 1980 income tax receipts totaling 2,333,307,000 a drop of about 70 million from 1929. Six month receipts stand at 1,107,807,012 down about 78 million from a year ago with December 15 taxes at 496,821,000 about 20 million lower. General funds show a 53,124,895 surplus versus 91,644,655 in 1929. Bond retirement slowed to 94,294,00 in six months, while total expenditures reached 1,801,082,916.
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Cecil Owen
United Press
Washington
Jan
Treasury
Credit Bureau to Organize in Mt Pleasant
The Mt Pleasant Chamber of Commerce approved organizing a local credit bureau affiliated with state and national associations. C J O Sullivan named manager. membership drive to begin Monday with a $3 monthly fee and offices at the Park Hotel.
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National Credit Bureau Association
Mt. Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
C. J. O'Sullivan
Credit Bureau
O'Sullivan
Chamber of Commerce
Isabella County
State
National Association
Chamber of Comerce
Credit -Bureau
Park’ Hotel
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Michigan
Move To Block Extra Session In Congress
Administration leaders in congress plan strategy to avoid a second session between March 4 and July 1. Senate Republicans with Goff and Majority Leader Watson seek to block an extra session, while Democratic leaders back the effort. The growing group for an extra session will be tested by night sessions.
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Washington
Congress
Goff
Senate Republican Steering Committee
Watson
Child Killed Two Hurt On Muskegon Highway
Goldie Faust, 14, was killed and two girl companions were injured when an automobile driven by Henry Kennett struck a group of four girls walking to a party near Muskegon Heights. The driver said he failed to see the hikers until nearly upon them. His car skidded on ice and plunged into a ditch. The injured were Ruby Sudman, 15, with a fractured right leg, Mary Rafferty, 14, with minor cuts, and Mrs. Henry Kennett, the driver’s wife. none are critical.
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Muskegon
Mich
U.P
Goldie Faust
Henry Kennert
Here
Muskegon Heights
Kennett
Faust
Ruby
Sudmian
Mary Rafferty
Henry Kennett
British flier Amy Johnson arrives in Berlin en route to China
Miss Amy Johnson, UK aviator, reaches Templehof aerodrome Berlin arriving from Cologne at 5:85 p m. long overdue flight progress noted as she continues toward China.
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Berlin
Amy Johnson
China
Templehof
Cologne
Selection of Jurors for Isabella Circuit Court January Term
Jurors for the regular January term of Isabella County circuit court were drawn at the county courthouse under County Clerk Ernest R. Dexter. Three of the 24 jurors are from Mt. Pleasant including C. A. Kellogg, F. L. Klunzinger, and Henry Smith. Circuit court convenes Monday morning January 12 with a full list of names including Joseph Bruer, Gerald Middlesworth, C. Kent, August Stayler, Bert Bowers, Charles Herring, I. L. Klunzinger, John Leonard, Alfred Varnum, Jacob Bundy, W Farrell, Henry Kelley, Frank Ayrlis, William Dennis, Ray Darnell, Ben Thering, George Johnston, Anthony Schafer, Charles Gatehouse, Ed Owens, Edmund Wiggins, Chester Thayer, and others.
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Isabella County
Ernest. R. Dexter
Mf. Pleasant
C. A. Kellogg
Chippewa Street
F. L. Klunzinger
S. Main Street
Henry Smith
W. High Street
Joseph Bruer
Nottawa
Gerald Middlesworth
Sherman
C. Kent
Coldwater
August Stayler
Gilmore
Bert Bowers
Vernon
Charles Herring
Wise
Mt. Pleasant
I. L. Klunzinger
John Leonard
Coe
Alfred Varnum
Lincoln
Jacob Bundy
Fremont
W. Farrell
Rolland
Henry Kelley
Chippewa
Frank Ayrlis
Union
William Dennis
Deerfield
Ray Darnell
Broomfield
Ben Thering
Denver
George Johnston
Isabella
Anthony Schafer
Charles Gatehouse
Ed Owens
Edmund Wiggins
Chester Thayer
Vepnons
Akerson Quits Secretary Job With President Hoovers Aide Leaves
George Akerson, secretary to the executive and a key Hoover ally, resigns to join Paramount Publix in New York, earning 30000 dollars yearly. He helped shape Hoover's public image and will head a new public relations department at the movie firm.
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Paul R. Mallon
United Press
Washington
Hoover
George Akerson
Paramount Publix Corporation
New York
Weather forecast for Lower Michigan and Great Lakes region
The forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Sunday in Lower Michigan with slightly colder conditions in the north and central areas and moderate variable winds. Upper Michigan should be mostly cloudy with cooler air in the east and north central regions. Across the Great Lakes the outlook shows considerable cloudiness with a few light snow chances and temperatures near or slightly above normal.
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Detroit
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Great Lakes
K Alpena
Chicago
Detroits
Duluth
Marquette Weecese
Sault Ste Marie
County Health Unit to Start Work Next Week
Isabella county to organize a county health program with a temporary doctor to avoid delays. Dr Matthew Kinde is named county doctor pending state approval and a three month training, while offices and two nurses join the health unit slated to begin functioning soon.
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Isabella County
State Health Department
Lansing
Mt. Pleasant
Matthew’ Kinde
Rochester
Kinde
State Department
Kintier
Specia
Brucker backs economy drive in Michigan administration
Governor Brucker declares a major economy push lasting 24 months and threatens to cut budgets if department heads do not cooperate. He orders a monthly meeting of state department heads and urges appointees to view themselves as part of his administration, not holdovers from Greer.
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Claude J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.R
Brucker
State Administrative Board
Rodmr
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Joseph Jacques Gesare Joffre
Ecole Polytechnique
Bismarck
Gallieni
von Kluck
Papa” Joffre
Ri Esaltes
Pyrenees-Orientales
Agee
Atlantic
Einstein
U. S
Comptroller of the Currency
Diekema
Sven Alfaro
Ford
Legion Seeks
Speedy
Ackerson
Akerson
Minneapolis Tribune
Coolidge
Norseman
Palo Alto
Akergon
Ange BS
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