Hoover Asked to Re Submit 3 of Power Group
The Senate voted to reconsider the confirmations of three Hoover power commission members George Otis Smith Marcel Garlaud and Claude L Draper and asked the president to return their nominating papers. Administration leaders warned Hoover would not re submit the papers in today’s tense dispute over executive power.
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Hoover
Washington
U.P
Senate
Todffy
George Otis Smith
Marcel Garlaud
Glaude L. Draper
Frank McNinch
Ralph B. Williamson
Smith
Garsaud
Draper
Senate Balk Parcel Rate Hike Proposal Faces Senate Vote
Postmaster General Brown backs higher parcel post rates to boost revenue for the aging Post Office. Senator McKellar of Tennessee vows a Monday vote to block the action, arguing higher rates would harm public service and aid private express firms. Proponents say the change could add about 8 million dollars yearly in revenue, narrowing the department's long history of deficits.
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Washington
U.P
Brown
Senate
Mckellar Dam
Tennessee
Tam
Post Office Department
New Bill Aims at Alien Criminals in U S
Rep John L Cable introduces a bill in the house immigration committee calling for registration of all aliens and deportation of undesirable ones. The proposal, backed by Hoover and Doak, targets alien criminals including bootleggers and racketeers to protect lawful residents.
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Washington
U.P
John L. Cable
Ohio
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Gable
Hoover
Doak
United States
Relatives Seek Estate in Swedesboro Clergy Death
William Batten former sexton of Trinity Episcopal church Swedesboro N J died leaving an estate of 2000 dollars. The rector interviewed many people to locate relatives but none appeared. A house rented free was found to be vacant and in a basement trunk 2000 dollars in cash was uncovered including 250 dollars in coins dating back to 1774. Forty three relatives have filed claims.
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Gamden
NTJ
William Batten
Batten
Detroit minister backs reapportionment reform stance
Detroit reports the Rev R N Volsaple superintendent of the State Anti-Saloon League admits lobbying against reapportionment and says he has not spoken with legislators for months and is not opposed to realignment.
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Detroit
Lanage
Miners Trapped 750 Feet Deep After Tunnel Landslide
Twenty men were entombed in the Hetch Hetchy tunnel near Livermore California when a wall of dirt and rock collapsed 750 feet below the surface. An air pipe and outside rescue teams worked to reach them as rain-soaked earth shifted. Officials said no immediate danger and the men had food water and oxygen.
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Livermore
Calif
U.P
Hetch Hetchy
San Francisco Water Project
M. J.lyons
Hetth Hetchy
Lyons
Jwork
Mitchell
Congress Debates Far-Reaching Relief Plans in Drought Era
Washington January 10 U P The House deadlock over drought relief was broken as administration leaders moved to confer with the Senate Monday under a special rule. New unemployment relief proposals led by Senator Wagner and Senator La Follette surfaced, while food loan provisions for farmers faced opposition and tactics to block direct votes. Congress faces rising bitterness as Republicans weigh prompt action.
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Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Congress
Hoover
Wagner
Dem. N. Y
LaFollette
Rep
Wis
Ren. la Guardia
N. Y
Jeaders
Police Raid Two Gaming Houses in St. Clair Shores
Detroit police troopers raided two gambling dens on the lake shore near St. Clair Shores. Tables and paraphernalia were smashed with axes. no players were found. Johnny Boyd, Deauville Inn proprietor, was arrested on an unregistered revolver charge. a sawed-off shotgun tear gas bombs and masks were seized. Roulette wheels were confiscated at the Deauville.
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Detroit
U.P
Boyd
Deauville
Wilbur Denys Move To Aid Oil Fields
Secretary of Interior Wilbur denies reports that three large oil firms will absorb surplus Kansas and Oklahoma oil. He notes substantial technical work remains before a mid continent solution, but cites hope a market for 14,000 barrels abandoned by Prairie Oil and Gas may emerge soon.
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Washington
Plans To Unite Rail Lines Blocked
Plans to unify the Northern Pacific and Great Northern into one entity stalled as the Interstate Commerce Commission refused to permit a merger without divesting Burlington interests. The deposit committee said insurmountable conditions blocked the Great Northern Pacific consolidation after years of hearings.
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St, Paul
Minn
Northern ‘Pacific
Great Northern
Deposit’ Committee
Great Northern ‘Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burlington Railroad
Commission
Burlington
Twin Cities
Chicago
County Supervisors Plan Annual State Meeting
The state association of supervisors will hold its annual meeting January 27 to 30 in Lansing. A health sanitation and taxation program is mapped for the three days with talks on income tax and gasoline tax shares. Speakers include Governor Brucker Attorney General Voorhies Health Commissioner Slemons and Clark L. Brody. Officials Samuel Eddy Allen Baker John Barron and Willis Brewer preside.
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Lansing
State ‘Association of Supervisors
Brucker
Paul W. Voorhies
C. C. Slemons
Clark L. Brody
State Farm Bureau
Samuel Eddy
Lake Linden
Allen W. Baker
St. Joseph
John C. Barron
Marysville
Willis M. Brewer
Howell
Pilot lands in cemetery after forced engine stop
R P Hopkins, a young airmail pilot, was forced to land when his engine died from exhaust fuel loss. He chose a local cemetery as the soft landing spot and brought the big transport plane from Cleveland to New York down safely with mail and express cargo aboard. His navigation failed over the Pocono mountains before the emergency touch down.
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Scranton
R. P. Hopkins
Cleveland
New York
Hopkins
Pocono Mountains
Water shortage grips eastern Ohio farms and towns
Drought impacts eastern Ohio with parched streams and wells. Communities haul in water from distant districts, selling it at 20 cents per barrel for livestock and households. Farmers near Canfield and Mineral Ridge drive miles to fetch supply, livestock herds reduced as ranchers ration water.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Canfield
Mineral Ridee
Poland
Struthers
Ohio Water Service Company
Auto Industry Optimistic on Return to Normal Production
Detroit executives forecast a near normal production pace as car plants rebound from layoffs. Ford River Rouge brings back workers first with 6,500 now on site and 50,000 to 60,000 more expected by Monday. Hudson Essex Cadillac Chevrolet plants also report large rehires and longer hours ahead.
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Detroit
Jal
A.R
River Rogue
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Detroit Hudson
Essex
William McAneeney
Cadillac
Chevrolet
W. S. Knudsen
New US-27 Route Cutoff Added Through Shepherd
The old US-27 path through Shepherd will gain a US-27A designation after a planned pavement marking change. Grover O. Dillman, state highway commissioner, says the cut-off keeps the village route on the state's main maintenance program with signs to be placed soon.
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Shepherd
Grover O. Dillman
State Highaway
Red Cross Plea for $10 Million Relief Fund
Judge Payne urged President Hoover to authorize a special 10 million dollar Red Cross relief fund as demand grows beyond 5 million. He cited Arkansas and Kentucky as hardest hit with needs for food and livestock feed. Payne warned funds near danger point as winter worsens and Red Cross channels strain.
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Washington
Hoover Q
John Barton Payne
American Reid
Cross
Hoover
White House
Red .Cross
Arkansas
Kentucky
Red Cross
Paynes
Iheneas
Payne
Ex Centralite Owns Airplane Plans Barnstorming Trip
Isabella county resident Harry Phillips former Central State student and Kayser Airport grease monkey now owns a three place Waco airplane delivered Christmas Day to the Phillips farm near Mount Pleasant. An aviation instructor assists as Phillips learns to fly and he plans a barnstorming summer tour.
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Isabella County
Harry Phillips
Central State
Kayser
Niles
Phillips
Phillips Farm
Mt.Pleasant
Tsabella County
League of Nations Poised for Big Year of Achievement
Geneva January 10 The League of Nations marks its eleventh birthday with optimism for 1931. It expects progress in disarmament economic reconstruction and the fight against opium and addictive drugs. The January council session on the nineteenth aims to set a date for the first general world disarmament conference after a decade of study.
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League of Nations
Geneva
U.P
Theeague of Nations
League
Women set new world endurance flight record at 122 hours
Miss Robbie Trout and Mrs Edna Mae Cooper piloted the Curtiss Rob in Lady Ralph to 122 hours 50 minutes aloft near Los Angeles. Relentless noise drew a stop ordered by Joseph L Martin after local complaints though weather largely cooperated. The feat surpasses the previous 42 hour mark by Trout and Elinor Smith and trails the men’s several days record.
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Los Angeles
Robbie Trout
Edna Mae Cooper
Ralph
Joseph L. Martin
Migs Trout
Elinor Smith
New York
Forest O’briney
Dale Jackson
Miss Trout
Mrs. Cooper
Mary May Cooper
Martin
Imperial Valley
Drouth Sufferers Get Red Cross Grants in Midwest
Red Cross midwestern area headquarters in St Louis sent additional cash grants to Arkansas Missouri Texas Oklahoma Montana Illinois and others to aid drouth sufferers. Arkansas received 386200 the largest share bringing its total to 286000. Missouri 6500 total 36700. Texas 4000. other states listed with smaller sums.
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ST. Louis
Red Cross
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Midwestern
Oklahoma
Montana
Illinois
William G. Baxter
State Solons Seek Tax Plan To Relieve Burden
Lansing reports Administration leaders in both houses seek a special taxation method to lift real property burdens. They require at least 10 million dollars yearly, avoid taxing real estate owners alone, and pass legislature, with income or nuisance taxes debated. Brucker aims to spread institutional costs and cut $5 million via economy, while repeal of the malt tax provides up to $1.5 million. cigarette levies are unlikely.
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Claude Ji
Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.P
Brucker
Bruckex
Detroit Police Chief Wilcox to be removed, city hall报道
Detroit officials expect Thomas Ti Wilcox to be removed as police commissioner before nightfall after a lengthy mayoral conference. A successor was rumored to be banker G Hall Roosevelt or attorney James K Watkins amid renewed debate over the department’s leadership.
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Detroit
Thomas Ti
Wilcox
Mayor
Murphy
G. Hall Roosevelt
James K. Watkins
Wild Fox Traps Itself Inside House Before Escape
In Chardon Ohio on January 10 a fox chased by a family dog entered the Petre home and crouched by the fireplace in the living room before being hed and released back into the woods as children petted its fur.
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Chardon, CO
U.R
John Petre
Petres
Petros
Bank Bandits Loot Cleveland Branch
Bank bandits robbed the Fast Cleveland branch of City Savings & Loan in Cleveland on January 10, seizing $2,600. Two gunmen forced assistant cashier Ruth Wells to hand over the money after severing telephone lines and then fled.
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Cleveland
the City Savings & Loan Company
Ruth Wells
Weather outlook for Lower Michigan with clouds and rain or snow
Detroit forecast shows increasing cloudiness and warmer readings in the southeast. Tonight expect cloudy skies with possible rain or snow and moderate southwest winds. Readings include Alpena Chicago Detroit and other cities. Ann Arbor note mentions Michigan Union and a 1930 profit ledger margin per Prof Evans Holbrook.
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Detroit
UPI
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Mich
U.pi
Michigan Union
University of Michigan
Evans Holbrook
County Board Near End of Session After Heated Week
The county board of supervisors aims to close its January session with few matters unsettled after a week of debate. They approved a salary schedule reverting to the former plan while adjusting deputies and clerks salaries and authorized $50 000 for the county home economics department. The board had not decided the disposition of a $49 000 county debit across four funds. Printing contracts were to be considered in the afternoon.
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County Board ‘of Supervisors
Agretveeeer
Drain
Vacesiees
Wei i Eveee
Nine convicts break jail at Santa Fe
Nine inmates escaped from the Santa Fe state penitentiary by a 70 foot tunnel built beneath the walls. Authorities say the tunnel took at least 19 months to complete and that two guards were suspended over the breakout. Escaped are Jose Fernandez Dave Morris Pedro Gomez Cabino Rodriguez and Lotis Rodriguez among others. officials suspect outside help met them with cars after dawn.
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Santa FE
M. M
Jose Fernandez
Mans
Dave Morris
Pedro’ Gomez
Cabino
Rodriguez
Lotis Rodriguez
Das
Academy Wins Fourth Debate Victory Over Beaverton High
Sacred Heart Academy clinches a spot in the state elimination series with a Friday night debate win over Beaverton High. The decision came from a three judge panel including Prof Ia Beddow Miss Helen McComb and Miss LOX. Team members were Mary Kane Jack Nichols and Margaret White.
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Sacred Heart Academy
Beaverton “High School
Ia Bed~ Dow
Helen McComb
Lox
Mary Kane
Jack Nichols
Margaret White
Shepherd Stores to Close Evenings for Winter
In Shepherd, most business places began closing at night this week except Saturdays. The old six nights a week schedule likely to resume in spring when farmers can trade by day. A winter closing program has been adopted, as in past years.
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Shepherd
Old Timers Read Mild Winter Signals Manitoba
Manitoba remains mild as January whiteness lags with black birds and wild geese not migrating. Lakes stay ice-free, temperatures hover near the melting point, and old timers predict a pleasant rest of winter despite the expected cold.
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Winnipeg
Man
Manitoba
Alberta
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Dreuth
Henry H. Horton
Rogers Caldwell
Stinson Undertaking Rooms
Drouth
Anti-Saloon League
Frank Murphy
R. N. Holsaple
Thomas
Holsaple
Bandits
Cleveland. Bank
Alpena Weecsecees
Weessaeses
Duluth
Escanaba
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Academy
Shepherd Stores
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