Arctic Weather Isolates Sixty Four At Vincennes Knoll
Arctic weather from Canada sent temperatures below zero across the Midwest and south. At a dry knoll near Vincennes Indiana sixty four people including fifteen children were isolated by ice crests with food running low. Red Cross workers rushed supplies as more areas faced blizzards and marooned families across Arkansas Texas and Kansas.
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United Press
Chicago
Middle West
Canada
Great Lakes
Texas
Arkansas
Indiana
Gethem
Vincennes
Ind
Wabash
White
Red Cross
Charles Deckard
Beal
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Southwest
Detroit Welcomes Harold Emmons as New Police Commissioner
Detroit on January 22 welcomed Harold H. Emmons as the city's new police commissioner after a ceremony where William P. Rutledge pinned the badge. Emmons vowed a businesslike administration and a straightforward anti racketeer effort.
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United Press
Detroit
Harold H. Emmons
Busipros
Emmons
William PB. Rutledge
Pajantas Approved for Daywear by Apparel Makers
In Chicago on January 22 the Associated Apparel Manufacturers declared pajantas acceptable for dances and suitable for afternoon tea and bridge but not for nightwear. The convention set daytime use as approved fashion.
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Chicago
Associated Apparel Manufacturers
Rockefeller Takes First Air Ride in Florida Visit
John D. Rockefeller flew in a monoplane at Ormond Beach during the 60th anniversary events for Standard Oil. He was taxied across the field several times and consented to ride if the craft stayed grounded. Pilot D. L. Noyes and co-pilot were awarded Rockefeller’s shiny dimes as he stepped from the plane.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
D. L. Noyes
Michigan Bell faces possible rate rise after deficit ruling
United Press reports Detroit January 22 Michigan Bell Telephone may seek higher rates statewide after William S Sayres Jr Federal Court Master in Chancery found a yearly deficit of 3 070 420. The ruling values the company at 160 501 580 and could raise the cost per phone by about 85 cents for 700 000 phones if sustained by a Federal judge.
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United Press
Detroit
Michigan
William S. Sayres, Jr
Chancery
Sayres
Michigan Bell Telphone Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Telphone Company
the Utilities Commission
Telephone Company
Sasyres
Pentiac
Grand Rapids
Flint
Ann Arbor
Kalamazoo
Benton Harbor
Royal Oak
Ypsilanti
Petoskey
Big Rapids
Cheboygan
Albion
Traverse City
Holland
St. Joseph
Young Man Crushed Under Jack Dies in Auto Repair
Warren Bennett, 22, died when a jack slipped while he worked on his car. Fifteen hours later his body was found by his mother in a field near the Bennett home as the family had been visiting neighbors.
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United Press
Detroit
Warren Bennett
Bennett
Walsh acquitted in Midland forgery case
John Walsh, a Midland automobile dealer, was acquitted by a circuit court jury on forgery charges linked to the failed Midland County Savings Bank last spring.
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Midland
Mich
John Walsh
Midland County Savings Bank
Walsh
Breach Seen On Plan For Navy Limits
London reports ongoing friction between Britain and the United States over naval policy after MacDonald’s Washington visit. French Premier Tardieu seeks mediation while Italian delegates stay at their hotel. A three hour Franco-Italian exchange plus a dinner among American, British and Japanese negotiators clears underbrush as talks continue. A final steno graphic outlining each nation’s position is planned after tomorrow’s St James Palace session.
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Webb Miller
United Press
London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Washington
Andre Tardieu
France
Tardieu
MacDonald
Hennry L. Stimson
No. 10 Downing Street
Dino Grandi
Stimson
America
England
St. James Palace
Threat notes force guards at Lasky homes
Armed officers guard film director Jesse Lasky and his sister Mrs Blanche Lasky Turnbull in Hollywood after death threat notes were delivered to them at their residences. Notes warned of imminent killing and came two weeks after the warning.
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United Press
Hollywood
Jesse Lasky
Blanche Lasky Turnbull
Lasky
Famous Players Lasky Studios
Judge Orders Prisoner Released in Frameup Case
Newberry Michigan January 22 Judge Herbert Runnels freed Wilson McInnis who had been jailed since last August for a game law violation he says was a frameup by three conservation officers Bert Furst Fred Kimmel and Julius Thorsen Williams testified the officers offered to use 1000 worth of beaver hides to trap McInnis The three officers face perjury charges awaiting trial
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Newberry
Mich
Wilson MeInnis
Herbert Runnels
MeInnis
Jugge Rennels
Joseph Williams
Bert Furst
Fred Kimmel
Julius Thorsen
McInnis
Thre
Chicory seed price reduced amid grower notice
Oscar Wiley of E. B. Muller and Company announced a price cut for 1930 chicory seed from $1.20 to 80 cents per pound. The 1980 crop will fetch $12.10 at the factory and $11.10 at stations. Muller operates kilns in Bad Axe Bay City Mt. Pleasant Coleman and Cape, and paid out about $500 weekly in payroll plus several thousand dollars to local growers last season.
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Oscar Wiley
E. B. Muller and Company
Muller Company
Bad Axe
Bay, City
Mt. Pleasant
Coleman and
Cape
Mary Baird Bryan Dies in Hollywood Home
Mary Baird Bryan widow of William Jennings Bryan dies after a short illness in Hollywood California at her daughter Ruth Bryan Owens home. She inspired Bryan through campaigns and the Scopes trial era. Funeral arrangements await word from Ruth Bryan Owens, who serves in Congress.
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United Press
Hollywood
Calif
William Jennings Wryan
Secretary of State
Mary Baird Bryan
Dayton
Tenn
Ruth Bryan Owens
Congress
Florida
Two 16 Year Olds Held on Burglary Charge in Hamtramck
In Hamtramck Michigan on January 22 two 16 year old youths, Daniel Borcyzko and Joseph Dulski, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering after they admitted stealing oriental trinkets from a local Japanese art store for their girlfriends. They were held in default of $5,000 bail to await trial before Justice Leo Karwick.
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Hamtramek
Mich
Iocal
Aniece
Nair
Daniel Borcyzko
Joseph Dulski
Leo Karwick
Mellon Backs Move to Shift Prohibition Enfor cement to Justice Department
Secretary Mellon endorsed transferring prohibition enforcement from the treasury to the Justice Department before the House Expenditures committee. He argued the treasury should focus on finances and currency while enforcement is a separate penal statute. He noted the alcohol permit section would stay in treasury with a 10 day Justice Department review.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
Justice Department
Mellon
House Expenditures Committee
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Igoe
Prohibition Enforcement Agency
Joe
Melton
Burns Responsible For Child's Death
Saginaw Jan 22 Burns received when she placed a kerosene can on a gasoline stove with her mother away resulted in the death of Elizabeth Jasner six of Chesaning early today.
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Saginaw
Burns
Elizabeth Jasner
Chesaning
Bolivia blames Paraguay for border clash at Island post
La Paz reports heavy Paraguayan assault seven times larger than Bolivian forces at Island frontier post. Bolivian minister calls Paraguay’s actions a double game, accusing aggression despite talks of settlement under Washington accord. No Bolivian mobilization noted.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Frontier Post
League of Nations
Fabian Vaca Chavez
United Press
Paraguay
Uruguay
Officers of eighty county fairs meet in Detroit
Delegates from eighty county district and state fair organizations convened in Detroit for a two day session led by Michigan Fair Organization president Fred A Chapman of Ionia. Annual secretary reports and talks by C Johnson and Herbert Powell framed the program with Gov Fred W Green delivering the principal banquet speech.
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United Press
Detroit
Fred A. Chapman
Ionia
C. Johnson
Grand Rapids
Herbert Powell
Fred W.green
U. S. Canada Border Parley on Rum
The United States and Canada plan a border conference to halt smuggling and coordinate border controls under Melton's program. A Ottawa meeting is being organized with dates not set, after talks in Washington with Vincent Massey.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury Department
Melton
State Cotton
Ottawa
Treasury
Vincent Massey
State Department
Caxton
Lowman Ovp
Lowman
200 Persons Driven From Chicago Apartment Building
A northside Chicago apartment building fire driven 200 residents to the street in 6 below zero weather. Overheated furnace caused the blaze destroying 16 of 52 flats. Chief Justice Harry Olso opened his home for refugees as firemen fought the blaze. Damage estimated at $75,000.
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Chicago
The Death List and Injuries in Berea
The list records multiple child fatalities including William Pastorek Jack Walter Juanita Walter Jegn Taylor Ritz Zielenski Vincent Zielenski Dorothy Zielenski Vernon Davidson William Davidson and Evelyn Kaltenbach aged 7 to 14 with an unidentified Berean hospital child plus Ethel May Davidson age 9 injured at Berea hospital.
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William Pastorek
Jack Walter
Juanita Walter
Jegn Taylor
Ritz Zielenski
Vincent Zielenski
Dorothy Zielenski
Vernon Davidson
William Davidson
Evelyn Kaltenbach
Berean Hospital
Ethel May Davidson
Berea Hospital
Poison pills given to infant at reunion death
Battle Creek reports a fatal incident where Louise Tillbury, one month old, ingested poison pills given by her great great grandfather to pacify her during a family reunion. The child died after swallowing pills when the bottle top was loosened.
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Battle Creek
Louise Tillbury
Missing Mail Pilot Held Captive Report Sparks Search
Las Vegas Nevada January 22. Reports that Maury Graham the missing Western Air Express pilot is being held captive by Indians on the Piute reservation near the crash site are under sheriff's posse scrutiny. Deputies seek confirmation from an Indian hostiler and Piutes in Beaver County Utah as searches continue nearby with 46 planes and hundreds of men in the area.
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United Press
Las Vegas
Nev
Maury Graham
Western Air Express
Graham
Beaver County
Utah
Salt Lake City
Ost
Girl Found Guilty Will Be Sentenced
Priscilla Kruger an 18 year old girl was found guilty of attempting to obstruct justice by writing a threatening letter to a state's witness during the trial of Frank Hallas and Joseph Janicke. The verdict came as Hallas and Janicke, her onetime sweetheart, were serving life terms for highway robbery. Sentencing was postponed to January 28 with a recommendation for leniency.
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United Press
Detroit
Priscilla Kruger
Frank Hallas
Joseph Janicke
Marquette
Hallas
Miss Kruger
Cecile Stachura
Janicke
Miss Stachyra
Halias
Rial
Prominent Democrat James Shaughnessy Dies in Grand Rapids
James B. Shaughnessy 55 longtime secretary of the Kent County Democratic committee dies in Grand Rapids. He is survived by his widow and two sons.
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Grand Rapids
Jan
James B. Shaughnessy
Kent County
Democratic Committee
Train Crash Kills School Bus Riders in Ohio
Thirteen were on the bus en route to Brook Park school when New York Central express No 19 crashed into it in Berea Ohio. Ten pupils and the bus driver died while Mary Davidson survived with minor injuries. A second fatal bus accident in the district occurred near Shreve less than a month earlier.
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Tea
Ohio
New York Central
Brook Fark School
Mary Davidson
Burbank
Wayne County
Shreve
State Public Utilities Commission
John Taylor
Brook Park Vilage
John Hand
Buffalo
Chicago
Af Sten
Toledo
Han
Berea
Berea High School
Brook Park School House
A. J. Pearse
Recall petitions target City Commissioner Walter H. Brooks
In Grand Rapids on January 22 petitions circulated seeking Brooks removal over alleged bias in voting on a county tax measure. The petition claims his state office and home location affect his impartiality and his ability to serve as city commissioner.
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Grand Rapids
Walter H. Brooks
Brooks
Weather outlook for lower Michigan and nearby cities
Forecast calls for mostly fair conditions tonight and Thursday with some clouds. Temperatures will be slightly colder tonight in eastern and central areas and remain cold Thursday with daytime highs around the mid 20s to lower 30s in Detroit and surrounding cities.
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Michigan
Sam HI LO
Alpena
Sacseeeee
Chicago Tesesege
Detroit Ceteoceves
Escanaba Wees
Aid J Ludington
Tsault Ste. Mori
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Andrew Mellon
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