Oil Suit Leads Front Rank in Circuit Court
In Isabella county circuit court re convening Monday morning several oil related suits will be heard. A principal case is Pure Oil versus Gardinder over leases on county western gas fields. Original leases allowed oil or gas but gas provisions were later stricken. Pure Oil plans a second gasser in Broom field and seeks to drill amid Gardiner opposition. Attorneys UO L Smith of Detroit and James Ryan represent Dr Gardiner.
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Isabella Coun
Gardiner
Wvestern
S. E. Gardiner
Ome
Pure Oil Company
Broomfield
UO. L. Smith
Detroit
James Ryan
Pleasant
Dr. Gardiner
Chicago Postoffice Description Reveals Grand New Building
The postoffice department publicized details of the Chicago federal postoffice under construction. It will cover about 50 acres with 2 809 000 square feet of floor space, be 600 feet long 850 feet wide and 200 feet high, and include 40 elevators. Congress allotted 21 million dollars for the project. A conveying belt will move mail to upper floors for distribution on the ground floor, and a cafeteria will serve employees.
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Washington
U.P
Postoffice Department
Federal Postoffice
Chicago
Congress
Texas Corporation Acquires Indian Refining Firm
Texas corporation virtually completed its acquisition of the Indian Refining company at a board meeting. Texas officials were elected to executive posts of the Indian concern, and Indian stockholders had earlier elected several Texas officials as directors.
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New York
W.R
Indian Refining Company
Texas Corporation
Earliey
Safe Job at Court House Vaults Sparks Theft Concerns
Barns remained locked while horses were stolen as a Seale safe expert explains that shifting combinations to money vaults and safes is a precaution. The court house vaults and various offices received new combinations to limit access to authorized personnel only.
Teachers Plan County Song Festival at Central State
Teachers from Isabella county gathered at Central State Teachers college to organize an all county singing festival. Prof. J. H. Powers and Miss Bunker led the meeting to boost rural school singing and craft plans for the festival later this year.
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Isabella County
Central State Teachers College
J. H. Powers
Bunker
Central State
Call Assembly of Nations February 1932
A United Press report from Geneva notes that the League of Nations sets February 2 1932 for a world disarmament conference to restrain arms growth and curb war materials. French leader Briand and other officials see limited progress possible amid unresolved military needs and defense debates. In Saginaw Michigan, Richard P Stericker 71 dies from carbon monoxide after a car door shuts while he works. the death is reported by UP.
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Samuel Dashiell
United Press
Geneva
U.P
League of Nations Council
League Preparatory Commission
Edouard Benes
Czecho Slovakia
Russia
League
Aristide Briand
Saginaw, Mich
Richard P. Stericker
Hide and Fur
Stericker
Irene
Supreme Court Upholds Guest Passenger Auto Act
The Michigan Supreme Court upheld the 1929 Guest Passenger Act limiting damages from auto owners unless driver gross negligence is shown. The Kent county case involved Allen Lahr and Al bina Naudzuis with immediate act effect. A separate Wayne County case awarded George Deffenbaugh 35000 in a truck collision near Webberville with Interstate Motor Freight Co.
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Lansing
U.P
State Supreme Court
Kent County
Algo
Allen Lahr
Albina Naudzuis
Allen
Clarence
Supreme Court
el Naudruis
Samuel McDonald
Miss Naudruis
Ross
Wayne
George Deffenbaugh
Interstate Motor Freight Co
Deffenbaugh
Detroit City College
Webberville
Real grind of legislature to start Monday
Michigan lawmakers return to the Capitol after 10 days of junket trips to face a heavy task. Gov Brucker will present a supplemental Hartman building program message and resist a full renewal of the budget, with decisions shaping state finances and taxation pending a draft.
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Claude J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.P
Michigan
Brucker
Hartman
George R
Decisive Test Foreseen in Prohibition Debate
Washington dispatch notes near consensus that this week's prohibition developments point to a decisive test of whether the 18th amendment will continue to bar alcohol or yield to regulation. With seven of eleven Wickersham Commission members favoring repeal or modification, dry forces plan a major educational push alongside preparations for a clash tied to next year's presidential election.
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Washington
U.P
Wickersham
Anti-Saloon League
Wickersham Commiission
Superintendents Endorse Plan For County Spelling Contest
Official endorsements from G E Gannard and L E Baumgarten back a county wide spelling contest in Isabella County Michigan. The Mount Pleasant Daily Times and United States Department of the Interior Indian Field Service express support and pledge cooperation to boost student interest and participation.
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Times
Mount :Pleasant
Isabella County
Daily Times
L. E. Baumgarten
Howell home raid bill tested in senate vote in Washington
Ardent prohibitionists push enforcement by Howell bill to set up model enforcement in the District of Columbia. The bill passed the senate 89 to 29 after a year on the shelf amid some opposition. The broader senate agenda includes probes into campaign funding and the president's power over federal commissioners.
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Lyle G. Wilson
United
Washington
Senate
Howell
Hoover
District of Columbia
United States
Pennsylvania
Samuel Vauclain
Philadelphia
Davis
Gings
Dem
Federal Reserve
Unnee
Smith
Garland
Draper
Interstate Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
Walsh
Mont
United States Attorney
Borah
Idaho
Republican Steering Committee
Agriculture Department
Governor Ritichie’s Mother Dies at Executive Mansion
Mrs. Albert Ritichie, mother of Governor Ritichie, died at 11:10 a.m. today in the executive mansion while the governor served as president at the time of death.
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Annapolis
Albert Ritichie
Ritchie
Minors Held In Petty Larceny Case At Donovan's
Two minors were held at the county jail after the robbery of 41 dollars from the cash register at Donovan's Accessories, 210 East Broadway. The youths confessed and the money was returned. no formal charges yet, but a petty larceny warrant was expected to be sworn later.
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Donovan
East Broadway
Oakland Pontiac dealer outlines 1931 sales surge plan
Martin Naumes, Oakland Pontiac dealer, reports Detroit meeting with 400 dealers and executives. He says Oakland Motor Car Co will raise 1931 business by 25 percent, aided by two improved models and factory cooperation. He predicts strong local volume with banner year prospects.
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Oakland
Oakland Motor Car Company
Martin Naumes
Oakland- Pontiac
Detroit
Statler Hotel
Naumes
I. J. Reuter
W. A. Blees
Weather Detroit Jan 24 Lower Michigan forecast
Partly cloudy with snow probable in extreme north tonight and Sunday. Warmer tonight and in northeast Sunday. Sunday southerly winds shifting west. January 26 to 31 outlook: some snow at start and again later week, with cold periods and brief warm spells. Readings show varied highs and lows across the Great Lakes region.
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Detroit
Lower
Michigan
Great Lakes
HI LO
Aspen
Chicago
Detroit Wisserese
Duluth
Escaraba
Grant Rapids Sae
Ludington
Santt Ste Marie
Isabella County Receives Final 1930 Weight and Gas Tax Funds
Isabella County's final 1930 weight and gas tax payment of 10 638 15 arrived at the county treasurer from the state highway department. The county’s total 1930 allotment was 56 509 18 with statewide collections at 92 592 88. The highway department owes counties 4 199 380 and awaiting payment by February. Populous counties led distributions with Wayne 709 150 Genesee 77 193 Oakland 84 677.
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Isabella County
State Highway Department
Isabella
Highway Department
Wayne County
Genesee County
Oakland County
Alabama Prison Damaged By Fire
The main building of the Alabama state prison at Wetumpka was heavily damaged by fire. Flames destroyed the north wing and the executive offices along with a textile factory. The prison houses 562 convicts and Nong was sleeping in the burning building without incident.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dan
Alabama State Prison
Wetumpka
Nong
Armour Severs Family Ties as Armour & Company Renamed
In Chicago Armour & Company drops the family name after Philip D. Armour resigns as first vice president and director. George Lee becomes president after the death of F. Edson White, with Reed advancing to first vice president in finance. The board cites Armour’s lack of sufficient executive experience for the top role.
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Chicago
Armour & Company
Philip D. Armour
Armour
P. D. Armour
T. George Lee
F. Edson White
Lee
White
Armour and Company
Phillip L. Reed
Reed
Armhur
Delay Leads to Short-Term Halt at Willie No 2 Well
The Willie No 2 well in Broomfield township halted for an indefinite period as oil men expect drilling to resume next week. Power was cut Thursday when the drill was over 1800 feet down near the gas sand. A court suit involving the well may affect its completion. the Willie is a Pure Oil company project.
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Broomfield Township
Willie
Pure Oil Company
Governor Brucker Favors Keeping Low State Salaries
Lansing Mich April 24 Gov Brucker endorses maintaining current salaries for lower paid state employees in a letter to Frank Wade president of the Michigan Federation of Labor He says he does not advocate lowering wages but urges rigid economy and salary equalization especially in higher brackets.
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Lansing
Jsu
U.P
Brucker
Frank Wade
Michigan Federation of Laos
Wade
Detroit Police Move Against Pigs Near Schools
Detroit police commanders ordered to close blind pigs within two blocks of schools following a school board survey. Police Commissioner James K. Watkins cited illegality of tip-over raids and considered patrolling entrances to deter liquor access near schools and churches.
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Detroit
U.P
James K. Watkins
Birt R. Shurly
Shurly
Watkins
John P. Smith
Discoverer Of Bromo Seltzer Dies
Isaac M. Emerson who developed the Bromo Seltzer formula and built a fortune died in Baltimore at 71 after months of illness. A Chapel Hill native, he moved to Baltimore 60 years ago and ran a small drug store. He owned the Emerson hotel and De La Plage at Narragansett Pier, three homes, and leaves a widow and a daughter Mrs. Charles M. Amory owner of Sagamore racing stable.
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Baltimore
U.P
Isaac IE. Emerson
Emerson
Chapel Hill
N. C
Emarson
de la Plage
Narragansett Pier
R. L
Charles M. Amory
Sagamore Racing Stable
Explosion Rocks Kansas Capitol
A blast at the Kansas state house Jan 24 damaged the first floor supply room where cleaning chemicals were stored. Custodian Harold Rude suffered serious burns before workers stopped the flames and smoke filled the building. Authorities could not determine the explosion’s origin.
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Topeka
Kan
U.pi
Kansas State House
Harold Rude
Bean Marketing Association to Be Formed Here
Isabella county bean growers held a Friday meeting at the courthouse to discuss a cooperative marketing association for beans. Over 100 growers from at least 10 townships attended and signed membership blanks signaling interest, with plans for countywide meetings to form a board of directors and outline. Michigan State College extension specialists explained the cooperative will coordinate a statewide advertising campaign for Michigan beans as a counter to western campaigns.
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Isabella County
Court House
Saginaw
Michigan
Michigan State
Gifford Patch
W. J. Love
Michigan State College
W.id
Hazlewood
Pleasant
Gata Market
Co-Operative Association
Saginaw Plant Fire Causes $35000 Loss
Saginaw Mich Jan 24 Fire destroyed the Valley Chemical company plant with an estimated loss of 35000. Firemen said the blaze started on the top floor of the three story building. The structure once housed a sawmill and later a soup factory. Hundreds watched from the river ice.
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Saginaw, Mich
U.P
The
Valley Chemical Company
Gaid
Saginaw River
Former Secretary to Clara Bow Convicted in Grand Theft
Daisy De Voe, once secretary to silent star Clara Bow, was jailed in Los Angeles County on grand theft charges. A seven man, five woman jury delivered a compromise verdict after 48 hours of deliberation, with leniency urged by all jurors. She faced possible 1 to 10 years in San Quentin.
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Ronald W
Wagoner
William C.deran
Canadian Official To Visit Washington
Canadian Prime Minister R B Bennett will visit Washington late next week. He will meet President Hoover at the White House and is expected to be received by the President as dictated by diplomatic custom. The visit marks Bennett as the first active state head to come here since 1929.
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Washington
R. B. Bennett
Canada
Ottawa
MacDonald
Great Britain
Legation
State Department
Bennett
Uns
Hoover
White House
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League Council
Mt. Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant
G. E. Gannard
United. States Department: OF the Interior
Indian Field Service
Detroit Auto
Alabama
Packer
Labor
Bromo Seltzer
Kansas Capitol
Bean Marketing Association
Blaze
Clara Bow
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