General Butler Ordered Before Court Martial
Secretary of the Navy Adams ordered Major General Smedley D. Butler to stand general court martial in a statement. Butler will be judged by officers chosen by General Fuller with trial to begin after court setup. Butler will remain under arrest at Quantico with restricted movement and no public discussion.
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Washington
U.R
Adams
Emediey D. Butler
Butler
Smedley
D. Butler
Fuller
Quantico
U.P
Stimson
Italy
Smedley D. Butler
Mussolini
Philadelphia
Navy
Marine Corps
Giacomo de Martino
State Department
de Martino
Themy
Gen Mil
Legislature seeks extension of 1930 license plates
In Lansing on January 29 the legislature asked Secretary of State Frank D. Fitzgerald to request all law enforcement officers to permit continued use of 1930 automobile license plates until March 1. The Senate approved the resolution yesterday and the House adopted it this afternoon.
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Lansing
U.P
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Senate
House
Heflin contest filed over Bankhead Alabama Senate seat
Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama filed a notice in the Senate challenging the election of John H Bankhead as senator from Alabama alleging coercion bribery and ballot box stuffing to defeat Heflin in November. The filing sets up a formal challenge to the result and references alleged improper acts.
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Washington
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
J. Thomas Heflin
Dem
Ala
Bankhead
Labor Group on Rise in England
London January 29 The Laborite government of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald appeared near collapse at times yet rode a 27 vote majority in the house of commons on the second reading of the trades disputes bill. The 277 to 250 result surprised critics as Liberal abstentions and Conservative absences due to illness aided the government.
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London
U.R
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
Labor
Veterans fate rises as Congress weighs cash Adjusted Comp certificates
Republican leaders in Congress favor pressing cash payments for adjusted compensation certificates to World War I veterans despite administration opposition. The battle over veterans compensation dwarfs the Muscle Shoals dispute as senators push to move the measure, while the administration blocks the project and debates over the Federal Reserve system continue.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
U.P
Congress
Hoover
Senate
War Department
Black
Dem
Ala
Norris
Ren
Nebr
Muscile Shoals
Melton
Mellon
Mills
Wickersham
Glass
Neiv Business Opens in Mt Pleasant
Mt Pleasant welcomes a new upholstery shop at 221 South Main Street named Neiv Business. Owner A Fahnie says the Alma Upholstering Shop nearby inspired the venture and the shop will operate evenings for customers unable to visit during the day.
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Mt. Pleasant
South Main Street
A. Fahnie
Alma
When a Doctor Is Not Strictly Speaking A Doctor
Dr Beck of the college English department recounts confusion over the title doctor after late night and early morning phone calls. A mystery misdial reveals calls meant for Dr Beckett of the Isabella county health unit.
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EB. C G. Beck
Megiello
Yifan
Johnny
Hesleenily
Beck
Dr. Beckett
Isabella County Health Unit
Nugent Dodds Confirmed for Assistant Attorney General Post
The Senate confirmed Nugent Dodds of Mt. Pleasant to the U S assistant attorney general post after his prosecution of the Smith bank embezzlement case and a career in federal fraud cases. Dodds, 43, is the son of Francis H. Dodds, former congressman, and was a longtime associate in the Dodds law firm.
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Hoover
Nugent
Dodds
Mt. Pleasant
United States
United States Senate
Daily Times
Washington
Smith Bank
Federal Department
Nugent Dodds
Francis H. Dodds
Sere
Dodds and
Isabella County Bar Association
University of Michigan Law School
Central State Teachers College
Farm Board warns wheat growers to cut acreage or lose market
Washington January 29 The federal farm board warned it may withdraw from the wheat market and sell all holdings if growers fail to reduce acreage. Legge says progress exists but must accelerate. the board has spent about 100 million of a 500 million fund and holds 175 million bushels of spot wheat plus 55 million bushels in futures. If sold now, losses would reach around 30 million, offset slightly by profits on 1980 wheat.
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Washington
U.P
Federal Farm Board
United Press
Legge
Fedls
Stabilization Corporation Holdings
Bbe
Congress
Paris Resident Injured in Michigan Car Crash
Bertie Burch of Paris Michigan is in serious condition at a Howard City hospital after a head on collision last night near Big Rapids. Four other men including Arthur Hanson J J Henderson Lee Montague Lynn Luce were injured in the wreck while returning from Lansing.
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Big Rapids
Mich
U.P
Bertie Burch
Paris
Howard City
Arthur Hanson
J. J. Henderson
Lee Montague
Lynn Luce
Burch
Lansing
North City Carrier Contest Welcomes Williams and Mann
The Daily Times introduces two new home delivery staffers, Beryl Williams and Russell Mann, as competitors in the carrier subscriber drive. Williams covers a northwestern route including North Main through East Broadway and enjoys baseball. Mann serves parts of North Franklin Andre Bennett Pickard and Broadway, with drum-playing secret hobby and strong drive to win honors.
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Daily Times
Beryl Williams
Russell Mann
Beryl
Mt. Pleasant
North Main
Kinney
Arnold
Mission
Chippewa
East Broadway
Beryl's
North Franklin
Andre, Bennett, Pickard
Broadway
Russell
Brucker Urges Local Officials to Embrace Economy
Governor Brucker pressed local units to mirror state cuts, calling for a partnership in government to avoid shifting costs. He warned of wasteful past practices and said dismissals sparked petitions, urging county lawmakers and officials to curb expenses at home.
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Lansing
U.P
Brucker
State Association of Supervisors
Ahich
Judiciary
Legislative
Fred Kt. Ming
Supreme Court
Louis H. Fead
Embargo Drive For Oil Imports By Copper Bill
Independent oil producers urged quick passage of the Copper bill to limit crude oil imports for three years and impose an embargo on all foreign refined products. Southwestern producers, Senator Canper, Rep Kas, and Senator Thomas supported the measure to cap annual imports at 16 million barrels for 1931 1932 and 1933 based on 1928 shipment ratios.
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Seid
Washington
U.P
Senate Commercce Committee
Canper
Kas
Thomas
Dem
Okla
Indiana mine blast fatal to 29 workers
At Little Betty mine Indiana twenty nine men died in a shaft explosion after many workers were trapped by gas and a rock fall. Seven survivors were found alive at dawn as rescue groups cleared the shaft and hospital tents formed near the entrance. State and federal officials attributed the blast to gas in the porous limestone formation.
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Linton
Ind
U.R
Little Betty
Fred Reed
Oil Lease Challenges Highlight Vernon County Circuit Court
The Vernon County circuit court neared the end of its fourth day with several oil lease cases. Elsie Way Wild sues Pure Oil claiming leases were signed by others and she never signed. Royalties paid to her husband. Fetters vs Whittmer Oil and Gas Properties alleges foreign trust status and improper business, with records showing ongoing filings and reorganizations. Other similar cases listed on the calendar drew hundreds to the court.
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Circuit Court
Elsie Way Wild
Pure Oil Company
Wild
Vernon Township
Mary Fetters
Elmer J. . Fetters
Whittmer Oil and Gas Properties
Fetters
Whittmer Oil
Whittmer
Whittmer Company
Ecourt
Winter avalanches kill Italian soldiers in Haute Maurienne Alps
French and Franco-Italian alpine regions suffer heavy snow and storms. Dispatches report 21 Italian soldiers killed by avalanches in Haute Maurienne as rescuers struggle amid ongoing blizzards. Train service slowed, telephone lines disrupted, and high winds delay Channel shipping.
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Paris
France
Alps
Chambery
Haute Maurienne
Tony
Moutiers
Aixon
Charolles
English Channel
Havre
Trouville
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Robert T Jones Jr in Atlanta
A baby girl named Mary Eleanor Jones arrived at 2 a m in Atlanta at the home of Mr and Mrs Robert T Jones Jr. Both mother and child are reported doing well. The Jones family also includes Mary Malone and Bobby.
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Atlanta
Mary Eleanor Jones
Robert T. Jones
Bobby
Mary Eleanor
Mary Malone
One Candidate Only in County Spring Election
Isabella county faces no spring primary as only CG H Cassatt filed for county commissioner. Filing closed January 20, leaving a single nominee to be declared elected by special board. April ticket will include other county and state offices.
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Isabella County
CG. H. Cassatt
State faces tentative finance bill for lawmakers to act
Lansing January 29. A tentative general appropriation bill will be introduced in both houses next week to begin budget work while George Thompson rewrites the budget per Governor Brucker. Rep. Hartman says the measure is a makeshift and may not reflect final figures, with targets cut from Green’s $36 million to $29 million then adjusted further.
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Lansing
Brucker
House
Senate
Gus T. Hartman
House Ways
Uneans
Hartman
George R. Thompson
Thompson
Green
Hompson
St Joseph Man Heads State Association of Supervisors
A. R. Allen W. Baker of St. Joseph was elected president of the State Association of Supervisors at the close of the county officers convention in Lansing. He succeeds Samuel Eddy of Lake Linden. Other officers named include John C. Barron Marysville first vice president Wm A Ward Grand Traverse County second vice president and Willis M Brewer Howell secretary treasurer. The group urged against a sales tax supported township road takeovers with state aid favored county drainage authority and a tuberculosis sanatorium for the northern Lower Peninsula. PORT HURON Jan 29. Resumption of work at Gait Wood Inc speed boat plant will bring about 250 former workers back within two to three weeks.
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Lansing
A.r—Allen W. Baker
St. Joseph
State Association of Supervisors
Samuel Eddy
Lake Linden
John C. Barron
Marysville
Wm. A. Ward
Grand Traverse County
Willis M. Brewer
Howell
Brucker
Boards of Supervisors
Lower Peninsula
Port Huron
Mich
Gait Wood, Inc
Native chief surrenders to Italian forces in Benghazi
In Benghazi on January 20 UR3-Ab El Cattabi surrendered to Italian troops. The native chief, leader of a 80-strong harem, faced separation and likely internment on a small island, amid ongoing colonial control.
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Benghazi
Tripoli
Ab el Cattabi
Mirus the
Nicholson well setback clouds western field expectations
Brine struck on the Nicholson well Wednesday afternoon halted drilling after brine appeared near the expected oil level. Reports dispute if any oil or gas was recovered and no significant Dundee flow was seen. The water flow was reached at about 40 feet in the sand, 8700 feet deep, with further drilling pending owner decision.
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Nicholson
Dundee
Broomfield Passeur
Deerfield
Broomfield Pool
Marshall Rand
Geneva Oil and Gas Company
Whittmer- McKenzie
Leaton
Chippewa Pool
Plan to Deport Detroit Gangster
Detroit scene reports deportation proceedings against Frank Cammarata a Detroit gangster. Immigration Director John L Zubrick moves to send him to Italy for violating rules by entering the U S within five years after a prior crime conviction. Cammarata served three years in Kingston Ontario for carrying arms and was later arrested 17 times with one conviction a five dollar fine for striking a traffic officer.
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Detroit
U.R
Frank Cammarata
Italy
John L. Zubrick
Immigration
Cammarata
Kingston
Portsmouth
Ont
Noted Doctor John Reycraft Dies in Petoskey
Dr. John Reycraft, a leading Michigan physician, died of a stroke at his quarters in the Perry hotel Petoskey. He owned timber tracts including Reycraft forests on Walloon Lake and was a founder of the Petoskey hospital.
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Petoskey
Mich
John Reycraft
Inl Hortheet
Hei
ePergskey
Savings Deposits Show Large Rise Across The U S
New York January 29 U P An estimated rise of about 1 000 000 000 in U S savings deposits in 1980 was reported by the National Association of Mutual Savings Banks Depositors surpassed 500 000 as total deposits grew by 592 607 440 from the prior year 17 states accounted for a 600 000 000 increase while thrift accounts in other banks added not less than 400 000 000 T F Wallace president of the Savings Bankers association and head of the Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank of Minneapolis called the growth a sign of better times ahead.
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New York
U.P
United States
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
T. F. Wallace
Savings Bankers Association
Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank of Minneapolis
Weather Detroit Michigan forecast and temps
The forecast calls for Lower Michigan to be partly cloudy with rain or snow late tonight or Friday in the north. Temperatures rise Friday in the far north and west tonight as winds shift to southwest. Upper Michigan expects snow late tonight or Friday with warmer readings tonight and Friday in the east and central portions.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower
Michigan
Upper ‘Michigan
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Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Luceum Bureaus of America
Neilson
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U.S
Neiv Business
Beryl. Williams
Indiana
Pure Oil
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