Michigan Bean Acreage in 1930 Hits High Record
Michigan bean acreage for 1930 nears a record high at 838 000 acres, up 20 percent from 1929 harvested area. National crop reports predict a 9 163 000 bushel Michigan crop, with May June weather favorable and some maggot damage requiring replanting.
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Michigan
Lansing
U.R
Verne H. Church
Herbert I. Powell
United States Crop Reporting Service
Montana
United States
New York
Colorado
New Mexico
California
Root Proposal On Red Probe Likely To Be Passed
New York July 15 U P Elihu Root's plan for a secret federal police force to investigate Communist propaganda appeared likely to be included in the congressional committee report as hearings opened. Rep Hamilton Fish Jr indicated agreement though spoke only for himself. Norman Thomas and the American Civil Liberties Union denounced the proposal as dangerous, while witnesses included Dr. William J. O Shea and Mathew Woll. Grover Whalen to testify on Amtorg links between Moscow and American Communists.
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New York
U.P
Elihu Root
Songressional
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Root
Norman Thomas
American Civil Liberties Union
William J. O'Shea
Mathew Woll
Te American Federation of Laos
Grover A. Whalen
Fimitorge Trading Corporation
Whalen
Amtorg
Moscow
Peter A. Bogidanov
vAmntury
Negroes Fear Race Riots Rock Brick Oklahoma Area
Disturbances spark fear of racial violence across Beckham Erick Collingsworth and Wheeler counties as groups of Black residents flee toward Elk City and Texas towns. Rumors of mobs, state aid, and troop readiness follow a fatal attack by Jesse Lee a Black farmhand on Mrs. Henry Vaughan, a white woman from Shamrock Texas.
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Brick
Okla
Texas Rangers
Elk City
Oklahoma
Texas
Shamrock
Tex
Henry Vaughan
Erick
Jesse Lee
Detroit recall campaign rages as Bowles faces voter verdict
July 15 dispatch notes heated radio campaigning before Detroit voters decide Bowles recall. Mayor Bowles defends debts and lower interest rates while Judge Edward J. Jeffries lambasts his leadership. Commissioner Gillespie links recall to Walter Cary and bank influence in the street railway dispute.
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Detroit
Ku.r
Charlies Bowles
Bowles
Wolls
New York
Edward J. Jeffries
Recorder’s Court
Charles Bowles
Yale
Mich
Jeffries
John Gillespie
Walter B. Cary
Gillespie
Detroit Street Railway
Cary
Thompson Aeronautical Corp Flies 3200 Miles Daily in June
Kalamazoo July 15 U P A perfect record was made during June by the Thompson Aeronautical Corporation operating Michigan air mail route No 27. An average of 3200 miles were flown every operating day with all schedules maintained and no mishaps. A new Diesel motor plane went into operation for the first time in aviation history on a commercial basis delivering 100 percent service.
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Kalamazoo
U.P
Thompson Aeronautical Corporation
Weather jittery in lower Michigan and north unsettled
Detroit July 15 forecast shows lower Michigan air fair with south sun and partly cloudy north portions tonight through Wednesday. Unsettled conditions expected in the north with warmer highs. readings for Alpena Chicago Detroit Duluth Escanaba Grand Rapids Ludington and Mistriuette indicate mid 50s to mid 70s amid rough OCR data.
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U.R
Lower
Michigan
Chicago
Detroit W
Duluth
Ludington
Mistriuette Bhewe
Young aviator Goldsborough rescued after plane crash near Bennington
19 year old aviator Goldsborough was found conscious in wreckage six miles from Bennington Vermont after a crash in fog. Four men and firefighters aided rescue while Mockler sought help. He suffered a broken leg and internal injuries but showed resolve. surgeon Dr. Trotter expressed optimism for recovery.
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Bennington
Rank
Goldsborough
Young Goldborough
Putnam Memorial Hospital
John ‘Trotter
Charles Longin
Dovid Mockler
Trotter
Donald Mockler
Mockler
Newark
N. d
New York
Brazwell
Keene
N. H
Cleveland
Brice Goldsborough
Frances Grayson
Dawn
New Phone Service Connects Mt Pleasant to Detroit
Mt Pleasant in Iowa gains a direct telephonic link to Detroit with a new service started last Saturday enabling long distance calls. The improvement promises faster connections and expanded communication for residents and businesses.
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Mt. Pleasant
Wheat Market Slump Worries Hoover Aides and Lawmakers
President Hoover and lawmakers face anxiety as sliding wheat prices press administration policy. Farm Board actions are debated, with Legge urging acreage curtailment while Capper and Reed spark criticism. Kansas primaries August 5 shape political stakes for Allen and Capper.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Alexander Legge
Senator Capper
Kansas
Farmy Board
Clyde Reed
Legge
Reed
Henry Allen
Allen
Capper
Leaton Well shows flow of about 200 barrels
Core No 1 in the Leaton area early Monday morning is delivering a flow of about 200 barrels per day. Initial estimates of 600 barrels were revised after a 24 hour gauge test. The well is a steady producer and drilling will continue to reach maximum production.
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Leaton
Matthey No. 1
New York Petroleum
Leaton Field
Lealen
Marthey No
Mt. Pleasant
Chicago Teachers In Need of Wages
Distress among Chicago school teachers grows as salaries remain months overdue. The Chicago Board of Education weighs relief measures to raise 6.1 million to meet payrolls, while 18 million in 1980 tax anticipation warrants await buyback. Officials warn the solution hinges on a Supreme Court decision allowing sale of 1930 warrants.
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Chicago
U.R
Board ‘of Education
Board of Education
Supreme Court
James Hemingway
Education Finance Committee
Block on Franklin to Open Wednesday
The first block of new pavement on Franklin street will be opened to traffic Wednesday morning. City manager W. K. Willman said paving will reach Locust street tonight and stop for curb and gutter work. Concrete work on Franklin street is expected finished by August 15 with traffic opening soon after.
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Franklin Street
W. K. Willman
Locust Stret
Tree Sitting Hazards Rise As Kids Endure Endurance Feats
Chicago dispatch reports dozens of youths across states embraced the tree sitting craze to win fame and endure hours up among treetop perches. beginners find it fun while seasoned sitters face risks from razor straps, owls, wind, and fatigue as others sleep on limbs and pebbles fly from observers.
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Chicago
U.P
Billy Kearney
Kansas City
Billy
Ray Saunders
Herbert Ellingham, Jr
The
United Press
Ray
Herbert
Jack Richards
Evan Bates
Jack
Dave Hogan
Minneapolis
Midwest
George Fabiano Passes Away After Illness
George Fabiano, a well known Mt. Pleasant merchant, died this morning at Ford Hospital in Detroit after an illness and prior surgery. Survived by wife and children, his body will be brought from Detroit and burial likely in Lansing. Robert Kane traveled to Detroit to arrange return.
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George Fabiano
Ford
Brundidge to testify before Cook County grand jury
Chicago July 15. Brundidge, St Louis Star reporter, invited to testify before the Cook County grand jury investigating racketeering tied to the Alfred Lingle case. The jurors may call witnesses regardless of the state attorney's approval, and Brundidge signaled he will testify from Havana under his own conditions.
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Chicago
O.R
Cook County
Grand Jury
Criminal Court
Denis J. Normoyle
Harry T. Brundidge
St. Louis Star
Brundidge
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Tribune
Lingle
Normoyle
Bruindidge
Justice Normoyle
Briand Federation Questionnaire Responses Sparse
Paris reports Aristide Briand set a date for returning relief on the European federation survey. Seven of 26 nations replied with favorable views though many delayed, including Britain Belgium and Switzerland. Foreign Office said remaining nations would answer by week’s end with Britain possibly awaiting tomorrow or Thursday.
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Paris
U.R
Aristide Briand
Renlies
Sweden
Spain
Holland
Italy
Roumania
Denmark
Austria
Foreign Office
Briand
Great Britain
Belgium
Switzerland
Stove Fire Reported in Shepherd Home
An overheated oil stove sparked a small fire at the home of Mrs Lu H McGewen in Shepherd Monday afternoon. Neighbors found the blaze and the fire department arrived to control it before significant damage occurred.
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Shepherd
Oil Worker Dies After Pure Oil Well Accident
A L Fety aged 44 dies at Saginaw General after a 24 hour struggle from injuries at the Jasco B 2 well in Midland county. He fell from a ladder onto a machine lever while working as a well clean-out man for Pure Oil, survived by wife and six children. He came from Parkersburg West Virginia months ago.
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Pure Oil Company
A. L. Fety
Saginaw General Hospital
Mr. Fety
Jasco
Parkersburg
West Virginia
MacDonald Set for Westward Trip in Mooney Case
John MacDonald the frail witness in the Preparedness Day bombing cases rests in Baltimore as lawyers and California officials negotiate his return to California to refute testimony. Governor Young may delay hearings until after the August primary while MacDonald’s lawyers push for a definite date before executive and parole boards. The Mooney defense committee signals readiness to transport him to the West Coast to resolve the long-stalled issues.
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Baltimore
U.P
John MacDonald
Tom Mooney
Warren Billings
California
C. C. Young
Mooney
Billings
MacDonald
Charles Ruzicka
Hilary Gans
Young
Four Die After Train-Car Collision At Chamberlains Crossing
An inquest is set for July 25 into the deaths of four people in a Chamberlain crossing collision near Marcellus Michigan. Victims include Rev Alfred Chamberlain 68 and Willis Chamberlain 78 and their wives en route to their farm. The Maple Leaf passenger train struck their automobile as Willis braked to avoid the eastbound railcar. Lieutenant Mitchell of Battle Creek provided a train statement to Deputy Sheriff Bartlett.
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Marcellus
Mich
U.R
Chamberlain’s Crossing
Here
Alfred Chamberlain
Methodist Community Church
Oshtemo
Willis Chamberlain
Grand Trunk Railway
Willis
Byton
Titchell
Battle Creek
V. A. Bartlett
Detroit Gang War Claims Tenth Victim
Detroit police report a surge of gang violence as a ninth victim, 80 year old Henry Topancey, was shot in his car near the eastside gang’s HQ. Witnesses say a lone gunman fired six bullets, killing Topancey and wounding Louis Salvio, 36, who survived. Police Commissioner Wilcox warned more murders and rising rackets as bosses hide.
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Detroit
U.P
Henry Topancey
Eastside Gang of Beer
Louis Salvio
Topancey
Thomas E. Wilcox
Underworld
Ambulance Plane Flies Wyeths to Michigan for Daughter
An ambulance air plane will take Mr and Mrs John Wyeth to Maronette Michigan this afternoon where their daughter is seriously ill. The flight will be conducted by Harman Wadlow with a physician aboard and then return the Wyeths to St Joseph.
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ST. Joseph
John Wyeth
Maronette
Mich
Harman Wadlow
Has
Jeff
Wichita
Kansas
For &T. Joseph
Sandino Claims U. S. people affected
In Mexico City a Sandino statement says heavy U. S. personnel among Marines and Nicaraguan constabulary sufferings due to clashes. It cites 300 killed and 500 wounded among troops, 43 rebels fatally harmed and 85 harmed, across seventeen encounters, with Sandino vowing to lead until Nicaragua is freed.
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Mexico City
U.S
United States
Augustino Sandino
Pedro Zepeda
Sandino
Mexico
Zeppeda
Zepeda
Nicaragua
Nicargua
McCormick Senate Campaign Spending Probed in Chicago
Ruth Hanna McCormick defended her Cook county primary effort as the senate committee reopened its inquiry into her expenditures. She estimated campaign costs at about 252000 dollars with roughly 44 cents per vote while promising more testimony and cross examination of witnesses.
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Chicago
U.F
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Cook County
Senate Committee
North Dakota
McCormick
Charles S. Densen
Denieen
Floods Drown Over 120 in Korea. Dozens Missing
London dispatch reports renewed floods in Korea drowning more than 120 people and leaving many missing. An exchange telegraph from Tokio notes continuing heavy rain and rising waters, with authorities scrambling to assess casualties.
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London
Korea
Tokio
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European Federation
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Saginaw
U. S
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