Sinclair plans expansion of vast resources
New York reports Sinclair Consolidated Oil contemplates swelling its resources to beyond one billion dollars. Pending moves include taking over Prairie Oil and Gas and Prairie Pipe Line, selling half of Sinclair Pipe Line to Standard Oil of Indiana, sourcing crude from Prairie Pipe Line, and acquiring Tidewater Associated Oil to boost Pacific coast outlets.
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New York
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Southwest
Pierce Petroleum Corporation
Sinclair
Prairie Oil and Gassi Company
Prairie Pipene Company
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
Prairie Pipe Line Company
Tidewater Associated Oil
Pacific Coast
Forest Fire Threatens Haywood Town in California
In Haywood near Redding, California, a stubborn forest fire grew from Trinity National Forest threatening the town. More than 100 men fought the blaze across 5250 acres of pine timber, with forest managers labeling it incendiary and volunteers and troops drafted from nearby towns aiding the effort.
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Redding
Calif
U.P
Haywood
Here
Trinity National Forest
George Gowan
Hayford
Noted Author Carl Sandburg To Speak At Central State
Mt. Pleasant welcomes Carl Sandburg to the Central State Teachers college auditorium at eleven Friday morning. Admission is free and seats will be available to residents of Mt. Pleasant and Isabella County. Sandburg, 52, is celebrated for Cornhuskers Smoke and Steel and Slabs of the Sunburnt West and is noted as a poet biographer and philosopher with deep roots in prairie and factory town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Sandburg
Mt. Pleasant
Central State Teachers College
Isabella County
E. ©. Warriner
Mr. Sandburg
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Midland Man Artist and Student
William Dickman Jr a Midland senior at Central State Teachers College draws elaborate colored chalk illustrations for all college announcements on the general bulletin board. He has taught in North Bradley schools and will become principal of Greendale School Oil City Michigan this September.
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William Dickman
Midland
Central State Teachers College
General Bulletin Board
X. Dickman
Central State
North Bradley
Jie
Greendale
Oil City
Michigan
Myron A. Cobb
Agriculture Department
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan air tour arrives in Lansing with 37 planes
After a headwind conditions were favorable the second Michigan air tour reached Lansing airport with 37 planes arriving from Owosso shortly after 10. One squadron member, Joseph Shumate from the department of commerce, has dropped out. R F Beddinger will replace him and depart with 36 planes this afternoon bound for Port Huron.
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Lansing
Michigan Air Tour
Owosso
Joseph Shumate
Department of Commerce
Detroit
R. F. Beddinger
Port Huron
Blame Capt Brooks for Fairfax Pinthis collision
Washington July 11 7 Blame for the collision between the Steamship Fairfax and the Oil Tanker Pinthis June 10 off Scituate Mass in which 49 lives were lost has been laid upon Capt Archie H Brooks master of the Fairfax Charges have been preferred against Capt Brooks by Dickerson N Hoover supervising inspector general of the federal steamboat inspection service
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Washington
U.P
Fairfax
Pinthis
Scituate
Mass
Archie H. Brooks
Dickerson N. Hoover
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Brooks
Navy Pact Delayed by Reservations in Senate Fight
United Press reports supporters seek a vote on the London naval pact early next week as the treaty holds a solid two thirds in the Senate. Absentees and filibuster tactics loom, with six reservations on the table and debate over secret papers and defensive clauses.
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United Press
Washington
U.R
Senate
Copeland
Dem
N. Y
Pawels
Pittman
Guard
Moses
N. H
United States
Great Britain
King Alfonso of Spain Escapes Injury in London Car Collision
King Alfonso of Spain escaped injury when his automobile collided with a woman driver’s car en route to Buckingham Palace. He leaped from his car and comforted the woman driver, who did not recognize the royal visitor.
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London
U.P
Alfonso of Sain
Buckingham Palace
Young aviator dies after crash near Bennington
Frank Goldsborough 20 died from a skull fracture after a fog bound crash in a mountainside forest. New York publicist Donald Mockler could not free him from the wreckage at Putnam Memorial hospital. Brice Goldsborough, his father, perished in the Dawn transatlantic attempt off Newfoundland.
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Bennington
Frank Goldsborough
New York
Frank
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Here
Monay
Donald Mockler
Goldsborough
Mockler
Brice Goldsborough
Newfoundland
Dunnsville Notch
Seelk
Cross Examination In Battle Oil Company Trial
Cross examination of witnesses in the Battle versus Pure Oil company case continued for a fourth day in circuit court. It was expected at least one more day would be needed to finish testimony and for the court to announce findings, with sessions previously held only mornings to speed the case. The suit concerns sale of valuable oil lands in the township, alleging Timothy Battle, former owner, was not competent at the time of sale prior to oil development in Isabella county. Since the original sale, the property has changed hands several times and oil leases have been granted.
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Battle Vs. Pure Oil Company
Peningen
Tr He
Timothy Battle
Isabella County
Battle
McCormick Back Third Time on Fund Probe
Ruth Hanna McCormick testifies for the third time at a senate inquiry into her campaign expenditures saying she has no personal knowledge beyond the 319 000 reported and that she has given a detailed penny by penny account. Senator Nye weighs summoning J Hamilton Lewis and other Chicago figures as the probe expands with Oscar De Priest and two other Black leaders also summoned.
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Chicago
U.P
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Senate
Gerald P. Nye
J. Hamilton Lewis
Jackson City Clerk Faces Ballot Overcrowding Issue
Jackson Michigan July 17 City Clerk C H Vedder confronted a municipal problem as 50 county residents seek Republican nominations. Voting machines allow 40 names per ticket and old ballot boxes have been converted into trash cans, creating confusion in the nominating process.
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Jackson
Mich
U.R
C. H
Vedder
Jackson County
Germany skeptical as Briand asks for European federation
Berlin July 17 Germany signals cautious support for Briands idea of a European federation but insists on two steps: political treaty revisions and economic safeguards. Foreign policy focus remains treaty revision while the public fears trade disruption and the Versailles order. Business leaders seek proof the plan wont endanger Germanys pursuit of limited treaty revisions and freer commerce.
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Berlin
Ebgesten
Aristide Briand
France
Germany
Briand
Versailles
Calm Again In Egypt After Alexandria Riots
The admiralty reported complete quiet in Alexandria and Egypt, with hopes peace would continue after Tuesday’s deadly rioting. British warships Queen Elizabeth and Renown were en route to Alexandria from the Aegean, and Britain warned Nasir Pasha and the nationalist faction of accountability for European lives and property.
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London
Alexandria
Egypt
Admiralty
Queen Elizabeth
Remillies
Aegean Sea
Nahas Pasha
Marriage Licenses Granted in Isabella County This Month
John K Weadock 28 Mt Pleasant to Helen L Graham 23 Saginaw. Robert Trussell 20 Mt Pleasant to Eva Rolston 22 Mt Pleasant. Neil H Walter 24 Mt Pleasant to Mary E Brown 18 Montrose. Four licenses granted in Isabella county this month.
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John .K. Weadock
Mt Pleasant
Helen L. Graham
Saginaw
Robert Trussell
Mt. Pleasant
Eva Rolston
Neil H. Walter
Mary.e. Brown
Montrose
Isabella County
Third Victim Dies in Lake Odessa Blaze
Lake Odessa July 17 three people died in the Ladue and Snyder hardware store explosion. Fred Ladue 40 perished at the scene and Rollo Snyder died yesterday afternoon. Guy Lapo 65 died last night. Coroner B J Boynton said no inquest is needed.
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Lake Odessa
U.R
Ladue
Third Child Poison Victim in Detroit
Detroit officials report the third child in the Daughrill household died at the Children’s Free Hospital from suspected sausage poisoning. Pauline Norton, month old, died after being nursed by a mother who had eaten tainted sausage. Other victims included Charles and James Daughrill and four Norton children recovering.
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Detroit
U.P
Agnes Daughrill
Children’s Free Hospital
Daughrill
Tooday
Pauline Norton
Goldie Norton
Charles
James Daughrill
Norton
Annulling of Carol II and Helene Divorce in Roumania
Bucharest reports the annulment of the June 1928 divorce between King Carol II of Roumania and Helene of Greece. A formal reconciliation is expected, with a crown of King and Queen of Roumania anticipated in the fall, ending the royal dynasty troubles.
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Bucharest
U.P
Carol II of
Roumania
Helene
Greece
Garol
Veteran Soldier-Editor Major Gilbert R. Osman Dies in Detroit
Major Gilbert R. Osman veteran of the Civil War and first state editor of the Detroit News died in a Detroit hospital after a long illness He served as private secretary to Governor Alger and later edited the Grand Rapids Press He is survived by his son Maj Russell Alger Osman who arrived from Fort Leavenworth by air.
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Detroit
V.A
Gilbert R. Osman
Theetroit News
Grand Rapids Press
Osman
New York
Sixty- Ninth
New York State
Alger
Maj
Russell Alger Osman
Fort Leavenworth
War veteran for medical tests takes Bridgeport dairy job
Chester Taylor, a World War II veteran, accepts a general utility position at Joseph Dewhirst’s Bridgeport dairy. Taylor, who had offered to sell his body for medical experiments, says he could not bear seeing a young man suffer. He had held four jobs that day, including cleaning houses for an old suit and shoes.
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Bridgeport
Conn
U.A
Chester Taylor
Joseph Dewhirst
Dewhirst
Taylor
Education in Michigan Faces Major Changes
State Superintendent Webster H. Pearce urged rapid education reforms in Michigan during a talk at Central State Teachers College. He stressed an educated teaching corps and open processes, calling for leaders to advance education without manipulation. Timon Covert further explained the county unit system and its shift toward county administration with county boards selecting superintendents.
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Michigan
Webster H. Pearce
Mt. Pleasant
Central State Teachers College
Pearce
Timon
Covert
United States Department of Rural. Education
Central State
Teachers College
County Board of Education
Hoover Aide May Back Anti Walsh Campaign
In Washington officials expect President Hoover's aid to be unofficially provided to the Republican effort to defeat Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana. The August trip to Glacier and Yellowstone is seen as a campaign boost with a possible stop to dedicate the Roosevelt Memorial highway arch in Montana.
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Washington
Hoover
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Glacier
Yellowstrone National
Roosevelt Memorial Highway
Roosevelt
Senate to face heavy rule over London treaty vote
Republican leaders said a strict cloture rule will be used to force an early Senate vote on the London treaty unless opposition agrees to speed it up. The warning followed a White House conference with President Hoover.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Waston
Hoover
Marathon Craze Runs Wild Across Cities
United Press notes a national craze as youths engage in extreme stunts. Tree sitters in Huntington and Chicago dancers and bicycle marathons push endurance records while rivals chase longer hours and new fame. Billy Kearney tops at 156 hours briefly before enduring record-claimants rise and fall.
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United Press
Huntington
West Virginia
Racine
Wis
Jimmie Clemmons
Chicago
Hvanston
Ill
Billy Kearney
Kansas City
Jack ‘Richards
Billy
Jack
Oil drilling expected soon near Mt Pleasant two districts
Oil field followers will gain access to data from the Leaton and Broomfield regions near Mt Pleasant as wells reach deeper rock formations. Marthey No 1 and Cole No 1 in Leaton report good flows, while Broomfield has 12 Leaton and four Broomfield wells active, with Dundee sand yet to be reached.
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Mt. Pleasant
Broomfield
Leaton
Pléasant
Marshall
Dundee
Leaton Field
Miners Die in Mitchell Tunnel Explosion Near Livermore
A blast in the Mitchell tunnel, part of the Hetch Hetchy system near Livermore, killed twelve miners as gas ignition is suspected. Twenty two men were at work, ten others fled the west entrance, and a second subterranean blast had occurred within 30 days.
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San Francisco
Mitchell Tunnel
Livermore
Hetch Hetchy Water Development Project
Alameda Tunnel
Weather prospects for lower Michigan showers and warming trend
Unsettled weather with chances of showers or thunderstorms today into Friday. Tonight and Friday may bring slightly warmer readings in the south central area, with temperatures easing by Friday. Readings list multiple cities with mid to upper 80s highs and 60s to 70s lows across Detroit Grand Rapids Marquette and others.
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Detroi
U.R
Lower
Michigan
Chicago
Detroit
Duluth
Escanaba
Grand Rapids
Ludington
Marquette
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper
Fanon tSates
Plane burns during repairs at West Broadway field
A Travelair plane owned by the Mayrock Flyers of Detroit burned after a torch spark during welding at the West Broadway field around 6 30 p m. The motor and landing gear were salvageable but the fuselage was destroyed. Pilots K J Pinney W B Renehart and W J Weddell of Detroit were on site. no injuries. Passenger service suspended until a replacement plane arrived. the crew plans further flights later in the week.
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West Broadway
Mayrock -Flyers
Detroit
K. J. Pinney
W. BR. Renehart
Sher Tranelate
West
Broadway
Fields
K. Vw
Pinney
Big Rapids
Peg Malone
Family Narrowly Escapes Five Death
July 12 Niseyat report describes a farm home of Bart Tarbell engulfed by gasoline stove fumes after lighting a recently filled stove. Flames spread through the house forcing two threshing crew members to jump from an upstairs window.
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Niseyat
Ea Uns
Bart - Tarbell
Tarbell
Farmers Day program announced at Michigan State College
East Lansing July 17 A program for the 13th annual Farmers Day to be held Aug 1 was announced from Michigan State College. Last year more than 6500 farmers attended. Prizes include purebred livestock awards for cow poultry beef cattle horses hogs and sheep with contests to estimate production and weight and grain judging with Spartan seed prize stakes.
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East Lansing
Michigan State College
Coutizusd Ou Paso
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Sail Sandburg
By Lyle C. Wilson
McGcormick
Campagh
U. S. Senate
United ‘Europe
Carol
Senator Walsh
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