Expect to Hit New Gas Wells Within 24 Hours
Drillers anticipate reaching pay in the Broomfield No. 2 well within 24 hours as an offset to the Broomfield 13,000,000 feet gas strike. The original gasser reached pay at 1319 feet. repairs paused activity this morning with resumed work expected this afternoon. A second gasser is due today or Saturday on the Wesche No. 1 in Denver township while drilling nears 1,250 feet. A gas show was reported in Vincent No. 1 in Sanilac County by Shepherd Oil and Gas Co.
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Broomfield
Ser
Dundes
Denver
Vincent
Shepherd Oil and Gas Company
Sanilac
Alma Narrowly Tops Mt. Pleasant in Inter-City Golf Tilt
Alma edged Mt. Pleasant by half a point on the Country Club course to win the inter-city golf tilt. Charles Tambling and Dr H Theunissen led Alma with 79s, John Mitchell shot 81 for the team low, and Alma’s foursomes held the edge in most matches. The next inter-city meet is set for August 14 at Alma.
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Alma
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Tambling
Dr. H. Theunissen
John Mitchell
Engel Enters Detroit Mayoral Race Against Bowles
George Engel veteran in municipal affairs announces candidacy to succeed Mayor Charles Bowles after Bowles removal vote. Engel cites Detroit demands for change and cites the Buckley murder as justification for vigorous crackdown on crime and racketeers. He is 55 and has held multiple city posts including police secretary, public works commissioner, city comptroller and civil service commission president.
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Detroit
U.F
George Engel
Charles Bowles
Oeel
Traffic Signal Quits On Job At Broadway Main Intersection
A Broadway Main Street traffic light malfunctioned Thursday afternoon causing a traffic crawl as the signal refused to obey. Police directed cautious traffic while a replacement signal box was installed to restore order.
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Broadway- Main
Boat sinks on Lake Vorox with U S mail and passengers
A boat carrying United States mail and passengers sank in the middle of Lake Vorox near Tegucigalpa Honduras. Some survivors reported while details remain incomplete and authorities investigate the incident.
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Thgucigalpa
Honduras
Lake Vorox
Forest Fires Start Again In Multiple Townships
Fire Warden Baumgartner called for 20 men to battle blazes in Wise township section 1 after noon. Fires began Thursday and spread to several acres of timber aided by strong winds. Patrols remained on watch in Broomfield township and Chippewa section 8 where fires smoldered for days. A new blaze near Coates store on M 20 in Midland county reached un der control by morning after burning several acres. Conservation officer H. Booth of Gladwin leads operations with Special Fire Warden Charles Baumgarten overseeing a Coleman district blaze deemed a bad one.
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Wise Township
Baumgartner
Broomfield Township
Chippewa
Mt. Pleasant
Coate
Gillespie resigns as Detroit Public Works chief
John Gillespie longtime Bowles ally and Detroit public works commissioner resigns today stating retirement from public life and a possible exit from business. He cites fatigue with the recall era and parts ways with Bowles amid the upcoming special election.
Gehlbach Leads Air Derby After Fast Detroit Start
Gehlbach of Detroit maintained the lead in the all-American air derby with a Detroit departure at 9 a.m. CST heading toward San Angelo Texas. He held elapsed time advantage over 11 rivals, with Quinby of Moline close behind by about 30 minutes as other pilots, including D Stub Quinby, L R Bayless, Herman H hier, and Stanley Stanton, followed at Houston.
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U.P
Lee Gehlbach
San Angelo
Texas
Gehlbach
Detroit
Houston
R. T. Quinby
Moline
Ill
D . Stub Quinby
Timi
Herman H*hier
Stanley Stanton
All-America air derby pace-setter shines at July event
July race results note a pace-setter finishing strong in the All-America air derby with a time around 15:35. A $150 prize is reported for a city development land deal near San Angelo airport. A separate report mentions Max Schmeling, the heavyweight champion, seen near Berlin, with a drowning incident involving a motorboat and rescuers.
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F. i
San Angare
Thousands bid farewell to Buckley coffin in Detroit
Thousands lined in the heat today to pass the flower covered coffin of Gerald Buckley the radio man who spoke for the poor and needy Police kept the long line moving as more than 59 000 passed the bier at noon Buckley faced enemies in the underworld yet the public grieving was called the greatest in Detroit history Funeral services will be held tomorrow at St Gregory s Catholic church Klein held as suspect in Buckley slaying remains in custody as police pursue leads on the motive and suspect lineup
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Detroit
U.R
Gerald
Buckley
Jerry Buckley
Fall
Perry
St. Gregory’s Catholic Church
Jack Klein
Frank Murphy
John D Watts
Klein
Two Lansing Men Are Indicted
In Detroit a federal indictment charges Fred Parker and John J. Sessions with embezzling 137000 from Capital National Bank in Lansing. Both men, free on 5000 bonds, face arraignment next week. they allegedly ran the note department for five years. Grand Rapids robbery tale follows on a different note of loot found on July 25.
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Detroit
Fred Parker
John J. Sessions
Capital National Bank
Lansing
Charles GC. Sissons
Sessions
Parker
Department of the Bank
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Here
Michigan Exchange
Grand Rapids Savings Bank
Elmer Lee
Lee Setai
Four More Miles of U. S.27 Opened in Isabella County
Four additional miles of pavement on U S 27 near Broadway and Mission are opened after removing barriers. Two miles remain to complete the Clare end, with work by 186 convicts from the prison camp on High Street. Trucks shuttle workers to the site.
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Isabella County
Broadway
Mission
Clare End
High Street
Circuit Court Again Adjourned
Judge Ray M. Hart declared an adjournment of court yesterday afternoon with a next convening on Monday morning. Several witnesses in the Battle case were unavailable necessitating another adjournment. The Clark vs Detroit Security and Trust Co case is set for Monday morning followed by Hall vs Mutual Oil Co. and Cities Service Oil Co. proceedings.
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Ray M. Hart
Lucille Hagan Clark
Detroit Security and Trust Co
Charles M. Hall
Mutual Oil Co
Cities Service Oil Co
Huston resigns as chairman of GOP committee
Claudius Huston of Tennessee steps down as chair of the Republican National Committee and calls a meeting of the executive committee for August 7 to name a successor. Indications point to Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio as provisional pick amid White House discussions with President Hoover.
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Paul R. Mawson
United Press
Washingtona
U.R
Claudius H. Huiston
Tennessee
Republican National
Unon
Parley
Pheet
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Hoover
Huston
Senate
White House
Washington
Republican National Committee
Sunday Tree Sitter to End Record Grind at Kinney
Arthur Blackburn a 14 year old will end his tree sitting endurance at 222 S Kinney this Sunday at 10 oclock after about 220 hours aloft His goal was a record and he may extend shows a party in his grandparent maple tree if he stays another week His cousin Mildred Blackburn coordinates meals and manages the effort and celebrations follow with a swim and golf after landing
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Arthur Blackburn
S. Kinney
Arthur
Mildred Blackburn
Arthur Will
Relief Forces Mobilized In Quake Stricken Italy
United Press dispatch from Benevento Italy July 25 reports rapidly mobilized relief forces pouring into quake stricken provinces to provide food clothing and shelter for survivors and to search ruins for hundreds still buried amid widespread destruction. The death toll nears 3800 with discoveries of fresh bodies in outlying hamlets and towns like Lacedonia and Aquilonia. Authorities work to feed survivors as provisions begin arriving and peasants cry for bread while winds and aftershocks menace the region. The king arrived in Benevento.
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Thomas B. Morgan
United Press
Benevento
Italy
U.P
Lacydonia
Aquilonia
Montecalvo
Buckley Slaying Probes Tighten as Police Hunt Murderers
Detroit police and city leaders press for killers of radio announcer Gerald E. Buckley amid calls for resignations and mounting public misery. Detectives pursue gang vengeance theories while hundreds of witnesses provide condolences to station WMBC after Buckley’s murder in a hotel lobby.
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United Press
Detroit
U.R
Gerald E. Buckley
Friend of Curtiss Dies in Southampton Hospital
Chance Vought, 42, airplane designer and founder of Lewis and Vought, died in Southampton hospital two days after his friend Glenn Curtiss. A pioneer in aviation, he created many fighting planes and helped develop catapulted naval aircraft. Survived by widow Ena Lewis, two sons Chance Jr. and Peter, plus a brother and sister.
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Southampton
L. I
Chance Vought
Glenn Curtiss
Vought
Curtiss
Wright Brothers
Lewis and ‘Vought —Corporation
United Aircraft and Transportation Company
Ena Lewis
Pittsburgh
Chance, Jr
Peter
North of the ears humorist speaks at Central State
Strickland Gillilan, Washington correspondent and humorist, told students and faculty at Central State Teachers College on Friday July 25 that unemployment is not all bad. He praised ex president Coolidge and poked fun at Senator Borah. The event featured his wit and a musical interlude by Bay City senior Mary Ann Piechowiak who sang three solos.
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Strickland Gillilan
Washington, D. C
Central State Teachers College
Washington
Senator Borah
Tilden Beats Borotra In Davis Cup Opener In Paris
William T. Tilden defeated Jean Borotra in four sets to give the United States an early Davis Cup advantage in Paris. Tilden, at his eleventh final, rallied after a slow start to take the match 2-6 7-5 6-4 7-5.
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United Press
Paris
U.P
William T. Tilden
Jean Borotra
Frances
Tilden
United States
Borotra
Henri Cochet
France
George Lott
Roland Garros
Wilmer Allison
John van. Ryn
Jacques Brungnon
Cochet
Littl Henri
Lott
Jean Boussus
Brugnon
Allison
van Ryn
Governor Green Dropped From 1980 Gubernatorial Ballot
In Lansing on July 25 the secretaries of state mailed the certified candidate lists omitting Governor Fred W. Green from the gubernatorial ballot. George W. Welsh appears on the list though he has announced he will not run. Other certified Republicans are Wilber M. Brucker Alex J. Groesbeck and Edward J. Jeffries.
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George Welsh
Grand Rapids
Groesbeck
Lansing
U.R
Fred. W. Green
Clark Brown
Brown
George W. Welsh
John S. Haggerty
Green
Welsh
Haggerty
Wilber M Brucker
Alex J. Groesbeck
Edward J. Jeffries
Deroit
Glaude J. Markle
United Press
U.P
Sec. of State
Ostate
Qnd
Girlace
Oly
Secretary of State
Grean
Wilber M. Brucker
Detroit
Edward J. Jefferies
Haggerty’s Department
Secretary of State’s Department
U. S
Welsh- Groesbeck
Bothz
Holland
Howard Lawrence
Republican ‘State Central
John L. A. ‘Galster
Petoskey
Brucker
Central State Teachers College Hosts Large Picnic Event
Nearly 600 students attended one of the college’s largest picnics at Kane's Landing on the Chippewa river. The day featured a four ring sports program with men and women's baseball games and mass volleyball. Food was donated by the Men’s Union and Women’s League and fire precautions were taken with water and sand ready. Lottie Bruce Harrison and Melvin Shouse Hersey led arrangements with faculty help from Dean Bertha M Ronan Miss El Hood and Dr E J Merrill.
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Central State
Teachers College
K Kane
Chippewa
Men's Union
Women’s League
Charles Baumgarten
Lottie Bruce
Harrison
Melvin Shouse
Hersey
Bertha M. Ronan
Miss el Hood
E. J. Merrill
Detroit Raids Crack Down on Gambling Dens
Detroit police swept the city closing blind pigs saloons and vice centers arresting 188 men and 40 women. Raids followed a shift to precinct responsibility and aimed to curb crime breeding venues while confiscating beer and liquor from apartments and bars. A surety of informants aided the Buckley investigation into a radio announcer shooting.
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Detroit
Bur
Wilcox
Green
Weather forecast for lower Michigan and Upper Michigan
Detroit area reports partly cloudy conditions with possible showers or thunderstorms tonight into Saturday and little temperature change. Readings show varied highs from the upper 60s to low 90s across Alpena Chicago Detroit Duluth Escanaba Grand Rapids Ludington Marquette Sault Ste Marie with showers possible in northeast Upper Michigan tonight.
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Detroit
U.R
Lower
Michigan
Chicago
Ludington
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