27 Jul 1928
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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Daily Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
1
Joe Terackowiak, 24, of Saginaw, robbed the Reese State Bank of 1400 dollars. He pled guilty before Judge H I Smith in Marquette branch prison, admitting the crime and surrendering to authorities after initially denying it. All money was recovered.
Mt. Pleasant independents travel to Mecosta to face the Tigers on their home ground. Bremer, Normal's pitching ace, is expected to start with the Chief behind the plate as fans anticipate a tough, well supported matchup.
Washington July 27 The infant aviation industry in America has grown to about 100 million dollars a year in grants. The commerce department reports rising license applications and rapid expansion of air routes. Air mail mileage has expanded from 218 to over 10 thousand miles in ten years with 4 thousand more likely this year. Aviation manufacturing firms have climbed to 180 from 80 last year.
New York July 27 Pete Floyd Scott Pirates outfielder was rushed to a hospital after colliding with the wall while pursuing a Travis Fackentn home run at the Polo Grounds. X rays showed a broken neck but not a critical fracture.
Twenty three planes of the national reliability air tour landed at the municipal airport from Milwaukee. They are scheduled to depart for Detroit at 9:00 a m tomorrow.
The training school at Central State Teachers College closes for the summer. Faculty depart for homes across Wisconsin Minnesota Nebraska New York Iowa and Michigan. Miss Moore and Miss Kneip stay for the summer session. Mayme Smith leaves on leave to pursue a master's degree.
Nashville reporters say posses push the search for more than 50 inmates from Central State hospital after a $200000 fire freed patients including 11 murder convicts. Officials believe the blaze caused by a lightning bolt loosened guards' vigilance surrounding the institution.
Paris July 27 Mon Talisman the Argentine owned colt with thin legs defied critics at Deauville and Paris races. He earned 2 million francs this year after 2 million in his first season and is booked to stand at stud at $1000 per call after the season. Mon Talisman stalks the pace then sprints clear to win, surprising seasoned bettors and thrilling the Argentine colony.
Dr M F P Brandstetter returned from Ann Arbor with Miss Charlotte Young city nurse who entered St Josephs hospital for treatment. Exams showed bone fragments interposed between the articular surfaces of the humerus and ulna necessitating an open operation performed Thursday morning by Dr Brandstetter and Dr Darling. The nurse withstood the procedure well and recovery is expected without further complications.
The eve of the Olympics finds the American men ready to repeat previous triumphs while the American women face a doubtful outcome due to last minute casualties. German girls are expected to score their first victories in track and field as the American team hopes to win a few places.
Police and jitney drivers clash in Detroit as about 1200 jitney cars join a tense standoff. Officers aim to curb fines and enforcement on downtown streets while drivers cautiously avoid parking and traffic violations amid injunctions and council debates.
The Tunney Heeney heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden lost between 100000 and 250000 dollars. Tex Rickard cites radio rights and high taxes as causes and vows not to stage such a fight again without royal royalties. He notes July date choice favored by Tunney over September and laments Dempsey’s absence as a public draw.
An OCR fragment lists apparel items described as all summer dresses and summer coats from Larsen Style Shop at 209-210 AA. The fragment is incomplete and lacks clear event context or dates but identifies the shop and product types.
Amos Fritz, missing from his Ithaca area home, later blew himself on the Lewis Thayer farm in Vernon township. Police report say Fritz previously attempted suicide about two years ago by starting his car engine in a garage and was rescued before fatal gas exposure.
Pontiac Michigan July 27 The three circuit court judges dissolved an injunction restraining Grand Trunk track widening in Bloomfield Hills allowing contractors to grade the new right of way The ruling follows a recent Supreme Court decision upholding state power to condemn land for a new right of way The state now can speed the Woodward avenue widening project.
Thundershowers were expected to bring temporary relief from the heat in Detroit amid a heat wave. A man and a woman died from the heat on Thursday. The mercury rose to 38? degrees yesterday with 77? degrees reported at the weather bureau this morning. little change expected.
In Buffalo New York today July 27 a blaze on the Buffalo river following four explosions aboard the drift oil tanker John I Cahill caused one man to drown two others to be fatally injured and two more to suffer severe burns during efforts to fight the spreading oil.
Ten years ago during World War I Germans pulled back from the stretch between the Marne and Ouren rivers. The retreat left Allies momentarily scattered as two new French army corps formed. German snipers on rooftops and machine guns caused many casualties, but American troops captured Le Chame after a 12 hour battle.
Rescued members of the Italia crew traveled by train from Narvik toward Italy after a perilous voyage. Led by General Umberto Nobile they left Kings Bay aboard the Citta di Milano. Officials urged silence as Natale Cessioni, injured in the crash, used crutches.
Secretary of State Kellogg said France invited him to Paris to sign an anti war treaty and he would accept. The signing is planned for August 27 or 28 and Kellogg will stay only to complete this act. He denied reports of talks with French British and German ministers on a broader debt agreement.
Luther Davis 26, a downtown Detroit beggar, was arrested after collecting 22.65 in 90 minutes while seated by a department store. Judge W Skillman ordered a 30 day jail term. Davis said he sometimes earns as much as 58 a day begging.
In Paris at Roland Garros Stadium on July 27, Big Bill Tilden overcame a 1-6 6-4 2-6 4-6 deficit to defeat France’s Rane La Coste in the Davis Cup rounds. The veteran, showing grit, rallied from a dire position to claim a dramatic victory in a fiercely contested match.
Claude Wiley of Blanchard drove a sedan into a ditch five miles west of St Pleasant early today. the car rolled over and wrecked but occupants escaped uninjured. A second vehicle failed to turn at the north end of Main Street. driver Floyd Canute of Mt Pleasant was involved.
Lansing July 27 A C Carton director of the bureau of agricultural industry announced one hundred thousand dollars in state aid to all statewide fairs excluding the state and special fairs. The aid covers a portion of premiums paid at last year’s Michigan agricultural horticultural and botanical exhibits totaling 208 400 dollars across 89 fairs and is provided from regular legislative appropriations.
In Custer Michigan 940 trainees were accepted last night with 200 more due today creating a record camp attendance. Only six of those arriving Thursday failed the physical examination. Oaths of allegiance will be witnessed by Col Alvin C. Gillem late today. Training begins Monday after lectures on hygiene and equipment.
Reports from Regina Saskatchewan describe a widespread influenza outbreak across northwest Canadian Indian tribes from the Delta of the Mackenzie River to Alberta. Sgt Mathews of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said 30 Indians died at Fort Resolution and some villages saw up to 90 percent infected.
Miss Rosella Waddington hosted a miscellaneous shower for her cousin Miss Gladges Quackenbush on Thursday at the home of Mrs. R. Quackenbush. Pink and white decorations, dainty refreshments, and progressive games with prizes to Miss Marjorie Morrison and Miss Coral Cadwell marked the event.
The Michigan Sheriff association closed its annual convention in Clemens on July 27 selecting Aspen as next year s convention city and reelecting Fred Vitinz former Berrien County sheriff of Niles as president.
The Supreme Court affirms Vincent Hayek's conviction for possession of intoxicating liquor, upholding the Judgment by Judge Ray Hart. Justice Clarke's opinion finds no prejudicial error in the trial, with another case pending against Hayek for alleged sale. Attorneys Virgil McClintie and F.H. Dusenbury for the defense and Prosecuting Attorney James Ryan for the people argued the matter.
The standings show New York leading with .68 and St. Louis at .525 while Chicago and Cleveland hover around .447 and .454. Thursday results include St. Louis beating Brooklyn 6 1 and Pittsburgh defeating New York 7 5. upcoming games list St. Louis at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Philadelphia among others.
The Harmon Ness company of Indianapolis began drilling a net well in Clare West city park north of the pumping station. The 26 inch diameter well is guaranteed to provide sufficient water for the city and work is led by Mr Young of Harmon Ness.
GRAND RAPIDS Mich July 27 The dreams of Charles Kocis 15 year old boy were shattered today when Harry Allen Grand Rapids veteran beat him five up and four to go in a match in the annual state amateur golf tournament here Johnnie Malfoy of Ann Arbor defending champion defeated Johnnie Bergaelin Big Rapids captain of the Michigan Golf team giving strength to the belief that he would repeat last years victory
Mrs. X S Wail of Chico describes a five minute out of body experience during cancer surgery. She reports the departure of her soul and her belief that she has returned from the beyond after the operation at a local hospital in July.
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