Car crash on Craig Hill north of the City leaves several injured
A head on collision on US 27 at the crest of Craig Hill near the Country Club corner injured Mrs. Richard Edwards and others. The large sedan driven by William Uren and a lighter touring car driven by Basil Pelch collided. occupants included Mr. and Mrs. Uren, Richard Uren, Mrs. Edwards, and Pelch party including three children. The Ir on Mountain families traveled to Saginaw for illness in the Urens’ family. Both cars were wrecked. minor injuries treated, with Mrs. Edwards seriously hurt and potential internal injuries. Cars removed. Uren sedan to be repaired in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Edwards
Iron Mountain
Tivo
Craig Hill
Us-27
Country Club Corner
William Uren
Basil Pelch
Farwell
Francis Uren
Richard Uren
Saginaw
Brancis
Richard Urén
Edward
Pelch
Edwards
Arens
Mt. Pleasant
Urer
Trans-Pacific Plane Motors Repaired For Round World Run
The Southern Cross plane's engines will be reconditioned by American engineers after its Pacific crossing. Capt Charles Kingsford Smith and G T P Ulm consider finishing the flight back to Oakland via Europe and the Americas. Crewmen Harry Lyon and James Watten will return to the United States aboard the S S Manuguami Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
U.R
Trusty Motors
Southern Cross
United States
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
G. T. P. Ulm
Oakland
California
Europe
South
Central America
Cant
Harry Lyon
James Watten
S. S. Manuguami
Trans Atlantic Fliers Delayed by Fog and Rain
In St John’s Newfoundland dense fog and rainy conditions over Trep agsey bay delayed the Friendship crew’s departure to England. New York reports unfavorable flying conditions again hold up Miss Mabel Bell as she pursues becoming the first woman to fly the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Johns
N. F
U.P
England
New York
Mabel Bell
Emery To Speak At Legion Banquet
Col John G Emery former national commander of the American Legion and current commander of the Grand Rapids post will be the principal speaker at a banquet tonight at the Legion hall at 6 30 o clock All Legion and Auxiliary members and their spouses are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Emery
American Legion
Grand Rapids
Legion Hall
Legion
Auxiliary
Tire companies announce broad price reductions nationwide
New York report states leading U S tire makers including Firestone Lee Coshocton General Tire and Rubber and Goodyear cut prices today. Goodyear did not reveal exact figures but indicated some adjustments. Reductions cover all tire lines and range from 4 to 17 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.A
United States
Firestone Company
Lee
Coshocton
General Tire and Rubber
Goodyear
Double Wedding Unites Sisters and Brothers in Saginaw
Miss Mina and Miss Jyene Thomas unite in marriage with Henry and Louis Barnckow at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage. The couples and families celebrate with a 6 pm dinner and plan to reside in Saginaw. Both brides are Central State Teachers College graduates and former teachers.
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Mina
Jyene Thomas
Cleo D. Thomas
Henry
Louis Barnckow
Saginaw
M. I. Reusch
South Mancer Avenue
D. HH. Paynekow
Guy Perry
Bert Smith
Bert »Illabaugh
Ediy Barnekow
Frank
Cities of State Work on Sewage Disposal Plans
Lansing June 11 U S Cities of Michigan nearly all progress toward sewage disposal to curb stream pollution. S Murphy of the conservation department says at least 100 municipalities are correcting pollution or planning disposal programs. Many have already acted. others follow the Lansing test case after a protest and plan to finish by late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
U.S
Michigan
Conservation Department
If. S. Murphy
Murphy
Sanders Says He Will Not Discuss President Coolidge
Everett Sanders, secretary to President Coolidge, arrived in Kansas City and stated he is not discussing the president. The remark came as he was met by reporters on his arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Everett Sanders
Prés. Coolidge
Wells B Brown Promoted to Eastern Division GM
Wells B Brown, longtime manager of Mt. Pleasant and Greenville properties of the Gas Corporation of Michigan, is promoted to general manager of the eastern division of the Great Lakes Utilities Corporation with headquarters in Bryan Ohio. He will assume July 1 and reside in Bryan, directing Michigan sites Ludington Mt Pleasant Greenville Fulton N Y Columbus Indiana and Bryant Ohio. Ludington manager dg L Boone will oversee Michigan properties while Mt Pleasant and Greenville remain under Boone. Local Mt Pleasant manager W J Somerville and Greenville manager Alger Fancher Tocal will report locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells B. Brown
Mt. Pleasant
Greenville
The
Gas Corporation of Michigan
Great Lakes’ Utilities Corporation
Bryan
Ohio
Brown
Michigan
Ludington
Fulton
N. Y
Columbus - Am
Mast
Columbus
Ind
Bryant
Dg. L. Boone
W. J. Somerville
Alger Fancher Tocal
Locusts Threaten Kalamazoo County in 17 Year Cycle
Lansing officials report seventeen year locusts will hatch in Kalamazoo County Michigan within days. A C Carton director of agriculture says only two localities in the region have seen them and damage in Kalamazoo is not expected to be severe this year. Eggs should be destroyed by modern tillage and the insects confined to uncultivated areas for about 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Kalamazoo
Michigan
A. C. Carton
Ohio
Kalamazoo County
Republicans in Difficulty on Internal Fight
Anxious delegates arrive for the Republican convention as Hoover nears nomination and Mellon courted by farm blocs. The party faces a sharp East West split between industrial east and rural west, with Coolidge seen by some as the only unifying figure. Kansas City greets the throngs despite party tensions.
Program for Republican National Convention Opening in Kansas City
The document outlines the Kansas City opening program for the Republican National Convention with 1089 delegates, 545 needed to nominate. It lists events from opening calls by William M. Butler to committee appointments, credentials, rules, platform reading, and nominating speeches for president and vice president, followed by ballots and the call roll for notifying nominees.
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Kansas City
Tirker
miLuesday
Hall
Kansas
Hi Mg
William M. Butler
Massachusetts
National Committee
Committee
Vic
Logal Athlete Points At National Meet
Jack Cline captains Central State Teachers College to a fourth place high jump at the National Collegiate meet on Soldiers Field Chicago with 5 ft 41 1 2 in. King of Stanford won at 6 ft 4 1 2 in. Barnlett Albion set a national javelin record 818 ft 7 in. Michigan and others scored: Cooper fifth 120 hurdles Hester fourth 100 yards Potter second mile Strong fifth 4x? yard, Hensen third 220 yards, Cline 5 ft 11 1 2 in, etc. Cline had previously jumped 6 ft 4 5 8 in at Notre Dame and state meets.
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Jack Cline
Central State
Teachers College
Soldiers Field
Chicago
King
Stanford University
Cline
Carr
Illinois
Trey
Brunk
Drake
Kenneth
Barnlett
Albion ¢College
Harrington
Notre Dame
Michigan
Cooper
Hester
Kane
Ohio Wesleyan
DeHart Hubbard
Potter
Ypsilanti
Kiser
Washington
Conger
Town State
Strong
Detroit
City College
Spencer
Stanford
Phillips
Butler
Hensen
Michigan State
Locke
Nebraska
Bets
Spence
Detroit City College
Cuhel
Iowa
McAfee
Edmunds
Lansing
Notré Dame
City Starts Pouring Concrete on Fancher Avenue
Concrete work began this morning on Fancher avenue with work proceeding north from Broadway. The city’s new paving machine appeared to operate efficiently as crews laid the first surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fancher Avenue
Broadway
Cadillac Nine Beats Mt. Pleasant In Slugfest
Cadillac nine defeated Mt. Pleasant 15 to 8 in a high scoring game. Mt. Pleasant pitchers struggled as Mullins Miller and Hislop were unable to contain Cadillac's hard hitting. Alma prepares for a weekend clash with a strong rival as Mt. Pleasant plans to bolster its pitching for the rematch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
Mt. Pleasant City
Mt. Pleasant
Mullins
Miller
Hislop
Verdict Denied in Stewart Contempt Trial
Justice denied the request for a directed verdict of acquittal for Robert W. Stewart in a contempt trial. Proceedings in Washington noted the trial proceeding with remaining charges and potential actions by the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasilington
Stjtions Today
Robert
W. Stewart
Indiana
Slandiri#t Oil company
Whairman
Chinese Civil Strife Intensifies Over Peking
Reports from Peking outline fighting between Southern Nacionalist factions. Feng Yu-hsiang’s Kuominchun forces, backed by Shansi troops, surround the city as Yung Hsi-Shan moves to seize control and reconsolidate the Nationalist government amid ongoing turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
U.P
Washington
Feng Yu-Hsiang
Central
Feng
Yung Hsi- Shan
Yung Hsi-Shan
Paotingfu
Mrs. Timothy Leahy Dies Suddenly at 66
Mrs. Timothy Leahy died at home on East Pickard Street Saturday night around 11 o clock after a sudden heart attack. She was 66 years old. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Leahy
East Pickard Street
Wreck on Bridge Ends in Injuries to Tecumseh Man
J. E. McClure of Tecumseh suffered facial cuts and bruises when his car left the north end of the bridge over the Chippewa River north of Mt. Pleasant on US-27 Saturday afternoon. His wife and daughter escaped injury as the wrecked vehicle was towed to a local garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecunisch
Chippewa
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. McClure
Vesper Service Honors Mt Pleasants Graduates
The vesper service for Mt Pleasants high school graduates was held in the gym Sunday afternoon and drew a large crowd. The program included a march from Athalia by Miss Mary Louise Maxwell, hymns, invocations by Rev. C B Hawkins, songs by Thayer Walsh, a commencement sermon titled The Aim of Life by Rev. M E Reusch, and benediction, followed by an exsocial. Afterward attendees viewed exhibits from applied arts manual arts and home economics in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pléasant High School
Hoover Dawes boom starts at 6 0
Kansas City June 11 A Republican ticket of Hoover and Dawes, once unthinkable, gains momentum as Dawes is floated by Midwest and farm delegates. Hoover supporters split while Dawes could help carry western farm states if paired with Hoover. North Dakota Nebraska South Dakota Idaho and Oregon delegations weigh in.
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Kansas City
Hoover
Dawes
United Press
Midwest
Frank ‘Wrnst
Republican
Kent
Altho
North Dakota
Lowden
Nebraska
South Dakota
Idaho
Minnesota
Oregon
Fancher and Kinney School Children Picnic at Island Park
Fancher and Kinney School children held a Saturday picnic at Island Park despite cold weather. About 260 people attended the event organized by city schools athletic directors with assistance from Boy and Girl Scouts. The floral hall at the fair grounds held a supper with tea cream cones provided by the Parent-Teacher associations, and all left feel ing the gathering was worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rancher and Kinney
Island Park
Fair Grounds
Italia Polar Dirigible Crew Drift Amid Rescue Efforts
Reports from Oslo and Rome describe the Italia crew drifting on ice between Franz Josef Land and Spitzbergen with rescue groups from four nations racing to aid them. Seaplane reconnaissance found two wounded crewmen near Brandy Bay as radio messages indicate the expeditioners face extreme cold and open-water danger.
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Oslo
Norway
U.P
Aften Posten
Franz Josef Island
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Luetzow Holm
Brandy Bay
Land
Citta di Milano
Italia
Romagno
United Press
Romagna
lChod
jLeigh Smith
Umberto
Salli
iGreesi_ Harbor
Rome
Italy
Béxto
Giiseppe Biagi
Divigible
Ica
Umberto Nobile
Risgi
Sunday school picnic at Island Park in June
The Methodist church Sunday school plans an old fashioned picnic at Island Park on Tuesday afternoon June 12 at four o clock. Supper will be served at 6 80. Intermediate junior and senior classes will compete in three legged sack potato peanut and foot races led by President E C Warriner and Jay Stinson in games with former stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island Park
E. C. Warriner
Jay Stinson
Kniffin Prevails in Clare County Law Suit
Ralph Kniffin wins a judgment against John E. Meyer, president of Green Mountain Tree Company, for back pay claimed for work in setting out trees. Judge Hart ruled for nearly the full amount. trial held in Harrison. The case was represented by T. Carl Holbrook for Kniffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kniffin
Clare County
Harrison
Sand
Knuiffin
John E. Meyer
Green Mountain Tree Company
Harrison, Y
Iss. Kniffin
Meyer
T. Carl Holbrook
Kniffin
Alexander B.wylie
Mr. Kniffin
Mrs Longworth Supports Hoover In Kansas City
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, wife of the House speaker, headlines Kansas City politics by openly backing Herbert Hoover for president. She moves through circles of advisers, greeting supporters and challenging rival Ruth McCormick as both women wield influence in the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Alice
Roosevelt Longworth
Herbert Hoover
White House
Ruth. H. McCormick
Frank C. Lowden
Europe tennis ball game with hinged nets and ejecting handles
A described game from Europe uses nets suspended between hinged handles. Players catch tennis balls as the handles tighten the nets and eject them from play. The mechanism creates a rapid, springing action altering ball flow during play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Caucus To Decide Penn Delegates
St Louis June 11 A W Mellon secretary of treasury arrived en route to Kansas City He declined to indicate who might expect Pennsylvania 79 votes We expect to hold a delegation caucus before the national convention opens tomorrow at which the matter of how to vote would be determined
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
U.P
A. W. Mellon
Treasury
Kansas City
Pennsylvania
Mellon
Several Reported Killed In Illinois Central Wreck Near Oxford
Several persons were reported killed when an Illinois Central passenger train plunged into a washout about two and one half miles south of Oxford Mississippi Sunday night. About 70 passengers, including university instructors, were on board as physicians rushed to the scene near the University of Mississippi campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miss
Mlinois Central
Herve
University of Mississippi
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Trans-Pacific
Emery
WELLS
Soi
Michigan’ Gas
Kazoo County
Raymond Clapper
Commerce
Andrew W. Mellon
Altho Mellon
Coolidge
Iman
Logal
Bartlett
Albion
Stewart
Wartorn
Mrs
Fancher and Kinney
Methodist Sunday School
Michiuiin
Dubroit
Col. Roosevelt
Penn
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