Youth Awaiting Trial Escapes From County Jail Here
Alfred Digjos a 19 year old awaiting trial on breaking and entering escaped from the county jail by breaking a window grating. The sheriff suspects outside help and notes a prior similar escape. Digjos was arrested June 18 for breaking into a box car and was awaiting circuit court.
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tAlfred Digjos
Digjee
Andrew Scherter
Ann Arbor
Worthport
Michigan
Schebttel
Shepherd Man Unhurt When Car Hits Pole
Robert McGarry of near Shepherd escaped death when his light car left the road and struck a pole carrying high tension wires. The pole snapped near the ground and the transformer was upset but neither the pole nor the transformer struck the car as McGarry crawled free through the wires.
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Robert McGarry
Shepherd
McGarry
Sheriff and Marshal Killed by Automate Robber
In Washington Iowa on June 26 an automatic robber killed Sheriff Sweet and Night Marshal Bailey as they prepared to search a suspect. The gunman fled in an automobile. a posse pursued. William Bailey, brother of the marshal, fired at the suspect who escaped.
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Washington
U.R
Sweet
Martin Bailey
Sheriffs Office
William Bailey
Bailey
Ottumwa
Money Quoted At 1 1 2 Per Cent In WN Y
Call money in New York dropped to 11 2 percent today the lowest rate since 1917. The rate fell due to abundant supply and lack of demand from speculators financing stock transactions with collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oil workers injured after metal fragment strike
Wiggins was struck in the eye by a fragment of metal Wednesday afternoon. The injury was not serious. A youth also sustained a scalp wound described as minor. The workers affected were employed by Arthurs Company.
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Wiggins
Je, Arthurs Coy
Lightning hits gas tank at Isabella B well in Chippewa
Fire crews contained a gasoline tank blaze at the Isabella B well in Chippewa township around 4 am, with workers capping the tank to limit damage. A brush fire at Greendale township sparked a stiff volunteer effort before control. Fire Warden W. Baumgartner investigated both blazes today.
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Isabella B
Chippewa Township
Greendale Township
W. Baumgartner
Cow Testing Association Formed in Isabella and Clare Counties
A cow testing association with 25 dairy farmers has been formed in Isabella and Clare counties. Murray Scott of Hesperia is hired as tester and County Agent Gibson of Harrison will assist. More purebred cattle owners are expected to join soon.
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Isabella
Clare
Murray Scott
Hesperia
Gibson
Harrison
Osborn Campaigning With Mt. Pleasant Merchant In 1910
In 1910 Osborn, Republican candidate for U S Senator, campaigned for governor with C W Barnhard, then a department store convector in Mt. Pleasant. Barnhard, Fremont resident, drove Osborn across Newaygo Oceana and Muskegon counties in horse teams as cars were rare. Barnhard, long active in Newaygo politics, recalled changes in state and national politics over two decades and said he would watch Osborn’s current campaign with interest.
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Chase
Mir “Barnhard
Osborn
Newaygo County
Wheeler Reunions Held In Ithaca Park
The ninth annual Wheeler family reunion gathered 45 at Woodland Park Ithaca on June 21. Officers elected included President Edna Strouse, Vice President Tom Wheeler, Secretary Hattie Dean and Treasurer Marit Wheeler. Next year’s reunion is planned for Woodland Park Ithaca on the third Saturday in June.
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Ithaca
Wheeler
Woodland Park
Edna Strouse
Tom Wheeler
Hattie Dean
Marit Wheeler
Marie Wheeler
Mildred Smith
Airman Hurt Saving 17 Fellow Fliers in Crash
Lieutenant K. W. Feldman was critically injured at Evanston hospital after risking his life to save 17 fellow airmen from injury. His plane, taking off from Curtiss field, tangled in propeller backwash causing a crash. he side-strayed from formation and was pinned in the cockpit with a fractured skull. One fellow airman is 22 and from Sabetha, Kansas.
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Chicago
Xu.arklieut
K. W. Feldman
Evanston
Curtiss Field
Feldman
Selfridge Field
Sabetha
Farm Barn Rebuilt Rapidly After Windstorm
James Dun of Clare set a quick-action record by replacing a 40 by 76 foot barn destroyed in a windstorm. Insurance adjusters completed their work the same day carpenters began, and the new barn was finished in two weeks.
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Clare
James Duncan
Brucker Champions Prohibition Enforcement as Governor Contender
Michigan Attorney General Wilber M. Brucker, speaking to prosecutors, urged strict law enforcement on prohibition and proposed periodic examinations for motor vehicle operators if elected. He argued that the people demand enforcement and criticized pessimistic advice against duty.
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Lansing
ALP
Michiganls
Wilber M. Brucker
Prosecuting Attorney's Association
Bruckar
James Duffy
Michigan Bar Association
Prosecutors
Carl H. Smith
Bay County
John D. Kerr
Houghton County
Caesar J. Scarvarda
Flint
Thomas H. Wilcox
Detroit
Olds Hotel
Fred C. Wetmore
Grand Rapids
Brucker
City of Chicago Ends Third Week In Flight Strain
The City of Chicago endurance plane neared 869 hours aloft as fuel leaks forced cuts and nightly refueling. Pilots John and Kenneth Hunter reported the motor's harsh strain while backers push to beat the 421 hour record with constant oil supply and increased daily contacts.
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Chicago
Ill
Hunter Family
City of Chicago
John
Kenneth Unter
Walter
Albert Hunter
Farmer Dies After Fall From Load Of Hay
Ernest Beckstrom, 48, a Sheriwood farmer, died from head injuries after falling from a hay load. His widow and three children survive.
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Coldwater
U.R
Ernest Beckstrom
Sheriwood
State To Auction Oil and Gas Leases Tomorrow
Public auction of oil and gas leases on state owned lands directed by the state department of conservation will be held in Lansing tomorrow. Counties Clare Midland Ogemaw Isabella and Sanilac are listed as locations for the sale.
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Lansing
Clare
Midland
Ogemaw
Isabella
Sanilac
State Department of Conservation
Michigan State College Sets Record Summer Enrollment
In East Lansing the Michigan State college summer session opened with 654 students registered, surpassing all previous summer totals. The registrar notes this exceeds last year’s combined registration for both sessions. courses run until Aug 1 for session one and until Sept in session two.
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East Lansing
U.P
Michigan State College
Twelve Die In Michigan Heat Wave Across State
A heat wave across Michigan claimed twelve lives as temperatures reached 89 in Detroit. Drownings occurred from Pontiac to Royal Oak with victims including four Pontiacs aged 20 to 25 who perished on Couzens Lake after stealing a leaky boat. Others died at Cedar Lake in Pontiac and Osman Lake where two sisters faced a deep hole, while a canoe capsized near Lancer. Names include Joe Atkins Ira Rogers Albert Yergen Joe Aus, Barney Lipsitz Mary Helsel and Mary Lawson among the deceased.
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United Press
U. S
Norman
Conger
Michigan
Detroit
Oakland County
Pontiac
Joe Atkins
Ira Rogers
Albert Yergen
Joe Aus- Haat
Couzens
U.S
James Couzens
Barney Lipsitz
Cedar Lake
Frank Schram
Mary Helsel
Lucy
Osman Lake
Louis Helsel
Mary
Mary Lawson
Lancer
Rupert Crispin
Adam J. Adams
Royal Oak
Flint
Clyde .Graham
Portage Lake
Pinckney
Mich
Thomas Cotter
Chippewa
Mt. Pleasant
William Vrooman
Round Lake
Nahma
Train Strikes Auto. Quincy Man Unhurt
A. Lt. Marshall, 69, a wealthy Quincy resident, narrowly escaped death when his car was struck by a New York Central train yesterday afternoon. He survived the crash with no injuries.
Miss Dussenbury Wins Medal At Scout Camp Award
Marcia Dusenbury received a medal at a Gixyl Scout campfire ceremony on Townline Lake. Mt Pleasant girls in two week camp were honored with best camper designations and merit badges awarded to multiple scouts. An adult committee led by Mrs Dusenbury will sponsor the 1981 camp.
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Marcia Dusensbury
Townline Lake
Mt. Pleasant
Jane Hawkins
Ethel Isbell
Cornelia Gibson
Nettie Warner
Jean Crawford
Helen Johnson
Maryel Warner
Maxine Minroe
Evelyn Hitchback
Marvel Warner
Meta Bixby
Marcia Dusenbury
Mary Ellen Whitcomb
Donna Riggle
Maxine Monroe
Ethel Tabell
Barbara Carrol
Lner Ober
Lea Walling
Jane Monroe
Mary Gover
Barbara Carroll
Jane Bonnell
Hyen Johnson
Jane Anne Elliott
Fedora Whittaker
Lucille Hammond
Patricia Garey
Sue
Jane Getchell
F. H. Dusenbury
Ira P. Chase
P. G
Groesbeck May Enter Michigan Gubernatorial Race
Rumor in Lansing says former Governor Alex J. Groesbeck will join the Michigan gubernatorial contest after a Detroit meeting with ex Secretary of State Charles J. DeLand. DeLand is one of three Republican nominees. Groesbeck may back DeLand for treasurer if he runs, while Secretary of State John S. Haggerty and Attorney General Wilber M. Brucker are discussed as potential rivals.
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Lansing
Alex J. Groesbeck
Michigan
Charles J. DeLand
Detroit
Groesbeck
DeLand
Fred W. Green
John S. Haggerty
Haggerty
Wilber M. Brucker
Brucker
Clare County Plans Annual Fair and Expanded Races
Clare County agricultural society prepares for its annual exposition with dates to be announced soon. Improvements to buildings and an expanded speed program with larger purses are planned. County Agent Gibson and County School Commissioner Alan Auld rich cooperate with fair officials, supported by annual county board appropriations. A special feature is the 4 H club work with liberal prizes offered.
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Harrison
Clare County Agricultural Society
Gibson
Alan Aildrich
County Board of Supervisors
Young Lafollette Seeks Wisconsin Governor Nomination
Philip I. LaFollette, Wisconsin’s younger LaFollette, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He outlined key issues including banking, public utility rates, and the corrupt practices act as his main platform to challenge Governor Walter J Kohler on re election.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Philip I. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Old Rob
U S to Pay Funeral Expenses for Live Man
The government prepared to pay forty dollars for the funeral expenses of a live brother of Rosa Lee Comstock of West Allis Wisconsin. The Senate passed a resolution to reimburse her for funeral preparations after she was told during the war that her brother was dead.
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Washington
Rosa Lee
Comstock
West Allis
Wis
Senate
Supervisors Inspect New County Road In Union Township
County board members inspected a novel gravel road in Union township completed within 40 hours from grading start. The project used only tractors, attracting interest for the rapid build and lack of teams. A Michigan State College representative will speak Friday at 2 p.m. on county farm agent benefits.
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County Board of Supervisors
Union Township
Michigan State College
Thomas Cotter Dies In Drowning At Kane's Landing
Thomas Cotter seven year old son of Mr and Mrs John Cotten of Pine Street drowned at Kane's Landing about a mile and a half southwest of Mt Pleasant. His brother City Attorney Gerald Cotter was in the water and led the search which recovered the body sixteen minutes later. Dr Howard Kenaga found a bruise on the head suggesting a dive into shallow water. Surviving are the parents four brothers two sisters and funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Thomas Cotter
John Cotten
Pine ‘Street
Kane’s Landing
Mt. Pleasant
Gerald Cotter
Howard Kenaga
Tomothy
Devereaux
Paul
Sacred Heart Academy
Karl Kiphmiller
Owosso
Kathleen
Sacred Heart
Thomas
Fishermen Drown As Canoe Capsizes Near Lapeer
Two fishermen died when their canoe capsized on Fish Lake about eight miles northeast of Lapeer during the opening of fishing season. Robert Crispin, 55, drowned with a line tangled about his legs. Harry Lawson, 40, missing. Lawson is survived by a widow and four children.
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Lapeer
Robert Crispin
Harry Lawson
Pat Hardwick
John Hardwick
Fish Lake
Lawson
Crispin
Railway Brotherhood Bank Fails To Open
Cincinnati daily report states the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks National Bank failed to open its doors. A notice on the door says the bank is closed by the board of directors and assets placed with the comptroller of the currency for liquidation.
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Cincinnati
U.P
Brotherhood of Saailway Clerks National Bank
Comptroller of ‘Currency of
United States
Hadi
Howeth I. Mutt
Five County Officials Seek Re Election on GOP Ticket
Isabella county residents Perry Thompson Andrew Schertel Clyde V Showalter J A Simpson and Elmer Kirkconnell seek renomination on the Republican ticket primary in September and election in November Phillips faces J E Coon of Shepherd in the contest for Isabella County Republican representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Conn
Phillips
Isabella County
Perry Thompson
Andrew Schertel
Clyde V. Showalter
Register of Deeds
J. A. Simpson
Elmer Kirkconnell
Trial Of J.M. Heath To Resume Tomorrow
The hearing in the John M. Heath case, indicted for the death of Richard J. Sandlund Jr., will resume Friday in a federal court. Heath, tied to a Aug 8 1929 death aboard his cabin cruiser Maxine, faces charges of assaulting a federal officer and theft of seized government property.
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Detroit
U.P
John M. Heath
Richard J. Sandlund
Federal Court
Edward J.“ Monnet
Sandlund
Prohibition
Bignoid
Customs Border Patrol
Milton Larsen
Heath
Maxine
Propose Work House For Ingham County
Mason June 26 The board of supervisors to investigate the feasibility of a county work house for prisoners. Supervisors Thoman Hanna Hagamier and Murray were appointed to study this as Detroit House of Correction is overcrowded and state institutions are full. Debate included employing prisoners on farms to ease unemployment.
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Mason
Ingham
Board of Supervisors
Thoman
Hanna
Hagamier
Murray
Detroit
House of Correction
Weather Outlook for Michigan Cities June Forecast
Detroit to receive fair and cooler conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies Friday. Temperatures range from the 60s to low 80s across Alpena Chicago Detroit Duluth Escanaba Grand Rapids Ludington Marquette Sault Ste Marie with variable humidity and light winds expected.
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Detroit
U.P
Sam Helo Alpena
Chicago Cevetens
Deee
Duluth
Jwscanaba
Grand’ Rapids
Vane
Ludington
Marquetté
Sault Ste
Maria
Drowned Youth Clyde Graham Laid to Rest Near Farwell
Clyde Graham nephew of Mrs. Sadie McNeill drowned last night at a Detroit area resort while visiting brothers. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graham of Lansing and former Farwell presidents, he graduated from Lansing High School this month. Body to be brought to Mt. Pleasant tonight for burial near Farwell.
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Clyde Graham
Sadie McNeill
Detroit
Joseph Graham
Lansing
Farwell
Lansing High School
Mt. Pleasant
Traveling Engineer Found Unconscious After Injury in Detroit
A traveling engineer named Bergin, 48, of Decatur Illinois, was found unconscious in a lonely Detroit street. He was taken to Receiving hospital as detectives opened a homicide inquiry to learn how he sustained a fractured skull. A hotel manager identified him. cards showed he lived at the Kraft hotel, Decatur.
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Detroit
U.R
Bergin
Decatur
Til
Webash Railroad
Kraft
Kills Wife and Then Fatal Self Inflicted Wound
Frank Somogyi 24 died from a shotgun wound after shooting his wife Mary 24 during a money dispute. Police say he then shot himself in the abdomen. Their two year old daughter Priscilla was present but unharmed. The couple had been married five months.
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Flint
Frank Somogyi
Mary
Somogyi
Priscilla
Somogyis
Thacher Dies at Battle Greek After Illness
Enrique A Bray a 54 year old Spanish instructor at Battle Greek High School died midnight after a four month illness. A University of Mexico graduate he came to Battle Creek 80 years ago serving as nurse and interpreter for 16 years. He is survived by his widow and two sons.
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Alfred. Digjoe
Shepherd Man
Wn.y
Cow Testing Association
C. W. Barnhard
Inthaca Park
G.O. P
State — ‘College
Miss Dusenbury
Clare County
Young Lafollette
Railway Brotherhood Bank
Cireuit
Peter F. Dodds
Frank E Morrison
Thompson
State Association of County Clerks
Lincoln Township
Pleasant
Nottawa Township
Central State Teachers College
Register of
Showalter
Medical College
Vernon Township
Vernon
Lincoln
Mins Kirkconnel
Frank ‘ Phillins
James ‘“E. Coon
Goon
Sheriff Schertel
Clyde VY. ‘Showalter
J.M. Heath
County
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