Hunters Extend Endurance Flight Record Challenge
The City of Chicago endurance plane Hunter brothers John and Kenneth push a record flight beyond 445 hours at Sky Harbor. Storms, refueling delays, and brutal cabin conditions tested the crew as 75,000 spectators watched. The family stands to gain substantial prizes though they insist no money unless earned.
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Chicago
W.A
Aviation
Sky Harbor
Hunter
Liqur
John
Kenneth Hunt
Albert
Walter
Big Ben
Irene
St. Louis
Kenneth
Lindbergh
Rene
Enneth
Sonny
pi+ brothers
Herchell
Kenneth Land
Joh
Chicago Gunmen Grow More Formidable, Detectives Say
Detectives George Meinhardt and Edward Fontain e said criminals in Chicago are tougher to handle after a Capitol restaurant robbery. The two officers entered during the hold up as three bandits demanded revolvers and badges, then ordered the detectives to leave. The robbers escaped with the loot.
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Chicago
George
Meinhardt
Edward Tfontaine
Fontaine
Capitol
Ford Show At Alma Draws Thousands Fans
More than 5,500 people attended the Ford Motor Company show in Alma Friday and Saturday. The event displayed every current model of car truck and tractor in a large tent on the Alma baseball field. A Ford plant operations movie played several times daily. Over 1,000 invitations were sent by Floyd H. Johnson, local Ford dealer, to residents around Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Floyd H. Johnson
Mt. Pleasant
Jackson Convict Details Kidnap Ring Names Trio
Seaman Laman serving 50 to 80 years in Jackson state prison testified in a recorder court about a kidnapping extortion ring. He named Harry Hailisey, Abenstein, and DeLong as charged kidnappers of Reuben J. Cohen in a two year old case. Cohen described being tied and held for three days until a $10,000 ransom was paid by his wife.
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Seph
Laman
Jackson
Fred Begeman
Recorder’s Court
John
Agne
Harry Hailisey
Poh Abenstein
Stanley
DeLong
Reuben J. Cohen
Cohen
Harry Andrews
National Education Association Opens 68th Convention
The National Education Association began its 68th convention in Columbus with Miss B Ruth Pyrtle presiding. More than 10,000 educators from nearly every teaching branch filled the auditorium, while another 10,000 from distant possessions arrived for the event.
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Columbus
U.P
National Education Association
America
B. Ruth Pyrtle
Lincoln
Neb
Dr Harvey W Wiley Dies At 85 In Washington
Dr Harvey W Wiley aged 85 a pioneer in pure foods and drugs and sponsor of the Pure Food and Drugs Act died at his Washington home after several weeks illness. He suffered a heart attack soon after testifying before the Senate agriculture committee protesting changes in administration of the act which he said weakened the law.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Senate Agriculture Committee
Deer chase alert shifts in Utah foothills near Logan
Wildlife report notes a change in behavior as deer become swifter quarry than sheep in the foothills north of Logan Utah. Dogs previously chased sheep but now hunt deer, altering local hunting and livestock practices.
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Logan
Utah
Michigan Week End Drownings Claim Seventeen Lives
A weekend stretch in Michigan saw drownings and crashes claim many lives. Detroit residents figure prominently with several drownings including John Govinger and Stephen Pascha. Auto accidents near Flint and a deadly train collision near Flint also reported.
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Michigan
Detroit
Flint
Og John Govinger
Phoenix Lake
Max Younger
Goringer
Stephen Pascha
Big Rapids
Raymond Barber
Jackson
Clark's Lake
Jay Ledsworth
Port Huron
Lake Huron
Eugene Lawancowski
Ernest Marcouiller
Frank Wolcott
Dellas Wolcotti
Kwargaret Wolcott
Wolcott
John M. Herrington
John Boase
Battle Creek
Michael Mozarek
Harold Esau
Chicago
North
Jake
Gables
City Tax Delinquents To Pay Interest Charges
City treasurer Bessie M Brown announced delinquents will incur 1 percent interest for July and 1 percent each subsequent month after the office closes. Saturday receipts total $6636.87 with the Gas Corporation of Michigan paying the largest share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie M. Brown
Gas Corporation of Michigan
Grand Rapids Wind Storm Causes Property Damage Near Sparta
A tornado like storm struck north western Michigan late Sunday night disrupting telephone lines and causing extensive property damage. In Ballards Corners three miles south of Sparta the Baptist church steeple and roof were damaged with estimated losses around $500.
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Grand- Rapids
U.P
Michigan
Ballards Corners
Sparta
Baptist Church
C E U Chooses Flint for 1931 Convention
J Holland June 80 AP Having chosen Flint as next year's convention city the state Christian Endeavor Union named officers and sent 1 400 delegates home D H Vandenbunter Jamestown was re elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jholland
U.P
Flint
Christian Ensleavor
Jamestown
Wischmeyer Undergoes Appendicitis Operation at Brondstetter Hospital
Cornelius Wischmeyer underwent an appendicitis operation at Brondstetter hospital. Nicholas Moulton of Mt Pleasant was admitted for treatment. Dr Lionel Davis, nephew of Dr M I Brondstetter, joins the Brondstetter staff this summer after graduating from the University of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Wischmeyer
Brondstetter Hospital
Nicholas Moulton
Mt. Pleasant
Lionel’ Davis
M. I. Brondstétter
Davis
University of Michigan
Fines levied for following fire equipment en route incident
Three individuals were fined during the weekend for following fire trucks en route to a call in Mt. Pleasant. A fourth person is to be arraigned for the same charge, with state law requiring vehicles to pull to the curb and stay clear as trucks pass. Police will enforce the rule with possible arrests already made. Defendants include Rose Morrow, Clarence Hall, and Gerald Owen. Phyllis Morrison awaits arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Rose Morrow
Main Street
Clarence Hall
South Main
Gerald Owen
South
Fancher
Justice Malcolm
Wardrop
Phyllis Morrison
North College
Green to Think Over Third Term Decision
Governor Green told a Detroit delegation he will think over the previously announced decision not to seek a third term. The remarks came during a Lansing visit as the 80-40.R) remark surfaced.
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Green
Lansing
Detroit
Storm Claims Two Lives in Northeastern Wisconsin
A powerful Sunday night storm in northeastern Wisconsin left at least two dead. Albert Koett, 25, of Milwaukee, drowned when a boat capsized on Lake Denison in Waukesha County. Glay Ito Sachimimel, 7, of Neenah, was killed when a building collapsed from the wind.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wittes
Esciié
Kenown
Albert Koett
Lake Dencon
Waukesha County
Glayito
Sachimimel
Neenah
Chicago Teachers Miss June Pay As Warrant Market Succeeds
Chicago school teachers begin summer vacation without June salaries as no funds were available for their pay Friday. School board president Caldwell aims to market 4 440 000 dollars in tax anticipation warrants by next week to raise funds and pay the teachers if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Caldwell
Hogarth Announces Hunting Season Changes in Michigan
Michigan conservation commission announced changes to hunting seasons after a Port Huron meeting. Raccoon season shifts to November 1 to 15 in the lower and upper peninsulas see one additional open day, prairie chicken runs Oct 15 to 20 plus one extra day. Waterfowl unchanged. Manistee county pheasants closed third year, Isle Royale closed, no partridge hunting in upper peninsula. Mink trapping limited to muskrat trapping dates.
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Lansing
U.P
Conservation Commission
Port Huron
George R. Hogarth
Lower Peninsula
Manistee County
Isle Royale
Upper ‘Peninsula
Indian youth who broke jail returns to cell
Alfred Didjoe a 19 year old Indian youth who escaped from the county jail last Thursday morning is back in the local hospital and will be arraigned before Judge Hay Hart in circuit court. He was recaptured in Lake City after being aided by a getaway plan and possible outside help. He faces trial for breaking and entering a box car on the Ann Arbor railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Didjoe
Hay Hart
Didjoe
Lake City
Andrew Schertel
Schertel
Ann Arbor
Holmes Hurt in Auto Crash Near Maple Leaf Seed Farm
Howard L. Holmes of 505 South College sustained minor injuries when his car struck a cement abutment east of town late Friday night. The abutment swayed from the highway due to loose gravel. A second wreck nearby near Coldwater Lake involved Alvin Keller of Delwin whose sedan was damaged but he was not hurt. Both vehicles were towed for repairs.
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Howard L. Holmes
South College
Here
Holmes
Alvin Keller
Delwin
Coldwater Lake
Keller
Birmingham Minister Attacks Society Women
The Rev. Robert M. Atkins of First Methodist Church in Birmingham Michigan denounced society women in Bloomfield Hills allied with a reform group for national prohibition. He urged them to begin meetings with fervent prayer in Christ's name to aid the return of legalized liquor traffic. He claimed homes and clubs serve liquor with impunity and called the reform group women intellectually biased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Mich
Bloomfield
Women’s Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Reform Society
Robert M. Atkins
Fist Methodist Church
Bloomfield ‘Hills
Rev. Atkins
Fox Seeks Escape But Is Hunted Near Snowdian Lake
A fox fleeing hounds in Merionethshire swam toward Lake Gwynant and was killed near the opposite shore by the pursuing pack, several hundred yards from Snowdonia. The scene unfolded as the quarry crossed open water in a rural Wales chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardiff
Wales
U.P ~A
Ynysfor
Meriouthshire
Gwanant
Snoera
Detroit Man Editor of School Publication
Central State life, the college publication, planned the first issue after classes began. Maynard F. Hicks faced editing challenges as last term’s reporters stepped in during summer prep without academic credit. Earl Melvin Hill is managing editor with George L. Clark handling city news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Life
Central State
Maynard F. Hicks
Earl Melvin Hill
Detroit
George. L. Clark
Mr. Pleasant
City News
Merle Abbott
Elwell
John H. Butts
Mt. Pleasant
Makeun
Mab@el Close
Saginaw Society
Gladys Goodwin
Gangsters Clean Out U S Warehouse Liquor Haul
A gang of 10 to 15 gunmen seized a government warehouse in Chicago and carried off a large liquor cache valued in the thousands. Federal agent Capt. R. D. Smith said most of a $68,000 Bourbon stock was stolen. Night watchman Paul Perry, 80, was bound and forced to sit as the robbers fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
ARIAA
R. D. Smith
Prohibition
Paul Perry
Perry
Student Pilot Claims New Altitude Record
Detroit date reports Wayne Liston a National Airways student flier claiming a new altitude record after reaching 16 100 feet in a training plane near the National Airway airport during yesterday's dedication event. Aviation enthusiasts endured heat as the event drew attention to the airport opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wayne Liston
National Airways
National Airway
Iston
Dassing
Kidnap Trio Held As Auto Upsets Girl Freed
Three Detroit youths were jailed as kidnapers after the car they used to abduct Miss Ila Treble overturned in a ditch near Mount Clemens. Treble, 19, escaped amid the confusion and notified the sheriff. Arrested were Tony Zeppo, 18, Joseph Titto, 21, and Ruehi Wandi e, 20, as they were repairing the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Clemens
Detroit
Ila Treble
Miss Treble
Stanley Roberts
Macomb
Miss. Treble
Tony Zeppo
Joseph Titto
Ruehi Wandiie
Three Men Executed at Rockview Penitentiary
Three men convicted of first degree murder were executed at Rockview Penitentiary Bellefonte Pennsylvania the triple execution lasted twenty minutes Martin Avery of Allegheny County William Henry Sled of Allegheny County and Frank Tanza of Luzerne County were put in the electric chair between 7:01 and 7:16 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockview
Bellefonte
A.R
Martin Avery
Allegheny County
William Henry Sled
Nékro
Ee Frank
Tanza
Luzerne County
Dead Man in Cambrai Grave Lays Name and Number
Private Donald J. McKay of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders lies in Nei Firs cemetery Cambrai bearing his name and number. The notice records his death and burial details from the World War I era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
A.R
Donald J. McKay
Argyle and Sutherland
Worders
Cambrai
Central State summer session enrollment expected to top last year
About 650 registrations by noon today at Central State Teachers College point to a summer attendance likely to exceed last year’s 1,300. Classes start tomorrow morning as trains and buses bring students to Mt. Pleasant. most attendees are teachers working for degrees with the training school open for 85 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Teachers College
Mt. Pleasant
Central State
Fireworks Warning For Fourth Issued
New York June 30 The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness issued a warning urging parents to protect children from firework injuries on the Fourth of July. The group and partner safety groups note yearly that during the surrounding weeks more than 3 000 people are seriously injured about 150 killed and over 306 suffer eye injuries often leading to blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
National Society For the Prevention of
Miller to Box Lord in Lansing Ring Tonight
Ray Miller of Chicago meets Edie Lord of Hartford in a 104 round main event at the M A A auditorium Lansing. The bout headlines a card promoted by Detroit Olympia promoters marking Lord’s first appearance in the region after moving up from featherweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Lord
Lansing
Flint
U.R
Ray_ Miller
Chicago
Eddie
Hartford
Conn
M. A.auditorium
Detroit
Olympia
Middle West
Bat Battalino
Group Study Planned For Capital Kiwanis Convention
Hundreds of Kiwanians from the Capital district including Virginia Maryland Delaware and Washington DC prepare for a group study in Atlantic City covering child welfare health sanitation urban relations immigration crime delinquency and adult education. The 14th annual Kiwanis International convention opens with 6000 delegates from 1851 US and Canadian cities to discuss social problems led by International president Horace W. McDavid of Decatur NL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
U.P
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Washington, D. C
Kiwanis International
United States
Canada
A . Horace W. McDavid
Decatur, NL
The
Service Organization
Shifting Sands Reveal Cibola City of Jewels
In Phoenix, Arizona, a federal food inspector W. J. Hanra reports finding ruins of the lost city Cibola after desert sands shift near Palomas. Pottery and irrigation remains suggest prehistoric civilization along an ancient watercourse. An operation is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Cibola
Arizona Desert
Palomas
W. J. Hanra
Wrong door fatality shocks town hall visit
In England on June 30, 74 year old widow Hannah Stevenson went to the town hall to pay taxes. She opened the wrong door, fell into a cellar, and died from the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrow
England
U.P
Hannah Stevenson
Town Hall
District Deputy Clark Installs K. C. Officers
District Deputy E. M. Clark of Big Rapids officiated the Knights of Columbus installation at the Mt. Pleasant council rooms Sunday evening. William Schnitzler was named grand knight with about 25 members witnessing. Frank Starr of the Big Rapids council attended as a guest. Mt. Pleasant will take possession of the Pullen building July 1 as lease terms on the Harris Furniture quarters extend to next spring, with the second floor to be rented in the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Clark
Big Rapids
Knights of Columbus
William Schnitzler
Frank Starr
Clark
Mt. Pleasant
Pullen
Harris Furniture Copany
Summer Term Opens At University of Michigan
Summer session at the University of Michigan opened with a record enrollment of 4000 students as Dean Edward H. Kraus announced. Last year’s enrollment was 8600. Classes began today in all departments except law, which started last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Edward H. Kraus
September Babes Have Better Health Chance
Springfield report from the state department of health finds babies born in September have the greatest survival chances. It notes ten percent infant mortality for January births versus seven percent for September arrivals, attributing it to better maternal vitamin intake during summer when vegetables are plentiful and cheap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
State Department
of Health
Department
Broadway Theatre Renovation Keeps Shows On Schedule
Decorators are renovating the Broadway theatres interior with management stating completion will not disrupt performances. Crew works on interior details to avoid missing shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway Theattres
Weather Detroit June 30 Cloudy Showers Northerly Cooler
Weather forecast for lower Michigan calls for cloudy conditions with showers tonight and Tuesday morning in the southeast. Temperatures range from the mid 60s to upper 70s with cooler readings in the north and a generally fair, warmer trend in the northwest.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower
Michigan
St. Vuuedls
Alpana
Chcalo Cas Inquesseee
Wince Nea
Duluth
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Stinson
Isabella County
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Wischmeyer
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Peninsula
Alfred Dedjoe
Howard Holmes
Detroit Man
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Escort
City of
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Broadway
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