Old age pension plan gains support over present care
Lansing March 25 The judiciary committee heard broad backing for adopting an old age pension to replace the poorhouse system. Most speakers opposed a $2 head tax financing the plan though over 700000 signatures favored the pension measure. Mayor Murphy of Detroit urged social and economic planning while opposing the head tax. Senate discussions touched on a rate bureau proposal for auto insurance under state control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mar
House Judiciary Committee
Charles I. Haight
Vaice
Wetter
Haight
W.A. Seegmiller
Owosso
Frank Murphy
Detroit
Murphy
Senate
Insurance Department
Tammany Hall Rallies to Defend City Control
Tammany Hall rallies its organized forces as New York faces a sweeping legislative investigation into city government. Mayor James J. Walker returns from Palm Springs to defend his administration while Tammany lawyers seek to block secret preliminary hearings to safeguard evidence against officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Tammany Hall
New York City
James J. Walker
Palm Springs
Calif
Tammany
Samuel Seabury
Wvees
Inquiry Committee
Bee sighting signals spring in Carlyton Mor Row area
In Grand Rapids on March 25 a bee sighting reported by Carlyton Mor Row marks the latest sign of spring in the region. The small town notes warmer days as pollinators return, lifting local spirits.
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Grand Rapids
Mar
U.P
Carlyton Morrow
Mt Pleasant High Band Concert Led By Newell H Long
The Mt Pleasant high school band under Newell H Long will give a formal concert in the high school auditorium this evening. The senior girls glee club directed by Miss Car ol Hoag assists with the program, and proceeds will fund new band uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant High School
Newell H. Long
Carol Hoag
Midland Man Loses Money in Gas Station Fraud
Midland man arrived in Lansing with 100 dollars to begin work as a gas station attendant. He gave 50 dollars to a man who claimed to fix things, but only recovered 36. He had the suspect Wilbert J Temmen arrested and awaits sentence.
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Lansing
Mar
Harry W. Crawford
Midland
Wilbert J.temmen
Chef Identifies Leo Brothers in Single Trial
In Chicago on March 25, chef Otto Svoboda testified at the Leo V Y Brothers murder trial that he saw the defendant loitering near the Michigan Avenue subway entrance before Alfred J Lingle was shot near the Public Library. Svoboda described a man with two facial spots fleeing toward Randolph Street. The session ran short for the funeral of a prominent courtroom reporter. autopsy witness Dr Thomas L Dwyer said Lingle died instantly from a back-head wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.R
Alfred J Lingle
Leo VY
Otto Svoboda
Svoboda
Chicago Public Library
Michigan Boulevard
Linglesy
Brothers
Lingle
Ieot
Ingle
Izentifeation
Randolph Street
Wayland Brooks
Joseph Sabath
Hilding Johnson
Criminal Courts
Spring Style Showings Highlight Easter Wardrobe in Daily Times
Daily Times announces a special 10 page spring fashion edition in cooperation with merchants of Mt. Pleasant. The issue showcases the latest spring styles for women men and students with ads from E L Conrick H B Jack Johnston C W Barnhard Peace Enitwenr Store H Dittmann and Son Bishop s N D Gover Mt Pleasant Hardware and Furniture J C Penney Minto Boulton Johnson Shoe and Clothing and others. The edition goes to thousands of homes with Easter season displays and merchant announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Whants
Daily ‘Times Analising Department
E L. Conrick, Inc
College
H. B
Jack Johnston
Rexall
East Broadway
C. W. Barnhard
Mt. Pleasant, Hardware’. and Furniture Company
South Main
Harris Sample Furniture Company
Oe J.C. Penney Company
Minto-Boulton Company
South ‘Main
Johnson Shoe and Clothing Company
President Hoover Visits Virgin Islands On Brief Stop
President Hoover arrived by barge from the battleship Arizona for a short visit in St Thomas. Gov. Pearson greeted him aboard and they discussed petitions as elaborate floats and maypole dances thrilled a festive, colorful native parade with palm boats and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Clapper
United Press
Thomas
Virgin Islands
Mar
Pii
Hoover
Arizona
Washington
Paul M.pearson
Islands
Uncle Sam
Bay
White House Spring Cleaning Under Way During Hoover Trip
Spring cleaning has begun at the White House. While President and Mrs. Hoover are away, servants dust and air rugs and books in the library. Mrs. Hoover is set to return from Asheville to welcome the president back from his Caribbean vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
U.2
White House
Wheat planting will guide federal policy on stabilization stock
Hutchinson Kansas March 25 U P The federal farm board will be guided by spring and fall wheat plantings in shaping its sales policy for stabilization stocks said Chairman James C Stone in a speech. He warned that smaller than usual plantings could lead to gradual selling while unchanged acreage might justify holding wheat indefinitely to avert a market crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kansas
U.P
Federal Farm Board
James C. Stone
Stone
Chicago
Middle West
J C Penney Opens Mt Pleasant Store
J C Penney company opens its Mt. Pleasant store at 114 East Broadway with doors to open at 8 00 am Residents of the city and Isabella county are invited to visit one of the area s largest modern stores E E Freeman manager a native of Ithaca and eight year Penney veteran extends invitation The store offers men women and children ready to wear and features nine departments including clothing furnishings and millinery. Freeman previously managed the St Paul Penney store and is relocating with family to 616 Pine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Company
Mt. Pleasant
Broadway
Isabella County
E. E. Freeman
Ithaca
Penney
Shores
Hossiery
Vr. Freeman
St. Paul
Fin
Freeman
iMr. Freeman
Pine ‘Street
Mr. Freeman
Riots in India Leave Over Twenty Dead in Cawnpore
British troops were deployed in Cawnpore to curb communal riots between Muslims and Indian Nationalists. More than 20 killed and 100 injured as fighting continued after shops were looted and cars stoned. Gandhi narrowly escaped an assault during demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U.P
Cawnpore
India
Congress
Bhagat Singh
Lahore
Self Righting Plane Test Successful In Italy
PERAMO Italy March 25 An airplane capable of righting itself from any position with or without the engine running was successfully tested at Face Vibrata airfield in the presence of air ministry experts. The plane designed by Fernando Bernasconi can fly 80 to 100 kilometers without the engine running at about 2000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peramo
Italy
Face Vibrata
Air Ministry
Fernando Bernasconi
Weather forecast for Lower Michigan and Upper Michigan
The Detroit area forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures tonight with stronger northerly winds. Thursday should be partly cloudy with diminishing winds. Upper Michigan remains cloudy tonight and Thursday with somewhat colder conditions.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Duluth
Eeeeacaers
Escanaba
Cersste
Grand Rapids Veoea
Ludington Heaven
Marquette Eee
iClare Taxes Met Despite Drought Shortage
County Treasurer Fred Scha at of Harrison reports 68.8 percent of Clare county taxes collected, slightly below last year when 71 percent had been received. Officials praise the strong collection despite crop shortages and note all county and township treasuries hold balances in contingency funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred ‘Schaat
Harrison
Clare County
Thes
Michigan Senate Approves Harding Reapportionment Bill
The Michigan Senate passed Senator Fred Harding’s reapportionment bill by 28 to 2 with Bonine and Sadowski voting no and Heidkamp and Connelly absent. The measure aims to give four more U.S. House seats to metropolitan southeastern Michigan before final Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mar
U.P
Senate
Sens
Bonine
Sadowski
Heidkamp
Con Jon
W.P
Fred Harding
Michigan
James G. Bonine
Cassopolis
Washington
Sen
George ‘G. Sadowski
Detroit
Two Tickets In Field For Clare City Election
Clare voters face a city officers election on April 6 with two party tickets. Democrat L H Thompson seeks a sixth mayoral term, challenging Republican R I Hether who won a caucus over Walter Petit. Constable Joseph Yoeman, 93, seeks re election on the Republican ticket in the third ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare
L. H. Thompson
R. I. Hether
Hether
Walter Petit
Mr. Thompson
Joseph Yoeman
Federal Farm Board Ready to Hold All Wheat
The Federal Farm Board plans to keep in storage over 200 million bushels of wheat indefinitely. Administration sources say sales will be timed to avoid depressing prices, and no extra session of Congress is expected to lift prices. The board is being reorganized with no new policies planned, aiming to minimize damage while preserving cooperative marketing gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R
Hoover
Congress
Farm Board
Madelyn Grapes Shapes Own Speed Boat Here
Traverse City report notes Miss Madelyn Grapes, a famed outdoor sports figure, completed a speed boat of her own design and construction at a cost of sixteen dollars. She unveils the craft in a local display, illustrating self taught engineering and practical seamanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse City
Mar
Madelyn ‘Grapes
Must Have More Acreage for Sugar Beets
Announcement reports 9000 acres pledged for sugar beet growing in the territory but urges additional pledges to ensure Mt. Pleasant area plant operation. Farmers are asked to declare plans at designated local sites including Columbia Sugar company office and several stores in surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Reaaeny
Mt. Pleasant
Columbia Sugar Company
Shepherd
Republican
Rosebush
Horan
Crawford
Kolarik
Beal City
Tony Tilmman
Coleman, Murray’s
Star witness faces grilling by the defense
Detroit March 25. The Buckley murder trial of three alleged gangsters paused as juror illness prompted a brief adjournment. Fred Tara, key witness and former police officer, prepared for cross examination after purge of a contempt finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Jerry Buckley
Edward J. Jeffries
Joseph Beane
Fred Tara
Tara
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Wyoming
Ted Pizand
Joe Bommarito
Angelo Livecchi
Pizzino
la Salle Hotel
Buck-sey
Fishermen Oppose Harbor Refuge Law Petition Legislature
Local fishermen and hunters in Harbor Beach Michigan circulated petitions against the harbor being named a game and fish refuge. Petitions will go to the legislature. Hook and line fishing remains allowed while nets and wild fowl hunting are banned in the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beagh
Mich
Auction Sale Notices Farm Horses and Implements Listed
Auction notices describe sales by Jim Welch at the William Bumn place one mile north of Millbrook starting at 1 pm with 12 head of farm horses. John McCall and Iral Philips serve as auctioneer and clerk. Earl Vs Seybert to sell at the Chatterton farm on Broadway West End with horses cattle hogs and implements and hay. sale at 1 pm. A Tuesday sale was postponed due to bad weather. S C Forney and Luman Burch are auctioneer and clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim ‘Welch
William Bumn
Millbrook
John McCall
Iral Philips
Earl Vs Seybert
Broadway
Chatterton Farm
S. C. Forney
Luman Burch
Local business men discuss county dairy profits and reforms
City business leaders met with Wa bash conference and Michigan State agricultural specialists Tuesday evening to review dairy methods and county needs. Speakers included Paul Hood and R. E. Decker. plan calls for more roughage, better cows, and higher profits. An endorsement backed a county herd testing association and a boys calf club to scrub inferior bulls and re stock with purebred sires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabell County
Michigan State
Paul Hood
R. E. Decker
Paul S. Schowengerdt
New Winter College Graduation Record Set
The Central State dual trim will award 667 degrees or certificates to graduates on Thursday morning. President E C Wgrriner and former Detroit Times publisher James Schermerhorn will speak at the 9 o clock exercises. The prior winter term record was 58 in 1925, with graduation totals then varying in following years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C.wgrriner
James Schermerhorn
Detroit Times
World Wheat Surplus Crisis Discussed by International Experts
In Rome March session an international grain committee debated reducing world wheat reserves. Nations, including the United States, weighed feasibility to curb surpluses and risk of oversupply. Canada argued it was nearly impossible. Americans said production could align with domestic needs to limit U S role in world markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
United States
Friday Predicts Business Gains in 1938 Detroit Speech
Dr David Friday a leading economist predicted in Detroit that the business mood of the past two years would be a memory by 1938. He forecast manufacturing output in 1931 would rise 25 percent over 1930 with a further 15 percent gain in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mar
U.R
David Friday
Legion Chief Foresees Greatest Convention in Detroit
National Commander Ralph O’Neil predicted the greatest American Legion convention in history in Detroit next fall after surveying Michigan Legionnaires and preparations. He said veterans from every region are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Ralph “T.o’neil
Indianapolis
Michigan
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J.C. Penney
Ini Seme
Karaghi
Mahatma Gandhi
Bharat Sabha
Gandhi
Malaviya
Hindu Mahasabha
Harding
Clare City
Fara
MER
Michigan State College
Legion
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