Maniac in Control of Ship Sparks Seaborne Drama
Off Cape San Lucas Mexico the freighter Santa Cecilia bound for Panama with Honolulu cargo faced a crew emergency as a crew member allegedly maniacal and violently insane forced cabins, radio failed to reach the ship, and U S health officials were brought in while messages to Acapulpo Mexico hinted at nearby aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San. Diego
Calif
Santa
Cecilia
iNo
Twelfth Naval District
San Francisco
United States Department of Health
Radio Corporation of America
Acapulpo
Mexico
Santa Cecilia
Tvgpeiys
Nicaraguy
Siiphing
Nautilus Steamship Company of
Philadelphia
Harris Sample Furniture opens Bay City store
Harris Sample Furniture company opens a new Bay City store on Thursday night. The firm already operates locations in Traverse City Big Rapids Grand Rapids and Mt Pleasant. Lynn Harris of Mt Pleasant will manage the Bay City outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wie Harris
Sample. Furniture Companys
Bay City
The
Furniture Company
Harris Sample Furniture Company
Traverse’ City
Big Rapids
Grand Rapids
Mt. Pleasant
Lynn Harris
Girl Attacked by Lion Recovers in Cincinnati Hospital
Six year old Viola Leichner remained in precarious condition as doctors prepared rabies tests on the lioness cub involved in the Whittier school exhibit. She endured a scalp wound requiring 50 stitches and injuries to her arm shoulder and face. Officials say the animal was playful and not attacking. Janitor William Hunter is credited with saving her by leaping onto the lioness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Whittier School
Viola Leichner
Good Samaritan Hospital
Viola
William Harwood
Asj
Harwood
William
Hunter
Vivian
Pierce Hill
Good Samaritan ‘Hospital
County Normal Sets New Attendance Record at State Host Ed
A record 717 visitors attended Central State's thirteenth annual county normals event surpassing the 1930 mark of 688. Attendees included 82 institutions with speakers Miss Jessie McLean, Miss Kate V. Wofford, Isabelle M. Becker and a student play by Miss Ida M. Haskins students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State
Alpena
Antrim
Avenae
Bay
Benzie
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clinton
Emmet
Jessie McLean
Training School
Kate V. Wofford
Laurens County
South Carolina
Isabelle M. Becker
Public Instruction
Chicago police officer slain in Ruthy murder spree
Anthony Rubhy known as visions man in the Lingle case was killed at his post during a gangster shooting rampage in the loop. Frank Jordan, 35, confessed to killing Ruthy and wounding Patrolman Durkin before his capture and was held for the grand jury on murder charges with Mayor Cermak leading the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Anthony Rubhy
Lingle
Ruthy
Frank Jordan
Patrick Durkin
Ernest Schaeublin
Anton J. Cernack
Jordan
Cermak
Chase Installed as President of Illinois University
Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase, longtime UNC president, was installed as president of the University of Illinois in a ceremony at the university gymnasium. About 6,000 guests attended, with 500 from 232 other institutions, including Samuel W. Stratton of MIT, Lotus D. Coffman of Minnesota, and Governor Louis L. Emmerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
W.R
Harry Woodburn Chase
University of North Carolina
University of
Roosevelt Calls New York Modernize National Government
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt argues Washington should imitate New York state’s modernized government after reforms by Alfred E. Smith. He criticizes the national system as cumbersome and in need of reorganization, noting he will stand by his prior statements. He delays a trip to Warm Springs to monitor his mother’s illness and stay in touch with Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Paris
Monarchs of Siam End Official Visit in Washington
King Prajadhinek and Queen Ramai Barni concluded their official visit in Washington on May 1. A farewell ceremony at Union Station featured Vice President Curtis Secretary of State Stimson General MacArthur and Admiral Pratt before the royal party departed by special train to Purchase New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.R
Siam
Prajadhinek
Ramai Barni
Massachusetts Avenue
Union Station
Curtis
Stimson
Douglas MacArthur
William V. Pratt
State Debaters Meet In Final Championship
ANN ARBOR Mich May 1 The state high school debating championship pits Detroit St Anthony s high school against Grand Rapids Union high school in the final contest Both teams were undefeated this season The Grand Rapids trio includes Richard Braum Jack Livingston and Robert Lindberg coached by Stanley Albers Detroit entrants include Milton Bert and Edwin Avery St Anthony s is coached by Sister Mary Hyacinth The debate question is Resolved That the national chain grocery stores operating in Michigan are a detriment to the people of the state Grand Rapids will argue Yes and St Anthony s No
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
U.P
St. Anthony’s High School of
Detroit
Union High School of
Grand Rapids
Grand Rauids
Richard Braum
Jack Livingston
Robert Lindberg
Stanley Albers
Wyvelyn-Barth
Two Senators In Heated Altercation In Michigan Senate
In Lansing on May 1 two Michigan senators Herbert J. Rushton of Escanaba and William F. Turner of Morley nearly fought over Turner proposed amendments to the Turner district bill. The clash occurred at Rushton’s desk and Turner blocked Rushton’s arm before calm returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Senate
Escanaba
William FP. Turner
Morley
Turner
Rushton
Upper Peninsula
Turnner
Norman B. Horton
Rushton-Turner
Sénate
House
Ernest T. Conlon
Arthur E Wood
Wood
Local Aviator Survives First Aircraft Crash
Phillips, owner and pilot, escaped injuries after a Waco plane suffered motor trouble and forced landing north of the city. He was flying alone when the stall occurred and landed at his private field west of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ploner
Phillips
Waco
Prepare To Blast Well YT WA
Final prep was completed in Gladewater Texas for the first blast at Sinclair Cole No 1 to seal the gusher. A heavy nitroglycerin charge will be set off at the well mouth where eight men were fatally burned, in hopes of stopping the 300 foot pillar of fire and repressurizing the well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladewater
Tex
Sinclair Company
Governor Brucker Signs Drivers Bill
Governor Wilber M. Brucker signed the Brady Campbell bill requiring re registration of auto drivers every three years. Licenses issued before 1925 must be renewed within six months. licenses issued since 1925 have six more months to renew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.R
Wilber M. Brucker
Brady-Campbell
Detroit Area Weather Forecast With Showers Expected
Lower Michigan expects increasing cloudiness with light showers in northern areas tonight and Saturday east. Southeast warmer tonight then cooler Saturday afternoon. Upper Michigan Cloudy with showers east and central, cooler north tonight and Saturday partly cloudy. Readings from multiple cities listed with temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.2
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
HILO
Chicago
Heiress Morgan Faces Murder Charge At Opened Hearing
Miss Helen Joy Morgan 27, heiress, pleads not guilty to murdering fiancé Leslie Casteel 38 after a quarrel. The preliminary examination opened in Flint with hundreds outside the courthouse as Patrolman Leclair and Detective Larson testified. mother Carrie Morgan and attorneys watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Midh
Helen Joy Morgan
Police Court of Justice
Frank W. Cain
Carrie Morgan
Arthur Leclair
Leclair
Leviery Road
Glenwood Cemetery
Miss Morgan
Leslie Casteel
Casteel
Miss.Morgan
Clifford A. Bishop
C. J.lynch
John, Narley
John I. Gasteel
Mecosta Hotel Burns. Store Also Destroyed in Fire
Fire swept Mecosta damaging the hotel and the Pangborn general store. Loss was about $20,000. The blaze began in the hotel and spread to the store, with departments in Big Rapids and Remus affected as well.
Rural teachers meet at Central State Saturday
The first annual conference of rural teachers will be held on the Central State Teachers college campus Saturday May 2 Featuring a lineup of speakers including E C Warriner H C Cassatt Isabella county school commissioner Roy Noteware and Gladys Hawley Alden The Kelley Appleblossom club sponsors the event with chairmen for four departmental meetings music agriculture and 4 H clubs The program also lists Josephine Kackley A G Kettunen Mrs David G Stewart and others as speakers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central State Teachers College
Kelley Appleblossom Club
E. C. Warriner
H. C. Cassatt
Isabella County
Roy Noteware
Gladys Hawley
Alden
Josephine Kackley
Department of Music
Michigan State College
A. G. Kettunen
David G. Stewart
Sazinaw
Mary Scarborough
Lena Poole
Jordan and
Leaton
Al Capone Dead Rumor Sparks Chicago Feud
Bruce Pope, a Chicago newspaperman, promises a Real Detective magazine series will prove Al Capone is dead and a fake king was set up. Capone coolly replies he looks alive and mocks rumors, smiling as his scar shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capone
Bruce Pope
Chicago
United Press
Calabrese
Dissurgeon
Malt Tax Bill Sent to Governor After House Vote
Michigan lawmakers approve a malt tax re enactment taxing malt at five cents a pound and wort at five cents a gallon. The bill now moves to Gov. Wilbur M. Brucker for signing or veto as the budget bill awaits action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude J. Markle
United Press
Lansing
U.R
Wilbur M. Brucker
House
Fred R. Ming
Senate
Gus T. Hartman
Ways and Means Committee
Brucket
Anderson
Amstrong
Barnard
Bridley
Brake
Vernon
Brown
Frank Brown
Bruce
Burhans
Burlesta
Bushnell
Buys
Miles Callaghan
Campbell
Cheeney
Coates
Crandall
Culver
Deprato
Darin
Delano
Douvitid
John Dykstra
Espie
Fisher
Potter
Joe Green
Will Green
Hartman
Holbeck
Hull
Jeffries
Jewell
Johnson
Kimball
Kirkwood
Kistler
Lange
Lock
Hug Einhor
Brondstetter Memorial Hospital Opens Under Hyslop
Memorial Hospital opens today as The Brondstetter Memorial Hospital after Dr. L F Hyslop buys and renovates the building. Mrs. Hyslop, ex superintendent of nurses at the Jefferson clinic Grosse Point, will assist and serve as superintendent of nurses following the death of Dr. M F Brondstetter who established the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brondstetter Memorial Hospital
L. F. Hyslop
Detroit
Hospital
M. F. Brondstetter
Hyslop
Dr. Brondstetter
Return of Teachers Fund Sent to House in Lansing
In Lansing on May 1 a bill asks abolishing the teachers retirement fund after an earlier $14 000 000 appropriation was refused Rep Vernon J Brown of Mason notes most teachers oppose the fund The measure would prorate current fund monies among existing contributors The session also saw a dog ear cropping bill amended and passed limiting ear cutting to veterinarians with anesthesia Rep Charles H Gulver pushes a measure to curb gangster gunmen by barring concealed pistols in cars and tightening permit rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
House
Vernon J. Brown
Mason
McBachron
Conlon
Humane Societies
Charles H. Gulver
Local Sportsmen Take to Streams
More than 200 Isabella county sportsmen bought licenses and fished at dawn as Michigan opened the trout season today. Morning weather favored anglers with fair catches reported. popular spots crowded while veterans pursued more exclusive haunts along the rivers and streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella “County
Michigan
University journalists to have own home building gifted
The Michigan board of regents accepted a new building to house the University Daily and other publications as gifts from Dexter M. Ferry Jr of Detroit, and a $5,000 first payment toward an endowment fund for scientific exploration and field work from James Baird of New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan University
Board of Regents
Dexter M. Ferry, Jr
Detroit
James Baird
New York City
Local politicians listed in fragmented legislative roll call
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous surnames including McColl McHackron MecNitt Miller Morrison Netting Palmer Phillips Reed Sias Sorenson Southworth Thomas Van Brocklin Ward Wardell Watson Wilson Wreford Minix-60 Nays-Reps Bartlett Brady Calvert Cuthbertson Dacey Atg Dykstra Frey Goodwide Hamly Helme Hinkley Jackson Jahnke Lingemann MacRae McBride Murphy Powell Ripley Robertson Rummiell Scott Town Fred Wado-2s, suggesting a defunct or partial record of a roll call or membership roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lingemann
MacRae
McBride
Murphy
Powell
Ripley
Robertson
Rummiell
Scott
Town
Fred Wado
Hornick No 1 Oil Well Emerges as Major Isabella Midland Producer
Deeper drilling on the Hornick No 1 well in Greendale section 16, near two miles east of the proven Isabella Midland field, yielded a heavy crude flow estimated between 750 and 1,000 barrels daily. The well, a project of Kalamazoo Improvement Co, began production last Friday and surged after an initial sand contact. Offset wells are expected and other lessees in the area are likely to follow, signaling a bold development after months of optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greendale
Isabella-Midland
Hornick
Kalamazoo
Hornick Wildcat
Women jurors barred by supreme court ruling
Springfield May 1 U P Prosecuting attorneys face retrials as the state supreme court declares the referendum granting women jury service unconstitutional. Leading women politicians had fought for years to win the law, but the court ruled the delegation of legislative power unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
ANS
U.P
Supreme “Court
Supreme Court
Tax Measures To Be Abandoned In Michigan Senate
Lansing May 1 UP The legislature abandoned all plans for special taxation citing no emergency. Sen Albert J Engle of Lake City noted 1929 state valuation about 6.0 billion and state tax 24.5 million. In 1930 tax 29.5 million with valuation 38.44 billion, rate 3.47 per 1000. Engle warned if 1921 rate applied this year, 41.65 million could be raised. school district taxes rose from 8.49 million in 1910 to 79.18 million in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Albert
J. ‘Engle
Lake City
Sen
Engle
Flying Boat DO-X Resumes Palma to Brazil Route
The German flying boat DO X resumes its voyage from Palmas Canary Islands toward Rio de Oro on Africa s coast en route to Brazil and New York. The leg Palmas to Rio de Oro covers about 248 miles before heading to Bolama Portuguese Guiana and then crossing the Atlantic toward South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tas ‘Palmas
Canary Islands
Riai de Oro
Africa
Brazil
New York
Lag Palmas
Rio de Oro
Bolama
Guiana
South America
May Day Parade Passes Quietly After Police Action
Sixteen people including police officers were injured as authorities started supervising May Day demonstrations. Two hundred seven arrested with 202 released. Thousands joined the May Day parade in Tokio, though it passed without incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
U.P
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Windsor
Ont
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Dearborn
Charles Jackson
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Illinois
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Bryan
Colorado
Hoover
White House
Brucker
Bill
Mecosta
Mason Solon
U. of M
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