Flint Heiress Held Pending Judge Decision in Murder Case
Helen J Morgan heiress to a Michigan real estate fortune was remanded to county jail after a justice court examination on murder charges. The state rested its case as defense called one witness George Sampson. Judge Cain will decide May 12 whether Morgan is held for the circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
U.P
Helen J.y Morgan
Carrie Morgan
Leslie’ Casteel
Johnny Farley
George Sampson
Farley
Ralph M. Wreeman
Maderief
Frank Cain
Miss “Morgan
Justice Cain
Princess Ileana to Wed Archduke Anton in June
Princess Ileana 22 will marry Archduke Anton Von Hapsburg, 80, in June. The engagement was announced after years of romance with Count von Hochberg and Barcelona meetings.
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Bucharest
Roumania
U.R
Ileana
Marie
Archduke Anton von Hapsburg
Vienna
United States
Egypt
Alexander _Von_ Hochberg
Pless
Ghicess
Soint
Archduke Anton
Barcelona
Spain
Hohenzollern
Freiburg
Breisgau
Bavaria
Sampson
Casteel
Miss Morgan
Castiel
Boys Tied to Railroad Tracks in Michigan Terror Case
In Mt Clemens and Port Huron area last night an unidentified man bound two brothers on Grand Trunk tracks. the boys 14 and 13 were rescued by their sister who alerted their mother. The assailant said he was the seventh victim he had taken and claimed he was starving. Police searched routes out of Port Huron and watched highways and trains.
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Port Huron
Mich
U.P
Iman
Mt. Clemens
Aczescue
Flint
Flint Highway
Mt.clemens
Charles Snoutz
Edward
Grand Trunk Railroad
Dorothy
Drunkenness Declines as American Bars Close in Paris
Paris reports a steady drop in intoxicant drinking with many American bars closing. Tax rules of 30 percent on profits and fewer American tourists shrink cocktail business, leaving bars to push dry drinks like orange and lemon juice to survive.
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Paris
U.P
France
America
Welsh Reappointed City Manager of Grand Rapids
George W. Welsh was appointed to a third year as Grand Rapids city manager at a salary of 7500 dollars. The city commission approved the reappointment last night by a 6 to 1 vote. Welsh, at his own request, accepted one dollar for his first year of service.
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Grand. Rapids
Mich
George W. Welsh
Grand Rapids
Welsh
Editorial on Senator Norris Brings Pulitzer Award Prize
New York May 5 U P An editorial on Senator George W Norris Nebraskan insurgent earned Charles S Ryckman of the Nebraska Tribune the Pulitzer prize for The Gentleman From Nebraska The piece praised clarity moral purpose and persuasiveness as it contrasted Norris with Eastern satirists and jibes while noting other prizewinners and notable journalism moments including Robert Frost’s twoPulitzer wins
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New York
U.P
George W. Norris
Charles S. Ryckman
Neb
Tribune
Ryckman
Nebraska
George Norris
A. B. MacDonald
The
Kansas City Star
End of Oil Case in Circuit Court Foreseen Today
The Pure Oil company case against Uiruiner et al expected to end today over mineral lease rights for oil and gas in section 4 Broomfield. Defense argues lease covers oil only. plaintiffs seek gas rights and lease reform amid prior gas discoveries. Local attorneys from Pure Oil and Detroit firms represent both sides as term details hinge on lease interpretation. Two criminal cases heard by Judge Hart with probation for concealed weapons and larceny. breaking and entering sentence deferred.
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Pure Oil Company
Uiruiner Et al
Carbery Court
Broomfield
Township
Stanley Willie
FE. Gardiner
Pleasant
Jease Wights
Gardiner
A. IE. Peterman
Detroit
Hart
Steve Thomas
Roy Beebe
Lincoln Township
Lauren Moorzy
Millbrook
Pardon of Fall Seen Possible May Bring Relief
Washington reports Albert B. Fall may win a pardon for his bribery conviction. Supreme Court justice Owen J. Roberts, who prosecuted Fall, is likely to decide. A $100,000 fine remains part of his sentence unless he takes a pauper’s oath. Fall’s finances are said to be depleted by investments and ranch losses.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Hoover
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Fall
Roberts
Harry F. Sinclair
E. J. Doherty
New Mexico
Weather Forecast Detroit May 5 Lower Michigan
Detroit and Lower Michigan expect showers late tonight into Wednesday with cooler conditions and mixed skies in extreme east. Upper Michigan faces rain tonight and Wednesday with a possible snow change, and much cooler temperatures prevailing in west and central regions. Readings show varied highs around the 40s to 60s across Alpena Chicago Detroit Duluth Escanaba Grand Rapids Ludington Marquette Sault Ste Marie.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower Michigan
Nortion
Upper Michigan
Alpena
Ivesssess
Chicago
Exiled Spanish King backs suffrage and republican rule
Alfonso de Bourbon, exiled king of Spain, urged government by consent of the people and said monarchists could work to restore the monarchy only if the current regime is not hindered. He told AB C director Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena he would not oppose monarchist efforts in the June election but would not place obstacles to the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Lander
Ab.c
Spain
Alfonso
County Agent Starts Work in Isabella County
M. E. Young begins full time duties as Isabella County agent after board approval in April. The role includes welfare and juvenile investigations and mother’s pension oversight, with annual $18,000 pension funds partly redirected to save about $400 monthly. Office likely in detention home. road department vacancy remains unfilled.
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Isabella
M. E. Young
Board of Supervisors
Mr. Young
County ‘Health Department
Dexter
Road Department
Young
Aged Mason Gilbert Gould Dies in Dowagiac
Gilbert Gould 94 a longtime resident and one of Michigan’s oldest Masons died last night at Magician Lake after months of illness. Born in Ohio he joined the Masons 66 years ago and had lived in the area 88 years. Surviving are two children Mrs Mérle Phil ling and William Gould of Magician Lake. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowagiac
Mich
U.P
Gilbert Gould
Michigan
Magician Lake
Gould
The
Masons
Ohio
Mérle- Philling
William Gould
Thursdey
Isabella Resident Dies Monday Night
D B Thorn aged 78 died at his son Elmer Thorn’s home in Isabella township after seven weeks illness He had lived in the county about 28 years coming from Hastings He is survived by two sons Fred and Simer and a daughter Mrs George C Roush of Hastings Funeral will be Thursday at two o'clock at the home with burial in Riverside cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Thorn
Elmer Thorn
Isabella Township
Hastings
Fred
Simer
George C. Roush
Riverside
Program for Isabella County Achievement Day at Mt Pleasant
The Isabella County Achievement Day will be held at the Odd Fellows hall in Mt Pleasant on Wednesday May 6. The day includes exhibits from 10:30 to 11, a business meeting and election of county chairman, lunch, entertainment, a community singing session, a two act play by Vernon group, and a keynote by Miss Roberta Hersey with a certificate ceremony led by Miss Merle Ramer of Michigan State College.
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Mt. Pleasant
Merle Ramer
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Vernon Group
Roberta Hersey
Nutrition Department of Michigan
State College
Ramer
Isabella County Road Work Bid Consideration Meeting
The Isabella County Road Commission was to meet at the highway department offices in the courthouse this afternoon at 2 p.m. to consider bids for the first of the 1981 road projects. About three miles of gravel road were to be let, with projects divided among Lincoln Sherman and Chippewa townships. The gravel work letting launches a summer highway building campaign totaling seven to ten miles for the season.
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Isabella Country Road
Highway Department
Court House
Lincoln
Sherman and
Chippewa
Big Rapids Mayor Demands City Manager Dismissal
Mayor Dan W. Rowe demands dismissal of city manager Dan H. Vincent in Big Rapids Michigan citing neglect of duty incompetence and selling city property without commission consent. A public hearing on May 18 will air the 13 charges, reflecting a long running political clash between Rowe and Vincent.
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Big Rapids
Mich
U.P
Dan H. Vincent
Dan W. Rowe
Vincent
Rowe
Magee Named to Federal Reserve Board
Wayland W. Magee of Bennington Nebraska was named by President Hoover to join the Federal Reserve Board as the farm representative to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Edward H. Cunningham of Iowa. Magee is a farm leader slated to represent agriculture on the board.
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Washington
U.P
Wayland W. Magee
Bennington
Nebr
Hoover
Federal Reserve Board
Magee
Edward H. Cunningham
Towa
Heinvill
Nelson Park Selected as City Tourist Park for Summer
Nelson park west of the Ann Arbor lines on West Broadway will showcase electric lights and water fountains as part of summer improvements. A pipeline will feed three hydrants for camper water, and lights will be strung throughout the site. The park, designated last summer as the city tourist park, will be maintained by a part time caretaker to attract visitors.
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Nelson Park
Ann Arbor
West Broadway
Michigan
Nelson’ Park
Island Park
Highway contracts approved for US roads and local projects
The Michigan state administrative board approved construction contracts totaling funds for 18.6 miles of highway work and widening on EB Huron Street in Ann Arbor. Projects include 9.2 miles on M-21 to Carl Vinton, 8.9 miles on M-46 to Royal Oak Construction Co, and a Shiawassee River bridge crossing to F Eph Meredith.
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Lansing
U.P
State Administrative Board
Clare
Coleman
Schoolcraft County
Huron
Ann Arbor
Tonia
Carl Vinton
Coldwater
Sanilac
Royal Oak Construction Co
Birmingham
Shiawassee River
Oakley
F. Eph Merédith
Detroit
Free Press celebrates 100 years in Detroit history
The Detroit Free Press marks a centennial as one of America's historic papers. It began before Michigan statehood, helped shape the Middle West politics, and moved to a modern plant after changes in ownership.
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Detroit
U.R
Detroit Free Press
Free Press
America
Michigan
Andrew Jackson
United States
Detroit River
GC. B. Lewis
Mr. Quad
Limekiln Club
Bowser
Amos ’N’ Andy
Knights of the Mystic Sea
Mr. Bowser
Robert Barr
Luke Sharyn
Edgar A. Guest
Dr Beckett To Return To Head Isabella Health Unit
Dr M B Beckett who organized Isabella county health unit will return about May 46 to take charge of the Isabella unit. Dr R M Kinde who succeeded Beckett will be transferred to Berrien county to organize a new unit. Both doctors’ work was highly satisfactory to the local board and the estate board of health.
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Isabella. County
State Department
Isabella
R. M. Kinde
Beckett
Isabella Post
Berrien County
Izabella
Estate Board of Health
Youthful Hero Returns to Home
Bryan Untiecht, 18, praised as a hero from the Pleasant Hill school bus disaster, arrived in Towner, Colorado, today aboard a railroad car. He stepped down smiling, greeted by a small crowd of residents who watched the train come in and welcomed him home after a remarkable journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towner
Colo
U.P
Bryan Untiecht
Pleasant Hill
Bryan
Brucker Nears Break On Bond Funds In Michigan
Gov Wilber M Brucker and State Treasurer Howard C Lawrence clash over bond purchases for sinking funds amid a cash crunch The general fund holds about 2 7 million with 2 million due to school districts this March No vote on the policy but release of 2 0 million to schools was approved LANSING University of Michigan regents protest a mill tax cut that would trim annual funding from 5 068 million to 4 500 million the next two years risking program cuts
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Lansing
W.P
Wilber M. Brucker
Howard CC. Lawrence
Brucker
State Administrative Board
Lawrence
U.P
University of Michigan
Finance Committee
Senate
Natural Gas Franchise Up for Settlement Tonight
The city commission plans a special meeting to approve a natural gas franchise with National Public Utilities Corp. Philadelphia. The draft includes rates aimed at savings to consumers with a house rate of 50 cents per thousand cubic feet for furnace use and a sliding scale for general customers. A vote within about 20 days will determine effectiveness, and the company has contracted gas from Vernon field with large northern supplies reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National ‘Public Utilities. Corporation
Philadelphia
Penn
Avas
Commission and Company
Public Utilities Commission
Vernon
Northern Territory
French Deputies Clash as Naval Debate Opens
In Paris on May 5 deputies resumed sessions after a recess. Socialist Solomon Grumbach moved for friendship with a new Spanish republic, backed by Premier Laval. Communist Marcel Cachin lashed into Madrid Republicans as unrepublican, sparking a fistfight with Socialist Am brosini. The brawl rolled through the debate amid shouts, desk banging, and bell ringing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Naval
Solomon Grumbach
Pierre Laval
Marcel
Cachin
Madrid
Andra Marty
Commerce Department Grounds Series of 1929 Fokker Planes
The Commerce Department ordered the grounding of the 1929 series of Fokker trans port planes from passenger service pending inspection. Five air transport companies are affected. Authorities cite safety program focus and ongoing negotiations with Fokker head Anthony G. H. Fokker as background to the action.
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Commerce Department
Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Department
Clarence M. Young
Anthony G. H. Fokker
Young
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Yoshihara
Tokyo
Washington, D. C
Lindbergh
Japan
San Fran
Cisco
Berlin
Tsumasaki
Senator Norris
Tex
A. D. Payne
Payne
Pracice
MacDonald
Atlanta Constitution
Clark Howell
Evan P. Howell
Robert Frost
New Hampshire
Mason
Dowagiac
Isabella Resident
United.’ States
Lindberth
Byrd
Chamberlin
Atlantic
Pacific
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