Ohio Grand Jury Schedules Action on Burke Extradition
Governor Brucker indicated he would approve Burke extradition to Ohio if Michigan keeps priority claims and Burke serves any life sentence if found not guilty of first degree murder. Burke, already in Marquette prison for killing Michigan State Trooper Charles Skelly, faces Ohio charges for an express company robbery and patrolman killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Wilber M. Brucker
Fred. Burke
Burke
Marquette
St. Joseph
Ohio
Sit
Brucker
Michigan
Foledo
Fred Burke
Charles Skelly
Toledo
Marquette Branch
Express Company
George Zientara
Blast Fails to Quell Oil Well Fire at Sinclair No. 1 Cole
An explosion at Sinclair No 1 Cole oil well attempted to quench a massive fire but instead intensified the blaze. Nine workers died in the incident as the blast widened the well and worsened the flames at the site in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair No. 1
Cole Oil
Kobe
Blossom Festival Opens With Queen and Parade
St Joseph Michigan May 6 Southwestern Michigan blooms light the opening of the blossom festival. Miss Jane Filstrup Benton Harbor crowned blossom queen leading 33 girls from Michigan towns in a Shadowland ballroom coronation. Festival runs through Sunday with pageants parades and guests from Ohio Texas Michigan and Illinois expected including a special train visit by Governor Wilber M. Brucker and state legislators for the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Mich
Michigan’s
Jane Filstrup
Benton Harbor
Michigan
Shadowland Ballroom
Silver Jake
Filstrup
Ohio
Tank
Illinois
Wilber M. Brucker
Juvenile Our Gang Actress Placed on Diet in Michigan
Jean Darling eight year old star of the Our Gang comedies is dieting at mineral baths in Mt Clemens Michigan. She weighs about 65 pounds and faces orders from Hollywood magnates to slim further. Her mother laments the child loves wheat cakes maple syrup and candy while she can only have lamb chops. The girl notes she has already lost three pounds in three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Clemens
Mich
U.P
Jean Darling
Jean
Hollywood
Greenland Search Intensifies for Augustine Rescue
Reported on May 6 in Angmagsalik Greenland the search for Augustine Courtauld intensified as seven aerial rescue attempts and a separate Arctic expedition led by H. G. Watkins faced delays. Courtauld is marooned on the ice cap in great danger while Watkins’ team has been out two weeks with a fifth sled party trying to locateCartandt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angmagsalig
Greenland
Au-gustine
Courtauld
Milion
H. G. Watkins
Watkins
Local Girls Contest Winner Caroline Miller
Caroline Miller of Pleasant High School finished among top contenders in the district shorthand contest held May 2. Miss Miller won second place with a beginning typing score of 49.8 words per minute, as Midland dominated the event. Her performance earned eligibility for the state center in Kalamazoo on May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline ‘Miller
R Pleasant High School
Midland
Miss Miller
Secon
Milley
Kalamazoo
Meat Today
Hoover Roosevelts clash hints at 1932 campaign clash
President Hoover faces a potential clash with the leading Democratic contender Franklin D. Roosevelt as Indiana courses fuel a dual campaign scene in Gary and Indianapolis. Indiana Democrats push Roosevelt to Gary while Hoover speaks to the Republican group, signaling a high stakes pairing ahead of the nominating fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Baallon
United Press Staff
Washington
Jay
U.P
Hoover
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Lint
Douglas
Indiana
Roosevelt
Gary
Hoover Addeses
Republican Wejeral Association
Indianapolis
Uni
Ohioana
Illinois
Bover
Marion
Springfield
Indianpolis
Jill
Cotes
Speg
Hoover Willi
Fine Exhibits Mark Year of Sewing Projects at Odd Fellows Hall
A large Isabella county group displayed dozens of sewing exhibits at the Odd Fellows hall. Michigan State extension specialists from Lansing judged the works this afternoon as the group nears a fourth year of projects with plans for nutrition and study next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nore
Isabella County
Sai
Michigan State
Lansing
Michigan
Ste. College
Gov Brucker hints at special session over tax relief
Lansing May 6 U P Gov Wilber M Brucker told rural legislators a special session may be called before adjournment to propose targeted tax relief if the general property levy remains high The group of 45 house members pressed for income and sales tax options while noting two year state tax needs near 28 5 million with potential 2 million more if malt tax fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Oy. Wilber
M. Brucker
John ‘W. Goodwine
Marlette
Goodwine
Michigan State College
Brucker
Immind
Solans
Wilber M. Brucker
House
Senate
Michigan Fair Gets Paying Turn With 14 Member Committee
Lansing May 6 Gov Wilber M Brucker announced a fourteen member committee to place the Michigan State Fair on a paying financial basis. Detroit citizens requested the panel to popularize the fair and named members including executives from Ford Motor Co General Motors Dodge Brothers Eureka Vacuum Gleaner Parke Davis WIR Hudson Co Newcomb Endicott Co and Detroit Hotel Association among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
U.P
Wilber M. Brucker
Michigan
Detroit
Harry A. McDonald
Arctic Dairy Company
William B. Mayo
Ford ‘Motor Co
John L. Lovett
Michigan. Manufacturers Association
Charles I
Graf Zepp to Make Polar Trip
Munich May 6 German dirigible Graf Zeppelin will attempt contact with Sir Hubert Wilkins Nautilus near the North Pole around mid July awaiting Wilkins at a Franz Josef Land base. The airship will carry 45 passengers besides a crew for the polar voyage Eckener said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
U.P
Hugo Eckener
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North Pole
Wilkins
Franz Josef Land
Taketi
Eckerer
Loomis Near Reappointment At Big Rapids High School
The Big Rapids school board, split on reappointing Glenn E. Loomis as high school principal, resolved the deadlock by resigning secretary William H. Rowe and naming Ernest Frost to the vacancy. The four to two vote sets Loomis’ reappointment for May 13, though board member Glen Grieve vows legal action to block it. Rowe had served 18 years as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Rapids
Mich
U.R
Glenn E. Loomis
William H. Rowe
Loomis
Ernest Frost
Glen Grieve
Rowe
Three Held on Larceny Charge in Gilmore Township
Julius Allbee 24 Milo Allbee 31 and Claise Scott 28 were jailed and to be arraigned on larceny charges. Officers say they admitted stealing about 95 cedar fence posts from a Gilmore Township farm on the night of May 1 and selling them to buyers in Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmorex
Julius Allbee
Milo Allbee
Claise Scott
Gilmore Township
Clare
Madman believed to have crossed into Ohio
Monroe Michigan May 6 Belief grows that the madman who tied two boys on a railroad track Monday evening and fled has slipped across the state line into Ohio. Sheriff Joseph Bakley reports the suspect’s trail extended from Port Huron south toward Monroe as deputies scour highways byways and railroads hoping to locate the bearded shabby man who may have hitched to Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Mich
Michigan
Oho
Joseph Bakley
Port Huron
Bakley
Toledo
Union Farm Home Destroyed by Fire in Union Township
Fire swept a Union township farm home Tuesday evening destroying the building before volunteers arrived. Some household goods were saved. the owner was Mrs. William Matier and the house was partly insured. The fire is believed due to a faulty oil store. In Flint Michigan Mayor McKeighan’s public works faction fired Frank Burt, long time superintendent of streets, as the tenth dismissal from the department with no reason given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
William Matier
Flint, Mich
Bay 6
Frank Burt
Public Works Department
William McKeighan
Burt
Royal Air Force Planes Collide During Farnborough Maneuvers
Two RAF fighting aircraft collided in midair at Farnborough during training. Both pilots bailed out and escaped unharmed as their planes crashed. Flight Lieutenant H R D Waghorn was seriously ill after surgery yesterday and had a quiet night, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldershot
Eng
U.P
Royal Air Force
Farnborough
H. R. D. Waghorn
Waghorn
Bert Sanders Buys Out Partner in Mt Pleasant Grocery
Bert Sanders, Mt Pleasant grocer, has purchased J Albert Lentz interest in the Sanders and Lentz grocery store at 122 South Main Street. The store will be renamed the Bert Sanders Grocery and will keep its policies with quality groceries fresh produce and home delivery to residents of Mt Pleasant and Isabella counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. .Pleasant
Isabella“ Couuty
Bert. Sanders
Mt. Pleasant
J. Albert Lentz
Sanders
Hurley Hospital Board rebels against Flint mayor in spat
Six members of Hurley hospital board of managers in Flint Missouri City clash with Mayor William H. McKeighan over the 93 858 budget. The board approved the budget resisting a mayoral demand to cut 18000, signaling they may be dismissed by the mayor who pledged to remove them. Members named include Coleman J. Ross George C Willson Howard B Mills W S Ballenger Maurice Rosenblum and Merliss Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
U.P
Hurley _hospital board of managers
William H. McKeighan
Coleman J. Ross
Ross
McKeighan
George C. Willson
Howard B. Mills
W. S. Ballenger
Maurice Rosenblum
Merliss Brown
Car Skid Culvert Crash Kills Cecil Collins Near Flin
Cecil J. Collins aged 30 died in a Flin hospital from injuries after his car slid into a culvert near Farmer's Creek north of here. The accident occurred yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flin
Mich
U.R
Cecil J. Collins
Farmer's Cresk
Hare
Brokers Not Bound to Accept Depreciated Stock, Federal Judge Rules
U S District Court Judge Edwin B. Thomas upheld Cornelius J. Danaher of Meriden in denying brokers Rabel and Hopkins the right to demand stock with a market value over $100,000 at order but down by more than $40,000 before delivery. The ruling clarifies that brokers cannot compel acceptance of depreciated securities after order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
U.P
U. S. District
Edwin
Thomas
Cornelius J. Danaher
Meriden
Rabel and Hopkins
Elder Civil War Veteran Joseph Hanchett Dies at 96
In Greenville Michigan May 6 194? Joseph Hanchett a 96 year old Civil War veteran and retired farmer died at his Bushnell township home from influenza complications. His wife 91 years old also fell ill and is not expected to recover. The couple recently observed their 75th wedding anniversary. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Mich
Michigan
Joseph Hanchett
Bushnell Township
Hanchett
Central State Band Concert Thrills Over 1000 in Mt Pleasant
More than 1,000 townspeople and students attended the Central State College band concert Tuesday evening. A last minute accident delay moved Albert Clute to Muske gon Heights and Irving Burns and Floyd Burns stepped in to keep the program on track. The band premiered its new Central State March by Floyd Burns and presented a full program of marches overtures and songs, with a notable performance by the Bandoliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Eliziz
Stuents
Mt. Pleasant
Irving M. Burns
Muskegon
Floyd
Burns
Central State College
Clute
Bandoliers
Luigini Co
T. C
Down South
Clement Carey
John Knight
Oisie
Preston
Mayhew
Charles English
Almeron Seaton
Mt Pleasant
Arthur Cooper
Mt -Pleasant
Leon Methner
Charles
Robinson
Albert Clute
Jerry Williams
L. L. Davis
Boyne City
Nick Slota
Fordson
Clifford Anderson
Ravenna
Paul Sutton
Central Lake
Irwin Reo
Cargonville
Ernest Knirk
Quincy
Two Pilots Die in Pacific Air Transport Crash
In Burbank California two pilots Arthur Starbuck and CG R Parmales of Pacific Air Transport were killed when their mail plane from San Diego to Los Angeles overshot the destination and crashed into a mountain near Las Tunas canyon. The wreckage was sighted from the United airport and found two miles from Nascoe after 11:30 p.m. amid foggy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
U.P
Arthur Starbuck
Pacific Air Transport Sites
San Diego
Los Angeles
EL. Remlin
United Airport
Las Tunas Canyon
Nascoe
United
Untiedt Takes Over Ranch Duties After Father's Illness
In Towner Colorado Bryan Untiedt, hailed as a hero for aiding in a school bus incident, steps in as head of the Untiedt ranch. His father is being treated in Lamar for an infected cheek injury sustained during the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towner
Colo
U.P
Bryan Untiedt
Hero
White House
Untiedt
Lamar
Renwick Named National Councillor for 1931
Howard Renwick of Isabella Farmers Grain Mt Pleasant is elected national councillor for 1931 by votes from section and state officers and wholesale operators. The plan aims to strengthen coal merchandising with a key local representative in each city over 5 000 population to share service and information from the national body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Renwick
Isabella Farmers’Grain
Company of
Mt. Pleasant
Merchants’ Association
Smade
Vanderbilt Unveils Large East Coast Bus System
New York May 6 Vanderbilt announces formation of a large bus line network covering 5856 miles across Central Atlantic and New England states. The move echoes Commodore Vanderbilt’s rail consolidations and signals a push toward centralized transportation systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Commodore
Cornelius ‘Vanderbilt
New York Central Lines
William H
Atlantic
New England
Boston
Albany
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York Central
William H. Vandacbilt
Disappearance Sparks Career Plans for York Girl
Doris Louise Dempsey, 15, vanished from York Pa and was found by detectives in New Hea ran. She told authorities she fled to pursue writing a short story career. Three men and another girl accompanied her. a wealthy lumberman and Mrs William W Dempsey planned to take her home, but she refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Pas
Doris Louise Dempsey
Aeiress
Doris
Abov. Ie
High School Assembly Honors Mt Pleasant Students
Mt Pleasant high school students received several trophies and awards at today’s assembly. Stewart Merrill and Harold Daugherty won dictionar ies from the Detroit News for success in state competition. The debating team earned a wall plaque, with members Daugherty Clark Brainerd and Gordon. Elinor West won $5 for poppy poster contest, Gretchen Downing received a silver loving cup and Daily Times Pennant for school representation. Three short plays and glee club numbers closed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Pleasant
Stewart ‘Merrill
Harold Daugherty
Detroit: News
The
Daugherty
Gretchen Downing
Mt. Pleasant City
Mt.Plesant Daily Times
Daily
Miss Downing
Boys’ Glee Club
Detroit man sentenced for 1930 Hutchins School shooting
Charles Christopher, 55, of Detroit, was sentenced on May 4 to one to three years in a Michigan state prison for shooting and wounding Hutchins Intermediate School teacher Fannie Brown in a classroom on December 28, 1930. Brown recovered and returned to teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Christopher
Detroit
Fannie Brown
Hutchins
Mt.Pleasant
Marquette
Orison
Christopher
Brown
Dhool
Mrs.Brown
Weather brings cool spell as crops suffer in Midwest
The Chicago dispatch reports cooler weather spreading through the Mississippi Valley with damage to orchards gardens and early crops. Temperatures fell late yesterday and were followed by forecasts of continued cool conditions after a day of heat waves in the Lake Michigan region 70 to 85 degrees noted before the cooldown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Witter
Mississippi Valley
C. A. Donnel
Weather Bureau
Mid-West
Lake Michigan
Oil Case Delayed in Pure Oil vs Gardiner Suit
The chancery suit over a mineral lease for the Broomfield gas pool area was postponed from Tuesday to Friday morning. Pure Oil company and Gardiner et al are involved in the case awaiting trial readiness for the court’s decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pure Oil Company
Weather forecast for Lower Michigan and Upper Michigan
May 6 Detroit report shows mixed conditions with cloudiness and showers in eastern regions tonight and Thursday. Much cooler in east and central areas tonight, then partly cloudy and slightly warmer in northwest regions, with readings around 60s and 80s at stations like Alpena Chicago Detroit and Marquette.
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Detroit
U.P
Lower Michigan
Upper Michigan
Hilo Alpena S
Chicago
Cesesgeess
Duluth
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Ohio Grand Jury
Idland
Bults
Anounceto
GOV
Solaris
Graf Zepp
Aristide Briand
Edouard, Herriot
France
Herriot
Lyons
Union Farm
Goncertis
Central State
Renwick
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