Congress Fails to Fund Veteran Hospital Plan
Detroit May 29 The failure of the seventieth congress to pass the 41 480 000 hospital construction bill leaves 6 189 ill veterans awaiting government hospitalization Paul V McNutt national commander of the American Legion says waste extravagance and red tape hinder relief He opposes conscripting manpower without mobilizing industry and capital in war times.
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Detroit
U.P
Paul V. McNutt
American Legion
McNutt
Good
State Department Plans Campaign For Tourists
Lansing May 29 The State health department will launch a campaign in July to make Michigan resorts more attractive The act of the 5th legislature appropriated 16000 for the effort Inspectors will check water and milk supplies and Mosquito control will be included but not in impossible sites Dr Griswold deputy commissioner says routes are being mapped to cover resort areas fully within the budget.
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Lansing
State Department of Health
Michigan
Don M. Griswold
Michian
Dr. Griswold
Lover Charged Over Fake Call Test Of Love
In Columbus Ohio on May 29 a man named Nicola Smith tested his girlfriend's love by calling with a false name and arranging a date. She rejected him and he struck her. Alberta Alexander reported the incident and the judge ordered restitution from the suspect.
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Olumbus
Nicola Smith
Smith
Alberta Alexander
Locomotive Thief Foiled in Shelby Montana
Shelby Mont May 29 A R Shelby claims to have apprehended a world prize shoplifter. John Hunter former locomotive engineer was caught trying to lift a Great Northern locomotive from the shops he started the engine before discovery and was moved from the cab to a private berth in jail
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Shelby
Mont
A.R Shelby
John Hunter
Great Northern
Governor Vetoes Atwood Measure in Michigan
Governor Fred W. Green vetoed Senator Orville E. Atwood's land bill and announced plans to appoint a special commission to draft a revised bill. He said he supports the principle but finds the measure inflexible and will pursue a new bill either in a special session or the next regular session.
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Lansing
U.P
Fred W. Green
Orville E. Atwood
Atwood
University of Michigan Fraternity House Raided
An Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity house in Ann Arbor was raided after police found a barrel of beer in the building. Ray M Wolfenich of Fremont, newly elected fraternity president, was taken into custody for questioning. Assistant Dean Fred Wahr said he would investigate the incident.
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Ann Arbor
Bank President Kidnapped In $13100 Robbery
Three holdup men seized Richard M. Johnson president of the South Bend State Bank and a taxi driver in South Bend Indiana. They bound them with radio wire in a basement under construction and stole about $13 100 in currency including 10 000 in one dollar bills. Johnson's watch was taken and the clock warned them to wait a half hour before shouting for help.
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South Bend
Ind
W.P
Richard M. Johnson
South Bend State Bank Today
Johnson
Green Slashes 3 Million From Hospital Bill
Lansing May 28 After he slashed 3 million from the four year totals Gov Fred W Green signed the institutional building program bill In its present form the measure outlines a 23 627 000 program largely for rehabilitation of state hospitals The actual cut was 300 000 from Newberry state hospital The remainder falls in years three and four and can be altered by the 1931 legislature New three million cuts hit construction of a new mental hospital Kalamazoo state hospital allotment for 1932 halved from 1 000 000 to 500 000 Newberry lost its 300 000 first year appropriation and 800 000 for prisons in 1933 was eliminated
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Lansing
U.R
Fred W. Green
Newberry State Hospital
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Wayne County
Rp. Barnard
Gas Station Bandit Foiled by Attendant
William TH Hough alias Bud Chory attempted an armed robbery at Log Cabin oil station Lake Chemung. Lyle Smith shot Hough in self defense wounding him severely. Hough fled into woods then was captured after being taken to hospital. Smith uninjured. Hough admitted stealing an expensive sedan.
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Howell
U.R
William TH. Hough
Bud Chory
Ohio State Reformatory
Lyle Smith
Hough
Lake Chemung
Smith
W. H. Smith
Pointblank Range
Lyle
First Eagle Scout Awarded in Thumb District
In Vassar on May 29 the Thumb district conferred its first Eagle Scout honor. Harold Braum, 15, a Bad Axe High School sophomore, received the award after four years in scouting and earning 21 merit badges including first aid health civics cooking marksmanship athletics printing scholarship firemanship swimming life saving camping bookbinding bird study business and animals care.
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Vassar
U.R
Thumb
Harold Braum
Bad Axe
Harald
Boy Scouts
Sheep Herder Burns Feet After Campfire Fire
Enterprise Oregon May 29 WP reports Phil Hollis a sheep herder tended his flocks for three days with a badly burned right foot after a campfire sparked his canvas shelter. He slept as embers ignited the tent and waited for aid before leaving.
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Enterprise
Ore
Phil Hollis
Hollis
Wisconsin Abolishes State Prohibition After Referendum
Wisconsin governor signs repeal of state dry law abolishing the prohibition department. The measure followed a successful statewide referendum with a 142000 vote margin. The act ends Wisconsin prohibition as of the signed date. federal enforcement remains unchanged in Wisconsin.
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Kohler
Mob Lynches Alleged Attacker Near Alamo Tennessee
About 1,000 men battered the Gibson county jail at Trenton seeking the suspect Joe Boxley 18 a negro accused of attacking Mrs James wife of a Crockett county magistrate They moved him to Alamo where the mob hanged him from a tree before dawn Officers recovered the body and Mrs James in critical condition.
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Alamo
Tenn
U.P
Joe Boxley
Johnnie “James
Crockett County
Gibson County
Trenton
Boxley
Sherif Emerson
James Way
Tulip Time Blooms Anew in Holland Michigan
It is tulip time in Holland Michigan as visitors from nearby towns flock to see a vast display. The city hosts more than a quarter of a million tulips with blooms lining sidewalks and driveways, bright reds yellows and purples filling the scene.
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Holland
U.P
Michigan
Wisconsin Prohibition Status Doran Replies
Prohibition Commissioner Doran said federal forces have received little cooperation from Wisconsin authorities. He argued that repealing the state law would not substantially change the prohibition situation. Doran noted conditions in Wisconsin are fairly satisfactory with moonshining in rural areas, and the federal bureau will continue its efforts regardless of state action.
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Doran
Wisconsin
Federal
Governor Green Signs Crime Commission Bill After Veto Reconsideration
Gov. Fred W. Green reversed a veto minutes before noon signing Rep. Barnard’s crime commission bill. He cited the attorney general department’s limited power to subpoena and the nine-member panel as unwieldy. Lieut. Gov. Loren D. Dickinson named Sen. Woodruff and Sen. Stevens to the commission.
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Lansing
Fred W. Green
Barnard
Attorney General
Man Earns 5000 in Blood Transfusions
Frank Welch, an 86 year old factory worker in Dutro stuns by completing his 188th transfusion. He says he has donated 23 1/2 gallons of blood in seven years earning more than 6000 dollars as a professional donor.
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Dutrost
O.S
Frank Welch
Wall Street Blamed in Wheat Price Drop on Chicago Board
May wheat on the Chicago board fell to 94 1 2 cents, the lowest since 1915, wiping out millions for farmers as overproduction and a bumper crop fed the slide. Prices paid to farmers lag board quotes by several cents, with reports of 80 to 90 cents in other cities and a continued downward trend feared.
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Chicago
U.R
Wall Street
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Kansas
Competitive Drills At Indian School Crown C And G Companies
Nine ranks from the Indian School took part in morning drills on the parade ground. In boys division C won, D second, B third, A fourth. girls division G won, D second, B third, E fourth, A fifth. Scoring totaled 100 with cadence 30, command 35, alignment 35. Battalion review followed.
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Cachs
French Plane Returns After Flight Starts
Old Orchard Maine May 29 WP The French monoplane Yellow Bird landed back on the beach at 10 16 a m eastern daylight time after starting for Paris The American Green Wash remained on the beach The Green Flash stuck in sand and dipped its wing The Yellow Bird pilot Jean Assolant said a small teak in the gasoline tank prompted no new takeoff today A four or five day delay in the hop may occur due to changing tide conditions.
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Old Orchard
Yellow Bird
Hex Aight
Paris
Green Wash
Thhe
Rome
Jean Assolant
Actress Wanda Hawley Sued By Producer Over Breach Claim
Wanda Hawley, renowned stage and screen actress, faced a breach of contract suit filed by producer Hunter Keasey seeking 60000 dollars after claiming she became too intoxicated to continue her act in a Los Angeles production on May 29.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Wanda Hawley
Hunter Keasey
Michigan Fires Tad Wieman After 10-Year Run
ANN ARBOR May 28 U R Michigan undergraduates and alumni discuss the successor to Tad Wieman as head football coach after Athletic Director Fielding H. Yost removed him. No replacement named and Wieman is said to remain connected with the university in another role. Wieman insists he has not resigned and will serve Michigan in any capacity.
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Ann Arbor
U.R
Michigan
Tad ‘Wieman
Wieman
Fielding H. Yost
Wolverine
Yost
Tad
Nlain
Physical
Engineer Dies After P M Railway Crash at Glenwood
A southbound Pera Marquette train hit an open switch and crashed into freight cars near Glenwood Michigan. Engineer Ray Haskins of Grand Rapids died from burns sustained in the derailment. Fireman Carl Damaska pulled him from danger but could not save him. About 150 passengers escaped injury. traffic remained blocked until late morning.
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ST. Joseph
U.P
Pera Marquette
Glenwood
Here
Ray Haskins
Grand Rapids
Carl Damaska
Haskins
Girl Bourd ers Man Who Tried to Embrace Her
Eva Cofey, a country miss from Chattanooga, faces murder charges after a May progress hearing. The case centers on Cofey’s claim a store owner attempted an unwanted hug, leading to a fatal confrontation with a wagon spoke and resulting bond set at 5,000 dollars. Witnesses included Mrs. Atchley and Lucille Atchley.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
U.P
Eg Cofer
Squire B. .L. Freeman
Voung Lucille Atchley
Oil Strike Adds Keeler McClintic No1 To Mt Pleasant Field
Keeler McClintic No 1 in Section 1 Chippewa township struck oil at daybreak boosting output. Oil appeared at 3 a m and tank gauging after ten hours showed just over 100 barrels. Operators expect stronger flow deeper, while nearby Lias Carpenter No 1 nears Dundee sand. Converse No 1 in Greendale was drowned out by galt water after Dundee shows.
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Keeler- McClintic No
Chippewa Township
Joslin No
Keeley-McClintic
Lias
Carpenter No. 1
Midland County
Traverse
Dundee
Converse No
Greendale
Head Of Bear Found In Ozark Stone Carving
SPRINGFIELD Mo May 29 A bear head carved from sandstone found on an Ozark farm near War Saw Mo has attracted archaeologists. The crude two foot square figure may be more than 1000 years old and possibly linked to prehistoric idols. It rests in the Drury College museum as experts study its origin and age.
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Springfield
U.P
Warsaw
America
Ozark
Drury College
Edward MM
Shevard
D. & Libbery
Drury Geology Faculty
Mexico
Central
Americas
Shepard
Judgment Won Against General Motors Official Worth £7500
Gerald F. Wilcox as guardian for Ernest Wayler secured a federal court judgment of £7500 against Richard H. Grant vice president and salesman of General Motors. Mr Kapler had previously received about $500 in hospital and medical attendance from Grant totaling roughly $9000. Attorneys for plaintiff were Louis D McGregor of Flint and George D Murphy of Detroit. F H Dusenbury of this city defended.
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Gerald F. Wilcox
Ernest Wayler
Richard H. Grant
General Motors Company
Kapler
Grant
Louis D. D McGregor
Flint
George D. Murphy
Detroit
F. H. Dusenbury
Woman Dies After Fall At County Building
Eva Lipchinsky, 22, died after slipping and tumbling eight feet down a stairway at Detroit's county building while seeking records in the county clerk's office. She suffered a brain concussion, a broken shoulder, and severe body bruises.
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Detroit
U.R
Eva. Lipchinsky
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