07 Sep 1929
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Newspaper
Mount Pleasant Daily Times
Location
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1929
Page
1
An essay extols fireplaces as central to home life through autumn and winter. It highlights the contrast between perpetual summer and seasonal warmth, celebrating the fire’s calming, unifying influence and the domestic rituals it inspires in evenings of rest and reflection.
A reader reports straw hats linger in display as men shift to felt hats. A national piece claims hats are wrecked on vaudeville stages daily, reflecting how style dictates men’s headwear trends.
President Hoover announced at a Friday press conference that shipbuilding firms involved in naval contracts must avoid influencing international disarmament talks. He named The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation American Brown Boveri Electric and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock in a suit by naval expert William Shearer and ordered reviews by Attorney General Mitchell. A Cleveland reporter notes 17 year old William Austin was reprimanded after a motorcycle cap race, ending a speeding case.
A fragment notes residents keeping straw hats ready as September 13 signals seasonal change despite tropical heat. The lines imply a local habit tied to late summer storms and lingering heat, hinting at daily life rhythms and expectations in the town.
William Kirby 43 deputy sheriff and Eureka blacksmith died Tuesday in a mystery investigation. Funeral services were held Friday at Ebert Funeral Home and United Brethren Church in Eureka with burial there. A four ounce bottle and glass smelling of poison found near the scene yielded no fingerprints to identify suspects.
Mrs. Lonise Rossert 40 of Detroit was shot to death in a Croswell farm yard. She gasped a suspect name, John Coli or Zotie, before dying as investigators hunt a dark man about 45 who fled north in a dark coupe after the midday shooting reported by a milk truck driver. Authorities describe the crime as motive unclear and promising a man hunt with limited description.
Private detectives announced they were closing in on C. J. Waggoner president of the Telluride Bank Colorado over a scheme that diverted 500000 of Denver banks. Telegrams from Denver banks routed funds to Chase National Bank New York and Waggoner cashed checks before fleeing. The Telluride bank is now under bank examiners supervision as officials trace Waggoner’s movements to Grafton and North Platte Nebraska.
Sept 7 reports show tension easing after mosque clashes. Troops at Jaffa and Damascus gates stood ready but not used. Bedouins clash results include ten killed and sixty Arabs detained near Gaza and Kear Tabor colony. Authorities seek rioters amid ongoing arrests.
Governor Fred W. Green presided at the annual champion livestock auction and fed the livestock parade in the Coliseum during Michigan State Fair activities. The event was designated Detroit Day and Governor's Day, reflecting his Washington visit. Alumni gatherings featured addresses by the governor and fair manager Fred A. Chapman.
Lansing reports the Michigan conservation commission set October 26 as opening day for the crow season with a noon start to let pheasants scatter before hunting begins. Morning hunting allowed on other days to ease birds into eating spots. Floating blinds on three Saginaw Bay lees approved. The panel also approved oil lease selling policy and a sliding royalty scale for large wells. Commissioner Harry H. Whitely of Dowague led oil policy notes.
AL Meyers, property clerk at Central Police station, is getting eggs from a crate of live chickens found without an owner. He fed them mash from liquor raids, and the birds allegedly lay three to four eggs daily until the owner appears, or the chickens are claimed.
Central State Teachers college announces the 1929 30 faculty with Freshman Day on Monday September 23. New instructors include Miss Lucile Baker in art and industrial art, Dr Milton B Jensen in education and psychology, Maynard Hicks in journalism, Phil D Collins in English, Miss Anna M Barnard heading foreign languages, Rachel Loughridge acting head, Rosamond Burgi as assistant, and Judson W Poust to assist in mathematics.
Foreign Minister C T Wang said China would mail new notes to the United States Britain France Norway and the Netherlands urging removal of extraterritorial rights in China. He noted no change in the Sino Russian situation and said Beijing awaited Soviet approval of the Nanking draft for the Chinese eastern railway.
Sunday event at Kane's Landing features a parish picnic with a chicken dinner served from 12 to 2 pm and a tug of war activity. An advertisement labeled 239-A promotes the event for community attendees.
In Alma on Friday afternoon 3 year old Robert Fowler was found floating in Pine River about 60 yards from shore. High school athlete Thomas Croton plunged in and, after applying first aid, revived the boy with doctors crediting Croton for saving his life. A Carnegie medal may be awarded to Croton.
Citizens will see September 15 a unique race in Garden City between a Zuni Indian runner a cow pony and an experienced horseman the route covering 20 miles.
Comiskey Kansas named after the old Roman of baseball Charley Comiskey will lose railroad facilities as Missouri Pacific builds new tracks to remove grades. The construction will slide Comiskey off the rail network.
A thoughtful person carefully reviews circumstances before acting, emphasizing vigilance and prudent judgment. The saying highlights deliberate analysis over haste or negligence, promoting measured consideration in decisions and actions.
All conduliments received are the property of the person giving them and should be returned.
A man who prefers a sharp clean shave objects to his wife applying rouge. He insists on minimal cosmetics and expresses disapproval of cosmetic use in their marriage.
Col Charles A Lindbergh flies west from Roosevelt Field in the fastest non stop plane yet to aid the search for seven men and a woman missing since Tuesday in the Transcontinental Air Transport route. Mrs Lindbergh accompanies him and plans to relay progress from Columbia to New York.
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