The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-21

CAMBRiDGr4, Mass. -AP- De
claring himself convinced that
Montford Schley Variell, 25. veal
thy music an and Harvard gradu-
ate, had committed suicide by IL
Eliminating gas, District Attorney
Robert F. Bradford today abaH-
doned his previous plans for an
inquest.
LONDON-AP-The same sui
eide squad" which dug up a huge
unexploded bomb from near st.
Paurs Cathedral was credited to-
day with digging out another-this
time from the grounds Of the Ger
man Hospital IT. London. Lieut..
Robert Davies OF the Royal Cana
dian Engineers. chief hero in the
st. Paul's exploit, crawled into
the crater and pulled out the fuse.
ALEXANDERIA-INS - Nine
persons were injured when Italian
war planes raided Alexandra for
80 minutes today. Most of the
bombs fell into the sea and dam
age was negligible. it was said.
MADISON, Wis.-INS - Mrs.
Dorothy Page Vernon, 81. former
Women's Western and Wisconsin
Women's Golf Champion. died ear
" today. She was stricken with
infantile paralysis Thursday, and
had been kept in an iron lung res
pirator since.
NEW YORK-INS-Fate OF the
crew OF the British steamer Elm
bank was a mystery today follow
ing receipt of a terse radio mes
sage Sitting tho vessel had been
torpedoed 600 miles northwest or
the British Isles.
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico -
AP-Government-chartered planes
dropped thousands OF leaflets to-
day urging members OF a Mexican
rebel band, reported trapped in a
mountainous region south of here,
to lay down their arms.
LONDON-AP- The radio sta
ton at Germahy's great port of
Bremen went off the air at 1918
a. m. GAIA a. m, EST today and
was still silent at 1880 D. ma
possible indication of a sustained
Raj bombardment.
BERLIN-AP-- Authorized Ger
man sources expressed disinterest
today in the Japanese pressure on
French Indo-China for strong mil
itary and naval footholds there.
LONDON-INS- Possible use
by the United States Of Singapore
as a naval base has been discussed
officially in Washington, it was
said in London today.
BUDAPEST ms - Adopting
drastic military precautions, the
Turkish government today with
drew all Turkish ships from the
Mediterranean Sea, it was report
ed in Budapest today.
ROME-INS-His official visit
ended. German Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop went sight
seeing in Tivoli today prior to re-
turning to returning to Berlin
probably Sunday. 1t was under
stood a full communique regard
ing his talks with Premier Musso-
lini and Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo Ciano will not be issued.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-AP- The
appointment of Fred Delano, OF
Kalamazoo, to be director OF ath-
letic publicity at the University of
Michigan, was announced today
by the board in control Of physical
education. Delano will replace
Philip c. Pack, lieutenant colonel
for military training at Ford Beau.
regard. La. For the last several
years Delano has been employed in
Flint.
SYDNEY. Australia-AP- Aus.
trailians voted today in a federal
election called by Prime Minister
Robert G. Menzies in a test OF
trength on his war policy for the
commonwealth. A new House Of
Representative will be chosen for
a three year term.
CHTCAGO-lNS-- The National
Labor Relations Board today an
nounced that two American FEEDER
alton of Labor unions had defeated
the American Newspaper Guild
(ClO) in elections to determine
bargaining agents for the editor
ial and business office employees
Of the Chicago Herald-American
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica-INS-
British agents today were investi
eating Increased Japanese esffss
purchases from Costa Rica because
OF suspicion that the coffee may
be destined for Germany via Rus.
sla. Prior to establishment of the
British blockade. il was stated
Japan made no coffee purchases In
Costa Rica.
TIJUANA. Lower Calif.-AP -
Fire was raging uncontrolled II
this border resort town early today
Starting in a drug store. II spread
quickly to ten nearby stores anC
threatened the Federal building
where court and marriage records
are kept.
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay-UP-
Arrests OF Germans charged will
anti-governmental activities TO-DAY
was reported to have resulted IL
seizure OF Arnulf Fuhrmann. re
putedly the leader OF a Nazi move
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