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Evening star., 1940-12-25
Holiday
Engineering
| Awards
81 the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Engineer-
ing awards for the short week due
to the Christmas holidays totaled
$75,341 900, Engineering News Rec
ord has reported, bringing the
years total to $3,987 7,243,OO0 the
highest volume ever reported by
that organization.
The 1910 aggregate was / per cent
greater than the previous record of
$3.50, ,315,000 in 1929 and was SO per
cent larger than last year.
Defense awards boosted Federal
contracts for the year to a level more
than four times that of 1899. Pri-
vate awards were 81 per cent greater
than last year.
The Christmas week volume was
68 per cent higher than the same
week a year ago, Engineering News
Record said. 1t was the seventeenth
consecutive week in which contracts
have exceeded their respective 1899
values. =
The weeks awards compared as
follows:
This Week. Prey; Week.
ssfdtate sfats and mil sls'o49ooo s3s's2e'ooo
psas1. asPal H' nn sssssooo oSo q
Total -------s s75,341, 900 s131,135 600
A Manx flour milling concern
offered to give all its profits during
the war to the Manx government.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Song Revival Recalls
Pursuit of Windsor

Revival Of the song ooh, Johnny"
recalls to Australians that the Duke
of Windsor was pursued by the ditty
when he toured Australia as Prince
of Wales. 1t greeted him on arrival
and blared forth at an official ban
quet in Melbourne. 81 seemed to be
pursued by that thing" said Ed
ward. At a banquet in New castle
1t was missing. Where is the old
favorite?" asked one of the party.
The Duke was about to reply, when
the orchestra began "Oh, Johnny"
and he gulped over his glass.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Lockheed Aircraft Gives
SIS Christmas Bonus
By the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
BURBANK, Calf, Dec 25.-Eight-
cen thousand employees of Lockheed
and Vega Aircraft companies who
gave the British people a 100000
Hudson bomber for Christmas are
going to share 100000 gift them
selves.
The Management announced that
employees with service prior to May
l will receive $25 bonuses each, with
those hired since begging paid pro-
portionately, according to service.
Evening star., 1940-12-25

A Manx flour milling concern
offered to give all its profits during.
the war to the Manx government.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Serial Goes On and On

In spite of world conditions a
newspaper in Malaga that has been
publishing serial version Of the
ARABIAN Nights" for 10 years re-
fuses to stop.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Howard Hughes Injured

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 25 (P.-
Howard Hughes, motion picture
producer and round the world flyer,
was cut and bruised in an automo-
bile collision yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
ton to 100000 although exact
figures were unavailable.

figures were unavailable.
Thus, he said, the Albanian franc
was now worthless in world trade.
In Greek-occupied sections of Al
bania officials have made the franc
worth 20 Greek drachmas. This
figure is usable in Albania, but not
in Greek trade except in payments
for supplies Of food in which Albania
Is short.
Evening star., 1940-12-25

nections. For the corresponding
week in the year 1880 the total was
48,10S, including 32,413 loaded on
line and 1885 received from con-
nections.
The summary follows:
Week Same Same
ended week week Prev.
Dec. 81. 1889. 1880. week.
loaded 32,62S 2p474 324l3 33751
Total cars
from con-
nections- 1s.145 15,O89 1895 1890
Total - 50,773 44.563 4s,1Os 52,44l
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
County Teachers Should
Make State History Live
Says DR.. R. Clyde Ford

Saline, Mich, Dec. 12-Washte-
nav County teachers should make
Michigan history live by referring
to historical events of their own
locality in study classes, said De-
X. Clyde Ford. Ypsilanti, who
spoke at the county Michigan Eiu-
cational Association meeting in
the high school Wednesday night
Many outstanding Indians of this
area were enumerated by the
speaker.
The legislative program of the
association was explained by Wes-
ley Thomas, association field direc-
tor. Representative Joseph Warn
err was a guest at the meeting
A $50 dinner was served to
$50 including IS representative
from Ypsilanti schools. Musical
numbers were furnished by the
Saline High School Band and in
dividuals and groups of the COM
munity.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Oil Patch May Lead
to Plane Discovery

Port Stanley. Ont, Dec. IL -
AP- Discovery of an oil patch on
Lake Erie slightly north of the
point where searchers reported
sighting a dark object on the lake
bottom added new impetus today
to the hunt for a Royal Canadian.
Air Force Fairey battle bomber
and its crew Of three. missing
since Sunday.
Aboard the missing ship were
flying Officer l.. A. Hood of Ad
rian, Mich; ,AireraStaaH, 10y
Bourne, Oshawa. Ont. and AR
craftman j.. II. McNally, Minaki,
Ont.
The oil was discovered when
party headed by Wing Commander
W. D.NanNliet. commanding Of
ficer of the Fingal Bombing and
Gunnery School at which the
bomber was stationed, was con-
Quoting dragging operations from
a fishing tug
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
State Police Officers
Seeking Wayne Driver
Who Left Crash Scene

State police officers are searching
for a Wayne driver who struck the
automobile of Elda Tanner. 500
Harris Rd. Wednesday night at the
US-ll2 and Harris Rd. intersection.
The unidentified driver, whose car
license number Mr.. Tanner obtained,
did not stop after the collision.
Struck BY Truck
The automobile of Chester Clark.
RID >. this city was struck by a
city fire truck Wednesday morning
at the n. Huron and w. Cross SITS.
intersection. Mr. Clarks car was
in the path of the backing truck.
Cars Collide
Cars. driven by Floyd Anderson,
Corine Hotel, and Mrs. Lila Doran.
SO lakewood Ave, collided on w.
Michigan Ave. Wednesday afternoon
as Mr.. Anderson stopped his yehi-
Gle TO discharge a passenger.
Wednesday morning at the Bal
lard St and Michigan Ave. intersec-
ton, automobiles. operated by Ed
ward Shackeford, 307 Ferris st.
and Charles Hallstrom. Spanish
Fork, Utah, came together.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
PROGRAM

Continued from Page One)
Woods played by the high school
orchestra.
Members OF the orchestra were
Mary Battelle. June Henneke,
Roberta Tibbets Catherine Cakes.
William Reed. Rachael Hodck
William Eyanoff, William Schiief.
Robert Houck. Phillip Stokes,
Johnella Dale, Lynn Schafer.
Velma Seitz. John Dawson, Roger
CARTS. Ann Gill. Earl Van Nalken-
burg. Elizabeth Roehm. Pauline
Gaudreau. Jeanne Snyder. Theo-
dure Hamilton. Cora Thompson,
Elizabeth Fast. Marcella Peppin.
Mary Lou MetcaI. Mary Hold
ridge and Robert Johnston.
Choral Reading Enjoyed
Following intermission the
orchestra played Christmas. Fam
,asy' Afterward a choral reading
of The Nativity composed for a
verse group by Charles Hill was
enjoyed. Members of this group
were Henrietta Allen, Juanlta
Badser. Jane and Ernesiine Barn
rs. Elizabeth Burtis. Winifred Car
ter. Beth Burgis. Pearl Celebreeze,
Betty Egbert Marilyn Croghan.
Johnella Dale, Alta Gable, Ger
trude Ellis, Donna Hebb, Helen
Hughes, Elaine Hunt, Dorothy
Johnson, Donna Kramer, Glenys
LaBarr, Janice Murdock, Donna
and June Moore. Jean Ohlinger,
Mildred Sparrow, Edith Steere,
Cora Marie Thompson, Charles
Atkins, Leland Bachman, Fred Ber-
ger, Nelson Boik. William Boutell.
Harold Campbell. Emerson Clay.
Donald Gill. Claud Hayes. Robert
II ndrickson. George Hayes. Rob
ert Houck. William Kindshoyen,
Robert Kuster. Robert MacFar-
lane. Thomas Swope, Terry Snide-
cor Richard Narge and Devon
Wilchen.
The high school octette, directed
By Roland Schafer, sang with the
choral reading Included were
Carol Cook. Dora Eaton, Mary Bat
telle. Doreen Binder, Gerald Pow
er, Donald Bailey, Lawrence Por-
ter and Warren Cakes.
The executive committee for the
entertainment to benefit youth
welfare and Christmas projects
was Luther Fenker. general chair
man, Charles Hill. stage mana
ger; John Farris. business mana
ger; Arthur Forche. house mana
ger: John Farris. Edward Herbst,
publicity, and Gerald Fulford,
tickets.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Santa Remembers British
War Prisoners in. Germany

Lisbon, Portugal. Dec. 12 -AP
Claiborne Pell. enacting the
role of Santa Claus for British war
prisoners in Germany. rolled out
of Lisbon today in a motor car
heavily loaded with everything
from plum puddings to bed room
slippers.
Pell. son of Herbert Claiborne
Pell, United States minister to
Portugal, was accompanied by
Portuguese Red Cross Mechanic
Alfredo Antonio Fonseca, in
machine owned by Anthony j.
DreXel Riddle, Jr., U. S. ambassa-
dor to Poland. They hoped to
reach the Swiss-German border
by the end of next week.
The car flying the flag of the
Portuguese Red Cross, is loaded
with 10000 cigarettes, $50 plum
puddings. zoo Kilograms (about
440 pounds of wooden clothing,
20 pairs of shoes, 20 of bedroom
slippers and a half-ton of food
stuff collected by American born
Mrs. Ian Campbell, wife of Bril-
fish prisoner.
Her husband. acknowledging re.
ceipt of the first weekly consign-
ment of clothing. said EVERY sin
gle garment is a God-send - tbs ter
ribly cold here"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
JOINT APPOINTMENTS ON
CIVIL SERVICE PLANNED
Action to Meet Legal Dispute
on Effective Date

Lansing. Dec. 10 -AP - OBJ
servers differed today on the rea-
sons which lay behind Governor
Dickinsons announcement that
he and Governor-elect Murray d.
Van Wagner had agree to the
joint appointment this month Of
new civil service commission.
Dickinson said the joint action
would meet legal disputes as TO
whether the civil service amend.
ment 10 the constitution, adopted
by the voters November ), was
effective Deem Der or January
l. Normally. constitutional amend
ments are effective 80 days after
adoption. but the civil service
amendment specifies it is opera
tive January 1
Il think the safest way is for
me TO appoint the commission as
If the law now is i'm effect, and
then Mr. Van Wagner can re-
appoint them January /, if he
feels IL necessary; Dickinson
said The understanding practi-
cally is that We will appoint two
members who are agreeable to
him and he will appoint two who
are agreeable to us. Thus they
would be the appointments Of both
Of US
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
In The Sick Room

Luella Carey. fouryear-old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Gerald Carey.
is seriously III at her home with
pneumonia
Little Jane and sue, daughters
OF Nj and Mrs Norman Fairs Inks,
have recovered from measles, but
their sister Martha is critically i'll
with the disease.
Joyce Marie. Mcdonald returned
10 school Wednesday, after two
weeks illness with brQnchitis.
Mrs Katharine Fay Martin, Ann
Arbor, formerly a resident IN this
city, is seriously i'll inSSt Joseph 5
Mercy Hospital. Ann Arbor. with a
ruptured appendix
Harold Wizard. who injured his
elbows in fall Tuesday is..pro-
crossing nicely He was not hurt as
badly as was thought
Mrs Edward Grannis and Mrs
Henry Johns Wednesday visited
Arthur J. Hopkins Milan, who has
sciatc rheumatism
Mrs Arthur Green. who fell on
the sidewalk and sprained her knee
and her arm, has been spending the
past three weeks with Mrs Jack
70
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
j. s. PRODUCT|ON
Of PLANES SLOW.
PARTS DELAYED
(Continued from Page Onel

Continued from Page One)
government TO quadruple its pro-
duction. The company turned TO the
manufacturer which supplied it with
magnets and asked ii to expand its
production. The latter. in turn. made
a similar request to the firm which
supplied the magnet steel. The steel
maker, so their story goes. advised
that 1t could make no more mag
netic steel because the government
had contracted for the full use OF
all its productive facilities to make
armor plate.
Still another factor which has
initiated against increased aircraft
output, the experts said, is the
tendency OF the military services
TO order numerous changes after
production on a plane has started.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Associate of am
Founder Will Testify

Los Angeles. Dec. 12-UP-Carl
Pierce, former associate of the
late Guy Ballard, founder OF | Am.
was called today to testify in the
mail fraud trial OF Mrs. Ballard
and nine other leader of the sect.
Government attorneys said they
had called Pierce to testify that
Ballard was a nan of less than
moderate means u1ttl he founded
the sect, which the government al
leges mulcted its 100000 follow.
ers throughout the United States of
100000 in contributions and
sale of books, pamphlets, charms
and other paraphenalia represented
to teach and contain spiritual pow
err
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

Adron Swick. Monroe, and Miss
Alice Hoffman. Milan. were Sunday
evening visitors and lunch guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Garth Sangree.
Master Rex Kanitz who has been
seriously IN Is improving.
Miss Lauretta Hoffman is gaining
following her serious Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Draper.
Npsilanti. spent Sunday evening
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Burt
Draper.
Mr.. and Mrs Melvin Sanch. De
troit. spent the week end with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Grams.
Mrs. Gertrude Gardner and sons
Gene and Dale. Toledo. spent Fri.
day evening With Mr. and Mrs. Gust
Grams.
Loyal kanitz and Louis Smith
We're Detroit visitors, Tuesday.
Miss Alice Hoffman. Milan. and
Adron Swick, Monroe spent the
week end with Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Hoffman and family.
Dan Hoffman and son. Clifford,
were Detroit visitors, Monday
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
In Wall Street
STOCK MARKET
OPENS HIGHER

New York. Dec. IL ms The
stock market opened higher to-
day, maintaining Wednesdays
better tone. The new British vic
tory over. the Italians in Egypt
was the big factor.
Gains were largely fractional,
but Loew's rose over a point on
its extra dividend.
There were sizeable dealings in
number OF issues. U. S. Steel
opened on 1000 shares. Others
with blocks of 1000 shares or
more included General Motors,
Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Con-
solidated Edison, North American.
General Electric and Woolworth.
Steels were fractionally higher,
and gains predominated in the
motors, coppers and rails.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Push Forward

Athens. Dec Pms Greek
troops pushed forward on three
different sectors OF the Albanian
front today after hammering back
Italian forces who put up violent
resistance.
The high command communique
announcing the continued Greek
drive. added that some prisoners
and booty fell into our hands"
Latest military advices received
in Athens stated that the Greek
advance was continuing accord
ing to plan and that the Italians
had been forced to retreat north
ward from the Agryrocastro AMI
coastal areas to the hills surround
ing Chimarra.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
TO SUPPLY FOOD

Albion, Dec II -AP A five
year -farm building psogram In.
tended TO >inalN the Starr Com
monwealth for boys virtually self
sufficient as far as food is con.
cerned was underway today.
Floyd Starr, founder and head of
the commonwealth, which houses
125 boys, said the program will
be finished by 1915. At present,
he said. barn TO house So cattle
and adjacent milk and poultry
houses are under construction.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Livestock

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 12-Cattle-
Wednesday receipts. 500. Choice
to prime yearlngs. dry fed.
$ll.5O013; good 10 choice year
lings. dry fed, SlO.5OQl1.5O: choice
to prime heavy Steers. dry fed.
Sl1.50ql3, good to choice heavy
steers, dry fed. $l0.50Q short
fed steers. Ss.5009,5O: fair to good
grass steers and heifers, $3.50 q
$50; best COWS. S5.75@695; fair
to good beef cows. S545 rs: can
ner and cutter cows, $325@475;
old rims, SO down: best light but
cher bulls, S6.75H7.25: best heavy
bologna bulls. s6.756725; medium
weight bologna bulls. $62546.75;
light common bulls. sJ@6: stock
bulls. $5.5OG6.50; good choice
stockers and feeders IS a 1850:
common to fair stockers and feed.
ers, S6q $50; mixers and springers
S50Q75.
Calves Wednesday receipts. 450
Best $3.50; fair TO good, $l1 a
II; seconds. S9q 1850; culls and
common, S6Q9.
Sheep and Wednesday re-
ceipts, 1900. Best lambs, $3.50 a
9.75; fair to good, $50. seconds,
S7dS; best sheep. $4@4 .25; heavy
fat sneep, s2.5O@3.5O; culls and
common. S20250.
Hogs-Wednesday receipts, 2,4OO.
Good and choice, 23O.25O lbs. $500;
good and choice, 250-270 lbs. $50;
good and choice, 2OO.23O lbs, 500;
good and choice. 27O-300 lbs, $500;
good and choice. 10000 lbs, S6.05;
heavies. 3OO-S25 lbs. 1886; heavies.
325-S50 lbs, $3.50; heavies. 35O-400
lbs, $3.50; extreme heavies, $50;
loughs. So; pigs and lights, $50
$40; light common pigs. $3.50
down. Stays. 81.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
MEN NOT FIRED
BENNETT AYERS

Continued from Page One)
partments They were doing their
work as usual. The only difference
between their normal conduct and
their conduct on Monday was that
they wore union buttons. They
were put out of the plant not by
indignant employees but by super
visory employees acting for and re-
sponsible to the management"
In view of Benefits statement
that the men were NOT discharged,
he said he had instructed them .
report for work.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
EUROPEAN WAR

Continued from Page One)
by the mechanical British North
African army.
Large numbers OF Italians, how
ever. were unable to participate
even in the retreat. Unofficial es.
Inmates In Cairo said between TO-
900 and 10000 Italian troops, IN
clud pg three generals and officers
of virtually all ranks, were seized
along with large stocks OF war
equipment when the British occu-
pied the important seaport.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

WASHINGTON UP-Civil Aero
nautics Administrator Col Donald
II. Connolly announced today that a
priority board had approved 200
airport construction and improve
ment projects throughout the Unit
ed States and its possessions as
essential 10 the national defense.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

London. Dec. 12-INS-German
planes heavily raided the important
industrial city of Birmingham dur.
ing the night and early today. n.
fiicting a certain amount of dam
age" and starting a number of
fires. according to official announce.
ments.
London also was bombed dur.
ing the night, but the Midlands City
-Birmingham-bore the brunt CT
the Nazi air attack.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

AOSTA. UP-Two Fascist
party members We're suspended for
three months today for failing to
stand while listening to the daily
war communique Adelchi Serena,
secretary general Of the party, had
ordered all members TO rise upon
hearing the communique on the
radio.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Money Distributed

Fourth and final payment OF state
primary money was distributed to
Washtenaw County public schools
this week The first three payments
was $3.50 for each child and the
final payment 1882 The total OF
$1172 for every child is an in
crease Of 50 cent. over last years
amount.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Drivers Pay

Traffic violation assessments in
municipal court Wednesday were:
Burke Dysert, this city. SO for
speeding. George Evans, Detroit,
1885 Tor having no operators lie
ense on his person and driving with
one headlight unlichted, Ray Van
Hofe this city 50 for speeding and
81 for parking without lights, VIII
fred Dapprich, this city, So for driv-
ing over a fire hose, Robert Baker.
this city. 81 for parking without
lights. George Hilton, George
Noungs. Edward Watson this city,
81 each Tor overtime marking.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
FALSE TEETH
Slipping or Irritating

Shipping or Irritating
Don't be embarrassed by loose
false teeth slipping. dropping Or
wabbling when you eat talk or
laugh Just sprinkle a little FAS-
TEETH on your plates. This plea
SAINT powder gives a remarkable
sense Of added comfort and security
BY holding plates more firmly No
gummy. gooey. pasty Taste or feel
ing. It's alkaline (non-acidD Get
FASTEETH at any drug store.
ADV
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
LIVE WIRE" THIEF

Wyandotte. Dec. IL -AP -
There's a new kind of thief oper-
ating here. Wyandotte police re-
port that six times In the past
week buildings have been stripped
OF Give wires electric cables
bearing high voltage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
York News
SALINE GRANGE MEETS

York, Mich. Dec. IL Saline
Grange held their regular meeting
at the York Hall, Wednesday eve
ming. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting at the home of the
members Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Miller will entertain for the Janu-
airy meeting. Lunch was served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Bomb Ports

London. Dec. Pup - British
planes bombed invasion ports in
German occupied territory and
power stations, inland docks and
railroad yards in western Ger.
many during the night, the air
ministry said today. One British
plane did not return,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Attend Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Draper attend
ed the wedding of his niece. Miss
Helen Joyce Guy and Leo Du-
charme, Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock at the Peoples Church at
Milan. A reception was held at the
X. of p. Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

Detroit, Mich. Dec. Poultry:
market steady. Hens, 3 lbs. up. l5c;
under lbs, 12c, legnorn hens, 3
lbs. up. lie; cocks. SQl0c; rock
springers. Ice; leghorn springers,
Zoe: hen turkeys. 10 lbs up. ice;
tom turkeys, 10 lbs up. lie; ducks.
white, lbs up, 1Sc; geese. 13c.
No unloading OF poultry before
a m. or after p. m. No unload
ing Saturdays.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Notices Sent

NOTICES sent
Eight notices have been mailed
by Justice Nandeisall TO delinquent
traffic violatols commanded by
state police TO appear in court for
case disposition Some OF these per
sons We're issued tickets In october.
said Justice Nandersall. The notices
are warnings that the persons must
appear in court or warrant with
attending costs will be issued for
nrrcsf
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Attends Shower

Mrs. Gust Grams attended a
shower, Friday evening, at the home
of Mrs. Edward Grams, Milan, in
honor of Mrs. Melvin Sanch. Mrs
Sanch received many lovely gifts
Dainty refreshments were served.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Butter and Eggs

Detroit. Mich. Dec. 12-
BUTT R Best creamery In tubs
34% G35Ac.
EGGS-Current receipts. 2312c;
dirties, 2lc. checks, 17@l9c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Al Birthday Club Meetinn

Mrs. G. +. Holcomb. Mrs. Harlan
Holcomb, Mrs. Louis Smith and
Mrs. Lorraine Ganong attended
their Birthday Club party. Friday
evening az the home of Mrs Merle
Condo, Milan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Pleads Guilty

y u . W.T.
Paul Cook, l0l Allen St. pleaded
guilty to a charge Of disturbinsafhe
peace and was assessed SIS and 30
days IN jail by Justice a. NJ Wander
sail Wednesday The 80 day sen
tence viii be suspended conditional
ly under good behavior Mrs Bertha
Cook signed the complaint
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica-UP -
Abolition Of the state gasoline
monopoly was approved by the
senate Wednesday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Chimney Eire

City firemen We're called TO eXtin-
guish a chimney fire in the attic OF
the Mrs. Leah f. Knowles residence.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Fruit

Detroit, Mich, Dec. IL
APPLES-McIntosh. No. /. $3.50
$50 bu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
YpsiLanti Briefs

ia 5. Huron St. Wednesday after
noon.