The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-16

English feeling in Japan ruined
his Tokyo legal practice. He SAID
he believed his daughters refused
to answer his letters because ne
married a Japanese woman after
their mother divorced him.
WASHINGTON UP - Chair
man Martin Dies of the House
Committee investigating un-Amer-
lean activities returns TO the Cap
ital today to open hearings Mon
day into activities OF German and
Italian diplomatic officials in the
United States.
ATHENS - UP Greek gen
eral headquarters said today that
Italian planes last night bombed
Bitoli (Monastir) in Jugoslayia.
WASHINGTON - UP The
National Defense Commission, it
was learned today, anticipates a
shortage of copper Tor theme
tons rearmament program dur
ing 1871. Commission members
it was disclosed, conferred last
week with representatives OF the
| copper industry to evolve plans
to meet the impending shortage
ROME Up An Italian sub
marine has sunk a British des-
troyer in the Atlantic, war COM
munique said today.
LANSTNG-AP-A progress re-
port by the state board OF canvas
sers narrows by 10Y votes the
$500 vote lead credited TO Herb
ert ]. Rushton, Republican nominee
for Attorney General in the NOV D
election. The report covered a re-
check OF the votes in only 4S Oh
Michigans SO counties.
: VICHY, France-AP- A wind
storm which swept over French
Flanders Thursday night was re-
ported today to have caused wide
spread property damage. No hui
man lives were known TO have
been lost. Roofs were blown from
houses at Lille and livestock was
killed In rural areas.
VICHY, France-AP- Informed
sources said today that the French
fleet had left its base at Toulon
for exercises nearby in the Med
iterranean.
LANSING-AP-- The state con-
servation commission will recon-
mend to the 1871 legislature the
appropriation OF approximately
$3.50 to begin a 10 year program
designed to map the surface OF
Michigan from the air and on the
ground.
LANSING-AP-The states di-
rect relief case is down to its low
est point since 1888 when the state
took over feeding the unemployed
George F. Granger, deputy director
of the state social welfare depart
ment, said today.
NEW YORK-lNS-Martin Beck,
noted theatrical producer, died to-
day in Mt Sinai Hospital following
an abdominal operation.
ROME-INS-- Virginia Gayda,
press spokesman for Premier Mus
solini. today pub ished a bitter at
for its reports of the naval air
arm attack on the Italian naval
base at laramie.
ROME INS-A large-scale en-
envy air raid on the Italian Adriatic
port of Brindisi was announced by
the Fascist high command today.
HOBLYWOOD-lNS-Four years
married life, was at an end today
for the screen perfect wife" and
Arthur Hornblow, Jr., when Actress
Myrna 10y announced a divorce
action will be filed against her film
producer-husband.
BUDAPEST - ms - Diplomatic
representative Of Germany. Italy,
Russia and Japan will meet soon
in Berlin 10 discuss mutual coopera-
tion along lines laid down by Cam
cell6r Hitler and Soviet Premier
Foreign Commis1ar V. VI. Molotov
in their talks at the German capital,
Balkan diplomatic quarters predict
ed today.
NEW YORK INS-Pan Amsri-
can Always today awaited word
from the Federal government on n
request to expand its Pacific sery-
ice into the troubled Far East
from Manila 10 SINGAPORE TO
touch the important trade areas of
the Dutch East Indies and South
eastern Asia.
MEXICO CITY ms Sylvia
Ageloff. Brooklyn girl held in con.
nectiou with the assassination OF