The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-01
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THE WEATHER: Saturday:
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THE WEATHER: Saturday:
! Cloudy, Rain
LOS ANGELES --AP-The Los
Angeles metropolitan area felt
jolting earthquake at 2:26 a. m.
Friday EST. The temblor lasted
several seconds and came in a
rolling motion. No damage was re-
ported.
HOLLYWOOD AP-Movies will
help teach draftees how 10 drive
tank. operate a machine gun or
make a snappy salute. The motion
picture industry today offered its
entire facilities TO the United States
army for production OF training
films, for which S250000 has been
appropriated.
SAN PEDRO, Calif.-AP- The
e United States liner Washington, I'M
der government charter, sailed last
night for Hawaii and the Far East
with 700 members Of the 251st Coast
Artillery. California National
Guard III officers and men OF the
goth pursuit squadron from Hamil-
ton Field, California, and 1000 gov.
eminent civil service workers.
OSAKA, Japan --AP- The de-
stroyer Tanikaze was launched to-
day. De.ails OF the vessel we're not
disclosed
NASSAU. the Bahamas AP-Af-
ter spending 20 days al sea in tiny
open boat, two British seamen have
reached THE safety of British soil
in a voyage riyaling that OF Captain
William Bligh following the famous
mutiny OF the Bounty. The two men,
Wilbert Roy Widdicombe, "a, and
Robert George Tapscott. 10. were
lsli- to be the only survivors of
80 Be- ton freighter Anglo-Saxon,
as sunk by a Nazi raider
H 500 miles southeast OF the
Azores Aug. q
LONDON-AP-Widely circulat-
ed reports that Neville Chamber
lain was on his way to California
in hopes Of regaining his health
brought from the former prime min
ister's secretary today the asser-
tion that he has not left this coun-
try and has no intention OF doing
so.
WASHINGTON-UP- Wars in
Europe and Asia depressed still
further today the ever contracting
market for American cotton. The
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
reported that the British blockade
of Europe and the Sino-Japanese
conflict will probably reduce world
consumption OF cotton for the cur
rent season to the lowest level
since the early part Of the last
decade.
WASHINGTON-UP- American
officials today gave increased at
tention to French possessions in
the western hemisphere, particu-
larly Martinique in the Caribbean.
after Vice Premier Laval told re-
porters in Paris that France and
Germany will collabora.e in CO.
lonial matters.
HONOLULU-UP- The Matson
liner Mariposa was scheduled TO
sail at 10 a. m. today for Shanghai
TO evacuate Americans from Japan
and China. The ship locked from
Australia at noon Thursday, dis
charged its passengers and immed-
lately began loading extra cots,
mattresses and supplies.
CHICAGO-UP- Attorneys gem
eral Of six Great Lakes states to-
day agreed to petition the L. S. SUI
preme Court for an order increas-
ing diversion OF Lake Michigan
waters into the Chicago drainage
canal fer days beginning NoY.
10. The action was in reply to a
petition by the State of Illinois for
an increase Of diversion from L.
500 to 5000 cubic feet per second
until other sewage disposal meth
DDS are available in the Chicago
area.
LANSING-AP-S Sales tax ex-
perts indicated today that if
Michigan business conditions con-
tinue the upward trend noted in
the past four months. the state
sales levy will produce approx
mately $70,0oQ000 in revenue this
fiscal year, or S10,O00,OoO, 900 more
than last year.
PORT ALEGRE. Brazil -AP -
The 6,062-ton German freighter
Rio Grande sheltered in Rio
Graude harbor since the war
broke out, attempted 10 sail last
night without permission Of port
authorities but ran aground in the
harbor entrance channel.
LISBON. Portugal -AP A
United states diplomatic courier
was the only passenger abroad
the -transall4atil plane Yankee
Clipper when it left for New York
today loaded with 500 pounds Of
mail
LONDON ms Emperor
Halle Selassie, who was driven
from his Abysinnian throne by
the Italian invasion OF 1886, has
arrived in the Anglo-Egyptian
sudan and is preparing to lead
his second war against fascist
troops. authoritative British quar-
tiers disclosed today.
PHILADELPHIA-AP- An en-