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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
VALUE OF EVEN TRUMPs

AN EVENLY balanced holding
the same number Of cards Of
particular suit in your own hand
and the dummy-is Of no value
as a means Of obtaining discards
if some other suit is the trump.
But 1t makes the best of all kinds
Of trump suits, II you can have
an unbalanced suit on the side.
The unbalanced side suit gives
you a means of discarding odds
and ends Of losers in the other two
suits.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
ANOTHER POLIO DEATH

Lansing. Sept. 3 DIT. 2. K.
Wander Slice. City health director.
said Lansings third infantile
paralysis death was recorded Mon
day when Mrs. Martha Armstrong.
81. died lie added that there had
been five cases OF poliomyelitis
among women with two deaths.
Lansing has had 81 cases so far
this year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
IS MAY
FIGHT HUNGARY

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toned on the Pennsylvania from
tier.
At Cluj, ancient capital OF Tran
-sylvania, the Rumanian peasant
leader julius MANU-. ardent oppon-
ent OF the cession agreement die
tated at Vienna last week by Ger
many and Italy, was reported to
be rallying his followers for armed
re sistance to the Hungarians.
Take Dcath Oath
At Brasov, scene of some OF the
most violent week end disorders.
thousands OF persons knelt in the
public square and took an oath
pledging death to the traitors
who acquiesced in the agreement.
Hastily organized armed Transyl-
vanians seized communications,
transportation services and strate-
gic military posts AT -Sighet-Stau
Mare and other towns in the affect
ed territory.
Bucharest itself appeared calmer
after the week end OF disturbances
but troops still patrolled the
streets and kept close guard on
King Carols palace.
Fear German Invasion
The government, apparently
spurred by a semi-official German
threat to occupy all Of Rumania
with Nazi troops unless anti-axis
agitation is curbed, announced 2S1
'alarmists" had been sentenced to
concentration camps. The round
up was continuing.
Unconfirmed reports said two
units OF Nazi motorized troops al
ready were poised at the frontier
near Sighet.
New Air Alarm
The second year of the Euro
pean war was ushered in today
with a new air raid alarm in Lon
don-the thirty seventh that the
British capital has experienced
since hostilities began.
T he warning sirens screeehed at
1922 a. m. (5:22 a. m. EDT) and
at II a. m. in London-exactly one
year to the minute after expiration
OF the British time limit demand
that Germany withdraw her forces
from Poland-the warning was
still in force.
Thirty six minutes later the all
clear signal sounded. however, but
simultaneously came news of a
terrific air battle between British
and German planes over a south
eastern town At least two of the
Nazi raiders reported to have been
shot down.
After a IS hour tour OF British
ports along the southeast coast,
II. r. Knickerbocker, ace lnterna-
tional News Service correspondent.
reported that Britain is bleeding
as a result OF Germany's ceaseless
air raids, but unbowed.
-khickerbocker reported that az,
tel three weeks of the fiercest
aerial pounding only $50 persons
have been killed and less than 500
injured In eight principal cities
and ports on the southeast coast
The harm done to military OBJ
jectives. dock and harbor facilities
is astonishingly small" Knicker-
bocker's dispatch added
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

WASHINGTON-UP- The Rey-
nolds Metals Co. is planning to
build an siS,OO0,O0O aluminium
plant in the South to help fill de-
Tense needs, 1t was learned today.
The plant will manufacture alum
mum ingots from bauxite ore. OF
ficials said that a site will be Sc
lected soon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Odd Fellows Plan
Past Grand Event

Ypsilanti Lodge number AIS.
LOO.F. made plans for next Mon
day nights regular meeting, when
the Past Grands will be in charge,
al the lodge weekly meeting Mon
day night in Odd Fellow Hall. A.
G. fowler will act as noble grand
and Lunch will be served.
Two members. Edward fowler,
and Titus Marshall. who are ill.,
were reported as improving IN
health.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
YPSILANTI BRIEFS
President Of Veterans

Lynn r. Schatfer was elected
president OF the Evacuation Hos
pital No. 10 Association at the
groups twenty-first annual conven-
ton held Sunday at Toledo. o.
Other officers included Richard
Braun, Franklin. vice president. and
James o. Coltman. Detroit, SER
geant.at-arms. Next years conven-
ton will be in Detroit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

ROME-UP- Plotting his own
plane, Premier Benito Mussolini
today visited Italian planes and
war industries He took off from
Rimini, to which he proceeded
from Rome Monday. and made an
inspection from the air OF airports
a. Fano and Falconara or the Ad-
Ratio coast.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Claim Victory

Rome. Sept 3-INS-A victory
for Italy in a major battle in the
Mediterranean between heavy
units of the British fleet and Ital
ian war planes was claimed in
the official bulletin OF the Italian
high command today.
A British aircraft carrier. a bat
tleship. cruiser and a destroyer
were damaged. the communique as
serted The bulletin also report
ell a British air raid on Genoa IN
which two persons were killed dua
Is injured.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
May Recast Bill

Washington, Sept. 3 -AP -
Looking for a greater revenue
yield and a SITTER tax on actual
war profits, several memb ers OF
the Senate finance committee dis
cussed today the desirability of
recasting the House-approved ex-
cess profits tax bill.
As the committee started hear
ings. Senator George (D-Ga). one
OF its members, told. reporters he
did not consider the measure a
true excess profits tax biz be-
cause lit imposes a tax on all
income whether normal or even
sub-normal il the earnings ex-
coed the limits fixed by the bill. -
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Demands investigation

Washington, Sept 3-AP-A sen
atorial investigation has been de.
manded by Chairman Joseph w.
Martin, Jr.. of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. TO determine II
President Roosevelt's trip to the
Tennessee valley was paid for out
of public funds.
is the cost of his special train
and his staff OF aides being charged
to the United States Treasury. or,
as It should be. TO the Democratic
National Committee Martin asked
Monday In a statement.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03


Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Van Allen
have returned from a two weeks
motor trip. They visited Saginaw.
then drove north and along the
lower part of the Upper Peninsula
into Wisconsin, returning by way OF
Chicago.
Mrs. jennie Morgan. Detroit, and
Mrs. Agnes Katz and daughter,
Mary Lou. Ann Arbor, spent sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Phillip San.
ture.
Miss Althea Williamson has re-
turned from her summer home at
Crystal Lake and has gone to De-
troit to resume teaching in the
+ Southwestern High School
RevaFr. Peter Forbes. Lebanon,
Ind. and his sister. Miss Mary
I Forbes. Detroit visited their uncle.
J. ]. Forbes, Monday.
Carl Furtney and family spent
the week end at Park Hill. Ont
Mrs. Elizabeth Tompkns and
Miss Josephine Forbes have re-
turned from their eastern visit Mrs
| Tompkins will resume teaching in
the Hamilton School. Detroit.
Miss Jane Kennedy has resigned
her position In the Kalamazoo
/ schools to accept one as supervisor
OF art teaching in the elementary
grades at Mt. Clemens. Miss Ken
NEEDY and Miss Elizabeth Matthews
who will remain al Mt Clemens as
second grade teacher. left Mon.
day for that city. where they have
taken an apartment.
Mrs. A. 3. Rose. Grass Lake. q
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Stanley Rose
Mr. and Mrs. r. :. Mcmillan an,
son. Marion. Ind. are visiting thei
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George 2
Carr. Monday the two families Wis
tied Detroit and the Zoo at Roya
Oak.
A. 3. Carr, ST.. Chicago. who has
just returned from a four mon 1s'
stay In the southern statee. tos
been spending his vacation 't'
parents. Mr. and Mrs @. 3. Carr
a. p. Carr Jr. who mas ..,.. ..t
sumner here, has gone TO Flint.
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COURT RECEIPTS :
IN AUGUST $4,000.

Continued from Page One)
81, 1878 criminal costs returned
from the county treasurer.
The sum was disbursed as fol-
lows: s1.746.10 deposited to the
Ypsilanti Police Department. Sill
sent TO the county treasurer the
sheriff's department, s496.32 paid :
out on accounts. s2.25 returned
overpayments $3.50 resolutions,
SIS appearance bond redeemed.
s70.55 paid TO court officers as
their fees
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
.FEt0NS STILL At
LARGE, HOSTAGES
NOT YET RESCUED
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Though more than 100 shots were
fired, no one was hurt.
At least IS conyicts. most OF
them serving long terms for
crimes of violence. escaped from
the farm near Gould Monday after
a gun fight in which "trusty-
guard" was killed and several con-
victs were wounded. Many of
them were heavily armed. Prison
authorities could not be sure ofsthe
exact number that got away,
kidnsp Couple
Near Gould. six convicts kid
mapped Frank Horsfall. OF Little
Rock. and his wife, and raced
south into Louisiana in the Hors.
fall automobile. North of Rayville.
they piled the machine into a ditch.
A passing car stopped and its oc-
cupants-Vencille Williams. Is,
Gladys Diamond, IS, and Jerry
Harrlgal. II, were Immediately
looking into sawed-off shotguns and
rifles held by the convicts.
The convicts climbed into the
car with them and it disappeared
in the direction of Mississippi.
Several times during the night, au-
thorities and posses saw the car.
but each time it got away The
children. all Of Rayville. were the.
subject of considerable anxiety. but
the Horsfalls said they had not
been mistreated during the few
hours they were the convicts' pri.
soners.
In Gun Fight
Another group of convicts kid.
naped Leo Boney and Floyd Harbi.
son. OF Portland. Ark, and headed
westward in their automobile Late
last night, Deputy Sheriff w. H..
Scott OF Garland City. with three
other deputies, had their car park
ed 100 yards west of the Garland
City bridge ovel the Red River,
stopping and searching all cars.
They saw car stop on the bridge.
and try TO turn around. The
bridge was too narrow and the car
backed off. Scott drove up and
was met by rifle fire.
Scott and the other deputies ex-
hausted their ammunition. then
Scott ran back to a telephone and
called the sheriff Of Stamps. Ark.
to drive in behind the convicts and
cut off their escape. Within Is
minutes, the Stamps sheriff arriv-
ed The parties closed in. two
convicts surrendered and three
jumped over the bridge rail. Is
feet into the brush along the river.
and escaped
The reeaptured convicts were J.
d. Hope. serving 43 years for arm
ed robbery, and Walter Magby.
serving seven years for burglary.
The rest OF the convicts may be
hiding in woods around Gould.
Posses were searching the country
side.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Ownership Traced

An automobile parked for two
days on W Michigan Ave. in front
Of the Riverside Bowling Alleys has
been identified by police as one
owned by the Whiting Auto Com
pany, Police investigated the car
believing it to be stolen and abap-
doned.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Admit DisorderIiness

Two Ann Arbor youths. Virgil
Morris, 22, and Ronald Jasper Car.
rico. 81. we're fined SIS each in mu-
nicipa court this morning when
they admitted disorderly conduct
charges. The two boys had been ar
rested early this morning on charges
of two 15-year-old Ypsilanti girls
that they had taken them for a ride.
bought them beer and wine. and
had taken them into the country.
II they do not raise the fine they
are to spend 80 days in county jail.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
HARTFORD-INS- An Amerj

HARTFORD-INS- An Ameri-
can Airines transport plane. en-
route from Boston to New York.
skidded off the runway as it land
ed here today, officials here an
nounced. The tail surface OF the
plane was damaged but none OF
the II passengers or the crew was
injured
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

NEW YORK -1NS-An unidenti-
fed gunman. oallously disreearding
the mercy pleas OF his victim. shot
down John Kennedy, 30, In a rent
ed one-caF garage in the Bronx
early today Kennedy died
short time later in Fordham Hos.
pital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Entertalns At Dinner

Mrs. Louise Polzin entertained
at dinner, Sunday, twenty members
of the Washer family from Detroit
and Ypsilanti.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

LONDON-UP-Lord Horns Of
Salamannan. 50, died today. He
was a former minister OF labor.
chancellor of the exchequer and
was director OF number OF COM
panles.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Married In Church

Miss llah Ward. Ecorse Rd. was
married at =: 80 Saturday Right-in-
the Lutheran Church, Ypsilanti, to
Lester Walter. Denton. Rev. Hugo
Fenker officlated.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Pleasant Labor Day Party
Enjoyed at Country Club

Dancing in the ball room followed.
During an intermission recitation
was given by Jacob Bonnet
Committee for the very enjoyable
and successful party was: Mr. and
Mrs. owen Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Begole.
Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Sullivan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Family Gathering Enjoyed


Twelve were present at the an
nual family gathering Labor Day
at the home Of Mrs. Annie Atchin-
son and family. After a chicken din
ner at noon. the afternoon was
spent in visiting Guests included
2 Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Alderman Ia
coma Park. Nd, Mrs. Carrie Foun-
tain. Flat Rock, Charles Collyer,
Detroit and Mr.. and Mrs. G. d..
Dickerson. Roy Dickerson and Fred
Simons, this city.
Miss Dorothy Ellen Johnson is
teaching kindergarten in Owosso
this year.
Sunday visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Seleska we're Mr.. and Mrs.
William Seleska and sons. William
and Clifford, Buffalo, n. y and
Mrs Seleska's sister. Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Santure
and son Richard, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Santure and son Conrad and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Santure, Ann
Arbor. have returned from an out
ing al Grsyling over Labor Day.
Miss Emma Jarrendt returned TO
Detroit Labor Day after spending
a few days with her aunt, Mrs.
William Meyer and cousin Mrs.
Emil Lidke. Jr., and calling on
other friends in the city.
Mrs. John B. Chaddock. her
daughter, Mrs. Esther Griffin and
granddaughter Suzanne Griffin re-
turned Monday from stay of two
weeks and a half at Walkers Point.
Bots Blanc Island, in the Straits OF
Mackinac.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hinsch re,
turned to Lockport, Ill, today after
visiting Mrs. Hinsch's brother and
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. A. y. Burd. over
Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Salisbury and
son Dean, Dearborn, visited Mrs. c.
VI. Bissell and Mrs: Harold Zeeb
Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Renwick an
nounce the birth OF daughter
Mary 10. who was born Saturday
morning at 4 As in Providence Hos
pital, Detroit. She weighed six
pounds and four ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Water Pine Here

A 90 ton carload Of water pipe
arrived for the city today and 1900
feet of 1t will be used to construct
the additions TO water mains on
Charles, Sherman and Stanley Sts.-
Constructions are expected to begin
Immediately, said City Engineer T.
Fred Older.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
MARRIAGE Announced

Thomas Hollis, whose shoe repair
shop is at S14 E. Michigan Ave, and
Mrs Josephine Swaney were mar.
ried Friday night in Ohio.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Plans Approved

Following signatures by the may
or and city clerk, today, on plans
for the $4,000 public comfort sta.
ton on Huron St.. the final APPROX
al Of the city will have been given
on the erection. A. w. Nolf. con-.
tractor. was approved. Saturday.
for the work by City Attorney John
P. Kirk. Construction is expected
TO begin later this Week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

sLONDON-AP-The Ministry OF
Labor announced today the unem-
ployed in Britain totaled 799.452 as
OF Aug. Pa decrease Of 27,S14
within one month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Hosts at Dinner


dinner for Miss Susan Haviland,
Miss Eleanor Hutson. Rudolph Nc
Culloch and John Haviland. The
twenty-five guests included the fam.
lilies OF the four young people. whose
weddings will be an important
social event in this city this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Zimmerman.
Dearborn. and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Moe. Pontiac, were in the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Townsend
and son. Nordean. and Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Kerner returned Mon
day evening from the Straits OF
Mackinac, where they had spent
Sunday and Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. E. Cavanaugh
and daughter. Marie, visited Mrs.
Cayanaugh's son, Lyle DeYoung and
Mrs. DeYoung in Traverse City,
Labor Day.
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Becker were
guests Sunday OF Mrs. Becker's
parents. Mr. and Mrs Samuel
JENNIE Dundee The occasion was
Mrs. Becker's birthday.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Coffron
and daughter Jennie returned La.
Dor Day from Dubuque. la. where
they have been visiting Mrs. Coff-
ron's sister, Mrs. J. y. Lyerly and
Rev Lyerly for a week.
Frank Schimel returned Monday
night from Two Rivers. Wis. where
he has been spending the summer
with his mother and sister.
Carl Lindegren left for Portland,
Ore. Sunday. accompanied by Viii
liam G. Lerchen. and William,
Jr. Bloomfield Hills. They WIN visit
Mrs. Lindegren's sister, Mrs. Stan.
ley Baker. and her brother Clarence
Hammerlund. Portland. While ia
the West they will fish for steel.
heads and salmon in the Rogue
River Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Yates have
moved from l05 S. Hamilton ST. TO
their new home at 1872 Ford St.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Cain enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gehring
and their two sons. Thomas and
William at their cottage at Portage
Lake Labor Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Sayre
spent a few days with Mrs. Sayre' 5
aunt. Mrs Joseph Ekstine;- Benton
Hsrbor, and Joseph Haley, ST. 10.
seph.
Mrs Nathaniel Flanagan and
daughter Gloria spent the past week
with relatives at East Tawas. Mr..
Flanagan. daughter Bernice and
Doris Tefft joined them over the
week. end and all returned home
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Helle have
been spending a week in this city
with Mr.. Helle's mother, Mrs. Frank
Helle. and went home to Detroit
Saturday.
Mrs. Glen Stowe. Detroit, spent
last week with her mother Mrs
Alma Clough. who returned with
her TO stay until Monday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Bases Poured

Cement bases TO be surfaced by
brick were poured on the north side
Of w. Michigan Ave. This morning
in preparation for the setting OF
curbing later in the Week--A curb,
"a inches in depth. will be set with
a top, eight inches wide, and six
inches above ground
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
ATTENTION
CITY SUBSCRIBE ERS

The Ypsilanu Daily Press
wishes all subscribers to re-,
ceivs their papers regularly
and promptly. In case of poor
or non-delivery Of the Daily
Press Phone the Press office
at 40 before 6 p. m. %
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Family eatherIna Enjoyed

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parren Mr..
and Mrs. julius Lehr, Monroe,
julie Parren. Detroit, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Navarro and son
Earl. Scofield, were dinner guests
Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs Daniel
Berger at their home on Lincoln
ST. In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs
ClaNSQce Schock and Miss Myrtle
b goN this city. Joined the group.
All areNelatiyes OF A. J lefgor,
who retufned TO his home from ST.
Joseph Mercy Hospital. Ann Arbor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Descendants Enjoy Gathering

Fifty descendants of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel s. Wright enjoyed their an
nual reunion in the pavilion at Pros
pect Park. Sunday. coming from
Ypsilanti, Willis and Detroit. After
a picnic dinner, the younger mem
bers played baseball and tennis and
the others visited. Three births and
three marriages were reported for
the year. Ray Wright was chosen
again as general manager for the
reunion.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03
Search For Car

State police are searching for
car stolen from a Milan parking lot
Saturday. The vehicle belonged TO
Paul Silk of that village.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. George Parker and
daughter Betty were visitors at the
home OF Mrs. Parker's sister and
brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Court, from Sunday until Monday
night
Miss Carol Hathaway. Chicago.
spent from Saturday until Monday
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
o.. Hathaway. Sunday the family
went to Pleasant Lake to spend
the holiday with Kenneth Hathaway
and family
Miss Letitia Barbour is coming
from Detroit to spend from today
to Friday with Mrs. Harry B.
Britton.
Paul Ungrodt, secretary-manager
OF the Board of Commerce. will
attend a district business manag-
ers' meeting in Detroit tonight
Mrs Ethel Hanson, clerk at the
Board OF Commerce building. began
a weeks vacation from office duties
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w McKenna
and Mr. and Mrs. Mac Coleman
spent the week end and holiday
with relatives in Findlay, Fostoria.
and BloomdRle, o.
Mr. and MFs-EHge gene koppil- are
entertaining Mrs. Koppin's parents
and sister, Rev. and Mrs. ]. G..
Draewell and Miss Marie nraewell>
Pennsylvania. and on Sunday, Mr..
and Mrs. |. H. Draewell. Detroit.
and Mr.. and Mrs r. Dressed and
sons, Jackson. were their guests.
Miss Margaret Murphy has re-
turned from weeks outing at Ger
rigan Beach on Lake Huron, where
she visited the Misses May. Frances
and Loretta Brown, Detroit.
Miss May Barton, who has been
travelling in the East the past fort
night. flew to Detroit from LaGuar-
dia Field, New York City, Sunday,
and reached here that night
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy c. Kennedy,
Miss Jane and John Kennedy have
returned from spending few weeks
at their summer home at Indian
Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foster and
three children are visiting rela-
tiyes at Traverse City.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Wright. Kali
amazoo. and Mr.. and Mrs, Walter
Roth, Ann Arbor. were guests of
Mrs SidneysWright Monday.
Mrs. Walter B. Heyler will re-
turn home today from Mitchell, s.
Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wallace and
TWO sons spent Labor Day with
Mrs. Wallaces parents. Mr. and
Mrs w. \. Dingman, on the Lake
Evening star., 1940-12-16

and his ministers considered the re-
quest, made through NJ Laval before
he was ousted as vice premier and
foreign minister last week, but
turned it down.
1t was said they looked on the
request as an axis attempt to gain a
foothold on the French Mediterran-
can bases.
Interiar Minister Marcel Peyrou-
ton used the word delicate" to de-
scribe the country's position in worm
ing newspapers to be careful in their
handling of a swift-moving series of
events.
Uncertain of Reich Reaction.
Informed sources in Vichy said the
Petain government still was uncer-
tain of the reaction of Germany to
the replacement of M. Laval by
Pierre Etienne Flandin as foreign
minister and therefore Frances
negotiator with the Germans.
Marshal Petain at the time care
fully announced that on the French
side no change of policy was in
volved and that Mr.. Flandin was
better qualified for the job than
M. Laval.