The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-28
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THE WEATHER: Wednesday
Cloudy, Cool

PENNINGTON. Me.-AP-Sudden.
ly reyiving a iiye-month-old shoot.
ing. police today held Fred Wheeler,
wealthy cattleman and father OF
four children. on charge Of slay-
ing blonde Florence Buzzell. 20.
secretarial student. State Police
Henry Weaver said that Wheeler
had financed the girls schooling at
Gates Business College in Augusta
and that he apparently was jealous
because another man was "wooing
and winning the girl away from
him
HONOLULU - APP The clio
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
called a strike. effective immediate
ly, against the Interisland Nayiga-
tion Company.
HONGKONG -AP-The Chinese
Central News Agency said today in
a Foochow dispatch that the Chr
nese had cap,u ed two more islands
at the mouth vi the Min River dur.
ing the week end. the Japanese oc-
cupants fleeing TO warships.
TOKYO-AP-As a defense step.
10000 youths in the next four
months are to be given instruction
as mechanics by the semi-official
Tokyo Youths Mechanics Defense
Association.
HOLLYWOOD - AP 49, Cobina
Wright, Jr, society girl film actress.
announces that she and Corp. Pal
mer Beaudeite, member of a Pom
tiac, Mich. automotive family,
would be married at Riverside
Church, New York City. next Mon
day.
LEXINGTON. Ky.-AP-The to-
bacco antitrust trial that cost ap-
proXimately Sl,000,000 and lasted
20 weeks has ended in conviction of
three OF the nations major leaf
companies, one subsidiary and Is
executives. \ federal court jury
convicted r. J. Reynolds, Liggett
and Myers, and the American To
bacco Companies, the latter's sub
sidiary, American Suppliers. Inc, of
Louisville. and the 10 officials on
four counts OF criminally violating
the sherman Antitrust Act.
LONDON-lNS- Quoting recent
travellers from northern Poland,
the London Daily Herald said in
an 1stanbul dispatch today that
thousands OF German troops are en-
gaglng in invasion maneuvers
along the Baltic Coast in prepare
ton for an attempt to invade the
British Isles.
LITTLE ROCK, Atkins The
death toll stood at 10 today from
two tornadoes which ripped
through widely separated Arkansas
towns Sunday night crumbling
many small homes. More than 100
persons were injured.
SIiANGHAI--UP-- The former
German merchantmen Quito, re-
ported in foreign naval quarters to
be supply ship for South Sea
raiders. arrived today. camou.
flaged, with its name painted out |
and manned by a German crew but |
flying the japanese merchant and
military flags.
BERLIN up Dispatches from
Belgrade announced today that |
courts martial had sentenced to |
death II Jugoslav men and one
woman for anti.Axis activities.
ROME-AP- British bombess |
killed three persons, wounded II |
and damaged several houses in a |
raid yesterday upon Bengasi, |
Axis-held Libyan city, the Italian
command said today.
RIVERHEAD, y. Y.-AP- An
s6-room French chateau at Wood
bury once owned b. the late finan-
cier Otto II. Kahn was put on the
auction block yesterday-and there .
were no bidders. The mansion and .
six acres of adjoining land went by |
default to Suffolk County to satisfy |
S9,Sf2 tax Judgment.
TOKYO-AP - Taro Terasaki,
chief of the American Affairs Blu
reau of the foreign office, has been
relieved of his post at his own
request the foreign office an
nounced today. kumaichi Yama-
motto. chief of the East Asia AZ
fairs Bureau, Will assume Terasa-
ki's duties in addition to his pres
ent work.
NEW DELHI. India Delayed !
--AP-Tha government announced
today that POS security prisoners.
including $50 Communists" had
begun a hunger strike at Deoli de
tention camp in an attempt 10
enforce demands for an improve
nent in conditions there.
LONDON-AP-king George II
OF Greece broadeasting to his pe0-
pie on the first anniversary Of the
Italian attack upon Greece, declar-
ed today that her tight against the
Axis goes on both inside and out
side the country.
HELSINKG. Findland-AP De
claring the Russians still possess