The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-20
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CHICAGO-UP- Former Presi-
dent Herbert Hoover. contending
that the European War is a mill
tary stalemate for the foreseeable
future" warned here against the
futile waste OF American life BY
sending armies overseas"
FORT CUSTER -AP- Hank
Creenberg, the Detroit Tigers well
paid outfieider. will be discharged
from the Army Monday. Fifth d.
vision officers announce. Green
berg is eligible for release under
the War Department ruling pro-
viding for discharge Of selectees
rs years old or over.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Gov.
gilbert l.. Olsen has declined
further clemency to Mrs. Juanita
Spinelli. SO. staying mother OF
three children who was convicted
last year, and officials at San
Quentin Prison Immediately made
preparations for her execution in
Cxlifornia's gas chamber Friday.
DETROIT, Mich.-UP-Philip MUIR
ray. leader OF 100000 CLIO mem
bers, conferred Wednesday after
noon with. Henry Ford in the Of
fees OF the worlds most famous
automobile builder
wASHINGTON-UP- The Unit
ed States government Wednesday
formally agreed to stabilize the
Mexican peso. buy large fixed
amounts of silver from the Mexi-
can government and finance an ex-
tensiye Mexican road building pro-
gram. In exchange, Mexico agreed
to pay 100000 over period Of
IA years to settle all agrarian and
general" claims OF American ma
tionals, make a trade agreement
and attempt to negotiate a settle
ment OF the petroleum expropria-
ton controversy,
WASHINGTON -AP-- Armed
American merchantmen will be
sailing the North Atlantic within a
week or 10 days. Secretary Of the
Navy Frank Knox, announces.
Knox also said he expected that
as a result Of modification Of the
Neutrality Act, American owned
merchant vessels which have been
operating under Panamanian regis
try would be restored to the Unit
ed States flag.
HOUSTON-AP- Thirty, blond
and pretty. Miss Helen O'Keefe
was charged today With the Staying
of J. c. Franklin, IS, attorney and
investment broker whose secretary
she had been for 10 years. Police
did not advance a motive for the
staying.
ON-AP-British Broad
casting Corp. STAFF has undergone
"a number OF changes In organiza-
ton" as result of greetings broad
cast to King Victor Emmanuel Of
Italy on his seventy-second birth
day Nov. IL, . an authoritative
source said today.
WASHINGTON AP - Senate
Foreign Relations Committee gave
what Chairman Tom Connally,
Texas Democrat, described as q
mot very favorable" reception to-
day to q reciprocal treaty with
Great Britain waving taxes on
defense supplies produced in this
country under British cost-plus
contracts.
NEW YORK-AP--Another sleek
greyhound of Uncle Sans battle
fieet. the s6,000,000 destroyer Far.
enholt, q sister ship Of the torpe-
doed Kearny, was launched at the
Staten Island shipyard OF the Beth
lehem Steel Co.
WASHINGTON-UP- Election
OF Archbishop Edward Mooney, De.
troit, as chairman of the Admins
trative Board of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference was
announced at NCWC headquarters
here. Archbishop Mooney also
served as chairman last year.
OTTAWA-UP-Ernest LaPointe,
Canadian minister of justice, Is re-
ported dangerously Ill In q Mont
real hospital. He Is pae outstanding
leader Of Quebec Liberals.
WASHINGTON--AP- President
Roosevelt nominated John NJ, Car
mody today to be member OF the
Maritime commission. Sarmody nas
been Federal works administrator.
VAN NUYS, Calif.-UP-Trappei
In a 7,000-foot railroad tunnel, i've
men persisted as giant Southern
Pacific locomotive burst into
flames and turned the bore into a
hell Of smoke and fumes. Five
other men escaped, cropping their
way through the darkness to fresh
air.
WASHINGToN--AP-Bernard M.
Barucn suggested today enat one
way to control prices would be to
standardize mems and women's
clothing. with limit on styles and
colors.
WASHINGTON UP President
Roosevelt proposed a new formula
for ending the strike in the captive
coal mines Wednesday and within
a few hours John L. Lewis. on his
own behalf. fatty and firmly turned
It down. Mr.. Roosevelt proposed
that further discussion of the closed
shop issue be postponed until after
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