The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-08


ing director OF production for
Loew's. Inc, motion picture com
psny. This was. brought out today
in a study OF dozens OF annual re-
ports filed by large corporations
with the Securities Commission.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-AP- Gen.
Evangeline Booth, rs, former inter
national head Of the Salvation
Army which her father founded,
collapsed while making a speech
here.
SANTIAGO, Chile-AP - The
Santiago Bus Drivers Union voted
TO join traction company employees
in their strike today as police,
guarded by troops. partially re-
stored trolley service halted by the
walkout Wednesday OF 5000 work
ers.
WASHINGTON-AP- Free from
the prospect OF private competition
in flying mail across the Atlantic.
Pan American Anyways today faced
the possibility Of competing with a
L. S. government operated airline
10 Latin America. Jesse Jones, fed
eral loan administrator. revealed
that under bill approved yester-
day by the House Banking Commit.
tee, the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation may go into the air.
plane business.
BERLIN-AP- In anticipation
OF harder times to come, Berlin
authorities are making a canvass
OF all homes in the city to find
shelter for people left homeless
by bombs. The survey includes
not only the question OF room
space available but also the num-
Der OF cots or divans which might
be put to use.
CHICAGO-AP- Evidence that
chewing tobacco is a factor in the
cause OF cancer of the mouth was
reported today In the Journal If
the American Medical Association.
CAMBRIDGE, England-AP -
Surviving her noted husband, Sir
James George Frazer, by only a
few hours, Lady Frazer died dur
ing the night Sir George, 81,
was well-known as an anthropolo-
gist and authority on folklore and
gained wide attention as the auth
or of THE Golden Bough", vast
collection OF the beliefs and Gus
toms OF savage and civilized peo-
pies.
N1CHY, France-AP-A semi.
official source indicated today that
the French-German armistice con-
vention would be modified as a
result OF negotiations in Paris
from which Vice Premier Admiral
Jean Darlan returned this morn
ing.
MONTREAL-AP-- The Mont
real TaXernkGepers Association
has reduced the size OF a 10 cent
glass OF beer from IL to 10
ounces, attributing the change to
higher Dominion taxes.
CANBERRA, Australia-AP -
Total Australian casualties IN
Greece-including killed, prison
ers and missing-probably were
81 -
$4,000 men, Army Minister Percy
G. Spender declared today.
LONDON APP Robert Hutch
inson, chairman Of the American
Eagle Club. estimate& today that
10000 Americans are fighting IN
the British and Allied forces.
NICHY, France APP 49, The
French government, acting for
the Sultan Of Morocco, has pro-
tested TO the Madrid government
over SPANS occupation of the
Tangier international zone.
LONDON APP British bomb
ers scored direct hits on the Ger
man battleships Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau in an attack on the
Nazi naval base at Brest last night
authoritative sources said today.
VICHY. France -AP- Senator
Albert Mahieu, former minister Of
the interior. was expelled from
Vichy today. He was in the Ira
dieu cabinet in 1882 at the
same time Pierre Laval who was
ousted last Dec. 10 as vice premier
and foreign minister of the Petain
government, was foreign minister.
MADISON. Wis.-lNS- A bill
barring the Communist party
from the ballot in Wisconsin was
before Gov. julius p. He'll today
for signature. The measure was
passed finally by the legislature
yesterday.
HAMILTON, Bermuda-INS -
Former King Carol OF Rumsnia
will be met by the governor 1T
Bermuda upon arriving at Hamil
ton from Lisbon aboard the liner
Excambion, probably tomorrow.
NEWARK. n. J.-INS- Cons
cience caused Mrs. Edith Mae Nc
Manus Of Harrison, n. j.. to con-
fess embezzlement OF S21. 400 from
the West Hudson National Bank
although the money had not been
missed, federal agents revealed to-
day. An employee OF 20 years
standing, Mrs. McManus was re-
ported TO have admitted tapping
bank funds for the past 10 years