The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-29


iStry OF justice announced today.
HOLLYWOOD-UP-Vera Stead
man, one OF the most glamorous
stars Of the silent screen, was in
a critical condition today. with
broken back. She was struck by
one automobile, and thrown in
front Of another, which also hit
her.
NEW YORK-UP-Unfilled or
ders amounting to three months
production today were on the
books Of the United States Steel
Corporation as it reported its high
est annual earnings since 1880. lrv-
ing S. Odds. chairman Of the board
OF directors, reported that the cor
poration made a net profit OF Sl02,
1891 in 1910.
LONDON-INS-British boys as
young as IS years old and men up
TO 40 were made liable for military
service today when King George
vi signed a proclamation calling up
wider age groups to the armed ser
vices.
BUDAPEST-INS- Col. William
]. Donovan. American military OBJ
server, and Sir Archibald Wavell,
British middle east commander, are
scheduled to meet in Athens this
week, it was reported in Budapest
today. Donovan also plans to visit
the Albanian front.
NEW YORK-INS- A pre-view
OF the huge trans-oceanic bombing
planes Of the future was left here
today by Glenn L. Martin, the de-
signer and builder OF airplanes. A
new 100000 pound bomber recent
ly designed at the Martin plant
near Baltimore will carry $4,000
pounds of bombs 1000 miles or 49,
600 pounds Of bombs 1000 miles,
Martin Tuesday night told the In
stitute of Aeronautical Sciences.
Martin was awarded the Guggen-
helm medal in recognition of his
aeronautical achievements.
LONDONDERRY, lreland-AP-
Joseph Hegarty, father Of the
Fighting Hegartys", died today.
A carter by trade and a solder in
the Boer War himself, Hegarty had
IL sons in the British army. Four
were xii ed in the World War and
three are serving in the British
army now.
TOKYO-AP-Lieut.G Gen. Hiroshi
Oshima, recently reappointed Japa.
nese ambassador to Germany, de.
parted for Berlin today, carrying a
tiny piece OF paper from the Tatsu-
nokuchi Temple at Kamakura as a
protection against all evils. Osh ma,
strong advocate OF Japanese ad-
herence to the Rome-Berlin Axis,
was renamed in December to the
ambassadorship. from which he
had been recalled in 1889 when lead
ers in Japan became disturbed over
the German-Russian non-aggression
pact.
DES MOINES-AP-R. NJ. Evans,
agricultural adjustment adm'nistra-
tor, declared today that American
agriculture, by supporting 100000
or 100000 persons not required
for present farm production, was
conducting large scale relief
program at its own expense"
nAnANY r'Ay~rr- ~
eonvicts who left a bloody trail in
north Louisiana after they escap-
ed from the Arkansas Penitentiary
face hanging at Columbia, La,
March for killing a posseman..
Governor Sam Jones signed a
death warrant for William Meharg.
rs. william Landers, 80, William
Heard, 43, and Floyd Boyce, %.
They were convicted of murder N
October.
WEST PALM BEACH. Flap
The liner Manhattan, aground on
a sand bar for the past II days,
has become a top sightseeing at
traction. Throngs of curious spec
tators tramp from a paved high
way through a swamp to the
oceans edge to view the vessel 800
yards away. Others pay so cents
or more for places on small boats
which circle the liner.
BERLIN-AP - The Nazi air.
force was reported today by in
formed Germans TO have bombed
four ships, two OF them of 5000
and $500 tols. Further details
were not given. A German subma-
rine was credited with sinking
1000 tons of shipping.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska-AP- I'm
daunted by a tempest and tower
ing waves. 13 men remained today
aboard the L. S. Army transport
XIV chak, wrecked on rocks of the
British Columbia coast. awaiting
the arrival of tugs dispatched 20
salvage what they might of the
Army supplies aboard.
BUCHAREST. Rumanla-AP -
passed by Military CENSOR First
official figures on casualt es in last
weeks revolt. given out by the
ministry OF Interior. said the
Bucharest death toll alone includ-
ed $40 men and women who either
were killed in Baneasa forest on
the edge Of the city, or died in
hospitals.
ROME-AP-The Fascist press
hailed today popular demonstra.
tions Of enthusiasm in Milan. Turin
and Verona as giving lie 10 reports
citizens OF those cities were hostile
to the war
JONDON-AP-British labor and