The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-07
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THE WEATHER; Friday:
Cloudy, Showers

Il InE WEA HENs FTioeys HI
! Cloudy, Showers
ToKYo-AP- Soviet Ambassa-
dor Constantin Smetanin conferred
today with Vice Admiral Seizo Sa-
konji. Japanese minister Of com
merce and industry. for a half !
hour. Sakonii is a former presi- !
dent OF the Northern Sakhalin OIL |
Company. The nature OF the con-
ference was not divulged.
TOKYO-AP- Premier Prince
Fumimaro Konoye was received by
Emperor Hirohito today for the
second successive day TO report on
state affairs.
JUJUY, ina-AP-Natalio
Botana, publisher Of the Buenos
Aires newspaper Critica, died here
today from injuries received In an
automobile accident July s.
WEST YELLOWSTONE. Mont
-AP-Former President Herbert
Hoover came to West Yellowstone
yesterday for his annual fishing
expedition. He will be a guest for
several days at the lodge OF w. d.
Thornton. New York capitalist.
WASHINGTON ms Movie
Gar Will Hays may be called be-
fore a Senate committee to testify
on a proposed resolution calling for
investigation OF the motion picture
industry TO determine whether III
1t issuing war propaganda. il was
revealed today.
COLUMBUS, o. ms AL
though two more women were in
jured in another clash between
pickets and non-striking work.
ers, Federal Labor Conciliator
John L. Conner said that he be-
lieyed a settlement might be
reached today in the walkout at
the Columbus plant of the Think
en- Roller Bearing Co., holie of
millions of dollars in defense con-
tracts.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska =
The National Geographic Socie-
tvs flag flew today from the sum-
NIT of 13,940-foot Mount Hayes,
the last peak in central Alaska
to be conquered by modern day
explorers.
CINCINNATI, o. ms Fed
eral charges against Ohio en-
ployes for violation of the Hatch
Act are slated to be heard in
Federal Court in Cincinnati be-
ginning Aug. %, it WAS disclos-
ed today. The Hatch Act prohibits
political activity by any public
employe whose salary Is paid in
while or part by Federal funds.
WASHINGTON-UP- The War
Department announced today that
approximately 100 Canadian Off
GERS and non-commissioned Off
GERS are studying mechanical war
technique In the American Army's
said that the Canadians are taking
10-week to three-month courses on
motorcycle operation, tank me-
chanics and maintenance, radio OPP
GRAFTON, gunnery, communications
and automobile mechanics.
WASHINGTON-UP-Sen. Scott
W. Lucas, D., ILL.,, said today the
War Department has awarded con-
tracts for design and construction
OF the $4.SS4,029 central ordnance
regulating station at Momence, ILL.,
WASHINGTON up Police
questioned a negro today in the
capitals 18th criminal attack case
in less than six months. A Is year
old daughter of a government of
fetal was the latest victim. At
tackers have slain two of their
victims, Mrs. Rose Ambrowitx and
Jessie Elizabeth Strieff.
NEW -YORK-UP- Lieut.. Col.
George r. Hutchinson, who has
piloted many American bombers
to Great Britain. said today that
invasion of the United States by
German planes was entirely pos
sible". If bombers can be ferried
from this country to Europe, he
said, bombers can be flown from
Europe to this country.
NEW YORK-UP- The United
Service Organizations goal of &c.,
$4,000 has been reached and its
campaign will have raised more
than $12,000,000 by fall, District
Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, ma
tional campaign chairman, an
nounced today.
ANKARA, Turkey-(Delayed)-l
UP-An authoritative source said
today that British submarine tor
pedoed the Rumanian freighter Bal
cic and the Italian freighter Capo
Ano In the Aegean Sea today.
TOkYO-UP-Dom the official
news agency, reported today from
an unnamed air base that Japanese
planes effectively bombed Paoki,
-strateBie-CAinese base In western
Shensi Province, this morning. Pao-
ki is on the Red Route" between
Lanchow and Sian, over which Rus
STA has sent supplies to China.