The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-04

Norwegian Arctic port OF Vardoe,
o war communique said today.
GUAM-AP-A- typhoon swept
past the island of Guam today.
causing extensive damage to the
United States Marine Post and a
crop loss greater than the typhoon
of last November. No lives were
reported lost.
WASHINGTON ms Robert
B. Wallace. % year old son OF Vice
President Henry A. Wallace, was
scheduled today TO be indicted
into the Army tomorrow.
-H0NGKONG-AP- The Chinese
press in Hongkong reported today
the Japanese had seized the GUS
toms OF Kwangchowan, French
leased territory in southern Kwang-
tung Province. Two Japanese war
ships bearing a landing force were
anchored eff Kwangchowan. these
reports said, and Chinese we're leav-
ing.
from Hsinking reported today the
Manchoukuo government had ra-
toned such staples as rice. flour,
dairy products. salt, sugar, matches.
cotton goods and rubber shoes to
stabilize distribution.
MANILA-AP-A practice evacu
alton of civilians under simulated
wartime conditions brought home
to the Philippines Sunday the criti.
cal position of this most distant
possession OF the United States in
any conflict involving United States
and Japan.
HELSINKI, Finland-AP-- Ref
ugees from territory in the Kare-
Ian Isthmus ceded to Soviet Rus
STA by Finland at the end of the
19S9-40 war were told today to re-
port to local refugee relief head
quarters for permits to return to
their homes following reconquest
of the land.
CHICAGO -AP-- The Ameri
|. can. Federation OF Labor's execu-
tive council began its regular sum-
mer session today, with problems
relating to national defense sched-
uled as the principal business.
The council announced a program
would be drafted to keep non
defense industries in production
so that workers would not lose
their Jobs because of a shortage
Of materials on the priority list.
CONROE. Tex. ms Attor-
neys for 5000 descendants of will
son Strickland"-eight different
Wilson Stricklands, to be exact
and Of Captain Allen Vince, today
prepared to file appeal briefs in
all oil-land suit involving more
than s1O,Oo0,Ooo.
MELBOURNE, Australia-lNS-
Kenneth Menzies. 10, eldest son Of
Prime Minister r. G. Menzies. en-
listed today in the Australian i'm
psrial forces.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Army
has revised its airplane motor man
ufacturing program to provide for
1880 engines per month early in
1943 to give bombers speeds OF
400 miles an hour and pursuit
planes speeds OF 500 miles an hour.
reliable defense sources reported
today.
SAN FRANCIsCO-INS- Has
tening to leave United States wat
ers before further complications
should arise, the big Japanese lux
ury liner Tatuta Maru finally
shook free of legal and diplomatic
tangles and sailed out through the
golden gate at dawn today, on her
nonstop dash back to Tokyo.
LOCK HAVEN, Pa.-INS-A 33
year old man was lodged in Clinton
County jail today following an at
tack on Miss Georgene Weity,
pretty % year old drug store en-
ploye-the fourth such occurrence
in Lock Haven within six weeks.
Shortly after the assault last night
police arrested a lime quarry
worker and held him for question
ing.
VATICAN CIT -INS-Persistent
reports that the health OF Pope
Plus is failing today brought an
official denial from the Vatican.
His Holiness is continuing normal
activity the statement said. His
health is unimpaired."
WESTON. ss.-INS-An earth.
quake of fairly severe intensity
$500 miles from Boston IN an un.
determined direction was recorded
on the seismograph at Weston Col
lege today.
UNIONTOWN. Pains Two
clio leaders were lodged In jail 10
trucks we're smashed and their car.
goes OF mine posts scattered on tho
highways and a number OF men
were injured today as clio strikers
attempted to halt deliveries OF mine
timbers by an independent union.
WASHINGTON-INS--The Ma
tional Mediation Board today start
cd hearings on a labor dispute
which has threatened to close down
the Lincoln mills at Huntsville.
Ala. involving s663.O00 worth of
orders from the Army and Navy.