The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-29

border by French troops in Indo-
China and demanded guarantees
against a repetition Of the Incl
dent.
WASHINGToN-lNs- Presl
dent Roosevelt disclosed today
that W. Averell Hartman will
head the U. S. mission to the
Joint conference at Moscow
with Soviet and British author
tiles looking to a coordination
Of greater resistance to the Ger
man threat.
McALESTER, Okla.-AP- War
rem Abby, 5S-year-old Louisiana
-farHfer.was executed early today
for killing his 7S-year-old mail order
bride, Julia. TO get her money. Rich
Owen, veteran of some 55 execu-
tions, pulled the switch at 1901
a. m, Q:07 a. m. EST, held the
lethal current one minute and 81
seconds. Abby was pronounced
BUENOS AIRES-AP- German
Ambassador Edmund Won Their
mann was charged by a congress
sional investigating committee to-
day with receiving money from
ostensible German welfare organi-
nations and using it for ends for
eign to his diplomatic character.
WICHITA FALLS-AP- Shep-
pard Field, the air corps $4,000
900 technical school established TO
train ground crews for keeping
Uncle Sans growing air fleets in
repair, will be ready for its first
student body of $4,000 youths Sep
TENDER 20. Despite 100-degree
weather and rains that turned the
sits into a quagmire, the huge plant
will be completed in only los days
OF construction work.
LONDON-AP- Mrs. John G.
Winant. wife OF United States am
bassador to the Court of st. James,
left England by plane today for
Lisbon en- route to the United
States.
WASHINGTON-AP- A mini |
mum wage of 40 cents an hour for
ell employees engaged in manufac-
turing women's and children's gar
ments was approved today by Gen
eral Philip B. Fleming, wage-hour
administrator.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP-Safely |
-fssteH strike deadline, % major
San Francisco hotels operated |
normally today. but the operators |
expected waikout by their 5000 |
employees, possibly as early as to-
night. The time originally set for |
the strike was 9:25 o'clock last
night, but 1t passed without any
thing happening.
TOKYO-AP-From daybreak to |
neon September /, the 18th ami |
yersary OF Japan's great earth
quake, fire brigades from all 40 |
stations In the capital are schedul. |
ed to take part in city.wide drills |
on control of incendiary bombs.
NEW ROCHELLE, N. zap
DR.. Irving H. Berg, 63, clergyman |
and dean since 1886 of the New York |
University college of arts and pure
science, died today in New Rochelle |
Hospital after several days illness. |
PHILADELPHIA AP-The Vet |
Grams OF Foreign Wars And national |
encampment turned to election of
officers today after hours OF heated |
foreign policy debate which saw a |
resolution condemning isolationist |
groups first approved then the vote
on 1t declared illegal and the matter |
finally tabled.
BERLIN-AP-The German high |
command announced today the loss |
in action Of Captain Hermann Jop- |
pien. fighter pilot credited with 20 |
aerial victories A communicate de-
scribed him as one of the Reich's |
most successful and audacious aces.
SEATTLE-AP- Three firemen |
were injured today fighting a $780, |
600 lumber yard fire on the water
front. Origin of the blaze was unde.
termined.
TOKYO-INS- The government
OF Imperial Japan decreed full war
time mobilization of labor today in |
preparation for all emergencies de- !
spite indications OF an easing OF the /
tension between this country and |
the United States.
WASHINGTON INS-The Ma
tional Defense Mediation Board to. !
day appealed to 5000 workers on
strike in. II plants OF the U. s.
Gypsum Co. to return to work lin |
the interests OF national defense"
WASHINGTON-INS-The War
Department today announced that I
1t now has its first Jumping doc
tors"-parachute physicians. Two |
medical officers and Is medical de-
partment enlisted men, all of whom |
will be qualified parachutist. have |
Teen assigned to each of the new |
infantry parachute battalions under |
training at Fort Benning, Ga.
II
WASHlNGTON-INS- President |
Roosevelt limited today that a La
Dor Day radio broadcast he will
make from his Hyde Park home |
would be of significance in rela.
tion to the International situation.
WASHfNGT0N-INS-Rea Rear Ad-
Q
the Maritime Commission, today
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