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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
Middle West in
Grip of Arctic
Blasts
Thirty Nine Die
in Minnesota,
\. Dakota


Gales sweeping down from the
Canadian Arctic brought pAralyz-
ing cold. drifting snow aud death
TO the Middle West today At least
A persons were dead and scores
were missing.
The storm descended suddenly
late Saturday night striking hard
est I'm North Dakota and Minnesota
where 80 We're known dead. Al
some points S5-milcs-an hour winds
were recorded. II was the worst
storm on record In some SECTIONS.
The northwest winds pushed the
cold all over the. Canadian border
region, from the Rockies TO the
Great Lakes and the ohio River
valley aud as far South as Okla
homa Today the Weather Bureau
reported II moving eastward
toward the Atlantic coast though
its force was diminishing.
In North Bnkota police searched
for scores who were missing and
plows cut through snow -choked
sided and the storm moved east
ward over the Great Lakes. Schools
were closed and communications
lines still were down in many sec
tions.
The storm struck so suddenly
Saturday night that many died OF
exposure as they walked short dis
tances 20 their homes or in search
of help when their automobiles be
came snowbound. Temperatures
dropped from spring-like peaks TO
below zero IN a couple of hours and
winds mounted to a force OF 50
miles an hour in some regions.
Thousands were forced to spend
most OF the night in theaters and
other amusement places Saturday
night because police forbade them
10 go out in the storm. About 5000
farmers who went to Moorehead.
Mimi, TO hear an address by an
AAA administrator were forced to
stay there through the night Two
thousand spectators attending a
basketball tournament at Moore
head STAYED in the Junior High
School gymnasium and competing
teams played throughout the
night.
Albert Jacobson, 20. farmer. and
his son. Albert Jr, II. were found
dead. clinRing to barbed wire
fence only a short distance from
their home near TT Ransom. y. ID.
They had been caught in the storm
while driving home and had at
tempted to follow the fence to their
farm yard.
The body OF James Weckwerth,
90. a farm youth who had set out
on horseback to search for miss
ing brother. was found in a ditch
near Thief River Falls. Mimi. The
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
Congress Today
CBy Associated PressJ
Senate

CBy Associated PressJ
Senate
Routine business (meets at noon
EST.
Appropriations subcommittee
work on Navy and Post office
Treasury bills at closed sessions
90 and 1880 a. M
Banking Subcommittee considers
sl00o00.00O defense housing bill
C0.30 a. nj
House
Minor legislation NOON
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearings on extension OF bi.
luminous coal act
SATURDAY
Both houses in recess.
House Appropriations Suhcom-
mittee approved $1,000, 900, 900
British aid bill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

ROME APP British air raid.
ers are reported to have sunk an
Italian hospital ship on which
Countess Edda Ciano eldest
daughter OF Premier Mussolini.
vas serving as volunteer Red
Cross nurse in the Albanian port
of Vslona. The Countess was
among the last 70 leave the sink
ing ship Pc Stefani asserted in
its report Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
Governor Sees
ObstructiOnist
Tactics Fading
Will Work With
State Splons

Lansing, Mar. ftp Cover.
nor Van Wagner. reviewing his 10
weeks in onice. predicted today
that partisan obstructionism IN
state government would be at a
minimum.
In an address over the Michigan
State College radio station, the gov
ernor said he had started his ad-
ministrative program OF making
state government honest. efficient
and effective" and now would be-
gin concentrating on working
with the legislature.
The governor cited his labor pro-
gram, which call-- for labor rela-
tons board. anti-injunction proce-
dure and liberalization OF the work
mems and unemployment compeu-
sation. as legislation designed to
bring Michigan's labor laws in line
with those OF the other progressive
states OF the nation" He said his
public health measures were ap.
proved by the Michigan Medical
Society and the Michigan Public
Health Association.
81 have every reason to believe
partisan obstruction viii
he at a minimum this year
because | feel that the general pub
lie never before was so determin-
ed that government must and shall
meet the needs and carry on its
D."
The governor said his admins.
tratiye prog am called for eliminat.
ing a backlog Of $1,000 old age
assistance applications without
great increase in expenditures,
opening Of state hospitals slash
ing the state deficit in half. clean.
ing up the administration Of sales
tax, liquor control law and state
carrying out the citil
service amendment in letter and
spirit to pave the way for PEI
sonnet reforms on a non partisan
ba ls. and more effective opera.
ton OF the state national defense
council
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

was dispatched to'rsseus them.
Marquette Mich Mar AP-
A raging blizzard this morning
turned back coast guardsmsn
"a their attempt 20 reach IS
Ice fishermen and a woman aarift
on storm tossed ;iocs tn Lake So.
pcrioF
The gale which reached a 80.
mile velocity 30 some places late
yesterday. showed no signs Of abat-
ing today and visibility vas 20
poor that cuHEt guaTdEmgu said no
attempt could be made by airplans
10 locate the maTooncd fishermen.
shore patrols were redoualed
along the beaches IN Hopes that
parts Of the main floe on which
upwards OF 20 persons were be-
lieyod stranded had been swept
against the mainland Of Michigan
Upper Peninsula near the Huron
Islands.
WsShed Ashors
Six men were washed ashore
when separate cakes broke on the
huge floe. but the fact that the
foe was dIsentogratlnR rapidly all
but obllteratod any hope that those
remaining had survived
Don Koski. OF L'snse. Mich. one
of the survivors. said the II were
left marooned when the chunk On
which he and four others occupied
broke OF and was washed ashorS
in Huron Bay. 1T was terrible.
he said. What food We had was
frozen and the wind almost swept
US of the Ice
He said none OF those washed
ashore on the chunk he occupied
were frost bitten. and that all were
in pretty good shape"
But there1l be no more fishing
for me until next summer" he
said.
Those washed ashore with him
were William Schroeder. his fsthe-.
Oryille Schroeder. Harlow Staple
ford. and Earl Schultz. all OF
Lanse. Another man. unidentified.
was reported washed up at Huron
Mountain Club, an exclusive sum
mer resort.
only One Hope
Coast guardsmen held only one
hope for the rest--that the foe
would have been driven by the
gale TO the Huron Islands. about
three miles or shore. A light
house there would have provided
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

WASHINGTON Up Wendell
l. Wilkie. the 1870 Republican
presidential nominee. IL consider
ing A speaking tour OF the country
ip behalf OF aid 70 the dcmocracies,
IN was learned today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

Death Valley" Scotty (Waltet
Scott is shown in Los Angeles
court as he answered suit brought
against him by Julian NJ Gerard.
New York investment broker, for
an accounting Of an old grubstake
claim agreement. On the stand,
Scotty said he had been Just fool
in" about those mysterious gold
mines. Judge called him a con
fessed cheat
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

Tommy Harmon
Tommy Harmon, University Of
Mlchg gan All-American halfback,
signs a contract IN New York 10
appear IN the movies. He will star
~ picture based on his own ex-
Ucriences on the grldlrcn.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
Today in 1916

tBv Associated prcssl
March II. 1876 Brazil SEXES -
German ships lying in various ports
PENNY SUPPER Congl Church.
Tuesday, March Is, 5 to :. ADV. 3l7
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

NEW YORk-INS- Special po-
lice endorsements took up posi-
tons along Fifth avenue early to-
day IN preparation for this after
moons St Patrick's day parade in
whichsan estimated $4,000 persons.
representing 200 Irish organiza-
lions in the city, will participate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tuesday:
Continued Cold

LONDoN-AP-Labor Minister
Ernest Beyin, who holds almost alb
solute power over the ives Of Brit
aims working men and women, de-
clared today that registration OF
women for the labor draft would
apply equally TO drawing rooms
and laundry rooms.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17
Fishermen Rescued After
Being Adrift on Ice Hoe,
Many Die in Sudden Storm
Coastguard Lands
Ten Men This
Afternoon
Boat Sent For Five
Others on Huron
Island

l'AnGs, Mich. Mar. i7--All
o. the zee tshsrmsn who were
feared leE when a huge ice
foe broke away from, the snore
and hoatsd free 10 lake Su.
perier near SkAnee, 20 niiles
from here, were safe today
coast guard officials said. Ten
Of the fishermen were landed
here and rive mors were ioes,'
ed on Huron lslSna A hos,
was dispatched to rescue them.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

ROME-INS-Th British gov
eminent has issued a warning that
any bombing attacks on Athens
will draw speedy reprisals in the
forming OF bombing attacks on an
cient Rome, lnterna tional News
Service was informed by . reliable
source today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

DETROIT - ms - Hank
Greenberg has been placed in
Glass IA by his Detroit draft
board /, was announced today
despite receipt Of report
from Florida draft board
doctor who examined him and
declared him unfit for military
service. Hanks case, Il was
announced by Ben o. Shep-
herd, chairman OF his draft
board. will be referred to a
medical advisory board.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

See MIDDLE WEST p &c 6
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

CHICAGO-lNS- An eNplo-
sion Of undetermined origin.
followed by fire which spread
so rapidly three alarms had to
be sounded, today caused an
estimated 100000 damage to
a one story freight transfer
depot on the edge Of the chiea-
go River.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

ISTANBUL. Turkey-UP- r..
liable informants said today that
nearly all British troops landed at
Praeus, the port OF Athens, had
been transported to Elonika ard
other key points by railroad
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

ROME -AP-The chronological
Observatory AZ Prato reported today
two unusually violent earthquakes
were registered at 1856 p. m. and 8
p. m. Gl.36 a. M. and ] RNm, EST
Sunday with the epicenter probably
in the Balkans. where the dam
age must have been considera q"
SHANGHAl-AP 4 special po-
lice force under Joint control OF the
japanese dominated Shanghai city
government and the International
settlement took over control today
Of extra settlement areas where
previously there have been jurisdic.
tional disputes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

MENlCO CGTY-AP-Outraged
Mexican bulldght fans anxiously
awaited today the governments Of
fetal verdict on the latest failure
OF their erstwhile idol. Matador
Lorenzo Cara. II the government
agrees with the peers Of the 10000
fans who saw him fail to dominate
two bulls yesterday, the sad and
furnished "El Magnifco' may be
fined up to $1,000 and shorn OF his
contract calling for $500 per
Torrance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

PALO ALTO, Calif.-AP- Princess
Stephanie Hohenlohe, a native Of
Hungary, and her son, Franz, have
volunteered for active service with
the Free French under General
Charles de Gaulle ito prove our
loyalty to the forces of democracy.
The government has been seeking
TO deport her.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

LONDON-AP-L loyd's reported
today that British. allied and neut-
ial shipping losses in the first is
months OF the war were nearly s.
100000 tons-700.000 tons more
than in the first TWO and a half
years of the World War
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

BERLIN-AP 90 Informed Ger.
mans declared today that NAH
planes torpedoed two British bat
tleships OF Crete yesterday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

NfCHY. Ffance-AP- Former
Rumanian Foreign Minister Nicho-
las Titulescu was reported today
grayely i'll at a hotel in Cannes.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

TOKYO-AP 49, The manufac-
ture OF gasoline from sardines
was announced today by the Jap
anese High Frequency Industry
Company after lengthy expert
ments.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

Continued on Page six)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

I .TOKTO-AP-The Cabinet in
formation bureau announced today
that the Peruvian government had
informed Tokyo it was prepared
TO pay 100000 soles (about $4,000.
as partial indemnity for anti-Jap-
snese riots last year in Peru.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

NEW YORK ms - The Coast
Guard cutters Bibb and Modoc
today were reported by U. 5. Coast
Guard officials to be searching tue
sea 500 miles east OF Jacksonville,
Fla, for a vessel. believed to be
the 2,512-top Brazilian reighter
Mahukona, which sent out a dis
tress signal on Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

CAlRO-INS- The port of
Berbera in British SomaliIand,
captured by Italian troops at
the outset of hostilities in
Eastern Africa, has been re-
taken by the British Army.
Navy and Air Force, IL was Of
fieialIy announced In Cairo to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

WASHINGTON AP- Living
costs rose one tenth Of one per
cent between mid-January and
mid-February to zoos per cent
of average costs in 1858, Secre.
tary Perkins said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-17

Coast guardsmen held only one
hope for the rest--that the foe
would have been driven by the
gale TO the Huron Islands. about
three miles or shore. A light
house there would have provided
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18
STORE DOES BIG
BUSINESS MINUS
HANDLING Cash
ocTAcoH PREMIUM EsrAs.
IlsHl6ENT HAS NO NEED
FOR CASH REGISTER

Ihefe Is store in Key w.n
shsl exchanges thousands Of dol
lsEs worth Of merchandise easb
year-Tafid yet never sees a dollar
Fzs counter That's the San
cafibs Book Store, local Octseon
Premium Store, located al SIG
Duval street, a boon to the mil
hons who have known and profit
"a ~ this company's generosity
through the years
Not since the days Of wampurn
trading has any enterprise become
81 famous for its unique manner
81 iFansacfing business. But
business is scarcely the word for
sfls Institution. inaslnuch as bssi-
ness IS absolutely taboo here.
Gene in, instead, with a sheaf OF
printed paper-c0upons from the
wrappers Of golden Oetagon Bar
Soap. creamy white Octagon
I1ilet Soap and any other Octagon
Sep Rrpdnet-and you are the
u|ast welcome OF customers.
many people. Christmas
mtag4 haFdShip As well as fes-
fIva Esilslzip eIsgendeFed b.
81 funds with which to spread
~ slnu@me ni,s.,sr.5s sFa MANY naa-
"a h&hfecs1Ese to premium
wfasns means the difference be-
tsdhn a Joyous Christmas and no
CErisfrnas at all 1t IS largely for
tks reason that the Octagon
Premium Store-af this time Of
re gear-nakes mention of its
mzFice, inviting early redemption
d Ks coupons. In this way. It IS
honed the y1letide logs viii be
Kept burning brightly for every
enc alike.
Among the amazing assortment
II GIFTS that may be acquired at
ihe heal premium store are: sill
xerware, chinaware. glassware,
seasonal furniture. lamps and
ksrhen utensils, silk stockings
ard even jewelry. And for the
ckihren there are any number of
tk knives, pen and pencil sets.
pant boxes. dolls. airpiznes and
Inrhmerable other items.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18

Owing to the value of wea-
Their reports and forecasts to
unfriendly powers, the Wea-
the Bureau, at the request of
military authorities. has cur
tailed the publication of wea-
Their data. Special warnings
az severe OF dangerous wea-
Their conditions, such as
storms and cold waves. win
be given as wide dissemina-
ton as practicable including
radio broadcasts.
The weagass Buress 3 VIII
resume regE&sEu service IN 4
whole or IN part when such
resumption may be accom-
plished without detrinent to
the national defense.
G. S. KENNEDY.
Official In Charge
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18
You Needn't Be A Story Teller;
Children Records Do II Better


NEW YORK, Dec. l8.-St9rv
hour Is eincn If you can Turn
on a record at your house when
Johnny calls for another story.
You can choose Christmas
stories. fairy tales, a Chinese
fable, history stories and songs
ne would ike 20 hear from II
ehildren's albums Just released
II you are all for the old. old
stories. you can have them or
the modren movie cartoon kind
Among the popular records in
the current catalogue are Songs
and Stories from Walt Disney"
by Paul Wing, Hans Christian
Andersen Fairy Tales. drama
tizatien Of A a Milne stories.
Gulliver's Travels by Frank
Luther nursery rhymes from
Mother Goose, sailor songs. COW
boy songs and opeTettas ard sym-
phonettes for boys and girls.
You can get help ron your
photograph with your ehilds
homework The records range all
the way from music appreciation
and language lessons to patriot
ism, physical education and mu-
sic tests.
You can get records for frs.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18

FORECAST

Key West and Vicinity: Fair
and warmer tonight
Florida: Fair and warmer to-
night.
Hatteras, N. c., to Apalachi-
cola. Fla: No small craft or storm
warnings have been issued
Amounts of precipitation less
than 0.10 inch win not be re-
leased
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18

DIES ARC, Ark.-After travel
ing more than 1000 miles, fran
Tampa. Fla, to spend his brief
naval furlounh with his father,
Seaman Bin Reid opened the IN
latched front door Of his father
home. Just inside he fond his
father lying dead al his feet a VIC
tim Of Q paralytic stroke
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TEMPERATURES

Highest last LpEsst
a hours 1ast eI.sat
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18
WEATHER REPORTS

0t rvation taken at 7:30 a M
Mn Mer. TInie City Office
Temperafures
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-18

graders Interested IN pets at
home, n farm animals. flowers.
And you can choose records for
children in the third grade IN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-20

tDeaIer. North. N.stH-&uIth
Vulntr4Ila
Evening star., 1941-01-17
LEGAL NOTICES.

7761. 1871 California Street NV; Mildred Mildrdd
Wet. EmpiTs Apart1mena.s; a., Apt wig 4is: 2s99 s99
irving Street NE; Eva B, White l435
Irving Street NE; Frederick 7. White,
WUnd wilson al Street NE Edith
P. Wood, 800 Independence Avenue. S.W.;
Ruby L.. Wood, $40 Independence Avenue
al the psrss tGTfsens o ths City
Charles Bid. $50 3so9 N. T. washington u Bouie.
yard, Arlington, Virginia; Karl Morgan
suIn1tinsi 5000 ca5lsson Ts5rses: Sslysrt
co Lieut. Stephen Climber, Submarine
Nautilus, Honolulu, Hawaii; Andrew J;
Hefron, i2l Baltimore Avenue. Capital
iax' Sii Virsinia MAJ. Mary ron Rohan, co Laurence
Kentucky; Betty shsrtz, 72Ol LINCOLN
Penn Ssansyl,yania; RoSsrt shsStz. jT:S, gTsm:
orson ". Trueworthy. .40e East 54th
Street, New York, New York; @. Harris
White. 1912 Glen Ross Road, Silver Spring.
LII Forda the 09o foresons beins
tbhs person: named in sala petition: and il
named is deceased, the heirs, allenees or
devisees OF said person. and ALL PERSONS
having or claiming to have any right, title,
interest or estate in the lands hereinbefore
described or to be entitled to compensation
In respect OF the taking 2f the same for
are hereby required. cited and admonished
to appear In this court on the 1th day Of
February I04l, at 10 o'clock am. to
answer said petition for the condemnation
of said lands and to make claim for the
COMPENSATION to WHICH they deem them
AND IT is FURTHER oRbERED that a
copy of this order Of citation be published
once a week for three consecutive weeks
in the WASHINGTON POST and the
EvEHdNiG STAR nswspaPssrs PER- 9f general
eonsecpslye weeks in the WASHINGTON
tions to be not later than the goth day OF
January. 1941. AND IT is FURTHER
Citation be Served before the return day
hereof by the United States Marshal for
the District Of Columbia, or his deputies
upon each of the persons named herein
who is, SO far as ascertainable by reason
the District of Columbia, or can be found
by said Marshal or his deputies within said
District. AND 1T IS FURTHER ORDERED
that a copy of this order of citation be
mailed postpaid TO each of the persons
shown by said petition to be, and herein
before designated as, non-residents of the
District of Columbia. tuch copy TO be ad-
Il s such person; ALFRED 4; sonv WHEAT: Fat:
cHARIEs hsi IEs'fs sTEWART cefk ef e0ps By H B.
DERTZBAUGH, Asst. Clerk. ial7,24,3l
Evening star., 1941-01-17
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

GoVERNMENT, OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia; Washington, January IS, 1871.
ORDERED: That Part II, Article XIV,
Section H.. paragraph (a). Northwest
Section, OF the Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Regulations of the District of Columbia be,
and the same is hereby, amended as fol-
lows: CONSTITUTION AVENUE: Under the
paragraph dealing with Constitution Avenue
add the following: Between the two drive
ways in front Of the National Gallery OF
AIT on the south side. no parking at any
time" NJ. c. HAZEN, J. r. YOUNG, %.
McCOACH, Jr.. Commissioners, D. C.
Alec AALGoHoIIc III BEvERA CONTROL
> Nla4I:LNotice is hereby given That the
following persons have applied for transfer
Or amendment Of licenses to be effective
Columbia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
snfd-t snd that protests VIII be received on or
IsS{.p RS3m dS9: No; 222 District Building, after
nearing OF such protests: No. 5, Natalie
Jacobson, George NJ Jacobson, Matilda
Rubin and Jack Rubin, TIA Larimer Wine
and Liquor Shop, Retailers "a" 1927
connecticut Ave. NV: 1878. James @.
Brunzos, TIA Miami Sea Food Grill, Re
tailer's &C." 3643 Georgia Avenue NV.
THOMAS ELLIS LODGE, AGNES K.
MASON. WILLIAM P. MEREDITH, Alco-
holic Beverage Control Board. ja17,24.