The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-13
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NEW YoRK-AP-The cost OF
living may be rising. but 10000 New
York millinery workers are not
going TO ask for higher wages. Ma.
thaniel Specter, general manager
OF the joint board OF the Millinery
Workers Union (AFL), said the
workers decision was motivated by
a double desire TO keep the firms
from migrating to lower pay centers
and TO make New York the fashion
center of the world.
NEW YORK-AP- Elimination
OF all but 70 miles OF an ll,5o0-mile
network OF German-controlled air
lines on South Americas Pacific
Coast was reported today by Pan
American-Grace Always. The line
said II would serve Ecuador exclu-
sively under new schedules, replac-
ing routes operated by Sedta, Ger
man subsidiary.
ONTARIO. Calf. -AP- Feodor
Chaliapin. 80, actor. and son OF the
late famed Russian singer, and
Cicely Ann Browne, 81, of Los An
Eeles. have filed notice OF intention
10 wed.
SINGAPORE. Straits Settle
ment-UP-Crew members of the
American freight steamship Bien-
vile, 5,491 tons, OF Mobile, Ala.
said today that German or Italian
planes repeatedly bombed Suez
Canal harbor in which FIVE Ameri-
can ships lay, but failed to hit any
of them though many foreign ships
were struck.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY In
Eastern England-UP- (Delayed)
king George, jostling over miles
of rough ground in an American
built transport car. reviewed self
contained armored division today
which includes, beside its tanks.
its own artillery and airplanes and
even its own parson. The division
was the first ever massed at one
spot in Great Britain.
SAN FRANCISCO-UP- Lieut..
Col. William p. SAMSON. field sec
rotary of Salvation Army forces in
the western territory, today was
transferred to johannesburg, South
Africa, as chief secretary for the
Union of South Africa territory. He
came to San Francisco IL years
ago from Chicago.
WASHlNGTON-UP-The long
est military supply lines in world
history We're ordered opened today
by President Roosevelt in order
to deliver a portion of American
war materials to Russian troops
engaged in a death struggle with
Germany on the eastern front.
WASHlNGTON-AP-The Ed
eral Housing Administration re.
ported today small home building
under the FILA program reached
new peak in August. with work be-
gun on an average of $500 new
uOlllCS tdCU WIEN.
WASHINGTON-AP - General
John J. Pershing became 81 years
old today observing the occasion
quietly and without ceremony at
Walter Reed Hospital here where
friends said he had been undergo
ing his annual physical checkup.
In a message of birthday greeting
to the Army, the man who com
manded the A. E. +. in France q
quarter century ago declared that
There is no nation in The world
whose citizenry affords better sol
diers than the United States"
Los ANGELES-AP- Workers
in eight major airplane plants Of
Southern California congratulated
themselves today upon a blanket
increase in wages. Aviation com
pany officials said the increase in
payroll costs would run into mil
liens, but added that the advance
was arranged in an effort to stand
ardize the pay throughout the in
dustry.
BUENOS AIRES-AP- German
Ambassador Edmund Won Their
mann has protested to the Argen
tine foreign office against "caluin
MES" he says were voiced during
house debate on resolution which
indirectly would ask the govern
ment to send him home. over
stepping the bounds of a diplomat
and abusing his privileges, were
accusations leyelled at Won Their
mann in the resolution, which was
debated for three and a half hours
last night and is to come up for a
vote Monday.
TEHERAN, Iran (Delayed) -
AP-The lraniaq foreign office and
German legation arranged today
to deliver the first group of intern
cd Germans to the Britlsh-Russian
allies at 10 p. N. tonight.
VICHY, Unoccupied France-AP
The official French information
office reported today that terrorists
in the unoccupied zone had attempt
ed to blow up the prefecture at
Limoges. administrative capital for
the Haute Vienne department.
HOLLYWOOD-UP- Osa Mas
sen. young Danish actress and
daughter-in-law OF Actor Jean
Hersholt today was an American
citizen. With tears in her eyes.
she took the citizenship oath in
federal court here yesterday. She
was born in Copenhagen. came ~
the United States in 1887, and APP