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Evening star., 1941-04-27
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

$1,000 Ana g. Pot Riv R r guar SO
$1,000 Capital Traction 1st SO 1874
$500 GEORGETOWN Gas Light 1st
$500 Wash Gas Light 1st SO 19t
500 Wash Ry & El cons AZ 195
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Washington Stock Exchange
Approximate
GEHN
BONDS.

TRANSACTIONS ON WASHINGTON 941UP TO AND
INCLUDING FRIDAY,
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NENT POSITION, LONG,
ESTABLISHED JEWELERS.;
AIR-COOGED SHOP. STATE
| QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERI-
ENCE, SALARY. BOX
375-Y, Star.
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MAN, young knowledge of bookkeeping-
typ1ng, to learn business; good opportunity
Must have good reference. Meyers Mill
tary Shop, Sl6 18th st. NV
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BAKER. colored. references. Apply at
1921 Mt. Pleasant st. NV. Heller S
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WRIST WATCH. yellow gold. THURSDAY eve.
Store or in drugstore, reward, return 10
Mrs. MersOn at JlO7 Mt. Pleasant ST. Il ".
CO. 4265-J.
WRIST WATCH. lady's. white gold. Del
mar black band. April %. Return,
Raleigh Hotel. Supt. service. Reward %
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MAN young. %, A. B. degree in economics
desires suitable employment. Randolph
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BRICKLAYERS, S11 day; first
class men only need apply. Gen.
ter st. at Cedar Parkway, Chevy
Chase, Md, or call Warlick. Mich
lgan O639, 6 to 10 PM. or Sunday.
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MAN, experienced, single, care for vege-
table garden, grounds and some stock.
Room and meals. References. $40 month.
Box 496-Z, Star.
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PAINTER
Scaffold men pref. OIL 18th st.
EVENING WORK.

I need a man. experienced in clerical
work, with car. for pleasant WORK several
and come we'll recommended. Tell me
about yourself in frst letter. Box 24l-Y'
Star
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WANTFDI

One USed-Car Salesman
For the hottest spot in town
one man sold $4,000 worth last
month. All you have to be is a
hot closer. We only work men.
We only want the best. Do not
apply unless you are already en-
ployed and are looking for
better spot. We will sell 200 used
cars this month. We have men
who sell car a day. See Mr..
Duke, used car manager,
LOGAN MOTOR CO.,
18TH and " Sts. NV
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INSTRUCTION COURSES.

CONTINUED on Next Pags)
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BOY, white, with wheel; opportunity for
| advancement. Arthur Allen. S14 18th
ST
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BOY, colored, elevator and porter work
| Must be neat. fast and willing worker.
| References required. Apply in person only.
RitZ Hotel 920 F st. NV.
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BY The Associated PTeSS.
The position of the Treasury April
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COLLECTOR, with car. for established
clothing route; salary and commission
Buffers Federal, 621 7th st. NV.
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BRICKLAYERS, carpenters; contract TO
build bungalows, rs more follows; trades
men invited to bid end of New Hampshire,
turn left TO Pickwick Village. Adams 6273.
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BODYMAN, with tools, to run shop on
commission. Falls Church S34-J-1. Ok
ford 1856. 27'
BooKKEEPER, part time. Box 499-Y,
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MAN, young, over 21, to de-
liver and work in liquor store.
$40 Kennedy st. NV.
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BOOTBLACK. experienced; steady iot
$500 Alaska ave NV.

BOY, white Is or over. neat: able to
drive car: iegible handwriting; good op-
portunity for advancement; S15 wk. APP
ply Monday 14l4 Allison st. NV.
Evening star., 1941-04-27

BOOKKEEPER, thoroughly experienced
double entry. for local hotel. Give refer
ences and state where you have worked
past five years Box 1851. Star.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Citizenship
to be Taught

a special committee met at the
Legion Home, Ann Arbor. Thurs
day evening TO plan registration
and classes for over 500 residents
OF Washtenaw who are not now
American citizens.
The committee. which will so
liclt aid Of other interested groups
in the county, is made up Of Mrs
Ruth Buchanan. Americanization
instructor at Ann Arbor high
school night classes. Mrs. Luella
". Smith, county clerk; Chester
Newland, commander OF the Ann
Arbor American Legion post: Glen
Terry and Leo Dunlap OF the post s
Approximation committee Rev.
c. II. Loucks OF the Ann Arbor
ministerial association; {. &. Craw-
ford, director OF the Ann Arbor
public night school; and A. J.
Reynolds, WPA supervisor for the
Americanization program for
Wsshtenaw and Wayne Counties
who made the survey 10 determine
how many residents are not now
citizens.
4 registration date for classes
H. 10 be announced later, Mrs.
Smith said today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Fund Leader
Makes Appeal

Factory employees and persons
contributing over $50 have been
doing their share OF giving in the
Community Fund campaigns the
past years but the intermediate
group have not, Don NJ Silkwerth,
co-chairman with n L. Munro, told
IS captains and majors at an edu-
cational meeting in Charles Nc
Kenny Hall Thursday night
Quota for the LOO calls of the
general sales army is set at about
$1,000. Quota for the special gifts
committee Of 26 for $50 calls Ia
Sl2 600. General sales solicitations
include the colleges and the special
gifts include the factories.
At the meeting Thursday night
an educational program was con-
Quoted for the benefit OF captains
and ma ors by c. c. Wescott, presi-
dent Of the Community Fund, Mr..
Silkworth Mr. Munro, Mrs. Flossy
Feiner and Paul Ungrodt.
Special gifts group were TO meet
today at Hotel Huron for their first
report session.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Kennedy Will
Link Highways

Highway Commissioner G. Don.
aid Kennedy today announced plans
for linking access roads TO the new
Ford bomber plant near Ypsilanti
with the proposed super highway
in Detroit.
Completion OF such a project the
commissioner said, would make It
possible for Detroit east side resi-.
dents 10 drive the 30 miles to tho
bomber plant in half an hour or so.
lie added
THIS was pointed out to Bit
reau OF Public Roads and 9th
er Off Gals In Washington as a solu-
ton to the housing problem bound
to appear when the bomber plant is
In operation.
There will be $4,000 men at work
in the plant and obviously, they
cannot all have nearby homes. with
the completion OF the Harper. Me
Graw crosstown highway. distances
will mean nothing.
Workers will be able 10 stay in
their present homes. drive TO their
new Jobs with ease. Housing IL
not ordinarily a part of highway
construction, but Il Is one OF the
problems We are coping with"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Publisher OF Seattle
Times Taken by Death

Seattle, Oct. 3f-AP-Mai- Gen
Clarence Blethen, 62year-old pub
Usher Of the Seattle Times, died
last night after a prolonged III
ness.
Mrs. Blethen and two OF their
four sons. Frank and William X.
Blethen. both associated with the
Times. were at his bedside when
death came.
General Blethen was one OF the
Pacific Northwests most disting
uished newspaper and military fg-
ures. lie had headed the extensive
Times properties since 1915. and
remained the active and aggressive
head Of the publication until his
final illness kept him from his
o1ice.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Disaster Second Within Day For L. s. Air TRANSPORTS
E. Raymond Root
Ypsilanti
Victim
Z. J. Benz of Ann
Arbor Also
Killed

E. Raymond Root, "a S Normal
St. manager of industrial rela-
lions for the Stinson Aircraft Cor
poration, Wayne, was one OF II
passengers who lost their lives
when the American Airlines plane
crashed near st. Thomas. Ont,
about $50 Thursday evening.
Mr.. Root. who was on company
business. was returning from Buff
falo to Detroit He was 80 yea S
old and had been employed by the
Stinson Corporation since June /.
coming from Burbank. Cal, where
for the past eight years he had
been principal of the Burbank High
School. Previous to that time he
had been a teacher.
Surviving are his wife. Lucille.
and two sons. Ronald. IL, and Tad,
eight years old, students in Roose-
welt School; his mother. Mrs
Emma Root, a sister and a brother
in Los Angeles.
Mr.. Root came TO Wayne in
June and the first OF July his fam.
lily came TO this city and took up
residence.
Also Victim
+. J. Benz, Ann Arbor, 35. an en-
gineer from the Fran Corporation
who manufacture oil filters, was
also victim. He was married and
leaves his wife Myrtle. 2s. and one
son, Richard, two
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

those traded to Great
Britain. The vessel is de-
scribed as 3l4 feet long
with LOO tons displace-
ment. Her normal crew is
40 men including six Off
GERS. She was the third
American ship fired upon and the
second torpedoed since President
Roosevelt issued his Shoot on
Sight" order against the axis.
The statement OF the sinking as
Issued by the Navy Department
said THE Navy Department an
nounces that the United States de-
stroyer Reuben James was sunk by
a torpedo during the night Of Octo-
Der 30-3l while conveying IN the
North Atlantic west OF Iceland. The
commanding officer is 1t. Com
mander II. l.. Edwards No further
details are available at this time
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Couple Watch
Plane Plunge

shedden, Ont, Oct. 31-INS-A
farmer and his wife. Mr.. and
Mrs Thompson Howe, were the
only witnesses to the crash Of the
American Airlines huge transport
plane which plummeted 10 earth
near their farm and carried all
those aboard-17 passengers and
a crew OF three-to their death.
Today they told how the twin
motored Douglas plane had circled
their rural farm house before
crashing and bursting into flames
Said Mrs. Howe:
while THOMPSON was doing
chores at the barn around 10 p. m,
! heard the loud roar OF airplane
motors At first I thought It was
a student plane from the R.C.A.F.
training base at Fingal near here.
81 looked out the window and
saw this huge plane with its red
and green (runninc) lights on. II
was circling from east TO west and
i was petrified--it looked as II
1t would crash into our house.
Il ran out the door and as I did
7 saw the yellow Qandingl lights
90 on. The yellow light flooded
our back steps The plane passed
over the house about 200 or $50
feet in the air. its motors roaring
and seemingly running all right.
81 ran around the house TO watch
il and as I did heard a muffled
crash.
1T wasn't a loud crash-more
like dull smash. I felt 1.-THE
ground trembled-more than
heard II. Flames instantly shot
out"
Thompson. who had Joined his
wife as she started for the plane,
took up the story:
1T was like a dynamite blast
that shook you without being aw-
fully loud.
Il had my wife call the bomber
base at Fingal and ! Jumped into
my car and drove 70 the plane
which was in our oat field about
200 Yards from the house.
The cabin or fuselage. guess
you call II. was all 2attened out.
There wese no signs Of life Big
flames we're shooting out % the
wreckage- some OF them 20 feet
high"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Greatest u. S. Danger
Seen as From Within

New York. Oct. 3l-AP-Charles
A. Lindbergh, appealing to an
America First rally to unite behind
a demand for "a leadership OF in
tegrity" in Washington, expressed
the belief last night that there
is no danger to this nation from
without-our only danger is from
within
Addressing an overflow crowd
at a Madison Square Garden meet
ing, Lindbergh charged that the
United States had been led along
the road TO war and that Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his administra-
ton preach about preserving de
mocracy and freedom abroad, while
they practice dictatorship and sub
terfuge at home
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

Buffalo-Detroit leg of a
regular flight from New
York to Chicago.
Twenty seven year old
Mary Z. Blackley of New
York City, the stewardess,
was the only woman
victim.
There was no immediate expla-
nation for the disaster. the second
within a day to befall an American
air transport and the worst air
disaster in Canadian history. 1t
was the first crash of an American
airlines plane since February, 1886.
With 20 dead here and IA killed
early yesterday morning in the
crash Of a Northwest Airlines plane
near Moorhead, Mimi, the day was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
u. S. to Take
Over Factory

On President Roosevelt's order.
truckloads Of troops rolled up 10
the strike ridden plant OF Air AS
soclates. Inc. at Bendix. ". J.. to-
day with Instructions TO operate IL
"as long as it may be- required in
the interest Of national defense"
our country is I'm serious dang
er." the President proclaimed last
night in calling the troops. The
products OF this plant play an in.
dIspensable part IN its defense.
| call upon all workers in this
plant TO cooperate with the War
Department in insuring an i'm
mediate resumption OF maximum
production.
As this bold stroke was executed
10 get the production OF aircraft
PARTS rolling again unhindered at
tie plant, the Defense Mediation
Board assembled to consider the
union shop dispute involving 49,
0Gs miners In the captive coal
pits Of four states. The board
members assured The President
they were prepared 20 consider the
matter continuously until a de-
cisiOn was reached
Meanwhile the Go United Mine
Workers who had been on strike
since Monday began returning to
their Jobs under a Il day truce a.
ranged IN Washington
1iuckloads Of soldiers from forts
around New York City began NOV
ing TOW ard Bendix within a mat
tcf Of hours after the Presidents
decision
The Chief Executives state
meHt declared that the Air Asso-
ciates Firm had failed to carry
Cui its part OF commentator
made by the Defense Mediation
Board for settlement Of the latest
in a series OF strikes at the plant
The boards most important rec.
ommendatiOn was for reinstate-
ment OF the striking Go members
IN their oil Jobs. This. Mr. Roose-
welt said. the company had refused
TO agree 20 do
The union first called a strike
az the plant in July. charging I'M
fair labor practices The Media
ton Board managed to get work
resumed in August, but a second
strike occurred on September 80.
The company, meanwhile. contin-
ued operations with other workers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

which is greater than the income
from the women who live at the
home. This is why 1t is necessary
TO appeal 10 the public. for fnan-
cial aid They are trying 10 build
up an endowment and hope some
day TO be able 20 operate on the
endowment and not have 70 depend
on charity.
The board consists OF 10, Of whom
y are women and three are men.
The men handle the financial bus
ness OF the home. The board holds
meeting once a month.
-Four OF the - women IN The
home are from Ypsilanti one has
resided there s.ncs 1922 and Is
now 90 years old.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

rooms unless they are III. and in
that case IL is done by the matron
OF the home.
Good food. comfortable, home
like rooms, new sun rooms and
library. with resident nurse and
cook provide comfort in the declin.
ing years for 10 women.
To gain admission IL is necessary
to have from $1,000 20 $1,000. and
any larger sums are put away ~
earn interest Money left In a
lady's estate when she dies goes
back to her family unless she def
nitely leaves Il to the home.
The cost 10 the home is a little
more than 81 . day per person
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

LaGuardia Field. New York, with
Chicago as its final destination.
When the plane struck, there was
one big explosion followed by a
series OF smaller ones. Flaming
gasoline gushed out.
Before Howe could reach 1t,
several hundred yards from his
house, 1t was engulfed in flames.
Farmers, provincial police from
ST. Thomas and officers from the
Royal Canadian Air Force school
at nearby Fingal, who arrived
quickly. were powerless 10 aid.
Flames shot up from the
wrecked plane, holding them at a
distance.
One report said all the victims
persisted inside the plane.
Lewis Biddle. a Lawrence sta
tion storekeeper who was one OF
the first at the scene, however,
said three bodies tumbled outsi lie
but the flames roared up with the
impact OF the crash and they were
burned before they could be reach
ed
Besides Miss Blackley, the crew
was composed OF Capt. David /.
Cooper, "a, OF Plandome. N. Y, and
First Officer r. l.. Owens, 80,
Of New York City.
Biddle said light showed in
the murky night sky before the
crash. indicating that the pilot had
dropped a flare in an effort to
find a landing spot. The plane
circled around, he said. then skim
med the ground and shot up, only
to sideslip and crash.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
L. S. Summons
More to Army

County draft boards are instruct
cd to have IFS men ready for pre-.
induction physical examinations
before Christmas This will near
ly exhaust the available registrants
of the out.county board, which has
been asked to provide III of the
175.
OF 80 men to receive such ex-
animate Nov 7, "a are to leave
Nov. 81 for TT. Custer. These are
drawn from the county exclusive
OF Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor will
send % men.
The l75 will be examined in De
troit between Nov. IS and Dec. 90,
and many Of them may be called
before Christmas.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Congress Today

(By Associated Press)
Senate
Continues debate OF neutrality re
vision meets noon EST.
Special defense committee calls
aluminium company witnesses O1
a. M.
House
In recess
Banking Committee studies price
control bill 10000.
THURSDAY
Senate
Heard Senators Thomas ~
Utah) and Bridges (R.NHl urge
complete repeal Of Neutrality Act.
House
Routine session.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Center Likely
For Defense

Ypsilanti Council Of Social
Agencies will investigate estab.
lishment OF civilian defense vol
unteer office following the sug
gcstion Of Richard Bachman. De
troit social agencies member. VINO
spoke Thursday night to the local
Council in Charles McKenny Hall.
The defense group would organize
forces to protect citizens and pub
lie works in case OF attack.
II a local group does not estab-
lish such an office an outsider
will probably be sent in TO set
up the plan. the SPEAKER said
Mr. Blchman reviewed the sur
vey Of agencies he had made in
Ypsilanti in 1893 His talk center.
cd on progress in these agenc es
since the survey and mentioned
the recommendations which had
been made.
One Of the outstanding accomp-
lishments Of The agencies here has
been the redafInition OF the Fam
lily Service Bureau work. he said
Attention was called b. the speak.
er TO the need OF psychiatrist TO
assist agencies IN understanding
confused clients. 10 outline treat.
ment and 10 follow up recommen-
dations. Mr. Bachman suggested
that plan be worked out through
the city school system
Social organization Of the Conn
ell has made real awareness Of
a sound policy he said
Council monthly financial rec
ords will be recognized into simp-
Ter form 50 that they can be more
essily understood By agencies. The
speaker suggested the change
which is already under considsra
ton
The friendly visiting a the
Home Association agency which
has been conducted for some time
is similar 10 that recently set up
il Detroit. the speaker said
A cafeteria dinner was served
prior to the meeting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

WASHINGTON-INS-The State
Department today Is considering
request from French Ambassador
CASTOR Henry-Haye for an appoint.
ment with President Roosevelt o
discuss the possibility of sending
American food to l,350.0O0 Fren n
prisoners OF war now held by Ger.
many. Henry.Haye hopes to OBJ
tain President Roosevelt's approval
for a plan to send two pounds Of
food per month to each of the
French war prisoners confined n
German military camps.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Workers Join
Soviet Troops

Soviet workers fought alongside
Red Army troops today in a bloody
series Of battles around Tula, 100
miles south OF Moscow, as the Ger
mans stepped up the fury OF their
30-day-old drive on the Soviet capi-
tai from two directions.
On the southern (Ukrainel front,
Adclf Hitler's high commasl as.
serted that the Russians were in
full flight under the assault Of
German and Rumanian troops
smashing into the Crimean PENN
sula.
Apparently heading for Russia's
big Black Sea naval base OF Sevas-
topol. 100 miles across the Crimea.
German flame-throwers. tanks and
troops supported by strong aerial
attacks were reported 10 haS
broken through the Crimea's bottle
neck gateway two days ago.
Soviet dispatches gave no hint
OF a precipitate retreat. declaring
See WAR-paaa
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Casualty List

American Airllnes in Chicago
gave out the following casually
list:
Frank A. Fisher, National Bank
Building, Detroit.
Thomas A. Fraser. Owens Brass
Co, River Rouge. Mich.
V. r. Conzett, American Brass
Co.. Detroit.
J. George. address not known.
E. r. Root Ypsilanti, Mich.
John Kay. La Porte, Ind.
F. Snyder, address unknown.
........ Bacon. address unknown.
f. J. Benz. Ann Arbor, Mich.
G. Van Norman, American Brass
Co. Detroit.
G. Z. Russell, address unknown.
Edward Z. Bigda Vought- Sikor-
sky division of United Aircraft
Corp, Walpole. Mass.
A. L. Lewes, Walpole, Mass.
f. NJ. Scott, Detroit.
f. ]. Watt Pratt Whitney Co,
ROYAL Oak. Mich.
Robert Flowers. SO. International
Representative of United Automo-
bile Workers, CLIO, Hastings. y. Y.
D. Z. Stowe, Three Rivers, Wis.
Capt. David |. Cooper, So, Plan
dome, y. Y. pilot.
First Officer Robert T. Owen,
Wichita Falls. Tex.
Stewardess Mary Blackley. Ham
let. n. c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
BY Audrey Brothers and
Donald Luekhardt

The Anna Botsford Bach Home
for Old Ladies consists OF approx
mstely % rooms. 10 OF which the
old ladies. themselves live in Each
lady has her own room and furni-
ture II by any chance they DO
not own any furniture, the home
provides n for them.
The ladies' care for their own
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Aged Share Community Fund

EDITORS NOTE: Audrey Brota-
ers and Donald Luckhardt. Ypsllanti
High School students. gathered IN.
formation and wrote the following
article setting forth Community
Fund service for the aged. Tire drive
for the Community Fund budget is
now under way.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Plane Bursts Into Flame
After Plunge, Intensity
of Heat Prevents Rescue
Stewardess Only Woman Victim of
Holocaust; Airliner Had
Been on Regular Run
No Immediate Explanation Made For
Disaster; Visibility Poor.
But Pilot on Course

st. Thomas, Ont Oct 31-AP-Al 20 occupants OF
an American Airlines transport killed last night
when the big plane powed into the earth IA miles west
of here and burst into such fierce flames that no at
tempt at could be made.
The II passengers and three members of the crew
of the 2passenger Douglas arliner all from the
United States bound through drilling rain on the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY. November lat 1900
o'clock. Mrs. Jay Knapp, Pro-
prietor, 500 Ellis Road, 2 miles
west OF Ypsllsnti on U. s. Tia,
: mile south on Ellis Rd. Earl
Wright. Auetloneer; o. e. Veddsr.
Clerk. ADV. 1881
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31
Ship Struck by Torpedo
Navy Department Reveals,
Fate of Crew Not Knolvn
Usual Complement 100 Men, With
Six Officers; 1t. Commander
L. H. Edwards in Charge
Third American Ship to be Fired Upon
Since Shoot on Sight"
Order Issued

Washington, d. c., Oct. 5l--INS-The NAVY de-
partmen announced today that the United States de-
stroyer Reuben lanes sunk by torpedo during
the night while CONVOY in the North Atlantic west
of Iceland. There immediate word as to
SURVIVORS,
The Reuben James described at the NAVY De-
parment as an 20 tyne flush deck de irnver similar 70