The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-01

air raid warnings only So hours
during January, had IS nights in
that month without air attacks 10
make il the city's f1rrest siEr-c
last September. it was disclosed
today.
LOS ANGELES-AP-Adolfo De
La Huerta. former provisional pres
ident of Mexico, says there is no
prospect whatever that Mexico
would sell or trade the territory
N lower California. The Latin
American section of the American
Academy of Public Affairs, at a
meeting here this week, decided to
send to Secretary Hull a plan for
the purchase of Baja California in
exchange for Mexican debts.
NEW YORK -INS- Mammoth
battleships-each weighing more
than $4,000 tons-will be construct
ed at the enlarged Brooklyn Navy
yard, according to Mayor F. H. La
Guardia today. The ships will be
constructed in two new shipbuild-
ing drydocks soon to be built at a
cost of $l5,000,000 at the yard.
WASHINGTON ms Harry
Ward, veteran Intsxnational News
Service correspondent and one of
the oldest active newspapermen in
the capital, died early today of
pHFH---~'a Ward was 65.
TON ms - High
Anne 7fficials today were in
clined to view with disfavor Brit
ist, suggestions for the establish
ment Of naval contraband control
base at Trinidad. Establishment
of such a base anywhere in the
West Indies would, in the opinion
OF these authoritative quarters,
bring the war close to Americas
doorstep.
MoNTEVlDEO, Uruguay up
A recommendation that the river
plate nations study the possibility
OF establishing a regional customs
union which might be extended to
include the other South American
nations was submitted to the riv-
er plate regional economic confer
ence by a sub committee today.
CHICAGO up Twenty one
trailer trucks loaded with goods
for shipment to points as far South
as Birmingham, Ala, were de-
troyed early today when a 4-fifire
swept the Chicago terminal of the
Silver Fleet Motor Express Co.
WASHINGTON-UP- Florida's
Senators - Claude Pepper and
Charles c. Andrews, both Demo
crats-announced today that they
soon will introduce legislation to
authorize completion OF the $780,
100000 Florida ship canal as an
important key to our national de-
Tense.
WASHINGTON Up Drastic
restrictions today were imposed
on visitors to the Army and Navy
departments to lessen the posi-
bility of espionage and sabotage.
Special badges have been issued to
all officers and employees. bearing
their names and photographs, to
permit their passage by guards in
Doth buildings. All persons with
out badges must establish their
identity before entering either de-
partment and will be escorted to
and from the offices of officials
they wish In 500
TOKYO - UP Prefectural
authorities announced today that
rice, Japan's staple food. would
be rationed throughout the coun-
try because Of a shortage exist
ing since last winter.
SANTA BARBARA. Cal. - UP
The death OF DR.. Irene Tanner
Myers, 70, former dean of women
at Pennsylvania College Of Lex.
ington, KY, after an Illness Of
month was disclosed here. A ma.
tive of Louisiana. DR.. Myers was
one of the first women to attend
Yale University.
JUNEAU, Alaska-INS- Word
reaehe6 Jhpeau today that a COM
mercial airline plane crashed near
Dawson, Yukon territory, yester-
. day killing the pilot, Lionel Vines,
and one passenger, Ernest Chap
man OF Dawson.
WASHINGTON-AP- Abner II.
Ferguson, Federal Housing Admin
istrator, said today that construc-
ton and Insurance applications
were running far ahead of last
year. with the prospect that spring
building would be the largest in
IL years.
WASHINGTON ZAP Addition
OF 1000 warplanes to give the Air
Corps an eventual total of $4,000
military aircraft will be sought
soon as part Of a SO, 900, 900, 900 sup
Elemental defense appropriation,
authoritative sources said today.
Budget bureau hearings on the
measure were nearing completion.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-AP-Ord-
nance production in the I'm ted
States has increased 80 per cent
in the last three months and the
Army's ordnance program is at
least six months ahead of the rec
ord made in 1917, says Major Gen.
eral Charles NJ. Wesson.
LOS ANGELES-AP- Influenza
victims today included Marlene
Dietrich and Actress Marjorie
Rambeau, who became i'll while va
cationing in Mex co and was sent
to bed on her arrival home.