The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-31
News Briefs

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MEXICO CITY-UP- One thou
sand persons, about half OF them
Mexicans, damned the auditorium
of a German school last night for
a semi-private showing Of the Nazi
propaganda movie. Victory in the
West, depicting the war from
September, 1889, to March, 1871.
VICHY-UP- Tobacco shops In
Paris and occupied France were
closed today because OF a short
age of supplies. They will reopen
tomorrow under a ration system.
Males of voting age will be allowed
two packs of cigarettes a week.
BUDAPEST, Hungary up
Newspapers reported today that
1872 Communists and Jews" had
been executed at Belgrade Monday.
There have been widespread re-
ports that Jugoslavs are causing
the Germans and Italians great
trouble with guerrilla activities.
SCHWYZ, Switzerland -AP-
Fires will be lighted and cannon
will roar throughout this war
ringed little nation for the next
two days to mark $50 years of
Swiss freedom. Following age
old custom. magistrates of Uri,
Schwyz and Unterwalden, the or
iginal three Cantons of the Swiss
confederation, inaugurate the in
dependence celebration at midnight
tonight.
NEW YORK-AP-A mystery OF
the sea was disclosed today when
Swedish government officials at
Stockholm ruled officially that
the cargo-passenger liner Venezu-
ella must be regarded as lost with
eight passengers and Al crew mem
bers. The ruling closed a two
months investigation instituted
after the new 6,991 ton vessel.
vanished on a voyage from Gothen-
burg to Rio de Janeiro.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-UP-
Enoch L. tNueky}- johnson IS.
Atlantic City Republican leader,
will wed Florence Osbeck, 3S year
old former showgirl, tonight on
the eve OF his scheduled sentenc-
ing on income tax evasion charges.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS- The
marriage OF Mrs. Frances Heenan
Hynes, the former "Peaches"
Browning, to Joseph S. Civelli,
San Francisco department store
| executive, at Minden. New, Tues
day night, was revealed today.
= CHICAGO-INS-- The Clio steel
workers organizing committee
emerged victorious over the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor today in
a close election for bargaining
rights among employees OF the Nc
Cormick works Of the International
Harvester Company.
NEW YORK-AP- The Herald
Tribune said today that Fritz Thy
ssen. German industrialist credited
with helping to finance Adolf Hit
fer..s rise to power, has $500, 900
In American cash sailed away In
the bank vaults OF downtown New
York. Thyssen's present where
abouts are something OF mystery.
The German government confis.
Gated his vast Industrial proper
ties and stripped him OF citizen
ship after a reputed break with
Hitler early In 1910.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will hold
It's first practice evacuation OF
i civilians Sunday. Four hundred
residents mostly women and chit.
dren. OF two slum areas consider
ed highly vulnerable to bombing
will be evacuated to San Mated
Rial province. Is miles away.
WHITE PLAINS, ". Y. - ms
The German-born mother oil
the late Lou Gehrig, baseball's
iron man, today had on file an APP
plication for her first citizenship
papers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES authori
ties reveal today that Polish
army will be formed in Russia, con
sisting OF 100000 Polish soldiers
held by the Soviets as prisoners oil
war.
ALEXANDRIA, La.-INS - A
100000 FIRE which for a tins
threatened to engulf Alexandria
entire business district was
brought under control early today
after destroying one building ant
damaging adjoining structures.
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