The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-20

sOlneI arms, tney jumped IN IrOnt
OF a subway train early Sunday
Mrs. Patterson was killed. Huryitz
who fell under her, lost his leg.
LONDON - ms Since
Germany's aerial bltz against
England began last Septem-
Der, 21,579 persons have been
killed including asst children
under sixteen years Of age, It
was announced officially TO-
day.
SOFIA. Bulgaria UP-Col. VIII
liam j. wild BID Donovan, who is
touring the war fronts in a semi
official capacity for the United
States, arrived today from Greece.
WASHlNGTON-lNS- The
Supreme Court, by vote Of six
to three, today held unconstitu-
tional the alien registration act
Of Pennsylvania under which
aliens, with SONS exceptions,
are required to register an
nually and exhibit identified
ton cards to policemen.
ROME-UP--German dive bomb
ers, escorted by Italian and German
chasers, attacked the British naval
base at Vallettan Malta, again, mad
scored new hits on the aircraft car
rier Illustrious there with heavy
caliber bombs, a war communique
said today.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind.-lNS
-Quadruplets, two boys and
two girls, were born to 35-year-
old Mrs. Eva Swanson in st.
Anthony's Hospital today. just
as her physician predicted. The
infants apparently were normal
and healthy. Or. r. A. Gilmore
attracted great deal OF atten-
ton before the births by an
nouncina that he expected to
deliver quadrupIets through a
caesarisn operation.
WASHINGTON APP The Of
flee of production management
backed up a plea for industry's
cooperation in a census of equip
ment and resources by announc-
ing today that it would investigate
whether defense plants actually
needed new machine tools they or
dered Object of the investigation
would be to spread the nations
limited machine tool supply as far
as possible and make sure that no
industry engaged in unnecessary
retooling at government expense,
officials explained.
BASEL, Switzerland -AP- An
air raid alarm sounded in Basel
shortly after noon today. Air raid
alarms in Switzerland generally
have meant that British planes
were en- route to raid detectives
in northern Italy)
BERLIN ms Stuka dive
bombers raided London, Green
wich, Southampton. and other
towns in southern England during
the night. the German high com
mand announced today. Four large
fires were reported to have been
started at Greenwich when the
planes concentrated their attack
on the electric and gas works. a
heavy explosion also rocked the
Greenwich area.
LONDON ms Civilian air
raid casualties throughout Great
Britain during the month Of Dec
ember totalled 1898 KILLED and s.
GA injured and given hospital
treatment, an official announce
ment said today.
VICHY. France UP--An official
communique claimed today that
two and probably" three Thai
(Siamese) torpedo boats and a
Thai cutter were destroyed in an
engagement with French IndoChi-
nese naval forces in the Gulf Of
Siam off Kohchang Island Friday
Several French warships. led by the
7.249-ton cruiser Lamotte Piquet,
we're said to have participated in
the engagement.
ROME Up Benito Mus
solini's Milan newspaper Popolo
D1talia said today that Germany
would unleash a Blitzkrieg. pro-
badly against the British Isles, in
about 20 days. twice as furious as
the one last sprin against France
and the low countries.
Los ANGELES -UP-Federal
Jude Leon r. Yankwich today
gave a jury considering 100000
mail fraud charges against ne
leaders OF Am zone more day" in
which TO read a verdict The jury
has been delibera.ing since Tues
day.
DETROIT-lNS-- Five persons.
including three women, were in
jured today in a b asst. apparently
caused by leaking gas. that shat
tered windows in the two-story
building OF a food company. The
injured were. Free kowalski. 43;
Arthur Kosalsky, %. Florence
Kuczhada, 20: Rosalie Rybowski
is: and Irene Lyskawa. II. Kow-
slski was hurled through a window
and suffered possible leg fracture
The others were treated for cuts
and burns.