The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-19

which have defense contracts, tele-
e graphed Secretary Frank Knox to-
day they could not accede to AFL
union demands because of the Navy
Department heads own request.
NEW YoRk-lNs-EHeetiVe
March I, the National City
Bank OF New York and the
Chase National Bank will sbol-
iSh dollar checking accounts In
Shanghai, IL was learned today.
SAN FRANCISCO-UP-Officials
today sought the cause OF a fire
that swept Mission Community Cen
ter, killed four persons, injured
five and imperiled so, most OF whom
were children. The victims were
Mrs. Linda Zachariah, so. and Mrs.
Emma Herzog, 81. Red Cross sew
ing instructors; Mrs. Louise Nc
Crazy, 35, mother of two children,
and Archie Colon, 8. All were as
phyxiated.
ROME-AP-The Marquis Emilio
Torres de Mendoza, 70, secretary ID
former King Alfonso XIII OF Spain,
died OF pneumonia early today in
Rome clinic.
BERLfN-AP-Total loss OF the
England-bound former Netherlands
tanker TARA, 10.354 tons. is regard.
ed as certain, authorized Germans
said today. following a bombing at
tack by a long-distance German
plane 700 kilometers (4S5 miles)
west of Ireland.
WASHINGTON-AP - The Civi.
liam Conservation Corps announced
today il would enroll 1000 young
men by February 2S to fill junior
vacancies.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-AP
A British purchasing commission,
which has $1,000 tons OF Argentine
butter stored in warehouses await
ing shipment to England, announc.
ed today IL would buy no more be-
cause OF shortage Of shipping IA
cilities.
NtCHY. FIance-AP- General
Neubronn Won Eisenburg, recently
appointed under the French arms
tice agreement as a German inspec.
tor with headquarters at Hourges,
was received with military honors
when he arrived here today to con-
fer with War Minister General
Charles Huntziger.
LONDON-AP- The war ONCE
announced today the appointment
of Major.General J. Buckley. an Of
ticiency engineer in civil life, as
controller of general economy.
DENVER-AP-M Mrs. S. z. Land,
mother OF Admiral Emory S. Land,
chairman OF the L. S. Martini
Commission, and an aunt OF Col.
Charles A. Lirdbergh, died today.
CHUNGKING, China AP -
Laughln Currie, administrative as.
sistant to President Roosevelt on
A special mission to China, LEFT
for Chengtu today to confer with
General Chang Chun. governor Of
Szechuan province and vice presi-
dent OF the executive council.
WASHlNGTON-AP 49, W. Az
erell Hartman, President Roosc-
velt's newly appointed defense ex-
pedter, planned today to leave
within the next two weeks for Lon.
don to begin coordinsting the aid
to-Britain program.
HONOLULU, T. HAP 49, The
question of statehood for Hawaii,
demanded by two to one margin
in a plebscite last November.
again confronts the lawmakers IN
the convening Of the 21st territorial
legislature today.
LONDON AP - The British,
campaigning for everyone to carry
gas masks, are handing Them 10
German airmen and seamen as soon
as they are brought in as prisoners.
Voluntary visitors, too, usually arc
handed masks before their boats
dock.
NEW YORK ms Earl r.
Browder,- THE Communist party
leader whose four year sentence
for a passport fraud violation was
upheld Monday by the UP. s. Su.
preme Court. and his wife, Irene.
ordered deported to Russia, were
missing from their usual haunts
today.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Police 10.
day sought Eugene Weiner. New
York securities salesman, after his
estranged wife. Lillian Roth. singer
and actress, charged he beat and
took $1,000 from her.
MOSCOW-INS-A warning that
Soviet Russia must keep her pow.
der dry" and build up her arma-
ments was voiced today by N. A.
Noznesensky. vice chairman OF
the council OF peoples commissars.
Addressing the 18th Communist
party conference. he declared: "Tf
we want no accidents. TO catch
our people unawares. we must keep
our powder dry and spare no
means for production OF airnlanes.
tanks, ornaments, warships and
munitions"
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.-UP- Anon. /
ymous organizers circularized Har.
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