The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-31
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LONDON-AP - Little, dark
skinner former King Prajadhipok
of Siam (now Thailand), who spent
s., 00o, 0OO a year TO maintain an
elaborate court as the last absolute
ruler OF the Far East kingdom.
died OF heart disease early today at
his Surrey estate.
CHICAGO-AP - A Methodist
peace conference today set forth
policy for "a just and enduring
peace" which demanded that "a
cooperative plan must be worked
out whereby the worlds resources
may be developed for the good OF
sall.'
HAMILTON FIELD. Cal-INS-
A water soaked airplane cushion.
found floating near an oil slick
in the Pacific Ocean. was grim
evidence today of the fate of Lieut..
Paul r. Rowe, %, of Fargo, n. d.,
who vanished yesterday on train
ing flight in an Army pursuit plane.
LONDON-lNS- Fearing a car
20 OF cheese, eggs and flour, the
3490 ton merchantmen Egyptian
Prince arrived at a British port to-
day first foodship to reach Eng
land under the lease-lend arrange
ments. Food Minister Lord Wool
ton, who yesterday pleaded for a
greater supply OF powdered milk
froI.. America to meet a growing
scarcity, met the boat at Dockside
and thanked w. Ayerill Hartman,
President Rooseyelt's personal en-
Ncy in eXpediting aid to Britain,
NICHY-lNS- The second at
tack in less than a week by British
warplanes on shipping around Sfax,
French Tunisia, was officially re-
ported in Nichy today. Three Brit
ish planes were said TO have
bombed the Italian ship Isarco
three kilometers outside Sfax har-
Dor. An official statement said
that French aviation hereafter
would protect SfaX
LONDON-INS- The admiralty
announced today that % British
seamen, in addition TO those killed
in the sinking of the battle cruiser
Hood, lost their lives in the great
Atlantic battle which ended in
the destruction OF the German bat
tieship Bismarck. An official an
nouncement said IS other sailors
were wounded and that their next
OF kin had been informed.
HANANA-INS- Former King
Carol OF Rumania and his red
haired companion, Magda Lupescu,
were at home today at long lasC.
After a perilous journey across q
war torn continent and a war torn
: ocean, they arrived in Havana
aboard the liner which
itself was en- route today to the
United States for service with the
American Navy, having been call
ed up" for extraordinary duty by
the maritime commission.
LONDON-AP- British war cas-
ualties have reached the 100000
mark for all three fighting services
in PIP months of war, il was dis.
closed today. Almost half the to-
tai were said to be pri soners OF
war in Germany. The figures, com
-puted from official casualty lists,
show that the war so far has cost
only a fraction OF the 3190.235
British men killed wounded, miss.
ing or taken prisoner in the World
War.
ST. JOHNS, N. F-INS-Thirty
nine survivors OF a torpsdoed Brit
ish ship were due 10 land at a
Newfoundland port today, joining
19 complimentary who suffer
ed from eXposure-who arrived
last night. Nine other men. it
was understood, persisted before
rescue ships picked them up in
the Atlantic after they had drifted.
eight days in open boats.
NEW YORK ms Plans were
completed today for a radio drama
mex, Tuesday night in which Sec
Ietary OF the Navy Frank Knox,
Army Chief of Staff George Marsh
all. Naval Chief of Operations Har-
old Stark and other defense lead
ers will take part along with screen
and stage stars.
DUBLIN-INS- Rescue workers
still hunted through wrecked build
ings and homes today for new VIC
Tins OF heavy night bombing raid
on Dublin. capital OF neutral Fire
that killed at least 40 persons and
wounded more than 100 Sticks OF
bomos fell on at least six districts
OF the city. The Eireann charge d.
aifaires was instructed to lodge an
immediate protest with the Ger.
man government.
kMAVENWORTH, Kaa.-aAa -
Brig. Gen. z. l.. Gruber, command
ant at Fort Leavenworth. died ear
ly today of heart attack. He was
81 years old. Gen. Gruber spent an
active day yesterday, inspecting the
post in the forenoon and going
horseback riding in the afternoon.
He was at dinner party with other
officers when he became i'll.
WASHINGTON AP-The Fed.
eral Housing Administration said
today that new home building
financing operations continued at a
peak level during May. and that the
months figures would exceed the