The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-01

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NEW YORK-INS-M Made
line Force Astor Dick Fiermonte.
whose first husband, Col John
JACOB Astor. lost his life in the
Titanic disaster. left a net esta e
OF S1,O37,G96 an estate tax appraisal
on file disclosed today. Mrs. Fer
monte died in Palm Beach Fla.
en- March IS, 1910, at the age OF
A..
NEW YORK-INS-S Strike threat
of l,2O0 employees OF RIGA. com
munications today was averted fol-
lowing a conference OF company Of
ficisls and representative OF the
Clio American Communications As
ISOLATION with Arthur S. Meyer
Hartman Of the state mediation
card.
LONDON-INS- Lord Strabolgi.
Lborite member of the House Of
LIDS, criticized Prime Minister
Mhston Churchilrs government to-
ds for not giving Russia greater
sie against Germany.
H0LLYWOOD-INS - Naming
Salf Rand, the fan dancer, as CO.
respondent, Mrs Helen A. Green
bouh, a waitress. today had on file
a searate maintenance suit direct
ed ,gainst Thurkel (Turk) Green
bouA, Montana rodeo rider.
E2Xpt-AP-Eyen the
possibility OF a United States expe-
ditioiary force landing in Africa
may be examined in exhaustive
surveys being undertaken by two
American military missions in the
Middle East. One mission in lraq
and Iran, under General Raymond
A. Wheeler with headquarters at
Bssra, will be slanted primarily
at tae problem OF getting aid to
Soviet Russia through the Persian
Gulf route, 1t was disclosed.
LONDON-AP-More than 1907
600 tons OF cereals are on their
way % the Middle East for distribu-
ton 10 meet civil needf, It was an
nouneed today. 1t will be distribut-
ed by the Middle East supply center
which serves an area of 100000
square miles comprising Egypt,
Turkey. Palestine, Transjordan, SUI
dan, Syria, Malta. Cyprus, Alden,
British Somaliland, Ethiopia, and
British-oeeupied territories.
LONDON-AP-The Raj scored
bomb hits on 10 AXic ships off the
Norwegian coast and the Tristan
Islands last night, the air ministry
reported.
ISTANBUL .Turkey-AP-A neu.
trial consul IN Budapest said today
on his arrival here that chaotic con
ditions resembling the most lawless
of the Middle Ages existed in fugo
slayia.
TOKYO-AP-lf Japan Is no
longer able to import oil by "ordi'
nary means" an editorial in the
newspaper Nichi Nichi declared to-
day, she will have 20 get it by ex-
traordinary means, even II 1t should
prove dangerous"
HELENA, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
will celebrate THANKSGIVING twice
this year. Attorney General John w.
Bonner ruled that both Nov. 90, pro
claimed Thanksgiving Day by Presi.
dent Roosevelt. and Nov. o. favored
for the traditional observance by
GOV. sam c. Ford, will be legal
holidays.
DENVER --AP- Montana radio
hams have teamed up in state
wide network IN the interests OF
national defense and to sound
alarms and summon aid in any sort
Of emergency
PHILADELPHIA-AP The tor.
Pedoing OF the destroyer Reuben
James today brought pleas from 81
members OF the Bryn Mawr College
faculty for an open declaration oil
war on Germany.
WASHINGTON-INS The office
OF Production MANAGEMENT moved
into the natlon's gigantic steel in
dustry today To Geek on reports
and iumofs Of priorities viola ions
which may be Keeping the vital
metal from flowing steadily into
American defense industries. AZ
the same time the supply, priori
ties and ALLEGATIONS board asked the
OPM 10 develop a pl1n for direc
ALLEGATION OF the nations steel out
mt 10 assure delivery OF the ma
terial to plants engaged iu arms pro
duction
Los ANGELES-AP- John Col
lier. English born film writer. wac
ordered yesterday 10 pay $3.50 a
week temporary alimony to actress
Shirley Palmer Collier, who Is su
ing him for divorce on cruelty
charges.
tt1Nf1ttAASi = 10 fiTrTT1aTI T-rtifir
broadcast today a report By DNE
that 81 members OF a secret Com
muuist organization had been ar
rested by police 81 Clerm1n.-Far
rand in unoecupied France
HONGkONG-AP The Chinese
Central News Agency said today
nearly 500 Chinese uou-combatante
we're massaered ard 3f0 other.
we're wounded during tae recen
japanese campaign TO southern
kwangtung Province.