The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-23
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THE WEATHER: Saturday:
Fair, Cool

] Fair, Cool u
WASHINGTON-AP- A recon-
mendation that American citizens
be given preference on WPA EN-
| ployment, in case Congress let's
down the bar against aliens, was
reported today TO have been made
20 Congress by Howard o Hunter.
acting Works Progress commits
sioner.
WASHINGTON -AP-- Employ
Anent in non-agricultural pursuits
has jumped past the 1929 peak to
the highest levels in United States
history, a computation based on
government figures showed today.
| The preliminary estimates indicat-
| ed that, due to defense efforts,
there now are over 37,50o,000 wage
esrners at work.
NEW YORK-INS-A survey to-
| day disclosed that 10 propaganda
organizations in the United States
nave hptuN We'll ONEA FAsAVNfNNR -
cash during the last year &c in
fluence public opinion on the ques-
ton Of It'd TO Britain and American
entry into the war Heaviest spen-
ders were two Numerically OPP
posed organizations-the America
First Committee and the Commit
tee to Defend America by Aiding
the Allies.
NEW YORK-INS-All air mail
service between New York City
and Singapore was an accomplish
ed fact today with the arrival Of
the first mail bags from the Far
East. The elapsed time for the
9,473 mile route was seven days.
NEW YORK-INS- More than
500 American Navy and Army
planes will bomb" II American
cities with leaflets June . TO in
augurate the United Sery ice organ
izations' drive to raise $lO.765,OOO
for recreation facilities for the
armed forces, it was announced ID
day.
WASHINGTON-INS- Secretary
OF the Navy Knox. Undersearetary
Forrestal, and Chairman Emory S.
Land of the maritime commission
were requested to appear before
the special Senate Committee in
vestigating national defense today
as it opened its inquiry into the
West Coast shipbuilding strike.
ISTANBUL-INS- Germany has
handed over the Greek Aegean Is
lands of Thasos and Samothrace
to Bulgarian troops, it was an
nounced in Istanbul today. Wheth
er the strategic islands were coded
TO Bulgaria or are merely being
held by the Bulgarians for the
Germans was not stated.
BELFAST-INS- Prime Minis
ter J. NJ. Andrews OF northern Ire
land today announced he will go
TO London soon at Prime Minister
Churchill's request TO discuss pos
sible military CONSUMPTION in north
ern Ireland.
RAVENNA, O.-INS-It was up
TO authorities in Washington TO
settle labor dispute affecting
more than 10000 workers at the
Ravenna arsenal plant it was de-
clared today by S. E. Hunkin. vice
president of the Hunkin-Conkey
Construction Co, after all work
on the $147.000.000 arsenal had
come TO full stop.
MADRID ms Spanish For
eign Minister Ramon Serrano Sun
er held broad new powers today
under a decree signed by Gen
eralissimo Francisco Franco.
TOKYO-AP - Bishop Charles
Shriver Reifsnider, head Of the
American Episcopal Mission, was
decorated today with the third
order of the Sacred Treasure. Jap
an, in recognition OF distinguished
services in education.
CAIRO ms The Egyptian
government protested to Germany
today against the sinking of the
Egyptian liner canaan by a Ger
man raider in the South Atlantic.
Full compensation was demanded.
One hundred and forty Americans
abroad the canaan were taken to
the Germsn-occupied French port
OF St Jean De Luz, where they
are now in custody.
HOLLYWOOD-INS - Dorothy
Lamour was in Cedars OF Lebanon
Hospital today-but merely for a
"checkup". The actress leaves
next week for a vacation in Homo
lulu, and decided physical exam
ination might be in order before
she left.
BLOOMINGTON. Ill ms 49,
Hundreds of Bloomington area
householders were busy today
patching roofs punctured by hail
stones "as big as baseballs" dur
ing freak storm. The huge hail
stones also smashed many win.
dows. One greenhouse owner esti-
mated damage TO his place at
5000, with every window broken.
LONDON -AP- Iraq forces