The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-11

| Late News
THE WEATHER: Friday:
~ fair, warmer !
SALT LAKE CITY-AP- Utah
gasoline retailers will close their
filling stations nightly from : ?. m.
to : a. m, effective September Is.
Conscription and attractive jobs in
pdefense industries have produced
a shortage Of attendants, the op-
orators explained
NEW YoRk-lNs- Berlin
radio reported today that the
i,z15-ton leelandle steamer HEX.
D Ia was sunk with a loss OF "a
men while en- route TO the Unit
ed States, according TO a New
York pickup by NBc. No details
were given.
SAN DIEGO. Calif.-AP- Off
cials Of san Diego shipyards re
=, ported today that work on nearly
Y $l,000000 worth OF tuna clippers
had been halted or impede5 by
defense priorities. Five OF the
long range vessels are on the San
Diego Ways and keels for two
more are scheduled TO b htd
Within 80 days.
!, TACOMA, Wash. - ms
y Wreeksse Of . plane believed
TO be tWln-motored Army
bomber from Mechord Field
missing since dawn TUESDAY,
was found today In the Cascade
Mountain range foothills about
eighteen miles east OF Enur-
claw. Search pilots said there
u was no sign Of life about the
wreekaee.
HOUSTON, Tex.-AP-A salary
Increase OF approximately five per
cent was granted more than 5000
employees of the Gulf Oil Corpora
ton and Gulf Refining Company
in the Southwest The increase is
! effective retroactive to September
!.
LONDON-INS- The British ad-
mlralty announced today that the
1857 ton Italian tanker Maya was
torpedoed and sunk in the AEGEAN
Sea by a submarine.
/ NEW YORK-INS- Four per-
CONS today were recovering from
injuries sustained when an under.
ground steam main exploded in
Greenwich Village last night. tear
ing 30 foot hole In busy street
and showering a four block area
with water and mud.
CHICAGO-INS- Damage was
estimated between S250OO0 and
100000 today from a spectacular
fire which late yesterday Quilted
four story warehouse operated
BY the Universal Carloading and
Distributing Company.
SYDNEY. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Minister A. w. Fadden declared
today the Australian government
has received official information
indicating an improved outlook in
the Pacific and said he was keen
ing In close touch with Washing
ton and London.
S1MLA, India ms British All.
: thorities revealed today that the
Anglo-Russian agreement with Iran
gives the allies control OF all
major communications in Iran. in
Guiding the trans-lranian Railway
1hus the terms Of the agreement
assure Britain and Russia of a di.
rect line OF communication for ship
ments OF supplies.
TOKYO-TNS- Tokyo uewsnan.
ers once again attacked the United
states and Britain In sharply word
ed editorials today, demanding ,bev
cease interfering>>with East Asia.
AT the same time the japanese ma.
ton awaited an important speech
by Premier Prince Fumimaro Kon.
eye expected this afternoon.
HELSINKT -AP-A large net.
work Of railroads in territory re.
gained from Soviet Russia will be
opened tomorrow by the Finnish
railroad administration. The rail
roads from here to Viipuri and Sor.
tayala are under repair and rails
imported from Sweden are being
used 10 facilitate restoration of
service, it was said
SANTIAGO. Chile-AP- Police
officials investigating alleged Nazi
activities In Chile held three Ger.
mans in custody overnight and re-
leased eight others after question.
ing A number OF other Germans
were ordered to appear today for
questioning, the police said.
TOKYO-AP- Creation of ma
tional defense headquarters under
imperiaP command to be RESPONSE
bic for all phases Of national de.
Tense involving Japan proper,
Korea. Formosa and Sakhalin was
announced officially today.
MARBLE, Colo-AP- The great
Nule Colorado quarries which yield
cd one Of the largest blocks of
marble ever cut. for the tomb OF