The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-22
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NEW YORK-AP-Mayor F. II.
LaGuardis, newly appointed civil
defense director, sees . "95 per
cent probability" that advance civil
Ian precautions never will be need
ed and says neither he nor Presi-
dent Roosevelt intends TO create
. feeling of alarm or fright"
LONDON-AP-The foreign Of
nee announced today appointment
OF Gerald de Gaury as charge
d'affairs with Emir Abdul llah de-
posed regent OF Iraq. pending re-
with his majesty's ambassador at
Baghdad."
VICHY, Unoccupied France-AP
Field Marshal Walther Won
Brauchitsch, command in chief Of
the German army, arrived in Paris
yesterday on an undisclosed mis-
POUGHKEEPSIE. y. zap -
Merritt c. Speidel. president Of
Speidel Newspapers. Inc, today
announced the purchase by his com
pany OF the Poughkeepsie Evening
Star and Enterprise and the Pough-
keepsie Morning Eagle-News from
Mrs. Arthur A. Parks, principal
owner, Ernest L. owen, general
manager, and associates.
LONDON-UP- Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden warned in Com
mons today that Britain would
feel free to attack" the Germans
in the unoccupied as we'll as occu-
pied zones OF France IL the Vichy
government collaborates with the
Germans.
VICHY, Unoccupied France-AP
Reports published in the German
occupied zone today said Andre
Blumel. chief Of former popular
front Premier Leon Blum's cab
met secretary, had been arrested
at Cerbere. on the Spanish from
tier, on charges OF crossing the
border Illegally.
RAVENNA, O.-UP-Thousands
OF workers milled around inside the
locked gates of the governments
$35,000,000 ammunition loading
plant today as all work was halted
on the ordnance project by labor
ers' strike.
TOKYO-AP-Flour was added
today to the list Of rationed arti-
cles in Japan, which include rice,
charcoal, sugar, sake and beer
Under new decree, the flour al
lowance for family Of four during
June will be one and one quarter
pounds.
PITTSBURGH-INS- Arrange
ments have been completed by the
Blaw-Knox Company for the pur-
chase OF the Laughlin Works OF
the Carnegie-Illlnois Steel Corpora
tion at Martins Ferry, o., it was
announced today.
NEW YORK-INS- Petitions,
bearing 10000 signatures and urg-
ing that he seek reelection. were
brought to Mayor F. H. LaGuar-
dia's Office today in the wake of
the mayors announcement that he
would run fora third term il the
people wanted him.
NEW K-INS-Faith Ben.
nett, former actress and blonde
wife OF Screen Writer Charles
Bennett, today planned TO leave for
Europe aboard the transatlantic
clipper en- route TO England where
she will serve as pilot in the air
transport auxiliary.
CHELSEA. Mass.-INS-Trans-
ferred from Massachusetts, General
Hospital after a visit from his
mother, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
Ensign Franklin d. Roosevelt. Jr.,
today was at Chelsea Naval Hos
pital.
MISUNDERSTANDING Mon.
day, the Standard Oil Company OF
Indiana will boost its gasoline
prices one-half cent a gallon in all
its selling areas except the Chi
cago district. the company an
nounced today. States affected are
Illinnis Indiana Michioap VIE
consin, Minnesota. North and South
Dakota, Iowa. Kansas, and Mis-
souri,
FLORENCE, l-la.-AP-Muscle
Shoals, the s125.000,O0O white
elephant" OF the post-World War
decade, is back in the national de-
Tense picture as d source OF vital
war material. Production Of
aluminium, primary metal for plane
manufacture, began today in the
$30,000.O00 Reynolds Metals Co.
plant here ano a S6,500.000 am.
monium nitrate unit is being built.
TOKYO-AP-Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka and Minister OF
War Lieut.. Gen. Eiki Toto con.
ferred with Emperor Hirohito at
the Imperial Palace today. presum-
ably in connection with the war in
China.
FREMONT, O.-UP-Trapped in.
side their flaming cottage when