The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-14


to French Cnief or STATE Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain today over
tn death Of French War Minister
Gen. Charles Huntziger.
WAsHlNGTok-lNS- The
Navy Department today official
" denied nowledse OF naval
battle between the U. S. forces
and Nazi surface ships and sub
marines off the coast OF lee-->
land, or in any other waters.
NEW YORk-lNS-Simon Gus
senheim. mining magnate and
former L. 5 senator from Colora-
do. left the bulk OF MS estate TO
the John Simon Cuggenhaim Me
mortal Foundation, his will on tlle
in suirsgatc's court disclosed to-
day. gsCnhelm, VINO was ~,
died OF pneumonia on NOV. .. Spe-
cifc requests tota 4 over $1,000,
600 although no valuation OF tn
estate was set
MILWAUKEE. Wis.-INS - a
defense bonus plan for the bene-
tit Of more than @l.00O employees
who will be paid two cents an
hour in addition to resular pay WAS
announced today by the Allis
Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. ms -
Milton Hawkins, %, convicted Of
the murder of Jehersonyille, Ind,
taxi driver on May 20, 1910 was
executed today in the electric
chair at the Indiana State Prison
in Michigan City. He was led into
the death chamber at 1906 a. IN.
and pronounced edad at 12:0S
Only Witnesses were prison Of
ticials, doctors. and a priest.
NEW YORk-INS-The Hamil-
ton, Elgin and Waltham watch
companies today were under fed
eral indictment charged with three
separate conspiracies to restrain
interstate trade in American-made
watches. The three watch firms
were accused OF conspiring with a
total OF 26 distributing corpora
tions, which also were indicted as
were 73 individuals, including Il
officials OF the Hamilton, Elgin and
Waltham companies.
REYKJANIK, Iceland-INS -
United States Army authorities an
nounced today that Privates Ever
EFT Farmer Of Huntingdon, w. Va,
and Charles Cox OF Mckee. Ky.
will be tried by d general court
martial on charges of voluntary
manslaughtet. The announcement
followed the death OF an lcelandic
fisherman. Thordur Sigurdsson, %,
from bullet wounds inflicted dur
ing an alteration outside a Reyk-
jayik cafe.
CALCUTTA, India - APP The
Bengal government disclosed to-
day it Was studying the problem
OF eyacuatins part OF the population
of Calcutta. midas Jiggest city. in
the event OF air attack.
CHUNGKlNG- AP Two pandas
left by plane roday on the first lap
OF their journey TO the United
States. One Will be presented to
the Bronx Zoo, and the other TO
the United China Relief Organiza-
ton.
LONDON AP-A new contin-
gent OF Canadian troops, accom-
panied by the largest group
OF airmen so far dispatched from
Canada under rhe Commonwealth
Air Training program, has arriye ed
safely in Britain.
HELSINKI, Finland-AP- The
labor newspaper Sosiaah Demok-
aaatti said today that Finland s
parliament plans to hold an open
discussion soon on Finnish foreign
policy. especially regarding British
aad American diplomatic pressure
for a halt in the war with Soviet
Russia.
WASHINGTON ms - Mem
bers " the passenger car industry
VIII meet with government officials
Wednesday to discuss problems
arising from recent orders curtal-
ius automobile production, the
OIM announced TO-DAY.
WASHINGTON-lNS-The Navy
today announced award uf a con
tract to the Goodyear Aircraft Co.,
Akron, o.. Tor the construction q
q nou-rsid long range, patrol
type airshlps.
WASHING up Prices ON
. vide variety Of builders had
ware items including locks, door
knobs and handles, hinges, house
numbers, tldnsOm chains, door
Stops and insect cloth soCn will be
stabilized at levels prevailing on
Oct p, the once OF Price Aumn.
istrauun announced today.
NEW BRUSWICK. y. J.-INS -
The two-day strike OF l,s0J en-
pioyes at the Mack-interuational
Motor co. plant was at an end to
day following an agreement reach
60 by the co, AZ Of L. and the
plants Independent anon to hold d
new National Labor Relations
Board election next Wednesday
and Friday. Meanwhile, prouuc.
ton of tlansmissions for Army
2S-ton tanks has been resumed.