The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-13

LONDON-UP-kln george
received Harry Hopkins, per-
sonal emlssary OF President
Roosevelt, at Buckingham
Palace today.
SALT LAKE CITY-UP-United
Air Lines main hangar burned at
Salt Lake Municipal Airport Sun
day night Two planes which cost
Sl55,OO0 were destroyed and two
! employees were injured. The han
gar caught fire with explosive sud-
denness. Merlin r. Sparks, 80.
and Gardner {. Youngs. 2S, suffered
slight burns dashing to safety
through the flames. They said they
had smelled a peculiar odor" just
before the fire.
LANSING-AP- Governor Van
Wagner appealed to Michigan
farmers today to support him in
his fight to establish a five-member
commission to administer the af
fairs Of the state department Of
agriculture.
NEW YORK-AP-Four square
blocks OF summer homes in the
Arverne section "a Queens were
leYeled early today by a five-alarm
fire that started in construction
equipment where the Long island
Railroad is being elevated TO elm
mate grade crossings.
ATLANTA-AP-New Deal Dem
ocracy came to a financial account
ing in Georgia today with the con
vening OF a predominately conser'
vative legislature under the leader.
ship Of Eugene Talmadge, who
takes office as third term COVER
nor Tuesday. For four years, un-
der the pro-New Deaf guidance of
retiring Governor L. d. Rivers,
!. Georgia expanded her governmental
services on little New Deal pat
tern.
WASHINGTON AP - Uncle
Sam is making one more effort TO
bring his worried and war-trapped
nieces and nephews back from
Europe. The Red Cross has under
taken to provide railway transport
tation and maintenance through
Spain and Portugal to Lisbon.
WEST PALM BEACH, Flap
-Eight-foot waves drove relent-
lessly early today against the lux.
ury line Manhattan, stuck fast
broadside of the beach some 250
yards offshore at Lake Worth in
, let Coast guardsmen said there
was no imminent peril threatening
the 200 cruise passengers and $50
crew members aboard when the
24.2s9-ton ship went aground last
night.
OLYMPIA, Wash.-UP - The
Washington legislature today ex-
/. amines the contents of a sealed en-
velope, charging that Republican
Arthur B. Langlie was fraudulent
ly elected governor. Official re-
turns gave Langlie, former Seattle
reform" mayor, a 5000 vote VIC
tory over former Sen. c. c. Dill of
Spokane. his Democratic opponent.
Langlie is scheduled to be inau-
Z gurated Wednesday.
NOUMEA, New Caledonia-UP- o.
A sailor who spent four months 10
the hold OF a Nazi Pacific Ocean
raider said today that numerous"
prisoners died, but the Germans
buried none at sea. for fear of leay-
ing a trail. Presumably. the bo-
! dies were burned under the ships
boilers. or preserved until they
could be eft on an island.
ZURICH, switzerland Up -
James Joyce. IS. author Of Ulysses,
died today after an emergency oper-
alton for stomach ulcers. Joyce Ar
rived here with his wife and their
4 son George about three weeks ago
from Cannes, where they had taken
refuge when the Germans occupied
Paris, their home.
WASHINGTON UP Sen.
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., r.. Mass,
plans to introduce in the Senate
resolution to create a special con-
gressional committ-o with S150,0O0
to look into all phases of our ma
tional defense effort"
MIAMI up Mechanics tuned
up 200 light planes at Miamfs In.
ternational Airport today for
mass flight TO Havana.
1 NEW YORK-UP 49, Taxpayers
Associations in II states planned
today to sponsor legislation estab-
fishing economy commissions for
defense as result OF the record ST..
100000 600 federal budget
ISTANBUL, Turkey-UP-High.
est Turkish quarters reiterated to-
= day. coincident with the visit Of
British military officials for one Of
their periodical conferences with
the Turkish general stan. that Tur-
key would 20 to war II Germany
invaded Bulgaria.
FREDERICKTOWN. Pa. - Up
The 600 members Of the United
: Mine Workers Union who have
been on strike at two Republic
Steel Corp. mines since Wednes-
day IN protest against certain
safety regulations. voted to re.
Turn 10 work pending settlement