The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-07

month. The youngsters, ranging
in age from to IA years, chose
) Billy Lee as the best boy actor of
1910 for his work in The Biscuit
Eater, and named Gloria Jean.
OF "A Little Bit of Heaven, for
feminine honors.
LONDON-AP-A low flying Ger
man plane machine gunned a shop
ping street in a northeast Scottish
town today and injured one per-
son after dropping several bombs.
HONGKONG -AP 49, Japanese
troops, striving to-eut the Hong
kong-Chungking supply route, were
reported within 10 miles of Waic
how today as streams OF refugees
fled from the threatened city Go
miles north of this port.
ROME-AP-Persons seeking en-
trance to Italy are being required
to explain their reasons for com
ing, under stiffened control of
passport visas, authoritative sourc-
es said today.
LONDON-AP- Large fires were
started in dock areas at Boulogne,
Dunkerque and Dieppe by British
bombers which attacked German
invasion ports last night, the air
ministry announced today.
SOFIA, Bulgaria -AP- A new
cuftailment Of Bulgarian passenger
train service effective tomorrow
and including routes to Rumania
and toward the Greek, Yugoslav
and Turkish frontiers, was an
nounced today.
COLUMBIA, S. C.-INS-In the
second largest mass execution of
white men in South Cardinals his
tory, four COW cts died today in
the state PRISONS electric chair at
Columbia. The men were Hugh
Evans, %, plumber; his brother,
willis Evans, 20, farmer; Hamp-
ton Lee. 20, laborer, and ]. c.
Z Ham, 27.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Unit
ed States Public Health Service to-
day launched a nationwide nutr.-
ton education program as part of
the national defense effort.
WASHINGTON-INS-R. Wal.
ton Moore. S1-year-old counselor
of the State Department, critically
i'll at his Fairfax, Va, home with
pneumonia, is still in a coma, mem
- bers OF his family said today.
ATHENS, Greece-UP- Greek
troops broke up two Italian mechan-
lied attacks in the Klisura sector
of Albania, killing the Italian COM
mander, destroying six tanks and
capturing the drivers, govern
ment spokesman said.
TOKYO UP-A peace confer.
ence with Japan as mediator, u
settle territorial disputes between
French IHde-Ghina and Thailand
(Siaml was opened today by For
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka.
WASHINGTON AP-Amerieau
production OF BritaiH's new HaWker
Tornado pursuit plane, one Of the
most efficient fighters in the world
was reported reliably today to be
under serious consideration.
LOS ANGELES AP- The
gates of Santa Anita Park, South
ern CALIFORNIA; S3,000,060 horse
racing plant, swung omen today for
the resumption of business after a
one-day strike OF 1880 grooms
(horse valets) that cost the park
at least $4,000 and the state OF
California $4,000 in taxes.
WASHINGTON APP Charles
A Lindbergh's demonstrated abil-
fly at matching wits ana words
with some of the ablest senator's
brought a suggestion today from
Senator Nye (R-ND) that the
famed aviator seek a place in Con-
gress. HE d be an amazing
strength here" the senator said,
after Lindhergh had gone through
hours OF questioning about his op
position to the British aid bill.
HONG KONG ms Millions
Of dollars worth Of tungsten and
tung oil destined for shipment from
China to the United States have
fallen into Japanese hands, 1t was
reported today. The japanese
seized the goods. these advices
said, after Selling Tamsui, former
~ China's main base for running
the japanese blockade.
NEW YORK UP-The Dixie
Clipper. bearing Wendell L. Will
kie home from his trip 10 the Brit.
fish Isles. leaves Bolama. Portu-
guese Guiana tat noon, EST to-
day for Port Au Spain, Trinidad. in
the West Indies. 1t is a S,120-mile
flight.
WASHINGTON ms -- The
Weather Bureau today holsted
storm warnings from Block Island
south to the Virginia Capes as a
disturbance was reported about so
miles southeast of Wilmington. n.
c. moving northeasterly with in
creaslng intensity. The storm is
expected to be attended by winds
reaching gale force tonight. The
bureau advised caution against
shifting ga'es of the coast between
Block Island and Delaware Break