The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

Standard on Company OF new
Jersey today told a House Sub
committee that new "Flexon"
and "ouick 5utadiene" synthe-
tic rubber processes before tht
end OF 1e43 will produce S34,-
100000 more automobile tires
than were expected"
MADISON. Wis.-INS- Uniyer.
sity OF Wisconsin officials an
nounced today that beginning in
September the University would Cd
crate on year around schedule
for the duration Of the war to en-
able students to complete their
courses in three calendar years.
WASHINGTON, o. GAP
A hearing on the housing sit.
uaton at the Ford Bomber
plant was postponed indefinite
ly today by the special Senate
Defense investigation Commit
tee. The hearing was set for
Thursday but federal housing
officials requested more time.
OKLAHOMA CITY-INS.- Sen.
Josh Lee OF Oklahoma won the
Democratic denomination for u. :.
senator by an overwhelming margin
on the basis OF incomplete returns
today from yesterdays primary.
LONDON-INS - Lord Beaver
brook may rejoin the government in
an important war cabinet post, the
News Chronicle declared today.
Prime Minister Churchill is serious
ly considering asking Lord Beaver
brook TO come back into active serv-
ice in a move which may involve
the newspaper reported.
LONDON-AP- Official British
circles said today the Italians pos
sibly had completed the 35,000-ton
battleship Roma. on which work
was started June II. 1910. but It was
doubtful if sister ship. the Impero,
was in commission.
REYKJAVIK-INS,-The United
States Lend-Lease Administration
has signed contracts for the pur-
chase OF an estimated $4,000, 900
worth OF lcelandic products during
the fiscal year 1928 representing
almost all OF Icelands export com
modities.
"a
arresting two farmers at the point
OF gun after searching their prem
Uses on the pretenSe of seeking for
evidence OF sugar and rubber hoard
ing. a 19-year-old soldier was held
today on charges of impersonating
government agent. The soldier,
Dempsie Gross. was arrested on the
complaint Of one of the farmers, and
the Federal Bureau OF Investigation
was called into the case.
NEW YORK-INS,- Suffering
from head and leg injuries, DR.. Jose
Angel Escalante, Peruvian senator
who with seven other persons was
injured during last nights rodeo
remained in a serious condition al
Colum bia-Presbyterian Hospital to-
day. The eight were injured when
an automobile driven by Lucky"
Kelly swerved after striking a
brick wall and crashed into the
grandstand.
L
matte exchange ship Drottningholm
loaded TO the gunwales with more
than 900 Axis nationals. steamed
today toward the dark continent OF
Europe. The Axis nationals were
mostly Germans and Italians and a
few Roumanians. Bulgarians. and
Hungarians who had been interned
here.
PHILADELPHIA-lNS - Army
and Navy production a. two Phila-
delphia plants of the Electric Stor-
age Battery Company was halted
today by an unauthorized walkout
OF 1900 employees. The work stop
page first occurred at the smaller
Of tht two plants whose 90 en-
ployes charged they had been do
ing laborers' work at laborers pay
while the plant was being convert.
ed for war production instead of
their being transferred to the larg
or plant. where it was charged
new work ers were being hired.
N~u.Ntr NnpIr with opIv
one public appearance scheduled
for today, Queen Wilhelmina, 81
year.oid Netherlands regent in eX-
lie. planned TO end her two-day
visit to New York this afternoon.
Following a busy day yesterday
during which she was officially re-
ceived by Mayor Fiorello LaGuar-
dia at city hall. had luncheon with
the mayor at Oracle Mansion and
then addressed a rally OF 1000
Dutchmen at a large hotel the
Queen this morning is to visit the
Dutch Seamens Home.
UNIONTOWN, Pa.-INS-With 500
striking coal truckers paralyzing
the Beehive oven Coke Industry,
officials Of the War Labor Board
were scheduled to meet with mem
bers OF the United Construction
Workers Division No. 50 today IN
an attempt to effect a settlement.
INSTRUMENTATION F. Nott,
81. once a gold coast riding master,
today found himself in a position
for the first time in almost 80
years to fight for a share OF his
fathers half million dollar estate
10 which he was once heir Yott s
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