The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-14
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LOS ANGELES ms -"Flyirg
freight cars" have been in quantity
production at the Douglas Aircraft
plan for the past several months.
Donald Douglas. president of the
company, revealed today. He said
that the huge cargo ships, with
capacities equal TO railway boXcars.
are being produced at "phenom-
enal' rate.
BREMERTON. Wash.-INs -Au-
thorities questioned a Navy yard
employe today following fire that
destroyed the duration dormitor-
les" for war workers with loss
estimated at 100000. Cecil Gala.
han, laborer. 30. lived in one OF the
dormitories and was found near the
scene OF the blaze when a second
fire. soon quenched. broke out after
the main blaze had been brought
under control.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS-Iu rec
ognition OF his daring and resource
fulness in escaping from Batsan
with important military documents
shortly before the Philippine PENN
sula fell to the Japanese, Lieut.. Col.
Warren J. Clear today wore the
Army's distinguished service medal.
Observation-Disclosures
were brighter today for quick Sen.
ate action that will enable hard
pressed dependents OF Army and
Navy men TO get family allotment
benefits before Nov. l. The Ran
kin bill giving both Army and
Navy permission 10 make pay
ments when it IS possible" in.
stead Of Nov. | or after stands
as the first order OF business when
the upper House meets Monday.
PORT HENRY. y. Y. ms
The 95 employees OF the Republic
Steel Corporation plants in Mine
Vile. Wetherbee and Port Henry
today were awaiting pay adjust
ments amounting TO an average of
$77 per man as the result OF new
contract signed Thursday night.
LONDON-INS- A purge in the
Fascist party has been carried
through by the national director
ate an $4,000 names have been
stricken from the party lists, the
Rome radio declared today, &C
cording to Reuters.
CHICAGO-INS- The fraternai
Order of Eagles, holding its forty
fourth national convention in Chi
cago today, was told that the or
ganization already had bought
more than $5,O00,000 worth Of war
bends.
FORT DIES MONIES. Ia.-INS-
The goal OF the new Women's /
Army Auxiliary Corps at Fort Des-
Moines is $4,000 women trained I
for active duty by next April, Col. /.
Don c. Faith. the commandant, de
clared today.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y ms
More than 500 persons were tenn
porarily homeless today in the
villages Of Montour Falls and Mill
port where flood waters inundated
800 houses.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. r. |
Pettensill, South Bend, Ind, lawyer
who served four terms in the House |
as a Democrat. has been appointed |
chairman OF the Republican Ma
tional Finance Committee Petten-
gill declined 10 discuss the APP |
pointment, which was announced /.
by Chairman Joseph w. Martin. Jr., /.
of the Republican National Commit |
tee.
LONDON APP Not single T.
morning newspaper in London not /
ed today that this Is the first ami /
versary Of the signing OF the Allan
tic Charter by President Roosevelt /
and Prime Minister Churchill.
Observation-Disclosures /
suggestion that northern negro /
troops be stationed only in the .
north TO avoid possible racial diff T
culties. General George c. Marsh |
all. Army chief of staff. has held /
that military policy must dictate /
locating Of troops. The proposal was /
made in a letter to Marshall from /
Senator Bankhead (D-Ala) after
disturbance involving some negro .
troops at Jacksonville, Fla.
PASCAGOULA. Miss. -AP-The (
bizarre mystery OF phantom bar .
her, who clipped girls hair while
they slept and the brutal beating +
of a young couple in their bed were I
believed solved today with the ar.
rest OF a GermGu-educated chemist. I
Police Chief A. W. Ezell said.
Were sure its the man, and de.
Clared that he had been charged .
with assault and battery and at
tempted murder Of the couple. The
officer said strands Of hair found
behind the prisoners house had .
been sent TO the Federal Bureau OF I
for Identification
tests.
NORTHAMPTON. Mass ms -
James Petrillo's American Fedora