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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-31
Honored by Shower

Miss Kathryn DeLano and Miss
Marie DeYoung entertained al the
DeYoung home at a miscellaneous
shower for the bride elect, Miss
Mary Jane Kalstrom. whose wedding
to Dean AllTard will be April 70.
sixteen girls were present and
court whist was played. Prizes went
10 Mrs. Lille Schneider, Mrs. Harry
Bishop and Mrs. Murray Sheldon.
The bride elect received many love
~ and useful gifts.
Miss Mildred Golf has started
work in the office OF the Ypsilanti
bomber plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Woolsey
will spend Easter in Whitaker with
Mrs. Sidney Colby.
Mrs. James Davidson. who is In
Midland. will return TO the city
Friday night.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-31
Meet Early

The Four Leaf Clover Club met
for dessert luncheon and pedro,
Monday, with Mrs. Arthur Ferguson.
one day early. Ten games Of pedro
were played, with prizes going to
Mrs. Ferguson. Mrs. Flo ente Ray
mond. and Mrs. Charles Harden.
with special prize to Mrs. Emil
Parre. The next meeting will be
April IA with Mrs. PARE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-31
Fine Points in Bridge
BY SHEPARD BARCLAY

let the spade 4 be won by the Q.
took the next spade with the K
and ran two more hearts. He now
had six tricks. Adding two top
diamonds made eight, but when he
dropped the lead then with a dia-
mond, the defenders set him, as
East had unlocked by playing the
Q on the second diamond trick, so
West could take it as an entry for
hearts.
When South was asked why he
didn't set up the diamonds instead
OF the hearts. he said he didn't like
to try that when he had only a
singleton Of that suit in the dunn
my. Imagine such a reason! II he
had gone after the diamonds after
winning the first trick, he could
have counted up nine tricks by
getting the same break Of
outstanding cards e needed
to establish the hearts.
With a good break. diamonds
could give him five tricks and
hearts only four.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-31

Mrs. Glendon Lunt left Saturday
for Seattle, Wash, to Join her hus-
band who is stationed at Camp Wor-
den there. She will remain indefi-
nitely.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smiggen,
1929 N. Congress ST.. plan to move
April ] to Clubview Drive.
Mrs. Frank Chadsey and daughter
Louise, Ann Arbor. spent Saturday
with Mrs Herman c. Ludwig
Keith Ludwig spent Wednesday
and Thursday with his grandpar.
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Herman c. Lud-
wig while his parents were in De-
troit.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ring went 10
the theater in Detroit Sunday TO
celebrate their wedding snniye.-
sary.
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton Smith and
chi'dren, Detroit. spent Thursday
and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Rims.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
Four Year Old Kidnapped Girl Was Taken By Man Who Had No Children of His Own

she explained had promised to buy her doll and her 'new daddy" had bought the dress she was wearing. The clothes in which she was kid- naped had been thrown away. She talked to. her parents in San Fran cisco by telephone, saying little more than, Hello mommy." Those around the phone in Grants Pass. could hear Mrs. Miller shriek: That's my baby" and weep.
 The Du Bois', who live in Port land, Ore, were caught because San Francisco police had discovered that an Oregon licensed automobile had been seen fin the neighborhood in which the child was kidnapped. They asked oregon police and truck drivers to look for it. M. D. O'Neil. a truck driver, saw 1t near Red Blufl and called police.
 His longing for children was not entirely unselfish, pu Bois told Capt. George stoIp ef the state highway police.
 "T sometimes drink too much" he eald, ~an1 thought . child might help stral9htsn me cut"
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visiting her grandmother and told her to play on the sidewalk), and could not resist. He took her into his car and drove to the library where he was to meet his wife.
 "She asked me who the child be- longed to." he said, land said she belonged to me and my ex-wife Then we went up the coast high way.
 Yesterday morning. they sent Vivian into the Lincoln school at Grants Pass. She told Mrs. Lillian Jester, the teacher. that her ''new daddy" would be back at noon with her lunch.
 T thought nothing of it at first, Mrs. Jester said. because SO many itinerant workers are passing through these days and often leave their children here"
 No one came for her when school closed and Mrs. Jester called the police who quickly Identified her Police Chief Carl Dallas showed hel q picture Of her mother.
 "Oh. my mommy's awful mad, she exclaimed. Her "new mcmnly'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
American Forces Are Stubbornly Resisting All Japanese Attacks
Mightiest Jap Armada P Participating In Struggle; No News From Land Ali
 Force; Macarthur Helps
By SAND0R s. KLEIN United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, Oct 16-(UP)-American sol- ders sailors, marines and armen fought stubbornly today to stem an allout Japanese offensive recap ture GuadaIcana Island of the Soloons and its vital air6eld There news at all concerning the land and air fighting. Presumably the commanders too busy to make reports to Washington. Amer ican naval chiefs were confident Admiral Chester w. Nimtz again expressed his belief that the Americans would hold in address at Pearl Harbor. He said American troops in the Soomons thus far had effec- lively met all Japanese onslaughts
 Mightiest Jap Naval Armada
 The Japanese in the words of naval officer here had thrown Sunday punch". One of the enemys
 ghtieSt naval armadaS of the may have control Of the waters around Guadalcanal. Thousands of enemy troops have landed along the north shore of Guadan and probably already locked in battle with American Marines reinforced by Army troops Enemy planes bombing the Guadalcanal airded and other American shore installations and there have been few references for two days to American resistance in the air.
 Whole War Depends On Result
 Upon the ability of the Americans to weather those attacks and and in the air rests not only the fate of the Soomons but may determine the future role of Australia and New Zealand in the of the Pacific It struggle not only for Guadacanal island about the size of Long Island but American officials have made plain that major step in the United Nations strategy drive the Japanese back home The Japanese apparently consider that island of comparable importance to their strategy. They have indicated willingness to pay high price to regain control of it and of the aired they built but. never had chance to use.
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.Guadalcanal Battle
 Tests Our Land Forces
First Real Chance to Get at Japs Since Bataan Japs Will Try to Overwhelm Us Again By Weight
 of Numbers
(NEA Telephoto)
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE (Of the United Press War Deskl

The battle for Guadalcanal appar- ently is furnishing the first big test of Americans against Japanese in land combat since Bataan.
 MacArthur'S men on Bataan and Corregidor showed what they could do against overwhelming odds. Since the Japanese are apparently out to retake Guadalcanal at any cost, it is safe to assume they will try to land enough men on Guadalcanal to overwhelm us by weight of numbers.
 They had 1000 men remaining on the island after the American occu- patton of the air field. Since then they have increased the number to 12,000, but that figure was as of last week. They have made landings since then under the protection of warships and planes, so that the number may have been increased to 10000 or more.
 The Japanese are estimated to have around 5000 men available in Rabaul and various islands of the northern Solomons. Because of the short distances, these can be moved in small boats and landed at various points under cover of darkness. It would be typically Japanese to swarm in like ants in scattered f1o- tillas, needless of losses, in the cer- tainty that some would get through.
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Red Bluff, Cal, Oct. 16.-(UP)- Beaumont Du Bois, 39, told police today that he had kidnapped a four year old child because he and his young wife had been unable to have children of their own.
 He had been overcome by paternal longings, he insisted. and his wife, Charlotte, 9. was entirely innocent of compli:ity. Nevertheless. they were being returned to San Fran cisco to face charge of Kidnapping.
 The child is Vivian Miller and she was safe and unharmed at Grants Pass, Ore, where Du Bois' abandoned her in Q school yester- day because their trail was getting too hot" She was Kidnapped Tues day in San Francisco where 25.000 air raid wardens and auxiliary policemen searched for her block by block Wednesday night, spreading alarm and excitement all up and down the coast.
 Du Bois told Eherin James M. Broom that he had seen Vivian in |the street thcg mother had been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
Newspaper Scrap Drive Terminates I tomorrow
Trucks Will Travel All Streets of City to Pick Up Junk; All Are Asked to Have Scrap in Place
 Easy to Get At

The climax of the scrap meta, campaign sponsored by The Demo- crat and The Republican comes tomorrow when the door-to- door collection will be held. Every house or scrap depot in the city will be cleaned up of every bit oi scrap that has been located through the efforts of the Junior Com- mandos and the Civilian Defense office.
 Trucks which have been offered by many local concerns together with city-owned vehicles will canvass the 230 miles of city streets for the metal which Is being placed on side walks and front yards. An ap- peal was made for people to place their scrap in front of their homes or take 1t to depot today so that the trucks will not have to make second trip to clean up all that is deposited late. If this is made necessary in too many areas, the trucks may be so, held up that they will not be able to gather all the metal from the streets in a single day.
 Housellolders have greatly aided the authorities so far in hunting for scrap and notifying the Civilian Defense office of it's location. By cooperating today and tomorrow by getting the metal on the streets early, they will assure this cam paign of complete success.
 Only 90 Volunteers
 Miss Nancy Delaney of the Civilian Defense office reported that only 30 men had volunteered their services to aid la collecting the scrap from the streets. This was in answer to the plea made by Raymond ] Tanning, director of the drive, for at least 800 workers that are abs solutely necessary to take the metal to the main depot.
 About i00s trucks have been don- ated for tho collection and at least five men are needed for each truck Much of the scrap that will he collected will be heavy and will need
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GOV. HURLEY IS
 ASKING PRAYERS
One Minute Each Day of All Citizens, While War
 Is Being Fought

Hartford, Conn.,, October l6. - (UP) U Governor Robert A. Hurley. in a declaration issued today, called upon the people of Connecticut commencing Sunday, to devote "one fleeting minute" each day to join in prayer for the duration of the war.
 Radio stations also were called upon to SC taside one minute each day for 8 radio call, lied by mem bers of the clergy of all faiths"
 while we legitimately pride our selves on Connecticut's contribution to the war effort. said the Cover nor, 'let us be mindful of the fact that ornaments and men are incap- able, in themselves, of producing just and early peace. The supple mental support of Gods direction and guidance is required. What more acceptable gift could be of-
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Since last weekend the enemy has suffered six ships sunk, one probably sunk and seven damaged, including 8 battleship. That does nt include an unknown number of destroyerS on which shore batteries scored three hits. One U. s. des- troyer was sunk and other Amer ican ships damaged.
 In that same period at least 9 enemy planes have been shot down and 10 others destroyed or damaged. American aircraft losses were an- nounced as only two.
 Latest Communique
 The latest naval communique, issued last night. brought the pic- ture up to Thursday afternoon. Sol- omons time "Wednesday afternoon, EWT). The text of the communique, all dates Solomons time, follows:
 "l. During the night of October 14-l5. our positions on Espiritu San- to Island in the New Hebrides group were shelled by an enemy ship. be- lieved to have been Q submarine.
 @. Shortly after noon on Octo- Der IS. our shore positions on Guad- alcanal were bombed by about 27 enemy bombers. No details were re- ported.
 "3. On the afternoon of October IS, the three enemy transports which were reported damaged in Navy Department communique No. 153 dssued yesterday noon) were observed beached and still burning
 "4. On the afternoon of October IS, enemy surface forces, including two transports were still in the vi- cinity of Savo Island.
 $. No report pertaining to land- fighting on Guadalcanal has besAa received"
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ITALY FEARS IT
 ESECOND FRONT
Germany's Latest Moves Are Suspicious; /; Jap Base
 in Burma Blasted
By HUBERTH UXKULL

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Stockholm, Oct. 16-UP-1taly has become suddenly fearful that it is to be the second front, neu- tral observers in close touch with Rome and Berlin said today.
 Italian fears have been intensi. fled, informants said. because Ger many has started to pay conspic- uous attention to Alpine defenses between Italy ando Austria.
 There were indications that Ger many also is awake to the danger that its concentration on Russia may make the opening of a second front in the Mediterranean easier and that aerial attacks on Malta by reinforcer German air forces have been the result.
 InformantS said Italy now feared it might be attacked not only from the southeast, toward Egypt and Libya, but from the southwest. the direction of French North Africa.
 For that reason. they asserted, it seemed not impossible that Italy already thinking of means to avoid beifng crushed between the Allied and German war machines, and to extricate itself in time from hos tilitieS.
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y
 The House military affairs com mittee unanimously approved it yesterday. The Senate committee closed its hearing but will question Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selec- tive nervice director, in private ses- sion this morning. It will ask him about plans for maintaining enough civilian labor to meet war produc- tion schedules.
 Sen. Ebert Thomas, D., Utah, ranking member of the military committee, announced that the bill probably would not reach the Sem ate floor until Thursday because the $16OoO, ,00O, 900 naval appropriation bill receives priority Monday.
 Under House rules days delay is necessary while a special rule for consideration of the bill is obtained, but the House was expected to ap- prove the measure finally tomorrow afternoon.
 As the bill to draft 10 and 19- year-olds moved quickly toward the White House, the selective service situation until the end of 1943 shaped up about like this:
 Youths of IS and 19
 Those who have finished high school, are not attending college and have not already started to en-
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FACTS FINDING
 IN METER CASE
Common Pleas Judge Wall Issues Ruling on Appeal
 of City

Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas J. Wall yesterday afternoon issued a finding of facts on the ap- peal taken by the City of Waterbury from the court decision which de- clared parking meters to be illegal, and the case is now ready for filing in the Supreme Court of Errors in Hartford.
 Stating that the city budget of 1941 estimated a profit of 5000 from the meters, and the budget of 1942 anticipated $12,000 in excess of the expenses of operation, the jurist notes that a profit did result. Var ious figures had been submitted by the city and the plaintiff. Atty. John H. Cassidy, regarding the loss or profit from operation of the meters.
 Judge Wall further finds that the rental and market value of MT. Cas- sidy's property on Leavenworth and on West Main streets which is said to have been assessed in 1941 at a total value of $210,000, has been re-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
RHINELAND GETS ANOTHER SMASH
Hundreds of British Bomb
 CTS Went Across Last Night to Make Attacks
BY SIDNEY J. WILLIAMS

United Press Stan Correspondent
 London, Oct. 1.-(UP)-Hundreds |of British bombers attacked the German Rhineland during the night and showered bombs among the ruins of Cologne, on which on the historic night of May 30. 1000 planes had dropped 5000 tons of death and ruin.
 The loss of 18 planes in the nights raids was announced by the air ministry. Germany claimed at least 21 downed in raids which, 1t said. bombs were dropped at ran- dom "far between various places" 1"
 Germany said that damage was small because of Concentrated de- fense".
 But early reports indicated that Cologne and other German war in- dustry centers, all hard hit in prev Ious raids, would spend more days now in digging their dead out of the ruins of key factories.
 Germany opened the daylight show by sending two low-flylng raiders which flew in from the sea over the coast. skimming the water and rising over the roofsf of the waterfront of . town to drop bombs ane gun the streets.
 The Berlin, Paris and Zurich, Switzerland radios had gone sud- denly off tho air during the evening. Berlin resumed at 1O;SS tO continue 
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RUSSIANS ARE SMASHED BACK BY NAz| DRIVE Germans Claimed They Broke Through SOviets
 to the VOlga Base DECISIVE BATTLE IS
 RED STARS ADVICE Nazis Attack More Furious Using Every Kind of
 Warfare Weapons
BY HENRY SHAPIRO

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Moscow, October 16. = Soviet troops today fell back in the battered streets of a North Stalingrad industrial section under crushing Nazi pressure applied in the third day of what the Red Army organ, Red Star, called the decisive battle of Stalin- grad"
 (The German high command claimed a Nazi tank division broke front in a smashing night attack through to the Volga' on 8 two-mile on the Dzerzhinsky tractor factoryO
 Reports from Stalingrad said that several streets" in the northern industrial section had been yielded to the Nazis and that the Germans were rapidly sending more men and armored machines into the gap."
 The German Luftwaffe was said to be supporting the Nazi attack with a block by block bombardment described by Soviet reports as even heavier than the famous Nazi dive bombing attack which obliterated the heart of Rotterdam during the campaign in the west.
 Russian fighter. planes, heavily outnumbered, shot down IA German planes in an attempt to protect Red army ground forces.
 The German attacks were coming
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MORCENTHAU IS
 NOW IN ENGLAND
U. s. Secretary of Treas ury Is COnferring With
 High British Officials

London, Oct. 18-(UP)-Secretary f Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., has arrived in England, 1t was said authoritatively today.
 Morgentaau arrived several days agO.
 His movements have been most secret but it was understood that he had conferred with high British leaders including Prime Minister winston Churchill and treasury of- Iicials.
 It was understood that Morgen- thaus visit would be comparatively brief.
 It was reported that he would spend part of the time with the united States armed forces.
 Lend lease, strategic supply allo- cations and weapons for various fronts were believed to be among
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SIX COVTS. HAVE INDICTED GUILTY
Thousands of Axis Leaders May Be Tried for Lives
 at End of War
RY I0HN A PARRIS

United Press Stan COrreSpOndenU
 London, Oct. IS - (U.P0 - Six Allied governments have indicted thousands of Axis and Axis asso- ciated men as world enemies and plan to try them for their lives as soon as the war is over before an international court, 1t was learned today.
 The six governments, now in exile here. which have prepared lists of war criminals are Norway, Jugosla- via. Holland. Belgium, CSechoslo- vakia and Poland.
 Norway already revised its crim- lnal laws to invoke for the first time In It's history, the death pen- alty.
 Norway and Jugolslayia announe- ed today the first.Fanking men 0n their lists.
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FLYING FORTRESS
 CLIDES TO SAFETY
AS Miles From 22,OOO Feet in Air, Was Thrilling
 Experience
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

At a United States Bomber Base Somewhere in England, Oct. 16- (UP)-The Dakota Kid was one of the first over the target in the re- cent raid on Lille and was about to bring his flying fortress home with a feeling of satisfaction when 8 Focke- Wulf- -190 fighter dropped from cloud layer like a blurred black bullet.
 "It was only for second that I saw him." Don Swenson, Carpio, N. Dak., said. But that was long enough. That guy could shoot.
 What happened in that second in addition to a 48-mile glide from 22,000 feet over France across the channel to the water at the foot of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
RY RORERT MULLER

Limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Headquarters, United States Pa cific Fleet. Pearl Harbor, Oct. 15.- (DelayeD-Japan has started at last the big counter offensive which the marines in the Solomon Islands had expected, it was believed here today. Long Japanese inaction on other Asiatic fronts and the enemy with drawal in the Owen Stanley moun-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
High Army Aides Testify On 18-19
 Year Draft Bill
Congress Drives to Put Bill in Presidents Hands Next Week; Maj. Gen. Hershey to Be Questioned
 By Senate Committee
BY JAMES R. SHEPLEY limited Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Washington October 16 - (UP) = For the first time oce Harbor the average American had relatively clear picture of his draft prospects today Testimony by high Army officials before congressional committees the bill to lower the draft age to IS made possible Congress driving to place that bill on President Roosevets desk hv the nf next week
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-16
MARINES ARE NOT
 AT ATALLSURPRISED
United Press Writer Spent Six Weeks With Them
 on GuadalcanaI

Correspondent Robert Miller landed with the. marines on GuadalcanaI Island and spent six weeks there before returning to Pearl HarbOr.)
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