The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-27

don disclosed today the Meth
erIsnds News Agency said.
NEW YORK Adudsed In
contempt OF court because she vas
evasiye when questioned before
federal grand jury. Mrs. Matilde
Pollman, 53-year-old German-born
naturalized American today began
serving a six months sentence. I'M
position OF the sentence by District
Court Judge Eugene Rice was pro
yisional, however, in that Mrs. Poll
man might obtain her freedom by
purging herself OF the contempt
charge. Up to this morning she had
made 10 move to do so.
GEN MAC ARTHJR'S HEAD
QUARTERS IN AUSTRALIANS
Three American airmen have
been awarded distinguished service
crosses for galantry in action dur
ing attacks on enemy bases in the
New Guinea area. it was an
nounced today at the headquarters
of Gen. Douglas Macarthur. Dis
tinguished service crosses went 10
Capt. William Coleman. Lieut.. Hoyt
Jolly, Jr., Of Gadsdeu. Ala. and
Lieut.. Frank Beeson. Purple Hearts
were awarded to Mai. William Fair
field and Lieut.. Frederick Stanton.
NEW YORK -lNS-For the first
time since Hitler launched his ruth
less submarine campaign against
Atlantic shipping, cargo war-risk
rates today were reduced by the
American Marine Insurance under
writer's. The drop, amounting to
five points, was seen as definite
Indication that the "rattlesnakes
OF the sea- are slowly but surely
being overcome by improved con-
yoy systems.
NEW YORK-INS-Gypsy Rose
Lee. who raised the art Of strip
tease from burlesque to perform
ances with higher box office prices
is about TO enter into her second
marriage venture The groom will
be Alexander Kirkland, actor. who
is currently starring in Junior
Miss" The wedding is scheduled
lat the stroke of midnight" Sunday
in Miss Lees home at Highland
Mills, n. y.
LONDON-lNS--A medium-sized
American freighter and a Dutch
steamer have been sunk by Ger
man submarines in the Gulf Of
Mexico, it was claimed today in
DNB News Agency dispatch broad
cast on the Berlin radio, according
to Reuters.
WASHINGTON-INS- The War
Department announces that Mrs.
Wilmot Grifiiss, of Buffalo, today
received in New York the distin.
guished service medal awarded
posthumously to her son. 1t. Col.
Townsend GFifiiss of the Air Corps.
who was killed in plane crash
overseas several months ago
CAMDEN. y. J-INS-GIouces
ter County authorities went for
ward today with plans for the trial
OF Private Wilborn A. Rogers, %.
Of Los Angeles, Calf, ale ged self
confessed SLAYER OF Mrs Emma
May Evans, 30, Camden widow.
PITTSBU RICH, Pains - As
aluminium workers prepared today
TO vote on whether to authorize a
strike in that vital war industry re.
rfratf1afoI
President Philip Murray was at
tempting to arrange further confer
ences between union leaders and
representative OF the Aluminium
Co., of America
LONDON-lNS- Messages OF
coincidence continued TO pour into
Buckingham Palace today as plans
were being made for burial OF the
Duke of Kent, youngest brother Of
King George VI, killed in a plane
crash in Scotland Tuesday There
was no announcement OF details Of
the funeral services. and il was
considered unlikely there would
be in view of The wartime necessity
for secrecy concerning movements
OF the Royal Family.
CANBERRA, Australia AP -
Prime Minister John Curtin an
nounced today that Sir Earle Page
had been appointed TO the advisory
war council in Australia and would
sit in on meetings Of the Austria.
liam war cabinet to give il the
benefit Of knowledge he gained as
special minister TO London
BOMPAY-AP-Si persons we're
killed today when troops fired on a
crowd Of demonstrators attempting
TO set fire to private properly. As
repors OF disorders continued to
filte in. the government OF Bihar
Province in northeast India direct
ed that special courts be set up TO
speed the trial OF those charged
with criminal offenses.
NlCHY AP-A special decree 70.
day cancelled 40-year prison sen
tence sasscssed % years ago against
Robert ami Hermann Boechling
German steel mas#ates charged
with pillaging and moving factories
across the border when German
troops evacuated occupied Saar
territory after the World War.
EAST CHICAGO. Ind APP -
Striking workers agreed TO return
To work today at three OH refncries
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